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October 22, 2020
US officials link Iran to emails meant to intimidate voters

U.S. officials have accused Iran of being behind a flurry of emails sent to Democratic voters in multiple battleground states that appeared to be aimed at intimidating them into voting...

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October 22, 2020
Russia warns of consequences of US sanctions against Nord Stream 2

If Washington proceeds with sanctions against the Russia-led natural gas pipeline, Nord Stream 2, it will hurt a wide range of Western contractors and investors involved in the undertaking, the...

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October 22, 2020
Russia warns of consequences of US sanctions against Nord Stream 2

If Washington proceeds with sanctions against the Russia-led natural gas pipeline, Nord Stream 2, it will hurt a wide range of Western contractors and investors involved in the undertaking, the...

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October 21, 2020
North Carolina ferry workers test positive for COVID-19

Five workers on a North Carolina ferry route have tested positive for COVID-19, the N.C. Department of Transportation said Wednesday. A news release from the department said the five employees...

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October 21, 2020
Alabama city’s lone brewery blames coronavirus for closure

An Alabama city is losing its only brewery because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Cross-Eyed Owl Brewing Co. in Decatur will close Oct. 31. A co-owner told the Decatur Daily...

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October 21, 2020
PayPal will allow users to buy, sell and shop using cryptocurrencies including bitcoin & ethereum

PayPal has jumped into the cryptocurrency market and plans to allow its customers to buy, sell and hold bitcoin, ethereum and other virtual currencies using their online wallets. The new...

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October 21, 2020
US effort to destroy multibillion Nord Stream 2 project is ‘act short of war against Russia’ – George Galloway to Boom Bust

Widening restrictions on the participants of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline constitute the “egregious use of the sanctions weapon” targeting both Russia and the US' loyal ally Germany, former...

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October 21, 2020
World’s largest & most powerful nuclear icebreaker joins Russia’s Arctic fleet

Russia's newest nuclear-powered icebreaker, the Arktika, will start operating in the Arctic waters of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) in December after the vessel's acceptance and delivery certificate was signed...

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October 21, 2020
JC Penney sees bankruptcy protection exit by Christmas

J.C. Penney believes it will emerge from bankruptcy protection before Christmas under a new ownership agreement that would save tens of thousands of jobs. The beleaguered, century-old retailer said Wednesday...

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October 21, 2020
US tries to squeeze Huawei out of Brazil’s 5G network development

Brazil has become the latest battleground in the US tech war against Beijing, with the Trump administration offering the South American country lucrative financing to shift away from China's Huawei...

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October 21, 2020
India sees HIGHEST EVER inflow of investments despite COVID-19 pandemic

India's commerce and industry ministry said the country has received the highest ever total foreign direct investment (FDI) during the first five months of the financial year (April-August 2020). The...

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October 21, 2020
Russia’s Lukoil looks to boost oil production in Iraq

Russia's second-largest producer, Lukoil, is eager to increase its oil production in Iraq once the production cuts of the OPEC+ group end, Egor Zubarev, Managing Director of Lukoil Mid-East, told...

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October 21, 2020
Pandemic widens learning gap in education-obsessed S. Korea

When South Korea began its delayed school year with remote learning in April, that spelled trouble for low-income students who rely on public education, get easily distracted and cannot afford...

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October 21, 2020
Pandemic widens learning gap in education-obsessed S. Korea

When South Korea began its delayed school year with remote learning in April, that spelled trouble for low-income students who rely on public education, get easily distracted and cannot afford...

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October 21, 2020
Pandemic widens learning gap in education-obsessed S. Korea

When South Korea began its delayed school year with remote learning in April, that spelled trouble for low-income students who rely on public education, get easily distracted and cannot afford...

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October 21, 2020
The Latest: Australia reports rare case of reinfection

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australian authorities say they're treating a COVID-19 case in the city of Melbourne as a rare reinfection. The only coronavirus case reported in the former hot spot...

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October 20, 2020
Illinois Editorial Roundup:

Here are editorials published recently in Illinois newspapers. October 20, 2020 Chicago Sun-Times If Latinos want a bigger say in America's future, they most vote - in record numbers This...

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October 20, 2020
Florida company that trains disabled adults owes more than $14,000 in back pay

A Jacksonville company that trains and employs intellectually and developmentally disabled adults admits it owes $14,487.87 in back pay after requirements allowing sub-minimum wage pay weren't met. Pine Castle owes...

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October 20, 2020
US expands sanctions against Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline

The US State Department said on Tuesday it has extended the sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 project to firms that provide services or funds to upgrade or install equipment...

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October 20, 2020
The death of the American Empire will come from suicide – Max Keiser

The hosts of RT's Keiser Report say that the US Treasury market is now so large that the only way to keep it under control is for the Federal Reserve...

