| Trump tweets fake news story from satirical conservative website Posted: 16 Oct 2020 09:07 AM PDT  President Trump on Friday tweeted a fake news story published by the Babylon Bee, a satirical website for Christian conservatives, mocking Twitter for blocking users from sharing an unconfirmed report about Joe Biden's son.
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| Outrage boils over in Kansas City after video captures arrest of pregnant Black woman Posted: 16 Oct 2020 10:37 AM PDT  A Kansas City woman gave birth on Friday, just over two weeks after she was thrown to the ground by police in an altercation at an event commemorating a murder victim.
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| Decapitated French teacher warned not to show Prophet Muhammad images before attack Posted: 17 Oct 2020 06:54 AM PDT  "We said to the teacher it was not good to show photos like this and that it would cause a huge problem," student Martial Lusiela told NBC News.
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| Thailand blocks Change.org as petition against king gains traction Posted: 16 Oct 2020 03:22 AM PDT  The petition had called for the king to be declared persona non grata in Germany.
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| Chicago's top cop had 10 drinks before falling asleep behind the wheel. 7 officers who looked the other way are now suspended Posted: 16 Oct 2020 03:15 PM PDT  Seven officers have been suspended for their actions the night the city's top cop was found passed out behind the wheel after drinking.
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| Poultry firm denies any link to US Senator of same name who mocked Kamala Harris Posted: 17 Oct 2020 01:35 PM PDT  Perdue Chicken assures angry customers it has no links to Georgia politician
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| A Kansas man was arrested on suspicion of threatening to kidnap and kill the mayor of Wichita over the city's mask mandate Posted: 17 Oct 2020 08:46 AM PDT  Mayor Brandon Whipple said he believed that the threat against his life from was credible and not just "some guy popping off on social media."
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| Reports: Japan to release Fukushima's nuclear waste water into sea Posted: 16 Oct 2020 05:40 AM PDT  Japan will release over 1 million metric tons of water contaminated from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster into the sea, media reports said Friday.
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| Almost all of Wisconsin is classified as a COVID 'hot spot' Posted: 16 Oct 2020 12:42 PM PDT  Officials in the state report some hospitals have already reached 90 percent capacity in their intensive care units.
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| Trump's national security adviser pushes back at top general, says troops won't be home by Christmas Posted: 16 Oct 2020 12:55 PM PDT  O'Brien's comments Friday were not the first time he has said the United States would draw down its forces in Afghanistan to 2,500 by January.
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| Lisa Montgomery to be first female federal inmate executed in 67 years Posted: 17 Oct 2020 12:17 PM PDT  * Brandon Bernard also faces execution for separate killing * Attorney general Bill Barr cites 'heinous murders'The US is set to execute a female federal inmate for the first time in 67 years, Donald Trump's justice department has said.Lisa Montgomery, who strangled a Missouri woman in 2004 and stole her unborn baby, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at the US penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, on 8 December.Montgomery, whose lawyers have long argued she has brain damage from beatings as a child and suffers from psychosis and other mental conditions, will become the first woman executed by the US government since Bonny Brown Heady in December 1953. Heady was convicted of kidnapping and killing the six-year-old heir of an automobile tycoon. With her boyfriend, she was executed in a gas chamber.The attorney general, William Barr, announced the decision to proceed with the execution of Montgomery, 52, in a statement that also detailed a 10 December execution date for Brandon Bernard, 40, who with two accomplices was found guilty of the murder of two church ministers in Texas in 1999.Barr said the crimes were "especially heinous murders". Montgomery, who sliced open the belly of Bobby Jo Stinnett and took her daughter, is the only woman among 55 federal inmates awaiting execution, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.Under Barr, seven executions of federal prisoners have taken place since July. Before that, only three inmates had been executed since the restoration of the federal death penalty in 1998, the Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh and another in 2001, the other two years later.In state prisons, 16 women have been executed since a 1976 supreme court decision lifted a moratorium on the death penalty across the US. The most recent was in September 2015, when Kelly Renee Gissendaner received a lethal injection in Georgia for the 1997 murder of her husband.Montgomery's attorney, Kelley Henry, attacked Barr's decision as an "injustice"."In the grip of her mental illness, Lisa committed a terrible crime," Henry, an assistant public defender in Nashville, Tennessee, said in a statement. "Yet she immediately expressed profound remorse and was willing to plead guilty in exchange for a life sentence with no possibility of release."Lisa Montgomery has long accepted full responsibility for her crime, and she will never leave prison. But her severe mental illness and the devastating impacts of her childhood trauma make executing her a profound injustice."Now 16, Stinnett's daughter, Victoria Jo, was raised by her father. In 2004, Montgomery's husband said he was unaware the baby his wife brought home was not theirs."I had no idea," Kevin Montgomery said. "I sure hope [the Stinnett family] get as much support from their church and community as I have because we are all going to need it."
