Politics

October 21, 2020
‘So much work to do’: How Biden is planning for transition

If Joe Biden defeats President Donald Trump next month, he'll quickly face a new challenge: standing up a new administration to lead a divided nation through a series of historic...

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October 21, 2020
New American military base in Pacific would show how US-China cold war is heating up fast

The tiny state of Palau has invited the US to build a military base on its territory. It's a sign of how the Pacific is becoming strategically vital as countries...

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October 21, 2020
Panel recommends renaming school honoring Atlanta editor

A committee is recommending that an Atlanta school now named for a newspaper editor who advocated for white supremacy after the Civil War be renamed for a Mississippi-born Black journalist...

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October 21, 2020
Jon Paul Pérez to succeed his father Jorge Pérez as president of The Related Group

Jon Paul Pérez has been named president of The Related Group, the biggest real estate development firm in Florida founded by his father, Jorge Pérez, in 1979. Jorge Pérez, 71,...

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October 21, 2020
A Florida company wrongly refused $1,200 sick pay to a worker with COVID-19, Labor says

A Panama City landscaping company violated the Family First Coronavirus Response Act's sick leave portion by refusing to give a COVID-19 positive employee paid sick leave, the U.S. Department of...

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October 21, 2020
Intersectionality for infants: Parents indoctrinating their kids in woke dogma while they’re still in nappies need to calm down

Children are no longer allowed to just be children, they have to be “racial, ethnic beings” acutely aware of systemic racism and white privilege, but won't this all backfire, in...

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October 21, 2020
Food concessions company to lay off 550 in Kansas City

The food concessions provider for Kauffman Stadium and the Kansas City Convention Center has announced it will lay off more than 550 workers at both venues as efforts to slow...

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October 21, 2020
Jones lands iconic No. 43 with Richard Petty Motorsports

Erik Jones will drive NASCAR's iconic No. 43 next season for Richard Petty Motorsports, a pairing of a driver and a team both in need of fresh starts. Jones in...

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October 21, 2020
Man United’s revenue drops, debts rise amid pandemic

Manchester United's revenue dropped by almost a fifth because the team did not play in the Champions League and because it was forced to close its stadium to fans during...

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October 21, 2020
Democracy isn’t working for young people because cancel culture has made them scared of freedom of speech

A new report suggests more and more people are dissatisfied with democracy. This may be true, but its failure to blame the rise of identity politics and cancel culture for...

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October 21, 2020
How COVID is changing the design of a Fort Lauderdale condo because of buyers’ desires

The pandemic has changed condo buyers' wish lists. The Four Seasons took note. The Miami-based developer Fort Partners is altering the design of its Four Seasons Private Residences Fort Lauderdale,...

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October 21, 2020
Kentucky whiskey producer part of tree-planting project

A Kentucky whiskey maker is teaming with a conservation group for a tree-planting initiative. Bulleit Frontier Whiskey said it's working with the group American Forests for the project. The goal...

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October 21, 2020
Jewish people can be gay, so why are Orthodox schools refusing to teach kids about LGBT issues?

A group of Charedi schools face disciplinary measures from Britain's education regulator Ofsted for refusing to teach LGBT awareness – and rightly so, as their stance is promoting discrimination. Homophobia...

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October 21, 2020
Tuesday Sports in Brief

MLB ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Clayton Kershaw pitched six dominant innings, Cody Bellinger and Mookie Betts homered and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-3 to open...

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October 21, 2020
Asian shares rise after Wall Street gains on solid earnings

Asian shares mostly rose Wednesday, cheered by the gains on Wall Street as investors welcomed a batch of solid earnings reports from U.S. companies. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 0.3%...

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October 21, 2020
Pandemic relief talks inch ahead but McConnell is resistant

Negotiations on a huge COVID-19 relief bill have taken a modest step forward, though time is running out and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, President Donald Trump's most powerful Senate...

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October 21, 2020
5 takeaways from the government’s lawsuit against Google

The Justice Department's lawsuit against Google alleging antitrust violations marks the government's most significant attempt to protect competition since its groundbreaking case against Microsoft more than 20 years ago. The...

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October 21, 2020
U.S. antitrust case against Google mirrors Microsoft battle

The Trump administration's legal assault on Google actually feels like a blast from the past. The U.S. Justice Department filed an equally high-profile case against a technology giant in 1998,...

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October 21, 2020
Barrett was trustee at private school with anti-gay policies

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett served for nearly three years on the board of private Christian schools that effectively barred admission to children of same-sex parents and made it...

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October 21, 2020
Trump tends to his electoral map, Biden prepping for debate

President Donald Trump is hopping from one must-win stop on the electoral map to the next in the leadup to a final presidential debate that may be his last, best...

