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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) sat down with President-elect Joe Biden and his campaign team in the lead up to the general election to find some common ground on progressive policies that he has pushed during his time in the Senate and his own presidential bids, and he said Sunday that he expects the Biden administration will stick to those agreements once the White House transition is official in January.But CNN's Jake Tapper asked Sanders how he expects some of those policies to come to fruition if the Republican Party staves off Democratic challengers in the upcoming Georgia Senate runoffs and maintains a majority in the upper chamber. Sanders didn't directly answer that question, but instead expressed his belief that Georgia remains in play for Democrats, telling Tapper that young and working class voters showed out in big numbers for Democrats in November and could do so again in January, increasing the party's chances of obtaining a 50-50 split in the Senate. As Sanders

A secretive Republican group called Amish PAC ended the election cycle with money in its pocket

November 15, 2020

The PAC is funded in large part by three major GOP donors whose connections to the Amish community are not apparent from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/35zLk3u

Black Lives Matter Is Challenging Sweden’s Myth of a Post-Racial Paradise

November 15, 2020

It’s been four months since anti-racism protests filled Europe’s boulevards and parks, toppling statues of enslavers and colonizers like Edward Colston and Belgium’s King Leopold II, and prompting larger conversations around anti-Blackness on the continent. But even as the swells of crowds with raised fists have left the streets, the cause of the protests remains. Black lives still hang in the balance, and now activists are moving from marches to ideological battles in classrooms, boardrooms, and online spaces.In Ireland, that means shifting focus onto the need to dismantle Direct Provision. France has been grappling with not only police brutality towards Black and Muslim people but attitudes toward minorities from France's former colonies in Africa and ideas on colonialism in general, including questions of returning stolen artifacts to former colonies. And in Sweden— which has traditionally seen itself as a post-racial paradise—the first step is getting the country to admit to it

SpaceX launches four astronauts to ISS

November 15, 2020

Four astronauts were successfully launched on the SpaceX Crew Dragon "Resilience" to the International Space Station on Sunday, the first of what the US hopes will be many routine missions following a successful test flight in late spring. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3kynNoa

Costco will deliver a 12-month long private flight membership to your email — if you pay $17,500

November 15, 2020

Costco's digital gift card offerings feature Build-A-Bear Workshop tickets, Xbox memberships — and the $17,499.99 "private aviation membership." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3nsP5hr

Peru president's ouster sparks wave of youth-led protests

November 15, 2020

University student Yessenia Medina was trying to concentrate on her virtual psychology class when a stunning headline popped up on her screen: Peru’s Congress had voted to oust the nation’s popular president. Furious, the 23-year-old joined the thousands of students, workers and others protesting this week, decrying Congress and refusing to recognize the new president, Manuel Merino. Peru’s Congress voted overwhelmingly to remove now ex-President Martín Vizcarra on Monday, complaining about his handling of the pandemic and accusing him of corruption. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2K9d2Mv

Giuliani wrecks Trump campaign's well-laid legal plans

November 15, 2020

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Covid: Dr Fauci urges Americans to keep the faith but warns 200,000 more could die in next four months alone

November 15, 2020

On Friday, the US experienced a record 177,000 new daily cases, the fourth straight day it set an all-time record from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Uw7n4Q

Biden heralds shift in US strategy toward Venezuela

November 15, 2020

President Donald Trump's election defeat marks the end of a hardline pressure policy designed to oust Venezuela's leftist president Nicolas Maduro, and the arrival of Joe Biden in the White House in January could pave the way for a political solution to the crisis in that country. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/32OyJYu

A Seattle hiker was brought 'back from the dead' by doctors after his heart stopped for 45 minutes

November 15, 2020

Michael Knapinski was airlifted to a Seattle hospital after he was found unconscious in a freezing river basin on the edge of Mount Ranier. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/32MmtYq

