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'Anonymous' WH official who wrote about officials thwarting Trump reveals himself

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. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3oAOsDY

Chicago sisters accused of stabbing employee 27 times after being asked to wear a mask

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. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3kChK2q

Senate confirms Barrett to the Supreme Court

The Senate voted on Monday evening to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, just eight days before the election which solidifies a conservative majority on the high court for a generation. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3mqjvAy

Here's how former Vice President Joe Biden went from 'Middle-Class Joe' to millionaire

Joe Biden has earned millions from book royalties and speaking engagements — mostly following his vice presidency. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZYjx8C

Belarus leader seeks to punish striking workers, students

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. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31MoL9H

Democrats warn Republicans they will regret forcing through Amy Coney Barrett confirmation

Democrats says Senate Republicans have broken precedent dating back 231 years, after Trump’s pick for Supreme Court was sworn in on Monday from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/34x20s9

Iranian Trolls Who Posed as Proud Boys Spread Wild Claims on Facebook

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 Ope...

Profit Margin Tensions Souring Relationship Between Apple and Foxconn - MacRumors

Profit Margin Tensions Souring Relationship Between Apple and Foxconn    MacRumors iPhone 12 Bend Test    Unbox Therapy The iPhone 12 Is A Good Phone. It Would Have Been A Great One Without The Pandemic.    BuzzFeed News iPhone 12 Pro — Make movies like the movies    Apple Apple iPhone 12 Pro Review: A Step Above the Competition    Digital Trends View Full Coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/3oxjbBD

Yahoo News/YouGov poll: With one week left, Biden's lead over Trump grows to 12 points — his biggest yet

Biden's lead is four times the size of Hillary Clinton’s national advantage over Trump at this point in 2016, underscoring how hard it will be for the president to pull off another upset on Election Day. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/34vUihL

Trump supporting write-in candidate declares herself governor of Ohio after discussing plot to kidnap Mike DeWine

A woman who ran as a write-in candidate against Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has unlawfully declared herself governor of the state and been implicated in a plot to kidnap and prosecute Mr DeWine. Renea Turner, who ran against Mr DeWine as a write-in candidate in 2018, posted a video to her Facebook on Thursday in which she places her hand on a Bible and proclaims herself the governor of Ohio. "Ohio is free from Tyrannous leadership," she wrote in a Facebook post following the stunt. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3kyIkcR

100,000 people ordered to evacuate due to wildfires in Irvine, California

At least 60,000 people had already evacuated as of Monday evening, according to the city of Irvine. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3e6QBSX

‘A backwards step’: Experts warn Amy Coney Barrett is a threat to IVF

Ms Barrett has historically supported organisations who are against both birth control and the in vitro fertilization process from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3omTSCt

Zeta is now a Cat 1 hurricane, and the Florida Panhandle is under a tropical storm watch

Zeta is now a Category 1 hurricane, prompting tropical storm and hurricane watches from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle ahead of a Wednesday landfall. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3moXxh6

Pfizer says Covid-19 vaccine still possible in 2020 despite data lag

Pfizer executives expressed measured optimism Tuesday over the prospect of providing a coronavirus vaccine in 2020 even as they signaled key data on the vaccine would not be released before the US election. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/35D3Hn1

Ted Cruz says the swelling national debt will reemerge as a major concern for Republicans

Under Trump, Republicans drove up the deficit with tax cuts and spending increases. They are reluctant to back another large coronavirus relief bill. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/34xB2AA

Lincoln Project to Break Into TV after Election

The Lincoln Project is reportedly solidifying plans to ramp up its media arm after the general election next week and is considering offers from various television studios, podcast networks and book publishers.The political action committee, which was founded towards the end of last year and is run by prominent "Never-Trump" current and former Republicans, signed with United Talent Agency with an eye towards expanding Lincoln Media, Axios reported Tuesday.Lincoln Project co-founder Rick Wilson, a longtime Republican strategist before he left the party following President Trump's election in 2016, outlined the group's outlook for its upcoming media ventures."We discovered in doing research that voters are getting lots of information from streaming and podcasts," Wilson said. "We decided to build those things as advocacy vectors. We didn't set out to become a media company, but we've inadvertently become a content creation machine."Other prom...