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| Conservative argues the attacks on Hunter Biden are crossing the line Posted: 16 Oct 2020 03:23 PM PDT  "There is something very creepy about publishing the personal e-mails of a public-figure-once-removed like Hunter"
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| Illegally raised deer gores woman out walking her dog, Colorado officials say Posted: 16 Oct 2020 05:21 PM PDT  The deer jabbed the woman's abdomen with its antlers, officials said.
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| Pro-Abortion Group Calls for Feinstein’s Ouster from Judiciary Committee after Amy Coney Barrett Hearings Posted: 17 Oct 2020 08:25 AM PDT  One of the nation's top abortion groups is calling for Senator Dianne Feinstein (D., Calif.) to be ousted from her position as the Judiciary Committee's ranking member after she praised the confirmation hearings on Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, calling them "one of the best set of hearings that I've participated in."The head of NARAL Pro-Choice America issued a scathing statement on Friday, a day after the last day of hearings on Barrett's nomination concluded."Americans -- whose lives hang in the balance -- deserve leadership that underscores how unprecedented, shameful and wrong this process is," NARAL president Ilyse Hogue said in a statement. "The Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Dianne Feinstein, failed to make this clear and in fact offered an appearance of credibility to the proceedings that is wildly out of step with the American people. As such, we believe the committee needs new leadership."On Thursday, Feinstein thanked Judiciary Committee chairman Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) for his "fairness" in leading the hearings."Mr. Chairman, I just want to thank you," the California senator said. "This has been one of the best set of hearings that I've participated in. And I want to thank you for your fairness and the opportunity of going back and forth. It leaves one with a lot of hopes, a lot of questions, and even some ideas of perhaps some goo bipartisan legislation we can put together to make this great country even better, so thank you so much for your leadership."Feinstein and Graham shared a hug after Feinstein's remarks and as Thursday's hearing concluded. Feinstein has said she will vote against Barrett's confirmation.During the four days of confirmation hearings, Democrats, including Feinstein, frequently quizzed Barrett about her stance on abortion rights and asked whether she thought Roe vs. Wade, the Supreme Court case that legalized abortion nationwide, was wrongly decided."I completely understand why you are asking the question, but I cannot pre-commit or say yes, I am going in with some agenda, because I am not," Barrett responded when Feinstein asked her whether she considered Roe wrongly decided.NARAL fought Barrett's nomination vehemently, arguing that her confirmation to the high court would threaten abortion rights and could also jeopardize the Affordable Care Act.
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| Rapper who bragged about getting rich off unemployment benefits in music video arrested for $1.2 million scheme, federal prosecutors say Posted: 17 Oct 2020 12:53 PM PDT  Rapper Nuke Bizzle attempted to "exploit" California's Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program helping those who lost their job during the pandemic.
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| These photos show the intense smoke from Colorado's largest wildfire ever Posted: 17 Oct 2020 09:22 AM PDT  The Cameron Peak Fire ignited in mid-August and has grown to more than 270 square miles. These photos show the intensity of the state's largest fire.
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| ‘A senator from Iowa should know the price of soybeans’: Republican faces awkward moment at debates Posted: 16 Oct 2020 07:06 AM PDT  Moderator tells senator after she deflects on question about soybean prices: 'You should know this'
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| Trump won 81 percent of white evangelicals in 2016. Ralph Reed says he’ll do better this year. Posted: 16 Oct 2020 03:07 PM PDT  "I think polling is at this point, it's a discredited science," Reed said.
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| Texas billionaire charged in $2B tax fraud scheme Posted: 16 Oct 2020 04:03 AM PDT  Texas billionaire Robert Brockman was charged in a $2 billion tax fraud scheme on Thursday by federal prosecutors.
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| Missile strikes on Azerbaijan cities after separatist capital shelled Posted: 16 Oct 2020 05:31 PM PDT  A missile strike levelled several homes in Azerbaijan's second city of Ganja on Saturday, with one resident telling AFP he saw seven victims pulled out of the rubble.
