| Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Despite questions about the 'laptop from hell,' most Americans think the Trumps are more 'corrupt' than the Bidens Posted: 27 Oct 2020 05:53 AM PDT  President Trump has intensified his accusations of wrongdoing by Joe Biden, based on emails supposedly found on a laptop formerly owned by Biden's son Hunter. But a plurality of voters aren't buying it — and a majority believe Trump and his family are more "corrupt" than the Bidens.
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| Protests in Illinois city over police killing of Black teenager Posted: 27 Oct 2020 01:41 PM PDT  Less than 20 miles south of Kenosha, Wis., where police shot Jacob Blake multiple times in the back in August, a police shooting that left a Black teenager dead and his girlfriend badly wounded last week is stirring up anger in Waukegan, Ill.
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| ‘White racist cops got my own dad’: Walter Wallace’s young son speaks out Posted: 28 Oct 2020 06:17 AM PDT  An investigation has been opened into the police shooting of Walter Wallace who died in Philadelphia on Monday afternoon
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| Erdogan vows legal response to Charlie Hebdo cartoon showing him lifting skirt of veiled woman Posted: 28 Oct 2020 09:56 AM PDT  Anger at France deepened in Muslim-majority countries on Wednesday over a Charlie Hebdo cartoon showing Turkey's president drinking beer while lifting the skirt of a woman wearing a hijab to reveal her naked buttocks. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president, described the cartoonists as "scoundrels" and accused the West of wanting to "relaunch the Crusades". His office also vowed to take unspecified "legal and diplomatic actions" through the Turkish legal system. His row with France erupted after President Emmanuel Macron ordered a crackdown on Islamists this month, following the beheading of a teacher who showed his class Charlie Hebdo cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. Protesters in Somalia's capital Mogadishu shouted: "Down with France. It insulted our prophet."
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| Passenger hanging out van window falls and dies after killing bicyclist, Vegas cops say Posted: 27 Oct 2020 12:40 PM PDT  "There's no reason behind this that I can tell you why it occurred, other than complete stupidity."
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| Calmer California winds help firefighters beat back 2 blazes Posted: 27 Oct 2020 10:22 PM PDT  Calmer weather on Wednesday helped firefighters beat back two wildfires that drove nearly 100,000 Southern Californians from their homes amid fierce winds and extremely dry conditions. Authorities lifted some evacuation orders Tuesday as winds began subsiding and containment was increased for the massive wildfires in brushy hills above cities in Orange County. "With favorable weather, fire crews will find opportunities to establish more control lines," the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, said in a statement.
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| U.S.-sanctioned Iranian plane lands in Venezuela -lawmaker, data Posted: 27 Oct 2020 04:25 PM PDT |
| Bobulinski Claims Documents Prove Joe Biden ‘Lying’ about Lack of Involvement in Hunter’s Influence Peddling Posted: 28 Oct 2020 07:31 AM PDT  Tony Bobulinski, a former business associate of Hunter Biden, has accused Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden of "lying" about whether he was directly involved in his son's foreign business dealings."When he states that, that is a blatant lie," Bobulinski said in an interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson that was aired Tuesday.The former U.S. Navy lieutenant and corporate investor added that he almost walked out of the second presidential debate, which he attended as President Trump's guest, when the former vice president claimed again that he had no knowledge of his son's business dealings and was not involved in them."In that debate, he made a specific statement around questions around this from the president," Bobulinski said. "And I'll be honest with you, I almost stood up and screamed 'liar' and walked out because I was shocked that after four days or five days that they prep for this, that the Biden family is taking that position to the world."Bobulinski was the former CEO of SinoHawk Holdings, which he said was a partnership between the CEFC China Energy conglomerate and the Biden family. He was the recipient of a May 13, 2017 email that discussed a plan to have 10 percent in their related joint venture, Oneida Holdings, "held by H for the big guy?" The "big guy" was Joe Biden, and "H" was Hunter, Bobulinski confirmed.Bobulinski also slammed Democratic efforts to discredit his claims about the Bidens' business dealings by dismissing it as Russian disinformation, singling out for particular criticism Democratic congressman Adam Schiff, who said on television that this "smear" of Biden "comes from the Kremlin.""To have a congressman out there speaking about Russian disinformation or Joe Biden at a public debate referencing Russian disinformation when he knows he sat face to face with me, that I was traveled around the world with his son and his brother, to say that and associate that with my name is absolutely disgusting to me," Bobulinski said.Bobulinski told Carlson that Schiff's baseless disinformation claim motivated him to come forward with what he knew of Biden family corruption.The former business associate of the Bidens also said he was warned by former partner Rob Walker that going public with information about the Bidens would "bury all of us."In a recording of a phone call between Bobulinski and Walker, which Carlson aired, he told Walker that if the elder Biden "doesn't come out on record, I am providing the facts.""Don't say this Tony, you're just gonna bury all of us, man," Walker responds in the recording."Throughout 2015 and 2016 while Joe was still the sitting vice president of the United States, these guys had been doing extensive work around the world," Bobulinski said, adding that "the only qualification they had was the Biden name.""They're able to set up meetings and get people to jump through hoops in an interest to garner favor with the sitting vice president, Joe Biden," he said.The American people "can form their own conclusion" about the Biden family's business dealings, Bobulinski added.
