Politics

October 18, 2020
Liam Neeson’s ‘Honest Thief’ notches No. 1 at box office

Liam Neeson's thriller “Honest Thief” stole the top spot at the box office in yet another quiet weekend of moviegoing. The Open Roads Films movie brought in $3.7 million in...

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October 18, 2020
Hard hit by virus, airlines push for tests over quarantines

What will it take to get people flying again? International air traffic is down 92% this year as travelers worry about catching COVID-19 and government travel bans and quarantine rules...

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October 18, 2020
Hard hit by virus, airlines push for tests over quarantines

What will it take to get people flying again? International air traffic is down 92% this year as travelers worry about catching COVID-19 and government travel bans and quarantine rules...

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October 18, 2020
Hard hit by virus, airlines push for tests over quarantines

What will it take to get people flying again? International air traffic is down 92% this year as travelers worry about catching COVID-19 and government travel bans and quarantine rules...

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October 18, 2020
Hard hit by virus, airlines push for tests over quarantines

What will it take to get people flying again? International air traffic is down 92% this year as travelers worry about catching COVID-19 and government travel bans and quarantine rules...

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October 18, 2020
Police: 4 shot to death, 1 stabbed to death in Philadelphia

At least four people were shot to death and another was stabbed to death in Philadelphia as others were wounded, some critically, during another violent weekend in the city. Police...

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October 18, 2020
November Gulf oil lease sale changing length at some depths

A federal oil lease sale in November will be the first in a decade to offer 10-year leases at some depths. Since 2010, leases in depths of 800 to 1600...

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October 18, 2020
November Gulf oil lease sale changing length at some depths

A federal oil lease sale in November will be the first in a decade to offer 10-year leases at some depths. Since 2010, leases in depths of 800 to 1600...

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October 18, 2020
Search continues for missing hiker from Asheville

Crews were expected to continue searching Sunday for a hiker who went missing in the North Carolina mountains. A spokeswoman for Haywood County Emergency Management told TV station WYFF that...

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October 18, 2020
Search continues for missing hiker from Asheville

Crews were expected to continue searching Sunday for a hiker who went missing in the North Carolina mountains. A spokeswoman for Haywood County Emergency Management told TV station WYFF that...

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October 18, 2020
Montgomery officials tying tax bid to military future

Officials supporting a move to raise property taxes in a bid to improve Montgomery's troubled public schools say defeat could endanger the future of its military facilities, a leading employer...

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October 18, 2020
AP Exclusive: Utility lacked basic training before blackouts

When Pacific Gas & Electric cut power to large swaths of wildfire-prone Northern California last fall, few of the emergency personnel managing the blackouts for the nation's largest utility had...

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October 18, 2020
El Paso sees largest number in hospitals due to COVID-19

The El Paso area has reported its highest number of hospitalizations due to the coronavirus since the pandemic began, officials said on Sunday. A record high 449 hospitalizations were reported...

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October 18, 2020
Millions more virus rapid tests but are results reported?

After struggling to ramp up coronavirus testing, the U.S. can now screen several million people daily, thanks to a growing supply of rapid tests. But the boom comes with a...

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October 18, 2020
Our deadly Frankenstein: Social media’s creators admit it dehumanizes people, disrupts social fabric and destroys democracy

An important new Netflix documentary, The Social Dilemma, uses former Silicon Valley insiders to lay bare the existential threat Big Tech poses to civilization. It's much more than a dilemma....

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October 18, 2020
UIC gets $3M federal award for STEM mentoring

The University of Illinois Chicago will get $3 million in federal funding over three years to create an undergraduate research mentoring program in science, technology, engineering or mathematics, according to...

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October 18, 2020
Uganda’s ‘taxi divas’ rise from COVID-19’s economic gloom

The women grappled with each other inside the vehicle. The driver jerked to ease the grip around her neck, then turned to elbow her attacker in the back seat. She...

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October 18, 2020
Touch-and-go: US spacecraft sampling asteroid for return

After almost two years circling an ancient asteroid hundreds of millions of miles away, a NASA spacecraft this week will attempt to descend to the treacherous, boulder-packed surface and snatch...

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October 18, 2020
French virus curfew produces eerie quiet on streets of Paris

The streets of Paris and eight other French cities were deserted on Saturday night on the first day of the government-imposed 9 p.m. curfew that is scheduled to last for...

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October 18, 2020
Is Facebook really ready for the 2020 election?

Ever since Russian agents and other opportunists abused its platform in an attempt to manipulate the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Facebook has insisted — repeatedly — that it's learned its...

