Politics

October 14, 2020
Tribe suing rival company over casino annex in Pope County

An Oklahoma tribe has sued a rival company and the Arkansas Racing Commission in an effort to stop a smaller annex casino from being built. Attorneys for Cherokee Nation Businesses...

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October 14, 2020
Longtime Miami auto industry leader Manuel ‘Manolo’ Villamañan dead at 85

Manuel “Manolo” Villamañan, who spent decades leading one of South Florida's most prominent auto groups and was active in Miami's anti-Castro movement, died Monday. He was 85 years old. The...

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October 14, 2020
Kanye West tweet showed mock election data, not results

Rapper and independent presidential candidate Kanye West tweeted bogus election results that he said showed he's ahead of President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the presidential race....

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October 14, 2020
US official: Nuclear energy can attract more supporters

The resurgence of interest in nuclear power as a clean energy source could be boosted by emphasizing how it would help humanity, the chairwoman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission...

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October 14, 2020
Editorial Roundup: US

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Oct. 14 The Republican of Springfield, Massachusetts, on how the U.S. Supreme Court ruling cutting the census short could...

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October 14, 2020
How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday

Stocks closed lower on Wall Street Wednesday, extending the market's losses from a day earlier, as talks dragged on in Washington over another economic stimulus package. Companies that rely on...

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October 14, 2020
United loses $1.8 billion, aims to shift focus to recovery

United Airlines financial hole grew deeper over the summer as a modest recovery in air travel slowed down, pushing the carrier to a loss of $1.84 billion in the typically...

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October 14, 2020
AP FACT CHECK: Sen. Cruz scrambles the stats on Obamacare

Senators examining Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court heard a wildly inaccurate statement from one of their own Wednesday about how much health insurance premiums have risen since...

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October 14, 2020
AP source: Angels give White Sox OK to interview La Russa

The Los Angeles Angels granted the Chicago White Sox permission to interview Hall of Famer Tony La Russa for their managing job, a person familiar with the situation said Wednesday....

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October 14, 2020
Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Pennsylvania's newspapers: City shouldn't have to sue for gun safety The Citizens' Voice Oct. 10 With nearly three months remaining in 2020,...

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October 14, 2020
Takeaways: Pardon power, silent mics on Barrett’s final day

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett faced a second day of questions Wednesday from the Senate Judiciary Committee as Democrats kept up their focus on health care three weeks before...

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October 14, 2020
Philadelphia latest city to sue Juul over teen vaping

Philadelphia has filed a lawsuit against Juul Labs, accusing the company of being responsible for what city health officials call an epidemic of e-cigarette use among teens and young people....

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October 14, 2020
Cells at San Diego Zoo lead to cloning of endangered horse

Little Kurt looks like any other baby horse as he frolics playfully in his pen. He isn't afraid to kick or head-butt an intruder who gets in his way and,...

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October 14, 2020
Police union sues Philadelphia over public hearing ordinance

The Philadelphia police officers' union is suing the city to try to block an ordinance requiring a public hearing on the city's police contract proposal from going into effect. The...

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October 14, 2020
Sponsors of controversial Little Haiti redevelopment finally hold a community meeting

Eastside Ridge, the massive, oft-delayed project that would raze and redevelop 22 acres of apartments on the edge of Miami's Little Haiti, is back in the public eye -- and...

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October 14, 2020
Vision 2020: Will mailed-in ballots be delivered on time?

Can you trust the U.S. Postal Service to deliver your ballot on time? If you plan on voting by mail, election officials say it's best to do it as early...

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October 14, 2020
Not enough black venture capitalists? What’s next, not enough black war criminals? Fetishizing surface diversity insults us all

The obsession with ‘diversity' that has taken the US professional sphere by storm is not only misguided, but insults minorities, who don't need white guilt to excel. It's also running...

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October 14, 2020
Video indicates slain protester was upset about being filmed

Video from a Denver television station shows that a pro-police demonstrator who was fatally shot by a security guard hired by the station was apparently angry that he was being...

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October 14, 2020
COVID-19 lockdowns are in lockstep with the ‘Great Reset’

Who benefits from lockdowns that are destabilizing all facets of our society? Look no further than the emerging global oligarchy. In October 2019, a pandemic simulation exercise called Event 201...

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October 14, 2020
Editorial Roundup: North Carolina

Recent editorials from North Carolina newspapers: ___ Oct. 13 The Greensboro News & Record on indoor worship services in North Carolina: Those odd-looking, animate objects you're beginning to see again...

