ToDay News: November 2020

Boris Johnson's attempts to quell a Tory revolt over England's tier system continue to dominate the front pages.

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Saturday, 28 November 2020

Khachaturyan sisters: A murder trial that shocked Russia

The case of the three Khachaturyan sisters accused of killing their father sent shockwaves through Russia.

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Leroy Logan: Who is the Met Police officer in Steve McQueen's Red, White and Blue?

Star Wars' John Boyega is set to star in the true story of a black police officer in 1980s London.

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TikTok: 'I didn’t know other LGBT Muslims existed'

Until she found her social media "safe space", Shaz says she didn't know there were others like her.

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The 'guerrilla girls' who changed the art world

How an anonymous group of female artists challenged the status quo in New York's art world

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In pictures: Hurricanes leave Hondurans homeless and destitute

Hurricanes Eta and Iota left more than 150,000 people in Honduras homeless and many lost everything.

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Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah: 'Did air pollution kill my daughter?'

A new inquest into the death of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah could list air pollution as a cause of her death.

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London Bridge attack: 'I think about it every single day'

Former prisoner Marc Conway remembers the London Bridge attack one year on.

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The 'Robin Hood' policemen who stole from the Nazis

How did 16 policemen come to be deported from the British Isles to Nazi-occupied Europe?

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Covid and schools: 'Children know things aren't right'

Students have lost hundreds of days of education to Covid and self-isolation. How are they coping?

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Gary Barlow: 'I'm not as confident as I was at 21'

The star discusses writing Back For Good in 15 minutes, and how Morecambe and Wise inspired a new song.

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Serbia coronavirus: The Church losing its leaders to the pandemic

Few organisations have taken a bigger hit from coronavirus than the Serbian Orthodox Church

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Liverpool: How one city took on the Covid-19 crisis

The inside story of how Liverpool got to grips with soaring infection rates and pioneered mass testing.

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GOP congressman calls party's refusal to acknowledge Biden's win a 'massive grift' and says Trump 'forgot he was serving people and not himself'

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Indonesia police say suspected militants kill 4 villagers

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The Trump campaign wound up spending $3 million to increase Biden's lead in Wisconsin

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Ex-Overstock CEO Says He’s Put Together an ‘Army of Various Odd People’ to Save Trump

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White rice spikes blood sugar levels and 'has almost the same effect as eating pure table sugar,' according to Harvard Medical School

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This CNN Host Plans to Hold Biden’s Feet to the Fire on Climate Change

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Hundreds protest outside Israelí leader's Jerusalem home

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26 disappointing photos that show the ugly truth of living in a tiny house

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Top Contenders for Biden's Cabinet Draw Fire From All Sides

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A bride wore a gold wedding dress with a plunging neckline that was covered in head-to-toe sparkles

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The Papers: Tory MPs' hospital anger, and PM 'in retreat'

Sunday's papers are dominated by the new tier system, which has divided the Conservative party.

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Friday, 27 November 2020

Trump news: President loses Pennsylvania appeal as he backtracks on vow to leave peacefully

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Covid: Road and rail changes planned for Christmas travel spike

Around 500 miles of roadworks are being cleared to ease congestion on motorways over the festive period.

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Week in pictures: 21-27 November 2020

A selection of striking images taken around the world this week.

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Jane Fonda: 'It's much harder to be young than it is old'

As an 82-year-old Jane Fonda is still protesting - this time about climate change - and getting arrested.

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Climate change: The woman watching the ice melt from under her feet

For thousands of years Inupaiq people have relied on the land in Alaska but now climate change is threatening their entire way of life.

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The Donut King who went full circle - from rags to riches, twice

Cambodian refugee Ted Ngoy made a fortune in doughnuts then lost it all to gambling.

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Kaavan, the world's loneliest elephant, is finally going free

For decades, Kaavan performed from his lonely enclosure. Now, with a hand from Cher, he's retiring.

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'My eyesight might be deteriorating - but my determination never will'

Elin Williams writes a blog to help other people with sight loss, but it has become her own "survival tool".

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Coronation Street: Pandemic sees soap scrap 60th anniversary stunt

The soap has been forced to "go back to brass tacks" to mark its birthday, its producer says.

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The Kraken: What is it and why has Trump's ex-lawyer released it?

How a lawsuit from an ex-Trump lawyer full of baseless voter fraud claims went viral.

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Let's give politicians a chance to speak human

Today presenter Nick Robinson on why the political interview is in need of a rethink.

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Getting 'crushed' on Melbourne's path to coronavirus success

By one measure the city has just eliminated the virus, but relieved locals also fear a hidden cost.

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Biden reportedly considering a retired four-star general to lead US military, would be first Black defense secretary if confirmed

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South Korean intelligence believes North Korea is nervous about dealing with Biden administration

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Trump says he knows whether he'll attend Biden's inauguration but keeps decision private

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Donald Trump Jr. says he is 'all done with the Rona' and ends his COVID-19 isolation to celebrate Thanksgiving days after announcing his positive test

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Trump's national security advisor and his entourage were said to be treated as 'human petri dishes' in Vietnam, as the US COVID-19 outbreak worsens every day

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US will appeal order barring expulsions of migrant children

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Investigation underway after inmate shot, killed by correctional officer

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Zoom nightmare come true: New Jersey school board member resigns after streaming bathroom break during meeting

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Angry farmers in India clash with police to protest new laws

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New York Governor Cuomo called the Supreme Court ruling that blocked some COVID-19 restrictions on religious services 'irrelevant'

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The Papers: Arcadia 'faces collapse', and plea to rebel MPs

Several of Saturday's papers report that Sir Philip Green's retail empire could enter administration.

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Thursday, 26 November 2020

Mexico ex 'self-defense' vigilante leader dies of COVID-19

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In Thanksgiving Message, Trump Says ‘We’re Like a Third-World Country’ Because He Lost Election

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Malaysian PM gains political lifeline with budget approval

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Man sues for refund of $2.5m he donated to Trump election challenge group

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Trump news – live: President says he will campaign for Republicans in Georgia and refuses to confirm whether he will attend his inauguration

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Disney Cruise Line, P&O Cruises extend COVID-19 sailing suspension into 2021

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Mexican Army’s ‘Secret Brotherhood’ Forced General’s Release

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Apple is reportedly moving iPad production out of China for the first time ever because of Trump's trade war

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Thai protesters push on despite charges of royal defamation

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Cancer: Blood test for 50 types to be trialled by NHS

More than 165,000 people in England will be offered the tests from next year.

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October redundancies double last year's rate

With Covid cases rising and uncertainty over government support, employers planned 51,000 job cuts

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Kate warns of lockdown loneliness for parents

The Duchess of Cambridge highlights a "dramatic increase" in parents feeling cut off from support.

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Black Friday: Next, M&S and Wilko shun sales event

Although Black Friday spending in the UK is set to soar in 2020, some brands won't be taking part.

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The papers: 'Tiers of rage and disbelief' as 'north sees red'

Most papers lead on reaction to areas being placed within the government's tougher new tier system.

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Florida governor Ron DeSantis accused of ‘killing spree’ after extending ban on cities from imposing own mask mandates

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Biden and Harris to skip big Thanksgiving celebrations

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Footsoldiers of democracy, election officials became targets of rage

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Trump's inner circle is telling him that Giuliani and the rest of his legal team are making him look like an idiot, report says

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Conspiracy theorist Trump lawyer Sidney Powell sues in Georgia and Michigan with error-filled ‘Kraken’ suits

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Stephen Bannon switching lawyers in border wall fund case

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Donald Trump commits to leaving White House if Joe Biden wins Electoral College vote

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Biden becomes the first presidential candidate in US history to win 80 million votes — and counting

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Brexit: Face-to-face trade talks to resume in London

In-person meetings were suspended when EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier had to self-isolate.

