Politics

October 28, 2020
Love blossoms amid pandemic, TikTok turmoil for two creators

With love and pranks, Ian Paget and Chris Olsen are among millions of U.S. newbies looking to soak up social media stardom on TikTok. The Los Angeles boyfriends have amassed...

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October 28, 2020
Love blossoms amid pandemic, TikTok turmoil for two creators

With love and pranks, Ian Paget and Chris Olsen are among millions of U.S. newbies looking to soak up social media stardom on TikTok. The Los Angeles boyfriends have amassed...

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October 28, 2020
Love blossoms amid pandemic, TikTok turmoil for two creators

With love and pranks, Ian Paget and Chris Olsen are among millions of U.S. newbies looking to soak up social media stardom on TikTok. The Los Angeles boyfriends have amassed...

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October 28, 2020
Germany, France gear up for new lockdowns as virus surges

Germany and France were bracing for new lockdowns Wednesday, as governments sought to stop the fast-rising tide of coronavirus cases that are beginning to fill European hospitals. French markets opened...

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October 28, 2020
Whitney Houston makes history with 3rd diamond album

The late Whitney Houston has earned her third diamond-certified album, becoming the first Black artist to achieve the feat. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Legacy Recordings announced...

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October 28, 2020
Whitney Houston makes history with 3rd diamond album

The late Whitney Houston has earned her third diamond-certified album, becoming the first Black artist to achieve the feat. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Legacy Recordings announced...

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October 28, 2020
Whitney Houston makes history with 3rd diamond album

The late Whitney Houston has earned her third diamond-certified album, becoming the first Black artist to achieve the feat. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Legacy Recordings announced...

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October 28, 2020
Whitney Houston makes history with 3rd diamond album

The late Whitney Houston has earned her third diamond-certified album, becoming the first Black artist to achieve the feat. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Legacy Recordings announced...

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October 28, 2020
The Latest: UN: Over 2 million virus cases in just 1 week

LONDON — The World Health Organization said countries globally reported more than 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases last week — the shortest time ever for such an exponential increase since...

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October 28, 2020
The Latest: UN: Over 2 million virus cases in just 1 week

LONDON — The World Health Organization said countries globally reported more than 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases last week — the shortest time ever for such an exponential increase since...

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October 28, 2020
The Latest: UN: Over 2 million virus cases in just 1 week

LONDON — The World Health Organization said countries globally reported more than 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases last week — the shortest time ever for such an exponential increase since...

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October 28, 2020
The Latest: UN: Over 2 million virus cases in just 1 week

LONDON — The World Health Organization said countries globally reported more than 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases last week — the shortest time ever for such an exponential increase since...

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October 28, 2020
Fort Lauderdale boat show kicks off Wednesday. Its most important cargo: local jobs

Each year, the Fort Lauderdale International Boat show brings in hundreds of souped-up yacht and watercraft models from the world's most renowned marine designers. This year, the show is bringing...

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October 28, 2020
Fort Lauderdale boat show kicks off Wednesday. Its most important cargo: local jobs

Each year, the Fort Lauderdale International Boat show brings in hundreds of souped-up yacht and watercraft models from the world's most renowned marine designers. This year, the show is bringing...

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October 28, 2020
Fort Lauderdale boat show kicks off Wednesday. Its most important cargo: local jobs

Each year, the Fort Lauderdale International Boat show brings in hundreds of souped-up yacht and watercraft models from the world's most renowned marine designers. This year, the show is bringing...

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October 28, 2020
Fort Lauderdale boat show kicks off Wednesday. Its most important cargo: local jobs

Each year, the Fort Lauderdale International Boat show brings in hundreds of souped-up yacht and watercraft models from the world's most renowned marine designers. This year, the show is bringing...

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October 28, 2020
South Florida’s median home price has hit an all-time high: $425,000 for a house

For the second month in a row, South Florida residential sales are beating out 2019. They're also driving up prices, bringing the median price for a single-family home in Miami-Dade...

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October 28, 2020
South Florida’s median home price has hit an all-time high: $425,000 for a house

For the second month in a row, South Florida residential sales are beating out 2019. They're also driving up prices, bringing the median price for a single-family home in Miami-Dade...

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October 28, 2020
South Florida’s median home price has hit an all-time high: $425,000 for a house

For the second month in a row, South Florida residential sales are beating out 2019. They're also driving up prices, bringing the median price for a single-family home in Miami-Dade...

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October 28, 2020
South Florida’s median home price has hit an all-time high: $425,000 for a house

For the second month in a row, South Florida residential sales are beating out 2019. They're also driving up prices, bringing the median price for a single-family home in Miami-Dade...

