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Miami-Dade bars and clubs allowed to reopen under DeSantis order, mask fines suspended

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Miami-Dade County will reopen bars and nightclubs and will stop issuing citations for not wearing masks outdoors after a sweeping order Friday by Gov. Ron DeSantis ended state and some local rules tied to the coronavirus pandemic. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/367RUiz via Latest News

Palestinian rivals agree to hold election in six months

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Palestinian factions have agreed to hold an election within six months, in the latest of many attempts to end more than a decade of infighting between President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah movement and his Islamist rival Hamas. The factions renewed reconciliation efforts after Israel reached diplomatic accords this month with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, an event that dismayed Palestinians and prompted their leaders to try to present a united front. "The two sides have agreed in principle to hold elections within six months," said Sami Abu Zuhri, a Hamas official in Istanbul, where officials from both groups met over the past two days. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2RZefXs via Latest News

Seoul: North Korea kills S. Korean official, burns his body

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South Korea said Thursday that North Korean troops fatally shot a South Korean government official who may have attempted to defect and set his body on fire after finding him on a floating object near the countries' disputed sea boundary. According to Seoul, the man disappeared from a government ship that was checking on possible unauthorized fishing in an area south of the boundary on Monday, a day before he was found in North Korean waters. Later in the day, a North Korean navy boat came and opened fire at him, South Korea’s Defense Ministry said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3iZkTc3 via Latest News

How to feel confident that a COVID-19 vaccine is safe

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Many Americans are questioning the safety and effectiveness of a planned coronavirus vaccine and are wary of a trial and approval process that seems to be moving very quickly. Doctors and public health experts explain how to feel confident about the safety of a COVID-19 vaccine. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3j30a7f via Latest News

'Ashamed of this decision': Backlash toward Kentucky AG piles on after no charges are filed in Breonna Taylor's death

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"People are not happy at this point. There's a lot of anger and frustration and sadness," a political science professor said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZYlZgH via Latest News

GOP Sen. Cory Gardner stayed mum on meatpacking coronavirus outbreaks as he received industry donations

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Some of the biggest and most deadly COVID-19 outbreaks in the U.S. stemmed from the meatpacking industry. But Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) was reluctant to call for accountability, including when it came to a Colorado-based plant Gardner received donations from, Business Insider reports.Early in the pandemic, meatpacking factories' close quarters became home to massive COVID-19 outbreaks throughout the country. An outbreak at the JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley, Colorado led to at least 291 confirmed cases and six deaths — the biggest localized outbreak in the state. Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) explicitly called for an investigation at the facility, as did a JBS employee union, which called out Gardner for failing to provide promised coronavirus tests for workers. But Gardner wouldn't discuss the situation with Business Insider, and similarly avoided questions about JBS in a local radio interview.Throughout his Senate career, Gardner has been one of the top recipients of dona...

US-China feud escalates as American diplomat accuses Communist Party of turning ‘local epidemic into global pandemic’

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Trump has repeatedly blamed America’s geo-strategic rival over spread of coronavirus from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3i4znpM via Latest News

A nightmare comes true for 12 Hong Kongers arrested at sea, now in Chinese detention

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What sparked Hong Kong's mass protests last year — fear of extradition to mainland China — has become a dark reality for 12 Hong Kong families. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3kGpYGu via Latest News

Taiwan: China's military flew surveillance planes on 3 days

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Taiwan on Thursday condemned recent Chinese military activity after Beijing sent two military surveillance planes toward the island for three straight days, calling it a “deliberate provocation.” Tensions have risen in the Taiwan Strait as the U.S. has stepped up its official engagement with the self-ruled island that China considers part of its national territory. On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, China sent two planes into Taiwan's air defense identification zone, according to Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3i3AmGJ via Latest News

Feds air FBI agent’s gripes about Flynn probe

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The official public release of such candid assessments from inside a federal investigative team is extraordinarily rare. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2RZ9xc0 via Latest News