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Wednesday, 25 November 2020

Russia is offering its experimental COVID-19 vaccine to other countries, but Putin won't take it until it's formally approved

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White House considers lifting European travel restrictions

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Congress braces for Biden's national coronavirus strategy

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US agrees for now to stop deporting women who alleged abuse

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Trump vents about election as agencies aid Biden transition

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Brentwood man who hanged Joe Biden dummy says he's not racist

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Pakistan opposition seeks end to Imran Khan's 'puppet' rule

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Covid: Pub industry tells the PM it faces 'darkest of moments'

More than 50 executives call for evidence justifying industry's Covid restrictions to be published.

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Manchester Arena Inquiry: Prisoner in touch with bomber to be released

Abdalraouf Abdallah, convicted of terror offences, has refused to discuss his relationship with Salman Abedi.

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Union backlash over public sector pay freeze

Leaders of Britain's biggest unions vow to resist chancellor's freeze on workers who "risked everything".

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The papers: Maradona in 'hands of God' and economic 'emergency'

The death of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona dominates Thursday's newspaper front pages.

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Trump loyalist pushed out of White House now leading a shake-up at the Pentagon

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2 US citizens detained for speaking Spanish in Montana store settle border patrol lawsuit

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Almost everything Trump said at a Republican event in Pennsylvania about the election was a lie or a conspiracy theory

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New New York travel restrictions take effect, NJ and CT stick with advisory

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McDonald's has temporarily stopped distributing its Disney World-themed toys because they included QR codes that led to 'unintended search results' when scanned

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Azerbaijani leader vows to revive region ceded by Armenia

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The Latest: Biden urges Americans to forgo big Thanksgiving

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Biden, in message ahead of Thanksgiving, says ‘We’ll get our lives back’ after the COVID-19 pandemic

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Leading Saudi women's activist referred to terrorism court

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Trump calls into Pennsylvania hearing, rambles about voter fraud on speakerphone

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Report: Inmates killed in Colombia riot shot intentionally

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Former Republican House speaker Paul Ryan tells Trump to concede and stop ‘undermining democracy’

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Tuesday, 24 November 2020

OMG: The creator of the abbreviation 'would have loved emojis'

The admiral who coined the term would have been "Trumpesque" on Twitter, a descendant believes.

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Covid: PPE price rises cost taxpayers £10bn, report says

"Inadequate" stockpiles meant the government had to boost supplies quickly, the spending watchdog says.

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Windrush generation: UK 'unlawfully ignored' immigration rules warnings

The treatment of people who came to the UK from the Caribbean added to historic injustices, a report says.

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Lugano attack: Two hurt in suspected terror incident in Switzerland

A 28-year-old woman is arrested after allegedly stabbing and trying to choke two other women.

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China criticizes pope over comment on Uighur Muslim minority

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Metal monolith discovered deep in Utah desert leaves officials baffled

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Biden says outreach from Trump admin has been 'sincere' as transition begins

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Trudeau: Canadians won't be among the first to get vaccine

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Trump vents about election as agencies aid Biden transition

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After senate run, Harrison launching PAC to boost Democrats

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A woman who lives in an RV with her family full-time says being Black in the tiny home community can be isolating

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Report: Syria claims Israeli attack on post south of capital

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President-elect Biden seeks a diverse Cabinet. Here's who will join his administration and who might be top contenders

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The papers: 'Twelve rules of Christmas' and Sunak's 'New Deal'

News that three households will be able to meet for a five-day Christmas dominates the front pages.

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Intelligence employees vent frustrations over being forced to return to the office

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Georgia election official: We've 'crossed a tipping point' where many Republicans' distrust of system will suppress vote

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J Paul Getty's grandson found dead in Texas hotel room

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75% of every donation to Trump's 'election defense fund' could be spent by the president himself on things like paying family members or financing a 2024 bid

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Michigan girl, 14, who was detained by police dies of coronavirus

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Joshua Wong and fellow activists plead guilty in Hong Kong protests trial

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CDC to shorten quarantine for those exposed to Covid-19

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Pakistan opposition seeks end to Imran Khan's 'puppet' rule

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The Great British Bake Off crowns its 2020 winner

After 10 gruelling episodes in the tent, Peter, Laura and Dave discover which of them has won.

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Monday, 23 November 2020

Feinstein says she's stepping down as top Democrat on Senate Judiciary Committee

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Pennsylvania Republicans File Emergency Lawsuit to Block Certification of Election Results

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Outline of Brexit trade deal could be in sight at end of week, says Irish prime minister

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Alleged mafia members 'Joey Electric,' 'Tony Meatballs,' 13 others indicted

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Trump news - live: President admits defeat and orders transition process

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NHS on stand-by to start rolling out both Oxford and Pfizer vaccines next month

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Trump is reportedly worried that his legal team is made up of 'fools that are making him look bad'

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NBA players hailed by pope at Vatican for demanding justice

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Coronavirus updates: Los Angeles County closes in-person dining; 20M could get vaccine in December; CDC warns against cruise ships

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Feds agree to help Biden transition after more Trump defeats

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COVID-19: 'It doesn't feel like a lockdown'

Covid-19 case numbers are dropping in most parts of England, but the South East's cases are rising.

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Pa. Lt. Gov. Fetterman says GOP 'put a Grubhub order in for chaos' after the election

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Why a watchdog group is troubled by Biden's secretary of state pick

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Clever’s 2020 Gift Guide Is Here and It Just Wants You to Have a Nice Time

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Republican official: Trump efforts to undermine Georgia results could 'suppress the vote' in U.S. Senate runoff elections

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Georgia election official: We've 'crossed a tipping point' where many Republicans' distrust of system will suppress vote

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Reports: Israeli PM flew to Saudi Arabia, met crown prince

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Azerbaijanis who fled war look to return home, if it exists

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President-elect: Inheriting an economy in disrepair

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Ready for Thanksgiving 2020? Make sure you do these 8 things before Thursday

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Turkey protests German search of Libya-bound Turkish ship

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On Biden's to-do list: Blunt the talk that he enters the presidency as a lame duck

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Thousands march in Taiwan against US pork imports

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Sunday, 22 November 2020

In California: Who's enforcing the state's curfew? And can you sue over a mask?

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US election 2020: Trump ally urges him to accept defeat in US vote

Former Republican governor Chris Christie calls the president's legal team an "embarrassment".

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Covid risk: 3 people, 3 very different Covid risks. What's yours?

A question everyone's asking: what's my Covid risk? Here's how to find out.

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Trans teen in legal action over gender clinic wait

A 14-year-old transgender boy is taking legal action against NHS England over treatment delays.

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Shamima Begum: Justice and the jihadi bride

Why this case - which returns to court today - is bigger than the fate of one teenage runaway.

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Free rail travel for domestic abuse victims extended

Train companies in Britain will continue to offer tickets to those fleeing domestic abuse until March.

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Newspaper headlines: Christmas 'saved', and mass testing 'promises'

Reports that families can meet up during the festive season dominate Monday's front pages.

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Lea Volpe: 'Why are you calling me inspirational?'

Paraclimbing medalist Leanora Volpe doesn't like to be defined solely as a disabled athlete.

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Covid in North Dakota: One day inside a rural US hospital’s fight

Staff at a 14-bed hospital in North Dakota tell first-hand their fight to keep friends' family members alive.

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Outdoor grassroots sport ban set to be lifted in England after lockdown

A ban on outdoor grassroots sport is set to be lifted in England when the national lockdown ends.

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Iowa congressman notorious for racist remarks asks Kamala Harris if she was descended from slave owners

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Israel strikes Hamas sites in Gaza Strip after rocket attack

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Nebraska man arrested for allegedly shooting 4 people, killing 2, at a Sonic Drive-In restaurant, police say

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White House vaccine czar expects kids will receive coronavirus vaccine by middle of 2021

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Chris Christie calls Trump legal team a 'national embarrassment'

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Confrontation at German coronavirus protest goes viral

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Judge Jeanine: Preserving U.S. election integrity

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Pakistan says soldier, 4 militants killed in border shootout

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Trump legal team disavows association with lawyer Sidney Powell

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A new CDC report found that Kansas counties who complied with a mask mandate saw a decrease in cases compared to counties that didn't

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Palestinians may limit Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem

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Coronavirus updates: Los Angeles County closes in-person dining; 20M could get vaccine in December; CDC warns against cruise ships

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Hackney shooting: Woman in life-threatening condition

The victim, who is thought to be in her 30s, was found with gunshot wounds on Sunday evening.

