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Democrats, preferring to risk COVID than losing to Trump, are shifting away from voting by mail

Posted: 01 Oct 2020 01:53 PM PDT

Democrats, preferring to risk COVID than losing to Trump, are shifting away from voting by mailAs President Trump has waged a war on the legitimacy of voting by mail, many Democrats have decided to cast their ballots in person.


Louisville small businesses caught in the middle as Breonna Taylor protests continue

Posted: 02 Oct 2020 11:11 AM PDT

Louisville small businesses caught in the middle as Breonna Taylor protests continueNormally bustling with people and commerce, downtown Louisville is now the site of very little activity. The small number of businesses that remained open during the pandemic feel even more rarefied since protests erupted last week over the decision in Breonna Taylor's case. 


Australian jailed for Islamophobic attack on pregnant woman

Posted: 01 Oct 2020 06:01 AM PDT

Australian jailed for Islamophobic attack on pregnant womanStipe Lozina punched and stamped on the woman at least 15 times in a suspected Islamophobic attack.


Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel tests positive for coronavirus

Posted: 02 Oct 2020 07:03 AM PDT

Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel tests positive for coronavirusThe news comes hours after President Donald Trump tested positive for the virus.


A lawyer for Kyle Rittenhouse — the white teen charged with shooting three Kenosha protesters — says he's suing Joe Biden for libel

Posted: 01 Oct 2020 07:51 AM PDT

A lawyer for Kyle Rittenhouse — the white teen charged with shooting three Kenosha protesters — says he's suing Joe Biden for libelLawyer Lin Wood says he's partisan in his support for President Donald Trump: "Put in your hearing aid, Joe. You will hear footsteps."


Judge says government's suit over Bolton book can proceed

Posted: 01 Oct 2020 08:56 AM PDT

Judge says government's suit over Bolton book can proceedThe Trump administration can move forward with its lawsuit against former national security adviser John Bolton over his tell-all book, a judge ruled Thursday in denying a request to dismiss the complaint. The Justice Department alleges that Bolton's book, "The Room Where It Happened," contains classified information, and the government sued in June to try to prevent the release.


Armor attrition in Nagorno-Karabakh battle not a sign US should give up on tanks, experts say

Posted: 02 Oct 2020 08:11 AM PDT

Armor attrition in Nagorno-Karabakh battle not a sign US should give up on tanks, experts sayAs Armenia and Azerbaijan trade deadly blows in what many worry could turn into full-scale war, America's military experts take notes on what not to do.