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October 18, 2020
Covid rates in uni towns across UK are raising tensions among locals, but don’t blame the students – it’s fatcat bosses’ fault

The return of students to universities has seen a big spike in Covid cases, and locals in many cities are angry. Why were the vice chancellors and the government so...

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October 18, 2020
Russia shuns tough restrictions even as infections soar

It's Friday night in Moscow, and popular bars and restaurants in the city center are packed. No one except the staff is wearing a mask or bothers to keep their...

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October 18, 2020
Russia shuns tough restrictions even as infections soar

It's Friday night in Moscow, and popular bars and restaurants in the city center are packed. No one except the staff is wearing a mask or bothers to keep their...

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October 18, 2020
The Latest: India adds 61,800 new cases, 1,033 deaths

NEW DELHI — India has added 61,871 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, raising its total to about 7.5 million. The Health Ministry on Sunday also registered 1,033...

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October 18, 2020
Research indicates Mississippi River is older than thought

Research by a Southern Illinois University instructor and her graduate student indicates the Mississippi River is more than three times older than previous records suggested. Sally Potter-McIntyre, an associate professor...

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October 18, 2020
Research indicates Mississippi River is older than thought

Research by a Southern Illinois University instructor and her graduate student indicates the Mississippi River is more than three times older than previous records suggested. Sally Potter-McIntyre, an associate professor...

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October 18, 2020
Family honors Foam Packaging co-founder’s notable creation

Jesse Davenport turned 90 on Oct. 5, and to help celebrate his birthday his family threw him a party that included a cake made to look like an 18-count egg...

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October 18, 2020
North Carolina chef honored for work preserving foodways

Hanan Shabazz is recovering from eye surgery. Her grandmother, Annie Belle Salters, was blind when she died at the age of 95, Shabazz explained. The chef was talking from the...

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October 18, 2020
Working the land a way of life at Alabama family farm

Chad Henderson isn't sure why his grandfather kept up farming from the previous generation, but he is certainty glad his forebears did. He said there are plenty of people who...

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October 18, 2020
Asia Today: Melbourne eases lockdown as cases decline

Australia's second-largest city, Melbourne, has loosened lockdown restrictions as new and active COVID-19 continue to decline. From midnight Sunday, Melbourne residents will no longer face limits on the time they...

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October 17, 2020
Police: 3 Delaware women arrested after robbery, pursuit

Delaware State Police said Saturday they had arrested three women on multiple charges in connection with a robbery at a sporting goods store during which two employees were pepper sprayed....

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October 17, 2020
Federal appeals court upholds Kentucky abortion law

A federal appeals court has upheld a decades-old Kentucky law requiring abortion clinics to have written agreements with a hospital and an ambulance service in case of medical emergencies. The...

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October 17, 2020
Folly pier closes next week for 2-year replacement project

Sunday marks the start of an extended closure of the iconic Edwin S. Taylor Folly Beach Fishing Pier in South Carolina. The span will close at 10 p.m. Sunday for...

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October 17, 2020
Folly pier closes next week for 2-year replacement project

Sunday marks the start of an extended closure of the iconic Edwin S. Taylor Folly Beach Fishing Pier in South Carolina. The span will close at 10 p.m. Sunday for...

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October 17, 2020
US resorts adapt to new normal of skiing amid pandemic

Helmet, goggles, skis? Check. Hand sanitizer, face covering, reservation? Check. Roughly seven months after the coronavirus cut the ski season short at the height of spring break, resorts across the...

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October 17, 2020
Rural Midwest hospitals struggling to handle virus surge

Rural Jerauld County in South Dakota didn't see a single case of the coronavirus for more than two months stretching from June to August. But over the last two weeks,...

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October 17, 2020
Transit shutdowns fail to deter Thai pro-democracy protests

Pro-democracy activists in Thailand staged a fourth straight day of high-profile protests in the capital on Saturday, thwarting efforts by the authorities to stop them, including a shutdown of the...

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October 17, 2020
AP FACT CHECK: Trump sees what others do not in the pandemic

“I believe we're rounding the corner." “We're a winner on the excess mortality.” “We have the vaccines coming and we have the therapies coming.” “We have done an amazing job.”...

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October 17, 2020
A new statue depicting Medusa holding a man’s severed head symbolises what’s bad about #MeToo – and why it’s backfired on women

In Greek mythology, men used to fear the stony gaze of the snake-haired Gorgon. Today, men once again feel such fear – but, ironically, no campaign has done more to...

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October 17, 2020
A new statue depicting Medusa holding a man’s severed head symbolises what’s bad about #MeToo – and why it’s backfired on women

In Greek mythology, men used to fear the stony gaze of the snake-haired Gorgon. Today, men once again feel such fear – but, ironically, no campaign has done more to...

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