| Trump tries to turn back a tidal wave of early voting Posted: 28 Oct 2020 02:50 PM PDT  Throughout the 2020 campaign, President Trump has pursued a strategy to try to keep voter turnout low in the general election, which, conventional wisdom holds, helps Republicans.
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| Chicago sisters accused of stabbing store security guard 27 times after he asked them to wear a mask Posted: 28 Oct 2020 09:19 AM PDT  The incident occurred at a shoe store in Chicago.
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| Greenwald resigns from The Intercept over Biden article Posted: 29 Oct 2020 02:38 PM PDT  Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald said Thursday he had resigned from The Intercept after the US investigative media outlet refused to publish his article critical of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
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| Ice Cube explains why he blew off Zoom call with Kamala Harris: ‘I want to get things done’ Posted: 28 Oct 2020 10:08 AM PDT  Ice Cube has been adamant that Democrats told him to hold off until after the election before making demands for his "Contract With Black America." The NWA rapper and actor recently revealed to Fox Soul's Cocktails with Queens, that features Claudia Jordan, Vivica A. Fox, LisaRaye McCoy, and Syleena Johnson, that he turned down a request by the California senator to be a part of a Zoom call.
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| A graphic shows how pumpkin pie looks when you mess up the recipe Posted: 29 Oct 2020 04:01 AM PDT  Our food reporter made pumpkin pie eight ways to figure out what happens when you add ingredients like condensed milk or extra eggs.
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| Lindsey Graham Is Being Boosted by a Tea Party Group That Has Always Hated Him Posted: 28 Oct 2020 05:00 PM PDT  It's no secret that Sen. Lindsey Graham is in the fight of his political life in the closing days of his campaign to win reelection to the U.S. Senate."I'm getting overwhelmed," Graham begged on-air with Fox News' Sean Hannity last month, as his Democratic rival Jaime Harrison brought in a record-shattering $57 million in donations to unseat him. "Help me—they're killing me money-wise. Help me."But with ersatz ally President Donald Trump nowhere to be seen, a group that once despised Graham—and whose most prominent members have spent months propping up bizarre conspiracy theories, posting wildly racist content on social media, and undermining confidence public health guidelines in the midst of the pandemic—are coming to the rescue.The question is, does Graham want their help?"This is not a time for us to be squabbling over differences of opinion," Pressley Stutts, chair of the Greenville Tea Party, said at an event on Wednesday afternoon, before introducing nearly a dozen grassroots conservative leaders "to stand tall" with Graham."Sen. Graham is in the race of his life," said Stutts, introducing conservative activists who lambasted Harrison—or "Harris," as several of them called him—for being a "Marxist-Leninist" who would impose socialism on South Carolina.Sam Manley, a conservative podcaster, put the stakes of the race directly: "If you ever vote your way into socialism, you'll have to shoot your way out."This ringing endorsement for Graham's re-election—which included Michael LaPierre, who tried to primary Graham this year—amounts to a cease-fire between the Palmetto State's most well-known elected official and a coterie of some of his most dedicated trolls. During the Tea Party wave in 2010, Graham—once seen as one of the most mainstream members of the Republican Party—became one of the movement's most loathed "RINOs," or Republicans In Name Only. Leaders of the state's Tea Party chapters attempted to recruit then-Gov. Mark Sanford to primary Graham after he voted to confirm Justice Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, and one speaker at a Greenville Tea Party rally that year made accused Graham of "trying to sell out your own countrymen" to avoid being outed.For his part, Graham once relished his battles with the state's most conservative activists, calling the inter-party skirmishes "more fun than any time I've been in politics," but with polls showing Graham in a statistical dead heat with Harrison, the senator is scrambling to resolve those well-documented problems with voters who have largely moved from the Tea Party to Team MAGA—even though the group's brand of politics couldn't be less in sync with Graham's own.Stutts, the group's chair, is a longtime critic of vaccinations, and has publicly discouraged people from wearing face masks during the coronavirus pandemic and spread the conspiracy theory that billionaire Bill Gates is working to reduce the human population.Why