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October 28, 2020
Man killed in accident in central Pennsylvania mine

Authorities on Wednesday were investigating after a man died in a central Pennsylvania coal mine. Daniel Shoener, 36, of Donaldson, was struck by a rock about 1,000 feet below the...

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October 28, 2020
Man killed in accident in central Pennsylvania mine

Authorities on Wednesday were investigating after a man died in a central Pennsylvania coal mine. Daniel Shoener, 36, of Donaldson, was struck by a rock about 1,000 feet below the...

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October 28, 2020
Man killed in accident in central Pennsylvania mine

Authorities on Wednesday were investigating after a man died in a central Pennsylvania coal mine. Daniel Shoener, 36, of Donaldson, was struck by a rock about 1,000 feet below the...

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October 28, 2020
Man killed in accident in central Pennsylvania mine

Authorities on Wednesday were investigating after a man died in a central Pennsylvania coal mine. Daniel Shoener, 36, of Donaldson, was struck by a rock about 1,000 feet below the...

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October 28, 2020
Heathrow loses claim to being Europe’s biggest airport

London's Heathrow Airport says it has lost its place as Europe's busiest air hub to Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris after the COVID-19 pandemic grounded flights and Britain failed...

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October 28, 2020
Heathrow loses claim to being Europe’s biggest airport

London's Heathrow Airport says it has lost its place as Europe's busiest air hub to Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris after the COVID-19 pandemic grounded flights and Britain failed...

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October 28, 2020
What is the point of BLM? As the UK group implodes over plans to become a political party, even it doesn’t seem to know

Black Lives Matter has applied to register as a political party in Britain, causing some members to form the Black Liberation Movement. This politicised mess could be the group's undoing....

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October 28, 2020
Australia’s second-largest city ends 111-day virus lockdown

Coffee business owner Darren Silverman pulled his van over and wept when he heard on the radio that Melbourne's pandemic lockdown would be largely lifted on Wednesday after 111 days....

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October 28, 2020
A Dutch plan to force contraception on female drug addicts ‘to protect children’ shows how liberal ideals can turn deeply sinister

A former judge has submitted a proposal that would allow courts to force contraceptive implants or injections onto women with a drug problem or mental health issues. This isn't child...

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October 28, 2020
Satellite photos show construction at Iran nuclear site

Iran has begun construction at its Natanz nuclear facility, satellite images released Wednesday show, just as the U.N.'s nuclear agency acknowledged Tehran is building an underground advanced centrifuge assembly plant...

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October 28, 2020
AP source: MLB owners to vote to approve Mets sale Friday

Major League Baseball owners will vote Friday to approve the sale of the New York Mets to billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen, according to a person familiar with the...

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October 28, 2020
Asian stocks mostly higher despite worries over virus cases

Asian shares mostly recovered Wednesday from an early decline on worries about rising numbers of coronavirus infections and Washington's inability to deliver more aid to the economy. The uncertainty surrounding...

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October 28, 2020
California utility slow to pull plug before wildfire erupted

Facing extreme wildfire conditions this week that included hurricane-level winds, the main utility in Northern California cut power to nearly 1 million people while its counterpart in Southern California pulled...

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October 28, 2020
Zeta takes aim at a hurricane-weary Gulf Coast

Louisiana braced Wednesday for what is expected to be its third hurricane strike this year as Zeta, the 27th named storm of a historically busy Atlantic hurricane season, headed toward...

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October 28, 2020
‘We need you’: GOP hunts for new voters in Trump territory

President Donald Trump's campaign has a bold theory for how he will win reelection: It can tap a universe of millions of supporters who did not vote for him in...

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October 28, 2020
Today in History

Today in History Today is Wednesday, Oct. 28, the 302nd day of 2020. There are 64 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 28, 1962, Soviet...

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October 28, 2020
Illinois Editorial Roundup:

Recent editorials from newspapers published in Illinois: October 27, 2020 Chicago Sun-Times Guns in polling places make a mockery of the American ideal of free and open elections As Election...

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October 28, 2020
Texas council outlaws social worker bias against clients

A Texas council on Tuesday rescinded action that would have allowed social workers to turn away clients on the basis of their disability, sexual orientation or gender identity. By a...

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October 27, 2020
National Park Service names superintendent for Yosemite

The National Park Service announced Tuesday it has selected park service veteran Cicely Muldoon as the new permanent superintendent of Yosemite National Park in California. Muldoon is a 35-year veteran...

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October 27, 2020
Peru’s Machu Picchu reopening Sunday after pandemic closure

Except workers repairing roads and signs, Peru's majestic Incan citadel of Machu Picchu is eerily empty ahead of its reopening Sunday after seven months of closure due to the coronavirus...

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