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Former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale involuntarily hospitalized following home incident
US news 2 hours ago
Fort Lauderdale Police confirmed Parscale was detained and transported to Broward Health Medical Center and placed under a Baker Act, which allows emergency mental health services and temporary detainment for those who are impaired. In a statement, Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh called Parscale “family” and said: “We are ready to support him and his family in any way possible.”
Ivanka Trump appears to have received 'consulting fees' that helped reduce family’s tax bill, NYT reports
US news 1 hour ago
The Times report said that Ivanka Trump received $747,622 from a consulting company she co-owned that matched consulting fees claimed as tax deductions by the Trump Organization for projects in Vancouver and Hawaii. The report also revealed that Donald Trump "had paid no income taxes at all in 10 of the previous 15 years."
Vikings WR Justin Jefferson celebrated his first career NFL touchdown in style
NFL This afternoon
The Vikings rookie and former LSU football standout has over 175 receiving yards against the Titans, including a 71-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter that he capped off with The Griddy, a dance first popularized in Louisiana.
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US TikTok ban temporarily blocked as judge grants preliminary injunction
US news 2 hours ago
A federal judge has granted TikTok’s request for a preliminary injunction, temporarily halting a ban on new app downloads in the US. The ban was set to be implemented from midnight.
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The entire town of South Park is having themselves a time at the Broncos game
NFL Earlier today
Cartman, Kyle, Stan and Kenny are just some of South Park's finest citizens in "attendance" as the Denver Broncos take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. Due to COVID-19 concerns, only 5,700 fans were allowed inside Empower Field. The rest of the stans were taken up by South Park cardboard fill-ins.
Azarenka and Kovinic briefly leave French Open court after complaining about the cold 🥶
Tennis Last night
Within the first 30 minutes of the autumnal French Open, Victoria Azarenka and her opponent Danka Kovinic walked out of Court Suzanne-Lenglen due to the cold and wet conditions in Paris. They resumed play soon after.
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Women make NFL history at the Cleveland-Washington game
NFL Earlier today
For the first time in the league's history, women will be represented on the sidelines and field in a regular-season game. Callie Brownson is the chief of staff for the Browns, while Jennifer King is currently Washington's full-year intern. Sarah Thomas will serve as one of the game's referees.
The despair continues for Atlanta fans as the Falcons blow another lead
NFL This afternoon
After their 30-26 loss to the Bears, the Falcons became the first team in NFL history to lose back-to-back games despite leading by 15 or more points in the 4th quarter of both.
Trump officially nominates Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court
Politics 3 hours ago
Speaking from the White House Rose Garden on Saturday, President Donald Trump officially nominated Amy Coney Barrett to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Barrett is currently a federal judge on the 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals. In a statement, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham confirmed that confirmation hearings for Barrett will begin on October 12.
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Swiss voters reject proposal to reduce immigration from the EU, exit poll shows
World news This morning
According to projections by local broadcaster SRF and market and research company GFS.bern, Swiss voters have overwhelmingly rejected a referendum on the existing EU agreement put forward by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party.
Voters Believe Winner of Election Should Fill Court Seat, Poll Shows
56 percent of likely voters said they preferred to have the election act as a sort of referendum on the Supreme Court vacancy, according to a New York Times/Siena College poll.
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Los Angeles Times apologizes for history of racism
As the country grapples with the role of systemic racism, The @latimes has committed to examining its past. A new project looks at our treatment of people of color — outside and inside the newsroom — throughout our nearly 139-year history.
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Does California’s gas-powered car ban go far enough?
Speed is of the essence, but the golden state’s 2035 ban forgets about all the used cars that’ll still be on the road.
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Heat win Game 6 against Celtics to book NBA Finals clash with Lakers
NBA 1 hour ago
Miami edged out the series after pulling away in the final quarter to win Game 6 125-113. They will take on the LA Lakers to decide the new NBA Champion.
Luis Suárez had a dream debut for Atlético Madrid
Football This morning
The 33-year-old Uruguayan international scored two goals and assisted another in his first appearance for Atlético Madrid.
Trump appointees took $300M from CDC for ad campaign to 'defeat despair' on COVID-19, Politico reports
Politics Yesterday
According to an exclusive report by Politico, the US health department is creating an advertising campaign to "defeat despair" about COVID-19 pandemic." The $300 million-plus effort "was shaped by a political appointee close to President Donald Trump and executed in part by close allies of the official, using taxpayer funds." The report also suggests the campaign has recorded interviews with actor Dennis Quaid, and has pursued Dr. Mehmet Oz and musician Garth Brooks for roles in the campaign. The White House did not respond to the report, while the HHS says the campaign is "proper."
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US reports its highest daily new COVID-19 case total since mid-August
COVID-19 Yesterday
Johns Hopkins University confirmed 55,054 new COVID-19 cases in the US on Friday. That is the highest single-day increase since August 14.
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The religious group People of Praise did not inspire The Handmaid's Tale, Vox and National Review confirm
Politics Yesterday
Over the past week, several reports suggested that federal appellate judge Amy Coney Barrett was linked to a religious group that inspired Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale. Barrett is a devout Catholic, and a purported member of a religious group known as the People of Praise, according to multiple news outlets. However, according to past interviews with Canadian author Margaret Atwood, it was a group known as the People of Hope — and not the People of Praise — that was a partial inspiration for the novel, Vox reports.
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