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Saturday, 21 November 2020

Spending Review: Chancellor to announce £500m for mental health

The government hopes the funding will address the extra demand for services amid the Covid pandemic.

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Guatemala: Congress on fire after protesters storm building

The building went up in flames after demonstrators - who oppose the new budget - staged an attack.

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Newspaper headlines: 'Stricter' tiers loom, and PM faces legal action

Many of Sunday's papers lead with news England is set to enter a tougher tier system post-lockdown.

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Covid makes Brazil's president Bolsonaro a hero to some

Government coronavirus handouts have made Brazil's right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro unexpected friends

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Horse racing: 'It doesn't matter what colour you are'

Kanane Francis says he wants to encourage young black riders to get into horse racing.

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How a new type of glove can reduce environmental damage

Scientists at Cranfield University in Bedfordshire have developed a new type of latex.

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Cambridge paralysed dancer's hopes for wedding day 'slow dance'

Alex Collins became partially paralysed after diving into a shallow river to retrieve a plastic ring.

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China gives musical talent show a virtual makeover

Dimension Nova shakes up reality TV with computer-animated contestants performing to real judges.

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Van life: Durham couple's six years on the road (and counting)

After Dan Colegate nearly died, he and his partner Esther left their careers for the open road.

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US election results: Why Trump increased support among non-whites

Joe Biden won the election, but support for Donald Trump increased among black and Latino voters. Why?

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The coronavirus pandemic 'great reset' theory and a false vaccine claim debunked

We unpick some of this week's misleading claims about the pandemic and the coronavirus vaccine.

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Lauren Aquilina: The pop star who gave up singing

After quitting her record deal, singer Lauren Aquilina found herself learning to love music again.

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Four reasons Topshop is not the brand it once was

The chain's parent company is understood to be seeking emergency funding after being hit hard by coronavirus lockdowns.

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Match of the Day: 'How 'impressive' Tottenham beat Manchester City

Match of the Day pundits Alan Shearer and Ian Wright believe Tottenham Hotspur are title contenders following their 'very impressive' 2-0 victory over Manchester City.

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US executes federal inmate for 1994 murder

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Turkish, Saudi leaders speak by phone ahead of G20 summit

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Azerbaijani leader hails handover of region ceded by Armenia

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Trump considers targeting birthright citizenship with executive order in his last weeks in office, report says

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Justice Dept. plans 3 more executions in lame-duck period

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Florida man saves his dog from the jaws of an alligator; wildlife cam films the dramatic rescue

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Study: Motorcycle rally sparked COVID-19 cases in next state

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California's Covid curfew to begin, as US cases hit 12-million mark

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Sanders, Warren under scrutiny as Biden weighs Cabinet picks

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Friday, 20 November 2020

Sen. Alexander: Trump admin should aid in Biden transition

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Serbian Church leader dies after contracting COVID-19

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Isle of Wight charity worker blinded and paralysed by snakebite

Ian Jones was treated in intensive care after being bitten by a cobra in an Indian village.

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Pence gives hopeful outlook on pandemic, but takes no questions

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Here’s How Hugo Chavez, Dead Since 2013, Became Responsible for Trump’s Election Loss

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Study: Motorcycle rally sparked COVID-19 cases in next state

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Venezuelans siphon crude oil to make their own petrol, as the country's economy sinks into the mire

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Wisconsin agrees to issue recount of ballots in 2 counties after hours of partisan fighting

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Catholic leaders likely to take oppositional stance against Biden's views on abortion

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Azerbaijani leader hails handover of region ceded by Armenia

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Michigan GOP House speaker says he hasn't confirmed Trump's White House invite

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Mysterious object falls from sky onto Navajo Nation: Was it from space? Or is there a more earthly explanation?

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Mexico's president called the military a 'mafia.' Now he's given them new powers and protections

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Pike River: The 29 coal miners who never came home

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Happy 78th birthday, Joe Biden

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Standards adviser quits as Boris Johnson backs Priti Patel over bullying inquiry

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Rights group, Afghan envoy want more probes into war crimes

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Mitch McConnell says Congress should redirect unspent stimulus money to prop up small businesses, backing Mnuchin in his fight against the Fed

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NRA agrees to $2.5 million fine, five-year ban on selling insurance in New York

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Israel PM healthy after routine exam under sedation

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Trump news – live: Don Jr tests positive, as his father dodges media questions

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Donald Trump Jr tests positive for coronavirus

The president's son is said to be quarantining at his cabin after being diagnosed this week.

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Newspaper headlines: 'Vaccines for all', and Patel 'bullying' row

Several of Saturday's papers lead with reports that everyone could be vaccinated by spring 2021.

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Thursday, 19 November 2020

Coronavirus: Scrabble, baking and how we beat loneliness together

Karolina, 36, and Joan, 88, live together as part of an initiative to tackle loneliness.

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The Caribbean islands poisoned by a carcinogenic pesticide

On Martinique and Guadeloupe a pesticide has poisoned the soil and water and caused many cases of prostate cancer.

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Can we rescue the office Christmas party this year?

Some companies are finding ingenious ways of getting into the Christmas spirit against the odds.

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Bollywood-backed Indian ballet prodigy finds feet in London

Kamal Singh is training at the English National Ballet School after raising the fees online.

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Wands revive memories of the smart home dream

Lights, heating and fridges were all supposed to be internet connected, but it never really happened. Why?

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The Supreme Court is running the clock on Trump's election lawsuits, experts say

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Official in charge of signing off on Biden's win is reportedly 'afraid on multiple levels'

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Arizona's secretary of state is the latest election official to receive death threats, and she's ripping Trump and Republican leaders for their baseless claims of fraud

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Lara Trump is reportedly considering running for Senate in North Carolina

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Michigan businessman’s shaming of Republicans who blocked vote certification goes viral

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Coronavirus: Inside test-and-trace - how the 'world beater' went wrong

BBC News spoke to key government figures, scientists and health officials involved from the start.

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Remembering the Nuremberg trials 75 years on

Fergal Keane looks at their legacy and speaks to a Holocaust survivor, a prosecutor and the son of a defendant.

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Facebook's Instagram 'failed self-harm responsibilities'

The NSPCC says a fall in takedowns of graphic content put children at greater risk.

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Millions of public sector workers face pay freeze

The pay of 5.5m workers could be frozen as the government tries to bolster the public finances.

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Michigan deputy fired after sharing racist photo of Kamala Harris watermelon Jack-O’-Lantern

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Parents took out billions in loans to pay for kids' college. Now they're buried in debt.

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Trump asks judge to declare him winner in Pennsylvania despite trailing by 80,000 votes

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McConnell warns Republican senators to stay healthy or risk their lame-duck agenda

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A woman woke up from a COVID-19 coma to learn she gave birth to twins 16 days earlier

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Biden approaches 80 million votes in historic victory

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US election 2020: Biden says Trump denial 'sending horrible message'

The president-elect says Donald Trump has shown "incredible irresponsibility" in challenging defeat.

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Manchester Uni vice-chancellor apologises over 'racial profiling' incident

The University of Manchester has suspended security guards who stopped Zac Adan, 19, on campus.

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The Papers: Covid 'jab joy' and public sector pay 'blow'

Friday's papers report on preparations to begin the first Covid vaccinations in the next two weeks.

