WORLD NEWS: October 2020

Saturday, October 31, 2020

Tap LinkedIn for Career Opportunities

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Trump gets his best poll of the cycle. Here’s how to put it in perspective.

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Listen to the Globe

By BY CAITLIN KELLY from NYT At Home https://ift.tt/3jJNKk3

Learn the Etiquette of Virtual Weddings

By BY COURTNEY RUBIN from NYT At Home https://ift.tt/3kYrELW

Coronavirus India LIVE Updates: India Crosses 81-Lakh Covid-19 Cases

India reported a daily jump of 48,268 coronavirus infections in 24 hours, taking its tally past the 81-lakh mark, the Health Ministry data this morning showed.

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Delhi Model Of Dengue Battle Praised Across India: Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said his government's anti-dengue campaign is being praised across the country and sought to credit it for no fatality due to the vector-borne disease...

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Got Worries? Make Newspaper Dolls to Catch Them

By BY CHRISTY HARMON from NYT At Home https://ift.tt/3mSQFZV

Kids’ Graphic Novels That Turn the Superhero Genre on Its Head

By BY GENE LUEN YANG from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2GhcX7V

Texas: All of a sudden, a two-party election in the Lone Star State.

By BY MANNY FERNANDEZ from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2HVQrC4

‘They’re coming after our state,’ McSally warns Arizona Republicans.

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The Battlegrounds Within Battlegrounds

By BY KEITH COLLINS, TRIP GABRIEL AND STEPHANIE SAUL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2TJBvJP

Celebrities lend Biden a hand in turning out the vote in Philadelphia.

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India-China Ties Under "Severe Stress": S Jaishankar

The ties between India and China have come under "severe stress" and the agreements inked by both sides over the last few years must be respected to restore normalcy in relations, External Affairs...

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US Election 2020: Biden and Trump in last weekend dash round swing states

Joe Biden is in Michigan while Donald Trump arrives in Pennsylvania, both key to the White House race.

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US election: The big issue that could hurt Trump

Just ahead of the election, the US is seeing what could be the largest outbreak of the pandemic so far.

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US election 2020: 'It just makes me feel like a nobody'

Former prisoner Davion Hampton from Florida wants to vote in this US election. But he can't.

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US election: 'All Republicans should marry Democrats'

Chenren and Cathy Shao haven't let political differences get in the way of their eight-year marriage.

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US election 2020: The great dividing line of this campaign

For some Americans, civil unrest after police shootings is driving their support for Donald Trump.

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Stanford Study Seeks to Quantify Infections Stemming From Trump Rallies

By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/35Pg9QV

Senator Kelly Loeffler of Georgia, facing opponents from both parties, embraces Trumpism.

By BY RICHARD FAUSSET from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jH3O61

Police in North Carolina use a chemical spray to disperse a get-out-the-vote rally.

By BY MICHAEL LEVENSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/323ZGY2

Cop Inflicts Burns On Toddler, Thrashes Her Mother, Arrested: Police

A policeman was arrested on Saturday for allegedly inflicting burns on a one-and-a-half-year-old girl with a cigarette butt and thrashing her mother in Chhattisgarh's Balod district, police said.

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Polls Not For Power But Honour For Gwalior-Chambal: Jyotiraditya Scindia

The battle in bye-elections for Madhya Pradesh assembly is not about power but respect for the Gwalior-Chambal region, BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Saturday.

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Friday, October 30, 2020

US election 2020: Trump is in the fight of his political life

In the throes of an epoch-defining election, those looking for a healing process will be disappointed.

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US election 2020: Fact-checking Trump and Biden's final week

The presidential campaigns are coming to an end. We've fact-checked the candidates' latest claims.

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Terrapin Topper

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The U.S. breaks its record, tallying over 98,000 new cases in a day.

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Coronavirus India LIVE Updates: Recovery Rate Rises To 91%

India saw 48,648 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day taking the COVID-19 caseload to 80,88,851, while the active cases fell below 6,00,000, according to the Union Health Ministry data...

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The puzzle isn’t complete. Pennsylvania is the last piece for Biden.

By BY NATE COHN from NYT The Upshot https://ift.tt/35S0yjh

What Keeps Facebook’s Election Security Chief Up at Night?

By BY CHARLIE WARZEL from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3mQljTJ

Do Dunkin’ and Arby’s Go Together? Private Equity Group Bets $11 Billion They Do

By BY LAUREN HIRSCH from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2HL6XEK

How to Take On the Tech Barons

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Odisha Didn't Give Relief To People Despite Centre's Help: Minister

Slamming the Odisha government for "failing" to manage the COVID-19 situation in the state, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday accused the ruling BJD leaders of being "insensitive" to...

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Coronavirus: Slovakia holds national test but president calls for delay

Everyone in Slovakia over the age of 10 is to be tested for Covid - but the president is sceptical.

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Covid: Belgium announces return to national lockdown

Non-essential shops will close until mid-December to help curb the highest infection rate in Europe.

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US election: What Latino first-time voters want

Every 30 seconds, a Latino in the US turns 18 and becomes eligible to vote.

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Berlin airport opens... 10 years late

Berlin's new airport is finally opening to the public, 10 years behind schedule and billions over budget.

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OFFICERS AMBUSHED: Two New Orleans cops shot at in French Quarter

10/30/20 5:30 PM

A judge orders the Postal Service to take ‘extraordinary measures’ to deliver ballots on time in 22 districts.

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N.E.H. Funds Restoration of Statues Toppled During Protests

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Trump, in Minnesota, lashes out at Democrats for limiting crowd sizes.