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| Trump wants election night result, but GOP has fought to make sure many ballots won't be counted by then Posted: 27 Oct 2020 11:59 AM PDT  President Trump demanded on Monday that the winner of the election be announced on Election Day — something his own party has made highly unlikely by fighting to keep ballots from being counted quickly in key swing states.
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| FBI arrests five in U.S. accused of trying to coerce political dissenters to return to China Posted: 28 Oct 2020 10:45 AM PDT  A note left on the door of one victim read, "If you are willing to go back to mainland and spend 10 years in prison, your wife and children will be all right."
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| Megyn Kelly slams Sunny Hostin over SCOTUS comments: ‘More intentionally dishonest than stupid’ Posted: 28 Oct 2020 09:45 AM PDT  Megyn Kelly is no stranger to controversy and being called out on social media, but this week she was the one taking the offensive against Sunny Hostin for what she believes to be "intentionally dishonest" rhetoric. Hostin, who serves as a co-host and political analyst on The View, slammed the Republican Party on Tuesday for stealing seats from the Democrats and pushing through right-wing judges in their place. "We all know the Republican Party has been packing the Supreme Court for decades," Hostin said.
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| Tourist, 12, and guide lose limbs in shark attack at Sharm El-Sheikh Posted: 27 Oct 2020 07:37 PM PDT  A young Ukrainian tourist lost an arm and an Egyptian tour guide lost a leg in a rare shark attack over the weekend off Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh, officials said on Tuesday. The attack took place on Sunday when two tourists - a mother and her son - and their tour guide were snorkelling in Ras Mohammed national park, the Environment Ministry said. The injured were taken to a nearby hospital and an initial investigation showed that the attack involved a 2m-long (6-foot) Oceanic Whitetip shark. The ministry did not release details of the injuries, but a statement by Ukraine's State Agency for the Development of Tourism said that the 12-year-old boy was in intensive care, and that surgery had failed to save his arm. An Egyptian health official said that the family's guide had lost a leg, and the mother suffered light injuries. The health official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to brief the media. Officials have closed the area of Ras Mohammed National Park where the attack took place. Shark attacks have been rare in the Red Sea coastal region of Egypt in recent years. But in 2010, a spate of shark attacks killed one European tourist and maimed several others off Sharm el-Sheikh. Sharm el-Sheikh resort at the southern tip of the Sinai peninsula is one of Egypt's major tourist destinations that offers European tourists a warm and quick escape from frigid winter temperatures on the continent. Divers are drawn by the steep drop-offs of coral reefs just offshore that offer a rich and colourful sea life. Authorities have in recent years sought to revive the vital tourism sector battered by years of instability and, more recently, the coronavirus pandemic.
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| 'A big win for justice!': Texas officials scrap rule that would allow social workers to deny LGBTQ, disabled clients Posted: 27 Oct 2020 09:32 PM PDT  After backlash, Texas officials have reversed a rule that would have allowed social workers to turn away clients who are LGBTQ or have a disability.
