| Militias targeting Michigan and Virginia governors show rise of 'boogaloo' violence Posted: 14 Oct 2020 08:25 AM PDT  Recent arrests stemming from an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer offer an example of the growing — and increasingly violent — antigovernment faction of the "boogaloo" movement.
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| Live: Dr. Anthony Fauci joins Yahoo News to discuss the coronavirus pandemic Posted: 14 Oct 2020 10:32 AM PDT  Tune in on Thursday, Oct. 15 at 8 a.m. ET.
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| Another pro-Trump campaign ad caught using footage from Russia and Belarus Posted: 14 Oct 2020 03:37 AM PDT  Advert supporting Republican president is fourth in three months to use Russian footage
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| No phone, abandoned car, pleas for public help: California woman missing at Zion National Park in Utah Posted: 14 Oct 2020 06:38 AM PDT  A press conference on Tuesday afternoon led to more information released to the public on the disappearance of Holly Courtier in Zion National Park.
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| Senate Panel Investigating Hunter Biden Emails Showing Possible Introduction Between Joe Biden, Burisma Adviser Posted: 14 Oct 2020 09:24 AM PDT  The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is looking into emails that show Hunter Biden introduced his father, former Vice President Joe Biden, to a Ukrainian adviser to Burisma Holdings in 2015. According to a Fox News report, Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R., Wis.) said the committee has been in contact with the person who provided the emails, which first appeared in a New York Post report on Wednesday. The committee is working to verify the information, Johnson said.According to the report, Joe Biden met with Burisma adviser Vadym Pozharskyi, in April 2015 in Washington D.C., at the request of his son, Hunter Biden, who was on the board of the Ukrainian natural gas company from 2014 to 2019 while his father headed the Obama administration's Ukraine policy."We regularly speak with individuals who email the committee's whistleblower account to determine whether we can validate their claims," Johnson told Fox News. "Although we consider those communications to be confidential, because the individual in this instance spoke with the media about his contact with the committee, we can confirm receipt of his email complaint, have been in contact with the whistleblower, and are in the process of validating the information he provided."The Post report detailed a collection of documents the paper received from Rudy Giuliani, President Trump's personal attorney, which were reportedly recovered from a laptop computer that had been dropped off at a repair shop in Delaware in April 2019.An email from Pozharskiy to Hunter Biden on April 17, 2015, suggests Joe Biden may have met with the Burisma adviser: "Dear Hunter, thank you for inviting me to DC and giving an opportunity to meet your father and spent [sic] some time together. It's realty [sic] an honor and pleasure."If the meeting did occur, it would contradict Joe Biden's claims that he has "never spoken to my son about his overseas business dealings."The Biden campaign blasted accusations of wrongdoing as false and overtly political, and said Biden's official schedules from the time show no such meeting with the Burisma adviser."Investigations by the press, during impeachment, and even by two Republican-led Senate committees whose work was decried as 'not legitimate' and political by a GOP colleague have all reached the same conclusion: that Joe Biden carried out official U.S. policy toward Ukraine and engaged in no wrongdoing," Andrew Bates, a spokesman for the Biden campaign told Politico. "Trump Administration officials have attested to these facts under oath."He continued: "The New York Post never asked the Biden campaign about the critical elements of this story. They certainly never raised that Rudy Giuliani — whose discredited conspiracy theories and alliance with figures connected to Russian intelligence have been widely reported — claimed to have such materials. Moreover, we have received Joe Biden's official schedules from the time and no meeting, as alleged by the New York Post, ever took place."
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| Coronavirus hospitalizations in New York state are up 97% since September 1, with Gov. Cuomo largely blaming virus hotspots Posted: 13 Oct 2020 04:20 AM PDT  Gov. Andrew Cuomo blamed the rise in hospitalizations on coronavirus hotspots, which are largely home to Orthodox Jewish communities.