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| A Kentucky postal worker who trashed over 100 absentee ballots was fired and could face federal charges Posted: 17 Oct 2020 12:12 PM PDT  The report comes at a time of heightened anxiety over voting, amplified by President Donald Trump's widely debunked claims of rampant fraud.
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| Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda: Mexican ex-minister charged with drug trafficking Posted: 16 Oct 2020 11:10 AM PDT  Gen Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda is accused of helping a Mexican cartel smuggle drugs into the US.
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| 'Big pile' of eels dumped in NYC park; impact not yet known Posted: 17 Oct 2020 06:41 AM PDT  Andrew Orkin was taking a break from his evening jog to sit by Prospect Park Lake when he turned around and was startled to see a tangle of wriggling snakes. There are no plans to eradicate the eels.
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| Hunter Biden: FBI probing alleged emails for links to foreign intelligence operation, report says Posted: 16 Oct 2020 04:39 AM PDT  Expert warns emails should be treated as 'Trump campaign product'
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| Analysis: Arrest of ex-army chief puts Mexican president's plans under siege Posted: 17 Oct 2020 03:07 AM PDT  The spectacular fall from grace of Mexico's previous armed forces supremo has raised awkward questions about the president's reliance on the military to fight drug gangs and manage an increasing portfolio of vital civilian infrastructure. Thursday's arrest of former Defense Minister Salvador Cienfuegos in the United States at the Los Angeles airport on drug trafficking charges sent shockwaves through the political establishment and embarrassed a once highly trusted institution. It threatens to sour government relations with the military, which since President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador assumed power in December 2018 has been tasked not just with reducing violence, but also managing ports and even building an airport.
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| Armenia, Azerbaijan announce humanitarian truce Posted: 17 Oct 2020 02:06 PM PDT  Armenia and Azerbaijan said Saturday they had agreed a "humanitarian truce" from midnight (2000 GMT) in a new attempt to quell nearly three weeks of fighting over a disputed region.
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| Utah landlord evicted an 18-year-old woman for disturbing the peace in her apartment after she shared suicidal thoughts with her roommates, reports say Posted: 17 Oct 2020 12:26 PM PDT  The woman was given six days to move out after her landlord said she interfered with her roommates' "quiet enjoyment" of their apartment.
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| 'Log off! Log off!' teacher orders students when sexual assault livestreamed during first grader's remote learning class Posted: 17 Oct 2020 01:27 PM PDT  CHICAGO - An 18-year-old man out on bond for a gun case was held without bail after he livestreamed himself during a sexual act with a 7-year-old first grader on break from her Chicago Public Schools remote learning class on Thursday prosecutors said. Catrell A. Walls, of the West Chesterfield neighborhood on the South Side, was arrested Thursday afternoon shortly after 3:30 p.m., after he was ...
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| Missing Hong Kong protester Alexandra Wong 'was held in mainland China' Posted: 17 Oct 2020 12:21 PM PDT  "Grandma Wong" says she was detained by mainland police and forced to renounce her activism.
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| China passes amendments outlawing insulting national flag Posted: 17 Oct 2020 03:52 AM PDT  The Standing Committee of China's congress on Saturday passed amendments to a law that will criminalize the intentional insulting of the national flag and emblem, after anti-government protesters in Hong Kong last year desecrated the Chinese flag. According to the newly amended National Flag and National Emblem Law, which will take effect on Jan. 1, those who intentionally burn, mutilate, paint, deface or trample the flag and emblem in public will be investigated for criminal responsibility. The law also states that that national flag must not be discarded, displayed upside down or used in any manner that impairs the dignity of the flag.
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| Harrisonburg explosion: Three people injured as firefighters battle explosion in Virginia Posted: 17 Oct 2020 07:54 AM PDT  At least three people were injured after an explosion levelled a shopping centre in Harrisonburg, Virginia on Saturday morning. The explosion damaged several stores and sent a thick column of smoke from Miller Circle, roughly a mile from the James Madison University campus. Two people are in serious condition, according to Harrisonburg authorities.
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| Trump should face manslaughter charges for his "reckless" handling of COVID-19: former prosecutor Posted: 16 Oct 2020 07:28 AM PDT  "He is responsible for their deaths," former Manhattan District Attorney's Office prosecutor Robert Gottlieb says
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| Fact check: Biden voted to tax Social Security, wants to reform retirement benefits Posted: 16 Oct 2020 11:40 AM PDT  As a senator, Joe Biden voted to tax Social Security benefits. As a presidential hopeful, he does not propose taxing property or retirement accounts.