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Wednesday, 18 November 2020

Former Hong Kong lawmakers who disrupted session arrested

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‘This is false’: Arizona secretary of state denies Lindsey Graham spoke to her as voter fraud row intensifies

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Historic deal revives plan for largest US dam demolition

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2020 America is still vulnerable to the dangers George Washington warned of in 1797

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Harvard students urge leadership to bar Trump officials from campus

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Private baby scans show 'incredibly poor practice'

BBC News uncovers evidence that women have not been told about serious abnormalities and conditions.

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Australian elite soldiers killed Afghan civilians, report finds

There is "credible evidence" that special forces soldiers were involved in 39 killings, a report finds.

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Apprentice redundancy numbers rise in lockdown

Two-thirds more apprenticeships ended in redundancy as Covid hit employers, BBC figures show.

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COP26: Frustrated by delay, young activists stage virtual Mock COP

Young climate activists call for urgent action at Mock COP as Covid delays UN climate talks.

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Was the scientific advice for lockdown flawed?

A BBC documentary highlights weaknesses in the expert analysis of the likely impact of Coronavirus.

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Loneliness: Different ways of dealing with being alone

Five very different ways of living with loneliness.

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The Trumps are refusing to turn over the keys to the Bidens — and Michelle and Barack Obama have had enough

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Iraq, Saudi Arabia reopen key border crossing after decades

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1st Georgia Senate runoff poll shows both races essentially tied

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Lacking an Alternative, House Dems Tap Pelosi to Stand for Speaker

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Trump's last-minute foreign policy dumps are reportedly an attempt to overwhelm Biden and drown his agenda

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'Compromised position': Dr. Anthony Fauci on why he thinks he hasn't heard from Joe Biden's team

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US election: Trump campaign seeks partial recount in Wisconsin

Two counties will be asked to recount votes as Donald Trump continues to contest the election result.

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Climate change: Warmer winters linked to increased drowning risk

Rising temperatures are destabilising lake and river ice, boosting the risk of people drowning.

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Hurricane Iota: At least nine dead in strongest Atlantic hurricane of the year

At least nine people have died as the strongest Atlantic hurricane of the year hits central America.

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Coronavirus: Facebook accused of forcing staff back to offices

Content moderators say the tech giant is "risking lives" for profit in the pandemic.

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The Papers: Christmas 'is back on' and defence 'spending spree'

The papers focus on plans to relax Covid rules over Christmas and a £16.5bn boost for the military.

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Tiny owl rescued from New York Rockefeller Center Christmas tree

The saw-whet owl is doing well after its unplanned three-day road trip to the Big Apple.

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Tuesday, 17 November 2020

Dominic Cummings 'turns up with PM in Beanotown'

Children's comic the Beano features the PM's chief adviser in a strip aimed at cheering up adults.

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Australia drought: Capturing spectacular storms in the outback

An Australian photographer says it feels "amazing" to capture spectacular images of long-absent storms.

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Blakeney Nature Reserve: Record seal pup births predicted

Rangers at the UK's largest seal colony expect to smash last winter's record of 3,399 births.

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'I can't let go of my remaining embryos'

Two mothers describe the painful process of ending embryo storage.

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Rudy Giuliani appears in federal court for first time in 28 years to push Trump campaign's voter fraud claims

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‘Hardest thing I’ve done’: North Carolina elections director blocked her deceased mom’s ballot

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Women crucial to Biden's win, even as gender gap held steady

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Thai royalists defend king amid protests: ‘We will not abandon him’

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Biden and Harris met with the CEOs of Microsoft, Gap, General Motors, and Target to discuss the COVID-19 economic recovery. 'I'm a union guy,' Biden said.

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Government told to ‘come clean’ over Covid deals by spending watchdog

The government has been accused of a lack of transparency over £18bn of Covid-related contracts.

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Coronavirus: Doctors spell out how to exit England's lockdown

The British Medical Association fears a surge in infections that will cripple the NHS if unlocking goes wrong.

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No to a Loan-Debt-Forgiveness/COVID-Relief Compromise

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Lindsey Graham on the defensive over calls to state election officials

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US House to offer regular virus testing for members, staff

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Chuck Grassley, Senate's oldest Republican and third in line to president, tests positive for coronavirus

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Historic deal revives plan for largest US dam demolition

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Trump's lawyer puts Philadelphia mobster 'Skinny Joey' Merlino at center of election conspiracy

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court reverses rare Trump legal victory

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Joe Biden names 9 top White House appointees, including Rep. Cedric Richmond and campaign manager O'Malley Dillon

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Will Iota follow in Eta's footsteps and approach the US?

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Ethiopia Tigray crisis: 'We came with the clothes on our backs'

The on-going conflict in northern Ethiopia has forced civilians from the Tigray region to flee to eastern Sudan.

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The Papers: Covid deals 'concern' and 'plan to save Christmas'

Wednesday's papers focus on a public spending watchdog report and on festive gathering plans.

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How Dolly Parton is 'playing an important role in Covid battle'

Parton's $1m donation helped fund a vaccine's trials and research into other coronavirus treatments.

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Monday, 16 November 2020

Virginia police chief fired as felony charges dropped in Confederate vandalism case

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Officials: Hand tally of presidential race finds new ballots

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New York boy, 14, steals his dad’s car to run away with his 11-year-old girlfriend

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People infected with COVID-19 at Thanksgiving could enter 'the morgue around Christmas'

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Madeleine McCann suspect taken to hospital with broken ribs after incident in holding cell

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Unions disagree over Biden's Labor secretary pick

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Special operations snipers are about to get this 'awesome' new rifle of choice for US military sharpshooters

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Counterprotesters attack Trump supporters at MAGA march

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Trump's 2020 chances '100 percent dead' after 4 swing state lawsuits are dropped

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These states require travelers to self-quarantine or present a negative COVID-19 test

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Hurricane Iota is now an 'exceptionally dangerous' Category 5 storm. It's the 30th — and strongest — named storm this year.

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Fauci: Moderna's 'outstanding' vaccine results are 'as good as it gets'

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Lock him up! If Trump refuses to leave the scene after his defeat, there's an obvious solution

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A scientist who helped make the Pfizer vaccine predicted life being back to normal within a year if enough people take it

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Giuliani: Trump is contesting the election 'vigorously' in the courts

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Who will sell Iran weapons now that the arms embargo is dead?

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EXPLAINER: Why poll watcher complaints don't amount to fraud

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A major Amazon Air contractor says it won't return a $400 million bailout despite requests from Congress and booming business

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‘Don’t you dare ask us to go quietly into the night’: Fox News hosts lash out at Democrats telling Trump to concede

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Biden: 'More people may die' as Trump transition stalls

As the president-elect rebukes his rival, Michelle Obama suggests Donald Trump is playing games.

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Hurricane Iota: Category Five storm heads for Central America

"What's drawing closer is a bomb," the Honduran president says, as Hurricane Iota strengthens.

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Grenfell Tower insulation firm behaved 'dishonestly'

A former employee from Celotex tells the inquiry he got the insulation approved in an unethical way.

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The Papers: Vaccine 'hope' and lockdown 'looms over Christmas'

Tuesday's papers focus on the news that a Covid-19 vaccine is nearly 95% effective.