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October 14, 2020
Trump tries to shore up support from big business, Iowans

President Donald Trump on Wednesday sought to shore up support from constituencies that not so long ago he thought he had in the bag: big business and voters in the...

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October 14, 2020
Editorial Roundup: Florida

Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: ___ Oct. 13 The Tampa Bay Times on the importance of making plans to vote in the upcoming general election: Election Day was exactly three...

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October 14, 2020
Dangerous delusions: US claims arms control ‘agreement’ with Russia for Trump election points

Extending the New START treaty until a new arms control agreement can be negotiated is in the best interest of world peace. President Trump, however, seems ready to sacrifice that...

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October 14, 2020
Extra safety scrutiny planned as virus vaccine worries grow

Facing public skepticism about rushed COVID-19 vaccines, U.S. health officials are planning extra scrutiny of the first people vaccinated when shots become available — an added safety layer experts call...

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October 14, 2020
The Latest: Biden says Barrett could strip health safeguards

The Latest on the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett (all times local): 2:10 p.m. Democrat Joe Biden says Judge Amy Coney Barrett “seems like a...

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October 14, 2020
Kentucky coal miner died, 2nd mining fatality in a week

A coal miner working underground in western Kentucky died after being struck by a coal scoop. It was the second coal mining death in Kentucky in less than a week...

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October 14, 2020
Washington unemployment rate drops to 7.8%

Washington's jobless rate dipped to 7.8% last month, and the state's economy added 2,400 jobs. According to numbers released Wednesday by the Employment Security Department, September's rate was down from...

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October 14, 2020
Indictment: Women incited fight at assisted living facility

Three North Carolina women were indicted after authorities said they incited two female residents at an assisted living facility to fight each other and one of the three women filmed...

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October 14, 2020
US Senate high stakes spur astronomical spending in Montana

Political groups fighting for control of the U.S. Senate have poured more than $118 million into the contest between Montana's Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock and Republican incumbent Steve Daines, a...

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October 14, 2020
Barrett tells doubtful Dems she’d keep open mind on court

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is presenting herself in her final round of confirmation questioning as a judge with deeply held personal and religious beliefs but vowing to keep...

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October 14, 2020
The Latest: Trump pushes claims on vaccine, infrastructure

The Latest on the 2020 presidential race (all times local): 11:48 a.m. President Donald Trump is describing the choice for voters in the Nov. 3 election as a “choice between...

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October 14, 2020
Industrial nations consider extending debt relief over virus

The world's major economies are considering a proposal to extend for six months a moratorium on debt payments by poor nations as a way to provide support during the worst...

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October 14, 2020
No more $20,000 fines: Miami Beach lowers penalty for short-term rental violations

Violating short-term rental rules on Miami Beach will no longer cost hosts between $20,000 and $100,000 following a City Commission vote on Wednesday reducing the fines, considered among the most...

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October 14, 2020
Populism in Europe is dead, you say? It’s not even sick! It’s gone mainstream – despite what the liberals would have you believe

While immigration may not be the primary issue gripping the continent at present, thanks to Covid-19, populist attitudes are now embedded in the national conversation, though those of a liberal...

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October 14, 2020
McGrath faces strong headwinds in mission to oust McConnell

Amy McGrath was in elementary school when Mitch McConnell was first elected to the Senate. Now, 36 years later, the Democrat who reached her dreams of becoming a military aviator...

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October 14, 2020
Trump’s latest arms sales to Taiwan aimed at winning votes by ‘getting tough’ on China… but risks war

In a reckless provocation to China, the Trump administration has given notice of three major arms deals with Taiwan. The rocket launcher and missiles on offer are advanced attack systems....

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October 14, 2020
Judge rejects N.C. political donor’s prison delay request

An insurance company magnate and major North Carolina political donor convicted on corruption-related counts months ago must begin his federal prison term next week, a judge has ruled. U.S. District...

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October 14, 2020
How rock star Roger Waters was hung out to dry by Amnesty and Bellingcat for his views on Syrian ‘chemical attack’

A leaked phone call reveals that outside pressure caused Amnesty to pull its promotion of a webinar featuring Pink Floyd's Roger Waters – a vocal skeptic of the Douma ‘chemical...

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October 14, 2020
Grains mostly higher, livestock mixed

Grain futures were mostly higher on Wednesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Dec. was off .022 cent at $5.90 a bushel; Dec. corn was...

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October 14, 2020
Northern ‘Working Class’ Brits need to lose the chip on their shoulder and stop expecting other people to solve their problems

The traditional blue collar areas of the UK are complaining of being treated with less respect and urgency by Boris Johnson, than the more affluent parts of the country -...

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