Politics

October 20, 2020
Attny: Iowa saying no to demands only emboldens ex-players

The attorney representing eight Black former Iowa football players who allege racial discrimination during their time with the Hawkeyes said Monday night the university's rejection of their demands, which included...

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October 20, 2020
California won’t allow virus vaccines without state approval

California won't allow any distribution of coronavirus vaccines in the nation's most populous state until it is reviewed by the state's own panel of experts, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday....

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October 20, 2020
California won’t allow virus vaccines without state approval

California won't allow any distribution of coronavirus vaccines in the nation's most populous state until it is reviewed by the state's own panel of experts, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday....

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October 20, 2020
10 residents dead amid virus outbreak at Kansas nursing home

A coronavirus outbreak has killed 10 residents in a nursing home in a northwestern Kansas county that proportionally already had the nation's largest increase in cases over two weeks. The...

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October 19, 2020
Los Angeles faces lawsuit over marijuana delivery licenses

Two marijuana trade organizations filed a lawsuit Monday against the nation's largest legal pot market over restrictions on stand-alone delivery services that have blocked them from obtaining licenses until 2025....

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October 19, 2020
State: Most COVID-19 patients hospitalized in about 2 months

Health officials reported 4,319 COVID-19 patients in Texas hospitals for treatment Monday, the most since 4,422 patients were hospitalized on Aug. 28. Texas had an estimated 82,930 active cases of...

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October 19, 2020
Group offers churches $6-a-ballot to help people vote early

A group's offer to pay churches $6 for every person they help to vote early this year does not violate any law although it might not be the “best practice”...

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October 19, 2020
Pittsburgh group releases police reform recommendations

A taskforce charged with examining Pittsburgh's policing policies in the wake of protests over police brutality that erupted in the city and across the country this summer has issued a...

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October 19, 2020
Pittsburgh group releases police reform recommendations

A taskforce charged with examining Pittsburgh's policing policies in the wake of protests over police brutality that erupted in the city and across the country this summer has issued a...

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October 19, 2020
UConn pays $250,000 to resolve pay discrimination case

The University of Connecticut has agreed to pay a total of just under $250,000 to seven female employees after the U.S. Labor Department found the school had been paying higher...

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October 19, 2020
UConn pays $250,000 to resolve pay discrimination case

The University of Connecticut has agreed to pay a total of just under $250,000 to seven female employees after the U.S. Labor Department found the school had been paying higher...

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October 19, 2020
First federal execution of woman in 70 years should kill illusion of American moral superiority, no matter how ‘heinous’ the crime

The US' growing embrace of the death penalty, now openly supported by the federal government, should end its pretense of moral superiority over the rest of the world. And can...

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October 19, 2020
How major US stock indexes fared Monday

Stocks closed lower on Wall Street Monday amid fading optimism that Washington will deliver more badly needed aid for the economy before the election next month. The S&P 500 had...

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October 19, 2020
Kyle Larson reinstated to compete in NASCAR in 2021

Kyle Larson can return to NASCAR competition next season following a long suspension for using a racial slur while playing a video game. He was suspended in April for after...

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October 19, 2020
MLS announces programs to combat racism, promote diversity

Major League Soccer announced a series of initiatives Monday to combat racism, advocate for social justice and increase diversity in the sport. MLS says the programs came after several months...

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October 19, 2020
Bruce Springsteen & other celebs are being whiny teenagers, threatening to run away if Trump wins. If only they would

Liberal celebrities are once again promising to flee the US if Donald Trump wins reelection. But why wait? Instead of threatening us as if it really matters, Bruce Springsteen and...

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October 19, 2020
Face masks to bobbleheads: All things RBG available in gifts

Ruth Bader Ginsburg is gone but far from forgotten. With the death of the Supreme Court justice on Sept. 18 came an outpouring of gift prospects in her honor. Ahead...

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October 19, 2020
Veteran TV executive Channing Dungey jumps to Warner Bros.

Veteran TV industry executive Channing Dungey was named chairman of the Warner Bros. Television Group after tenures at ABC and Netflix in which she shepherded hit series including “Scandal." Dungey,...

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October 19, 2020
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery fell 5 cents to $40.83 a barrel Monday. Brent crude oil for December delivery fell 31 cents to $42.62 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline...

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October 19, 2020
AP source: No talk of individual punishment for Titans

The NFL and the NFL Players Association found instances when the Tennessee Titans failed to wear masks at all times and were “insufficiently clear” to players about not meeting or...