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Sunday, 15 November 2020

Biden's chief of staff pick expects him to campaign in Georgia ahead of Senate runoffs

Democrats in Georgia have said they'd prefer for President-elect Joe Biden to focus on the White House transition and send surrogates like former President Barack Obama to actively campaign for Democratic Senate candidates John Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, both of whom are gearing up for January runoffs against Republican incumbents that will seal the fate of the upper chamber. One of Ossoff's advisers, for instance, told Politico earlier this week that the best thing Biden can do is avoid getting into a fight with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), whom he may have to work closely with in the future should the GOP hold the Senate, and "restore faith in the presidency" while "the worst thing to happen is if it gets partisan in D.C. again."But Ron Klain, Biden's pick to be White House chief of staff, told NBC's Chuck Todd during Sunday's edition of Meet the Press that the president-elect will likely travel to Georgia to campaign for Ossoff and Warnock ahead of the vote.> Klain also said Biden would likely travel to Georgia to campaign for Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock ahead of the Jan. 5 run-offs.> > -- Tyler Pager (@tylerpager) November 15, 2020Ossoff, for his part, had nothing but praise for Biden and said he thinks there's a whole lot of enthusiasm for the president-elect in Georgia that will feed into the Senate race, so perhaps he's on a different page than his aforementioned adviser. > Georgia Democratic senatorial candidate Jon Ossoff tells @martharaddatz there's "massive enthusiasm" for Joe Biden in Georgia amid Senate runoffs.> > "We're excited to be part of it. We recognize that these races in Georgia have national implications." https://t.co/RzvHrua3iC pic.twitter.com/mP80PMFtSo> > -- This Week (@ThisWeekABC) November 15, 2020More stories from theweek.com 7 scathingly funny cartoons about Trump's refusal to concede Trump is reportedly 'very aware' he lost the election but is putting up a fight as 'theater' Texas senator suggests it's too soon to declare Biden the winner because Puerto Rico is still counting votes

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SpaceX says 'all systems are go' to launch NASA's longest, most ambitious astronaut mission yet on Sunday night

NASA this week certified SpaceX's rocket and spaceship. Weather permitting, the company will launch its Crew-1 astronaut mission at 7:27 p.m. ET.

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How the Armenian Genocide’s Legacy Explains a Conflict on Pause

For Armenians around the world, the recent one-sided peace deal to end the conflict involving the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh must be seen through the lens of history. And that history is stitched together by widespread persecution and mass suffering over hundreds of years. It is a history that includes the first genocide of the 20th century, when more than 1.5 million Armenians were systematically exterminated by the Ottoman Turks, an event Turkey still denies to this day. Framing today’s conflict over land gravely misses the point.Armenians see these latest acts of aggression by Turkey vis-à-vis Azerbaijan as a continuation of genocide and a threat to their very existence. In some ways, history is repeating itself. Regardless, these events further underscore why recognition of the Armenian genocide and the war over Nagorno-Karabakh are not mutually exclusive.To fully understand why this decades-old conflict suddenly reignited, one must examine the rise of authoritarianism in Turkey under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. During his rule, Erdogan has sought to increase Turkey’s regional influence and on many occasions has glowingly talked about resurrecting the Ottoman Empire, all while styling himself as a modern-day sultan.During the Trump administration, Erdogan has tried to stretch that influence from the Aegean Sea to the South Caucasus. It is one of the reasons that Turkey has been a staunch supporter of Azerbaijan in the latter nation’s efforts to retake Nagorno-Karabakh. With the two nations bound by strong cultural, ethnic, and historic ties, Turkey has vowed to help Azerbaijan on the battlefield or at the negotiating table. However, Erdogan’s belligerent and hostile behavior has only reminded Armenians of their terrible past.Since the conflict erupted last month, Turkey has armed and sent Syrian mercenaries, including Islamic terrorists, into the region to help Azerbaijan fight Armenians where there have been confirmed reports of war crimes and atrocities. We’ve seen this before. A hundred years ago, Ottoman Turks enlisted the help of Kurds, who participated in massacres of Armenians and played a vital role in the Armenian genocide. It is as if Erdogan has turned to the Ottoman Empire’s playbook.There’s no denying Turkey’s role in fueling the fire in Nagorno-Karabakh through its reckless actions and rhetoric. But Ankara’s ongoing campaign to deny the Armenian genocide has also helped it there. Denial has helped establish a level of insouciance from countries such as the United States, Great Britain, and Israel, thereby allowing Turkey to continue to act with impunity. Thus it can, for example, provide Azerbaijan with drones that are indiscriminately killing innocent civilians and destroying cultural centers and churches that have stood since long before Azerbaijan became a country.For far too long, the West has turned a blind eye to Turkey’s egregious behavior. There is a reason that more journalists sit in Turkish prisons than anywhere else in the world, and that Ankara regularly tops the annual lists of human-rights violations. Turkey’s considerable success in refusing to acknowledge its historical role in the Armenian genocide makes Ankara today believe that it can do what it wants without consequences. It is why Erdogan felt compelled to challenge the United States to impose sanctions on his country for its involvement over Nagorno-Karabakh and launched a personal attack on French president Emmanuel Macron.These recent actions by Erdogan did not happen overnight. Ankara has been trying to shape U.S. foreign policy for years concerning Turkey and the Armenian genocide. As part of an effort to sow doubt about the veracity of the Armenian genocide, Turkey has embarked on a years-long campaign to block any U.S. legislation that formally acknowledges it. For the most part, Turkey has successfully used the cover of NATO and realpolitik to convince lawmakers that recognizing the Armenian genocide is not in the political interests of the United States. When Congress finally passed a nonbinding resolution last year that formally affirmed recognition, Ankara officially responded by calling the bill political theater. There were even multiple reports that President Trump tried to thwart the resolution on the Senate floor to appease Erdogan.It should not surprise us, then, when we see Turkey’s wanton disrespect for the rule of law and aggressive behavior in its actions in Nagorno-Karabakh. In many ways, we have allowed it to happen, and have even encouraged it. We have only ourselves to blame.It is often said that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. It is also often said that denial is the last stage of genocide. That is why recognition of the Armenian genocide goes hand in hand with a real resolution of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenians know all too well what happens when this type of aggression goes unchecked. Until Turkey comes to terms with its past, we can expect Ankara to continue its quixotic quest to revive the Ottoman Empire.

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'You want a Prime Minister's spouse who's interested rather than doesn't care'

As a former Tory communications director and ministerial aide, Carrie Symonds has both strong views on her party, together with the powerful network that comes from a decade working at the heart of the Conservatives. This weekend, a series of toxic claims and counterclaims about the role of the Prime Minister's fiancee in the departure of two of Boris Johnson's most senior aides have raised questions about the influence that Ms Symonds's views (and friends) have on the workings of No 10 Downing Street. Just days ago, Dominic Cummings (see below), Mr Johnson's chief aide, and Lee Cain, his communications director, were ousted from No 10 after the Prime Minister heard claims that he and Ms Symonds had been the subject of hostile briefings. Their departure came after a major row over the appointment of Allegra Stratton, a longstanding acquaintance of Ms Symonds, as the Prime Minister's new chief spokesman, despite the firm advice of Mr Cain. Ms Symonds went on to insist that Mr Johnson should not appoint Mr Cain as chief of staff, with sources claiming that she was supported by figures such as Munira Mirza, the head of the Prime Minister's policy unit. Ms Mirza has told friends that the claims about her involvement are untrue. This weekend, senior sources said that Ms Symonds's influence on Mr Johnson's work as Prime Minister had appeared to grow steadily since the Prime Minister's hospitalisation with Covid-19 in April. However, a senior insider claimed that Ms Symonds appeared "determined" to play a significant role in the workings of the Government, "and that’s the heart of the problem." The source said she clearly had strong views about "wholesale change at No 10", adding that the former Tory communications director is perceived as "wanting to run the Government by WhatsApp from the flat." Another source said Ms Symonds used the No 11 flat "as a sort of private office". The flat above No 11 Downing Street that Ms Symonds shares with Mr Johnson and their baby Wilfred has become the centre of intrigue for No 10 staff who have, since last summer, observed a steady stream of familiar faces paying social visits to the Prime Minister's fiancee, while the official cogs of government turn downstairs.

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Booming population helped Dems in Georgia. Mississippi's 'brain drain' is keeping it red.

Political experts say Mississippi won't see nail-biter elections, especially at the nation level, anytime soon — thanks in part to stalled population growth.

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Storm Vamco hits Vietnam as Philippines rescues survivors

High winds uprooted trees and blew roofs off buildings as the powerful storm battered Vietnam.

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Rebekah Mercer is funding Parler, the social-media app touted by Republican politicians and pundits that conservatives are flocking to

Mercer, who has funded conservative causes, said she and Parler CEO John Matze founded the platform "to provide a neutral platform for free speech."

