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• newWho won the debate? Early polls say Joe Biden.
  Early polls show that Democratic nominee Joe Biden was the runaway winner of the first presidential debate, with CNN's survey showing a full 60 percent of Americans believe he won the night, compared to 28 percent who believe President Trump did —…
  - 5 hours ago 30 Sep 20, 4:12am -
• new'Like God has no sympathy': Crews struggle with deadly wildfires racing through Northern California, wine country
  California fire crews battled two ferocious blazes, including one in wine country, that destroyed homes and forced at least 70,000 people to flee
  - 6 hours ago 30 Sep 20, 3:21am -
• newMarine jet crashes after mid-air collision in California
  
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• newAmy Coney Barrett says she was offered a Supreme Court seat just 3 days after RBG died
  President Trump didn't take long to settle on nominating Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.Trump formally nominated the conservative 7th Circuit judge to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Saturday. But in Barrett's Senate questionnaire released Tu…
  - 9 hours ago 30 Sep 20, 12:21am -
• newFire on Navy Cruiser Antietam Injures 13 in Philippine Sea
  The fire is the fourth to break out on a Navy ship in recent months.
  - 9 hours ago 30 Sep 20, 12:15am -
• newFBI investigates land owned by missing Colorado mom's husband
  The scent of human remains has been discovered on land owned by Barry Morphew, the husband of missing Colorado mom Suzanne Morphew, her brother told multiple media outlets on Monday.
  - 10 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 10:45pm -
• newNo more 'ladies and gentlemen' on Japan Airlines flights
  The airline says it has committed to not discriminate based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
  - 11 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 10:21pm -
• newPolice are investigating a shooting at YouTuber Boogie2988's home after he said he was being stalked by a banned YouTube personality
  Both Boogie2988 and Frank Hassle made social media posts confirming their involvement in the incident, which per Motherboard is under investigation.
  - 11 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 10:12pm -
• newVeteran GOP strategist predicts Trump's debate performance will suffer thanks to tax bombshell
  GOP political consultant Mike Murphy predicts President Trump will be distracted at tonight's debate as a result of reports on his taxes.
  - 12 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 9:23pm -
• newBrake failure, 'egregious disregard for safety' caused NY limo crash that killed 20 people, NTSB says
  Two years after the country's worst road transportation disaster since 2005, the NTSB finalized its report on the cause of the Schoharie, New York, crash.
  - 12 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 9:12pm -
• newDeputies: 'Multiple' people dead following 'hostage situation' in Salem, Oregon
  Officials said "shots were fired" as the "incident unfolded," leading to "multiple fatalities."
  - 12 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 8:54pm -
• newCongressional panel subpoenas top Homeland official in whistleblower probe
  A congressional intelligence committee has issued a subpoena to compel a senior U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official to testify about accusations that it had meddled in intelligence reports for political purposes. The accusation stem…
  - 13 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 8:22pm -
• newICE reverses COVID-19 measure, says it will resume arresting non-criminal migrants
  U.S. immigration officials quietly announced they would resume regular apprehension and detention practices, an apparent reversal from an earlier temporary suspension of non-criminal enforcement due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  - 13 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 7:46pm -
• newMan dies after falling 100 feet from Oregon cliff while posing for photo in tree
  Branch brake caused 43-year-old to plummet into ocean
  - 14 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 7:07pm -
• newMueller issues a rare public statement disputing his former right-hand man's claim that he didn't pursue Trump hard enough
  "When important decisions had to be made, I made them," former special counsel Robert Mueller said about his investigation.
  - 14 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 7:01pm -
• newAuschwitz director offers to serve time in place of 13-year-old Nigerian sentenced to 10 years for blasphemy
  The director of the Auschwitz Memorial in Poland has offered to serve time for a Nigerian child who was convicted of blasphemy and ordered to spend ten years in prison by a Sharia court . In an open letter, Piotr Cywinski asked Nigeria’s President…
  - 14 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 6:58pm -
• newMitch McConnell ‘refusing to debate his election rival if there is a female moderator’
  ‘He continues to resist allowing women to host debates,’ said McConnell’s opponent in the Kentucky Senate race
  - 14 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 6:57pm -
• newSouth Carolina city apologizes to Black residents for racial injustice resulting from its policies
  The Spartanburg city council unanimously approved a resolution that acknowledges systematic racism.