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| Lindsey Graham, Thom Tillis pushed for controversial casino after donations from gambling mogul Posted: 28 Oct 2020 02:00 AM PDT  Pair of embattled Carolina senators changed their views after taking big bucks from casino interests and lobbyists
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| Gun-wielding St. Louis couple seek prosecutor's removal Posted: 28 Oct 2020 09:06 AM PDT  The attorney for a St. Louis couple facing felony charges for waving guns at racial injustice protesters who marched near their home asked a judge Wednesday to remove the city's top prosecutor and her entire office from the case. A grand jury earlier this month indicted Mark McCloskey, 63, and Patricia McCloskey, 61, on charges of unlawful use of a weapon and tampering with evidence. The effort to disqualify Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, a Democrat, contends that her prosecution is politically motivated.
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| Jeff Van Drew, congressman who ditched Democrats for Trump, struggling in reelection race Posted: 28 Oct 2020 06:03 AM PDT  A congressman who switched from the Democratic Party to join Republican ranks is struggling in his ace for reelection.
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| Fact check: Biden did tell a Detroit worker 'I'm not working for you' during gun rights argument Posted: 27 Oct 2020 01:09 PM PDT  A viral post on social media claims Joe Biden told a factory worker he doesn't work for him. Biden did say that, but the claim is missing context.
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| 'Anonymous' WH official who wrote about officials thwarting Trump reveals himself Posted: 28 Oct 2020 02:11 PM PDT  Miles Taylor, the former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security, revealed himself Wednesday as the author of an anonymous 2018 New York Times op-ed that depicted President Trump as a danger to the nation.
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| He was drunk and fighting with his girlfriend. Then out came the pumpkin, police say Posted: 28 Oct 2020 08:52 AM PDT  A common autumn and Halloween decoration was used as a weapon in Largo, Florida.
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| Social media CEOs get earful on bias, warning of new limits by lawmakers Posted: 28 Oct 2020 02:14 PM PDT  With next week's election looming, the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google received a hectoring from Republicans at a Senate hearing Wednesday for alleged anti-conservative bias in the companies' social media platforms — and were warned of coming restrictions from Congress.
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| Charlie Hebdo, whose cartoons sparked terror attacks in France, published a cutting caricature of Turkish President Erdogan amid his feud with Macron Posted: 28 Oct 2020 03:49 AM PDT  President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said French President Emmanuel Macron needed mental treatment after criticizing Islam and proposing regulations on it.
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| In pictures: Evacuations as two wildfires rage in California Posted: 27 Oct 2020 08:39 AM PDT  Mass evacuation orders are in place as two fast-moving fires engulf thousands of acres near Los Angeles.
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| Citing a burden on minority voters, US judge overrules Texas governor's exemption for masks at polls Posted: 28 Oct 2020 09:09 AM PDT  The judge said Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's exemption for masks at polling sites put a "discriminatory burden on Black and Latino voters."
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| Lawyer for China exec accuses RCMP of lying about her arrest Posted: 28 Oct 2020 03:28 PM PDT  A lawyer for a senior executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei on Wednesday accused a Canadian police officer of lying about why he didn't arrest her immediately at Vancouver's airport two years ago. Richard Peck told Constable Winston Yep during cross-examination that he did not believe Yep was honest when he told the British Columbia Supreme Court this week why the arrest happened only after Canada Border Services Agency officers questioned Meng for three hours. Yep is the first in a series of witnesses called to testify at the request of lawyers for Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, who is fighting extradition to the U.S. to face fraud charges.
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| U.S. approves use of Bayer weed killer for five years Posted: 27 Oct 2020 01:57 PM PDT  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday it will allow farmers to spray crops with weed killers based on the chemical dicamba that are sold by Bayer AG and other companies, after a U.S. appeals court blocked sales in June. The decision is a boost for Bayer, which has been hammered by lawsuits over various chemicals in the United States since acquiring seed company Monsanto in 2018. The EPA re-approved for five years Bayer's XtendiMax, a popular dicamba-based herbicide that is sprayed on soybeans and cotton genetically engineered to resist it.
