Politics

November 23, 2020
GM flips to California’s side in pollution fight with Trump

General Motors says it will no longer support the Trump administration in legal efforts to end California's right to set its own clean-air standards. CEO Mary Barra said in a...

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November 23, 2020
Coastal harm from invading saltwater ‘happening right now’

Four Native American tribes on Louisiana's Gulf Coast requested United Nations assistance this year to force action by the U.S. government on invading salt. Their formal complaint cited “climate-forced displacement''...

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November 23, 2020
Georgia is finalizing details of recount requested by Trump

After the Trump campaign requested a recount of the presidential ballots in Georgia, state election officials were working to finalize the details of how and when that will be done,...

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November 23, 2020
Millions stick to Thanksgiving travel plans despite warnings

More than 1 million Americans a day packed airports and planes over the weekend even as coronavirus deaths surged across the U.S. and public health experts begged people to stay...

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November 23, 2020
Extinction Rebellion now encouraging financial crime as climate protest turns into anti-capitalism madness

Initially promoted as climate activists, Extinction Rebellion attracted well-off, middle-aged women but a new anti-capitalist campaign could see supporters lose homes, be jailed for fraud or denied credit as extremists...

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November 23, 2020
Virus Today: 3rd vaccine shows promise, death toll soars

Here's what's happening on Monday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S: THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY —Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca said that late-stage trials showed its coronavirus vaccine was up...

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November 23, 2020
Was that a brawl at the mall? A look back at the shoppers desperate for a holiday deal

Exhausted shoppers napping on mall chairs. The food court pizza restaurant making pies in the middle of the night. Lines wrapping around the big-box stores. This was the scene at...

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November 23, 2020
Woke academics who racialise exam results are wrongly suggesting white students are innately more intelligent than black ones

A new report argues there is no evidence to show that ethnicity alone determines a student's performance. It's absolutely correct. Racialising academic achievement is a misguided approach that causes multiple...

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November 23, 2020
Another 5.8 million GM trucks and SUVs added to Takata airbag inflator recall

What you need to know about Monday's related announcements from General Motors and the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration about the latest recall from Takata airbag problems. Vehicles recalled: In...

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November 23, 2020
The Crown is like American politics – populated almost entirely by villains with no one you really want to root for

Netflix's acclaimed drama on the British royal family is back, but it feels eerily reminiscent of the trials and tribulations of the ruling class aristocrats running and ruining America. The...

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November 23, 2020
Debris leaks out as salvagers saw up ship on Georgia coast

Debris is washing up from a cargo ship stranded on the Georgia coast as a salvage team cuts it into chunks. The leaks are not unexpected as salvagers demolish the...

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November 23, 2020
Grains mostly higher, livestock higher

Grain futures were mostly higher on Monday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Dec. gained .074 cent at $6.03 a bushel; Dec. corn was up...

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November 23, 2020
Nearly 700 mostly Chicago-area nursing home workers striking

Nearly 700 nursing home workers walked off the job Monday at 11 mostly Chicago-area Infinity Healthcare Management facilities, saying they won't return until the company offers them higher wages and...

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November 23, 2020
Beppe Modenese, creator of Milan fashion system, dies at 90

Beppe Modenese, the force behind the coalescence of Italian ready-to-wear fashion in the northern city of Milan, has died. He was 90. Modenese died Saturday in the fashion capital. No...

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November 23, 2020
Wayne Dupree: My family Thanksgiving this week will be business as usual. There’ll be no Covid restrictions at my dinner table

It's time we Americans rose up against all these enforcements on our personal liberties. I truly believe it is a trial run aimed at controlling us again in the future...

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November 23, 2020
Wayne Dupree: My family Thanksgiving this week will be business as usual. There’ll be no Covid restrictions at my dinner table

It's time we Americans rose up against all these enforcements on our personal liberties. I truly believe it is a trial run aimed at controlling us again in the future...

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November 23, 2020
Employers start sending workers shopping for health coverage

Instead of offering one or more options, some companies are turning health insurance shopping over to employees. A federal rule change last year stoked this new approach. It allows employers...

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November 23, 2020
New this week: ‘Saved by the Bell,’ Miley Cyrus & McCarthy

Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES — The Christmas movie, that yuletide evergreen,...

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November 23, 2020
Hospital bed, ICU capacity becoming more limited in Missouri

Hospital beds across Missouri are nearly four-fifths full, and capacity is even more limited in intensive care units as the coronavirus pandemic continues its autumn surge. The Missouri Department of...

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November 23, 2020
World leaders looked past the US at latest G20 summit, and they should continue to do so when Trump is long gone

Donald Trump's lack of input at the G20 summit made it easy to ignore him. While Joe Biden will play more of a role globally, the rest of the world...