Al-Qaida's No. 2, Accused in U.S. Embassy Attacks, Is Secretly Killed in Iran

November 15, 2020

WASHINGTON -- Al-Qaida's second-highest leader, accused of being one of the masterminds of the deadly 1998 attacks on U.S. embassies in Africa, was killed in Iran three months ago, intelligence officials have confirmed.Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah, who went by the nom de guerre Abu Muhammad al-Masri, was gunned down on the streets of Tehran by two assassins on a motorcycle on Aug. 7, the anniversary of the embassy attacks. He was killed along with his daughter, Miriam, the widow of Osama bin Laden's son Hamza bin Laden.The attack was carried out by Israeli operatives at the behest of the United States, according to four of the officials. It is unclear what role if any was played by the United States, which had been tracking the movements of al-Masri and other Qaida operatives in Iran for years.Sign up for The Morning newsletter from the New York TimesThe killing occurred in such a netherworld of geopolitical intrigue and counterterrorism spycraft that al-Masri's death had been r

Boris Johnson is in self-isolation after a British parliament member he spent 35 minutes with tested positive for COVID-19, reports say

November 15, 2020

Johnson and Conservative MP Lee Anderson attended a 35-minute last week and were photographed standing side by side, unmasked. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2K1dXyj

Egypt discovers ancient trove of intact sarcophagi near Cairo

November 15, 2020

Egypt announced on Saturday the discovery of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi, the largest such find this year. The sealed wooden coffins, unveiled on site amid fanfare, belonged to top officials of the Late Period and the Ptolemaic period of ancient Egypt. They were found in three burial shafts at depths of 12 metres (40 feet) in the sweeping Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo. Archaeologists opened one coffin to reveal a mummy wrapped in a burial shroud adorned with brightly coloured hieroglyphic pictorials. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3f69Ooj

Column: The Georgia Senate runoffs could make all the difference. But is electing a Democrat possible?

November 15, 2020

As money comes pouring in from Hollywood, Silicon Valley and Wall Street, and election ads saturate the state, will will there be a backlash from Georgia voters? from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3pysoKI

India celebrates Diwali amid pandemic, pollution fears

November 15, 2020

More than a billion Indians celebrated Diwali on Saturday amid twin concerns of a resurgence in coronavirus infections and rising air pollution that is enveloping the country’s north in a cloud of thick toxic smog. Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, is typically celebrated by socializing and exchanging gifts with friends and family, and lighting oil lamps or candles to symbolize a victory of light over darkness. Fireworks are also a major part of the celebrations. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3ks4Mna

Vamco hits Vietnam as Philippines death toll rises to 67

November 15, 2020

Storm Vamco barrelled into Vietnam on Sunday, damaging buildings and injuring at least five people, as the death toll in the Philippines climbed to 67. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/36D2fSi

AOC asks if it’s ‘too socialist’ to want more stimulus relief for Americans

November 15, 2020

Meanwhile, lawmakers in Washington remain at a standstill on additional stimulus spending to prop up workers and the economy, and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) of New York isn’t happy about it. The Democratic representative took to Twitter to plead that Americans are in need of another stimulus check, rent forgiveness and mortgage relief, among other requests, to address the ongoing health crisis and offset an unstable economic environment. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3lAC5pm

L.A. Affairs: Our first date was over when he refused to pull up his face mask

November 15, 2020

2020 would be my year. I updated my online dating profile, I planned two international vacations and scheduled several road trips with friends. And then the pandemic hit. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2UupNDc

Thousands join 'MAGA March' in Washington as Donald Trump does drive-by

November 15, 2020

Supporters of Donald Trump poured into the streets of Washington on Saturday to back his unfounded claims of election fraud. Several thousand people filled Freedom Plaza, near the White House, for a rally at which very few wore masks. Chants of "Four more years" and "USA, USA " echoed through the centre of the capital where many shops were boarded up, and roads blocked off by police amid a heavy security presence. As he left the White House, for his golf course in Virginia, Mr Trump's convoy did a circuit of the plaza. His limousine was greeted by screams, chants, Trump flags, and people punching the air and running alongside. Through a window the president smiled, waved and gave a thumbs up. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3lxBqFm