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| Chicago sisters accused of stabbing employee 27 times after being asked to wear a mask Posted: 27 Oct 2020 10:54 AM PDT  Two sisters entered a small shop in Chicago on Sunday when they were approached by a worker who asked them to wear a mask and to use hand sanitizer to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 according to Karie James who is a police spokesperson, the Chicago Sun Times reported. The argument escalated and the women Jessica Hill, 21, and Jayla Hill, 18, are accused of attacking the man. Jessica pulled a knife out of her back pocket and began stabbing the 32-year-old man.
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| 'I purely vote for my actual interests': Black men could be critical bloc in presidential election Posted: 27 Oct 2020 10:42 AM PDT  With one week left until the election, some experts say Black men are a key demographic that could shock the country on Election Day and vote for President Trump in surprising numbers.
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| 5-year-old weighed just 7 pounds when she died, GA cops say. Her parents face charges Posted: 28 Oct 2020 12:23 PM PDT  Police say the investigation is ongoing.
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| The Lincoln Project is reportedly trying to create a House of Cards-style TV series Posted: 27 Oct 2020 07:53 AM PDT  The Lincoln Project isn't going anywhere.The PAC of President Trump-opposing Republicans and other moderates has built a social media behemoth based largely on trolling the president with pointed ads. And once it potentially achieves its goal of getting Joe Biden and other Democrats elected, it's looking to capitalize on that and build a whole media empire, Axios reports.The Lincoln Project's Twitter account boasts a following that even exceeds the Republican party's, and has raked in millions of dollars from its supporters who'd like to see Trump out of the White House. To Ra Kumar, the project's representative at United Talent Agency, it's clear that "they know how to get audiences," he tells Axios.So in the coming weeks, the Lincoln Project is expected to move beyond podcasts and TV ads and into Hollywood. For starters, the group is working with a documentarian to produce a non-fiction film after the election, Axios reports. Some TV networks are interested in running the project's livestreamed shows, a source says. TV studios are also reportedly reaching out to work with the Lincoln Project "to help develop a House of Cards-like fiction series," Axios reports — a comparison that probably doesn't help the project with allegations of stealing ideas and memes.More stories from theweek.com How to make an election crisis 64 things President Trump has said about women Republicans are on the verge of a spectacular upside-down achievement
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| Pfizer's CEO repeatedly talked up getting coronavirus vaccine data in October. Now, he's asking for patience. Posted: 27 Oct 2020 10:59 AM PDT  The pharmaceutical giant has yet to start analyzing data from its final clinical trial, effectively closing the door on having results this month.
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| Body of missing hip-hop artist found in trunk after Miami car crash Posted: 27 Oct 2020 09:17 PM PDT  Robert Deupree Avery Coltrain was arrested and charged with illegal transport of human remains and second-degree murder in the death of Brian Trotter.