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October 20, 2020
Bitcoin will shoot through the roof as election uncertainty sweeps through markets, analyst tells Boom Bust

There are four main forces currently driving US stock markets ahead of the elections – the spread of Covid-19, the stimulus deal, the Fed's policy and the vote itself –...

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October 20, 2020
Democratic elections sweep may be good for stock market in the short-run, but ‘the dollar is going to get KILLED’ – Peter Schiff

As markets begin to handicap the US presidential race, they seem to be viewing a Biden win as a positive for the stock market, which doesn't really make sense, according...

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October 20, 2020
Chinese billionaires boost their fortunes at record pace despite coronavirus crisis

Covid-19 has not stopped China's super-rich from making more money. Thanks to booming share prices and new stock listings, they now own a combined fortune of $4 trillion – a...

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October 20, 2020
San Francisco to vote on proposal about racist 911 calls

Fed up with white people calling 911 about people of color selling water bottles, barbecuing or otherwise going about with life, San Francisco supervisors are set to approve new hate...

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October 20, 2020
San Francisco to vote on proposal about racist 911 calls

Fed up with white people calling 911 about people of color selling water bottles, barbecuing or otherwise going about with life, San Francisco supervisors are set to approve new hate...

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October 20, 2020
San Francisco to vote on proposal about racist 911 calls

Fed up with white people calling 911 about people of color selling water bottles, barbecuing or otherwise going about with life, San Francisco supervisors are set to approve new hate...

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October 19, 2020
Russia invites BRICS partners to join country’s massive Arctic oil & gas projects

Russia's Minister of Energy Alexander Novak has invited fellow BRICS member countries to participate in Russia's energy development projects in the Arctic. Novak said hydrocarbon reserves in the Russian Arctic...

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October 19, 2020
China rolls out red carpet for US firms, promising to create fair market environment

China's industry ministry said on Monday that US companies are welcome to actively participate in its market despite trade tensions between Beijing and Washington. It has promised a fair and...

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October 19, 2020
China rolls out red carpet for US firms, promising to create fair market environment

China's industry ministry said on Monday that US companies are welcome to actively participate in its market despite trade tensions between Beijing and Washington. It has promised a fair and...

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October 19, 2020
Russia could face double-digit drop in gas exports as pandemic cripples demand

The coronavirus outbreak and warmer-than-average winter season in Europe may push Russian natural gas exports down by 16 percent this year, Russia's National Rating Agency (NRA) has warned. Global demand...

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October 19, 2020
Big Banks could lose billions in the global energy transition

As the world undergoes its incredible transition to lower carbon energy alternatives, Big Banks are turning their backs on the oil industry. JP Morgan pledged to help clients align their...

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October 19, 2020
China’s economic rebound strengthens amid global struggle with Covid-19 crisis

The world's second-largest economy accelerated its recovery in the third quarter, growing 4.9 percent from a year ago, according to new data from China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The...

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October 19, 2020
Dodgers-Rays rare wild-card era matchup of baseball’s best

The World Series matchup between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays is a rare meeting of baseball's best for the title, and a matchup of organizations with Andrew...

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October 19, 2020
Dodgers-Rays rare wild-card era matchup of baseball’s best

The World Series matchup between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays is a rare meeting of baseball's best for the title, and a matchup of organizations with Andrew...

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October 19, 2020
North Carolina author seeks to educate children on finances

A Fayetteville native is doing her part to educate young people on financial literacy with her book, “Harmoney & the Empty Piggy Bank." Crystal McLean, a financial banker, wrote her...

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October 19, 2020
North Carolina author seeks to educate children on finances

A Fayetteville native is doing her part to educate young people on financial literacy with her book, “Harmoney & the Empty Piggy Bank." Crystal McLean, a financial banker, wrote her...

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October 18, 2020
Deer hunters may have hard time finding a butcher this fall

Deer hunters across Kansas may have trouble finding a local butcher to process their deer this fall because many of them are booked up for weeks or even months. The...

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October 18, 2020
The $16 TRILLION bug: Pandemic could cost US economy its entire annual output

The US economy may lose a whopping $16 trillion due to the devastating impact of the Covid-19 outbreak, both in output and people's lives, new research has found. While most...

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October 18, 2020
China’s oil imports are falling as storage fills up

China, which has been on an oil-buying binge since the start of the pandemic, is now retreating as storage space fills up and demand for fuels in the regions it...

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October 18, 2020
Russia among TOP 10 countries leading global digital banking revolution

A new survey by Deloitte has found that Russian banks are among the world leaders in terms of digitalization of their services, exceeding the global average in five out of...

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