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US woman faces first federal execution since 1953
Read MoreLisa Montgomery is due to become the first woman to face federal execution in the US in 67 years.Lisa Montgomery is due to become the first woman to face federal execution in the US in 67 years.
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Give China a Cheer for Making Polluters Pay
Read More (Bloomberg Opinion) — China’s ambitious pledge to decarbonize by 2060 requires the world’s top polluter to dramatically raise the cost of spewing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. A long-awaited national carbon market that is finally set to begin trading this year will be less demanding and more limited than initially anticipated, if draft plans are a guide. It’s worth welcoming anyway.Beijing…
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UK's Gove says Britain 'well prepared' for a no-deal Brexit – Sunday Times
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Conservatives staging free speech rally attacked by critics
Read More A free speech demonstration staged by conservative activists quickly fell apart in downtown San Francisco on Saturday after several hundred counterprotestors surged the area, outnumbering and attacking those gathered, including knocking one in the mouth. A photographer working for The Associated Press witnessed an activist with Team Save America taken away in an…
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AP News Digest 6 p.m.
Read MoreHere are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom ap.org.Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom…
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A Fenway first: Ballpark becomes voting venue amid pandemic
Read MoreThe baseball season may be over for the Boston Red Sox, but people are lining up at Fenway Park to voteThe baseball season may be over for the Boston Red Sox, but people are lining up at Fenway Park to vote
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Pretenders to Merkel's crown go head-to-head in debate
Read More The three men vying to lead German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s CDU party took each other on in an online debate Saturday in a bid to revive a race that has been knocked off course by the coronavirus pandemic. The three men vying to lead German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s CDU party took each other on…
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‘Our children are not safe’: Parents recall horror moments after teen terrorist beheaded teacher outside French school
Read More Residents of the French suburb where history teacher Samuel Paty was brutally slain and beheaded on Friday have been shocked by the incident, with some even saying they are afraid to allow their children back to school. “Our children are not safe, we don’t know what to do. We won’t allow them to…
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‘Home Improvement’ actor Zachery Ty Bryan arrested in Oregon
Read MoreZachery Ty Bryan, the actor who played the oldest son on the long-running 1990s sit-com “Home Improvement,” has been arrested in OregonZachery Ty Bryan, the actor who played the oldest son on the long-running 1990s sit-com “Home Improvement,” has been arrested in Oregon
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Iran claims victory over US as UN arms embargo expires
Read More Iran’s foreign ministry has declared the victory of “multilateralism, peace and security”, as the UN’s conventional arms embargo effectively expired on October 18, despite Washington’s pressure to reimpose sanctions. “As of today, all restrictions on the transfer of arms, related activities and financial services to and from The Islamic Republic of Iran, and…
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Coronavirus: Dutch royals return amid anger over Covid holiday
Read MoreThe family flew back from Greece after just a day on holiday there, amid intense criticism.The family flew back from Greece after just a day on holiday there, amid intense criticism.
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A Biden Win Could Mean A Loss For Israel’s Netanyahu
Read More Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu has been one of President Trump’s closest allies, with each of them helping the other’s political fortunes. Now that could be in doubt. Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu has been one of President Trump’s closest allies, with each of them helping the other’s political fortunes. Now that could be in doubt.
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Are we near to having a vaccine for Covid-19?
Read More Even a once bullish PM is now not so optimistic but there are promising signs of a vaccine on the horizon Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage In March, Boris Johnson said we would turn the tide in 12 weeks and “send the coronavirus packing” and by May ministers were…
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‘American stupidity’: Furious Italian governor imposes CURFEW on Halloween, blaming partygoers for Covid-19 spread
Read More The governor of the south-western Campania region didn’t mince his words as he lashed out at those defying social distancing rules to enjoy nightlife, and vowed to stop Halloween celebrations he called “American stupidity.” Vincenzo de Luca said he plans to “close everything at 22:00” and impose a curfew from the last day…
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‘The wrong direction’: US reports highest daily coronavirus infections since July
Read More<p>Third ‘surge’ underway as nation surpasses 9 million confirmed infections</p><p>Third ‘surge’ underway as nation surpasses 9 million confirmed infections</p>
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Headwinds for Trump in bid to repeat Upper Midwest victories
Read More President Donald Trump is making a late reelection pitch to voters Saturday in Michigan and Wisconsin, states in the Upper Midwest that were instrumental to his 2016 victory but may now be slipping from his grasp. The Trump campaign has largely retreated from the TV advertising in the Midwest, shifting much of its…
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Omar Bashir: ICC delegation begins talks in Sudan over former leader
Read More The International Criminal Court accuses ousted President Omar al-Bashir of genocide and war crimes. The International Criminal Court accuses ousted President Omar al-Bashir of genocide and war crimes.
