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Read More The Trump White House has installed two political operatives at the nation’s top public health agency to try to control the information it releases about the coronavirus pandemic as the administration seeks to paint a positive outlook, sometimes at odds with the scientific evidence. The appointments were part of a push to get…

Read MoreThe US has sought to curb big Chinese technology firms by using export controls to limit sales of key innovations.The US has sought to curb big Chinese technology firms by using export controls to limit sales of key innovations.

Read More More than 17 million Americans have already cast ballots in the 2020 election, a record-shattering avalanche of early votes driven both by Democratic enthusiasm and a pandemic that has transformed the way the nation votes. The total represents 12% of the all votes cast in the 2016 presidential election, even as eight states…

Read MorePrime minister’s first overseas trip since his September appointment to show commitment to Southeast Asia.Prime minister’s first overseas trip since his September appointment to show commitment to Southeast Asia.

Read More Controversial Trump administration policies on the census, asylum seekers and the border wall, held illegal by lower courts, are on the Supreme Court’s agenda Friday. The administration wants the court to hear arguments in December and decide the case before Trump’s Jan. 10 deadline to send the figures to Congress. If the court…

Read More President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden faced inquisitive voters on separate stages in different cities in a substitute for the debate that was meant to be. The Brennan Center for Justice in 2017 ranked the risk of ballot fraud at 0.00004% to 0.0009%, based on studies of past elections. President Donald…

Read More Tywanna Floyd met Johnson at training for a customer service job and before long, Johnson was so key in the life of her new friend’s 3-year-old daughter, she was like a second mom. James Moye was adjusting to life as a single father, sitting in a stairwell at his apartment building, trying to…

Read MoreThousands of people in Northern California remain without power after a utility cut off service to prevent powerful winds from damaging equipment and sparking wildfires amid a fall heat waveThousands of people in Northern California remain without power after a utility cut off service to prevent powerful winds from damaging equipment and sparking wildfires…

Read More Thousands of people in Northern California remained without power Friday after a utility cut off service to prevent powerful winds from damaging equipment and sparking wildfires amid a fall heat wave. Restorations began Thursday afternoon and by evening Pacific Gas and Electric said about 30,000 customers were still in the dark — down…

Read More President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden squared off, in a way, in dueling televised town halls that showcased striking differences in temperament, views on racial justice and approaches to a pandemic that has reshaped the nation. Coming just two and a half weeks before Election Day, the events Thursday night offered crystalizing…

Read More Five of the men accused in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will return to federal court Friday as a hearing on whether there is enough evidence to charge them continues. A federal judge also plans to consider whether two of the men, including the Michigan man described by federal authorities…

Read MoreInternational Monetary Fund chief says international cooperation on coronavirus vaccine development is key to recovery.International Monetary Fund chief says international cooperation on coronavirus vaccine development is key to recovery.

Read More Today show co-host pressed president on debts, coronavirus and QAnon without letting president dominate Donald Trump’s floundering performance during Thursday’s NBC town hall left many feeling there was only one winner from the event – Trump’s interviewer, Savannah Guthrie. Guthrie, a co-host of NBC’s Today morning show, repeatedly got the better of Trump…

Read More PM tours shopping malls in Auckland, while Collins takes final chance to attack Ardern’s record Political leaders in New Zealand put in a frantic final day on the campaign trail before Saturday’s vote, with Jacinda Ardern, the Labour leader and prime minister, making a whistle-stop tour of shopping malls in the largest city,…

Read More The president agreed to the forum after Biden’s campaign set up theirs, with events airing simultaneously on different networks Town halls live – follow all the latest In a split-screen display, US voters heard dramatically different visions from Donald Trump and Joe Biden, his democratic challenger, at dueling town hall-style events on Thursday…

Read MoreOn the night Trump and Biden were supposed to meet on a debate stage, they faced voters in separate events.On the night Trump and Biden were supposed to meet on a debate stage, they faced voters in separate events.