Jack Burkman, Jacob Wohl Charged in Alleged Voter Suppression Scheme

Posted: 01 Oct 2020 02:23 PM PDT

Jack Burkman, Jacob Wohl Charged in Alleged Voter Suppression SchemeConservative operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman were charged on Thursday for allegedly orchestrating a series of robocalls aimed at suppressing the vote in the November presidential election, Michigan authorities said. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a slew of charges against Burkman, 54, and Wohl, 22, including conspiracy to commit an election law violation and using a computer to commit the crime of election law - intimidating voters. Prosecutors allege the two political operatives were using a robocall system aimed at scaring Detroit voters away from using mail-in voting ballots. The calls, which were made in August, went out to nearly 12,000 Detroit residents. Both Wohl and Burkman face four felony counts and a maximum sentence of 7 years in prison.The voice on the call attributed to Wohl and Burkman attempts to trick listeners into not sending in mail-in ballots, falsely warning that the information would be used to track fugitives, collect on credit card debts, and enforce "mandatory vaccines." The calls also told residents to "beware of vote by mail.""Don't be BS'ed into giving your private information to the man," the call continued. "Stay safe and beware of vote-by-mail." Wohl and Burkman didn't respond to immediate requests for comment. In August, Burkman denied being behind the robocall, claiming it was suspicious that it was connected to his personal cell phone number."No one in their right mind would put their own cell on a robocall," Burkman told The Daily Beast.Sealed Docs: FBI Investigating Jacob Wohl Over Roger Stone Trial Leaks"Any effort to interfere with, intimidate or intentionally mislead Michigan voters will be met with swift and severe consequences," Nessel said. "This effort specifically targeted minority voters in an attempt to deter them from voting in the November election. We're all well aware of the frustrations caused by the millions of nuisance robocalls flooding our cell phones and landlines each day, but this particular message poses grave consequences for our democracy and the principles upon which it was built. Michigan voters are entitled to a full, free and fair election in November and my office will not hesitate to pursue those who jeopardize that."The attorney general's office added that during the investigation into the robocalls, investigators communicated with officials in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois—all of whom reported similar robocalls being made to residents in their states. All the calls, they said, were made to residents in "urban areas with significant minority populations," the Michigan attorney general's office said."It's believed around 85,000 calls were made nationally, though an exact breakdown of the numbers of calls to each city or state are not available," the AG's office said. Nessel also encouraged anyone who received such a robocall to file a complaint with her office.The Michigan charges aren't the only legal charges facing the pair. Wohl has been charged with two felonies over alleged violations of California securities law. On Saturday, The Daily Beast reported on a secret FBI investigation into Wohl and Burkman over the leak of confidential juror questionnaires and grand jury testimony in the trial of Trump associate Roger Stone.Wohl and Burkman became notorious online in 2018, after a failed attempt to manufacture a sexual assault allegation against Robert Mueller collapsed in spectacular fashion. Since then, they have tried to create hoaxes against other Trump opponents, but the schemes always fail almost immediately, often due to Wohl and Burkman's own errors.The duo have not yet been arrested, according to a press release from the Michigan attorney general. But the release noted that the agency will work with "local enforcement" if the two don't turn themselves in.Read more at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast hereGet our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.


Kuwaitis await new crown prince as Arab leaders mourn late emir

Posted: 01 Oct 2020 05:10 AM PDT

Kuwaitis await new crown prince as Arab leaders mourn late emirArab leaders headed to Kuwait on Thursday to offer condolences for the death of its ruler Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad, who worked to unify a polarised region, as Kuwaitis waited for the new emir to name a crown prince to help guide state affairs. Jordan's king, the presidents of Egypt and former occupier Iraq, and Oman's sultan were among those paying respects to Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah, the brother and successor of Sheikh Sabah, who died on Tuesday aged 91. Gulf power Saudi Arabia, with which Kuwait has its closest but most complex relationship, was represented by Mansour bin Mutib, an adviser to King Salman, who had surgery in July and whose son Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is de facto ruler.


Chris Wallace: Trump family came in wearing masks then took them off, ‘violated’ rules

Posted: 02 Oct 2020 06:37 AM PDT

Chris Wallace: Trump family came in wearing masks then took them off, 'violated' rules'Fox News Sunday' anchor and presidential debate moderator Chris Wallace says the Cleveland Clinic advised everyone to wear masks.


Report: Coronavirus has been a gift to dictators

Posted: 01 Oct 2020 05:33 PM PDT

Report: Coronavirus has been a gift to dictators"The pandemic has brought a health crisis, an economic crisis — all that has been recognized. But it's also bringing a human rights and democracy crisis," said Michael Abramowitz, president of Freedom House, in an interview on "Skullduggery."


Deaths at Saudi Arabia detention centre for Ethiopians - Amnesty

Posted: 02 Oct 2020 07:15 AM PDT

Deaths at Saudi Arabia detention centre for Ethiopians - AmnestyThousands of Ethiopian detainees are facing "unimaginable cruelty", Amnesty International says.


Five North Carolina police officers resign after Black man’s overdose death in custody

Posted: 02 Oct 2020 12:55 PM PDT

Five North Carolina police officers resign after Black man's overdose death in custodyHarold Easter lay collapsed on the floor of an interview room for nearly eight minutes before an officer arrived


Beto O'Rourke says Texas is "Biden's to lose" in presidential race

Posted: 02 Oct 2020 03:16 AM PDT

Beto O'Rourke says Texas is "Biden's to lose" in presidential raceO'Rourke said he'd like to see the Biden campaign to make more appearances in the state.