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| U.S. Senate to vote this week on 'skinny' pandemic relief bill, PPP funds Posted: 17 Oct 2020 02:53 PM PDT  The U.S. Senate will vote on Wednesday on a $300 billion Senate Republican coronavirus relief bill that is far below the estimated $2 trillion that Democrats have demanded. The bill, dubbed a "skinny" relief bill for its pared-down funding, was already rejected https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-senate-to-vote-on-republican-coronavirus-aid-bill-opposed-by-democrats-idUSL1N2G61U6 by Democrats in September and is again expected to fail. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in a statement Saturday that the vote would follow a standalone vote on additional Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds on Tuesday.
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| A USPS worker suspected of throwing away bags full of mail posted about the QAnon conspiracy theory Posted: 16 Oct 2020 04:06 PM PDT  A Pittsburgh-area mail carrier suspected of discarding garbage bags of undelivered mail appears to be a QAnon conspiracy theorist.
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| Wellington man drove to the Keys. What cops say was in his car landed him in jail Posted: 16 Oct 2020 01:53 PM PDT  Law officers in the Florida Keys arrested a Wellington man on drugs and weapons charges Friday morning after they say a traffic stop turned up drugs and a gun.
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| Pakistan stops bid to smuggle endangered falcons Posted: 17 Oct 2020 07:36 AM PDT  The falcons are on the endangered species list and are said to be worth almost £1m.
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| San Francisco mayor slams the 'lefty movement' for blocking efforts to address affordable housing crisis Posted: 17 Oct 2020 06:45 AM PDT  San Francisco Mayor London Breed said on the Freakonomics podcast that the city's "lefty" supervisors have stalled her affordable housing plans.
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| Murdered 2-year-old inspires new Florida law Posted: 16 Oct 2020 05:00 PM PDT  Florida signed Jordan's Law to prevent this happening to another child. A Florida mother may never see the outside of a prison again after she was sentenced today in the murder of her own son, but his legacy will live on in a law inspired by his short life. Charisse Stinson, 23, was sentenced to 50 years in prison after killing her son in 2018, per WFLA News.
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| Evangelicals opposed to Trump speak out, including Billy Graham’s granddaughter Posted: 16 Oct 2020 08:37 AM PDT  President Trump "attempts to hijack our faith for votes," Jerusha Duford, writer and Billy Graham's granddaughter, said Thursday in a Zoom conference sponsored by one of a growing number of evangelical groups that have formed to encourage Christians to vote for Joe Biden.
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| Major Democratic group pulls out of Colorado Senate race Posted: 16 Oct 2020 10:59 AM PDT  A major Democratic group on Friday pulled its last remaining ads from Colorado's closely watched U.S. Senate race, a sign that the party thinks its nominee has the crucial race in the bag. Senate Majority PAC said it will cancel $1.2 million in television ads and spend the money elsewhere as Democrats press a newly expanded Senate map, which Republicans on the run in GOP strongholds such as Alaska and South Carolina. Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, 68, is challenging Republican Sen. Cory Gardner, 46, in Colorado, a state that has trended sharply to the left since President Donald Trump's 2016 election.
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| Pelosi says she will probably talk to Mnuchin on coronavirus relief Sunday Posted: 16 Oct 2020 02:51 PM PDT  U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday that she would probably talk to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin over the weekend for the latest round of negotiations on coronavirus relief. "As soon as I get it, which I haven't gotten yet, then we will talk about it, probably on Sunday," she added.
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| New Texas rule lets social workers turn away clients who are LGBTQ or have a disability Posted: 17 Oct 2020 11:59 AM PDT  Social workers called the change "incredibly disheartening," while Gov. Greg Abbott's office said it was necessary
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| Thailand's king says country needs royalists as protesters defying ban for second day are met by water canons Posted: 16 Oct 2020 04:55 AM PDT  Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn said his country needs people who "love the monarchy" as he broke his silence on anti-royal protests rocking the capital of Bangkok. His pre-recorded comments were broadcast on state television as Thai police used water cannons, riot shields and batons to disperse thousands of protesters who defied a ban on protests for a second day. The king has made no direct comment on three months of protests that have called for curbs to his powers as well as for the removal of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, a former military ruler. He said "the country needs people who love the country and love the monarchy", adding: "All your experience and the things that you've done. You can teach the new generation of your experience. This will be greatly useful." Around 2,000 pro-democracy demonstrators had been chanting for the release of arrested activists and hurled obscenities at Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha in the city's main shopping mall district.
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