US election: Don Jr told Trump supporters to ‘have some fun’ before Biden vehicles ‘rammed by armed group’

Trump’s eldest son called on supporters ‘get out there, have some fun’

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Dem Rep. Tells Hunter Biden’s Business Partner He Will Defend Him against ‘Partisan Hack’ Attack

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 said I respect your service to our country and that you have never been a ‘partisan hack’ in our interactions and have talked about putting country over party.”In a Fox News interview that was aired Tuesday, Bobulinksi accused Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden of “lying” about whether he was directly involved in his son’s foreign business dealings.The former U.S. Navy lieutenant and corporate investor 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 said he had several meetings with the former vice president, one on May 2, 2017, according to text messages about the meeting.Bobulinski said he decided to go public with documents and information on the Bidens after Democratic congressman Adam Schiff said on television that this “smear” of Biden “comes from the Kremlin,” a claim Bobulinski called "absolutely disgusting."“I also have made it clear that I do not think you are a Russian agent,” Khanna added in his email to Bobulinski. “I will continue to make that statement to any media that asks.”“I remain appreciative for your past support and your requesting your family members to support,” Khanna said. “After the heat of the election, if you want to, I am happy to chat.”Bobulinski also said he was warned by former partner Rob Walker that going public with his claims against the Bidens would “bury all of us.”“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 in the Fox News interview, adding that “the only qualification they had was the Biden name.”

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Philippines evacuates nearly 1 million as world's strongest 2020 typhoon approaches

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'They give me the willies': scientist who vacuumed murder hornets braces for fight

Chris Looney helped dismantle the first nest of Asian giant hornets in the US. Now he’s preparing for the next stepThe eradication of the first nest of Asian giant hornets on US soil somewhat resembled a science fiction depiction of an alien landing site. A crew of government specialists in white, astronaut-like protective suits descended upon the hornet nexus to vanquish it with a futuristic-looking vacuum cleaner, to the relief of onlookers.The nest of the fearsome invasive insects, notoriously known as “murder hornets”, was found in a tree crevice near Blaine, in Washington state, via a tracking device attached to a previously captured worker hornet. The Washington state department of agriculture (WSDA) confirmed the nest had been successfully removed, with dozens of live captives taken back for inspection.“It was cold so they were docile, so between their slowness and the protective gear no one was hurt,” said Chris Looney, a WSDA entomologist who was tasked with vacuuming up the hornets.Wielding a lengthy, toxic stinger, the hornets can cause renal failure and death in people, as dozens of people in Japan have found out to their cost. One entomologist in Canada described the feeling of being stung as like “having hot tacks pushed into my flesh”.They can also squirt venom, as Looney saw first-hand when his lab workbench was sprayed by hornets as they roused themselves following capture. “I was more worried about getting permanent nerve damage in the eye from the squirted venom than being stung,” said Looney, who wore goggles for the capture. “They are pretty intimidating, even for an inch-and-a-half insect. They are big and loud and I know it would hurt very badly if I get stung. They give me the willies.”Murder hornets do not earn their moniker from killing people, however, with honeybees far more likely to be targeted. A honeybee colony can be decimated within a few hours, with the hornets decapitating their victims and feeding severed body parts to their young. This poses a gnawing concern for hobbyist beekeepers and even farmers in the US north-west, where managed honeybees are crucial for the pollination of crops such as blueberries and raspberries.Asian giant hornets were first discovered in North America last year, popping up in British Columbia, Canada, before a handful of specimens made it south of the border to Washington state. The hornets, native to east Asia, most likely arrived on the continent clinging to imported goods sent via sea or air. A close relative of the hornet has already made separate inroads into France and the UK.A key, and unnerving, question is how far they will manage to spread across America. Looney said the removal of the first nest found in the US was just a “small victory” in a battle likely to rage for several years to contain the insects. Thousands of sightings have been reported in Washington, and while many are false or mistaken, Looney said it was likely the hornets had spread, potentially establishing dozens more nests.“It’s hard to say how they will behave here compared to their native range, but the fear is that there are large apiaries of bees that could be sitting ducks, while as the hornets move south to warmer weather their colonies could grow larger,” he said. “The object of our work is to avoid finding this out.”Scientists who have modeled the potential spread of the hornets predict they will be able to extend down the west coast into California. The Rocky Mountains and drier interior of the US pose major barriers to an eastward push but environs on the east coast such as New York would be ideal homes for the murder hornets should they inadvertently be transported there.Looney said he was “troubled” by evidence that overwintering hornet queens like to bury themselves in straw and hay, commodities that are regularly shifted around the US by train or truck. A hornet queen that hitched a ride would still face challenges establishing a nest even if moved to the east coast – it could immediately be crushed underfoot, after all – but the potential pathway is there.“I’m more worried about human transportation of these hornets than I initially was,” Looney conceded.The Asian giant hornet is just the latest invasive species to make its mark on North America. Burmese pythons are now legion in southern Florida, while Asian carp are common in the Mississippi river system. In the insect world, the spotted lanternfly is a growing agricultural pest and emerald ash borers have arrived to lay waste to stands of trees.These arrivals are symptoms of the growth in international trade and tourism, while climate change is making many parts of the US more hospitable for certain invasive species. The Asian giant hornet, for example, is thought to favor the sort of elevated temperatures that the US is experiencing as the planet heats up. This could help it spread at the rate of its cousin species in France, which has been able to advance up to 78km a year. If it is not controlled, the murder hornet could fundamentally change ecosystems across the US.Still, even in a fraught year racked by a pandemic, social unrest and economic disaster, Looney said any fears of being assailed by a murder hornet should be “low on the anxiety meter”.He added: “We should be concerned about it but we will do our best until the money runs out or the battle is won or lost. If we fail, it will be unpleasant. But there are other things to be much more worried about right now.”

