Politics

October 5, 2020
Kansas replacing contractor handling Medicaid applications

Kansas is replacing a private contractor that inspired years of complaints about backlogs and other problems in its handling of applications for the state's Medicaid health coverage for the needy....

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October 5, 2020
Critics vow to continue efforts to remove Snake River dams

Environmental groups are vowing to continue their fight to remove four dams on the Snake River in Washington state they say are killing salmon that are a key food source...

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October 5, 2020
Grains mixed, livestock mixed

Grain futures were mixed on Monday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Dec. was rose .074 cent at $5.83 a bushel; Dec. corn was off...

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October 5, 2020
Grains mixed, livestock mixed

Grain futures were mixed on Monday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Dec. was rose .074 cent at $5.83 a bushel; Dec. corn was off...

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October 5, 2020
Grains mixed, livestock mixed

Grain futures were mixed on Monday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Dec. was rose .074 cent at $5.83 a bushel; Dec. corn was off...

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October 5, 2020
As our (un)civil war escalates towards the real thing, America is in throes of unrest unlike any in our 244-year history

Nearly two thirds of Americans believe the US is on course for civil war. One third now support political violence. The first Civil War's death toll won't be beaten, but...

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October 5, 2020
Galloway: ‘Long Covid’ IS a thing. It may well be a long time before Trump is clear of it and it may bring Boris Johnson down…

If, as we hope, the US president recovers, he will not be the same boisterous brawler he was before, judging by the post-Covid deflation of the much younger British PM,...

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October 5, 2020
Late freeze shortens fall apple season for Indiana orchards

During what would normally be primetime for Midwest apple-picking, orchards around Indiana are running out of apples early this season following a late spring freeze that obliterated much of the...

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October 5, 2020
Regal Cinemas are temporarily closing. Here are the South Florida locations affected

Blame James Bond. Regal Cinemas, the second-largest theater chain in the U.S., is shuttering all its locations on Thursday, Oct. 8 to wait out the COVID pandemic. The British-based Cineworld,...

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October 5, 2020
Editorial Roundup:

The Dallas Morning News. October 4, 2020 If this presidential election feels particularly divisive, without a consensus about where the country should be headed on big issues, it may just...

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October 5, 2020
Cities declare racism a health crisis, but some doubt impact

Christy DeGallerie noticed a startling trend in her online group for coronavirus survivors: White patients got medications she'd never heard of, were offered X-rays and their doctors listened to their...

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October 5, 2020
Phoenix police: 4 arrested in ID theft scam to get car loans

Four people have been arrested over alleged identity theft in a scheme to obtain at least $190,000 in car loans, according to Phoenix police. They said the four used other...

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October 5, 2020
Paris on maximum virus alert, closing bars, not restaurants

French authorities placed the Paris region on maximum virus alert on Monday, banning festive gatherings and requiring all bars to close but allowing restaurants to remain open, as numbers of...

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October 5, 2020
Paris on maximum virus alert, closing bars, not restaurants

French authorities placed the Paris region on maximum virus alert on Monday, banning festive gatherings and requiring all bars to close but allowing restaurants to remain open, as numbers of...

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October 5, 2020
Businessman lists house, and former home of Willy Chirino, on Upper East Side for $12M

Willy Chirino's former home is on the market for $11.999 million. It's in a millionaires' retreat on the Upper East Side. Luis Arguello, Jr., the chairperson and CEO of the...

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October 5, 2020
Some companies are going back to the office. Here’s how they’re redesigning for safety

As the pandemic continues, some of its long-term effects on homes, offices and entertainment are already visible in the construction industry. John Wood and AJ Mueller, who co-founded Origin Construction...

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October 5, 2020
South Florida real estate calendar for the week of Oct. 5

The South Florida economy and commercial real estate are at the center of this week's real estate talks. Oct. 7 ▪ Florida International University's Jorge M. Pérez Metropolitan Center will...

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October 5, 2020
The COVID effect: The surprising impact of the pandemic on Miami-Dade real estate

Months of stay-at-home orders, growing numbers of infections and deaths, working remotely while the kids are attending school in the next room, stop-and-start business closures, and no end in sight...

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October 5, 2020
COVID impact on Miami real estate

The COVID-19 pandemic has driven up prices on homes and condos across some neighborhoods in Miami-Dade. … Click to Continue »

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October 5, 2020
350 Alabama workers to be laid off in temporary mine closure

About 350 workers will be laid off when a mine in Alabama temporarily closes, according to the United Mine Workers Association. The Shoal Creek Mine, which spans three counties, was...

