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Texans have already cast more ballots in the presidential election than they did during all of 2016 — an unprecedented surge of early voting in a state that was once the country's most reliably Republican, but may now be drifting toward battleground status. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3mK1YTN

A Democratic congressman told Hunter Biden’s former business associate, Tony Bobulinski, that he will defend him from attacks calling Bobulinski a "partisan hack" over his decision to go public with claims about the Biden family's foreign business dealings.Democratic Representative Ro Khanna sent an email to Bobulinski, who has donated to Khanna in the past, wishing him well and saying he vouched for him that he has "never been a ‘partisan hack’ in our interactions and have talked about putting country over party," Fox News reported.“Tony, hope you are doing okay. I did give an on the record statement to The NY Times that I know you, you have always acted honorably with me, and you and other family members supported me,” Khanna wrote in his message. “I have told any media outlets that have asked the same thing.”The California Democrat said that he “refused to comment on the details of your allegations because I don’t have personal knowledge about that, but have

The night of Oct. 12 was like any other for former beauty queen Leanza Cornett, according to her roommate, Sue Roberts. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3oIomPy

Video of debate where Democrat Jon Ossoff calls Republican incumbent a ‘crook’ has been viewed more than 11m times on Twitter from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/35MQU1p

Tens of thousands of Muslims marched in Bangladesh’s capital on Friday to protest the French president's support of secular laws allowing caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, burning effigies of him and calling for a boycott of French products. Protests were also reported across the country after Friday's weekly Muslim prayers. In Dhaka, tens of thousands of people from more than a dozen Islamist parties and groups poured into the streets near the Baitul Mokarram national mosque demanding that Bangladesh sever relations with France. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3oIdnFK

The election on the island follows the historic protests following the scandal that led to Gov. Ricardo Rosselló's resignation. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3jGqLGI

The footage from body-worn cameras that was taken as police responded to a call about Walter Wallace Jr. shows him emerging from a house with a knife as relatives shout at officers about his mental health condition, a lawyer for the man's family said Thursday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/37VmH2R

The training manual quotes from Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf, calling for the "perpetually constant and regular employment of violence." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HJlnFX

A new tropical depression has formed in the Caribbean, putting the 2020 hurricane season within reach of breaking a slew of meteorological records. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3kMPQRF

Just two days ago Trump rally left many supporters hospitalised due to freezing cold from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2TGUnsN

First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3jJ9yMT

Joe Biden is in Michigan while Donald Trump arrives in Pennsylvania, both key to the White House race. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ecV4U6 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Just ahead of the election, the US is seeing what could be the largest outbreak of the pandemic so far. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3kQx63C https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Former prisoner Davion Hampton from Florida wants to vote in this US election. But he can't. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/320sWi5 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Chenren and Cathy Shao haven't let political differences get in the way of their eight-year marriage. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2HVJXmN https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

For some Americans, civil unrest after police shootings is driving their support for Donald Trump. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2TJaHte https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

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Joe Biden has been vague about his plans for the military if he wins the election, but one specific promise he has made is to roll back the Trump administration policy that effectively bars transgender service members from serving openly in accord with their gender identity. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HG5aBj

Amid rising crime rates, a polarizing election and the continued high-profile police killings of Black Americans, some police veterans say they can't recall a tougher time to be an officer. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/38cjXi3

The U.S. Justice Department on Friday urged a federal judge to swiftly reject a last-minute bid by two Massachusetts men to avoid being extradited to Japan to face charges that they helped former Nissan Motor Co Ltd Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee the country. The department in a court filing said Japanese agents are slated to come to the United States in the "coming days" to transport U.S. Army Special Forces veteran Michael Taylor and his son, Peter Taylor, back to Japan. The U.S. State Department informed their lawyers on Wednesday it had approved turning them over. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/37XL1kU

The mother of the Black man who was fatally shot by a suburban Chicago police officer has filed a federal lawsuit accusing law enforcement of letting him bleed to death in the eight minutes it for took an ambulance to arrive. The lawsuit was filed Thursday by Zharvellis Holmes, the mother of 19-year-old Marcellis Stinnette, who was shot to death Oct. 20 by a Waukegan police officer. Tafara Williams, the 20-year-old Black woman who was with Stinnette when he was killed and who was also shot and wounded, filed a similar lawsuit on Wednesday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/35R13KL