Canada forms own probe into Iran downing of Ukraine plane

Posted: 02 Oct 2020 10:54 AM PDT

Sportscaster who called Sen. Tim Scott ‘Uncle Tom’ is out of a job, CT station says

Posted: 02 Oct 2020 09:08 AM PDT

Sportscaster who called Sen. Tim Scott 'Uncle Tom' is out of a job, CT station saysThe reporter has apologized for the "deeply insensitive" remark.


West Virginia mail carrier guilty of election fraud after altering ballot requests to Republican

Posted: 01 Oct 2020 03:02 PM PDT

West Virginia mail carrier guilty of election fraud after altering ballot requests to RepublicanThomas Cooper admitted to having tampered some of the requests he delivered "as a joke." He did not know any of the voters whose requests he changed.


Blasphemy convictions spark Nigerian debate over sharia law

Posted: 02 Oct 2020 02:13 AM PDT

Blasphemy convictions spark Nigerian debate over sharia lawFuad Adeyemi, an imam in Nigeria's capital Abuja, respects those who believe that a 22-year-old man accused of sharing a blasphemous message on WhatsApp should be punished. On the same day, the court sentenced a 13-year-old boy, Omar Farouq, to 10 years in prison, also for blasphemy. The sentences caused an international outcry and sparked a broader debate in Nigeria about the role of Islamic law in a country roughly evenly split between a predominantly Muslim north and mainly Christian south.


What China and the US got right

Posted: 02 Oct 2020 06:02 AM PDT

Top White House staffers still not wearing masks

Posted: 02 Oct 2020 09:42 AM PDT

Top White House staffers still not wearing masksHours after President Trump announced he had tested positive for the coronavirus, some of his top aides were still appearing in public without masks, including White House chief of staff Mark Meadows.


Mark Levin asks if Joe Biden is 'still a White supremacist?'

Posted: 01 Oct 2020 07:07 PM PDT

Mark Levin asks if Joe Biden is 'still a White supremacist?''Life, Liberty & Levin' host joins 'Hannity' to discuss Democratic nominee's 'racist' past


US airlines lay off thousands of staff as federal relief ends

Posted: 01 Oct 2020 04:46 PM PDT

US airlines lay off thousands of staff as federal relief endsMore than 30,000 employees are laid off amid deadlock over a new government bailout package.


New Caledonia to vote on independence from France

Posted: 02 Oct 2020 02:50 AM PDT

New Caledonia to vote on independence from FranceVoters in New Caledonia, a French archipelago in the South Pacific, will choose whether they want independence from France in a referendum that marks a milestone in a three-decade decolonization effort. Sunday's vote is key to determining the future of the archipelago east of Australia and its 270,000 inhabitants, including both native Kanaks, who once suffered from strict segregation policies, and descendants of European colonizers. No opinion polls have been released, but two years ago, 56.4% of voters who participated in a similar referendum chose to keep ties with Paris — 16,000 kilometers (10,000 miles) and nine times zones away — instead of backing independence.


Attorney General Releases Audio Recording of Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Proceedings

