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October 25, 2020 at 10:19 pm
The president of Fox News and several of the network’s top anchors have been advised to quarantine after being exposed to someone on a private flight who later tested positive for the coronavirus, two people with direct knowledge of the situation said on Sunday.
The infected person was on a charter flight to New York from Nashville with a group of network executives, personalities and other staff members who attended the presidential debate on Thursday, according to the people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal network matters.
Everyone on board the plane has been told to get tested and quarantine. It was unclear whether more than one person had tested positive.
Those who were exposed include Jay Wallace, the president of Fox News Media; Bret Baier,...
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October 25, 2020 at 9:34 pm
If you’ve got type 2 diabetes and love drinking green tea or coffee, new research suggests you may be reducing your odds of a premature death.
But you need to really love these drinks. The study found that having four or more cups of green tea along with two cups of coffee daily was linked to a 63% lower risk of death during the average five-year follow-up.
On their own, a single cup of coffee or green tea daily might lower your risk of early death by 12% to 15%, respectively.
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October 25, 2020 at 9:32 pm
More than 55 million viewers tuned in for the second and final presidential debate between President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden on Thursday night, according to overnight ratings data by Nielsen Media Research.
The 55 million watching the comparatively civil event in Nashville marked a considerable decline from the first debate between the two last month, when more than 73 million tuned in.
Fox News led all broadcast and cable networks with 14.7 million viewers, according to Nielsen.
ABC finished second with 10.8 million total viewers, followed by NBC with 10.2 million. CNN was fourth with 7.2 million viewers, followed by MSNBC’s 6.7 million and CBS’s 5.5 million.
Read more at The Hill.
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October 25, 2020 at 9:31 pm
Legalizing marijuana in New York could help close the state’s multibillion-dollar budget deficit and aid the economic recovery effort amid the pandemic, according to Democrat Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
“There are a lot of reasons to get it done, but one of the benefits is it also brings in revenue, and all states — but especially this state — we need revenue and we’re going to be searching the cupboards for revenue,” Cuomo told the Staten Island Advance.
“And I think that is going to put marijuana over the top.”
Cuomo said a third shot at legalizing marijuana in New York will be coming “soon,” and an adviser says that will be as soon as early 2021, according to the report.
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October 25, 2020 at 9:28 pm
The Securities and Exchange Commission will pay a record-breaking $114 million award to a whistleblower who assisted an investigation, according to the Washington Examiner.
“The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of over $114 million to a whistleblower whose information and assistance led to the successful enforcement of SEC and related actions,” the SEC wrote in a statement.
“The $114 million award consists of an approximately $52 million award in connection with the SEC case and an approximately $62 million award arising out of the related actions by another agency.”
The award eclipses the prior award of $50 million, which was handed out in June. Two individuals also shared a nearly $50 million award in 2018.
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October 25, 2020 at 9:27 pm
As the 2020 presidential election enters its final week, a majority of Americans appear ready to accept the result of an exhausting campaign even if their preferred candidate loses, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
Its latest survey, conducted from Oct. 13-20, shows that 79% of all Americans, including 59% of those who want to re-elect President Donald Trump, will accept a win by Democratic challenger Joe Biden even if they may not support a Biden presidency.
Among those Trump supporters who said they would not accept a Biden victory, 16% said they would do something to challenge a Democratic win such as protesting in public or resorting to violence.
The poll also found that 73% of Americans, including 57% of Biden supporters, would similarly accept a Trump victory. Among those who said they...
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October 25, 2020 at 9:25 pm
A delegation from the Islamist terror group Hamas will head to Cairo for reconciliation talks with Palestinian political rival Fatah on Sunday, the organization said in a statement.
The delegation will be headed by Saleh al-Arouri, deputy leader of Hamas’ political wing, and be joined by Izzat Al-Rishq, Khalil Al-Hayya, and Rouhi Mushtaha.
Concerns over a recent string of diplomatic victories for Israel in the Arab world have given the Palestinian political foes an incentive to relaunch reconciliation talks as they see their closest allies back away from their cause for an independent state in favor of forging ties with Jerusalem and Washington DC.
Read more at i24NEWS.
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October 25, 2020 at 9:11 pm
Opioid deaths are spiking in places across the U.S. as states remain locked down during the ongoing battle against the coronavirus, state and county health officials reported this month.
While national data isn’t available for most of 2020, several individual states are reporting an increase in opioid overdose deaths amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Health officials and experts have cited increased isolation and job loss due to statewide shutdowns as possible factors for the surge in drug-related deaths.