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Texas early voting exceeds total of all 2016 ballots cast

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.

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Tensions between left and right-wing protesters in Vancouver, Washington, after a Black man was shot dead by police officers in a drugs bust

Kevin E. Peterson Jr, 21, produced a handgun and was shot dead by deputies, said Clark County Sheriff's Office.

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David Perdue: Georgia senator pulls out of final debate after 'brutal' takedown by Democrat goes viral

Video of debate where Democrat Jon Ossoff calls Republican incumbent a ‘crook’ has been viewed more than 11m times on Twitter

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Despite suppression tactics, young voters are 'raising hell' with historic early voting turnout

Young voters face voting obstacles from cumbersome voter ID laws to a lack of polling places. Still, they're turning out in historic numbers.

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China destroys domes of famous mosques as cultural whitewash continues

China’s campaign to suppress Islam is accelerating as authorities remove Arab-style onion domes and decorative elements from mosques across the country. Stark changes have been observed at the main mosque in Yinchuan, capital of Ningxia province, where most of China’s Hui ethnic Muslim minority live. The bright green onion-shaped domes and golden minarets that used to soar into the sky atop Nanguan Mosque have all been pulled down. Golden Islamic-style filigree, decorative arches, and Arabic script that before adorned the mosque have also been stripped away. What remains is unrecognisable – a drab, gray, rectangular facility with “Nanguan Mosque” written in Chinese, as shown in photos posted online by Christina Scott, the UK’s deputy head of mission in China, on a recent trip. “TripAdvisor suggested the Nanguan Mosque in Yinchuan well worth a visit,” Ms Scott wrote on Twitter, along with ‘before and after’ photos. “Only this is what it looks now, after ‘renovations.’ Domes, minarets, all gone. No visitors allowed either, of course. So depressing.”

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A high school newspaper has exposed how state police quoted Adolf Hitler and advocated violence in a training manual

The training manual quotes from Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf, calling for the "perpetually constant and regular employment of violence."

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Trump rally organisers fire water at crowd as supporters pass out in Texas heat

Just two days ago Trump rally left many supporters hospitalised due to freezing cold

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Body-camera footage released of Wallace killing; family says officers were improperly trained

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.

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A new tropical depression formed in the Caribbean. It could become Tropical Storm Eta

A new tropical depression has formed in the Caribbean, putting the 2020 hurricane season within reach of breaking a slew of meteorological records.

