Politics

October 12, 2020
Hospitality firm HES Group planned new hotel in Midtown Miami. Now, its selling the site

When hospitality development firm HES Group purchased a Midtown Miami lot in 2012, it planned to build a hotel. Monday, the company is putting the 1.02 acre site up for...

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October 12, 2020
South Florida real estate calendar for the week of Oct. 12

Most real estate conferences and talks this week highlight the impacts of the pandemic on the industry nationwide. Oct. 13 ▪ The D.C.-based Urban Land Institute will host a three-day...

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October 12, 2020
Fears for tiers: UK cities chafe at 3-level lockdown plan

The British government is set to announce new restrictions Monday on business and socializing in major northern England cities with high infection rates. But pubs, restaurants and other businesses are...

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October 12, 2020
2 Americans win Nobel prize in economics for auction theory

Americans Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson won the Nobel Prize in economics on Monday for “improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats.” “Their discoveries have...

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October 12, 2020
Superstar mare Enable retired, to begin breeding career

One of the most decorated runners in European horse racing was retired Monday when the owners of superstar mare Enable said she had run her last race and would soon...

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October 12, 2020
Tennessee State researchers, others study wood-boring beetle

A group of researchers from Tennessee State University will help develop new ways to manage a wood-boring beetle that attacks trees, the university said. The university has received a $6...

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October 12, 2020
English villages wake up to find they’re Brexit’s new border

Four years after Britain voted to leave the European Union, Brexit can still seem abstract. But in the county known as the Garden of England, it is literally taking concrete...

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October 12, 2020
English villages wake up to find they’re Brexit’s new border

Four years after Britain voted to leave the European Union, Brexit can still seem abstract. But in the county known as the Garden of England, it is literally taking concrete...

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October 12, 2020
Asian shares mostly higher after US rally, aid package hopes

Asian shares were mostly higher in muted trading Monday, as worries about the pandemic kept optimism in check despite a rally that closed out last week on Wall Street. Investors...

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October 12, 2020
The Latest: China to test city of 9 million amid new cases

BEIJIJNG — China's government says all 9 million people in the eastern city of Qingdao will be tested for the coronavirus this week after nine cases linked to a hospital...

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October 12, 2020
Asia Today: China to test 9 million after fresh outbreak

Chinese health authorities will test all 9 million people in the eastern city of Qingdao for the coronavirus this week after nine cases linked to a hospital were found, the...

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October 12, 2020
Economics award caps week of Nobel Prizes

The winner of this year's Nobel Prize in economics will be announced Monday, coming as much of the world experiences the worst recession since World War II because of the...

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October 12, 2020
Five years on, Israelis see few benefits from major gas deal

Five years after Israel signed a landmark agreement to develop large offshore gas fields over the objections of antitrust authorities, environmentalists and consumer advocates, ordinary Israelis have yet to see...

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October 12, 2020
‘We can’t lose our momentum:’ Louisiana vows to rebuild

Back-to-back hurricanes in the space of six weeks left parts of Louisiana blanketed Sunday with tarpaulins, mangled metal and downed power lines — but not necessarily despair. Utility crews fanned...

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October 12, 2020
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s shaky claims on virus, Dem misfires

Impatient to return to the campaign trail, President Donald Trump dubiously claimed he's fully recovered and immune from COVID-19, hailed a cure that isn't so and declared the coronavirus is...

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October 12, 2020
South Carolina football food vendors limited during pandemic

It's not a RiverDogs game without a bag of Tony's boiled peanuts and a $1 beer, just like it's not a South Carolina football game without a tailgate in the...

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October 12, 2020
Asian shares mostly higher after US rally, aid package hopes

Asian shares were mostly higher in muted trading Monday, as worries about the pandemic kept optimism in check despite a rally that closed out last week on Wall Street. Investors...

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October 11, 2020
Missouri blames database error on website for COVID-19 spike

A “database extract error” resulted in an incorrect inflation of the number of reported COVID-19 cases in Missouri going back over several days, Missouri health officials said Sunday. The Missouri...

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October 11, 2020
Missouri blames database error on website for COVID-19 spike

A “database extract error” resulted in an incorrect inflation of the number of reported COVID-19 cases in Missouri going back over several days, Missouri health officials said Sunday. The Missouri...

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October 11, 2020
Falcons’ Ryan takes blame as loss increases heat on Quinn

Another crucial missed opportunity for the Atlanta Falcons left even more heat on coach Dan Quinn. Matt Ryan says the blame for the latest loss should be on him, not...

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October 11, 2020
What is open, closed in South Florida on Columbus Day, Indigenous Peoples’ Day?