Peggy Noonan is my friend. Here’s why her Kamala Harris comments were wrong.

OPINION: Sophia A. Nelson says while Noonan’s critiques of Harris’ joy was tone-deaf and lacked a true understanding of Black women. Noonan penned a column where she was rightly perceived as treating Sen. Kamala Harris, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, disrespectfully by implying that Harris needed to be more serious and sober-minded when she is out on the campaign trail — not dancing, laughing and being what she considered to be inappropriate. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HAZV5l

In pictures: Evacuations as two wildfires rage in California

Mass evacuation orders are in place as two fast-moving fires engulf thousands of acres near Los Angeles. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3kAfuZQ

Justice Kavanaugh seems to argue no votes should be counted after Election Day. He may get his wish in key states.

The Supreme Court sided with Republicans in Wisconsin on Monday, ruling 5-3 along ideological lines that Wisconsin can count only those absentee ballots that arrive by Election Day — even if they were mailed days earlier. Since first-class mail has been taking an average of 10 days to be delivered in the state, Wisconsin's Democratic Party urged mail-in Democrats to hand-deliver their absentee ballots or vote in person.The practical issue involves what happens with Wisconsin's 700,000 outstanding absentee ballots. "But the deeper issue is about the extent to which a ballot should be considered as valid," Phillip Bump writes in The Washington Post. In a factually sloppy concurring opinion, Justice Brett Kavanaugh evidently embraced President Trump's baseless conspiracies about voter fraud and bizarre demand that the winner be announced election night.Many states require absentee ballots to arrive by Election Day because they "want to avoid the chaos and suspic...

Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Despite questions about the 'laptop from hell,' most Americans think the Trumps are more 'corrupt' than the Bidens

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. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HIpemg

Walker Buehler, Julio Urias and Clayton Kershaw will be unavailable in Game 6 - True Blue LA

Walker Buehler, Julio Urias and Clayton Kershaw will be unavailable in Game 6    True Blue LA Clayton Kershaw Is Conquering a World Series. Yes, You Read That Correctly.    The Wall Street Journal The Dodgers’ humiliation didn’t last long. After a Game 5 win, a World Series title is in reach.    The Washington Post Outside The Confines: Let’s talk about Game 4    Bleed Cubbie Blue Family, coaches still talking about game-winning hit by Rays' hometown hero    FOX 13 Tampa Bay View Full Coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2HGR56k

A White House lawyer reportedly tried to get The Wall Street Journal to scoop Hunter Biden's emails

The Wall Street Journal published a short article Thursday night on Hunter Biden's business dealings that concluded: "Corporate records reviewed by The Wall Street Journal show no role for Joe Biden." The same night, the Journal published an opinion piece that asserted the Democratic presidential nominee had been aware of and/or involved in his son's business endeavors, about 24 hours after Breitbart News published a statement from a former Hunter Biden business partner, Tony Bobulinksi.That wasn't how President Trump's allies had wanted this to go, Ben Smith reports in The New York Times.In early October, three men allied with Trump — Arthur Schwartz, a public relations man close to Donald Trump Jr.; former deputy White House Counsel Stefan Passantino; and Eric Herschmann, a White House lawyer currently on the public payroll as "senior adviser to the president" — met in a McLean, Virginia, house and pitched the Hunter Biden story to Wall Street Jour...

Ocasio-Cortez Declines to Promise Support for Pelosi as Speaker, Will Back ‘Most Progressive Candidate’

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Sunday hedged on whether she would support Nancy Pelosi as House speaker again, saying she will support the "most progressive" candidate."If Speaker Pelosi runs again, as she just indicated she will if the Democrats keep the House, will you support her?" CNN's Jake Tapper asked the freshman congresswoman during an interview on CNN."Again, I want to make sure that we win the House. I do believe that we will, but it's critically important that we are supporting Democrats in tight swing races, making sure that not only all of them come back but that we grow our majority. I believe that we have to see those races as they come, see what candidates are there," Ocasio-Cortez responded."I am committed to making sure that we have the most progressive candidate there. But, if Speaker Pelosi is that most progressive candidate, then I will be supporting her," she concluded.The New York progressive's rema...