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| Biggest World War Two bomb found in Poland explodes while Navy defuses it Posted: 13 Oct 2020 04:16 PM PDT  The biggest World War Two bomb ever found in Poland exploded under water on Tuesday as navy divers tried to defuse it.
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| Mexican president's anti-corruption drive buffeted by scandals Posted: 14 Oct 2020 04:03 AM PDT  Three months after taking charge of a new office created by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to compensate Mexicans for years of public sector embezzlement, its director quit, complaining the organization was tainted by corruption. The blow to the Institute for Returning to the People What Was Stolen (INDEP) is one of several recent cases to blot Lopez Obrador's image and undercut the message that his December 2018 investiture marked a sea change for a country awash in graft. On Sept. 22, INDEP director Jaime Cardenas submitted his letter of resignation, raising concerns over alleged misuse of proceeds from auctions of stolen assets, and the suspected theft of diamonds, emeralds and sapphires from the institute.
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| Cheerleader in hospital after goalpost falls on her head at Oklahoma field, family says Posted: 13 Oct 2020 09:06 AM PDT  The teenager's grandmother said she "shouldn't have survived" the incident.
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| Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia's wife, a recent White House guest, tests positive for COVID-19 Posted: 13 Oct 2020 09:31 PM PDT  Trish Scalia, the wife of Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia, tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday afternoon, the Labor Department told staffers in an email on Tuesday night.Trish Scalia is "experiencing mild symptoms but doing well," the Labor Department said, while the secretary has tested negative for the virus and has not shown any symptoms.Trish Scalia, Eugene Scalia, and his mother, Maureen Scalia, all attended the Rose Garden ceremony last month where Trump officially introduced his Supreme Court pick, Judge Amy Coney Barrett. In the 1990s, Barrett served as a law clerk for late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Eugene Scalia's father.A Politico analysis has found that as of last Thursday, 35 White House aides and allies of President Trump have tested positive for COVID-19. Many of those people were at the Rose Garden ceremony and an indoor reception that followed.More stories from theweek.com Biden's post-election tightrope walk The Democrats' desperate SCOTUS scaremongering An anxious poll-watcher's guide to 2020
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| Romney decries state of America's 'vile, vituperative, hate-filled' politics, puts blame largely on Trump Posted: 13 Oct 2020 08:14 AM PDT  Romney said he's "troubled" by U.S. politics having "moved away from spirited debate to a vile, vituperative, hate-filled morass" unbecoming of America.
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| 1987 Chevy Camaro reported stolen 32 years ago finally recovered in Indiana reservoir Posted: 14 Oct 2020 11:06 AM PDT  Police said a fisherman used sonar to find the retro ride upside down in several feet of silt.
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| A spacecraft flying by Venus on Wednesday night could confirm recently found signs of alien life Posted: 13 Oct 2020 10:27 AM PDT  The BepiColumbo spaceship is scheduled to fly by Venus twice on its way to Mercury, first this week, and then next August.
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| Message of unity replaces torched Biden-Harris farm display Posted: 13 Oct 2020 06:09 AM PDT  A stack of hay bales on a Massachusetts farm decorated in support of the Democratic presidential ticket that was burned down has been replaced with a similar display with a different message. The original display at Holiday Brook Farm in Dalton featured 19 wrapped hay bales painted with the words "USA" and "VOTE" along with the names of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris. The new, nearly identical stack of hay bales now says "Love, Unity, Respect" and features a pair of U.S. flags, a globe and the word "VOTE."
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| Michigan man accused of fracturing Black teen’s jaw with lock: ‘Black lives don’t matter’ Posted: 13 Oct 2020 05:55 PM PDT  A Michigan man is facing a federal hate charge after allegedly fracturing a Black teen's jaw with a lock and declaring that "Black lives don't matter." Lee James Mouat, 42, is alleged to have hit a Black teen with a bike lock which not only fractured his teeth but broke his jaw, Buzzfeed reports. A criminal complaint filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan declared that Mouat was charged on Tuesday with one count of willfully causing bodily injury to the victim because of his race.