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| Iranian Trolls Who Posed as Proud Boys Spread Wild Claims on Facebook Posted: 27 Oct 2020 12:10 PM PDT  The Iranians trolls who disguised themselves as Proud Boys fans in an attempt to intimidate voters were linked to a disinformation campaign that targeted Israel and Saudi Arabia, according to Facebook.In a press conference on Tuesday, Facebook announced that it took down a handful of accounts on Facebook and Instagram after a tip from the FBI about Iranian election-related meddling. The tip followed an announcement by FBI Director Christopher Wray and Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe that U.S. intelligence had found Iran was behind emails sent to Democratic voters in Florida and Alaska threatening that "You will vote for Trump on Election Day or we will come after you."The company says an initial investigation following the tipoff led it to a single account created in October 2020 that "attempted to seed false claims and unsubstantiated election related threats" as part of an election influence plot that relied mostly on email.FBI Says Iran Behind Voter-Intimidation Operation Spoofing Proud Boys Further investigation by Facebook led the company to discover more accounts and pages that were dormant but had been used to spread false claims about Israel and Saudi Arabia. Among the more sensational claims pushed by the network was a false claim about a fake massacre at the annual Eurovision music contest hosted in Israel in 2019.Some of the accounts sought to reach out to reporters, including journalists at an outlet focused on news about Afghanistan, according to the company.The network—a small one relative to others suspended by Facebook, with just 12 Facebook accounts, 6 Facebook pages, and 11 Instagram accounts with a combined 800 followers—was run by "individuals with links to the Iranian government," according to Nathan Gleicher, Facebook's head of security. The dormant accounts uncovered by Facebook researchers were also linked to a previous set of accounts the company suspended in April 2019 and attributed to Iran's state news company, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, Gleicher said.Last week, the Treasury Department sanctioned IUVM and IRTVU—two Iranian fake news umbrella organizations—and the Bayan Rasaneh Gostar Institute, which officials said was an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps front company "prepared to execute a series of influence operations directed at the U.S. populace ahead of the presidential election."Facebook also announced that it had suspended a larger network it attributed to "individuals" in Mexico that had recycled old memes from the Russian Internet Research Agency (IRA) troll farm responsible for much of Moscow's meddling in the 2016 election.Gleicher, however, cautioned that the network's use of old IRA memes "by itself is a limited indicator of who is behind this" and does not necessarily point to Russian involvement.The Mexico-based network was also small at just two Facebook pages and 22 Instagram accounts and racked up nearly 55,000 followers. The network operators used fake accounts that "posed as Americans supporting various social and political causes and tried to contact other people to amplify this operation's content," according to the company. When reaching out to other Facebook users, the fake accounts claimed to be working on behalf of a fictitious Polish social media firm.Memes and content shared by the suspended accounts touched on hot button political issues like race and gender but also pushed more generic content on topics like religion and dog memes.In addition, Facebook also announced that it had suspended disinformation networks operated out of Myanmar which targeted domestic Burmese audiences.Officials from Myanmar's military ran a vast network of coordinated inauthentic activity on Facebook that the company suspended in 2018. Until its suspension, the network was used to incite violence against Myanmar's Rohingya ethnic minority, which U.N. officials have labeled a genocide and ethnic cleansing.Read more at The Daily Beast.Get 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.
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| Thousands in Bangladesh protest against French cartoons Posted: 27 Oct 2020 01:16 AM PDT  Around 10,000 people in Bangladesh rallied in the South Asian nation's capital on Tuesday to protest France's president and his staunch support of secular laws that deem caricatures depicting the Prophet Muhammad as protected under freedom of speech. Protesters from the conservative Islami Andolon Bangladesh group, which supports the introduction of Islamic law in the Muslim-majority country, carried banners and placards reading: "All Muslims of the world, unite" and "Boycott France." It was the largest protest yet against the cartoons in recent days.
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| Qatar expresses regret as Australia says women on 10 flights searched Posted: 27 Oct 2020 09:00 PM PDT |
| A woman went missing for 12 days in Zion National Park. Here's how her story led to an online frenzy Posted: 28 Oct 2020 10:24 AM PDT  Holly Courtier was found concussed, starving and dehydrated in Zion National Park last week. Her rescue has sparked an online frenzy.
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| In search of President Trump's mysterious health care plan Posted: 27 Oct 2020 11:47 AM PDT  President Trump's health care plan has become one of the most highly anticipated, hotly debated documents in Washington. And depending on whom you ask, it might not exist at all.
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| Belarus leader seeks to punish striking workers, students Posted: 27 Oct 2020 10:49 AM PDT  Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko urged authorities Tuesday to take action against plant workers and students who participate in a strike called by the opposition as the authoritarian leader made another attempt to halt protests of his reelection. University students left classes to march in rallies and some factory employees went on strike Monday after Lukashenko ignored an opposition demand to resign following the balloting that was widely viewed as rigged. Nearly 600 people were detained in the capital of Minsk and other cities.