  - 14 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 6:49pm -
• new‘Defund the police’ message on Starbucks cups gets barista fired in Texas
  Starbucks called the incident “unacceptable.”
  - 16 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 5:00pm -
• newWisconsin conservatives ask judge to block governor's mask order
  The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, a conservative law firm, is challenging Governor Tony Evers' emergency declarations.
  - 16 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 4:45pm -

• newArmenians Fear Turkey Is Back to Finish Off the Genocide
  MOSCOW—The fighting in a mountain enclave in the Caucasus escalated Tuesday when Turkish-backed forces shelled five villages including the capital of Stepanakert, according to Armenian officials.Skirmishes broke out on the border of Azerbaijan and…
  - 17 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 4:36pm -
• newGermany walks away from Lockheed, Boeing cargo helicopter offers
  The surprise decision halts an acquisition race that was scheduled to a see a contract awarded in 2021.
  - 17 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 4:09pm -
• new“So much misinformation”: Fauci calls out Fox News and Trump’s new adviser for “outlandish” claims
  "Fox News . . . some of the things that they report there are outlandish, to be honest with you"
  - 18 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 2:55pm -
• newHow to watch the presidential debate live on Yahoo
  Live on Yahoo: Here's how to watch the presidential debate between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.
  - 19 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 2:06pm -
• newPortland protesters clash with police, officers arrest 24
  
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• newMom’s sudden death left children fending for themselves for five days, Texas cops say
  School officials asked for a welfare check at the home when the 5- and 7-year-old brothers didn’t show up all week.
  - 20 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 12:46pm -
• newSingapore Airlines drops 'flights to nowhere' after outcry
  Singapore Airlines said Tuesday it had scrapped plans for "flights to nowhere" aimed at boosting its coronavirus-hit finances after an outcry over the environmental impact.
  - 24 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 9:36am -
• They Protested at a Police Station. They’re Charged With Trying to Kidnap Cops.
  The July 3 protest in Aurora, Colorado, seemed, at least on the surface, like just another of the hundreds of racial justice protests that have swept the nation this year. Demonstrators sat outside a police station chanting and playing music. Althou…
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• A 2nd woman has reportedly accused Nikola Motors founder Trevor Milton of sexual assault
  Two women have filed police reports against Milton, both accusing him of sexually abusing them when they were 15, CNBC reported.
  - 1 day ago 29 Sep 20, 6:08am -
• 'Utter devastation': Three dead as multiple wildfires in California explode in size
  "This was pretty devastating," one official said. "Just literally hundreds and hundreds of homes devastated with nothing standing."
  - 1 day ago 29 Sep 20, 5:37am -
• The number of children with COVID-19 has risen 'dramatically' over the past 5 months, report finds
  Children make up 10% of COVID-19 cases, a big rise from 2.2% in April, the American Academy of Pediatrics reports. Increased testing isn't to blame.
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• Alicia Silverstone defends her 9-year-old son’s long hair
  "We would never impose any social ideas about what hair on a boy or girl should look like," the actor wrote.
  - 1 day ago 29 Sep 20, 3:21am -
• Dr. Birx reportedly played a central role in pressuring CDC to advise for school reopening despite surges in coronavirus cases this summer
  The New York Times reported Birx asked the CDC to include a document in school reopening guidance that downplayed the risk of infection.
  - 1 day ago 29 Sep 20, 3:18am -
• US Democrats come down to $2.2 trillion in new Covid proposal
  US Democrats unveiled a $2.2 trillion relief bill Monday to help millions of Americans gutted by the coronavirus pandemic, trimming more than $1 trillion off their earlier version hoping to reach agreement with Republicans after months of stagnation…
  - 1 day ago 29 Sep 20, 12:24am -
• Texas sheriff indicted and booked in own jail after probe into Black man's death
  A Texas sheriff has been indicted on charges of destroying or concealing video in an investigation into the death in custody of a Black man, Javier Ambler, that was filmed by the police reality TV series “Live PD," prosecutors said Monday.