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| Sweet 16 party turns ‘superspreader’ event — 37 positive for COVID, NY officials say Posted: 14 Oct 2020 07:23 AM PDT  The venue was slapped with a $12,000 fine.
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| After yearlong delay, the US Air Force is ready to field Raytheon’s new smart bomb Posted: 14 Oct 2020 12:28 PM PDT  Raytheon took a timeout to redesign a key component after problems were discovered during testing.
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| Ex-Pence adviser says Trump's Fauci ad is a 'gross' example of a White House with 'no regard for the truth' Posted: 12 Oct 2020 11:10 PM PDT  Olivia Troye, a former member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, is calling the Trump campaign's decision to use an edited clip of Dr. Anthony Fauci in a new ad "gross and upsetting and typical of a White House that has no regard for the truth."Before resigning in July, Troye served as Vice President Mike Pence's homeland security and counterterrorism adviser, and was his lead staffer on the task force. She began speaking out against the Trump administration last month, releasing an ad with the Republican Voters Against Trump organization that slammed the president for not taking COVID-19 seriously.Fauci is the nation's top infectious disease expert, and for a new ad, the Trump campaign spliced together Fauci's words in an attempt to make it sound like he was praising the president's response to the coronavirus pandemic. Fauci said on Sunday his words were used out of context and without his permission, and over the course of his career he has "never publicly endorsed any political candidate." On Monday, he called on the campaign to take down the ad.Troye was shocked by the ad, and in response she quickly filmed a new video for Republican Voters Against Trump, which was released on Monday night. In it, Troye explains that she worked side-by-side with Fauci on the coronavirus task force, and she "witnessed Donald Trump and senior White House officials routinely sideline and discredit Dr. Fauci, both privately and publicly, and now the Trump campaign is twisting Dr. Fauci's words in a campaign ad for their own political gain."This is "gross and upsetting and typical of a White House that has no regard for the truth," Troye continues. "For Donald Trump, it's always about him. For Dr. Fauci, it's always been about serving the American people. Join me as a Republican and former Trump administration staffer who is voting for Joe Biden." Republican Voters Against Trump says the ad will air nationally during one of Trump's favorite shows: Fox & Friends. More stories from theweek.com Biden's post-election tightrope walk The Democrats' desperate SCOTUS scaremongering An anxious poll-watcher's guide to 2020
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| Hong Kong takes back seat as China's Xi promotes neighbor as future 'model city' Posted: 14 Oct 2020 04:31 AM PDT  "The Shenzhen model is political zero tolerance and business on China's terms," said Kent Deng, professor of Chinese economic history.
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| Thai protests: Thousands gather in Bangkok as king returns to country Posted: 14 Oct 2020 08:32 AM PDT  A motorcade carrying the king and queen had to push through crowds of pro-democracy protesters.
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| Peru opens Machu Picchu for a single Japanese tourist after almost 7-month wait Posted: 12 Oct 2020 07:26 PM PDT  Peru opened the ruins of Machu Picchu for a single Japanese tourist after he waited almost seven months to enter the Inca citadel, while trapped in the Andean country during the coronavirus outbreak. Jesse Katayama's entry into the ruins came thanks to a special request he submitted while stranded since mid-March in the town of Aguas Calientes, on the slopes of the mountains near the site, said Minister of Culture Alejandro Neyra on Monday. "He had come to Peru with the dream of being able to enter," Neyra said in a virtual press conference.
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| Letters to the Editor: Is Nagorno-Karabakh disputed territory? Posted: 14 Oct 2020 03:00 AM PDT  The consul general of Azaerbaijan in Los Angeles says international law demands that Armenian forces leave Nagorno-Karabakh.
