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Anti-mask follies

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner 02 Nov 2021
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Letters to the editor: Gross Reservoir; ‘Gross Folly’; Mall Crawl resurrected x 2; missing sports news

Daily Camera 02 Nov 2021
Gross Folly... Long after the lions and raptors and bugs and fish and forests have been cut and moved and pushed out, Gross Bathtub will stand in silent testimony to our collective folly ... An important characteristic is not to see the folly in hindsight, ... “Gross Folly.”.
photo: NASA / Tony Gray and Sandra Joseph
File - The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft successfully launched at 10:36 a.m. EST Dec. 15, 2017, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, carrying more than 4,800 pounds of research equipment, cargo and supplies to the International Space Station.
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SpaceX Crew-3 Rocket Launch from Kennedy Space Center Set Wednesday, Nov. 3

Space Coast Daily 01 Nov 2021
launch is targeted for 1.10 a.m. ET. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts participate in a countdown dress rehearsal at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 28, 2021, to prepare for the upcoming Crew-3 launch. The astronauts are at Launch Pad 39A with the Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon behind them during the rehearsal. (Image by SpaceX) ... Launch Nov.
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Plaza de la Constitucion − Zocolo and Mexican Parliament building — in the Historical Center of Mexico City
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Mexican journalist dies two days after being shot

Manila Standard Today 01 Nov 2021
Mexican magazine founder Alfredo Cardoso died Sunday after being shot five times, the Guerrero state governor said, the second journalist to be killed in the country in a week. Cardoso was kidnapped last week by hooded men who broke into his home, rights watchdog Reporters without Borders (RSF) has said ... He was immediately hospitalized ... .
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Senator Barnaby Joyce being interviewed by local media
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‘We didn’t deface the Eiffel Tower’: Barnaby Joyce dismisses French anger at axed submarine deal

The Observer 01 Nov 2021
Australia’s acting prime minister, Barnaby Joyce, has dismissed the diplomatic row over the scrapping of the French submarine contract by declaring. “We didn’t deface the Eiffel Tower.”. Other members of the Coalition also played down the fallout, saying Australia’s actions were not as bad as “cheating on a lover” ... Katharine Murphy. Read more ... .
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Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland and the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) talks to the media as she meets new SNP Members of Parliament in Parliament Square, Westminster, London, Monday, June 12, 2017.
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COP26: Nicola Sturgeon pledges £1m fund for climate ‘loss and damage’

ITV 01 Nov 2021
Nicola Sturgeon has pledged a £1 million fund to help developing countries deal with “loss and damage” from climate change, such as floods and wildfires. The First Minister will make the announcement at a meeting in COP26’s Green Zone on Monday. “We don’t have the resources of other western governments, but we can lead by example", she will say.
photo: AP / Patrick Semansky
President Joe Biden speaks with a reporter on the South Lawn of the White House after stepping off Marine One, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Washington. Biden is returning to Washington after participating in a town hall event in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Joe Biden To Tout "Largest Investment" In Climate In Glasgow

NDTV 01 Nov 2021
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France's President Emmanuel Macron gestures during a press conference after the G20 Leader's Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018
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Australia to Macron: 'We didn't deface Eiffel Tower'

The Times of India 01 Nov 2021
CANBERRA. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison denied that he had lied to France's President Emmanuel Macron while secretly negotiating a submarine deal with the United States and Britain, an accusation that has escalated a rift over Australia's surprise cancelation of a French deal ... We got out of that contract," Joyce added ... .
photo: AP / Patrick Semansky
President-elect Joe Biden removes his mask as he arrives to speak after the Electoral College
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Biden plan gathers steam as feuding Democrats see path to vote

Straits Times 01 Nov 2021
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) - President Joe Biden's economic agenda appears on track for passage by Congress even as Democrats are still skirmishing over lingering differences on a US$1.75 trillion (S$2.36 trillion) social spending plan ... The Senate, which already approved the public works Bill, is likely to vote on the larger package later in the month.
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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi being received by the President of France, Mr. Francois Hollande
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“Modi Hai Bharat Ka Gehna” song as PM arrives in Glasgow for COP26 summit

The Siasat Daily 01 Nov 2021
Glasgow. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (local time) was greeted with cheering and singing of “Modi Hai Bharat Ka Gehna” as he arrived at a hotel in Glasgow. He is on a two-day visit to participate in the crucial 26th session of the Conference of Parties (COP-26) ... Watch here. #WATCH . Glasgow, UK ... #WATCH . Glasgow, UK ... .
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Shell petrol station - Oil price - Market - Business
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Oil prices drop as China releases fuel reserves to beef up domestic supply

Russia Today 01 Nov 2021
Global crude prices slid on Monday after China released gasoline and diesel reserves to increase the domestic market supply and stabilize prices. Brent crude futures fell 0.4% to $83.43 a barrel by 4.00am GMT. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures lost 0.5%, trading at $83.17 ... .
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In this file photo dated Monday, Aug. 6, 2018, a child receives a measles vaccination in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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From the Editors: COVID-19 vaccine for kids in the UAE a welcome move

Gulf News 01 Nov 2021
1 of 3. JAB FOR KIDS A WELCOME MOVE. The approval of the emergency use of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11 is welcome as parents of those who are eligible have been eagerly waiting for the go-ahead. The decision represents a critical stage in the UAE’s combat against COVID-19 ... [COMMENT BY ... Reuters. 2 of 3 ... [COMMENT BY ... 3 of 3 ... .

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