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Covid insurance test case heads to Supreme Court

Judges' decisions on insurance payouts for business interruption has a bearing on 370,000 businesses.

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Newspaper headlines: 'No 10 reset in disarray' as PM self-isolates

Monday's papers lead with news that Boris Johnson is self-isolating ahead of a "crucial" week at No 10.

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Ex-Obama official suggests Biden should pack as much as he can into executive orders

Former President Barack Obama's chiefs of staff want President-elect Joe Biden to embrace his executive authority once he's in office, NPR reports.Denis McDonough who served in the role during Obama's second term told NPR that President Trump "has demonstrated ... an enormous amount of leeway for the president to institute executive action on things like immigration and energy and climate policy" and "there's no reason" the president-elect "should not use the authority that's available to him."Meanwhile, Obama's first chief of staff, Rahm Emmanuel, argued Biden, despite his fondness for working across the aisle in Congress, should fit as much of his agenda as he can into his executive orders because "the fewer things you have to clog up the legislative pipeline with allows you to concentrate your political capital in that legislative front."Should Biden heed this advice, which seems likely at least when it comes to certain issues, it would dash the already tenuous hopes of those who want the president-elect to initiate a scaling back of the office. Read more at NPR.More stories from theweek.com 7 scathingly funny cartoons about Trump's refusal to concede Trump is reportedly 'very aware' he lost the election but is putting up a fight as 'theater' Texas senator suggests it's too soon to declare Biden the winner because Puerto Rico is still counting votes

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Muslim activist says American Airlines wrongfully singled her out after she was arrested

Amani Al-Khatahtbeh reportedly got into a dispute with a white man which later led to the airline contacting the policeA Muslim woman who was arrested on an American Airlines plane on Saturday before its departure from New Jersey said that she was wrongfully singled out following a dispute with a white man traveling in first class.Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, an activist and blogger, described alleged details about the dispute in a Twitter thread about an hour before her apparent arrest, saying it began at a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint in Newark Liberty international airport.“I had the craziest experience in TSA this morning. An entitled white man behind me insisted on cutting me in line because I was ‘still taking my shoes off’,” Al-Khatahtbeh tweeted at 9.18am, before her Charlotte, North Carolina-bound flight. “When I said he could wait like everyone else, he started going off about how he’s ‘pre check’ and ‘first class’.”At 10.07, she tweeted: “Guys he made a complaint about me and @AmericanAir is attempting to remove me from the flight.” She then posted a 15-minute video to Facebook from the airplane in which a police officer eventually tells her she is under arrest.“Literally they called the cops on me,” she said in the video. “This man in first class made a complaint about me because he cut me in line at TSA and now they literally have police coming to escort me off this flight right now, for no reason, literally taking this man’s word over mine.“He made me feel uncomfortable, this man sitting in first class. I’m a veiled Muslim woman on this flight and they’re taking his word for it.”She claimed that she was being removed while the man wasn’t.Authorities confirmed that an incident had taken place and officials said she had since been released.The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said: “This morning, the port authority police department received a request from American Airlines personnel at Newark Liberty international airport, who indicated the airline had directed a passenger to deplane from a flight, and that police assistance was needed. Police responded, and briefly took the individual into custody; she has been released. The port authority’s independent inspector general has begun an investigation.”The port authority said she was charged with delay of transportation and trespass.American Airlines said: “We are aware of an incident that took place during boarding of flight 2029 at Newark Liberty international airport. We are concerned by these allegations and our team is working to understand what occurred.”The airline said that the flight did take off, delayed by about an hour. The airline said she was not on the flight. It is unclear whether the man was taken off the plane.TSA said the incident “is not a TSA matter”.“No complaint was made by any passengers at the checkpoint. If there was a customer service issue on board the aircraft, that is an airline matter. In situations such as this, TSA has no involvement after a passenger clears the checkpoint and boards a flight,” the agency said.“The man was directed to the TSA PreCheck® lane. The woman was directed to the non-TSA PreCheck lane, so they went in different directions to be screened.“An officer told both passengers to tone down the volume of the conversation,” TSA also said.The Council on American-Islamic Relations released a statement on the incident, with Nihad Awad, the Cair national executive director, saying: “The airline must immediately explain why it singled out Amani by contacting the police and ejecting her from a flight based on the word of a man who had allegedly harassed her.”“Law enforcement must immediately release Amani from custody and conduct a full and transparent investigation into what happened,” said Selaedin Maksut, Cair-New Jersey executive director, in a statement. “Any investigation must look into the conduct of the unidentified man who allegedly sparked this disturbing incident.”

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SpaceX, NASA set for first operational astronaut mission to space

SpaceX's newly designed Crew Dragon capsule, which the crew has dubbed Resilience, was set for liftoff atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 7:27 p.m. Eastern time (0027 GMT on Monday) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Mission personnel left the launchpad, and the crew access arm - the walkway between the launch tower and rocket - retracted, setting the stage for the spacecraft's launch escape system to be armed and mission teams to start loading the Falcon 9 rocket with fuel. An air leak caused an unexpected drop in capsule pressure less than two hours before launch, NASA officials said.

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K-pop fans are protesting a pro-Trump rally by flooding the #MillionMAGAMarch hashtag with pictures of pancakes

Shea Depmore urged her Twitter followers to post pictures of pancakes instead of counter-protesting in person at the Million MAGA March.

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Navajo Nation orders new three-week stay-at-home lockdown

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An interactive tool will let you calculate the chance that someone at your Thanksgiving dinner may have COVID-19

Your chance of encountering someone sick varies based on your location in the US and the size of a gathering. This tool calculates that risk.

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Al-Qaida's No. 2, Accused in U.S. Embassy Attacks, Is Secretly Killed in Iran