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October 5, 2020
Hundreds of Regal, Cineworld movie theaters to close

Shares in the company that owns the Regal, Cineworld and Picturehouse movie theaters fell as much as 58% after it said it will temporarily close the venues because the postponement...

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October 5, 2020
Week of Nobel Prize announcement begins with medicine award

The 2020 Nobel Prizes kick off Monday with the naming of the winner, or winners, in the field of physiology and medicine. A panel at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm...

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October 5, 2020
Asia Today: Remote-learning begins in virus-hit Philippines

Grade and high school students in the Philippines began classes at home Monday after the coronavirus pandemic forced remote-learning onto an educational system already struggling to fund schools. The shift...

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October 5, 2020
The Latest: India’s new virus totals still on downward trend

NEW DELHI — India has registered a single-day spike of 74,442 new coronavirus cases, driving the country's overall tally since the pandemic began to 6.6 million. The Health Ministry on...

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October 5, 2020
Jackson drive-in restaurant being renovated to 1939 look

A Jackson landmark is getting a makeover. The Dome was a legendary hangout for generations of Jackson-area youngsters who cruised “The Ave.” — Michigan Avenue — from The Dome to...

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October 5, 2020
Jackson drive-in restaurant being renovated to 1939 look

A Jackson landmark is getting a makeover. The Dome was a legendary hangout for generations of Jackson-area youngsters who cruised “The Ave.” — Michigan Avenue — from The Dome to...

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October 5, 2020
Asian shares rise on optimism about Trump’s recovery

Shares rose Monday in Asia as investors were encouraged by positive reports about President Donald Trump's health after he tested positive for the coronavirus. Trump briefly ventured out in a...

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October 5, 2020
Demolitions increase in one South Carolina neighborhood

Kyle Dyson just wanted a place to call his own. Dyson had just graduated from Charleston Southern University and gone to work at his father's construction company. He lived in...

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October 5, 2020
Trump takes a brief car ride, ignoring own COVID infection

Infected and contagious, President Donald Trump briefly ventured out in a motorcade on Sunday to salute cheering supporters, a move that disregarded precautions meant to contain the deadly virus that...

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October 5, 2020
Appeals court upholds ban on holding migrant kids in hotels

An appeals court refused Sunday to allow the Trump administration to resume detaining immigrant children in hotel rooms before expelling them under rules adopted during the coronavirus pandemic. Three judges...

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October 5, 2020
Doug Kalitta, Tommy Johnson win at NHRA Midwest Nationals

Doug Kalitta won the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Midwest Nationals on Sunday at World Wide Technology Raceway to move within two points of Top Fuel leader Steve Torrence. Kalitta won...

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October 5, 2020
Doug Kalitta, Tommy Johnson win at NHRA Midwest Nationals

Doug Kalitta won the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Midwest Nationals on Sunday at World Wide Technology Raceway to move within two points of Top Fuel leader Steve Torrence. Kalitta won...

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October 5, 2020
Doug Kalitta, Tommy Johnson win at NHRA Midwest Nationals

Doug Kalitta won the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Midwest Nationals on Sunday at World Wide Technology Raceway to move within two points of Top Fuel leader Steve Torrence. Kalitta won...

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October 5, 2020
The Latest: Chubb, Ekeler among Week 4 casualties

The Latest on Week 4 in the NFL (all times EDT)__ ___ 8 p.m. The rash of injuries continued across the NFL in Week 4. Two of the league's top...

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October 5, 2020
The Latest: Chubb, Ekeler among Week 4 casualties

The Latest on Week 4 in the NFL (all times EDT)__ ___ 8 p.m. The rash of injuries continued across the NFL in Week 4. Two of the league's top...

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October 4, 2020
Letter: Top deputies accuse Texas attorney general of crimes

Several top deputies of Texas' attorney general have reported to law enforcement that their boss engaged in crimes including bribery and abuse of office, according to an internal letter. In...

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October 4, 2020
At least a quarter of Disney layoffs coming from Florida

At least a quarter of the 28,000 layoffs planned for Disney's parks division will come from Florida, according to a letter the company filed with state and local officials last...

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October 4, 2020
5 Southern mayors fight poverty with guaranteed income

Adrian Perkins still remembers the feeling of not having enough. How it feels to gargle water dashed with salt and pepper instead of visiting a doctor for a sore throat....

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October 4, 2020
Democratic consultant raps Wicker for no mask on flight

Delta Air Lines says it's investigating after a Democratic campaign consultant tweeted a picture of U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker not wearing a mask on a flight. Matt Harringer told the...

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October 4, 2020
Waste contract at Savannah River Site could be worth $21B

The federal government is soliciting pitches to manage and clean up nuclear waste at the Savannah River Site, a contract that could be worth $21 billion over years. The Aiken...

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