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They protested to oust their scandalous governor. Tuesday they'll vote to usher in a new era.

The election on the island follows the historic protests following the scandal that led to Gov. Ricardo Rosselló's resignation.

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Democrats cancel Texas event after Trump supporters surround, follow Biden-Harris bus during campaign stops - KTLA Los Angeles

1. Democrats cancel Texas event after Trump supporters surround, follow Biden-Harris bus during campaign stops  KTLA Los Angeles
2. Biden Camp Cancels Austin, Texas Event After Pro-Trump 'Ambush' on Campaign Bus  The Daily Beast
3. Kamala Harris fires back at Republicans who mockingly mispronounce her name  Yahoo News
4. There's still time to put Kamala Harris front and center | TheHill  The Hill
5. Kamala Harris fires back at Trump for mispronouncing her name - Business Insider  Business Insider
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Federal judge sets hearing Monday on challenge to ballots from drive-thru voting in Texas' largest county - CNN

1. Federal judge sets hearing Monday on challenge to ballots from drive-thru voting in Texas' largest county  CNN
2. Texas Republicans Ask Federal Judge to Throw Out 117,000 Legally Cast Ballots  Slate
3. More Than 9 Million People Voted Early In Texas. For One Day In Its Biggest County, They Voted All Night.  BuzzFeed News
4. Opinion: Working at a drive-thru poll restored my faith in humanity  Houston Chronicle
5. Court fight over Harris County drive-thru votes raises alarm  Austin American-Statesman
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Iowa Poll: Republican Joni Ernst pulls ahead of Democrat Theresa Greenfield in closing days of U.S. Senate race - Des Moines Register

1. Iowa Poll: Republican Joni Ernst pulls ahead of Democrat Theresa Greenfield in closing days of U.S. Senate race  Des Moines Register
2. Sen. Grassley: I have seen the same energy in Iowa that I saw in 2016  Fox News
3. Poll: Ernst pulls ahead of Greenfield in Iowa  POLITICO
4. GOP increasingly worried about losing Senate control  Yahoo News
5. Coastal donors pouring cash into tight Iowa Senate race  Fox News
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Intel's DG1 GPU Coming to Discrete Desktop Cards Next Year; OEM-Only - AnandTech

1. Intel's DG1 GPU Coming to Discrete Desktop Cards Next Year; OEM-Only  AnandTech
2. The first laptops with Intel’s Iris Xe Max graphics are now available to order  The Verge
3. Iris Xe Max: 5 Things You Need to Know About Intel's First Discrete GPU  PCMag.com
4. Intel's Discrete GPU Era Begins: Intel Launches Iris Xe MAX For Entry-Level Laptops  AnandTech
5. Intel's Iris Xe Max dedicated graphics are now available in laptops  Engadget
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Ashlee Simpson and husband Evan Ross announce the arrival of son Ziggy with heart-melting photo - Daily Mail

1. Ashlee Simpson and husband Evan Ross announce the arrival of son Ziggy with heart-melting photo  Daily Mail
2. Ashlee Simpson Welcomes a Baby Boy with Husband Evan Ross  Yahoo Entertainment
3. Ashlee Simpson Ross Gives Birth, Welcomes Baby No. 2 With Evan Ross  E! NEWS
4. Ashlee Simpson and Evan Ross Welcome Son Ziggy: 'Our Sweet Boy Has Arrived!'  PEOPLE
5. Ashlee Simpson Gives Birth to 3rd Child, Her 2nd With Husband Evan Ross  Us Weekly
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Justin Hilliard To Miss Ohio State-Penn State After Positive COVID-19 Test Despite Second Negative Test | Elev - Eleven Warriors

1. Justin Hilliard To Miss Ohio State-Penn State After Positive COVID-19 Test Despite Second Negative Test | Elev  Eleven Warriors
2. Ohio State's Wide Receivers Are Turning Heads | Big Ten Football | Urban Analysis  Big Ten Network
3. Column: Five things to watch for in the Ohio State-Penn State game  Land-Grant Holy Land
4. No. 3 Ohio State looks to defeat No. 18 Penn State  WJW FOX 8 News Cleveland
5. Kurelic: Ewers credit; another Texan to keep in mind; and more..  247Sports
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A win Sunday gives the Steelers a stranglehold on the AFC North - Behind the Steel Curtain