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| Mother’s body decayed for years in home she shared with her adult children, TN cops say Posted: 28 Oct 2020 12:24 PM PDT  Police found her skeleton buried under a pile of clothes on a bed
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| Climate scientists throw cold water on 'Arctic methane bomb' report Posted: 27 Oct 2020 02:39 PM PDT  A research team made a worrisome discovery off the Siberian coast, The Guardian reports. The scientists say they believe they are first to uncover observational evidence that frozen methane deposits in the Arctic Ocean have started to be released after determining that methane levels at the ocean's surface were four to eight times higher than expected.The deposits are considered "sleeping giants of the carbon cycle" and could theoretically expedite climate change, given that methane has a warming effect 80 times stronger than carbon dioxide over a 20 year period, The Guardian notes. But while the discovery sounds alarming, it's also been met with skepticism from some climate scientists.> This story is... unconvincing. First off it's just two scientists (no publication), one of whom has made similar (unsupported) claims before & ignores the context that permafrost & methane have been degrading in this region since it was inundated in the early Holocene. https://t.co/EKI02cj2zT> > — Gavin Schmidt (@ClimateOfGavin) October 27, 2020> There are climate feedback mechanisms to be worried about. A supposed "Arctic Methane Bomb" isn't one of them. https://t.co/yuOtqYUIKq> > — Michael E. Mann (@MichaelEMann) October 27, 2020Gavin Schmidt, a climatologist and director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, argued there is no evidence Arctic methane had a "big effect" even in earlier periods when the region was warmer than it is now.The scientists who made the discovery, meanwhile, have acknowledged their work is preliminary, and said the scale of methane releases will not be confirmed until they return and analyze the data. Either way, "there is unlikely to be any major" climate effect "at this moment," Swedish scientist Örjan Gustafsson, told The Guardian from the research vessel. But he did maintain his stance that "the process has now been triggered." Read more at The Guardian.More stories from theweek.com How to make an election crisis 64 things President Trump has said about women Republicans are on the verge of a spectacular upside-down achievement
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| A North Carolina pastor is accused of peeing on a woman while she was sleeping on a Delta flight Posted: 28 Oct 2020 10:35 AM PDT  "I jump up and I seen his private area out and I screamed and that woke everybody up," Alicia Beverly told a local news outlet on October 14.
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| I flew on a newly upgraded JetBlue plane and despite less legroom and slimmer seats, the refresh is exactly what the airline needed Posted: 28 Oct 2020 07:13 AM PDT  Though long overdue, Jetblue's new cabin brings its aircraft into the modern era with better in-flight entertainment than most US carriers.
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| Democrat brands Ted Cruz a 'bully' after he slammed Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey for censoring NY Post report on Hunter Biden Posted: 28 Oct 2020 10:03 AM PDT  'We never do this,' Democratic senator says of Republicans scheduling hearing six days before an election to assail a presidential candidate
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| Hospitals in Wisconsin, Texas under strain as COVID-19 cases surge Posted: 28 Oct 2020 11:11 AM PDT  UW Health University Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin has been rushing to convert available space into units for COVID-19 patients, as the state's medical facilities struggle to keep pace with a surge in new infections. As part of the effort, the medical center opened a new intensive care unit (ICU) this week ahead of schedule, and it is quickly filling with coronavirus patients. "Today we have more patients than we've had ever before," said Dr. Jeff Pothof, an emergency medicine physician at UW Health.