'Totally irresponsible': Dems criticize Pence presiding over Amy Coney Barrett vote after aides contract COVID-19

"As vice president, I’m president of the Senate. And I’m gonna be in the chair because I wouldn’t miss that vote for the world," Pence said Saturday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/35wUWLt

60,000 in Southern California to evacuate after wildfire spreads

A fast-moving wildfire forced evacuation orders for 60,000 people in Southern California on Monday as powerful winds across the state prompted power to be cut to hundreds of thousands to prevent utility equipment from sparking new blaze from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31O1014

Here’s where the election stands in Florida: Biden cuts into Trump coalition, Trump strengthens base, dirty tricks

It’s Monday, Oct. 26. There is one week left of early voting in Florida, nine days to go until Election Day, and this is the state of the presidential race in the nation’s largest battleground state: from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3jss37Z

California wildfire leaves two firefighters critically injured, forces 60,000 to evacuate

And electricity was cut to thousands across the state so that equipment doesn't spark more flames. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HEk2iY

American Airlines is planning a charm offensive to reassure skeptical fliers the Boeing 737 Max is safe, report says

American Airlines is planning ways to soothe passenger fears about flying on the Boeing 737 Max plane, CNBC reported. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3mjULcU

How to tell if your non–medical grade "fashion mask" is really working

As facemasks become fashion accessories, scientists say there are ways to tell if yours is truly effective from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3e1AGp1

2 crew killed in U.S. Navy training plane crash in Alabama identified

The two crew killed in a Navy training plane crash Friday were identified Sunday as Navy Lt. Rhiannon Ross and Coast Guard Ensign Morgan Garrett. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3oilBnT

Protesters storm churches in Poland on the 4th day of unrest after a court ruling tightened the country's already-strict abortion laws

The court banned abortion in the case of fetal defects, making abortion legal only in cases of incest, rape, or danger to the mother's life. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/34qfd5T

Report: If re-elected, Trump will immediately fire FBI Director Christopher Wray

Should President Trump win a second term, he plans on immediately firing FBI Director Christopher Wray, two people who have discussed the matter with Trump told Axios. Trump is also expected to quickly replace CIA Director Gina Haspel and Defense Secretary Mark Esper. They aren't the only three people on the chopping block, the sources said, but they are at the top of the list. One official said Trump hasn't fired any of them because of the optics of doing so before the election.Haspel and Wray do not have any fans in Trump's inner circle, Axios reports, with one person saying the "view of Haspel in the West Wing is that she still sees her job as manipulating people and outcomes, the way she must have when she was working assets in the field. It bred a lot of suspicion of her motives." As for Wray, Trump became enraged in September when the FBI director testified that there are no signs of widespread election fraud, despite Trump claiming otherwise.Privately, Trum...

The operator of this Boeing 767 private jet says the plane has an air system so advanced it kills pathogens so passengers don't need to wear a mask onboard – see inside

This luxury flying apartment costs an hour what a New York City studio costs for an entire year. The difference being this one kills COVID in the air. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31EGb8f

Russia proposes new missile verification regime with U.S. after demise of treaty

The Kremlin on Monday proposed that Russia and the United States agree not to deploy certain land-based missiles in Europe and introduce mutual verification measures to build trust following the demise of the INF nuclear arms control treaty. The United States withdrew from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty last year, accusing Moscow of violating it, a charge denied by the Kremlin. Global nuclear arms control architecture has come under further strain since then as the former Cold War foes have been unable to agree on a replacement to New START, another major arms control pact that is due to expire in February 2021. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3kIFhiB

Prince Harry says it took him 'many, many years' to realize unconscious bias exists

Prince Harry is opening up about how Meghan Markle helped him become aware of unconscious racial bias, which he didn't realize existed for "many years."In a conversation with Black Lives Matter activist Patrick Hutchinson published by GQ on Monday, Harry praised the "incredibly important" movement and described how for a while, he did not realize that unconscious biases exist in society."Unconscious bias, from my understanding, having the upbringing and the education that I had, I had no idea what it was," Harry said. "I had no idea it existed. And then, sad as it is to say, it took me many, many years to realize it, especially then living a day or a week in my wife's shoes."Harry, who has spoken out against racist harassment the Duchess of Sussex has been subjected to, described unconscious bias as a "huge thing globally" and said it's "dangerous" when those in power aren't aware of this."I think one of t...

