Politics

September 7, 2020
The Latest: Trump sees economy rebound by Election Day

The Latest on Election 2020 (all times local): 1:30 p.m. President Donald Trump says he's expecting a strong rebound in the third quarter, with a good economic report coming out...

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September 7, 2020
South African protesters close stores over offensive ad

Protests over an advertisement viewed as racially offensive forced the closure Monday of at least 60 outlets of a chain of drugstores. Leaders of the leftist opposition party Economic Freedom...

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September 7, 2020
Are dark forces really to blame? So many people believing in conspiracy theories like QAnon reveals a sad truth about the West

We need to talk about these lunatic claims that see sinister hands at work everywhere. Not because they're true, but because of what they demonstrate about our society and the...

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September 7, 2020
Julian Assange extradition hearing: Why justice must not only be done, but be ‘seen’ to be done – literally

The denial of remote access to the newly resumed Assange extradition hearing of 40 civil society and political monitors has been strongly criticized given the importance of the case, and...

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September 7, 2020
Stalled by pandemic, migrants press in quest for better life

Duperat Laurette fled Haiti after her country's massive 2010 earthquake, making her way first to the Dominican Republic, then Chile and five years later to Panama, all with the dream...

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September 7, 2020
‘The EU wants to have our hake and eat it too!’: Why BoJo’s right to use the row over fishing rights to push his Brexit ‘No Deal’

The only movement UK negotiators achieve on a post-exit EU trade deal is when they threaten to walk away or to scupper the withdrawal agreement. With the British public largely...

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September 7, 2020
John Pilger: The Stalinist trial of Julian Assange

Having reported the long, epic ordeal of Julian Assange, John Pilger gave this address outside the Central Criminal Court in London on September 7 as the WikiLeaks editor's extradition hearing...

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September 7, 2020
PAC challenging SC’s Graham over offshore drilling stance

Offshore drilling, an issue that has created some bipartisan unity in South Carolina among opponents who argue such expansion would mar the state's pristine coastline, is surfacing in a political...

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September 7, 2020
English Premier League’s axing of $700m TV deal with China shows football is a tool in West’s cold war against Beijing

European football is in desperate need of money, having been dramatically affected by Covid. So the ending of a massive TV deal with China makes little sense - until you...

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September 7, 2020
We’re at peak insanity: The Fed’s fiscal profligacy and greedy tech oligarchs are sinking capitalism faster than the Titanic

During my 40-year Wall St career, I've never seen a mania like this. The problem is that central banks are rogue hedge funds with printing presses who are not elected...

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September 7, 2020
The Latest: Spanish league hopes for fan return in February

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Spanish league president Javier Tebas says he expects fans back in the country's soccer stadiums...

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September 7, 2020
A Florida prison transport company fired a whistleblower. It owes the worker $137,000

A Florida company that transports prisoners has been ordered by OSHA to rehire a fired employee and pay the worker $137,341, the Department of Labor announced. Labor said U.S. Corrections...

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September 7, 2020
Food banks: USDA program helped but better ways to meet need

As she inched ahead in her rusty Chevy pickup, Brianna Lordz bemoaned that engine problems had prevented her from making it to the last few drive-up produce giveaways organized by...

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September 7, 2020
Labor Day bringing Biden to Pa., Harris and Pence to Wis.

Democratic candidate Joe Biden is collecting a trio of Labor Day endorsements from organized labor while running mate Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence are set to campaign in...

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September 7, 2020
Labor Day bringing Biden to Pa., Harris and Pence to Wis.

Democratic candidate Joe Biden is collecting a trio of Labor Day endorsements from organized labor while running mate Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence are set to campaign in...

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September 7, 2020
Bold hopes for virus antibody tests still unfulfilled

At the height of the coronavirus lockdown, President Donald Trump and his top health advisers trumpeted a new test that would help Americans reclaim their lives — one that would...

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September 7, 2020
Bold hopes for virus antibody tests still unfulfilled

At the height of the coronavirus lockdown, President Donald Trump and his top health advisers trumpeted a new test that would help Americans reclaim their lives — one that would...

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September 7, 2020
During pandemic, Black families put trust in Black doctors

Dr. Janice Bacon was exactly the person Kay McField hoped to talk to when she found herself spending most of her days in bed, feeling too depressed to get up...

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September 7, 2020
During pandemic, Black families put trust in Black doctors

Dr. Janice Bacon was exactly the person Kay McField hoped to talk to when she found herself spending most of her days in bed, feeling too depressed to get up...

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September 7, 2020
Iraq War supporter wants a tripling of US population to ‘beat the Chinese.’ But does the world really need 1 BILLION Americans?