Hasn't Trump Come to Lindsey Graham's Rescue?Stutts has even claimed in an April interview that a potential vaccine for COVID-19 could possibly "contain a microchip" for the government to track its citizens."Even if it doesn't contain a microchip, I could foresee the day, because right now you have to show your ID or your passport and here in South Carolina, we have to get that real ID just to fly commercially," Stutts said on a conservative YouTube vlog at the time. "And I can see the point where they're going to say, okay, show me your vaccination papers next."At one Greenville Tea Party event in 2018, Stutts even hosted a talk with Jennifer Smith, who described herself as a "naturopath," who referenced the baseless theory that vaccines cause autism and said that she did not get her newborn son vaccinated for Hepatitus B because he was "not a promiscuous homosexual" or an IV drug user.Among the group's other featured speakers at recent events include John Guandolo, the leader of a Dallas-based anti-Muslim group who was forced last year to pay $600,000 in a civil lawsuit for assaulting a county sheriff after the man confronted him about passing around hate literature at a meeting of the National Sheriffs' Association.The group has also held protests against social distancing rules in South Carolina, which Graham has said are critical to stopping the spread of the virus, despite rising rates of infection in the state."Tired of putting up with an onerous and inept government?" the group posted on Facebook in September. "Join us September 15th and let your voice be heard, too. Our legislators need to know that we've had enough! Show up. Stand up. Speak up! It's your family that has been negatively affected… ThugArmy mount up!!"Greenville Tea Party members and business partners have made even more extreme claims. Dan Harvell, a taxpayer advocate who spoke at Wednesday's event and said that he was supporting Graham for the sake of "the traditional American values that we will have for our children," has posted memes claiming that Sen. Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for vice president, slept her way to becoming San Francisco's district attorney, and has called former first lady Michelle Obama a "race-baiter."The Graham campaign did not respond to a request for comment about whether he disavowed the support of the Greenville Tea Party and its members, and neither did the group. But state Democrats called the dynamic of Graham playing along with a group he once despised the latest in a long arc of allowances the senator has made under Trump."This is yet another demonstration of the extreme lengths Sen. Graham is going to in order to save his flailing campaign," said Manuel Bonder, coordinated campaign spokesperson for the South Carolina Democratic Party. "Instead of scrambling to consolidate his support amongst fringe conspiracy theorists who know he is a hypocrite, Sen. Graham should focus on leading South Carolina through this crisis and delivering the relief working families and businesses desperately need."Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
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| Saudi man arrested after stabbing guard at French Consulate Posted: 29 Oct 2020 03:57 AM PDT |
| Major train derailment forces schools and businesses to evacuate in Texas community Posted: 29 Oct 2020 09:26 AM PDT  A video shows the train derailing in front of drivers on a Texas highway.
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| 'The possibility of real-world harm is high': Experts warn of violence from QAnon around the election Posted: 28 Oct 2020 09:57 AM PDT  Experts who study QAnon say they've observed an increase in calls for offline action among the movement's followers, adding to the growing risk of postelection violence posed by a variety of extremist groups.
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| 'Please don't shoot my son': Man killed by police needed mental health help, family says Posted: 28 Oct 2020 03:41 PM PDT  His relatives said they called 911 requesting an ambulance and hoped he could receive medical intervention. But police arrived first.
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| Venezuela charges detained opposition activist with 'terrorist financing' Posted: 29 Oct 2020 11:16 AM PDT  Venezuelan chief prosecutor Tarek Saab on Thursday announced charges against Roland Carreno, the coordinator of opposition political party Popular Will, for alleged "terrorist financing" and conspiracy to destabilize the country. Carreno had been arrested earlier this week in what opposition leader Juan Guaido, a Popular Will member, called a "forced disappearance." Venezuelan authorities did not disclose Carreno's arrest for nearly 24 hours after the party first denounced that he was apprehended by unidentified individuals.