By BY ANNIE KARNI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3mEgxIy

Nursing Homes, Racked by the Virus, Face a New Crisis: Isolation

By BY JACK HEALY, DANIELLE IVORY AND SERGE F. KOVALESKI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2TCEnIb

Voters suing Minnesota over a mask mandate are asking the Supreme Court to intervene.

By BY JACEY FORTIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2JeAC9Y

Time Running Short, Trump and Biden Return to Northern Battlegrounds

By BY THOMAS KAPLAN AND ANNIE KARNI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3eeng93

Woman Who Mailed Threat to Susan Collins Gets 30 Months in Prison

By BY JOHN ISMAY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/31XgW0Z

US Passes 9 Million Reported Coronavirus Cases: Johns Hopkins

The United States passed nine million reported coronavirus cases on Friday, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University, as infections spike days before the nation chooses its next president.

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Thursday, October 29, 2020

The Original Nachos Were Crunchy, Cheesy and Truly Mexican

By BY PATI JINICH from NYT Food https://ift.tt/34D7EZE

A focus on Florida, and waiting for Pennsylvania.

By BY NATE COHN from NYT The Upshot https://ift.tt/3oHFIvA

Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence Tests Positive for the Coronavirus

By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3kFanHO

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Coronavirus Cases Cross 80-Lakh Mark In India

Coronavirus Latest News LIVE Updates: India's COVID-19 caseload surpassed the 80-lakh mark on Thursday with 49,881 new cases.

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Armenians on the front line in Nagorno-Karabakh

Armenian mothers fear for sons on the front line in Nagorno-Karabakh as both sides suffer heavy casualties.

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Covid-19: Record traffic out of Paris as second French lockdown begins

Traffic stretched more than 430 miles (700km) in total just hours before new measures came into force.

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Walmart pulls guns from display over 'civil unrest' concerns

Walmart has removed gun and ammunition displays from its stores citing concerns of "civil unrest".

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Quiz of the week: Which Borat slogan did Kazakhstan embrace?

How closely have you been paying attention to what's been going on during the past seven days?

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A vote-counting official in Florida who gave money to Trump’s campaign resigns.

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Five Great Things Biden Has Already Done

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Trump’s Hard-Line Immigration Policies Go Before Voters

By BY ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/34COUcW

Trump and Biden Converge in Florida, an Elusive Prize Still Up for Grabs

By BY KATIE GLUECK AND PATRICIA MAZZEI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jOnh57

A Californian is battling both influenza and Covid-19 in an early case of ‘co-infection.’

By BY JOHN ISMAY from NYT World https://ift.tt/3e7alFW

Appeals court rules Minnesota must segregate ballots received after 8 p.m. on Election Day.

By BY NICK CORASANITI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/31TWhed

Jimmy Orr, a Favorite Target of the Colts’ Unitas, Dies at 85

By BY RICHARD GOLDSTEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3kTRvoF

Dems Mess With Texas

By BY LISA LERER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/37TXZQo

India Dealt China Border Issue With Firmness: Foreign Secretary

India has dealt with the "worst crisis" in decades along its border with China with "firmness and maturity" despite facing the challenge of the coronavirus pandemic, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan...

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US Election 2020: Trump and Biden duel in critical state of Florida

Democrat Biden's lead over the US president is narrower in must-win states, with Florida a key prize.

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Coronavirus hardship in Mexico, Nigeria and Bangladesh

Three people from around the world who lost their jobs during the pandemic explain how it has affected their lives.

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'We asked Trump to stop playing YMCA' - Village People singer Victor Willis

Village People's lead singer says he doesn't endorse the US president, who regularly plays the classic at rallies.

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Biden campaign pushes drop boxes in new ads with the slogan ‘Silence him.’

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Other States Have Laws To Protect Their Land, Why Not J&K: Omar Abdullah

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday said many states especially in the northeast have special laws relating to land ownership whereby people from other parts of the country cannot buy...

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Sharad Pawar Runs State, No Use Meeting Uddhav Thackeray: State BJP Chief

It is NCP president Sharad Pawar who is running the Maharashtra government, state BJP chief Chandrakant Patil said on Thursday.

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Wednesday, October 28, 2020

US election: 'Our kids died in the Parkland shooting, but we disagree on guns'

The parents of two Parkland victims share different views on the issue of gun violence in the US.

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US election 2020: What to look out for on election night

Americans will pick their next president on 3 November. Here's what to look for as results roll in.

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WATCH: Joe Biden's brother Jim refuses to answer questions about family’s business dealings

10/28/20 6:16 PM

An F-16 fighter jet used flares to intercept a plane flying near a Trump rally in Arizona.

By BY NEIL VIGDOR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3kPXgDq

The polls are here, and they tell a clear story.

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First a Sweet 16 party, now a wedding and a birthday: Long Island has more superspreading events.

By BY ED SHANAHAN from NYT World https://ift.tt/3muoBvy

‘Perception Hacks’ and Other Potential Threats to the Election

By BY DAVID E. SANGER AND NICOLE PERLROTH from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2TAHEb0

M.L.B. says the Dodgers’ Justin Turner insisted on celebrating with teammates despite his positive coronavirus test.

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$300 Million Telemarketing Scheme Preyed on Older People, U.S. Says

By BY CONCEPCIÓN DE LEÓN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3kC9Ki0

Cuba Says U.S. Restrictions Will Force Western Union Offices to Close

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Coronavirus LIVE Updates: India's COVID-19 Tally Nears 80-Lakh Mark

With a positivity rate of 4.1 per cent, India's daily cases increased by 43,893 in the last 24 hours, taking the country's coronavirus tally close to the 80 lakh-mark, the Health Ministry data shared...

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Assam Law Soon To End Doorstep Harassment By Microfinance Lenders

The Assam government is all set to bring in a law that will prevent agents of microfinance firms to show up at the homes of borrowers to recover loans, Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on...

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