Politics

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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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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October 20, 2020
Chicago adds 5 states to travel quarantine amid virus spike

Chicago added five states to its travel quarantine order as rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations prompted Mayor Lori Lightfoot to announce she's thinking about reimposing strict guidelines on businesses that...

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October 20, 2020
Chicago adds 5 states to travel quarantine amid virus spike

Chicago added five states to its travel quarantine order as rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations prompted Mayor Lori Lightfoot to announce she's thinking about reimposing strict guidelines on businesses that...

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October 20, 2020
Chicago adds 5 states to travel quarantine amid virus spike

Chicago added five states to its travel quarantine order as rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations prompted Mayor Lori Lightfoot to announce she's thinking about reimposing strict guidelines on businesses that...

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October 20, 2020
AP Interview: Manfred likes larger playoff, runner in extras

Ahead of a World Series capping the pandemic-shortened season, baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said he hopes to keep two of this year's innovations: expanded playoffs and starting extra innings with...

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October 20, 2020
AP Interview: Manfred likes larger playoff, runner in extras

Ahead of a World Series capping the pandemic-shortened season, baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said he hopes to keep two of this year's innovations: expanded playoffs and starting extra innings with...

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October 20, 2020
AP Interview: Manfred likes larger playoff, runner in extras

Ahead of a World Series capping the pandemic-shortened season, baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said he hopes to keep two of this year's innovations: expanded playoffs and starting extra innings with...

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October 20, 2020
US spacecraft touches asteroid for rare rubble grab

A NASA spacecraft descended to an asteroid Tuesday and, dodging boulders the size of buildings, momentarily touched the surface to collect a handful of cosmic rubble for return to Earth....

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October 20, 2020
US spacecraft touches asteroid for rare rubble grab

A NASA spacecraft descended to an asteroid Tuesday and, dodging boulders the size of buildings, momentarily touched the surface to collect a handful of cosmic rubble for return to Earth....

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October 20, 2020
California will allow fans at pro sports but not Disneyland

California will let fans back in outdoor stadiums for pro sporting events in counties with low coronavirus infection rates but isn't ready to allow Disneyland and other major theme parks...

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October 20, 2020
California will allow fans at pro sports but not Disneyland

California will let fans back in outdoor stadiums for pro sporting events in counties with low coronavirus infection rates but isn't ready to allow Disneyland and other major theme parks...

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October 20, 2020
California will allow fans at pro sports but not Disneyland

California will let fans back in outdoor stadiums for pro sporting events in counties with low coronavirus infection rates but isn't ready to allow Disneyland and other major theme parks...

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October 20, 2020
Environmental groups sue over Portland tear gas use

Night after night in Portland, tear gas and other crowd control devices have enveloped protesters and bystanders in airborne chemicals that settle on the ground, later to be washed into...

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October 20, 2020
Environmental groups sue over Portland tear gas use

Night after night in Portland, tear gas and other crowd control devices have enveloped protesters and bystanders in airborne chemicals that settle on the ground, later to be washed into...

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October 20, 2020
N.C. insurance magnate begins serving federal prison term

A North Carolina insurance magnate and prolific political donor has started serving a federal prison sentence for corruption-related convictions. Greg E. Lindberg was in custody on Tuesday at a minimum-security...

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October 20, 2020
N.C. insurance magnate begins serving federal prison term

A North Carolina insurance magnate and prolific political donor has started serving a federal prison sentence for corruption-related convictions. Greg E. Lindberg was in custody on Tuesday at a minimum-security...

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October 20, 2020
Football rules nationally, Dodgers in Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Dodgers played for their season Sunday night on Fox, the seventh game of the National League Championship Series. Win and go to the World Series, lose and...

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October 20, 2020
Trump environmental rollback spurs mining near Okefenokee

A mining company said Tuesday that it plans to dig for minerals without a federal permit at the edge of the vast wildlife refuge in the Okefenokee Swamp, a big...

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October 20, 2020
AP source: Ownership committee approves Mets sale to Cohen

The proposed purchase of 95% of the New York Mets by an entity of billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen has been approved by Major League Baseball's ownership committee, and...