Elon Musk says he's positive for COVID-19, and NASA won't let him attend SpaceX's astronaut launch on Sunday

November 15, 2020

Musk's positive tests couldn't have come at a worse time: SpaceX is set to launch four NASA astronauts into orbit for its Crew-1 mission on Sunday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2IqMdTz

Biden's beach hideaway has political sun shining on Rehoboth

November 15, 2020

This resort town known for Atlantic waves that are sometimes surfable, fresh-cut French fries and a 1-mile wooden boardwalk that dates to the 1870s has long prided itself on being the “Nation's Summer Capital.” President-elect Joe Biden owns a $2.7 million, Delaware North Shores home with a swimming pool that overlooks Cape Henlopen State Park, is blocks from the ocean and a short drive from downtown Rehoboth Beach. Biden spent time in Rehoboth Beach after the Democratic National Convention and made his first trip back this weekend as president-elect. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2UwM43j

Worker found dead at Concord tire store, man charged with murder after standoff

November 15, 2020

A SWAT team was on scene for nearly four hours. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/38HazTw

Huge India oil well fire extinguished after five months

November 15, 2020

A massive oil well fire that raged for more than five months in northeast India has finally been extinguished, officials said Sunday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3nmMt4w

One of Biden's top coronavirus advisors calls for focused restrictions based on disease spread instead of a nationwide lockdown

November 14, 2020

"So we've got to follow science, but we've got to also be more precise than we were in the spring," Dr. Vivek Murthy said on Friday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2UDhIMJ

A local news anchor in Milwaukee was suspended after he asked why 2020 took Alex Trebek but not Mitch McConnell

November 14, 2020

"2020 takes Alex Trebek but leaves Mitch McConnell?" Perry, who anchors the 5 and 10 p.m. newscasts wrote. "Just end already." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3f1hQyI

Rand Paul says coronavirus survivors should ‘throw away their masks’ while falsely claiming they’re immune

November 14, 2020

There is no evidence to indicate coronavirus survivors are immune to the disease caused by the novel virus from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3kw0Vp0

Tucker Carlson Apologizes for Claiming 96-Year-Old Georgia Voter Was a Dead Man

November 14, 2020

Fox News host Tucker Carlson opened his show Wednesday by proclaiming that “truth really matters more than ever.” What he was about to report was “not a theory,” he said, adding: “It happened and we can prove it.”But two days later, he opened with an apology. One of the voters he claimed had cast a ballot from the grave on Friday’s episode—claims that were amplified by the Trump campaign and by members of Congress like Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL)—had not actually done so after all.The late James Blalock of Newtown County, Georgia, whom he profiled in the earlier episode, had not actually voted in the 2020 presidential election as Carlson claimed. His widow, Agnes Blalock, who votes under the name Mrs. James Blalock, had.“We’ve got some good news tonight, and an apology. One of the people who voted in last week’s election isn’t dead,” Carlson said. “So apologies for that, and of course we’re always going to correct when we’re wrong. And we were.”> Voter fraud is real. pic.twitter.com/3YFr

Judge: Newsom overstepped authority with mail-in ballots mandate

November 14, 2020

A Sutter County judge finalized a ruling Friday night saying Gov. Gavin Newsom overstepped his authority when mandating all Californians receive mail-in ballots for the Nov. 3 general election. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/36yZ0LH

SpaceX's next astronaut mission for NASA has been delayed until Sunday due to wind and issues with the rocket-booster recovery

November 14, 2020

This is the fourth time NASA has delayed the launch of its Crew-1 mission with SpaceX, but the first time due to weather. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3eWoqXa

20 million Americans will get a COVID vaccine this year, administration says

November 14, 2020

The Trump administration promised that 20 million Americans would receive a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/35ur3fN