WASHINGTON -- Al-Qaida's second-highest leader, accused of being one of the masterminds of the deadly 1998 attacks on U.S. embassies in Africa, was killed in Iran three months ago, intelligence officials have confirmed.Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah, who went by the nom de guerre Abu Muhammad al-Masri, was gunned down on the streets of Tehran by two assassins on a motorcycle on Aug. 7, the anniversary of the embassy attacks. He was killed along with his daughter, Miriam, the widow of Osama bin Laden's son Hamza bin Laden.The attack was carried out by Israeli operatives at the behest of the United States, according to four of the officials. It is unclear what role if any was played by the United States, which had been tracking the movements of al-Masri and other Qaida operatives in Iran for years.Sign up for The Morning newsletter from the New York TimesThe killing occurred in such a netherworld of geopolitical intrigue and counterterrorism spycraft that al-Masri's death had been rumored but never confirmed until now. For reasons that are still obscure, al-Qaida has not announced the death of one of its top leaders, Iranian officials covered it up, and no country has publicly claimed responsibility for it.Al-Masri, who was about 58, was one of al-Qaida's founding leaders and was thought to be first in line to lead the organization after its current leader, Ayman al-Zawahri.Long featured on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorist list, he had been indicted in the United States for crimes related to the bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, which killed 224 people and wounded hundreds. The FBI offered a $10 million reward for information leading to his capture, and as of Friday, his picture was still on the Most Wanted list.That he had been living in Iran was surprising, given that Iran and al-Qaida are bitter enemies. Iran, a Shiite Muslim theocracy, and al-Qaida, a Sunni Muslim jihadi group, have fought each other on the battlefields of Iraq and other places.American intelligence officials say that al-Masri had been in Iran's "custody" since 2003, but that he had been living freely in the Pasdaran district of Tehran, an upscale suburb, since at least 2015.Around 9 on a warm summer night, he was driving his white Renault L90 sedan with his daughter near his home when two gunmen on a motorcycle drew up beside him. Five shots were fired from a pistol fitted with a silencer. Four bullets entered the car through the driver's side and a fifth hit a nearby car.As news of the shooting broke, Iran's official news media identified the victims as Habib Daoud, a Lebanese history professor, and his 27-year-old daughter Maryam. The Lebanese news channel MTV and social media accounts affiliated with Iran's Revolutionary Guard reported that Daoud was a member of Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militant organization in Lebanon.It seemed plausible.The killing came amid a summer of frequent explosions in Iran, mounting tensions with the United States, days after an enormous explosion in the port of Beirut and a week before the U.N. Security Council was to consider extending an arms embargo against Iran. There was speculation that the killing may have been a Western provocation intended to elicit a violent Iranian reaction in advance of the Security Council vote.And the targeted killing by two gunmen on a motorcycle fit the modus operandi of previous Israeli assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists. That Israel would kill an official of Hezbollah, which is committed to fighting Israel, also seemed to make sense, except for the fact that Israel had been consciously avoiding killing Hezbollah operatives so as not to provoke a war.In fact, there was no Habib Daoud.Several Lebanese with close ties to Iran said they had not heard of him or his killing. A search of Lebanese news media found no reports of a Lebanese history professor killed in Iran last summer. And an education researcher with access to lists of all history professors in the country said there was no record of a Habib Daoud.One of the intelligence officials said that Habib Daoud was an alias Iranian officials gave al-Masri and the history teaching job was a cover story. In October, the former leader of Egypt's Islamic Jihad, Nabil Naeem, who called al-Masri a longtime friend, told the Saudi news channel Al-Arabiya the same thing.Iran may have had good reason for wanting to hide the fact that it was harboring an avowed enemy, but it was less clear why Iranian officials would have taken in the Qaida leader to begin with.Some terrorism experts suggested that keeping Qaida officials in Tehran might provide some insurance that the group would not conduct operations inside Iran. American counterterrorism officials believe Iran may have allowed them to stay to run operations against the United States, a common adversary.It would not be the first time that Iran had joined forces with Sunni militants, having supported Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the Taliban."Iran uses sectarianism as a cudgel when it suits the regime, but is also willing to overlook the Sunni-Shia divide when it suits Iranian interests," said Colin P. Clarke, a counterterrorism analyst at the Soufan Center.Iran has consistently denied housing the Qaida officials. In 2018, the Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said that because of Iran's long, porous border with Afghanistan, some Qaida members had entered Iran, but they had been detained and returned to their home countries.However, Western intelligence officials said the Qaida leaders had been kept under house arrest by the Iranian government, which then made at least two deals with al-Qaida to free some of them in 2011 and 2015.Although al-Qaida has been overshadowed in recent years by the rise of the Islamic State, it remains resilient and has active affiliates around the globe, a U.N. counterterrorism report issued in July concluded.Iranian officials did not respond to a request for comment for this article. Spokesmen for the Israeli prime minister's office and the Trump administration's National Security Council declined to comment.Al-Masri was a longtime member of al-Qaida's highly secretive management council, along with Saif al-Adl, who was also held in Iran at one point. The pair, along with Hamza bin Laden, who was being groomed to take over the organization, were part of a group of senior Qaida leaders who sought refuge in Iran after the 9/11 attacks on the United States forced them to flee Afghanistan.According to a highly classified document produced by the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center in 2008, al-Masri was the "most experienced and capable operational planner not in U.S. or allied custody." The document described him as the "former chief of training" who "worked closely" with al-Adl.In Iran, al-Masri mentored Hamza bin Laden, according to terrorism experts. Hamza bin Laden later married al-Masri's daughter, Miriam."The marriage of Hamza bin Ladin was not the only dynastic connection Abu Muhammad forged in captivity," Ali Soufan, a former FBI agent and Qaida expert, wrote in a 2019 article for West Point's Combating Terrorism Center.Another of al-Masri's daughters married Abu al-Khayr al-Masri, no relation, a member of the management council. He was allowed to leave Iran in 2015 and was killed by a U.S. drone strike in Syria in 2017. At the time, he was the second-ranking Qaida official after Zawahri.Hamza and other members of the bin Laden family were freed by Iran in 2011 in exchange for an Iranian diplomat abducted in Pakistan. Last year, the White House said Hamza bin Laden had been killed in a counterterrorism operation in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region.Abu Muhammad al-Masri was born in Al Rarbiya district of northern Egypt in 1963. In his youth, according to affidavits filed in lawsuits in the United States, he was a professional soccer player in Egypt's top league. After the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, he joined the jihadi movement that was coalescing to assist the Afghan forces.After the Soviets withdrew 10 years later, Egypt refused to allow al-Masri to return. He remained in Afghanistan where he eventually joined bin Laden in the group that was later to become the founding nucleus of al-Qaida. He was listed by the group as the seventh of its 170 founders.In the early 1990s, he traveled with bin Laden to Khartoum, Sudan, where he began forming military cells. He also went to Somalia to help the militia loyal to Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid. There he trained Somali guerrillas in the use of shoulder-borne rocket launchers against helicopters, training they used in the 1993 battle of Mogadishu to shoot down a pair of U.S. helicopters in what is now known as the Black Hawk Down attack."When al-Qaida began to carry out terrorist activities in the late 1990s, al-Masri was one of the three of bin Laden's closest associates, serving as head of the organization's operations section," said Yoram Schweitzer, head of the Terrorism Project of the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv. "He brought with him know-how and determination and since then was involved in a large part of the organization's operations, with an emphasis on Africa."Shortly after the Mogadishu battle, bin Laden put al-Masri in charge of planning operations against U.S. targets in Africa. Plotting a dramatic, ambitious operation that, like the 9/11 attacks, would command international attention, they decided to attack two relatively well-defended targets in separate countries simultaneously.Shortly after 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 7, 1998, two trucks packed with explosives pulled up in front of the U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The blasts incinerated people nearby, blew walls off buildings and shattered glass for blocks around.In 2000, al-Masri became one of the nine members of al-Qaida's governing council and headed the organization's military training.He also continued to oversee Africa operations, according to a former Israeli Intelligence official, and ordered the attack in Mombasa, Kenya, in 2002 that killed 13 Kenyans and three Israeli tourists.By 2003, al-Masri was among several Qaida leaders who fled to Iran which, although hostile to the group, seemed out of American reach."They believed the United States would find it very difficult to act against them there," Schweitzer said. "Also because they believed that the chances of the Iranian regime doing an exchange deal with the Americans that would include their heads were very slim."Al-Masri was one of the few high-ranking members of the organization to survive the American hunt for the perpetrators of 9/11 and other attacks. When he and other Qaida leaders fled to Iran, they were initially kept under house arrest.In 2015, Iran announced a deal with al-Qaida in which it released five of the organization's leaders, including al-Masri, in exchange for an Iranian diplomat who had been abducted in Yemen.Abdullah's footprints faded away, but according to one of the intelligence officials, he continued to live in Tehran, under the protection of the Revolutionary Guards and later the Ministry of Intelligence and Security. He was allowed to travel abroad and did, mainly to Afghanistan, Pakistan and Syria.Some American analysts said al-Masri's death would sever connections between one of the last original Qaida leaders and the current generation of Islamist militants, who have grown up after bin Laden's 2011 death."If true, this further cuts links between old-school al-Qaida and the modern jihad," said Nicholas J. Rasmussen, a former director of the National Counterterrorism Center. "It just further contributes to the fragmentation and decentralization of the al-Qaida movement."--TIMELINE1963Abu Muhammad al-Masri was born in northern Egypt, and grew up to play soccer in Egypt's top professional league. After the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, he joined the jihad movement there.1980sAfter the Soviets withdrew, Egypt refused to allow al-Masri to return. He remained in Afghanistan, and eventually joined Osama bin Laden in a group that was later to become the nucleus of al-Qaida.EARLY 1990sAl-Masri traveled with bin Laden to Khartoum, Sudan, where he began forming military cells. He also went to Somalia, where he helped train the fighters who fought U.S. troops in a battle popularly known as the Black Hawk Down attack.1998Al-Masri was one of the masterminds of the deadly attacks on U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.2000Al-Masri became one of the nine members of al-Qaida's governing council and was put in charge of the organization's military training activities.2002While overseeing African operations, he issued orders for the attacks in Mombasa, Kenya, that killed 15 people, according to a former Israeli Intelligence official.2003After the 9/11 attacks, al-Masri was among several Qaida leaders who fled to Iran. They were initially held under house arrest.2015Iran and al-Qaida announced a deal in which Iran released five of the organization's leaders, including al-Masri, from prison in exchange for an Iranian diplomat who had been abducted in Yemen.2020Al-Masri was secretly assassinated in Tehran at the behest of the U.S., officials said. But no one -- Iran, al-Qaida, the U.S. or Israel -- publicly acknowledged the killing.(C) 2020 The New York Times Company

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Democratic Party waging a war over its future just as Joe Biden takes helm

Joe Biden will take the White House as a fractured Democratic Party battles over its future, with moderates and progressives blasting each other.