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October 20, 2020
Netflix reports a summer slump in subscriber growth

Netflix's subscriber growth slowed dramatically during the summer months after a surge in the spring fueled by pandemic lockdowns that corralled millions of people in their homes. The summer slump...

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October 20, 2020
How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday

Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Tuesday following several solid earnings reports from U.S. companies. Technology, communication and financial stocks powered most of the gains, erasing some of the S&P...

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October 20, 2020
Fear of right-wing PragerU classroom infiltration overlooks double standard: BOTH left and right should stop brainwashing kids

An Ohio school has been dragged for ‘allowing' a teacher to use right-wing platform PragerU in class, yet equally fact-deficient propaganda from the left gets a pass. Schools should play...

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October 20, 2020
Papers shed light on early years of USS Constitution, Navy

The U.S.S. Constitution Museum has acquired more than 150 documents, including correspondence from President George Washington's secretary of war and the leader of the Haitian Revolution, that shed light on...

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October 20, 2020
UEFA adds third Chinese sponsor to soccer’s Euro 2020

UEFA signed a third Chinese sponsor for soccer's next European Championship on Tuesday. Phone manufacturer Vivo agreed a two-tournament deal to add to its existing sponsorship with FIFA for two...

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October 20, 2020
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery rose 63 cents to $41.46 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude oil for December delivery rose 54 cents to $43.16 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline...

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October 20, 2020
Older workers face higher unemployment amid virus pandemic

For the first time in nearly 50 years, older workers face higher unemployment than midcareer workers, according to a study released Tuesday by the New School university in New York...

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October 20, 2020
The beheading of a teacher shows Islamic extremists are still intent on destroying us. Here’s 5 steps we must take to stop them

It's time to stop worrying so much about Covid and focus on the real existential threat to our way of life. As a former police commander, I know that only...

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October 20, 2020
Hall of Fame Health launched to help former NFL players

Hall of Fame Health, a nationwide effort to offer services to any former NFL player or team employee and their families, announced its partnership Tuesday with 12 medical care providers....

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October 20, 2020
US spacecraft diving to asteroid for rare rubble grab

A NASA spacecraft descended Tuesday toward the surface of an asteroid 200 million miles away to collect a handful of rubble for return to Earth. The Osiris-Rex spacecraft dropped out...

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October 20, 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 20, 2020
North Carolina unemployment rate rises to 7.3% in September

North Carolina's unemployment rate rose in September, state officials announced on Tuesday, as the number of additional jobs filled didn't keep pace with people returning to the workforce as pandemic...

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October 20, 2020
The Latest: NFL counts 8 new positive tests among players

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The NFL and the Players Association say there were eight new confirmed positive tests among...

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October 20, 2020
Bob Murray retires as board chairman of US coal giant

Robert Murray, the founder and former president and CEO of a major U.S. coal operator that recently emerged from federal bankruptcy, has retired as chairman of the company's board. Murray...

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October 20, 2020
Donation to create William Carey health science facility lab

A private Mississippi university has received a $30,000 donation from a Hattiesburg pharmacist and his wife. William Carey University announced the donation from Ron and Michelle Edwards in a recent...

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October 20, 2020
Man gets prison for sabotage that caused PPE delivery delay

A former vice president of a medical device packaging company has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for sabotaging his former employer's electronic shipping records, which prosecutors said...

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October 20, 2020
This new ‘hate crime’ law is even more pernicious & worrying than celebrity critics like Rowan Atkinson and John Cleese realise

Scotland's bid to outlaw prejudice against certain ‘protected characteristics' is not just about an assault on free speech. It does something the law should never do: treat some people more...

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October 20, 2020
Grains mostly higher, livestock mixed

Grain futures were mostly higher on Tuesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Dec. advanced .094 cent at $6.32 a bushel; Dec. corn rose .028...

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October 20, 2020
San Francisco Conservatory buys Opus 3 Artists agency

With much of the classical music industry shuttered by the novel coronavirus pandemic, one of the leading management agencies has been acquired by an unusual buyer in an unconventional transaction....

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October 20, 2020
France has paid an appalling price for its lax attitude to radical Islam and a clampdown on extremists is long overdue

President Macron's government is finally taking a tough line on Islamist terrorism after a string of shocking incidents culminated in the beheading of a teacher. Why has it taken so...

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