AG Barr faces push back after calling for voter fraud probe

November 14, 2020

On Nov. 9, U.S. Attorney General William Barr issued a memorandum regarding the 2020 presidential election calling for voter fraud to be investigated. Federal prosecutors are now pushing back on that order, according to a report from the New York Times. The memo, entitled Post-voting Election Irregularity Inquires, was addressed to several government agents and agencies, including federal attorneys and the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), along with the Criminal, National Security and Civil Rights divisions. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3njBrgu

Biden's possible India links spark genealogical frenzy

November 14, 2020

Already bursting with pride at Kamala Harris's ancestry, India has now started digging up potential local roots for US President-elect Joe Biden. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3kuHsp0

Trump plans “vote-count rallies” to “wreck” Fox News in bid to launch competing network: report

November 14, 2020

Trump reportedly considers launching a "cheaper" streaming-only MAGA platform over an "expensive" cable channel from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3eXpN7X

Trumpworld's faux-intellectual grifters are helping him debase democracy with bogus 'voter fraud' claims. And Republicans rake in the cash.

November 14, 2020

Internet "skeptics" are amplifying Trump's fake voter fraud claims. The GOP is using it to raise campaign funds. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/38JV39A

Trump walks away from Covid briefing refusing to take questions about the election

November 14, 2020

They were his first public remarks in nearly a week from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3nh4m4O

Trump trade adviser says White House is 'moving forward under the assumption there will be a 2nd Trump term'

November 14, 2020

White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro sees no reality in the very real election of President-elect Joe Biden.In a Friday interview with Fox Business, Navarro once again relayed President Trump and his supporters' refusal to accept the results of last week's election. "We're moving forward here at the White House under the assumption that there will be a second Trump term," Navarro said. He then outlined how the Trump campaign and the White House "seek verifiable ballots" and "an investigation into what are growing numbers of allegations of fraud" in the election, and declared anyone who believes Biden won to be operating under "an immaculate deception."> White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro: “We’re moving forward here at the White House under the assumption that there will be a second Trump term ... We have, what appears in some sense to be, an immaculate deception." > > (FWIW, there will not be a second Trump term.

'The long knives are out': The Pentagon purge may be less about a Trump plan than end-of-presidency chaos and revenge

November 14, 2020

A series of personnel changes placing Trump loyalists in key Defense Department positions has sparked rumors of plans for dramatic action in the waning days of his presidency, but a number of former national security officials see it more as the chaotic final days of an outgoing administration. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3plneBw

Egypt discovers ancient trove of intact sarcophagi near Cairo

November 14, 2020

9 easy Thanksgiving side dishes Michelin-starred chefs swear by

November 14, 2020

Insider asked Michelin-starred chefs to share their favorite Thanksgiving side dishes, plus their tips so you can easily re-create them. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/36AUZpZ

4-year-old boy in Texas loses mom and dad to Covid

November 14, 2020

"Just this morning he told me that he wishes he had his mom back and he just wanted her back," Raiden Gonzalez's grandmother said. "I just told him that they're now angels watching over us." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3ptR1YT

Trump Election Challenges Hamstrung by Hapless Witnesses

November 14, 2020

Donald Trump’s last-ditch campaign legal efforts have centered on witnesses who allege that they witnessed voter fraud and other suspicious activity in battleground states across the country. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany has brandished stacks of papers detailing what she said were hundreds of affidavits from allegedly aggrieved voters or poll-watchers in TV appearances, and the MAGA faithful have seized on the allegations as proof that Trump secretly won the election.But when those claims actually reach a judge, the allegations collapse in often spectacular fashion—putting one more roadblock in Trump’s attempts to wrestle the election away from President-elect Joe Biden.The latest bruising response to Trump’s voter witnesses came Friday in a state court order from Michigan. The Trump campaign had asked Chief Judge Timothy M. Kenny to block the certification of Michigan’s votes, citing a number of witnesses who alleged seeing suspicious things happening with the ballot c