1. A win Sunday gives the Steelers a stranglehold on the AFC North  Behind the Steel Curtain
2. Week 8 Game Picks! | NFL 2020  NFL
3. This is the most hated team in the NFL, according to a recent Twitter study  CBS Sports
4. Everything You Need to Know: Ravens vs. Steelers  BaltimoreRavens.com
5. Nothing can keep this Pittsburgher from watching the Steelers weekly  Behind the Steel Curtain
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For transgender people in the military, much hinges on presidential election

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.

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Police reach breaking point amid protests, pandemic, rising crime

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.

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The flu shot lasts for about 6 months: Here's when it starts working and why it may get less effective as time goes on

The flu shot is effective for about six months. You should get it in October so it lasts through March and covers you through flu season.

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Michigan Senate candidate John James is proof all skinfolk ain’t kinfolk

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.

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Facebook admits it 'improperly' blocked some political ads due to 'technical issues' as Joe Biden's campaign slams it for being 'wholly unprepared'

Facebook said no ads were blocked "because of any partisan consideration," as Biden's camp accused the company of offering "no clarity" on the issue.

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Who is leading key Senate races less than a week from election? Here’s what polls show

With five days to go, here’s how candidates stack up in key U.S. Senate races.

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Louisville Police Officer Files Lawsuit Against Boyfriend Of Breonna Taylor - NPR

1. Louisville Police Officer Files Lawsuit Against Boyfriend Of Breonna Taylor  NPR
2. Injured police officer sues Breonna Taylor's boyfriend l GMA  ABC News
3. Official: Rifle shell casings found at Breonna Taylor scene  Yahoo News
4. Rifle casings were found at scene of Breonna Taylor shooting, AG's office says  Courier Journal
5. Breonna Taylor grand jurors say there was an 'uproar' when they realized officers wouldn't be charged with her death  CNN
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Democrats in key Senate races hold cash advantage over Republicans - Fox News

1. Democrats in key Senate races hold cash advantage over Republicans  Fox News
2. Why Democrats are favored to take back the Senate  CNN
3. Historic numbers of women of color are nominees for the House and Senate in the 2020 elections  CBS This Morning
4. The battle for Senate control looks more volatile than the presidential race  Yahoo News
5. What to watch — and ignore — while the votes are being counted in Texas  The Texas Tribune
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What to watch today: Stocks set to fall after Dow breaks 4-day losing streak - CNBC

What to watch today: Stocks set to fall after Dow breaks 4-day losing streak  CNBCView Full Coverage on Google News

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Apple says some AirPods Pro have sound problems, will replace for free - CNBC

1. Apple says some AirPods Pro have sound problems, will replace for free  CNBC
2. Apple launches recall program for some AirPods Pro units due to ‘sound issues’  9to5Mac
3. Apple will replace AirPods Pro for free with faulty noise cancellation, static or crackling  The Verge
4. AirPods Pro woes? Apple will fix it for free  Tom's Guide
5. John Hancock life insurance customers can now earn an Apple Watch Series 6 for $25 with regular exercise  9to5Mac
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Apple Seeds New iOS 14.2 Versions Which Stops 'New iOS Update Available' Alerts - MacRumors

1. Apple Seeds New iOS 14.2 Versions Which Stops 'New iOS Update Available' Alerts  MacRumors
2. Apple added a secret button to your iPhone, and you may not have even noticed  The Verge
3. Why is My iPhone Harassing Me About a Missing Update?  Lifehacker
4. iOS 14 beta bug is driving iPhone and iPad users insane  BGR
5. Apple iPhone users are going to want to update this app now even if they haven't used it yet  PhoneArena
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Ciara and Son Future Dress Up as Cardi B and Offset for Halloween -- and Cardi Is Loving it! - Entertainment Tonight