Posted: 02 Oct 2020 08:51 AM PDT

Attorney General Releases Audio Recording of Breonna Taylor Grand Jury ProceedingsThe Kentucky Attorney General's Office on Friday released roughly 20 hours of audio from proceedings by a grand jury that ultimately decided not to charge the three officers involved in Breonna Taylor's fatal shooting with her death.Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron was ordered by a judge to take the extraordinarily unusual step of releasing the grand jury recording, a process that is typically kept secret, after an unidentified juror filed a motion requesting the release of all information in Taylor's case—stating "certain questions were left unanswered.""The grand jury is meant to be a secretive body. It's apparent that the public interest, in this case, isn't going to allow that to happen," Cameron said.The grand jury made the stunning decision last week to indict just one officer, Brett Hankison, for recklessly firing shots that endangered people in other apartments. Mattingly and Cosgrove—the latter the cop who fired the shot that killed Taylor—weren't charged. Cameron has said they were "justified to protect themselves.""Do we really want the truth, or do we want a truth that fits our narrative?" Cameron said last week amid outrage over the grand jury decision.Sole Witness Who Heard Cops Announce Themselves in Breonna Taylor Raid Changed His StoryHowever, in the days since, questions have emerged about the narrative that was presented to the grand jury. Cameron revealed last week that the only charge recommended to the grand jury was wanton endangerment, despite previously stating that he'd talked to jurors about "every homicide offense, and also presented all of the information that was available."Cameron had also said a witness confirmed the three officers' account that they announced their presence before entering Taylor's home. However, according to documents and audio obtained by Vice News on Saturday, that sole witness initially told investigators he didn't hear police announce themselves. Two months later, he changed his story.Taylor's boyfriend, Kenny Walker, and 11 other residents who lived in the 26-year-old's Louisville apartment building, all said they didn't hear the cops announce themselves. Walker said he thought he was being burglarized and fired a warning shot that triggered the tragic chain of events.A Kentucky State ballistics report obtained by Vice and several other outlets also showed an inconsistency in Cameron's assertion that Walker shot Mattingly in the thigh—which prompted the officers to return fire with up to 20 shots. Cameron said investigators had ruled out "friendly fire" as the source of the shot, but the KSP report said that "due to limited markings of comparative value," the 9mm bullet that hit Mattingly was neither "identified nor eliminated as having been fired" by Walker's gun.During a news conference on Tuesday, the lawyer for the grand juror stressed that truth and transparency are essential for a case that has become one of the most talked about in the country.Lonita Baker, an attorney for Taylor's family, applauded the "brave" juror and said the "public deserves better than the word games Daniel Cameron is playing to avoid telling the full truth.""Reading between the lines, it is obvious that Daniel Cameron lied to Tamika Palmer, the citizens of Kentucky, and the world when he said the grand jury agreed that Officers Mattingly and Cosgrove were justified to kill Breonna."Read more at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast hereGet our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.


Greece, Turkey set up hotline to avoid clashes in Eastern Mediterranean, NATO says

Posted: 01 Oct 2020 07:54 AM PDT

Greece, Turkey set up hotline to avoid clashes in Eastern Mediterranean, NATO saysGreece and Turkey have set up a mechanism to avoid accidental clashes in the Eastern Mediterranean, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday, part of efforts to defuse a dispute over energy resources in the region. Stoltenberg said the agreement between Turkey and Greece, both members of NATO, included a hotline to avoid accidents in the sea and air. "I welcome the establishment of a military de-confliction mechanism, achieved through the constructive engagement of Greece and Turkey," he said in a statement.


Activists pressure debate moderator to question Pence, Harris on LGBTQ issues

Posted: 01 Oct 2020 07:00 AM PDT

Activists pressure debate moderator to question Pence, Harris on LGBTQ issuesOver a dozen LGBTQ and progressive groups zeroed in on stances taken by the Trump administration as racist, misogynistic and transphobic, and urged both moderator Susan Page and the debate commission to press Pence on his record. 


Las Vegas marks 3rd year since deadliest US mass shooting

Posted: 01 Oct 2020 10:14 AM PDT

Las Vegas marks 3rd year since deadliest US mass shootingThe sun rose Thursday over a somber ceremony marking the third anniversary of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, as Las Vegas remembered the excruciating night when 58 people were killed at an outdoor country music festival in 2017. "Three years ago today, a heinous act of violence rained down on our city, our county and our state," Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak told a modest gathering at an open-air amphitheater at the Clark County Government Center. "Victim families will forever be in our hearts from 1 October," he said, "and we will never, never forget what happened that day or the lives that were lost and the lives that were changed."


August Browne: The Nigeria-born man who joined the Polish resistance

Posted: 02 Oct 2020 04:24 PM PDT

August Browne: The Nigeria-born man who joined the Polish resistanceAugust Agboola Browne is thought to have been the only black person in the Polish resistance.


