Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Brad Parscale steps away from the Trump campaign entirely after episode involving law enforcement.


By BY MATT STEVENS AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2EQzU0Y

N.B.A. Finals Live Updates: Game 1 Lakers vs. Heat


By BY SOPAN DEB AND MARC STEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3l2NWMe

Coronavirus: How Italy has fought back from virus disaster

Italy was the first country in Europe to be overwhelmed by the virus but is so far keeping it in check.

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Nigeria turns 60: Can Africa's most populous nation remain united?

Nigeria's greatest challenge on its 60th anniversary remains its diversity, writes Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani.

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Rwanda's clothing spat with the US helps China

As the African nation continues to ban the import of used US clothes, China takes advantage.

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Anyone Else Want to See Trump ‘Shut Up’?


By BY GAIL COLLINS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3l1zR1B

The Proud Boys, Who Trade in Political Violence, Get a Boost From Trump


By BY NEIL MACFARQUHAR, ALAN FEUER, MIKE BAKER AND SHEERA FRENKEL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/30nxtKP

A major Boston hospital has a cluster of cases among its staff and patients.


By BY GIULIA MCDONNELL NIETO DEL RIO from NYT World https://ift.tt/2HMcPh5

Trump Renews Fears of Voter Intimidation as G.O.P. Poll Watchers Mobilize


By BY DANNY HAKIM, STEPHANIE SAUL, NICK CORASANITI AND MICHAEL WINES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Sc4nJI

Hopeful Day in Queens: A Slice of Pizza, Served Indoors


By BY MATTHEW HAAG from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3ihxplS

Pennsylvania’s top election official casts doubt on fraud claims in Luzerne County.


By BY NICK CORASANITI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2SeAx7K

Republicans Scold Trump on White Supremacy, Fearing a Drag on the Party


By BY ALEXANDER BURNS, JONATHAN MARTIN AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/33ffFU4

Coronavirus


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Rebuffed by Vatican, Pompeo Assails China and Aligns With Pope’s Critics


By BY JASON HOROWITZ AND LARA JAKES from NYT World https://ift.tt/3l1QP02

U.S. Repatriates Last of Islamic State Suspects Believed Captured in Syria


By BY KATIE BENNER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3cPgmqb

M.L.B. Will Allow Fans at World Series and N.L. Championship Series


By BY TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3cMwKI6

Movie theaters say they can’t survive without aid from Congress.


By BY BROOKS BARNES from NYT Business https://ift.tt/36iZAyA

Now at the Boarding Gate: Coronavirus Tests


By BY TARIRO MZEZEWA from NYT Travel https://ift.tt/3jiab0d

New Show Hacker News story: Show HN: Growing Wine Grapes in My Parents' Basement

Show HN: Growing Wine Grapes in My Parents' Basement
2 by jmheflin | 3 comments on Hacker News.


Onions, ironing and 'sex appeal': Who is Tony Abbott?

The gaffe-prone former prime minister is a polarising figure in Australia.

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Families of 12 Hong Kong activists captured at sea by China look for answers

The families of 12 activists captured by China in August demand their swift return.

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US Election: Whoever becomes the next president, social media is changing

Both Trump and Biden want to take away the US law that protects platforms from being liable for what their users post.

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FOX NEWS: Army network shortens sensor-to-shooter 'kill web' to 20 seconds


Army network shortens sensor-to-shooter 'kill web' to 20 seconds



The Army’s Project Convergence 2020 sought to bring new, explosive “warfare at speed” dimensions to future combat as part of a broad transformational attempt to surge in front of competitors and near-peer rivals with accelerated networking and sensor-to-shooter times … designed to enable an entirely new generation of warfare possibilities.

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Live Tonight: Watch the Debate With Fact Checks


By BY LISA LERER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3cKve9a

Quebec brings back restrictions as cases rise again


By BY DAN BILEFSKY AND IAN AUSTEN from NYT World https://ift.tt/3jt1osJ

Draymond Green Doesn’t Mind Missing the N.B.A. Finals. This Year.


By BY MARC STEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3cOR63p

Trump’s top intelligence official releases unverified and previously rejected Russia information.


By BY JULIAN E. BARNES, ADAM GOLDMAN AND NICHOLAS FANDOS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Gp6k3a

Bad Call Sends Kristina Mladenovic Spiraling Again


By BY BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2Gie6Mb

The Facebook Pages With the Largest Share of Debate Conversation


By BY DAVEY ALBA from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3n663Tg

Researchers say a Project Veritas video accusing Ilhan Omar of voter fraud was a ‘coordinated disinformation campaign.’


By BY MAGGIE ASTOR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jlJl7K

Meron Benvenisti Dies at 86; Urged One State for Jews and Palestinians


By BY SAM ROBERTS from NYT World https://ift.tt/2ScqTlK

Trump Sent a Warning. Let’s Take It Seriously.


By BY THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/30kXM4d

The Morning


By Unknown Author from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/30iPOZs

Barrett told senators that Trump offered her the nomination much sooner than previously known.