Pakistan PM condemns 'Islamophobic' Charlie Hebdo cartoons

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Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday condemned the fresh publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed by a French satirical weekly, urging UN efforts against what he called rising Islamophobia. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3kPvA18 via Latest News

Ron Paul hospitalized after apparently suffering medical emergency during livestream

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Former Rep. Ron Paul says he's "doing fine" after being hospitalized in Texas.After alarming video emerged on Friday showing Paul starting to slur his words as he spoke during a livestream, Fox News reported that the former congressman was hospitalized for "precautionary" reasons. Fox News' Harris Faulkner also reported that Paul is "lucid and optimistic" at the hospital, according to the Washington Examiner.A picture that was soon posted to Paul's Twitter account showed him giving a thumbs up at the hospital, while a message from the former congressman said, "I am doing fine. Thank you for your concern." His son, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), also tweeted, "Thank God, Dad is doing well. Thank you for all your prayers today."> Message from Ron Paul: "I am doing fine. Thank you for your concern." pic.twitter.com/aALmLn8xIj> > — Ron Paul (@RonPaul) September 25, 2020Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was among those who had ...

Britain criticises China over Xinjiang and Hong Kong

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Britain on Friday criticised China for human rights violations in Xinjiang region, calling for the United Nations to be given unfettered access to the area. In a speech to the UN Human Rights Council, junior Foreign Office minister Tariq Ahmad also criticised China's imposition of national security laws on Hong Kong. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/361zX5g via Latest News

New Mexico Democrats hold up Trump judicial appointments

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New Mexico's Democratic senators have placed the judicial confirmations for two U.S. District Court vacancies on hold until after the Nov. 3 election. Martin Heinrich and Tom Udall interrupted the vetting of two possible lifetime appointments in response to a White House news conference — prior to the death of liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Sept. 18 — in which Trump invoked the president’s authority over hundreds of recent and future federal judicial appointments as a rallying cry to political supporters. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3mVEgFo via Latest News

Netflix's answer to X-Men just became really, really good - CNET

Review: The Umbrella Academy hits its stride in its second season, finding the right balance between fun escapism and emotional punch. from CNET https://ift.tt/2Di8Y9x via Mobiles

Lucid shows off its Air doing a 9.245-second quarter-mile - Roadshow

We're not sure the spec of the car, or what tires it's on -- but damn, that's fast. from CNET https://ift.tt/308NDYm via Mobiles

Stimulus check: Qualifications, fine print, income limit and how the first direct payment may determine the next relief bill - CNET

It's still possible the IRS could send a second $1,200 check in 2020. The original CARES Act can offer clues about what a second round of payments would look like. from CNET https://ift.tt/3czyCDK via Mobiles

Meet the heroic rat who just won a medal of bravery for finding 39 land mines - CNET

A hard-working rodent named Magawa has gotten the international recognition most rats can only dream of. from CNET https://ift.tt/2ECrom8 via Mobiles

Ferrari 812 Omologata is the achingly pretty yet brutally fast GT of our dreams - Roadshow

With all the engineering of the epic 812 Superfast under its new, gorgeous skin, this is the car Maranello should have built all along. from CNET https://ift.tt/3i3QXKC via Mobiles

Ferrari 812 Omologata is the front-engined GT car we've always wanted from Maranello - Roadshow

The changes are only skin-deep, but then again, we never had an issue with the 812's performance. from CNET https://ift.tt/30cyw0a via Mobiles

Walmart may have accidentally revealed Google's next smart speaker - CNET

The search giant isn't expected to unveil the speaker until next week. from CNET https://ift.tt/3j32lrq via Mobiles

Celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Rocky Horror Picture Show by buying it for $8 - CNET

Celebrate midnight movie cult films with a cheap rental or purchase. from CNET https://ift.tt/2GaBTgZ via Mobiles

Roadshow's Tim Stevens brings his salt shaker to a talk about Tesla - Roadshow

A $25,000 car, full self-driving and 50% cheaper batteries. Nothing much new from Tesla. from CNET https://ift.tt/3kRrUfg via Mobiles