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70% of Asian Americans support affirmative action. Here's why misconceptions persist.

With the Harvard affirmative action case a step closer to the Supreme Court, Asian American activists say much of their work involves dispelling myths about affirmative action's impacts.

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Column: The Georgia Senate runoffs could make all the difference. But is electing a Democrat possible?

As money comes pouring in from Hollywood, Silicon Valley and Wall Street, and election ads saturate the state, will will there be a backlash from Georgia voters?

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Boris Johnson is in self-isolation after a British parliament member he spent 35 minutes with tested positive for COVID-19, reports say

Johnson and Conservative MP Lee Anderson attended a 35-minute last week and were photographed standing side by side, unmasked.

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A Louisiana boy's suspicious death has prompted his parents to ask if race slowed police response

Baldwin Assistant Chief of Police Samuel Wise III said the department is "not investigating the death of a body found in Loreauville, Iberia Parish."

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Biden's possible India links spark genealogical frenzy

Already bursting with pride at Kamala Harris's ancestry, India has now started digging up potential local roots for US President-elect Joe Biden.

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I'm A Celebrity: Ant and Dec launch new series from Welsh castle

The ITV series launched from a Welsh castle on Sunday, with 10 new celebrities setting up camp.

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Saturday, 14 November 2020

Kamala Harris, Joe Biden send out wishes for happy Diwali

Diwali, one of the most important holidays in India, symbolizes new beginnings and the triumph of good over evil, and light over darkness.

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Pro-Trump senator says Covid survivors should throw away their masks and ‘celebrate’ as he falsely claims they are immune

US has recorded more than 100,000 Covid-19 cases every day for the last week

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Fauci said the US has 'no appetite' for lockdowns but mask wearing and distancing could be enough, the day after a Biden advisor called for a weeks-long lockdown

Dr. Anthony Fauci told "Good Morning America" that taking steps like mask wearing and social distancing means that a lockdown might not be needed.

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Fed officials differ over economy's risks as coronavirus surges

For St. Louis Fed President James Bullard, the current surge in U.S. coronavirus cases can be controlled and the economy recover if households are just nudged in the right direction, exhorted in a 'this-time-we-mean-it' push to wear masks and take other steps that health officials have urged since March. New York Fed President John Williams says a full recovery will have to wait for a vaccine, with the health crisis putting a "question mark" on the economy until then. Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari on Friday re-upped his support for a temporary lockdown to try to slow the spread and reduce deaths in an overwhelmed healthcare system, predicted a muted recovery if the virus remains uncontrolled.

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Secret intelligence exists that ‘would cast Trump in very negative light’, warns ex-FBI chief

‘It’s almost incomprehensible to me that he would want that information out,’ says Andrew McCabe

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11-year-old boy killed in Atlanta drive-by shooting

What started as a day of celebration ended with an unimaginable tragedy that took the life of an 11-year-old boy. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Connie Sims took his son, Tyrell Sims, to the mall on the afternoon of Nov. 6 to celebrate him passing an exam. Later that evening, Tyrell went to play in the front yard with his friend after helping his friend’s grandmother decorate for Christmas, according to his father.

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Minneapolis business owner on city’s crime spike: We don’t have help like before

The Minneapolis city council members and police chief clash over funding; Salon owner Flora Westbrooks shares with ‘Fox & Friends’ how her business was impacted during the riots.

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Nagorno-Karabakh: 'We’ve lost an entire generation'

There may be a peace deal, but both sides are counting the cost of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh.

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Sir Keir Starmer 'regret' over relationship with father

The Labour leader tells Desert Island Discs his father was hardworking and devoted, but "difficult".

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Essure: Women in England take legal action against sterilising-device maker

The device has been withdrawn from the market for commercial reasons but its makers stand by its safety.

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How the sanctuary movement in the US is advocating for immigration reform

Across the US, a number of Lutheran churches have formed a sanctuary movement to support undocumented migrants - and their work has doubled due to Covid

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In pictures: Connecting the world's redheads

Scottish photographer Kieran Dodds has been taking pictures of people from around the world with ginger hair.

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Your pictures on the theme of 'autumn landscapes'

A selection of pictures from our readers on the theme of 'autumn landscapes".

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'How I learned to love my stoma'

Sarah Smith says that after living in pain for years, she feels happy and wants to inspire others.

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The heartbreaking video and the death of a Kurdish-Iranian family

A video clip of a girl who died with her family crossing the English Channel highlights their drive for a better life.

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Coronavirus doctor's diary: The Yorkshire cemetery struggling to keep up with burials

A surge of deaths in Bradford's Muslim community this month has left Scholemoor cemetery struggling.

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With COVID-19 surging, schools suspend in-person education

With COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the state spiking to record levels, bus drivers and teachers in quarantine, students getting sick and the holidays looming, Schools Superintendent Scott Hanback in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, made a tough decision this week. Texas surpassed 1 million cases this week.

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Booming population helped Dems in Georgia. Mississippi's 'brain drain' is keeping it red.

Political experts say Mississippi won't see nail-biter elections, especially at the nation level, anytime soon — thanks in part to stalled population growth.

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California Gov. Newsom slammed for telling residents to restrict social gathering not long after he attended a private dinner party

California recently surpassed 1 million confirmed cases of coronavirus, according to Johns Hopkins University.

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Trump plans “vote-count rallies” to “wreck” Fox News in bid to launch competing network: report

Trump reportedly considers launching a "cheaper" streaming-only MAGA platform over an "expensive" cable channel

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4-year-old boy in Texas loses mom and dad to Covid

"Just this morning he told me that he wishes he had his mom back and he just wanted her back," Raiden Gonzalez's grandmother said. "I just told him that they're now angels watching over us."

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Coronavirus concerns may have kept Trump from meeting newly-elected GOP lawmakers in person at White House

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) set up a visit to the White House for newly-elected Republican lawmakers Friday evening, but they didn't get a chance to meet President Trump in person, Politico reports.The president did reportedly send his regards to the newcomers, but the fact that he stayed out of the spotlight raised some eyebrows.> Weird @playbookplus note: "LAST NIGHT, MCCARTHY took the newly elected Republicans to the White House...INTERESTING TO NOTE: President DONALD TRUMP did not come down to meet the group. He did send his well wishes."> > -- Meridith McGraw (@meridithmcgraw) November 14, 2020As it turns out, further reporting revealed Trump probably wasn't standing anyone up, but, in a bit of twist, likely stayed away because the group hadn't been tested for COVID-19 prior to their arrival. > UPDATE to Playbook: MCCARTHY himself didn't go to the W.H. w the new freshmen Republicans -- but his team organized, attended. POTUS didn't go down to say hi, and that could be because the group of newly elected GOP lawmakers was not tested for Covid @ WH, per several sources.> > -- Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) November 14, 2020More stories from theweek.com 7 scathingly funny cartoons about Trump's refusal to concede Trump is reportedly 'very aware' he lost the election but is putting up a fight as 'theater' Texas senator suggests it's too soon to declare Biden the winner because Puerto Rico is still counting votes