Monday is Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples' Day, depending on who you ask, and unlike with other holidays, it's not always clear what is open or closed in South Florida....

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October 11, 2020
The Latest: Louisiana governor announces 1 death from storm

The Latest on Delta (all times CDT): 3:30 p.m. BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana officials have announced a death from Hurricane Delta. Gov. John Bel Edwards said Sunday an 86-year-old...

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October 11, 2020
Lightning knocks Washington state ferry out of service

A passenger ferry in Washington State was struck by lightning that impacted its navigation system and temporarily knocked the ferry out of service. The M/V Puyallup was near the dock...

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October 11, 2020
Biden harnesses history to describe urgency of 2020 campaign

Presidential hopefuls tend to declare every upcoming election the most important one that voters have faced in their lifetime. Joe Biden goes bigger. The Democratic nominee portrays 2020 as an...

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October 11, 2020
Hospital in the Mississippi Delta hires new chief executive

A rural Mississippi hospital that has faced financial losses the past several years is hiring a new CEO who has been the top executive at hospitals in Virginia, Georgia and...

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October 11, 2020
East St. Louis students lacking internet for remote learning

Countless parents in East St. Louis say they are relying on minimal resources while struggling to gain internet access to help their children participate in remote learning at area schools...

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October 11, 2020
Teton goat shoot a physical challenge but success reported

“Mountaineering with a rifle” is how Taylor Glenn summed up his first few hours of pursuing mountain goats in Grand Teton National Park. The morning of Sept. 23, Glenn was...

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October 11, 2020
Big money funds debate on Illinois graduated income tax vote

Both sides in the debate over a ballot measure to change Illinois' income tax system from a flat-rate to a graduated structure have straightforward arguments Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker and...

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October 11, 2020
COVID-19 coverage safety net has plenty of holes in US

COVID-19 can do more than torment patients physically. It also clobbers some financially. Even though many insurers and the U.S. government have offered to pick up or waive costs tied...

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October 11, 2020
Wave of ‘Nutcracker’ cancellations hits dance companies hard

For many, it's not Christmas without the dance of Clara, Uncle Drosselmeyer, the Sugar Plum Fairy, the Mouse King and, of course, the Nutcracker Prince. But this year the coronavirus...

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October 11, 2020
AP Interview: Barça VP says Messi never was for sale

Hobbled by crises on the field and among its fed-up club members, Barcelona never waivered in its commitment to Lionel Messi despite mounting financial struggles brought on by the pandemic-induced...

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October 11, 2020
Let’s face it, US politics is just a showy soap opera laced with enough nepotism and corruption to make a banana republic blush

It's four weeks to election day. Chaos reigns in the White House. The contagious president still doesn't wanna wear a mask. Will Donald have to be dragged out by force?...

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October 11, 2020
Precedent, recusal, Roe: A court nomination viewer’s guide

A scant two weeks after her nomination, Judge Amy Coney Barrett goes before a Senate committee that's bitterly split along partisan lines over whether the Supreme Court vacancy created by...

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October 11, 2020
Fake asteroid? NASA expert IDs mystery object as old rocket

The jig may be up for an “asteroid” that's expected to get nabbed by Earth's gravity and become a mini moon next month. Instead of a cosmic rock, the newly...

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October 11, 2020
The Latest: UK told it’s at ‘tipping point’ in virus fight

LONDON -- One of the main medical advisers to the British government has warned that the country is at a “tipping point” in its battle against the coronavirus pandemic, a...

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October 11, 2020
Asia Today: Australian state warns non-complying public

The premier of Australia's Victoria state is stepping up his fight with members of the public who don't comply with pandemic regulations, saying close contacts of those infected who refuse...

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October 11, 2020
Asia Today: Australian state warns non-complying public

The premier of Australia's Victoria state is stepping up his fight with members of the public who don't comply with pandemic regulations, saying close contacts of those infected who refuse...

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October 11, 2020
Asia Today: Australian state warns non-complying public

The premier of Australia's Victoria state is stepping up his fight with members of the public who don't comply with pandemic regulations, saying close contacts of those infected who refuse...

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October 11, 2020
Black History Month reflects Britain’s confusion about itself… it should be called White Supremacy Month instead

The UK's Black History Month only serves to underline black people's second-class status. Its bipolar balancing act between celebration and disdain mirrors the country's anxiety about itself. With Black History...

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October 11, 2020
Gone in the pandemic: Smoking in Tampa dive bars

Call it the end of an era. A smelly, nicotine-stained era when you could gauge a person's mood by how high the butts piled up in the ashtray, or spark...

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