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| Karabakh city hit by heaviest shelling in month of fighting: official Posted: 29 Oct 2020 04:06 AM PDT  Azerbaijan on Thursday launched its heaviest missile strikes in a month of fighting on the largest city in its Armenian-populated breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, separatist officials said.
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| Angela Merkel heckled in German parliament after warning against Covid 'lies and disinformation' Posted: 29 Oct 2020 04:59 AM PDT  Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, was heckled by opposition MPs during a speech to parliament on Thursday when she took aim at groups spreading "lies and disinformation" as the country continues to battle coronavirus. The speech – which took place the morning after Mrs Merkel announced a range of sweeping measures to tackle the spread of the virus – warned that the German people find themselves in a "dramatic situation". On Thursday morning, Germany recorded 16,774 new daily coronavirus infections, the highest number of new cases within a 24-hour period since the pandemic began.
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| US to use Iranian fuel sale proceeds to aid terror victims Posted: 29 Oct 2020 12:28 PM PDT  The Trump administration plans to use proceeds from the sale of fuel confiscated from Iranian tankers to benefit victims of terrorism, officials announced Thursday. The U.S. government in August seized 1.1 million barrels of fuel from four Iranian tankers that were en route to Venezuela. The fuel has since been sold, and officials say the proceeds will go to a special fund for victims of state-sponsored terrorism.
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| Politics, COVID and attacks on civil service wearing on intelligence community as election approaches Posted: 28 Oct 2020 03:13 PM PDT  A worsening pandemic and fears about losing their protections as civil servants amid political chaos is leading many intelligence officers in the U.S. government to consider leaving their agencies, according to current and former intelligence officers who spoke to Yahoo News.
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| Eric Holder on the gendered impact of voter suppression Posted: 29 Oct 2020 04:01 AM PDT  The former U.S. attorney general spoke to The 19th about voter suppression, redistricting and the importance of Breonna Taylor's case.
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| Polish president backtracks on abortion view amid protests Posted: 29 Oct 2020 03:39 AM PDT  "It cannot be that the law requires this kind of heroism from a woman," Duda said in an interview.
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| Justice Thomas's wife spreads unfounded Biden claims, asks followers to repost Posted: 28 Oct 2020 04:24 AM PDT  The wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is using her Facebook page to amplify unsubstantiated claims of corruption by Joe Biden.
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| Walmart is removing guns and ammo from shelves and display cases in all stores as a precaution amid 'civil unrest' Posted: 29 Oct 2020 01:56 PM PDT  Guns and ammo will no longer be on display at Walmart but still be available for purchase upon request in stores where they are sold.
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| Neo-Nazis Who Targeted Podcaster and Terrorized Random Family Busted in MI: Cops Posted: 29 Oct 2020 09:15 AM PDT  Two alleged members of the white supremacist group The Base were arrested Thursday morning in connection with a harassment campaign against a Michigan family.According to the state attorney general, the two men, Justen Watkins, 25, and Alfred Gorman, 35, mistakenly believed the family home belonged to a left-leaning podcast host. The duo allegedly took pictures outside the house dressed in Nazi gear late last year, and posted pictures to the internet with captions threatening Daniel Harper, the host of the anti-fascist podcast "I Don't Speak German." The men are charged with gang membership, unlawful posting of a message, and using computers to commit a crime after what was described as a joint operation between state police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It comes three weeks after the FBI's high-profile bust of members of an unrelated, Boogaloo-infused Michigan paramilitary group who are charged with plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.An affidavit by Michigan State Police Detective Sergeant Sherry Workman shows that the arrests arose from a "domestic terrorism investigation" conducted alongside the FBI. "The Base" is a rough English translation of "al-Qaeda," whether intentional or otherwise; the terror groups share no other links.Sutton Roach, an FBI spokesperson, confirmed that the bureau executed arrest warrants Thursday morning on Watkins and Gorman but declined further comment.Harper, the podcaster The Base attempted