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| Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer kidnap suspects also considered 'taking out' Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, according to FBI Posted: 13 Oct 2020 09:49 AM PDT  "They discussed possible targets, taking a sitting governor ... based upon the lockdown orders," an FBI special agent testified on Tuesday.
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| Tourist brought AR-15 rifle, handgun to Disney World over worries about Orlando protests Posted: 13 Oct 2020 03:22 PM PDT  ORLANDO, Fla. - A South Florida man brought an AR-15 rifle and 9mm handgun with him on his Disney World vacation because he was worried about his family's safety during the social justice protests in Central Florida last month, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office. The 43-year-old Palm Beach Gardens man checked into the Polynesian Village Resort with his guns in a tennis bag on ...
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| Long Lines at Georgia Polling Place Prompt Hysterical Accusations of GOP ‘Voter Suppression’ Posted: 13 Oct 2020 10:40 AM PDT  Footage showing long lines of enthusiastic early voters in a Georgia county drew predictable cries of "voter suppression" from Democrats and Twitter pundits, while election experts said such allegations were baseless and lacked context.A 70-second video of the line to cast early votes at Gwinnett County station on Monday, shared by an Atlanta Journal Constitution reporter, had racked up over 7.5 million views on Tuesday, with plenty using the footage of those waiting to decry the system.> The line of voters at George Pierce Park in Suwanee…. pic.twitter.com/3stVPEuyZp> > -- tyler, the reporter (@ByTylerEstep) October 12, 2020Democrats seized on the opportunity as a PR stunt to promote their own legislation and cast the long line as evidence of Republican voter suppression."Republicans have spent decades making it harder for Americans to vote, and we're watching the results play out in real time," Senator Ron Wyden (D., Ore.) tweeted, pivoting to promote his own piece of legislation — which would pay voters $100 to wait in line for at least 90 minutes."Lines outside the Trump rally in Florida and lines outside polling places in Georgia both bring shame on the Republican Party," Representative Ted Deutch (D., Fla.) said."These hours-long lines to vote are the *deliberate* design of gop leaders and rightwing judges to steal the voting rights of communities of color and a threat to democracy in every community," Representative Bill Pascrell (D., N.J.) added.Liberal political pundits and activists joined the chorus. "Want to guess which candidate won this area of Georgia on [sic] 2016. You already know the answer," Obama digital alum Tim Fullerton tweeted — apparently unaware that Hillary Clinton won Gwinnett County in 2016 by six percentage points. Atlantic staff writer Anne Applebaum sarcastically remarked that the video was from "Georgia - the state, not the country."Former Obama ethics czar Walter Shaub compared the scene to his own experience: "This despicable disparity is on purpose. This is what voter suppression looks like," he stated. A Google employee — a "Product Lead for Identity," according to his LinkedIn profile — said that video proved why "everybody should be able to vote online."But none of the reactions made note of the fact that the Gwinnett line formed on the first day of early voting, after months of corporate hype about the importance of early voting, nor that it fell on a federal holiday. Neither was it mentioned that Georgia saw a record 126,876 people vote on Monday — a 41 percent increase over the first day in 2016.Some tried to offer nuance on the viral clip. "Long lines in the first two hours of early voting are not actually indicative of a problem or too few polling locations. Do not cover them as if they are," ProPublica reporter Jessica Huseman, who regularly covers elections and voter data, tweeted.As independent journalist Jeryl Bier calculated, Gwinnett County's nine early voting stations will be open from 7a.m. to 7p.m. for the next 19 days, amounting to over 1,800 hours of early voting time.After former U.S. senator and current MSNBC analyst Claire McCaskill claimed that the video "is a picture of voter suppression," Cook Political Report editor and election expert Dave Wasserman injected some context into the discussion.> Facts:> > 1) Gwinnett Co., GA has *nine* advance voting centers open 9-12 hours a day, including weekends, between 10/12 and 10/30 > 2) This is the first day of in-person voting in the highest-enthusiasm election in GA history> > Let's give it a few days before jumping to conclusions. https://t.co/BPjb4hIvvF> > -- Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) October 12, 2020"Fair enough. But seems like folks were not prepared for this level of voting, and long lines are discouraging," McCaskill responded.
