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Chris Christie says it is time for GOP to 'face the realities of the 2020 election'

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday urged Republicans "to face the realities of the 2020 election and learn, not hide from them," as he lobbed several thinly veiled criticisms at his one-time ally, former President Donald Trump. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3tHdOmJ

Win or lose, with Trump, prepare for the unimaginable after the election

After four long years of chaos and lies from the Trump administration, it's time to prepare for the worst, even as we hope for the best. Every time we thought he could stoop no lower, that there were no boundaries of legality or decency left for him to violate, he has outdone himself. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3807m1g

Road to 270: This is Trump's path to victory

CNN's John King shows President Donald Trump's narrow path to victory but says if Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden wins Texas and holds the same states Hillary Clinton won in 2016, he will become president of the United States. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/37WZs8Q

A power company's electrical equipment started one of the most destructive fires in California history

A 2018 wildfire that killed three people and destroyed more than 1,600 structures in Southern California was sparked by utility equipment in fierce winds, according to a redacted investigative report determining the origin of the fire. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/31XqQzN

Melania Trump posts video that misleads on the President's LGBTQ policies

Melania Trump tweeted a video of herself posted Thursday discussing for three minutes the efforts the Trump administration has made to support the rights of the gay community, blaming sentiments that President Donald Trump opposes gay rights on his "many enemies in the political establishment." from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/34G0aFe

How China's Xi Jinping blew a golden opportunity with US President Donald Trump

At the first meeting between Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, held over chocolate cake and sorbet at the US President's vast Mar-a-Lago private club in Florida, the two leaders seemed on the brink of establishing an unlikely and potentially special relationship. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3mCIUH9

Former Aussie star becomes only the second rugby player to come out as gay

Former Australian international Dan Palmer, who has become only the second male rugby union professional after Gareth Thomas to come out as gay, says he "routinely numbed" himself with a "heavy cocktail of opioids" as he struggled with his sexuality during his playing career. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3kKPL0A

US college football star tests positive for Covid-19

Clemson Tigers starting quarterback Trevor Lawrence -- the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy on college football's No. 1 team and seen as the likely top pick of the 2021 NFL draft should he leave college early -- has tested positive for Covid-19 and will not play in Saturday's game against Boston College. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/2HMjY1c

What Europe fears most about the US election

Europe, but particularly France and Germany -- the two motor nations of the continent -- are holding their collective breath for the outcome of Tuesday's American presidential election. They recognize that the future of the trans-Atlantic relationship, the very nature of the Atlantic alliance, which has preserved the peace in Europe for three-quarters of a century, hangs in the balance. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/2HBsXSX

What India thinks of the US election

India has long been one of the more pro-American countries in the world. While President Donald Trump doesn't enjoy the same support as predecessors former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush -- presumably because of his trade threats and his restrictions on visas for highly-skilled workers, most of which go to Indians -- that broad approval remains largely intact, with 56% of Indians polled saying they had confidence in Trump to do the right thing on world affairs. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/2HBZIPU

Two words describe the Senate's latest Big Tech hearing: Worthless and petty

In 1994, Congress dragged the CEOs of the nation's largest tobacco companies to Capitol Hill, where they testified — under oath — that cigarettes are not addictive, contrary to evidence otherwise. It was a watershed moment for the tobacco industry and marked the beginning of the end of Big Tobacco's dominance in America. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/2HEJHbs

Covid-19 antibody therapies show promising early results in separate trials

Days after Eli Lilly and Company said it would stop a trial of its Covid-19 antibody therapy in hospitalized patients because it was not effective, the company on Wednesday published promising interim results from a trial involving patients with mild and moderate Covid-19. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/2HIjjOg

Breonna Taylor's mother asks for independent prosecutor to present case to a new grand jury

Breonna Taylor's mother is asking the Kentucky Prosecutors Advisory Council to appoint an independent prosecutor to present the case of her daughter's death before a new grand jury, saying the state attorney general's handling of the case "undermines the trust and integrity of the entire process." from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3ehSxIB

Former Belgian king meets daughter for first time since she became a royal

The former king of Belgium, Albert II, has met with his once-secret daughter, Princess Delphine, for the first time since she was recognized as a royal, after years of legal battles forced the ex-monarch to finally acknowledge fathering her more than five decades ago. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/2TtXc0f

Court sets plan to make sure Postal Service delivers ballots quickly, one week ahead of Election Day

US Postal Service leadership received a sweeping set of orders from a federal judge on Tuesday, laying out steps the Postal Service must take to ensure that ballots are delivered quickly as voters ace absentee voting deadlines. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/37QNWf1

The moon may contain more water than previously believed, including on its sunlit surface