to target, told The Daily Beast the arrests were a long time coming."Given the flurry of federal activity around the Base and various related groups between mid-2019 and spring 2020, I assumed that there was either an ongoing investigation or that they had hit a dead end," he said.Harper, who tracks far-right groups like the Base, said that, as months passed, he guessed authorities might have been sidetracked by other fringe movements. "There was also the possibility that they had gotten distracted by the ongoing pandemic and/or the boogaloo boys," he said.It was unclear whether investigators were unable to find violations of federal law, as the two Base leaders were charged only with Michigan violations. The affidavit does not accuse Watkins or Gorman of outright acts of violence.According to the police affidavit, sometime after mistakenly stalking a Dexter, Mich. home believed to belong to antifascist podcaster Harper, Watkins boasted on the Base's Telegram channel that he was ready to commit lurid violence against what he described as a Jew-run America. He allegedly ran what the affidavit calls a "hate camp" in Bad Axe, Mich. where he instructed Base members in "tactical and firearms training" that the fascist organization turned into propaganda and recruitment videos."I will train with firearms, explosives, knives, Ryder trucks, and anything else I have to destroy this KIKE SYSTEM THAT IS GENOCIDING MY people," Watkins allegedly wrote in early 2020, in what the affidavit describes as a manifesto posted to Telegram. That manifesto allegedly ended: "To victory with PURE UNADULTERATED ARYANVIOLENCE! HAIL TERROGRAM!"The affidavit does not indicate how long the Michigan police and the FBI have been investigating the December 2019 incident. But the local sheriff's office has been aware of it since the residents of the house, Richard and Dawn Shea, reported the tactically-geared men on their porch taking pictures.The Base encourages terror tactics against its enemies, and often incorporates those people into its propaganda, as members allegedly did with Harper and the pictures of the house.The affidavit suggests a recent leadership change in The Base, which was founded by Rinaldo Nazarro, a former military contractor who was first identified by The Guardian early this year. Following his identification by the Guardian, Nazarro passed on leadership to Watkins, the latter man claimed, according to the arrest affidavit."In early 2020, several members of The Base were arrested across the United States for criminal activities relating to their involvement in The Base," it continues. "Following the highly public arrests, and 'doxxing' (publishing private identifying information about an individual on the internet) of The Base's founder and then leader, Watkins announced that the former leader had appointed Watkins as the new leader of The Base."The arrests alluded to in the affidavit include the bust of multiple Base members for allegedly planning a mass shooting at a pro-gun rally in Richmond, Virginia, this year, and for allegedly plotting an attack on an anti-fascist couple in Georgia. Three of the arrested members, including one who was on the lam from Canada, allegedly hoped the attack on the gun rally would be part of a plot to overthrow the government and establish a white ethnostate, according to an arrest affidavit in that case.FBI Director Christopher Wray testified last month that white supremacist terrorism comprised the "biggest chunk" of domestic terrorism currently menacing America. He also revealed that the FBI had more than 1,000 domestic-terrorism investigations open; 107 people were arrested as the result of those investigations in 2019.But the bureau has also drawn substantial criticism for opacity surrounding its domestic counterterrorism efforts, particularly while the Trump administration misleadingly portrays an equal or greater terror threat from antifascist and Black-liberation activists. The Daily Beast reported on Monday that the bureau is sitting on a legally-required public accounting of white-supremacist and other domestic terrorism, as well as government efforts to combat it.Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
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| Mitch McConnell’s approval drops nationwide despite political win with Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination Posted: 29 Oct 2020 12:47 PM PDT  Only 16 per cent of respondents say they felt better about Mr McConnell's job performance
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| Red coating contaminates SpaceX rockets, delays crew launch Posted: 28 Oct 2020 03:58 PM PDT  SpaceX's second astronaut flight is off until mid-November because red lacquer dripped into tiny vent holes in two rocket engines that now must be replaced. SpaceX and NASA officials announced the discovery of the potentially damaging contamination Wednesday. The clogged holes were found after the aborted launch of a GPS satellite on Oct. 2.
