Politics

September 17, 2020
EB-5 fund invests $50M in Hialeah warehouse park – looking for more Florida projects

An EB-5 investment firm searched the state for a potential prosperous development, and decided to bet on a Hialeah warehouse project. And it has another $125 million to drop. CanAm...

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September 17, 2020
Banksy loses EU trademark fight with greeting card company

Street artist Banksy has lost a legal battle with a a greeting card company along with a European Union trademark for one of his most iconic artworks. The cancellation division...

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September 17, 2020
300 and counting: Push by feds to arrest in US protests

In a private call with federal prosecutors across the country, Attorney General William Barr's message was clear: Aggressively go after demonstrators who cause violence. Barr pushed his U.S. attorneys to...

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September 17, 2020
Greek police begin moving asylum-seekers into new camp

A Greek police operation was underway on the island of Lesbos Thursday to move thousands of migrants and refugees who have been sleeping on a roadside after a fire destroyed...

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September 17, 2020
Greek police begin moving asylum-seekers into new camp

A Greek police operation was underway on the island of Lesbos Thursday to move thousands of migrants and refugees who have been sleeping on a roadside after a fire destroyed...

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September 17, 2020
Netflix woos Japan with new original series about a reporter

Netflix is producing and shooting an original series set in Japan about a journalist who challenges authority, hoping to woo this nation that's hooked on watching good old TV. Good...

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September 17, 2020
Netflix woos Japan with new original series about a reporter

Netflix is producing and shooting an original series set in Japan about a journalist who challenges authority, hoping to woo this nation that's hooked on watching good old TV. Good...

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September 17, 2020
Netflix woos Japan with new original series about a reporter

Netflix is producing and shooting an original series set in Japan about a journalist who challenges authority, hoping to woo this nation that's hooked on watching good old TV. Good...

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September 17, 2020
Netflix woos Japan with new original series about a reporter

Netflix is producing and shooting an original series set in Japan about a journalist who challenges authority, hoping to woo this nation that's hooked on watching good old TV. Good...

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September 17, 2020
You have to applaud tiny Barbados for finally cutting its colonial ties & telling the British Queen: ‘You’re fired’

The tiny Caribbean nation has decided now is the time to remove Her Majesty as its head of state. Might it spark a chain reaction among other former colonies? Britain...

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September 17, 2020
Wednesday Sports in Brief

COLLEGE FOOTBALL The Big Ten is going to give fall football a shot after all. Less than five weeks after pushing fall sports to spring in the name of player...

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September 17, 2020
Chinese viewers find Disney’s new ‘Mulan’ to be tired take

The remake of “Mulan” struck all the right chords to be a hit in the key Chinese market. Disney cast beloved actor Liu Yifei as Mulan and removed a dragon...

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September 17, 2020
Greek police begin moving asylum-seekers into new camp

A Greek police operation is underway on the island of Lesbos to move thousands of migrants and refugees left homeless after a fire destroyed their overcrowded camp into a new...

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September 17, 2020
The Latest: India’s daily virus increase surges to record

NEW DELHI — India has confirmed another record jump in coronavirus cases, logging 97,894 cases in the past 24 hours. The Health Ministry said Thursday that the new cases raised...

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September 17, 2020
Coal giant Murray Energy out of bankruptcy under new name

A major U.S. coal mining company has emerged from federal bankruptcy protection under a new name and ownership group. Murray Energy Holdings said its Chapter 11 plan was approved last...

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September 17, 2020
Crew finds human bones at California construction site

Construction was halted Wednesday when contractors uncovered human bones six feet underground while digging a trench at the future site of a streetcar maintenance yard in Southern California, officials said....

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September 17, 2020
New companies face tough task overcoming pandemic, recession

Julie Campbell had to rethink her new wallpaper business before she could sell her first sheet. Campbell launched Pasted Paper in February, but soon after, the coronavirus forced the cancellation...

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September 17, 2020
Biden to join Senate Democrats online for lunch, questions

Joe Biden is set to join Senate Democrats for an online lunch, returning virtually to the place that fostered his political career as he fields questions from allies on the...

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September 17, 2020
With Big Ten reversal, Trump aims to score in battlegrounds

President Donald Trump was quick to spike the ball in celebration when the Big Ten announced the return of fall football at colleges clustered in some of the Midwest battleground...

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September 17, 2020
Report: Feds considered using ‘heat ray’ on DC protesters

A military whistleblower says federal officials sought some unusual crowd control devices — including one that's been called a “heat ray” — to deal with protesters outside the White House...

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September 17, 2020
US charges 5 Chinese citizens in global hacking campaign

The Justice Department has charged five Chinese citizens with hacks targeting more than 100 companies and institutions in the United States and abroad, including social media and video game companies...