By BY NICHOLAS FANDOS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2EKgCu1

Top Intelligence Official Releases Unverified, Previously Rejected Russia Information


By BY JULIAN E. BARNES, ADAM GOLDMAN AND NICHOLAS FANDOS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/33dw773

Watch Live Debate Stream: Trump vs Biden


By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/34dnCIH

Twins’ Playoff Misery Continues, Courtesy of the Depleted Astros


By BY TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3ieKlZY

In the Breonna Taylor Case, a Battle of Blame Over the Grand Jury


By BY SHAILA DEWAN, WILL WRIGHT AND JOHN ELIGON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3kYO1AO

Cuomo and De Blasio Need a United Front on Coronavirus Hot Spots


By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2G2aIW0

Chris Christie helped run Trump’s debate prep. He’ll also be a debate pundit for ABC.


By BY MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/34970Sm

Presidential debate season begins with an unpredictable and unnerving first matchup.


By BY GLENN THRUSH from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2HEBF2d

Coronavirus


By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/30haLDW

New Show Hacker News story: Show HN: Supertribe – Meaningful professional connections over online games

Show HN: Supertribe – Meaningful professional connections over online games
6 by ntai9296 | 2 comments on Hacker News.


Russian cleaner sweeps to power in surprise village vote

'Flabbergasted' Marina Udgodskaya only entered the race as her boss needed someone else to stand.

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Chris Wallace: First debate host and Fox anchor unloved by Trump

Chris Wallace, known for his tough interviewing of all politicians, hosts the first US presidential debate.

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Coronavirus: The disabled Indians losing their livelihoods

As Covid hits India, many disabled people are losing their jobs and can't afford food and healthcare.

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Monday, September 28, 2020

Fox News Breaking News Alert

Fox News Breaking News Alert

Several states are reporting 911 dispatch outages.

09/28/20 5:27 PM

BTS to become multi-millionaires after label goes public

The South Korean K-pop group will become multi-millionaires after their label Big Hit goes public.

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Bipartisan House Bill Aims to Fix Boeing 737 Max Safety Lapses


By BY NIRAJ CHOKSHI from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3jgZv20

Coronvirus


By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/30gIWM4

With No Last-Set Tiebreaker, French Open Match Lasts More Than Six Hours


By BY BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2HIuHJP

The Supreme Court Ad Wars Begin


By BY NICK CORASANITI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3i8mk6N

Trump denounces discussion of Supreme Court nominee’s beliefs as anti-Catholic, even as he attacks Biden’s faith.


By BY ANNIE KARNI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/30ijl5t

Meet a Secret Trump Voter


By BY BRET STEPHENS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2GeRw78

Trump Deflects Questions About Taxes, but First Debate Has a New Issue


By BY PETER BAKER AND MICHAEL D. SHEAR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3mZTZD9

The Morning


By Unknown Author from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/3jcf9LT

Trump’s Debt, His Future and Ours


By BY PAUL KRUGMAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3jexrw9

New Show Hacker News story: Show HN: Keywords2lyrics – Automatic Songwriting from Keywords

Show HN: Keywords2lyrics – Automatic Songwriting from Keywords
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New Show Hacker News story: Show HN: lit-request - 852 bytes fetch API based Javascript microlibrary

Show HN: lit-request - 852 bytes fetch API based Javascript microlibrary
3 by thobyv | 1 comments on Hacker News.


Ai Weiwei: 'Too late' to curb China's global influence

The Chinese artist and dissident says the West should have worried about China decades ago.

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Kangana Ranaut: The star taking on Bollywood

Why is Kangana Ranaut on a warpath with many of her colleagues?

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TikTok ban: How did TikTok stay online in the US?

Sophia Smith-Galer explains why President Trump shifted his position on banning new downloads of the app

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Dublin Lord Mayor: Hazel Chu and her Chinese heritage

The city's first Lord Mayor of Chinese heritage reveals the racism she and her family have faced.

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Scientists create a microscopic robot that ‘walks’

The scientists behind a microscopic "walking" robot hope their tech could one day be used against cancer.

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From tea fields to university in Sri Lanka

Theresa is one of the first women from her community of tea pickers in Sri Lanka to go to university.

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FOX NEWS: Massive whiskey collection put together by novice may earn millions at auction


Massive whiskey collection put together by novice may earn millions at auction



If there was ever a year to try to sell 9,000 bottles of booze, 2020 would be it.

FOX NEWS: National Restaurant Association offering conflict-resolution courses on face mask feuds for foodservice workers


National Restaurant Association offering conflict-resolution courses on face mask feuds for foodservice workers



Restaurants were not made for fighting.

FOX NEWS: McDonald's worker who fulfilled good-deed quota by paying for customer's food says she does it all the time


McDonald's worker who fulfilled good-deed quota by paying for customer's food says she does it all the time



It literally pays to be nice to people.

FOX NEWS: Salt Bae's Boston steakhouse shut down for violating coronavirus protocol, fire safety regulations


Salt Bae's Boston steakhouse shut down for violating coronavirus protocol, fire safety regulations



Like salt through the fingers of a sunglasses-wearing butcher, Salt Bae’s latest restaurant violations have only added to the beef with locals and city officials.