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November 23, 2020
NBA players discuss social justice with pope at Vatican

Five NBA players were part of a delegation that met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Monday to discuss social justice. Marco Belinelli, Sterling Brown, Jonathan Isaac, Kyle Korver...

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November 23, 2020
The Latest: Singer Bad Bunny tests positive for COVID-19

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A representative for Reggaeton superstar Bad Bunny said Monday that the singer has tested positive for COVID-19. The announcement comes a day after the musician...

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November 23, 2020
If university students self-censor out of fear, freedom of speech in wider society is doomed

We live in a world where more than a quarter of university students are scared to voice their views in case their opinion provokes the wrath of the campus language...

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November 23, 2020
Son, father farm to feed neighbors during lockdown in India

The garden that Sijo Zachariah and his father planted was a desperate measure in response to the pandemic. But it became so much more: sustenance for a community, and a...

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November 23, 2020
Pandemic has taken a bite out of seafood trade, consumption

The coronavirus pandemic has hurt the U.S. seafood industry due to a precipitous fall in imports and exports and a drop in catch of some species. Those are the findings...

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November 23, 2020
Foundation: $120 million to aid racial equity, hunger fight

The Enterprise Holdings Foundation plans to commit $120 million to promote racial equity and fight hunger. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that the five-year pledge announced Monday by the philanthropic...

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November 23, 2020
Editorial Roundup: Texas

The Dallas Morning News. Nov. 22, 2020 Southwest is losing millions a day, and it's expanding. That's not crazy Once again, Southwest looks for opportunity in trouble This year has...

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November 23, 2020
US tells GM to recall nearly 6M trucks with Takata inflators

The U.S. is making General Motors recall and repair nearly 6 million big pickup trucks and SUVs equipped with potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators. The decision announced Monday by...

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November 23, 2020
Marc Anthony selling his mansion for $27 million

Singer Marc Anthony put his 12-bedroom, 13-bathroom Cocoplum residence up for sale after buying it in 2018. … Click to Continue »

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November 23, 2020
Putting a George Floyd tribute in a Holocaust museum feels like a cultural Kafka trap

In a time where everyone is looking for dumb takes to slam people over, traps are set to do exactly that. Putting a George Floyd tribute in a Florida Holocaust...

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November 23, 2020
Trump’s blacklist of Chinese firms with ‘military ties’ is a blatant attempt to keep Boeing king of the skies

As America drafts a new list of Chinese companies that cannot do business with US suppliers, President Trump's intention is clear – to ensure Boeing remains No1 in the aviation...

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November 23, 2020
Tourists few, NY gift shops struggle but don’t lose (heart)

In souvenir shops from Times Square to the World Trade Center, shelves full of T-shirts and trinkets still (heart) New York. But the proprietors wonder when their customers will, again....

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November 23, 2020
Kerdyk: Don’t count out commercial real estate — especially near the urban core

Commercial real estate investors should look no further than the urban cores of Little Havana, The Roads, Little River and Coconut Grove. It's the right time to invest, says Bill...

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November 23, 2020
Miami hotels have reason to celebrate. Thanksgiving pilgrims are heading this way

Miami hotels are expecting an influx of visitors this week that will bring their occupancy rates to the highest level since the COVID-19 pandemic torpedoed the tourism industry in March....

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November 23, 2020
This Miami supplier is manufacturing millions of masks. Why won’t anyone buy them?

As the COVID-19 pandemic roared to life this spring, the U.S. found itself faced with an acute shortage of masks and other personal protective equipment to support front-line workers. The...

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November 23, 2020
Tottenham loses more than $85M, debt climbs due to pandemic

Premier League leader Tottenham has reported annual losses of 63.9 million pounds ($85.4 million) due to the coronavirus pandemic and fans being shut out of stadiums. “We are currently in...

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November 23, 2020
African soccer president Ahmad banned for 5 years by FIFA

African soccer confederation president Ahmad Ahmad was banned for five years by FIFA on Monday for financial misconduct. The ban was announced during the Madagascan official's campaign to be re-elected...

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November 23, 2020
African soccer president Ahmad banned for 5 years by FIFA

African soccer confederation president Ahmad Ahmad was banned for five years by FIFA on Monday for financial misconduct. The ban was announced during the Madagascan official's campaign to be re-elected...

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November 23, 2020
Asia Today: South Korea capital announces new virus controls

Authorities in the South Korean capital on Monday announced a tightening of social distancing regulations, including shutting nightclubs, limiting service hours at restaurants and reducing public transportation. The measures going...

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November 23, 2020
AstraZeneca: COVID-19 vaccine ‘highly effective’ prevention

AstraZeneca says late-stage trials of its COVID-19 vaccine were “highly effective'' in preventing disease. A vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford prevented 70% of people from developing...

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