Chelsea Clinton reveals vicious things trolls have tormented her with

Posted: 01 Oct 2020 02:00 PM PDT

Chelsea Clinton reveals vicious things trolls have tormented her withShe defends Barron Trump while speaking about the kinship she feels with other former first children


Joyce Echaquan death: Canada PM Trudeau decries 'worst form of racism'

Posted: 01 Oct 2020 08:27 PM PDT

Joyce Echaquan death: Canada PM Trudeau decries 'worst form of racism'PM Justin Trudeau joins the outcry over the treatment of Joyce Echaquan in a Quebec hospital.


Lebanon orders 111 towns, villages closed to curb pandemic

Posted: 02 Oct 2020 06:29 AM PDT

Lebanon orders 111 towns, villages closed to curb pandemicAuthorities on Friday ordered the lockdown of more than 100 towns and villages across Lebanon after hundreds of people tested positive for the coronavirus in recent days and amid a shortage of hospital beds. Outgoing Interior Minister Mohammed Fahmi said in a statement the complete lockdown of 111 towns and villages will go into effect Sunday morning and last until Oct. 12. Lebanon has witnessed a sharp increase of cases in recent weeks with more than 40,000 cases registered since February in the small country of 5 million.


The White House is upping its offer to Democrats to pass a new stimulus bill including $1,200 direct payments, report says

Posted: 01 Oct 2020 04:06 AM PDT

The White House is upping its offer to Democrats to pass a new stimulus bill including $1,200 direct payments, report saysTreasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are yet to strike a deal but say they are hopeful and talks will continue.


‘Predator’ gets 600-year prison sentence in child sex crimes case, Alabama feds say

Posted: 02 Oct 2020 11:55 AM PDT

'Predator' gets 600-year prison sentence in child sex crimes case, Alabama feds sayProsecutors called the man's actions "sickening."


EU launches legal case against UK over Internal Market Bill

Posted: 01 Oct 2020 02:13 AM PDT

EU launches legal case against UK over Internal Market BillThe European Union on Thursday launched legal action against Britain's new Internal Market Bill on the grounds that it undercuts London's earlier legal commitments under its Brexit divorce treaty, the head of the bloc's executive said. Such so-called infringements could lead to hefty fines being imposed by the EU's top court but that takes years, leaving plenty of time for the UK to change tack. London now has one month now to reply to a formal letter of complaint from the Commission, which will then assess whether the answer is satisfactory and can then request that the UK falls back in line.


Dr. Marc Siegel: White House has made strides in COVID testing

Posted: 30 Sep 2020 07:03 PM PDT

Dr. Marc Siegel: White House has made strides in COVID testingFox News medical contributor reacts to Biden blaming Trump for coronavirus death toll.


Trump's false claims of rigged voting are 'a perilous thing,' says top Republican expert

Posted: 01 Oct 2020 01:47 PM PDT

Trump's false claims of rigged voting are 'a perilous thing,' says top Republican expertThe handful of mistakes made by election officials this year do not represent a deeper problem and are not evidence of cheating, said one of the leading Republican authorities on elections for the past four decades. He added that President Trump's rhetoric about the election is "perilous."


Rogue pilots trafficked a billion dollars in cartel drugs across US while no one watched

Posted: 02 Oct 2020 08:00 AM PDT

Rogue pilots trafficked a billion dollars in cartel drugs across US while no one watchedA California man led a billion-dollar drug ring for the Sinaloa Cartel using U.S. pilots and exploiting security gaps at non-commercial airports.


Former coal magnate who battled mining health rules files for black lung benefits

Posted: 01 Oct 2020 02:49 PM PDT

Former coal magnate who battled mining health rules files for black lung benefitsRobert Murray once ran biggest private underground operation in US


Lebanon asks Interpol to detain 2 Russians over port blast

Posted: 01 Oct 2020 10:48 AM PDT

Lebanon asks Interpol to detain 2 Russians over port blastThe lead investigator into the August blast at Beirut's port that killed and wounded many people issued two arrest warrants Thursday for the captain and owner of a ship that carried thousands of tons of ammonium nitrate to Beirut seven years ago, the state-run National News Agency said. The news agency said judge Fadi Sawwan referred the case to the state prosecution that asked Interpol to detain the two Russian citizens. NNA did not give the names of the two men but Boris Prokoshev was the captain who sailed the MV Rhosus from Turkey to Beirut in 2013.