There may be more water on the moon than previously believed, including on its sunlit surface, and it could be used as a resource during upcoming missions -- like NASA's return of humans to the lunar surface through the Artemis program. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/37IIH15

Senate to advance Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination in key procedural vote

The Senate is set to take a key procedural vote Sunday to advance Judge Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination, paving the way for a final confirmation vote, which will likely take place Monday evening, just days before the November 3 election where control of Congress and the White House are at stake. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/31EyO0z

80,000 furloughed as bus industry grinds to a halt

Clarence Cox took over a 35-year-old motorcoach business from his father and uncle and had hopes of one day giving it to his daughters. But with a $5 million fleet parked for months during a pandemic, and no federal aid, his goal now is just to make it to the end of 2020. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/2HBNOoQ

The 28-year chase for a world record

American Kevin Young's record of 46.78 seconds is the longest-standing record in men's track running, but now it's come under threat. Two-time world 400m hurdling champion Karsten Warholm came within 0.09 seconds in August 2020. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/34nhpv2

Trump seizes on oil as a cudgel against Biden as new coronavirus cases hit daily record

As the US recorded the highest single day of new coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, President Donald Trump looked to distract from the virus' deadly toll by seizing on Joe Biden's comment in Thursday night's debate that America should shift its reliance on oil toward greater renewable energy use. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3miLiTc

Heavily armed man charged with possessing child pornography researched Joe Biden, judge says

A heavily armed man arrested in North Carolina in May and indicted by a grand jury in September for possession of child pornography researched and traveled near the residence of former Vice President Joe Biden, according to information disclosed in a federal court filing. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/2Hu84Zi

Bellingcat: Russian scientists secretly developing Novichok nerve agent, and working with military intelligence

The investigative group Bellingcat has uncovered new details about Russia's development of the Novichok nerve agent, which was used against the former Russian agent Sergei Skripal in England in 2018 and the Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny in August. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/2HsZav5

Boris Johnson used to be the Teflon man of British politics. Not any more

Boris Johnson had big plans for 2020. With the Brexit question that had torn the nation apart for nearly four years finally settled, the Prime Minister was ready to spend some of the political capital he'd earned with his landslide election victory to bring the nation together. Then Covid-19 happened. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/35uqWQ5

1 very concerning headline on the 2020 vote

You could be forgiven -- amid the rising coronavirus case numbers and the final presidential debate -- if you missed this headline on Thursday in The New York Times: "Trump Campaign Draws Rebuke for Surveilling Philadelphia Voters." from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/34q7cOp

Covid cases: U.S. records 2nd highest rise

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iPhone 12 review: Upgrade for the camera, not 5G

Deciding whether — or when — to upgrade your smartphone is hard. Besides some attempts at swanky foldable phones, the look of smartphones hasn't changed much in recent years. Most improvements, while technologically impressive, mostly feel minor to the average consumer. But Apple's latest iPhone lineup has analysts predicting tons of upgrades. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/35mHdqh

How a Covid-19 origin theory backed by Bannon unraveled

It was a blockbuster story. A respected Chinese virologist appeared on Tucker Carlson's show on Fox News in mid-September to share the results of her just-completed report. The conclusion: The novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19 was likely engineered in a Chinese lab. On Carlson's show, she claimed it was intentionally released into the world. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3o7YcoS

President calls for calm after protesters shot during Nigeria demonstration

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed for "understanding and calm" after protests against police brutality in Lagos turned bloody on Tuesday, with eyewitnesses telling CNN that multiple demonstrators had been shot dead by Army soldiers, who then took the bodies away. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/37v56P1

It doesn't look like courts will decide the election

The doomsday scenario of lawyers and judges setting surprise terms for voting or even deciding the election this year has loomed large. Yet that likelihood is diminishing by the day, several elections law experts say, with the terms for voting already essentially set in many states and a calm coming over the courts in pre-Election Day litigation. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/31wMElz

Senate Republicans defend Barrett against new report highlighting her time on board of school system that reportedly has anti-LGBTQ policies

Senate Republicans are defending Judge Amy Coney Barrett a day before her Senate Judiciary Committee vote against Democratic criticism of her record and a new report from the Associated Press that highlights her previous position on the board of an private Christian school system that the AP reports has anti-LGBTQ policies. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3meWf8x

'Shoddy' coronavirus study linked to Steve Bannon

A CNN analysis shows widely panned research papers claiming Covid-19 is a lab-created bioweapon are linked to Steve Bannon. The papers build on blogs by an anonymous author whose writings were also posted on a website linked to Bannon. CNN's Drew Griffin reports. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/31umRKG