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| Wisconsin hits record number of coronavirus cases and deaths after Republicans try to overturn mask mandate Posted: 13 Oct 2020 05:38 PM PDT  Wisconsin has become a hotspot for Covid-19 cases in the US, and the new numbers are sobering
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| Alaska mayor to resign after TV news anchor posts what she says is partially nude photo of him Posted: 13 Oct 2020 08:16 PM PDT  The resignation comes after Ethan Berkowitz, who was first elected in 2015, acknowledged an "inappropriate messaging relationship."
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| Family hike turns tragic after mom plunges 300 feet off Georgia mountain, officials say Posted: 14 Oct 2020 11:18 AM PDT  The family had hiked there before and was familiar with the area.
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| Ghislaine Maxwell 'may be a victim too', suggests judge deciding whether to unseal tranche of secret documents Posted: 13 Oct 2020 06:41 AM PDT  A judge weighing whether to unseal sworn testimony given by Ghislaine Maxwell, a longtime associate of the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, has suggested that the socialite "may be a victim too." The British heiress is urging a panel of judges in a federal appeals court in New York to overturn a lower court decision ruling to make public the documents, which Maxwell claims will jeopardise her ability to defend against criminal charges she enabled Epstein's sexual abuse of girls. Ms Maxwell, 58, who is currently in a Brooklyn prison awaiting trial, has pleaded not guilty to charges she helped the billionaire recruit and groom underage girls as young as 14 years old to engage in illegal sexual acts in the mid-1990s. The evidence in question relates to a deposition she gave in 2016 in a civil case brought by Epstein victim Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who says the late billionaire forced her to have sex with Prince Andrew, and others, when she was 17. The Duke of York denies all allegations.
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| Famed Navy SEAL pushes back after Trump amplifies baseless bin Laden conspiracy theory Posted: 14 Oct 2020 08:28 AM PDT  The response from the former Navy SEAL came after the president on Tuesday retweeted a QAnon-linked account that promoted a baseless conspiracy theory.
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| Calm before storm? How Senate could change after Barrett confirmation. Posted: 14 Oct 2020 09:56 AM PDT |
| Giant billboard in Iowa directs people looking for campaign rally to ‘Trump Covid superspreader event’ Posted: 14 Oct 2020 02:07 PM PDT  Up to 10,000 people are expected to attend
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| Outgoing Pakistan Navy chief reveals details of modernization programs Posted: 14 Oct 2020 01:03 PM PDT  Pakistan's Navy is racing to plug operational and technological gaps as part of an unprecedented modernization effort, but analysts are divided on whether the move will deter adversaries.
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| Apple has now officially discontinued 4 older iPhones in 2020 — here are the devices that are gone for good Posted: 13 Oct 2020 02:06 PM PDT  With the launch of the iPhone 12, two more older iPhone models have been sent to the Apple graveyard.
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| Massive meth pile towers over DEA agents after what the agency calls a historic raid Posted: 14 Oct 2020 04:41 PM PDT  The huge drug bust comes just days after another record-setting meth seizure near San Diego
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| Trump's performing "a good deal worse" in 7 "critical" Rust Belt swing counties compared with 2016 Posted: 14 Oct 2020 04:35 AM PDT  "Of the critical seven counties, none of them look better for Trump than they were in 2016"
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| Japanese supercomputer finds humidity affects spread of coronavirus Posted: 14 Oct 2020 05:20 AM PDT  Humidity can have a large effect on the dispersion of the coronavirus, a Japanese supercomputer has found.
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| Mexico shootout: Fourteen gunmen killed and three police wounded Posted: 13 Oct 2020 02:46 PM PDT  The gun battle capped off the most violent weekend in the country's recent history
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