Read More Peak law body says secrecy laws invoked in Timor-Leste bugging case come at ‘expense of the rights of the accused’ The nation’s peak legal group has thrown its support behind Bernard Collaery as he defends the Timor-Leste spying case, warning that laws used to shroud proceedings are protecting “broadly defined national security at…

Read MoreEarly results from large, randomised trial suggest antiviral does little to reduce mortality rates or time in hospital.Early results from large, randomised trial suggest antiviral does little to reduce mortality rates or time in hospital.

Read More KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct 15 (IPS) – KJ Ong is an independent researcher on technology and the co-founder of Data Democrasea, an initiative that advocates for knowledge, justice, and equality at the frontier of tech in the developing world.In the glitzy Dolby Theater in Hollywood Heights, with stars dressed in hundred thousand-dollar garbs,…

Read MoreFewer refugees than ever before are likely to be resettled in 2020 as the US, Australia and other countries cut places.Fewer refugees than ever before are likely to be resettled in 2020 as the US, Australia and other countries cut places.

Read More President defends QAnon supporters Biden says supporting 1994 crime bill was a mistake Trump on NBC and Biden on ABC in simultaneous appearances Full story: Trump and Biden offer dramatically different visions 2.35am BST Anchor George Stephanopoulos closed the town hall with Joe Biden by asking the Democratic nominee about whether Trump would…

Read More Guardian Australia analysis and map shows how the pattern of Covid-19 has changed by region and throughout Sydney. Live data updates will track the numbers throughout New South Wales NSW Covid-19 hotspots list Full Australian stats interactive; Vic cases trend map Sign up for Guardian Australia’s coronavirus email A Guardian Australia analysis of…

Read MoreThe collapse of Central America’s economies has pushed families deeper into poverty and reactivated regional migration.The collapse of Central America’s economies has pushed families deeper into poverty and reactivated regional migration.

Read More France reports more than 30,000 cases in 24 hours, taking total over 800,000; WHO warning comes as Europe records highest ever weekly cases. Europe’s daily Covid deaths ‘could reach five times April peak’ Tennis player accused of fleeing Russia by private jet after positive test French police search officials’ homes as part of…

Read More PM’s management of pandemic and ‘politics of kindness’ place her well ahead for Saturday’s vote It’s been called the Covid election, with stability the order of the day. But it has turned into the weirdest general election campaign New Zealanders have ever seen, with most of the country desperate for it to be…

Read MoreFormer New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he was wrong not to wear a mask at the White House, where he and President Donald Trump both came down with the coronavirusFormer New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he was wrong not to wear a mask at the White House, where he and President Donald…

Read MoreThe company says the issue was caused by an “inadvertent change” it made to its internal systems.The company says the issue was caused by an “inadvertent change” it made to its internal systems.

Read MoreNew Zealanders go to polls on Saturday with the ruling Labour Party set to benefit from Ardern’s response to COVID-19.New Zealanders go to polls on Saturday with the ruling Labour Party set to benefit from Ardern’s response to COVID-19.

Read More<p>Death penalty was overturned in August due to ‘significant errors’ during trial’s jury selection</p><p>Death penalty was overturned in August due to ‘significant errors’ during trial’s jury selection</p>

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Read More<p>Release from harsh sentence comes after freedom blocked by state’s top court</p><p>Release from harsh sentence comes after freedom blocked by state’s top court</p>

Read More The Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Richard Barathe, highlighted that Bono Único, a social program of Honduras Government to provide assistance to people affected in their income by the covid-19 pandemic, is a pioneering initiative that brings a great deal of support in the social expenditure to benefit the…

Read MoreSteve Scully says he lied about his Twitter feed being hacked when confronted with an exchange with a former Trump aide.Steve Scully says he lied about his Twitter feed being hacked when confronted with an exchange with a former Trump aide.

Read More A selection of the week’s best photos from across the continent and beyond. A selection of the week’s best photos from across the continent and beyond.

Read MoreFormer New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he was wrong not to wear a mask at the White House, where he and President Donald Trump both came down with the coronavirusFormer New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he was wrong not to wear a mask at the White House, where he and President Donald…