1. Ciara and Son Future Dress Up as Cardi B and Offset for Halloween -- and Cardi Is Loving it!  Entertainment Tonight
2. Ciara nails Halloween as she dresses as Cardi B alongside son Future as Offset  Daily Mail
3. Ciara Came Through Drippin’ as Cardi B for Her Epic Halloween Costume  E! Online
4. Cardi B Reacts To Ciara & Little Future's Halloween Costumes  HotNewHipHop
5. Cardi B Cosigns Ciara & Baby Future's 'Invasion Of Privacy'-Inspired Halloween Costumes  HipHopDX
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Rapper Lil Wayne feels the heat for his Trump endorsement - Los Angeles Times

1. Rapper Lil Wayne feels the heat for his Trump endorsement  Los Angeles Times
2. Lil' Wayne Endorsed Donald Trump To Distract All Of You!  Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM
3. Opinion: Lil Wayne endorses Trump. I'm disappointed but not surprised  Chron
4. Rapper Lil Wayne meets with Trump to help with the 'platinum plan'  Fox News
5. Lil Jon Responds With Just 4 Words When Asked To Endorse Donald Trump  HuffPost
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Noah Syndergaard's Steve Cohen welcoming is a dig at the Wilpons - New York Post

1. Noah Syndergaard's Steve Cohen welcoming is a dig at the Wilpons  New York Post
2. MLB owners approve sale of New York Mets to billionaire Steve Cohen  ESPN
3. Pitching a fit: De Blasio should care less about the Mets owner and more about the AirTrain  New York Daily News
4. Lennon: Ya Gotta Believe Cohen will get things done  Newsday
5. MLB team owners approve sale of the Mets to billionaire Steve Cohen | OTL  ESPN
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This is the most hated team in the NFL, according to a recent Twitter study - CBS Sports

1. This is the most hated team in the NFL, according to a recent Twitter study  CBS Sports
2. Late for Work 10/30: Predictions for Ravens vs. Steelers  BaltimoreRavens.com
3. Continuity makes Steelers-Ravens one of NFL's last great division rivalries  DKPittsburghSports.com
4. Ben vs. the blitz  Steelers.com
5. Pundit Picks: Ravens vs. Steelers  BaltimoreRavens.com
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Woman Beheaded in French Knife ‘Terror’ Attack at Church, 3 Dead

Three people have been killed—including one elderly woman and another person by decapitation—and several others injured in a suspected terror attack inside the Notre-Dame basilica in the French city of Nice. The knife-wielding assailant, who was wounded by police gunfire, allegedly yelled “Allahu Akbar” several times, including while he was being detained, in what has come to be known as a battle cry for Islamic extremists in Europe.The city’s mayor, Christian Estrosi, wrote immediately after the killings that “everything suggests a terrorist attack,” and said the unnamed suspect had been arrested and taken to a hospital in the city. The Paris’ anti-terror prosecutors office said it has opened an investigation. Italian police said late Thursday that the killer is a 21-year-old Tunisian migrant who was smuggled to the Italian island of Lampedusa in September. After he completed the mandatory two-week COVID-19 quarantine, he left the migrant camp and made his way to France. Authorities have his details and fingerprints as part of the immigration process and are working with French police. “The suspected knife attacker was shot by police while being detained. He is on his way to hospital, he is alive,” Estrosi told reporters at the scene. Although a motive has not been confirmed by officials, the mayor expressed his wish to “wipe out Islamo-fascism” from the country.French President Emmanuel Macron declared a state of emergency and ordered security to be strengthened at places of worship across the nation. On Wednesday night, Macron had put France back into lockdown because of its out-of-control resurgence in coronavirus cases. Hours after the attack, he visited the basilica and met with security and rescue personnel.The Nice slashings occurred on the same day that an assailant was shot dead by police near another French city, Avignon, after he reportedly waved a gun at officers, and also as a guard was reportedly attacked outside the French consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.Local reports in the French Riviera city say the elderly woman and a man who died were attacked inside the heart of the Nice basilica. The BBC reports a woman who fled to a nearby cafe was stabbed many times and died at a hospital, and that a witness at the scene managed to set off an alarm on a “special protection system” set up by city officials. One eyewitness told the BBC: “We heard many people shouting in the street. We saw from the window that there were many, many policemen coming, and gunshots, many gunshots.”In July 2016, Nice was the scene of unthinkable carnage when an armed French delivery driver attacked a waterfront Bastille Day fireworks party with a truck, killing at 84 people, including 10 children. France has been under high alert for terrorist acts in recent weeks as 14 people suspected of murdering 12 Charlie Hebdo staffers, a female police officer, and four men in a Jewish supermarket in 2015 in retaliation for the publication of cartoons of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad went on trial.As the courtroom proceedings opened, two people were stabbed near the publication’s old offices in Paris on Sept. 25 in what the French interior minister then declared was “clearly an act of Islamist terrorism.”The Nice attack also comes less than two weeks after the beheading of middle-school teacher Samuel Paty in Paris after he had shown his students cartoons published by the satirical magazine.Estrosi said the two attacks were similar. “The methods match, without doubt, those used against the brave teacher in Conflans Sainte Honorine, Samuel Paty,” he said.Family of Moscow-Born Teen Who Beheaded Teacher Were from Chechnya Where Charlie Hebdo Cartoons Are DemonizedPresident Macron delivered the eulogy at Paty’s funeral, and said France would not abandon its right to free speech. “We will continue, Professor. We will defend the freedom that you taught so well and we will promote secularism, we will not renounce caricatures, drawings, even if others retreat,” Macron said. “We will continue the fight for freedom and the freedom of which you are now the face.”Macron’s comments have drawn sharp criticism in the Islamic world with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan calling for a boycott of French goods. In response, Charlie Hebdo published a caricature of Erdogan in his underwear lifting a Muslim woman’s skirt on Wednesday, drawing scorn from Erdogan for what he referred to as a “a grave insult to my prophet.”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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FBI Investigating Hunter Biden for Money Laundering: Report