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October 19, 2020
New Mexico tribes concerned about pitch to expand gambling

Native American leaders in New Mexico are raising concerns about a proposal by non-tribal racetracks and casinos to overhaul the industry and open the state to Las Vegas-style gambling. They...

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October 19, 2020
Trump says Sudan will be removed from terrorism list

President Donald Trump on Monday said Sudan will be removed from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, a move that would open the door for the African country...

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October 19, 2020
Report showing gains in bank access overshadowed by COVID

More Americans than ever obtained a basic bank account in 2019, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Monday. But data was gathered before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic and...

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October 19, 2020
Report showing gains in bank access overshadowed by COVID

More Americans than ever obtained a basic bank account in 2019, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Monday. But data was gathered before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic and...

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October 19, 2020
Front office veteran Krall will run Reds baseball operations

Cincinnati Reds general manager Nick Krall has been named director of baseball operations for the team. The Reds announced Monday that Krall was being promoted to replace Dick Williams, who...

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October 19, 2020
Front office veteran Krall will run Reds baseball operations

Cincinnati Reds general manager Nick Krall has been named director of baseball operations for the team. The Reds announced Monday that Krall was being promoted to replace Dick Williams, who...

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October 19, 2020
COVID changes at Tahoe ski resorts will be mostly indoors

Skiing and snowboarding won't be much different than usual on the slopes when Lake Tahoe ski resorts begin reopening next month but a variety of changes are planned indoors because...

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October 19, 2020
6 Russian military officers charged in vast hacking campaign

Six Russian military officers sought to disrupt through computer hacking the French election, the Winter Olympics and U.S. businesses, according to a Justice Department indictment unsealed Monday that details attacks...

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October 19, 2020
Gifty new and unusual pandemic-proof games for the holidays

The pandemic has proven there's no shortage of games to keep families, couples and kids amused. The classics are ever-present, but a range of new or off-the-beaten-track gift entries are...

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October 19, 2020
Wayne Dupree: Oh, so now Biden claims his 1994 crime bill that led to the mass incarceration of black Americans was a mistake?

True to form, however, the former VP blames the law's effects on how individual states chose to implement it. Why can't he just accept that the bill – which he...

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October 19, 2020
Auto supplier expansion to add jobs in Cottondale, Anniston

A planned expansion by a European auto supplier will add more than 180 new jobs in two Alabama cities, the state said Monday. The governor's office announced $56 million in...

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October 19, 2020
John Oliver now has a sewage plant named after him

Comedian John Oliver made a secret trip to Connecticut last week to help cut the ribbon on a sign naming a sewage treatment plant in his honor. Danbury's City Council...

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October 19, 2020
John Oliver now has a sewage plant named after him

Comedian John Oliver made a secret trip to Connecticut last week to help cut the ribbon on a sign naming a sewage treatment plant in his honor. Danbury's City Council...

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October 19, 2020
Biased, bullying interview that ripped politician to shreds and was hailed by liberal MSM was a public shaming too far

The humiliation of a former star of NZ politics has gone viral as a hostile TV presenter scorned his attempts to reply to her questions and treated him like a...

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October 19, 2020
Air travel pandemic milestone; 1 million passengers screened

The number of passengers screened in a single day for flights in the U.S. topped one million for the first time since COVID-19 infections began to spike last March. The...

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October 19, 2020
Air travel pandemic milestone; 1 million passengers screened

The number of passengers screened in a single day for flights in the U.S. topped one million for the first time since COVID-19 infections began to spike last March. The...

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October 19, 2020
The coup didn’t take: Socialists’ victory in Bolivia shows more unity than foreign meddlers would like

Exit polls suggest MAS has romped home in the first round of the election, ousting the government of Jeanine Áñez and proving that last year's US backed coup was just...

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October 19, 2020
American plans flights with Boeing 737 Max by year-end

Before long, American Airlines might find out how many travelers are reluctant to fly on the Boeing 737 Max. American plans to put the plane back in its schedule by...

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October 19, 2020
Grains mixed, livestock mixed

Grain futures were mixed on Monday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Dec. rose .03 cent at $6.2260 a bushel; Dec. corn was off .014...

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October 19, 2020
Is China really about to invade Taiwan?

China's increased military posturing near the island of Taiwan has led some observers to worry an invasion might be in the offing. But is it worth it for either Beijing...

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