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GRAHAM, North Carolina—On the final day of early voting in North Carolina, police in Alamance County pepper-sprayed a group of voters who were marching to the polls, leaving demonstrators injured and vomiting in the streets.At least one journalist was arrested in the chaotic showdown on Saturday in Alamance County, a red county but one that may decide which party controls the state legislature next year.About 250 people—most of them Black—were taking part in an event called I Am Change Legacy March to the Polls and on their penultimate stop before visiting a polling place in downtown Graham when cops intervened.Just after several speakers, including Ian Baltutis, mayor of neighboring Burlington, had addressed the crowd, Alamance County sheriff's deputies dressed in camo, gas masks, and tactical gear stood in formation on the steps of the Historic Courthouse behind the stage. They ordered the protesters to disperse, and announced they would begin arresting people.> This story was...

Indonesian president Joko Widodo on Saturday condemned what he called "terrorist" attacks in France, but also warned that remarks by President Emmanuel Macron had "insulted Islam" and "hurt the unity of Muslims everywhere." Conservative Islamic organizations in Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority country, have called for protests and boycotts against France, sharing an image of Macron as a red-eyed devilish snail. "Freedom of speech that injures the noble purity and sacred values and symbol of religion is so wrong, it shouldn’t be justified and it needs to stop," the Indonesian leader, who is known by his popular name Jokowi, said in a televised address. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2TFmZ5V via IFTTT

A former Venezuelan national treasurer and her husband accepted massive bribes from a politically connected billionaire who paid them through U.S. bank accounts so he could gain access to the government’s lucrative currency exchange system, according to a new federal criminal case filed in Miami. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/34I8bty via IFTTT

Two chatbots meet and put the world to rights online in battle to see who is most human-like. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3mIzQki via IFTTT

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How people are dealing with the effects of coronavirus in one New York neighbourhood. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2TJaVR8 via IFTTT

Joe Biden is in Michigan while Donald Trump arrives in Pennsylvania, both key to the White House race. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ecV4U6

Just ahead of the election, the US is seeing what could be the largest outbreak of the pandemic so far. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3kQx63C

Former prisoner Davion Hampton from Florida wants to vote in this US election. But he can't. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/320sWi5

Chenren and Cathy Shao haven't let political differences get in the way of their eight-year marriage. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2HVJXmN

For some Americans, civil unrest after police shootings is driving their support for Donald Trump. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2TJaHte

Lockdown is the measure nobody "wanted" but now many European countries have decided they "need". from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/34J2nzO via IFTTT

A number of European countries are enforcing new measures as cases continue to rise. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2TId7bu via IFTTT

Oleksandr Usyk earns a unanimous points win over Derek Chisora at Wembley Arena to underline his credentials at heavyweight. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/35Yi1Hc via IFTTT

Torrential rain and "catastrophic violent winds" are expected on the main island of Luzon on Sunday. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Jj9zu9 via IFTTT

The U.S. Justice Department on Friday urged a federal judge to swiftly reject a last-minute bid by two Massachusetts men to avoid being extradited to Japan to face charges that they helped former Nissan Motor Co Ltd Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee the country. The department in a court filing said Japanese agents are slated to come to the United States in the "coming days" to transport U.S. Army Special Forces veteran Michael Taylor and his son, Peter Taylor, back to Japan. The U.S. State Department informed their lawyers on Wednesday it had approved turning them over. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/37XL1kU via IFTTT

The mother of the Black man who was fatally shot by a suburban Chicago police officer has filed a federal lawsuit accusing law enforcement of letting him bleed to death in the eight minutes it for took an ambulance to arrive. The lawsuit was filed Thursday by Zharvellis Holmes, the mother of 19-year-old Marcellis Stinnette, who was shot to death Oct. 20 by a Waukegan police officer. Tafara Williams, the 20-year-old Black woman who was with Stinnette when he was killed and who was also shot and wounded, filed a similar lawsuit on Wednesday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/35R13KL via IFTTT

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Christmas? Spring? A return to life as we knew it could be quite a long way off. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/35MnrVC via IFTTT

Renters and the self employed could be among those facing tough times this winter, charities warn. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3kKp10f via IFTTT

Several of Saturday's papers lead with reports that nationwide restrictions will be introduced. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/37X3Tk0 via IFTTT

Leaders Reading fall to their first Championship defeat of the season as Coventry pick up their first league win in seven attempts. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3ejFu9u via IFTTT