Hundreds of migrants set out from Honduras amid pandemic

Posted: 30 Sep 2020 08:05 PM PDT

Hundreds of migrants set out from Honduras amid pandemicHundreds of migrants began walking Wednesday night from this city in northern Honduras toward the Guatemala border, testing a well-trod migration route now in times of the novel coronavirus. Calls for a new migrant caravan to leave from the San Pedro Sula bus station Oct. 1 have been circulating on social media for weeks. The caravan comes just two weeks after Guatemala reopened its borders after keeping them sealed for months to slow the spread of COVID-19.


China National Day: Hong Kong peace 'is an illusion'

Posted: 02 Oct 2020 12:11 AM PDT

China National Day: Hong Kong peace 'is an illusion'Last year, China's National Day saw violent clashes between police and protesters in Hong Kong.


Wealthy Venezuelan brothers lose $1 million super-yacht battle in Miami

Posted: 02 Oct 2020 04:40 AM PDT

Wealthy Venezuelan brothers lose $1 million super-yacht battle in MiamiA couple of billionaire brothers from Venezuela won't be getting back their $1 million super yacht anytime soon.


Malaysian court to hear ex-PM Najib's 1MDB appeal from Feb 15

Posted: 01 Oct 2020 01:57 AM PDT

Malaysian court to hear ex-PM Najib's 1MDB appeal from Feb 15A Malaysian court will begin hearing on Feb. 15 an appeal by former prime minister Najib Razak against his conviction on graft and money-laundering charges linked to the state fund 1MDB, a prosecutor said on Thursday. Najib was sentenced to 12 years in jail and fines of nearly $50 million in July on seven charges over illegally receiving $10 million misappropriated from SRC International, a former unit of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). The Court of Appeal has set 12 days to hear Najib's bid, from Feb. 15, prosecutor Mohd Ashrof Adrin Kamarul told Reuters in a text message.


How to add DuckDuckGo to a Google Chrome browser to get a privacy-focused default search engine

Posted: 02 Oct 2020 03:49 PM PDT

How to add DuckDuckGo to a Google Chrome browser to get a privacy-focused default search engineYou can add DuckDuckGo to Google Chrome as an extension to make it your default search engine and begin searching the web with greater privacy.


Trump campaign calls debate commission leaders ‘swamp monsters’ after group floats rule changes

Posted: 01 Oct 2020 03:22 PM PDT

Trump campaign calls debate commission leaders 'swamp monsters' after group floats rule changesTwo top members of President Trump's reelection campaign accused the Commission of Presidential Debates of being biased in favor of Joe Biden on Thursday.


Fact check: Republicans, not Democrats, eliminated the Senate filibuster on Supreme Court nominees

Posted: 01 Oct 2020 03:58 PM PDT

Fact check: Republicans, not Democrats, eliminated the Senate filibuster on Supreme Court nomineesDemocrats led by Sen. Harry Reid ended the filibuster for non-SCOTUS nominees, but the GOP under Sen. Mitch McConnell eliminated it for SCOTUS picks.


Two reported dead after plane linked to Cellino and Barnes lawyer crashes in upstate New York

Posted: 02 Oct 2020 12:58 PM PDT

Two reported dead after plane linked to Cellino and Barnes lawyer crashes in upstate New YorkA small plane that crashed near Corfu in upstate New York is owned by Steve Barnes, best known as one of the celebrity personal injury legal team Cellino & Barnes, according to a report. Quoting a Genesee County Sherrif's Office source, reports said one man and one woman were aboard and neither survived. #BREAKING: The plane that crashed in Corfu, NY is registered to attorney Steve Barnes from Cellino & Barnes.


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