Barrett joins Supreme Court with politically charged legal fights looming
There will be no slow transition for Justice Amy Coney Barrett as she takes her seat on the Supreme Court.
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Romans Want to Get Rid of Wild Boars, but Killing Them? That’s Another Matter
The euthanizing of a boar and her six piglets on a playground near the Vatican has aroused fury in Rome, a city that has long complained about the often aggressive animals.
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Pfizer will seek emergency-use authorization for COVID-19 vaccine
Nearly all planned 44,000 participants enrolled in final-stage trial. If found safe, vaccine could see use in November.
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Here is where Trump, Biden stand in the polls 1 week from U.S. election
Since the beginning of October, Biden's lead over Trump has also slightly increased.
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In deep-red Oklahoma, GOP fights to regain lost seat
Democratic U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn pulled off one of the biggest political upsets in 2018 when she ousted a two-term Republican incumbent…
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Iran building underground nuclear facility, says UN watchdog
Iran also continues to stockpile greater amounts of low-enriched uranium, but does not appear to possess enough to produce a weapon, Rafael Grossi, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, told the AP in an interview in Berlin.
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Pediatrician on keeping your kids safe so they “won’t miss out” on Halloween
“Just avoid indoor activities — no bobbing for apples, no biting the dangling donut,” Dr. Dyan Hes said on CBSN.
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Lebanon and Israel, Officially Enemies, Agree to Talks on Sea Border
The negotiations will be their first on nonsecurity issues in three decades but officials do not expect them to lead to peace talks.
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A Storied Female Warlord Surrenders, Taliban Say, Exposing Afghan Weakness
She was undefeated in decades of war, but her decision was an act of survival. A government that has come to depend on unreliable militias finds itself vulnerable.
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Texas Supreme Court upholds limiting ballot drop off sites to one per county
The order would drastically limit the number of drop off sites in the state's largest counties.
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Colorado man finds cabin still standing and note from firefighters after wildfire burned dangerously close
A man received two surprises after the East Troublesome Fire ravaged everything in its path near Granby, Colorado.
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White House says chances slim on Covid-19 pandemic aid deal before presidential election
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said the proposal from Pelosi’s Democrats included stimulus checks for immigrants who are in the United States illegally.
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US jobless claims drop to 787,000, but layoffs remain high
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 787,000, a sign that job losses may have eased slightly but are still running at…
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France Crackdown, Manchester Restrictions, Nazca Lines Cat: Your Tuesday Briefing
A brutal killing in France prompts a swift official response.
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Hong Kong Activist Arrested Near U.S. Consulate
A disbanded Hong Kong pro-democracy organization said national security police had arrested a former organizer of the group near the U.S. diplomatic mission in the city.
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