  - 1 day ago 28 Sep 20, 11:52pm -
• Tow company sold vehicles of Texas military members while they were on duty, feds say
  One of the service members was at basic training when his car was towed, officials say.
  - 1 day ago 28 Sep 20, 11:29pm -
• Lost wallet used as bait to lure alleged meth dealer into an arrest, Florida cops say
  The suspect showed up to the meeting spot with methamphetamine and $3,000 on his person.
  - 1 day ago 28 Sep 20, 11:05pm -
• Alabama town removes statue of Confederate soldier in the middle of the night
  The town will pay a $25,000 fine for removing the 115-year-old monument
  - 1 day ago 28 Sep 20, 10:34pm -
• Police officer who choked black man during stop will never serve again
  Officer captured on camera saying he had choked Desmond Marrow
  - 1 day ago 28 Sep 20, 9:46pm -
• Body camera footage shows Trump's former campaign manager Brad Parscale being tackled by police outside his Florida home
  Candice Parscale called 911 on Sunday, saying her husband had loaded a firearm and threatened to hurt himself, according to a police report.
  - 2 days ago 28 Sep 20, 8:30pm -
• Air Force Completes 8-Year B-1 Bomber Battle Station Upgrade
  The service announced that it finished the Integrated Battle Station, or IBS, modification earlier this month.
  - 2 days ago 28 Sep 20, 8:11pm -
• Saudi Arabia says it busted terrorist cell trained by Iran's Revolutionary Guards
  
  - 2 days ago 28 Sep 20, 7:08pm -
• China's UK envoy warns Britain to avoid lectures over human rights
  China's ambassador to London has told Britain that it will suffer "setbacks" in its relationship with Beijing if it continues to raise issues about human rights. The warning came after a junior Foreign Office minister took Beijing to task at a Chine…
  - 2 days ago 28 Sep 20, 5:56pm -
• $20M settlement reached in police killing of handcuffed man
  A Maryland county has agreed to a $20 million settlement with the family of a man who was handcuffed in a patrol car when a police officer shot and killed him, a county official said Monday. The Prince George's County police officer who killed Will…
  - 2 days ago 28 Sep 20, 4:23pm -
• Nigeria's Boko Haram crisis: 'Bomb on donkey' used to ambush Borno governor
  Militants from an Islamic State-linked group strapped the animal with explosives in Borno state.
  - 2 days ago 28 Sep 20, 4:11pm -
• A hacker published thousands of students' grades and private information after a Nevada school district refused to pay ransom
  The school district suffered a ransomware attack during its first week of online classes and said law enforcement was investigating.
  - 2 days ago 28 Sep 20, 3:09pm -
• As suicides rise, Army brass reassessing outreach
  If there were any signs that Staff Sgt. Jason Lowe was struggling, the soldiers he served alongside didn’t see them. The 27-year-old paratrooper was a top performer. “On the way there I think it set in that maybe there’s something a lot wors…
  - 2 days ago 28 Sep 20, 2:04pm -
• Lindsey Graham Hints There is ‘More Damning’ Information about the Russia Investigation to be Released
  Senator Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) on Sunday said to “stay tuned” for more “damning” information after he released records showing the main source for the Steele dossier had previously been the subject of an FBI counterintelligence investigat…
  - 2 days ago 28 Sep 20, 1:10pm -
• Massacre in Mexican bar leaves 11 people dead
  A massacre in a Mexican bar left 11 people dead on Sunday (September 27). The attorney general's office in the central state of Guanajuato said the bodies of seven men and four women wer…
  - 2 days ago 28 Sep 20, 12:55pm -
• British Museum 'won't remove controversial objects' from display
  Cultural institutions received a letter from the government warning them not to remove artefacts.
  - 2 days ago 28 Sep 20, 12:10pm -