The FBI opened an investigation into Hunter Biden and associates in 2019 on suspicion of money laundering, a Justice Department official told Sinclair Broadcasting.The criminal investigation is ongoing, the DOJ official said.The revelation comes after Tony Bobulinski, a former business partner of Hunter Biden, came forward with a trove of documents regarding the Biden family's dealings with now-defunct Chinese energy firm CEFC. While Joe Biden has denied that he has ever spoken with Hunter regarding the latter's overseas business dealings, Bobulinski claims the former vice president is lying.> EXCLUSIVE: Tony Bobulinski tells @WeAreSinclair he was questioned by six @FBI agents, with counsel present, for five hours on October 23, listing him as a "material witness" in an ongoing investigation focused on Hunter Biden and his associates. His cell phones were examined. pic.twitter.com/5lPzRTREJN> > -- James Rosen (@JamesRosenTV) October 29, 2020Additionally, Bobulinski told Sinclair that he was interviewed by FBI agents for five hours last Friday and was listed as a "material witness" for the agency.The interview "was a very cooperative deep dive into all the facts across that time period" during which Bobulinski conducted business with members of the Biden family, Bobulinski said.The New York Post reported earlier this month that it was given materials purportedly from Hunter Biden’s laptop. While a subsequent Fox News report revealed that Hunter Biden’s laptop was subpoenaed by the FBI in connection with a money laundering investigation, the Thursday report by Sinclair marks the first confirmation that Hunter Biden himself is the subject of an ongoing criminal probe.The Biden campaign has not denied the veracity of any of the materials revealed by the Post or Bobulinski. However, the campaign has stated that "Joe Biden has never even considered being involved in business with his family, nor in any overseas business whatsoever."

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Popular Thai pro-democracy figure charged over flash mob rally

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 keeping demonstrators off the streets. During last year’s elections, he and his pro-democracy Future Forward Party, proved to be enormously popular with young, first-time voters, and garnered the third-largest share of seats.

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Kyle Rittenhouse extradited to Wisconsin following terse ruling from Illinois judge accusing him of asking the court to 'ignore binding Illinois law'

Rittenhouse, charged in Wisconsin with first-degree homicide over the shooting of three people at Kenosha protests, had been fighting his extradition.

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Body-camera footage released of Wallace killing; family says officers were improperly trained

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.

