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October 26, 2020 at 9:48 am
Debate scrapped in a rare Sunday vote as Republicans race toward confirming Judge Amy Coney Barrett
The United States Senate will hold the final confirmation vote for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, US President Donald Trump's pick for the US Supreme Court, on Monday.
In a rare Sunday vote, the upper chamber of the US Congress struck down the debates ahead of the confirmation.
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The 51-48 vote to do away with the procedure was largely cast along the partisan lines, with the Republicans steaming forth with the confirmation ahead of the November 3 presidential election.
Earlier, on Thursday, t...
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October 26, 2020 at 9:48 am
Virtuzone and Apex Holdings form joint venture “Virtuzone Israel” to help Israeli companies navigate doing business in the UAE
DUBAI – Following the signing of the Abraham Accords and the increase in interest from Israeli companies looking to do business in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Virtuzone, the UAE’s leader in company formation and corporate services, has formed a joint venture with APEX Holdings, the owner and operator of a number of businesses in the UAE focusing on Israel/UAE trade, to help them navigate the process of setting up their business in the UAE.
The new joint venture, “Virtuzone Israel,” will help Israeli entrepreneurs and companies to seamlessly access the UAE market and Virtuzone’s broad suite of company formation a...
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October 26, 2020 at 9:39 am
Number of active cases in the country stands at 14,184, including 911 in hospitals and 205 on ventilators
Israel added 559 new COVID-19 coronavirus infections on Sunday, the Health Ministry reported on Monday.
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With 20,901 tests performed over the past 24 hours, the positive test ratio stood at 2.8 percent, after spiking to almost 4 percent the previous day.
The death toll in the country rose to 2,404, adding 38 new fatalities to the figure reported on Saturday.
The latest update puts the number of active cases in the country at 14,184, including 911 patients in hospitals.
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October 26, 2020 at 9:30 am
The show of support descended into chaos as scuffles broke out between protesters and Trump supporters
A family of seven ‒ including four kids ‒ were pepper-sprayed by violent rioters on Sunday while participating in a “Jews For Trump” rally in New York City.
A spokesperson for the New York Police Department said 11 people were taken into custody after the rally descended into chaos and violence Sunday afternoon. Six people were charged with disorderly conduct, obstruction of government administration and harassment, while a seventh person was charged with assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest, the NYPD said Monday.Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more: https://bit.ly/32HUBnJ
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October 26, 2020 at 9:29 am
Israel's former ambassador to US says IDF is factoring possible scenarios based on either Biden or Trump win
The result of the upcoming US Presidential election on November 3 could conceivably determine Hezbollah, Iran's Lebanese Shi'ite proxy's threat level toward the State of Israel.
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In an interview with The Media Line, Israel's former ambassador to the US Michael Oren highlighted that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) should be factoring the possible responses and scenarios in the light of incumbent US President Donald Trump winning a second term or...
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October 26, 2020 at 9:24 am
Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of violating new truce moments after it comes into effect
The United States, Armenia and Azerbaijan announced Sunday in a joint statement a new ceasefire in the conflict over the Nagorno Karabakh region.
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The truce came into effect early on Monday, at 8:00 am local time, or at midnight Eastern time, the joint statement posted on the US State Department website read.
During their trip to the US last week, both Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov voiced their commitment to stand by the ceasefire reached dur...
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October 26, 2020 at 9:13 am
At least seven arrested as protests, scuffles break out at rally for Trump, against coronavirus restrictions
A Jews For Trump motorcade drove through the New York boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn on Sunday in a rally designed as a show of support for the incumbent US President Donald Trump -- and a protest against the anti-coronavirus restrictions.
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Hundreds of vehicles drove from Coney Island to the Trump Tower in Manhattan, then headed to Brooklyn to hold a demonstration.
Videos circulating on social media capture protests and scuffles around the event, with objects lobbed at the cars....
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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, ...