Every 30 seconds, a Latino in the US turns 18 and becomes eligible to vote. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/364Khbd https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Berlin's new airport is finally opening to the public, 10 years behind schedule and billions over budget. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ecZ4UF https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

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A body camera worn by a suburban Chicago police officer who shot a Black couple in their car was only turned on moments after the shooting, a fact that the lawyers representing the woman say suggests an attempt to cover up what had happened even before he fired. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HHPUDv

Rodrigo Cruz, 22, was the driver of the minivan involved in the two deaths, the Las Vegas police said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2TC4sqO

Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos called out Kavanaugh's "erroneous claim" and called for a public correction from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HLCqXM

One of Thailand’s most popular anti-establishment politicians has been charged for his role in an illegal flash mob protest last year, in a move that is likely to fuel the current wave of pro-democracy protests. Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, 41, a charismatic billionaire and founder of the dissolved Future Forward party, is accused of five public assembly violations linked to the rally in Bangkok's central shopping district last December, Krisadung Nutcharat, his lawyer, said on Thursday. The charges include failing to notify police of a public gathering, blocking a sky train station, using a megaphone without permission and holding a rally close to a royal residence. Four other people from his Progressive Movement Group and Move Forward Party face similar charges. All five deny any wrongdoing. Mr Thanathorn has been an outspoken advocate of the protest movement that has gripped the Thai capital, Bangkok, since June, and he recently condemned a short-lived emergency order aimed at

French President Emmanuel Macron declared Thursday that France is "under attack," hours after an Islamic terrorist wielding a knife decapitated a woman and killed two other people at a church in southern France.The attack occurred near the Basilica of Notre-Dame in Nice, a city on France’s southern coast. Two women and a man were killed. At least two of the three victims, including the woman who was reportedly decapitated, were inside the church.“It’s very clear that it is France that is under attack,” Macron said during an address outside the basilica where the attack occurred, calling the incident an "Islamist terrorist attack.”“France will not give up on our values," the French president said.Shortly after the attack, Macron boosted security around the country, increasing the number of soldiers at schools and places of worship from 3,000 to 7,000 troops.The French president also participated in a crisis meeting at the Interior Ministry on Thursday before travelin

Rittenhouse, charged in Wisconsin with first-degree homicide over the shooting of three people at Kenosha protests, had been fighting his extradition. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/34IG8Kw

OPINION: James is fashioning himself as a moderate who believes in bipartisanship. The problem is when it comes to the party of Trump, you can’t play it both sides. John James is a Black man who has a shot at becoming the next U.S. Senator from the great state of Michigan. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/35LXntv

The footage from body-worn cameras that was taken as police responded to a call about Walter Wallace Jr. shows him emerging from a house with a knife as relatives shout at officers about his mental health condition, a lawyer for the man's family said Thursday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/37VmH2R

A man was trapped in a hole teeming with rats for half an hour after a New York City pavement collapsed from under him last Saturday. Leonard Shoulders dropped almost 15 feet into the sinkhole and was unable to cry for help out of fear the rats would get in his mouth. “Rats crawling on him. He can’t move. He just… it was so bad,” the victim’s brother Greg White told NBC News. “He didn’t wanna yell ’cause he was afraid there was gonna be rats going inside his mouth.” Mr Shoulders plunged more than 12 feet into the vault, breaking his arm and leg, when the ground gave way beneath him while he waited for a bus in the Bronx. “He went down feet first," Mr White added. “He was just standing and the sidewalk just — It was like a suction. Like a sinkhole. He just went down." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31ZW4pY

‘UPS will always focus first on our customers, and will never stop working to solve issues and make things right’ from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3eaPAti

'Maybe he’s working for the Chinese,' former mayor baselessly claims from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/37UpCZG