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| A couple has lived in a 130-square-foot tiny house for 5 years — here's what a typical week looks like for them Posted: 29 Oct 2020 11:47 AM PDT  As part of the "A Week in My Tiny House" series, Alexis Stephens and Christian Parsons show the reality of living in a tiny house with your partner.
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| Miami Beach ‘concerned about a surge’ as 26 more employees test positive for COVID-19 Posted: 29 Oct 2020 02:08 PM PDT  The city of Miami Beach is "concerned" about a string of new coronavirus cases in its workforce, mainly among police and fire-rescue personnel.
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| At least 2 killed, 7 injured in Tennessee school bus crash Posted: 28 Oct 2020 04:23 AM PDT  The school bus was struck by a utility service vehicle operated by Service Electric that lost control and veered into oncoming traffic.
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| Amidst a second COVID-19 lockdown, Macron is facing mounting international backlash and a boycott of French goods over his comments about Islam Posted: 29 Oct 2020 01:20 AM PDT  French Muslims and anti-racism activists worried about a rise in hate crimes as a result of diplomatic tensions and new Charlie Hebdo row.
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| Michigan man missing after allegedly spending virus relief funds on luxury gifts for girlfriend Posted: 28 Oct 2020 07:49 AM PDT  A Michigan man looks to be on the run after allegedly conspiring to steal $2.5 million in coronavirus relief funds. Johnny Richardson, 25, and his girlfriend Micahia Taylor, 27, are accused of teaming up with Brandi Hawkins, a contract employee of the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency, to embezzle the money.
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| April the Giraffe's youngest calf dies at Texas zoo Posted: 29 Oct 2020 09:35 AM PDT  'This condition was entirely unexpected and unpreventable'
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| Europe and US facing new round of shutdowns amid virus surge Posted: 28 Oct 2020 08:41 AM PDT  French President Emmanuel Macron declared a new nationwide lockdown starting Friday, saying the country has been "overpowered by a second wave." Many doctors had urged the move, given that 58% of the nation's intensive care units are now taken up by COVID-19 patients. In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel announced a four-week shutdown of bars, restaurants and theaters.
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| Row over basmati rice causes latest India and Pakistan friction Posted: 29 Oct 2020 11:13 AM PDT  Tensions are once again boiling over between India and Pakistan - only this time over basmati rice, the long-grained aromatic staple of dinners around the world. Islamabad has taken offence to New Delhi's plans to seek permission from the European Union (EU) to export the grain as a product unique to India, known as protected geographical indication (PGI). Other products the EU currently recognises as having PGI status, described as possessing "qualities, reputation or characteristics relating to its place of origin", include Stilton cheese and Scottish whisky. Pakistan fears that if India is able to obtain this qualification standard, it will suggest that Indian basmati rice is superior to the Pakistani equivalent and harm its exports. Currently, the EU imports two-thirds of its approximately 900,000 metric tonnes of basmati rice annually from India, although Pakistan makes up the remaining third.
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| 'Safer than your local grocery store': How the Pentagon kept the virus at bay as the White House struggled Posted: 28 Oct 2020 01:38 PM PDT  The contrast between the chaos the pandemic has wreaked on the White House and the limited impact it has had on the health of the 25,000-strong Pentagon workforce, which has rigorously followed CDC guidelines, could not be more pronounced.
