Disney strengthened language used to denounce racist depictions in some of its classic properties on the company’s streaming service.
AP Explains: What“s behind Trump“s town hall answer on QAnon
2020-10-16 18:22:43 President Donald Trump speaks during an NBC News Town Hall, at Perez Art Museum Miami, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, in Miami. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) “Ask the Q” has been a rallying cry for QAnon believers since the conspiracy theory’s online birth three years ago. They have long claimed that if President Donald Trump…
White House Rejects California Request For Nearly $350 Million In Wildfire Aid
A FEMA statement said the agency concluded that the “severity and magnitude” of the fires did not “exceed the combined capabilities” of state and local governments.
How To Reduce Human Suffering: 3 Lessons From A Seminal Public Health Study
The authors of the “Global Burden of Disease” report track the toll from every conceivable cause of death or disability. This year they also share intriguing solutions that give cause for optimism.
Remembering Baseball Hall Of Famer Joe Morgan
The second baseman, who died Oct. 11, played 22 years in the majors, mostly with the Houston Astros and the Cincinnati Reds. He later became a commentator for ESPN. Originally broadcast in 1993.
Covid: Chris Christie ‘was wrong’ to not wear masks
Chris Christie says he was “wrong” to shun masks after battling Covid-19 in intensive care for days.
Watchdog org: Trump “16 campaign, PAC illegally coordinated
2020-10-16 17:00:39 FILE – In this Tuesday March 20, 2018 file photo, Alexander Nix, chief executive of Cambridge Analytica, leaves his offices in central London. Documents released to The Associated Press in September 2020 from Brittany Kaiser, a former Cambridge Analytica insider, reveal what an election watchdog group claims was illegal coordination between Donald Trump’s…
Israel To Relax Its Second Nationwide Coronavirus Lockdown On Sunday
The number of infections dropped significantly during the lockdown. People will again be allowed to move without restriction. Jerusalem’s three main holy sites will reopen to the general public.
US election 2020: Early voting records smashed amid enthusiasm wave
Huge numbers of voters are casting ballots with less than three weeks to go until the election.
GOP, Dems hope Supreme Court fight bolsters Senate prospects
2020-10-16 16:00:57 Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett departs with her husband, Jesse, after the third day of her confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP) WASHINGTON (AP) — For Republicans, the nomination fight over Amy Coney Barrett is a chance to…