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Beheaded French teacher was DOXXED online, while mosque shared parent’s complaint over ‘naked man’ caricature of Prophet Mohammed
Read More French teacher Samuel Paty, who was brutally murdered near Paris on Friday, had his private details exposed on social media last week, after a parent complained he’d shown “naked man” cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in class. The original complaint was reportedly lodged by the father of a 13-year-old girl who studied at…
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Trump Calls Nebraska GOP Sen. Ben Sasse an ‘Embarrassment’ After Sasse Criticized the President
Read More WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump pushed back Saturday at Sen. Ben Sasse on Twitter, calling the Nebraska senator “a liability to the Republican Party, and an embarrassment” to the state. The president’s Twitter attack came after Sasse told constituents in a telephone town hall Wednesday that Trump has “flirted with white supremacists,” mocks…
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Newly released videos show Michigan militia training for Gretchen Whitmer kidnap plot
Read More<p>Wolverine Watchmen planned to ‘try’ Gretchen Whitmer for lockdown measures</p><p>Wolverine Watchmen planned to ‘try’ Gretchen Whitmer for lockdown measures</p>
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‘If We Had a Panic Button, We’d be Hitting it.’ Women Are Exiting the Labor Force En Masse—And That’s Bad For Everyone
Read More The United States is in the midst of a crushing economic recession, COVID-19 infection rates are spiking, and thousands of schools and childcare facilities have yet to reopen in-person classrooms. The group bearing the brunt of this torrent of bad news? Women. Between August and September, 865,000 women dropped out of the labor…
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Iran Announces Its COVID-19 Death Toll Passes 30,000
Read More TEHRAN, Iran — Iran announced Saturday that its death toll from the coronavirus has passed the milestone of 30,000, in what has been the Mideast region’s worst outbreak. Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari announced that the total death toll from the outbreak had reached at least 30,123. She said that 4,721 virus…
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Divided world is failing Covid challenge, UN chief warns
Read More<p>Antonio Guterres says pandemic marks ‘double crisis’ for poorest people in the world </p><p>Antonio Guterres says pandemic marks ‘double crisis’ for poorest people in the world </p>
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Chechen Teen Identified as Suspect in Teacher Beheading in France
Read More PARIS — A suspect shot dead by police after the gruesome beheading of a history teacher in an attack near Paris was an 18-year-old Moscow-born Chechen refugee, officials said Saturday. France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office said authorities investigating the killing of Samuel Paty in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine on Friday also arrested nine suspects, including the teen’s…
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Former French president Sarkozy facing new legal charges
Read More<p>Charges concern alleged illegal financing of his successful 2007 election campaign </p><p>Charges concern alleged illegal financing of his successful 2007 election campaign </p>
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Who Was 'El Padrino,' Godfather to Drug Cartel? Mexico's Defense Chief, U.S. Says
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Missing Hong Kong protester Alexandra Wong ‘was held in mainland China’
Read More“Grandma Wong” says she was detained by mainland police and forced to renounce her activism.”Grandma Wong” says she was detained by mainland police and forced to renounce her activism.
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The best shots from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards
Read MoreSome of the rarest creatures on the planet have been captured by some of the world’s greatest photographers. The Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards were just handed out in London, announced by the Dutchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, through Britain’s National History Museum. Roxanna Saberi reports.Some of the rarest creatures on the planet…
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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in quarantine after bodyguard is revealed to have Covid-19
Read More Germany President Frank-Walter Steinmeier entered quarantine after one of his bodyguards tested positive for the coronavirus. The result of the president’s own test is still unknown. Steinmeier went into quarantine after one of his entourage who was considered a “close contact” caught the disease, a presidential spokeswoman confirmed to German media. There have…
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The Dish: Hawa Hassan’s return to her roots
Read MoreSomali native Hawa Hassan grew up here in the United States, but it was her homeland and reconnection with her family that sparked her passion: a love of East African cuisine. To bring the flavors of home here, she started a line of sauces and just released a cookbook, “In Bibi’s Kitchen.” Hassan speaks…
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Charlie Hebdo calls for rally after terrorist beheading of French teacher in alleged payback for showing students profane cartoons
Read More The French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, which was targeted by Islamists for publishing cartoons of Islam’s Prophet Mohammed, has called for a public rally in the wake of what is seen as a copycat killing of a schoolteacher. The publication, known for its no-holds-barred approach to satirical cartoons, has called on the French…
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Jacinda Ardern to govern New Zealand for second term after historic victory
Read More New Zealanders give Labour more votes than at any other election in past five decades Follow the results live Jacinda Ardern will govern New Zealand for a second term after the Labour party secured a historic landslide victory in the general election, attracting so many votes it could become the first party in…
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Man who beheaded French teacher & ‘FIRED’ at police named as Moscow-born, ethnic Chechen asylum seeker – prosecutor
Read More Also on rt.com 4 arrested in police raid on suspect’s house after ‘terrorist beheading’ of French teacher DETAILS TO FOLLOW Read Full Article at RT.com
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New Zealanders have recognised the good luck that Jacinda Ardern is ours
Read More As prime minister, Ardern inspired love and trust; now she has to do something with it And the winner is … New Zealand. It was the happiness election – Covid fizzled out, lockdown was released, and a sense of gratitude and sheer joy buoyed Jacinda Ardern through a long campaign to Saturday’s landslide…
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Boy, 12, finds dinosaur skeleton of ‘great significance’ while out hiking
Read More<p>Bones are from duck-billed Hadrosaur which roamed area 69 million years ago</p><p>Bones are from duck-billed Hadrosaur which roamed area 69 million years ago</p>