In a book to be released this month, a controversial case is presented for America reasserting itself on the global stage by sheer numbers alone. The argument carries a number...

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September 7, 2020
Virus still throwing theme park attendance for a loop

Theme park operators who spent months installing hand sanitizing stations, figuring out how to disinfect roller coasters seats and checking the temperatures of guests at their gates so they'd come...

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September 7, 2020
Merkel won’t rule out halting pipeline over Navalny

In a sign of Berlin's growing frustration over Moscow's stonewalling over the poisoning of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, Chancellor Angela Merkel's office indicated Monday that she might be willing...

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September 7, 2020
South Florida real estate calendar for the week of Sept. 7

Real estate webinars this week focus on a variety of topics, including re-imagining public spaces during the pandemic. Sept. 7 ▪ The Gainseville-based Civic Media Center will host the free...

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September 7, 2020
South Florida’s multifamily market sees fewer investors than 2019. Still, prices rise

Anticipated population growth has multifamily investors spending more on apartment buildings despite sales volume dropping by 50% for the first half of 2020, compared to the year-ago period, in Miami-Dade...

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September 7, 2020
The Latest: Pakistan to start opening schools as cases fall

ISLAMABAD — Education officials in Pakistan say authorities will start reopening schools from Sept. 15 amid a steady decline in coronavirus deaths and infections. Schools were closed in March when...

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September 7, 2020
Amazon bans sale of foreign seeds in US

In the wake of reports from across the U.S. of people receiving mysterious, unsolicited packages of seeds, many of which originated in China, Amazon has banned the sale of foreign...

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September 7, 2020
Historic Coca-Cola building opening as an artist hub

When Lisa and David Midgett bought the historic Coca-Cola bottling plant building in Ocala last year, they weren't sure what they wanted to do with it. “The first plan was...

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September 7, 2020
Mother, son find solace and Instagram success in dumplings

The tapestry of pork dumplings on Calvin Shea's Instagram feed has been popular in quarantine. But not nearly as popular as his 80-year-old mom, Shirley. “OMG, she is so cute!”...

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September 7, 2020
Big tippers: Alaska man joins push to aid restaurant workers

It was a busy Taco Tuesday at Midnight Sun Brewing Co. in Anchorage, Alaska — a blessing these days at any restaurant — when a guy at a table with...

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September 7, 2020
Big tippers: Alaska man joins push to aid restaurant workers

It was a busy Taco Tuesday at Midnight Sun Brewing Co. in Anchorage, Alaska — a blessing these days at any restaurant — when a guy at a table with...

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September 7, 2020
California avoids major power outages as wildfires rage

Rescuers in military helicopters airlifted 207 people to safety over the weekend after an explosive wildfire trapped them in a popular camping area in California's Sierra National Forest, one of...

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September 7, 2020
California avoids major power outages as wildfires rage

Rescuers in military helicopters airlifted 207 people to safety over the weekend after an explosive wildfire trapped them in a popular camping area in California's Sierra National Forest, one of...

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September 7, 2020
India passes Brazil as country 2nd-worst-hit by virus

India became the second worst-hit country by the pandemic on Monday as urban metro trains partially resumed service in the capital New Delhi and other states as the government pushes...

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September 7, 2020
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s errant views on voting, Biden miscues

President Donald Trump has been putting forth convoluted guidance to his supporters on submitting double votes in the November election, an act that would be illegal and risk public safety...

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September 7, 2020
Selfies, ‘unselfies’ subject of exhibition in South Carolina

The selfie is not a new concept. It's just that, in the days before cellphone cameras — or even cameras in general — it was called something different. “Artists for...

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September 7, 2020
North Carolina teen wins National Park Service award

At age 4, Virginia Ward could identify every tree in the woods near her home. By age 12, Ward was rappelling off the highest cliffs in Western North Carolina, helping...

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September 6, 2020
Suppliers reluctant to ship goods without credit insurance

Gold Medal International is sitting on millions of dollars worth of socks at its North Carolina warehouse that it can't ship to stores. The reason? The 66-year-old family-owned sock maker...

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September 6, 2020
Suppliers reluctant to ship goods without credit insurance

Gold Medal International is sitting on millions of dollars worth of socks at its North Carolina warehouse that it can't ship to stores. The reason? The 66-year-old family-owned sock maker...

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September 6, 2020
Justice Department questions Seattle racial justice training

Seattle broke no laws while conducting racial justice training sessions for municipal employees, city officials said after receiving a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice about potential civil rights...

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September 6, 2020
Justice Department questions Seattle racial justice training

Seattle broke no laws while conducting racial justice training sessions for municipal employees, city officials said after receiving a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice about potential civil rights...

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