FBI says it has 'nothing to add' to Ratcliffe's claim on Russian disinformation

The FBI said in a letter Tuesday night that it had "nothing to add" to comments this week by the Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, who said there was "no intelligence to support" that Russian disinformation efforts were connected to recently surfaced emails that have been behind stories critical of Hunter Biden and his father Joe Biden. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3oaBMDw

The danger of campaigning as 'Mr. Normal'

After his first presidential debate against Donald Trump, Joe Biden kicked off a train tour of Ohio and Pennsylvania to pitch himself to working-class voters. The scene played to Biden's strengths: Born in the Rust Belt, he famously commuted from Delaware to Washington D.C. throughout much of his career. As he spoke from the platform of Alliance, Ohio, "Amtrak Joe"'s common-man message was unmistakable, designed to draw a sharp contrast with the billionaire occupant of the White House. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/2TrJMSF

'Borat' sequel somehow still manages to serve up audacious surprises

Like any sequel, "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" faces the challenge of what to do for an encore, 14 years and a big box-office haul later. Somehow, though, Sacha Baron Cohen hasn't lost the power to deliver audacious surprises, with enough explosive, not-suitable-for-anywhere laughs to power through the flatter patches this sort of exercise inevitably yields. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3m9pxFA

Obama tells young voters they can create a 'new normal in America' as he gears up to hit the campaign trail

Former President Barack Obama told young Americans their generation "can be the one that creates a new normal in America" in a video message released Tuesday evening before he hits the campaign trail for Democratic nominee Joe Biden. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/2Tq0xxz

New York Times: Tax records show Trump maintains Chinese bank account

President Donald Trump's tax records show he has pursued expansive business projects in China for years and even maintains a Chinese bank account, The New York Times reported Tuesday, disclosures that deal a blow to the President's efforts to paint Democratic nominee Joe Biden as the presidential candidate who is soft on China. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3oanh2C

Tapper: Officials stunned by White House push for this 5G deal

CNN's Jake Tapper reports that senior officials are concerned about White House pressure on the Pentagon to lease premium real estate for the lucrative 5G market to Rivada, a company that has prominent GOP investors, in a deal that could be worth tens of billions. Rivada is denying they want a noncompetitive deal. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3kil7eO

Trump abruptly ends '60 Minutes' interview before taping joint appearance with Pence

President Donald Trump abruptly ended a solo interview with CBS News' "60 Minutes" Tuesday and did not return for an appearance he was supposed to tape with Vice President Mike Pence, according to multiple sources familiar with what happened. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/31sO1S2

DMart converts 2 Mumbai stores into fulfilment centres to cater to e-commerce demand

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Reagan's son: We have grifters in the White House

Ron Reagan, son of former President Ronald Reagan and former first lady Nancy Reagan, tells CNN's Ana Cabrera that his father would "be horrified" by the Republican Party of today. He added that the Trump children are profiting off of their father's presidency as "grifters." from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3lSCAuK

Wait for a better entry point, say analysts on Radhakishan Damani's stock

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Masks made Czech Republic the envy of Europe. Now they've blown it

Inside the intensive care unit at Prague's Na Bulovce Hospital some patients are hooked up to ventilators through tracheostomy tubes, others are lying face down, to help them breathe. The doctors and nurses don head-to-toe hazmat suits; as coronavirus cases surge in the Czech Republic, the country can't afford to have health workers sidelined by the virus. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3lWQyfa

Covid-19 vaccine company under federal investigation after allegedly misrepresenting its role in government program Operation Warp Speed

California biotech company Vaxart, which is working on a Covid-19 vaccine, is under federal investigation and is being sued by a number of investors for allegedly exaggerating its involvement in the US government's Operation Warp Speed program for developing Covid-19 vaccines and treatments. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/37h8BIU

McConnell announces votes Tuesday and Wednesday on GOP stimulus measures

Senate Republicans on Tuesday will try to advance a stand-alone Paycheck Protection Program bill to help small businesses reeling from the coronavirus pandemic before moving on Wednesday to vote on the same $500 billion stimulus bill that Democrats blocked last month. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/2IANJlv

Women's March focuses on getting voters to the polls

Demonstrators gathered in Washington, DC, for the second Women's March of the year. Attendees came together to protest President Donald Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court and urge women to vote in the upcoming election. CNN's Suzanne Malveaux reports. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3587eJN

'A harrowing time.' Ten states reported their highest number of new coronavirus cases on Friday

Ten states reported their highest single-day tallies of new Covid-19 infections Friday, and the country reported its highest one-day total since July, as experts say a dangerous fall surge of coronavirus infections is well underway. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/37dNwPy

DMart Q2 takeaways: Footfall still low, discretionary demand improving slowly

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Donald Trump just can't quit his dangerous friends