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| Mitch McConnell Warns of ‘50-50’ Chance that Democrats Flip the Senate Posted: 29 Oct 2020 01:52 PM PDT  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) warned on Wednesday that Democratic candidates had a "50-50" chance of winning a majority in the Senate in the upcoming general elections.Republicans currently hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate, but several Republican candidates are facing strong Democratic challengers. Senator Susan Collins (R., Maine) is in a difficult reelection campaign against Maine House speaker Sara Gideon, and Thom Tillis of North Carolina is behind in polling against Democrat Cal Cunningham. Meanwhile Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, one of the most prominent Senate Republicans, is tied in some polls with well-funded challenger Jaime Harrison."It's a 50-50 proposition," McConnell said of Democrats' chances in comments reported by Fox News. "We have a lot of exposure. This is a huge Republican class….There are dogfights all over the country."The Cook Political Report currently lists seven Republican seats as "toss-up," while elections for two Republicans — Martha McSally of Arizona and Cory Gardener of Colorado — are listed as leaning Democrat. McConnell, himself up for reelection, currently holds a strong lead against opponent Amy McGrath."If you look at the Democratic Party today, you ought to be frightened," McConnell said of current liberal candidates. "We're fighting for our way of life."President Trump is also fighting for reelection, with most polls predicting a likely win for Joe Biden. RealClearPolitics polling averages gave Biden a seven-point lead as of Thursday, although some pollsters believe Trump may yet win the race.
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| Allegiant passenger removed over flight attendant's mask demands apology from airline Posted: 29 Oct 2020 11:32 AM PDT  John Peterman states he was denied a request to speak with the plane's captain to lodge his complaint that a flight attendant was not wearing a mask.
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| Turkish leaders condemn Charlie Hebdo cartoon of Erdogan Posted: 28 Oct 2020 12:37 AM PDT  Turkish officials on Wednesday railed against French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo over its cover-page cartoon mocking Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and accused the publication of sowing "the seeds of hatred and animosity." The cartoon could further heighten tensions between Turkey and France over French President Emmanuel Macron's firm stance against Islamism following the beheading of a teacher who showed caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad for a class lesson on free speech.
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| Nevada dad accused of throwing newborn baby off balcony during argument Posted: 28 Oct 2020 06:43 PM PDT  Clarence Martin, Jr. allegedly suffered from "mental issues." A newborn was allegedly thrown from the second-floor balcony by her father on Saturday around 4 a.m. in Las Vegas. Clarence Martin, Jr. was arguing with the infant's mother, Nicole Poole, when he snatched her away to the balcony of their apartment and didn't return with her moments later, according to People.
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| A mutated coronavirus strain causes most new COVID-19 infections in Europe and was spread within the continent by tourists, scientists say Posted: 29 Oct 2020 03:46 AM PDT  The coronavirus variant, known as 20A.EU1, has been identified in 12 European countries as well as in Hong Kong and New Zealand, scientists said.
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| 'Moderate to strong' La Niña weather event develops in the Pacific Posted: 29 Oct 2020 05:11 AM PDT  The phenomenon results in the large scale cooling of ocean surface temperature.
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| Holocaust denial, coronavirus misinformation at issue as Big Tech chiefs testify Posted: 28 Oct 2020 01:03 PM PDT  The chief executives of three leading technology firms testified before a Senate committee Wednesday on their efforts to combat misinformation and prevent bias from taking root in their content-moderation efforts.
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| Fired stadium manager deletes concessions menu on opening day in California, feds say Posted: 29 Oct 2020 11:28 AM PDT  Apparently he angered lots of Major League Soccer fans.
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| More sex assault charges filed against adult film actor Ron Jeremy Posted: 28 Oct 2020 06:55 PM PDT  The seven new counts, which add to others previously filed, involve six victims dating to 1996, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said.
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| Trump: 'Seven days from now, we’re going to win Nebraska' Posted: 27 Oct 2020 06:25 PM PDT 
"Seven days from now, we're going to win Nebraska," President Trump said in Omaha, the largest city in the state which resides in the 2nd District, and added, "You know we have to win both Nebraskas, you're two, you're cut."
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| Hackers breach Trump campaign website, threaten to release 'evidence' of crimes Posted: 27 Oct 2020 06:39 PM PDT  The Trump campaign's website was briefly hacked late Tuesday, with the culprits posting a typo-riddled message on the site threatening to release "evidence" of the president's "criminal involvement" in a supposed scheme to sway next week's election. The hackers, whose identity was not immediately known, only managed to crack into the Trump website's "about" page. The rest of the website ...
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