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Analysis: With Pandemic Dominating U.S. Election, Older Voters Turning Away From Trump
Many older Americans have turned away from President Donald Trump this year as the coronavirus ravages the country, eroding an important Republican support base that helped propel him into the White House in 2016, Reuters/Ipsos polling data shows.
McConnell Says No COVID-19 Bill Likely Before Election Day
President Donald Trump's most powerful GOP ally in the Senate said Friday that Congress is unlikely to deliver another big COVID19 relief bill before the election, casting doubt on the onagain, offagain negotiations that have failed to deliver results so...
2 Remote Japan Towns Seek To Host Nuclear Waste Storage Site
Two remote towns in northern Japan struggling with rapidly graying and shrinking populations signed up Friday to possibly host a highlevel radioactive waste storage site as a means of economic survival.
9 Prisoners Killed As Rival Gangs Clash In Philippine Prison
Nine prisoners were killed when rival gangs clashed with knives Friday in one of the Philippines most overcrowded prisons, officials said.
Merkel To Meet With German Mayors As Virus Numbers Rise
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was meeting Friday with the mayors of the countrys largest cities as Germanys coronavirus numbers continue to rise, primarily in metropolitan areas.
World Post Day 2020 Theme: Innovation, Integration and Inclusion
World Post Day 2020’s theme is “We Have Always Delivered”. The UPU's latest poster design embodies the UPU's three strategic pillars: innovation, integration and inclusion.
Surfer Vanishes In Suspected Shark Attack In Australia
A surfer vanished in a suspected shark attack on Friday off the Australian southwest coast, police said.
Asia Today: Sri Lanka Orders Closures To Contain Virus
Sri Lankan health authorities were working Friday to contain a growing cluster of new coronavirus infections, ordering the closure of bars, restaurants, casinos, nightclubs and spas.
Scalia 'Heir' Barrett May Be Open To Reversing Roe V. Wade
President Donald Trumps nominee to the Supreme Court has expressed unease with some landmark rulings, including ones that established a right to abortion, and has suggested in her academic writing that she may be willing to reconsider those decisions.
Biden Says He Would Reveal His View On Expanding Supreme Court Post-election
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said on Thursday Americans will learn his position on increasing the number of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court if he defeats President Donald Trump in the Nov. 3 election.
UN Envoy Urges Malians To Pull Country From Cycle Of Coups
The U.N. envoy for Mali urged people in the West African nation, who just lived through another military coup, to use a recently agreed to 18month transition to pull their country out of the hellish cycle of coups that has left the country in crisis.
Militia Members, Others Charged In Plot To Kidnap Michigan Governor; She Says Trump Complicit
Thirteen men, seven of them associated with an antigovernment militia group called the Wolverine Watchmen, have been arrested on charges of conspiring to kidnap the Michigan governor, attack the state legislature and threaten law enforcement, prosecutors...
USDA Head Cited For Breaking Law By Backing Trump Reelection
A federal watchdog agency has concluded that Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue violated the law in advocating for the reelection of President Donald Trump during an August visit to North Carolina. The Office of Special Counsel called on Perdue to reimbur...
Texas AG Taps Investigator Tied To Donor's Defense Attorney
When Texas attorney general needed someone to probe a claim by one of his wealthy political donors alleging crimes by the FBI, he turned to a junior Houston lawyer with no prosecutorial experience, a modest criminal defense practice and ties to the donors...
Trump Rejects Virtual Debate With Biden, Campaigns Propose Postponement
President Donald Trump added more turbulence on Thursday to the U.S. presidential race by refusing to participate in an Oct. 15 debate with Democratic rival Joe Biden after it was changed to a virtual event to guard against the spread of COVID19, promptin...
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