Kyren Wilson claims his first title on English soil after defeating world number one Judd Trump 3-1 in the final of the Championship League in Milton Keynes. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2TGUkxk via IFTTT

The Turkish president’s bellicose rhetoric towards France over the publication of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed may have contributed to a climate of anger that led to the deadly terror attack in the city of Nice on Thursday, terrorism experts and EU politicians have said. A woman was decapitated, and two more people killed, in an attack in a church in Nice on Thursday that the city’s mayor described as terrorism after the alleged perpetrator reportedly chanted “Alllahu akbar” as he was arrested. Terrorism experts believe the attack – alongside a stabbing at the French consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and an incident in Avignon where police killed a man brandishing a gun – were retaliation by extremists for France’s hardening attitudes towards Muslims. French President Emmanuel Macron ordered a crackdown on Islamists this month, following the beheading of a teacher who showed his class caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed, something many Muslims consider blasphemous and offensive...

A body camera worn by a suburban Chicago police officer who shot a Black couple in their car was only turned on moments after the shooting, a fact that the lawyers representing the woman say suggests an attempt to cover up what had happened even before he fired. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HHPUDv via IFTTT

Rodrigo Cruz, 22, was the driver of the minivan involved in the two deaths, the Las Vegas police said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2TC4sqO via IFTTT

Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos called out Kavanaugh's "erroneous claim" and called for a public correction from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HLCqXM via IFTTT

One of Thailand’s most popular anti-establishment politicians has been charged for his role in an illegal flash mob protest last year, in a move that is likely to fuel the current wave of pro-democracy protests. Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, 41, a charismatic billionaire and founder of the dissolved Future Forward party, is accused of five public assembly violations linked to the rally in Bangkok's central shopping district last December, Krisadung Nutcharat, his lawyer, said on Thursday. The charges include failing to notify police of a public gathering, blocking a sky train station, using a megaphone without permission and holding a rally close to a royal residence. Four other people from his Progressive Movement Group and Move Forward Party face similar charges. All five deny any wrongdoing. Mr Thanathorn has been an outspoken advocate of the protest movement that has gripped the Thai capital, Bangkok, since June, and he recently condemned a short-lived emergency order aimed at...

Rittenhouse, charged in Wisconsin with first-degree homicide over the shooting of three people at Kenosha protests, had been fighting his extradition. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/34IG8Kw via IFTTT

OPINION: James is fashioning himself as a moderate who believes in bipartisanship. The problem is when it comes to the party of Trump, you can’t play it both sides. John James is a Black man who has a shot at becoming the next U.S. Senator from the great state of Michigan. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/35LXntv via IFTTT

The former president was ousted earlier this year and now hints he was victim of political retribution. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/37Q7Zdt via IFTTT

Hillary Clinton, the former Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, is one of 29 Democratic electors for New York state in 2020. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/35H2v21 via IFTTT

A Florida shopper wouldn’t take no for an answer, and things got a little out of hand. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3mFzKtI via IFTTT

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Friday said that any new coronavirus aid package should be considered in early 2021, possibly closing the door to such legislation shortly following the Nov. 3 elections. In an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, McConnell said, "I think that will be something we’ll need to do right at the beginning of the year, targeted particularly at small businesses that are struggling and hospitals that are now dealing with a second wave of the coronavirus." McConnell, who has resisted considering a comprehensive aid package being sought by Democrats, added, "We probably need to do another package," but said it would have to be "more modest" than the $3-trillion measure the House of Representatives passed in mid-May. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/37VzKl1 via IFTTT

The 2020 presidential election again highlights one of the most confusing and controversial parts of the U.S. elections: The Electoral College. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31BwF5O via IFTTT

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Three people from around the world who lost their jobs during the pandemic explain how it has affected their lives. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3oMNWD5

Village People's lead singer says he doesn't endorse the US president, who regularly plays the classic at rallies. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2TDO09O

Democrat Biden's lead over the US president is narrower in must-win states, with Florida a key prize. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2HM9uyS via IFTTT

The papers cover the fallout from Jeremy Corbyn's suspension from Labour over an anti-Semitism report. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2TAqhr5 via IFTTT

Correia and Parnas faced charges of campaign finance fraud and of duping investors in a company called "Fraud Guarantee" out of more than $2 million. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3jLQv4A via IFTTT

Tony Bobulinski, a former business associate of Hunter Biden, has accused Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden of "lying" about whether he was directly involved in his son's foreign business dealings."When he states that, that is a blatant lie," Bobulinski said in an interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson that was aired Tuesday.The former U.S. Navy lieutenant and corporate investor added that he almost walked out of the second presidential debate, which he attended as President Trump's guest, when the former vice president claimed again that he had no knowledge of his son's business dealings and was not involved in them."In that debate, he made a specific statement around questions around this from the president," Bobulinski said. "And I'll be honest with you, I almost stood up and screamed 'liar' and walked out because I was shocked that after four days or five days that they prep for this, that the Biden family is t...

Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, was heckled by opposition MPs during a speech to parliament on Thursday when she took aim at groups spreading "lies and disinformation" as the country continues to battle coronavirus. The speech – which took place the morning after Mrs Merkel announced a range of sweeping measures to tackle the spread of the virus – warned that the German people find themselves in a "dramatic situation". On Thursday morning, Germany recorded 16,774 new daily coronavirus infections, the highest number of new cases within a 24-hour period since the pandemic began. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/37SDWlG via IFTTT

President hurried Arizona Senator Martha McSally before calling up three politicians from other states - plus Nigel Farage - to address the crowd from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/34DrW5l via IFTTT

Guns and ammo will no longer be on display at Walmart but still be available for purchase upon request in stores where they are sold. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/34GBc8R via IFTTT

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday blasted European countries for adopting strict lockdowns to stem the spread of coronavirus, suggesting they smacked of authoritarianism. Germany and France were on Wednesday preparing to announce restrictions approaching the level of spring's blanket lockdowns as COVID deaths across Europe surged. National or local authorities have already imposed nighttime curfews in several European countries, including France, Spain, Italy and the Czech Republic. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3jIWpmF via IFTTT

For Phillip Agnew, engaging Black male voters ahead of the general election isn’t just about persuading them to choose former Vice President Joe Biden over incumbent Donald Trump. As an activist and organizer who gained acclaim after leading protests in Florida over the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin, Agnew sees an opportunity to keep the 14.4 million Black men of voting age politically engaged well beyond 2020. “You don’t lie, you acknowledge the truth, and admit that the choices before Black people in the year 2020 are abysmal,” said Agnew, an organizer with Black Men Build, a group created to empower Black men. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31SLKQp via IFTTT

SpaceX's Crew-1 launch is now set for November 14 after the company checked tiny holes in its rocket engines for bright-red lacquer. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3oGW7R1 via IFTTT

Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said on Wednesday freedom of expression should stop if it offends more than 1.5 billion people, following the display of images in France of the Prophet Mohammad that Muslims see as blasphemous. Sisi also said he firmly rejects any form of violence or terrorism from anyone in the name of defending religion, religious symbols or icons. The Grand Imam of Egypt's al-Azhar university, one of the world's most eminent seats of Sunni Muslim learning, also called on the international community to criminalise "anti-Muslim" actions. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31PJU2y via IFTTT

Anger at France deepened in Muslim-majority countries on Wednesday over a Charlie Hebdo cartoon showing Turkey’s president drinking beer while lifting the skirt of a woman wearing a hijab to reveal her naked buttocks. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president, described the cartoonists as “scoundrels” and accused the West of wanting to “relaunch the Crusades”. His office also vowed to take unspecified "legal and diplomatic actions" through the Turkish legal system. His row with France erupted after President Emmanuel Macron ordered a crackdown on Islamists this month, following the beheading of a teacher who showed his class Charlie Hebdo cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. Protesters in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu shouted: “Down with France. It insulted our prophet.” from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/35Iv2UX via IFTTT

Every election campaign uses more sophisticated tech, but the text message still cuts through. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/37SvCSN via IFTTT

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Tending to her sister's virtual town in Animal Crossing helps Meredith Myers keep her memory alive and cope with her grief. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2HIGJDb

Ephraim, a British-Nigerian activist at the heart of the End Sars protests in Lagos, talks about what he saw. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/35IgmoL

A major analysis estimates the number of people infected with Covid-19 is doubling every nine days. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3oJtOBN via IFTTT

The front pages say the UK is under pressure to go back into lockdown, while France faces new restrictions. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/37Ptjjf via IFTTT

President Trump demanded on Monday that the winner of the election be announced on Election Day — something his own party has made highly unlikely by fighting to keep ballots from being counted quickly in key swing states. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/35DFTzA via IFTTT

First lady thanks those working to defeat coronavirus in campaign speech from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2TJLmiV via IFTTT