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Republican Sen. Mike Lee said fact-checking labels placed by social media companies are a form of censorship

The comment was made in a Senate hearing where Republicans said Twitter, Facebook, and Google discriminate against conservatives on their platforms.

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"Someone's reading our texts": Tucker Carlson, UPS and the non-stolen Biden documents

Carlson implied he was the target of a deep-state plot when "damning" documents went missing. Then UPS found them

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White House coronavirus adviser Dr Birx boycotting Covid task force over misinformation

Dr Birx has travelled to 40 states in a personal bid to advise officials on Covid

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Gov. Ron DeSantis had trouble voting because someone had falsely submitted a change of address under his name

Anthony Guevara, 20, was charged with altering a voter registration without consent and unauthorized access of a computer, in connection to the case.

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Europe Is Locking Down Everything to Keep Schools Open During COVID’s Second Wave

ROME—The Ambrosoni family in the central part of the city here have one computer, painfully slow internet, and three children in elementary school, making learning from home something of a challenge. When schools closed down last March, the children essentially stopped learning, the family says. And the family does not want to see that happen again.“During the first lockdown in the spring, each child had to sacrifice a third of their school day so their siblings could also attend classes,” mom Gabriella, who is still on furlough from the last lockdown, told The Daily Beast. “Which means they all basically lost the last part of the school year.” And with dad Angelo working at a restaurant—now subject to further restrictions and likely new closures—buying two more computers just isn’t in the cards at the moment.The Ambrosoni family struggle is mirrored across Europe, where keeping schools open during new lockdowns in the second wave of the pandemic has been a priority. Not only do smaller housing and spotty infrastructure make at-home learning difficult, but in many southern European countries like Italy, where daycare centers are scarce and grandparents as caregivers are now off-limits due to COVID concerns, schools play a vital role in keeping parents at work.But as European education ministers fight to keep schools open, experts across the continent are warning that while young people do not generally suffer the same consequences of COVID-19, the schools are likely contributing to the rapid spread of the virus. Writing in Bloomberg News, Italian economics analyst Ferdinando Giugliano says the biggest dilemma for governments during the second wave is what to do about schools. “Closing them could lead to a ‘lost generation’ of learners and make it harder for parents to get back to work,” he says. “Keeping them open could further propagate the virus.”So far, the majority of European governments are struggling to find that balance, and with no centralized European policy, the solutions are quite literally all over the map.French President Emmanuel Macron announced a nationwide lockdown Wednesday night after his country topped more than 50,000 new cases in a single 24-hour period over the weekend, but schools for the most part will remain open. “I have decided that we must return to confinement,” he said Wednesday night. “The whole territory is concerned.”The same scenario is playing out in Germany, which is also under new lockdown measures for all leisure activities. There, too, keeping schools open is a priority both to ensure that kids whose families can’t afford multiple computers or who have spotty internet won’t have to sacrifice their children’s education. Addressing the nation to announce new measures on Wednesday, Chancellor Angela Merkel made it clear that “social sacrifices must be made” to ensure schools stay open. “We will do everything so that our children are not the losers of the pandemic,” she said. “School and daycare need to be the most important things.”In Italy, which is also now under new restrictions until Nov. 24 that include the shuttering of gyms and theaters and the early closure of bars and restaurants at 6 p.m., daycare centers and elementary schools are also being prioritized, while high schools now have to teach 75 percent of their curriculum online and stagger entrances to institutions to ensure proper social distancing. Many Italian high school students are, however, streaming their classes on smartphones rather than computers, calling into question the quality of education they are getting. And the policy isn’t nationwide. The southern region of Puglia ordered all schools closed Thursday after several clusters tied to elementary schools emerged. And the region of Campania, where Naples has become a major hot spot this time after having few cases in the first wave, has waffled in its closures, first shutting down all schools in a lockdown and then opening nursery schools and elementary schools as parents struggled to find adequate daycare without them open.Other European countries have admittedly lost the battle to keep in-person learning going. The Czech Republic, which has one of Europe’s highest contagion rates after largely avoiding problems in the first wave, closed schools last week. “I apologize to school directors. I apologize to parents for the permanent uncertainty,” Czech Education Minister Robert Plaga said when making the announcement. “But it’s necessary to do it and to do it fast.”Several studies have pointed to mixed results in whether in-person learning leads to the spread of the virus. A study in Germany by the Institute of Labour Economics in Bonn found no correlation between the opening of its schools in September and the uptick in cases in late October. A similar study in Italy instead found a direct correlation, with more than 2,800 incidents of outbreaks within a month of school starting in mid-September.A database of global superspreader events being kept by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine has identified very few incidents within school settings. “Schools should be important given that so many networks come together [there]—with kids, parents, and social life,” Gwen Knight, the project director, told the Financial Times. “But the signal doesn’t seem to be very strong. We are finding it quite hard to find direct evidence of transmission within the school setting, but we are not doing enough testing.”As the second wave envelopes Europe, most government leaders are trying to keep schools open as long as they can, even as most concede that given how fast the virus is spreading, winter holidays will almost undoubtedly start for students much sooner than usual.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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Police video shows fatal crash as D.C. officers attempt to stop moped driver - The Washington Post

