Scott Neuman

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Hurricane Eta Works Its Way Up Florida's Gulf Coast

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

After lashing Central America and the Florida Keys, the storm is expected to make landfall north of Tampa on Thursday, bringing heavy rain and potentially dangerous storm surge.

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Hong Kong's Pro-Democracy Lawmakers Quit Legislature Over Ouster Of Colleagues

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

The mass resignations are protesting the expulsion of four fellow opposition legislators that Beijing deems secessionist, after China granted local authorities new powers to remove politicians.

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Latest Cease-Fire In Nagorno-Karabakh Leaves Armenians Feeling Betrayed By Government

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

The announcement of the Kremlin-backed deal sparked unrest in Armenia, where protesters took to the streets and stormed the main government building to oppose a deal they see as one-sided.

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Vatican Report Says Pope John Paul II Knew About Allegations Against Former Cardinal

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

The report on the former archbishop of Washington, Theodore McCarrick, who was defrocked last year, states that Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI were aware of the accusations of sexual misconduct.

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Key Trump Contacts Ben Carson And David Bossie Test Positive For Coronavirus

Monday, November 09, 2020

The news comes after White House chief of staff Mark Meadows also tested positive. Bossie had been coordinating events as part of the Trump campaign's legal fight to contest the election.

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Russia And China Among Countries Holding Off On Congratulating Biden

Monday, November 09, 2020

Leaders in the Kremlin and Beijing, as well as in Mexico and Brazil, have conspicuously not congratulated the president-elect, instead waiting for legal challenges to be resolved.

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Biden Names 13 Health Experts To COVID-19 Transition Advisory Board

Monday, November 09, 2020

The team, which includes former federal health officials, aims to create a blueprint for the incoming administration's COVID-19 response as the nation battles a new surge in infections.

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'Far From Over': Trump Refuses To Concede As Biden's Margin Of Victory Widens

Saturday, November 07, 2020

The president was at his golf course in Virginia when a slew of networks announced Joe Biden had won the race for the presidency. Trump vowed he would go to court but presented no evidence of fraud.

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New Daily U.S. Coronavirus Cases Jump Nearly 20%, Hitting Almost 122,000

Friday, November 06, 2020

The U.S. recorded nearly 122,000 new daily coronavirus cases, a sharp uptick over the previous day that saw the country's first six-figure increase since the start of the pandemic.

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Kosovo's President Steps Down To Face War Crimes Charges

Thursday, November 05, 2020

Hashim Thaci, a senior guerrilla commander during the Kosovo war in the late 1990s, said he had a confirmed indictment from a special court in The Hague.

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U.S. Sets Coronavirus Record With Daily New Cases Pushing Past 100,000

Thursday, November 05, 2020

In recent weeks, the virus has swept through the country's heartland, infecting tens of thousands in the Midwest alone, which has also seen record numbers of hospitalizations for COVID-19.

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Tropical Storm Eta Dumps Massive Rainfall On Central America

Wednesday, November 04, 2020

Although significantly diminished from its status as a Category 4 hurricane when it made landfall, Eta continues to pose a flooding danger, especially to Nicaragua and neighboring Honduras.

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As America Waits Out An Uncertain Election, Much Of The World Sees Chaos

Wednesday, November 04, 2020

As the United States waits in limbo for the outcome of the presidential race, international reaction has ranged from uncertainty to concern to outright alarm.

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Hurricane Eta Lashes Nicaragua's Coast As Forecasters Warn Of 'Catastrophic' Flooding

Tuesday, November 03, 2020

The center of the Category 4 storm, packing winds of 145 mph, is moving toward the coast Tuesday morning. It's expected to dump torrential rains in the country's poorest region.

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Britain's Boris Johnson: 'No Alternative' To Strict New Coronavirus Lockdown

Monday, November 02, 2020

Speaking to Parliament, the prime minister defends his decision to order a renewed lockdown, saying a new wave of infections could be "twice as bad" as anything seen before.

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Trump Hints He Might Fire Fauci After Election As Coronavirus Cases Rise

Monday, November 02, 2020

Responding to supporters chanting "Fire Fauci!" at a rally in Florida, the president said: "Don't tell anybody, but let me wait until a little bit after the election."

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At Least 19 People Are Killed In Attack On Kabul University

Monday, November 02, 2020

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack by heavily armed gunmen who stormed the campus, firing on students, some of whom jumped out of windows to flee the attackers.

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Danish Inventor Who Murdered Journalist On Submarine In 2017 Briefly Escapes Prison

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Peter Madsen, who was sentenced two years ago for the murder and dismemberment of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, bluffed his way out of prison with a fake bomb strapped to his abdomen.

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U.K. Preparing COVID-19 Vaccine Trials That Deliberately Expose Study Subjects

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Proponents say that such controversial "human challenge" studies can speed up vaccine development. But others cite ethical concerns.

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French Police Conduct Raids Against Suspected Extremists After Teacher's Beheading

Monday, October 19, 2020

The attack was carried out on Friday in apparent response to a lesson about freedom of expression that showed the students cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad.

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