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Friday said that any new coronavirus aid package should be considered in early 2021, possibly closing the door to such legislation shortly following the Nov. 3 elections. In an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, McConnell said, "I think that will be something we’ll need to do right at the beginning of the year, targeted particularly at small businesses that are struggling and hospitals that are now dealing with a second wave of the coronavirus." McConnell, who has resisted considering a comprehensive aid package being sought by Democrats, added, "We probably need to do another package," but said it would have to be "more modest" than the $3-trillion measure the House of Representatives passed in mid-May. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/37VzKl1

The 2020 presidential election again highlights one of the most confusing and controversial parts of the U.S. elections: The Electoral College. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31BwF5O

The Supreme Court needs to state again that a child cannot be sentenced to life without parole unless a trial court determines that child is beyond rehabilitation. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31WomSi

The Trump administration plans to use proceeds from the sale of fuel confiscated from Iranian tankers to benefit victims of terrorism, officials announced Thursday. The U.S. government in August seized 1.1 million barrels of fuel from four Iranian tankers that were en route to Venezuela. The fuel has since been sold, and officials say the proceeds will go to a special fund for victims of state-sponsored terrorism. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3oAOhbI

A worsening pandemic and fears about losing their protections as civil servants amid political chaos is leading many intelligence officers in the U.S. government to consider leaving their agencies, according to current and former intelligence officers who spoke to Yahoo News. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3e8ew4g

The former U.S. attorney general spoke to The 19th about voter suppression, redistricting and the importance of Breonna Taylor’s case. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/34FaaPa

Two alleged members of the white supremacist group The Base were arrested Thursday morning in connection with a harassment campaign against a Michigan family.According to the state attorney general, the two men, Justen Watkins, 25, and Alfred Gorman, 35, mistakenly believed the family home belonged to a left-leaning podcast host. The duo allegedly took pictures outside the house dressed in Nazi gear late last year, and posted pictures to the internet with captions threatening Daniel Harper, the host of the anti-fascist podcast “I Don’t Speak German.” The men are charged with gang membership, unlawful posting of a message, and using computers to commit a crime after what was described as a joint operation between state police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It comes three weeks after the FBI’s high-profile bust of members of an unrelated, Boogaloo-infused Michigan paramilitary group who are charged with plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.An affidavit by Michigan State Pol

SpaceX’s second astronaut flight is off until mid-November because red lacquer dripped into tiny vent holes in two rocket engines that now must be replaced. SpaceX and NASA officials announced the discovery of the potentially damaging contamination Wednesday. The clogged holes were found after the aborted launch of a GPS satellite on Oct. 2. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3murVqs

The city of Miami Beach is “concerned” about a string of new coronavirus cases in its workforce, mainly among police and fire-rescue personnel. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/37Z412x

Democrat Biden's lead over the US president is narrower in must-win states, with Florida a key prize. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2HM9uyS https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Three people from around the world who lost their jobs during the pandemic explain how it has affected their lives. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3oMNWD5 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Village People's lead singer says he doesn't endorse the US president, who regularly plays the classic at rallies. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2TDO09O https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

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A video shows the train derailing in front of drivers on a Texas highway. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31UgFvK

Guns and ammo will no longer be on display at Walmart but still be available for purchase upon request in stores where they are sold. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/34GBc8R

It’s no secret that Sen. Lindsey Graham is in the fight of his political life in the closing days of his campaign to win reelection to the U.S. Senate.“I’m getting overwhelmed,” Graham begged on-air with Fox News’ Sean Hannity last month, as his Democratic rival Jaime Harrison brought in a record-shattering $57 million in donations to unseat him. “Help me—they’re killing me money-wise. Help me.”But with ersatz ally President Donald Trump nowhere to be seen, a group that once despised Graham—and whose most prominent members have spent months propping up bizarre conspiracy theories, posting wildly racist content on social media, and undermining confidence public health guidelines in the midst of the pandemic—are coming to the rescue.The question is, does Graham want their help?“This is not a time for us to be squabbling over differences of opinion,” Pressley Stutts, chair of the Greenville Tea Party, said at an event on Wednesday afternoon, before introducing nearly a dozen grassroots co

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