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At the United Nations this week, US President Donald Trump will be denied something he loves — a live audience
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This year's gathering of the global elite at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) has been cramped by Covid-19: World leaders won't flock to New York, opting instead for a virtual speech fest. Gone will be the diplomatic ...
Venezuelans are being asked to vote twice in a week in two conflicting polls
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This week, Venezuelans are being asked to go to the polls not once but twice, in two bizarrely conflicting electoral events. On Monday, December 7, the government of embattled president Nicolas Maduro celebrated vic...
Fireballs will light up the sky during Northern Taurid meteor shower this week
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Dazzling fireballs will light up the night sky in the coming days, making it a great time to grab a lawn chair and gaze at the stars. The Northern Taurid meteor showers have been spotted in the sky since October, bu...
Biden campaign announces largest week of ad spending as November election nears
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Joe Biden's presidential campaign is ramping up its paid media advertising with just seven weeks until Election Day, spending more on ads this week than it has in any week to date. The campaign's record investment ...
A man fatally shot a teenager in Oregon for playing loud music Thanksgiving week
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A man in Oregon fatally shot a teenager Thanksgiving week after getting upset that the 19-year-old was playing music loudly in the parking lot of an inn that the two were staying at, police said. Robert Paul Keegan,...
John King on the Election Week wait, math and his Magic Wall
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Election Week in America might have taken nearly 100 hours to produce a new President but one winner was clear for days: CNN's indefatigable Chief National Correspondent John King, who explained America's complex el...
Record cold temperatures and a rare September snow arrive this week
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An early taste of winter with record cold temperatures and snow -- yes, snow -- is on the way for the Rocky Mountains. A strong September cold front is set to drop out of Canada in the beginning of the week, making ...
Following a week rocked by a mayor’s scandal and resignation, Anchorage Assembly chooses first female, openly gay acting mayor
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Anchorage Assembly Chair Austin Quinn-Davidson is set to make history when she steps into the role of acting mayor Friday. The current mayor of Anchorage, Ethan Berkowitz, submitted his resignation last week after a...
The week in 16 headlines
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This week saw added scrutiny on around the Postal Service, mail-in balloting and the threat of foreign interference. Congress has yet to make any headway with a coronavirus economic relief package. Monday Trump lau...
Notre Dame president tests positive for Covid-19 nearly a week after attending SCOTUS announcement with no mask
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The president of Notre Dame has tested positive for Covid-19 nearly a week after he attended a White House event where he was spotted without a mask. Fr. John Jenkins tested positive and is now isolated with mild sy...
An epically bad week for Trump
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Now that we're in the post-Labor Day sprint toward Election Day, the incumbent president should, in theory, have the upper hand in the news cycle. But a series of stories have shaken President Donald Trump's narrati...
Someone told me I’d never model because I’m disabled. I proved them wrong at NY Fashion Week
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Melissa Blake is a freelance writer and blogger from Illinois. She covers disability rights and women's issues and has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Harper's Bazaar, Good Housekeeping and Glamo...
The absolutely bonkers threat Donald Trump made this week
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At a rally in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said something incredible -- even by his standards. Recounting how his campaign had to move the site of the rally to comply with Democratic G...
Multiple storm systems may impact your Thanksgiving plans this week
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Typically, Thanksgiving is deemed the beginning of the celebratory holiday season, in which millions of people travel to see their families and close friends. However, as has been the trend with the year 2020, this ...
Stimulus checks should start going out this week but timing could slide, administration official says
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The new round of stimulus payments included in the $ 900 billion Covid relief package are expected to start going out this week, an administration official told CNN, while acknowledging that the timing could slide....
Wife of Brad Parscale said he made suicidal comments ‘throughout the week’ before hospitalization, police report says
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The wife of President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, Brad Parscale, told police that her husband had made "suicidal comments throughout the week" before he was detained and hospitalized Sunday. Candice Pars...