Read more at Fox News.
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October 25, 2020 at 9:09 pm
The New York Police Department said it is investigating after an officer was seen on video Saturday saying “Trump 2020” over a patrol vehicle’s loudspeaker.
Commissioner Dermot Shea tweeted Sunday that the officer’s behavior was “One hundred percent unacceptable. Period.” Officers must remain apolitical, he said.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said: “ANY NYPD Officer pushing ANY political agenda while on duty will face consequences. We will act fast here, and this will not be tolerated.”
Read more at NEWSMAX.
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October 25, 2020 at 9:08 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that he saw nothing criminal in Hunter Biden’s past business ties with Ukraine or Russia, marking out his disagreement with one of Donald Trump’s attack lines in the U.S. presidential election.
Putin was responding to comments made by Trump during televised debates with Democratic challenger Joe Biden ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
Trump, who is trailing in opinion polls, has used the debates to make accusations that Biden and his son Hunter engaged in unethical practices in Ukraine. No evidence has been verified to support the allegations, and Joe Biden has called them false and discredited.
Putin, who has praised Trump in the past for saying he wanted better ties with Moscow, has said Russia will work with any U.S. leader, ...
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October 25, 2020 at 9:08 pm
While Florida’s mail-in voting Democrats still hold a “commanding lead,” Republicans boast a large advantage with in-person early voting, Tampa Bay Times reported.
More than 2 million Floridians have voted in person (2,000,976), according to the Florida Division of Election reports as of Sunday at 11 a.m. ET.
Among those, nearly half are registered Republicans. Here is the latest voted early in-person data:
Republicans 926,456.
Democrats 696,118.
No Party Affiliation 353,718.
Other 24,684.
Read more at NEWSMAX.
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October 25, 2020 at 9:07 pm
The United States announced on Friday that it will offer a $10 million reward for “information leading to the disruption of the financial mechanisms” of the U.S.-designated terrorist group Hezbollah.
The U.S. State Department’s Rewards for Justice program is seeking “information on the activities, networks and associates of Hezbollah that form a part of its financial support, which includes financiers and facilitators like Muhammad Qasir, Muhammad Qasim al-Bazzal and Ali Qasir.”
Muhammad Qasir “is a critical link between Hezbollah and its primary funder, Iran” and has been a significant conduit for financial disbursements from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force (IRGC-QF) to Hezbollah, according to the State...
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October 25, 2020 at 2:57 pm
Tools include slowing the spread of certain posts and tweaking users’ news feeds
Facebook Inc. FB 2.40% teams have planned for the possibility of trying to calm election-related conflict in the U.S. by deploying internal tools designed for what it calls “at-risk” countries, according to people familiar with the matter.
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The emergency measures include slowing the spread of viral content and lowering the bar for suppressing potentially inflammatory posts, the people said. Previously used in countries including Sri Lanka and Myanmar, they are part of a l...
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October 25, 2020 at 2:19 pm
Joe Biden';s vow to phase out the oil industry at Thursday's debate creates a problem for Democratic candidates in red-leaning states and swing House districts as it gives Republicans an opening to tie them to their party’s left wing.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said in April of last year that he wanted to make the 2020 election “a referendum on socialism.”
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That strategy ran into a big problem when Democrats nominated Biden, a candidate who developed a reputation as a moderate during his decades in Washington, for president.
Now Biden...
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October 25, 2020 at 2:14 pm
President Trump's campaign took over YouTube's masthead on Sunday, placing a 7-figure ad buy to secure some of the most coveted and pricey real estate on the internet.
The 24-hour takeover features five different ads, with two spots promoting Trump’s support among Black and Latino voters, and three spots attacking Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on taxes, the former vice president's mental sharpness, and Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings.
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By Nov. 3, the Trump campaign will have secured the YouTube masthead 20 times this cycle, i...
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October 25, 2020 at 1:55 pm
Republicans cleared a key hurdle Sunday for Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination, paving the way for her confirmation on Monday.
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Senators voted 51-48 to begin winding down debate on Barrett’s nomination. GOP Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) voted with Democrats against moving forward
A final vote to confirm Barrett to the Supreme Court is expected to take place by Monday evening, roughly a month after President Trump announced his intention to nominate her to succeed the late Justice Ruth B...
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October 25, 2020 at 1:16 pm
Baltimore, MD - Oct. 25, 2020 - 1:13 PM - Following a sudden power outage in the area causing its sudden closure, Seven Mile Market announces its reopening at 1:30 PM.
Seven Mile Market thanks all customers for their patience and understanding