1. Police video shows fatal crash as D.C. officers attempt to stop moped driver  The Washington Post
2. Protesters clash with DC police for second night over fatal moped crash  Fox News
3. DC police release footage from fatal moped chase  WTOP
4. Four officers placed on leave as D.C. police release body camera footage of Black moped driver's fatal crash  CBS News
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US vetted stars' politics to showcase Trump virus response - Associated Press

1. US vetted stars' politics to showcase Trump virus response  Associated Press
2. Celebrity Vetting and ‘Helping the President’ to Defeat Coronavirus Despair  The New York Times
3. ‘Helping the president’: HHS official sought to rebrand coronavirus campaign  POLITICO
4. J. Lo., Beyonce, and Alec Baldwin didn't make the cut for anti-coronavirus ad planned by Trump  New York Daily News
5. Trump’s $250 million coronavirus ad campaign had ‘partisan’ edge, down to the celebrities chosen to participate  The Washington Post
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Twitter takes action as Ex-Malaysian PM’s claimed that Muslims have right 'to kill millions of French people' - Fox News

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Some Google One plans now come with a complimentary VPN - Engadget

1. Some Google One plans now come with a complimentary VPN  Engadget
2. Google One’s 2TB+ plans adding Android VPN, coming to iOS & Mac/Windows soon  9to5Google
3. Google One now comes with its own VPN on select plans  Android Police
4. Google plans to launch VPN service for consumers  Reuters
5. VPN by Google One: A VPN for Android, by Google  Android Authority
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Autonomous Race Car Starts Test Lap, Immediately Slams Into Wall - The Drive

1. Autonomous Race Car Starts Test Lap, Immediately Slams Into Wall  The Drive
2. Watch a self-driving Roborace car drive directly into a wall  Engadget
3. Watch a Self-Driving Race Car Crash before It Starts  Car and Driver
4. Watch a Roborace self-driving race car crash right into a wall  CNET
5. Roborace autonomous race car drives straight into a wall: video - Business Insider  Business Insider
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Actor Paul Rudd hands out cookies to voters waiting in the rain to cast their ballots - CNN

1. Actor Paul Rudd hands out cookies to voters waiting in the rain to cast their ballots  CNN
2. Paul Rudd Hands Out Cookies at Voting Sites | NowThis  NowThis News
3. Actual Saint Paul Rudd Stood In The Rain And Handed Out Cookies To People Waiting On Line To Vote  BuzzFeed
4. Paul Rudd hands out cookies to New Yorkers waiting in the rain  Fox News
5. Have You Seen This? Paul Rudd surprises Brooklyn voters with cookies and thank-yous  KSL.com
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Nebraska football is airing its grievances against the Big Ten, over and over and over - The Washington Post

1. Nebraska football is airing its grievances against the Big Ten, over and over and over  The Washington Post
2. Big Ten nixes Nebraska Cornhuskers replacement game vs. Chattanooga Mocs  ESPN
3. Nebraska's official radio account deletes controversial tweet  247Sports
4. Badgers football reports 3 more cases of positive COVID-19 tests  Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3
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