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October 21, 2020
Trump tends to his electoral map, Biden prepping for debate

President Donald Trump is hopping from one must-win stop on the electoral map to the next in the leadup to a final presidential debate that may be his last, best...

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October 21, 2020
Trump tends to his electoral map, Biden prepping for debate

President Donald Trump is hopping from one must-win stop on the electoral map to the next in the leadup to a final presidential debate that may be his last, best...

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October 21, 2020
From Detroit to Oakland, pandemic threatens urban renewal

Downtown Detroit was returning to its roots as a vibrant city center, motoring away from its past as the model of urban ruin. Then the pandemic showed up, emptying once-bustling...

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October 21, 2020
From Detroit to Oakland, pandemic threatens urban renewal

Downtown Detroit was returning to its roots as a vibrant city center, motoring away from its past as the model of urban ruin. Then the pandemic showed up, emptying once-bustling...

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October 21, 2020
From Detroit to Oakland, pandemic threatens urban renewal

Downtown Detroit was returning to its roots as a vibrant city center, motoring away from its past as the model of urban ruin. Then the pandemic showed up, emptying once-bustling...

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October 21, 2020
Report: Tax records show Trump tried to land China projects

President Donald Trump spent a decade unsuccessfully pursuing projects in China, operating an office there during his first run for president and forging a partnership with a major government-controlled company,...

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October 21, 2020
In debate countdown, Trump holds rally, Biden does prep

President Donald Trump pushed into arguably the most important state on the electoral map on Tuesday, opting for a rally in Pennsylvania instead of formal debate practice two days ahead...

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October 21, 2020
An electric Hummer? Battery-powered trucks head to showrooms

Seven auto companies have plans to roll out new battery-powered pickup trucks over the next two years, aiming to cash in on a popular and lucrative market for expensive vehicles....

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October 20, 2020
Gasparilla Bowl college football game gets new title sponsor

The Gasparilla Bowl has a new title sponsor. The annual college football game scheduled to be played this season in Raymond James Stadium, home of the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers,...

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October 20, 2020
Former hockey team office manager sentenced for embezzlement

A former office manager for the Rapid City Rush has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for stealing $700,000 from the professional hockey team. Jennifer Durham,...

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October 20, 2020
Former Texas Tech women’s coach disputes firing in lawsuit

Former Texas Tech women's basketball coach Marlene Stollings, who was fired after USA Today published a report detailing players' claims of physical and emotional abuse, filed a lawsuit against the...

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October 20, 2020
Judge OKs $78M overtime settlement by air medical company

A judge has given final approval to a $78 million settlement by a medical helicopter company that was sued by its California flight crew employees over unpaid overtime and missed...

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October 20, 2020
Ex-spies (and proven liars) ‘deeply suspicious’ of Russian involvement, based on ZERO EVIDENCE, so hush up about Hunter Biden

Former US spooks are riding to the rescue of Joe Biden's presidential campaign, banding together to dismiss the scandalous news we've seen over the past week about alleged corruption from...

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October 20, 2020
Firm behind Florida unemployment mess will get $135 million state contract after all

Deloitte Consulting, the company behind Florida's disastrously faulty unemployment system, is getting another huge state contract after all. Despite months of negative publicity, including criticism from Gov. Ron DeSantis, the...

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October 20, 2020
Firm behind Florida unemployment mess will get $135 million state contract after all

Deloitte Consulting, the company behind Florida's disastrously faulty unemployment system, is getting another huge state contract after all. Despite months of negative publicity, including criticism from Gov. Ron DeSantis, the...

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October 20, 2020
Firm behind Florida unemployment mess will get $135 million state contract after all

Deloitte Consulting, the company behind Florida's disastrously faulty unemployment system, is getting another huge state contract after all. Despite months of negative publicity, including criticism from Gov. Ron DeSantis, the...

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October 20, 2020
Duke and Duchess of Sussex convene session on digital world

Creating online communities free of danger and misinformation is crucial in building a better world, the Duchess of Sussex told an online audience Tuesday during a special Time100 Talks episode...

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October 20, 2020
Duke and Duchess of Sussex convene session on digital world

Creating online communities free of danger and misinformation is crucial in building a better world, the Duchess of Sussex told an online audience Tuesday during a special Time100 Talks episode...

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October 20, 2020
Duke and Duchess of Sussex convene session on digital world

Creating online communities free of danger and misinformation is crucial in building a better world, the Duchess of Sussex told an online audience Tuesday during a special Time100 Talks episode...

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October 20, 2020
House fails to override Wolf’s restaurant capacity veto

The state House narrowly failed Tuesday to override last week's veto by Pennsylvania's governor of a bill that would have let restaurants reopen at full capacity in some circumstances. The...

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