For a guy who brags about having a great memory, President Donald Trump sure has trouble remembering the folks who really like him, which, given his well-documented desire to be loved by supporters, is also quite strange. Almost as strange as QAnon. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/355pdRl

Avenue Supermarts Q2 profit drops 38% to Rs 199 cr, margin contracts 240 bps

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Hear from WHO's director for Europe amid surge

CNN's Becky Anderson speaks with the World Health Organization's Europe director Hans Kluge as countries smash records for daily coronavirus cases and the WHO warns that the daily death toll on the continent could reach five times its April peak within months. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/2FA0dc9

Trump administration hypes immigration enforcement in key swing state ahead of election

When the idea of erecting billboards of immigration violators initially came up at least a year ago, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials didn't think much of it. The proposal was considered to be a low priority, according to two sources familiar with the discussions. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3nXT4nj

More people watched Biden on ABC than Trump on NBC, MSNBC and CNBC combined

Joe Biden's town hall on ABC averaged 13.9 million viewers on Thursday night, easily surpassing the Nielsen ratings for President Trump's town hall on NBC. That alone was a result virtually no one in the TV business expected. And that's not even the most surprising part. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/350mjgy

Trump just revealed a lot more than he meant to about his tax returns

President Donald Trump is the only modern American president to never release any of his tax returns -- either while running for office or during his time in office. He's offered a series of explanations for why that is, including that he is under audit by the Internal Revenue Service and that his taxes are too complicated for anyone to understand. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3lOnjLm

US authorities investigating if recently published emails are tied to Russian disinformation effort targeting Biden

US authorities are investigating whether recently published emails that purport to detail the business dealings of Joe Biden's son in Ukraine and China are connected to an ongoing Russian disinformation effort targeting the former vice president's campaign, a US official and a congressional source briefed on the matter said. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3dyXvQP

India's first Oscar winner dies age 91

India's first ever Oscar winner, costume designer Bhanu Athaiya, has died at the age of 91. Athaiya, dressed the casts of over 100 Bollywood movies and gained international acclaim for her work on the 1982 movie "Gandhi." from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/2SWIIFW

Trump again refuses to denounce QAnon

President Donald Trump doubled down on his refusal to denounce QAnon conspiracy theorists, saying in a nationally televised town hall Thursday night that "they are very much against pedophilia" and he agrees with that sentiment. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/353lbsv

Vodafone Idea suffers network outage

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US is trending towards a big splash of blue

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Thailand announces emergency decree to quell pro-democracy protests

Thailand's government arrested several prominent protest leaders and announced a ban on gatherings of more than five people under an emergency decree Thursday aimed at quelling pro-democracy demonstrations that have gripped the country for more than three months. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3k0OT7S

Obama: Trump's lack of 'patience' and 'focus' hold back his foreign policy

Former President Barack Obama said Wednesday that President Donald Trump lacks the needed "patience" and "focus" to make substantial changes to American foreign policy, previewing a possible attack line as the former President prepares to return to the campaign trail for Democratic nominee Joe Biden. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/33YH9O4

Tata Group's Tanishq pulls ad featuring Hindu-Muslim family after social media criticism

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Richard Quest: After recovering from Covid-19, I thought I was safe. Now my antibodies are waning

I recovered from Covid-19 back in April. I was fortunate: My symptoms, while nasty, were minor compared to others. I had the hacking dry cough and I was fatigued to the point where I would spend many hours on the sofa. But I never had breathing difficulties, nor required hospital treatment. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3nQUcJt

DOJ sues Melania Trump's ex-friend over tell-all book

The Justice Department is suing Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, an ex-friend and former adviser to first lady Melania Trump, claiming she breached a confidentiality agreement by publishing a tell-all book, according to a lawsuit filed in the Washington, DC, District Court on Tuesday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3143aZS

The new iPhone is for people who drive Toyota Camrys

Since 2007, Apple has made the best, most popular smartphone on the planet. The company is expected to launch the new-and-improved iPhone 12 this week, and you can be assured it'll come with the Apple-approved "it just works" experience Steve Jobs fought for. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3iPo8Sw

Canada's Ambassador to China granted virtual consular access to detained Canadians

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and United States President Donald Trump discussed on the phone the issue of two Canadian citizens detained in China since late 2018 and to whom China granted rare consular access on Friday and Saturday, the Canadian government said. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/2GTICfu

Jay-Z and Team Roc pay fees for those arrested in Wisconsin protests

Jay-Z showed his support of protesters this week by paying the fees for those arrested and fined in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, where demonstrators are calling for justice in the death of Alvin Cole at the hands of police, according to a spokeswoman for Team Roc. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/30Qizgd