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September 16, 2020
Kansas Relays to be postponed from 2021 date due to COVID-19

The Kansas Relays, one of the longest-running track and field events in the country, will be postponed in the spring as the University of Kansas tries to deal with a...

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September 16, 2020
Crabbers accused of poaching in Oregon coast reserve area

Two men are accused of poaching crab in the protected Cape Falcon Marine Reserve south of Cannon Beach using gear stolen from other crabbers. Scott Giles, most recently of Ilwaco,...

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September 16, 2020
Woman guilty in scheme to ship military boats to China

A Florida woman has been convicted in a scheme to buy and ship inflatable military boats from the United States to China. Yang Yang, 34, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Jacksonville...

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September 16, 2020
Texas reports 3,400 new COVID-19 cases, 135 deaths

Texas health officials reported more than 3,400 confirmed new cases of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 on Wednesday, as well as 135 new COVID-19 deaths. Hospitalizations from COVID-19 continued to...

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September 16, 2020
SC House leader wants raises and bonuses, but not now

The chairman of the House committee that writes South Carolina's budget said he also wants a small raise for teachers and a $1,000 COVID-19 hazard pay bonus for lower-paid state...

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September 16, 2020
Verizon buys Miami-based prepaid phone group TracFone for nearly $7 billion

Verizon announced this week it has purchased TracFone Wireless, the Miami-based prepaid mobile phone distributor that owns the widely advertised Straight Talk Wireless brand. The price was $6.25 billion. TracFone...

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September 16, 2020
The Latest: Warnings of major river flooding from Sally

Here are the latest developments on tropical weather: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida's governor is warning people in the state's hard-hit panhandle to remain vigilant as Sally heads inland, warning major...

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September 16, 2020
Raytheon doubles job cuts to 15,000, citing airline downturn

Raytheon Technologies Corp. plans to eliminate more than 15,000 jobs this year at its corporate offices, jet engine-maker Pratt & Whitney and aviation and military equipment manufacturer Collins Aerospace amid...

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September 16, 2020
Two new towers are planned for Edgewater. They’re bigger than you’d expect

Real estate experts predicted residential projects would be smaller and less dense after the emergence of COVID-19, but two projects in Edgewater are bucking that trend. On deck for the...

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September 16, 2020
Lawsuit: Private jail company caused Texas woman’s death

The family of a woman who died after being held in an East Texas jail last year filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the company that runs the facility, claiming its...

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September 16, 2020
MLB joins alliance pushing for higher voter turnout

Major League Baseball has joined the Civic Alliance, a nonpartisan group of businesses pushing for higher voter turnout. MLB also announced Wednesday that it has committed to a business-led initiative...

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September 16, 2020
How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday

Stocks closed lower on Wall Street Wednesday after a brief rally faded in the last hour of trading. Losses by technology companies outweighed gains in banks and elsewhere in the...

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September 16, 2020
Trick-or-What? Pandemic Halloween is a mixed bag all around

Roving grown-ups tossing candy at kids waiting on lawns. Drive-thru Halloween haunts. Yard parties instead of block parties and parades. Wider paths through corn mazes. The family holiday so many...

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September 16, 2020
Attorney Alan Dershowitz sues CNN over impeachment quote

Attorney Alan Dershowitz is suing CNN for $300 million, alleging it slandered and libeled him through its editing of a comment he made to the Senate while defending President Donald...

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September 16, 2020
Want to visit Key West from Chicago, D.C., or New Jersey? Nonstop flights are on the way

United Airlines next month will resume nonstop flights to Key West from Chicago and New Jersey and plans to add new nonstop trips between Washington, D.C., and the Southernmost City...

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September 16, 2020
Trump, eyeing undecided voters, loses one during TV exchange

If President Donald Trump agreed to a Pennsylvania town hall to sway undecided voters, his exchange with a literature professor born with a chronic disease lost him at least one...

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September 16, 2020
Ex-Illinois lawmaker pleads guilty to federal tax charge

Former longtime Illinois state Sen. Terry Link pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal tax charge. The Democrat, who resigned last week, had been in office since 1997. He's the latest...

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September 16, 2020
Company to build $13.3M plant in Alabama, hire 90

A company that specializes in aluminum roll covers for pickup trucks is building its first U.S. plant in Alabama. Mountain Top Industries, based in Denmark, said it plans to bring...

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September 16, 2020
Attack sub USS Texas arrives at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

The attack submarine USS Texas arrived Wednesday at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for maintenance work and system upgrades. The Virginia-class attack submarine, which is homeported at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, has a...

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