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| Gutfeld on Trump's rallies and Biden's seclusion Posted: 27 Oct 2020 02:38 PM PDT  President slams Democratic nominee's 'play it safe' strategy as Election Day nears
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| Blame Game Begins After Trump’s Nebraska Rally Sh*tshow Posted: 28 Oct 2020 12:25 PM PDT  President Donald Trump went to Omaha, Nebraska Tuesday night hoping to boost his chances of winning the area's competitive electoral college vote.But he left a logistical mess in his wake at Eppley Airfield as scores of people were left trying to get back to their vehicles via buses from the large-scale event in the midst of a raging pandemic.Trump's rallies during the pandemic have already worried health experts because, even when they're outdoors, the large events feature little in the way of social distancing and lax mask-wearing from the audience. But the logistical issues in Omaha likely only compound the existing anxieties over holding such big events and gathering so many people together at a time when health experts are still sounding the alarm over the deadly coronavirus.No Lockdown, No Problem, Says Nebraska GOP Guv as Cases RiseThe Omaha World-Herald reported there were hundreds left stranded for "up to three hours in freezing temperatures," as they attempted to leave the event via chartered buses.A spokesperson for the Omaha Police Department said in an email that "buses loaded and hauled approximately 25,000 people to the event site over a 10 hour period of time," from 10 a.m. Tuesday until the start of the event. But estimates about how many people headed to the airfield have varied, and the spokesperson noted the numbers were preliminary.Officer Michael Pecha, a public information officer with the Omaha Police Department, said that six people were taken to area hospitals with a variety of medical conditions. "Those needing medical attention were contacted by medics over the duration of the event, not just at the end," he said in the email. > Thousands of people left out in the cold and stranded in Omaha, Nebraska after a Trump rally. I'm told the shuttles aren't operating & there aren't enough busses. Police didn't seem to know what to do. Some walked. I saw at least one woman getting medical attention. pic.twitter.com/oIkmixaZt0> > — Jeff Paul (@Jeff_Paul) October 28, 2020Those in the crowd "flooded to the waiting buses" around the time the rally ended at about 9 p.m., according to the Omaha Police Department. As a result, a large number of people decided to walk to their cars, OPD said, even though the closest parking lot was about 2.5 miles away.Those on foot snarled traffic "and delayed bus trips considerably," Pecha said in the email, noting that law enforcement worked to help as best they could. "Many people underestimated the distance from the event back to the parking lot on foot. The last person was loaded into a bus from the rally site at about 11:50 p.m.," Pecha said.Derek Oden, executive director of the Douglas County Republican Party, said in an email that the rally "had 3 times the expected number" of attendees. He raved about "an amazing atmosphere; tailgating, positive, flags, vendors everywhere" but, post-event, he said the "real problem was the 40 shuttle buses (cap. 54/each) were getting trapped in the unload parking lot and unable to make returns quickly.""A lot of police driving back and forth along the hike and stopping for folks having trouble with the hike," Oden said in the email. "Overall, it was a lot of fun."A spokesperson for the Trump campaign responded to the aftermath of the event in an email saying, "President Trump loves his supporters and was thrilled to visit Omaha last night," while also touting that "despite the cold, tens of thousands of people showed up for his rally."Samantha Zager, the Trump campaign's deputy national press secretary, blamed "local road closures and resulting congestion" for the delays but added that "at the guest departure location, we had tents, heaters, generators, hot cocoa, and handwarmers available for guests.""We always strive to provide the best guest experience at our events and we care about their safety," Zager said.On the campaign trail, the scene was criticized by Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, who said that "hundreds of people including older Americans and children" had been "stranded" following the event."It's an image that captured President Trump's whole approach to this crisis," Biden said, referring to the pandemic.Read more at The Daily Beast.Get 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.
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| Divided Belgium among Europe's worst virus hotspots Posted: 28 Oct 2020 01:12 AM PDT  Small, yet so divided, Belgium has been hit hard again by the pandemic, and now presents some of the most worrying statistics in a continent reeling under a coronavirus resurgence. If ever there was a common enemy for the rival Dutch- and French-speaking citizens and regions to fight, this would surely be it.
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| The Dow Jones and the S&P 500 just experienced their worst day since June Posted: 28 Oct 2020 02:10 PM PDT  As COVID-19 cases climb in the United States, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 just took a dive during their worst day in several months.The Dow on Wednesday fell 943 points as the S&P 500 dropped 3.5 percent, the worst day for each since June 11, CNBC reports. The Nasdaq Composite also had its worst day since early September, dropping 3.7 percent, according to CNN.Less than a week ahead of the 2020 presidential election, the Dow is "down nearly 9 percent since Sept. 2.," The Washington Post writes.This comes as the U.S. has been seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases, recently setting a record for most new infections reported in one day with over 83,000. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, this week warned that the U.S. is "getting worse and worse" and that "the numbers speak for themselves." More stories from theweek.com How to make an election crisis 64 things President Trump has said about women Republicans are on the verge of a spectacular upside-down achievement
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