Tumultuous weather forecast nationwide this week with wildfires, snow and tropical storms - Fox News

Tumultuous weather forecast nationwide this week with wildfires, snow and tropical storms    Fox News Tropical storm Zeta forms, could reach US Gulf Coast by midweek    CNN Cloudy, cool, and soggy through the day    WDBJ7 Tropical Storm Zeta: Forecast track into Gulf of Mexico and mid-week landfall    KHOU 11 Turbulent week of weather is ahead for much of the country    ABC News View Full Coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/3ornONS

Abortion on the ballot: Voters in Colorado and Louisiana consider restrictions - CNN

Abortion on the ballot: Voters in Colorado and Louisiana consider restrictions    CNN Senate votes to advance Barrett; confirmation expected Monday    WGHP FOX 8 Greensboro Analysis: U.S. Supreme Court nominee Barrett often rules for police in excessive force cases    Yahoo News Trump privately tells donors it would be ‘very tough’ for GOP to hold Senate    The Washington Post Lisa Murkowski will vote to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court - Business Insider    Business Insider View Full Coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/35sW6aG

Turkish president dares U.S. to impose economic sanctions - Yahoo News

Turkish president dares U.S. to impose economic sanctions    Yahoo News Turkey's ErdoÄŸan questions Macron's mental state    Guardian News France recalls Turkey envoy after Erdogan says Macron needs 'mental check'    BBC News Pakistan's PM Khan accuses Macron of 'attacking Islam'    Yahoo News France's President Macron predicts nine more months of COVID-19 agony    New York Post View Full Coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/3dWHqUX

Europe Imposes New Restrictions As COVID-19 Cases Soar - NPR

Europe Imposes New Restrictions As COVID-19 Cases Soar    NPR Europe Imposes New Covid-19 Restrictions as Second Wave Accelerates    The Wall Street Journal Italy imposes harshest coronavirus restrictions since spring lockdown as second wave sweeps Europe    The Washington Post Europe, U.S. watch case totals grow, debate new restrictions    WKRN News 2 Europe, U.S. see surge in coronavirus cases; some citizens protest restrictions    OregonLive View Full Coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/3jy50sh

Which of Adele's 'Saturday Night Live' Sketches Was Your Favorite? Vote! - Billboard

Which of Adele's 'Saturday Night Live' Sketches Was Your Favorite? Vote!    Billboard Taylor Swift's Best Bridges of the Last Decade, From 'Speak Now' To 'Folklore'    Showbiz Cheat Sheet Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’ Returns To The Top Of The Billboard 200    ETCanada.com NCT And BLACKPINK Both Make Top 10 Of Billboard 200    soompi Adele Gives Update on Her New Album During 'SNL' Monologue: Watch    Billboard View Full Coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/3mjq0VC

'An incredibly tragic day for Ocala': Florida police chief Greg Graham killed in plane crash

The death of Greg Graham, who became Ocala's 30th police chief in January 2012, stunned the central Florida city northwest of Orlando. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HxkcJ2

'Murder hornet' nest vacuumed out of tree in Washington

The state's agricultural department said it had spent weeks searching for and trapping the hornets, which attack honeybee hives and could pose a threat to humans, because they can sting repeatedly with venom that is stronger than a honeybee's. The state's entomologists succeeded by attaching radio trackers to three hornets they had trapped earlier in the week, one of which they followed to the nest, located in a tree near Blaine, Washington, on Thursday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ITndUD

My kids want to trick-or-treat, but coronavirus rates are rising. Do I have to change plans and disappoint them?

Trick-or-treating can be moderately safe if you make significant tweaks to the tradition. Alternatives, like backyard scavenger hunts, are safer. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3mhdoOE