PoliticsYahoo NewsLincoln Project targets 3 deep red states with million-dollar ad buy as election map ‘turning against’ Trump
With just three days left until the election, President Trump's enemies are seeing new opportunities in staunchly red states. The Lincoln Project, a conservative-led political action committee dedicated to eroding President Trump's support among Republicans, announced on Saturday that it is buying over $1 million of ads in Georgia, Montana and South Carolina in the final days of the presidential race. Ron Steslow, a veteran GOP consultant and Lincoln Project co-founder, said the fact that these states could go against Trump shows “just how badly the president is doing all over the country.”
PoliticsSalon"Someone's reading our texts": Tucker Carlson, UPS and the non-stolen Biden documents
Fox News personality Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson is being widely mocked after regaling viewers of his top-rated cable news program on Wednesday with a bizarre, evidence-free tale of deep state-style espionage directed against him by unknown forces who allegedly stole a sheaf of top-secret documents with "damning" information about the Biden family, as it was in transit to him via UPS. Carlson can now rest assured: On Thursday morning a UPS spokesperson reported that the company had found the missing contents. "After an extensive search, we have found the contents of the package and are arranging for its return," the spokesperson said by email.
PoliticsThe IndependentUS election: Don Jr told Trump supporters to ‘have some fun’ before Biden vehicles ‘rammed by armed group’
A Biden campaign event was cancelled in Texas on Friday after reportedly coming under threat from armed Trump supporters, days after the president's eldest son called on his father's supporters to “get out there, have some fun”. Don Jr posted a video earlier this week ahead of Democratic VP candidate, Kamala Harris, holding an event in Texas and urged his father's supporters to show up. He said: “It'd be great if you guys would all get together, head down to McAllen and give Kamala Harris a nice Trump Train welcome.
PoliticsThe WeekTrump says Biden will take away your electricity, celebrates low Black voter turnout in Wisconsin rally
President Trump made another visit to the swing state of Wisconsin on Friday evening, bringing some unfounded theories and repetitive rants along with him. For starters, Trump celebrated reports that Democratic nominee Joe Biden wasn't driving Black voter turnout, framing it in a way that made it seem like he was happy about the disenfranchisement. "The Black vote is not turning out for him," Trump said of Biden.
U.S.INSIDERA New Jersey cop sent sexually explicit texts to an 18-year-old woman hours after he arrested her, prosecutors say
New Jersey prosecutors said a police officer sent sexually explicit texts to an 18-year-old woman. The New Jersey cop, Damien Broschart, is facing multiple charges and might lose his job if convicted, according to state prosecutors. Broschart sent the texts just hours after he arrested the woman, prosecutors say.
PoliticsTheGrioGOP official backtracks on resignation after sharing derogatory images of Harris
One of his tweaked images of Sen. Kamala Harris depicts her at the vice-presidential debate with her legs spread open. Hobart “Hobie” Young, a member of the Upper Township Committee in Cape May County, New Jersey, resigned from his role after posting vulgar, manipulated images of Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris on Facebook. One picture is a wide shot of the Oct. 7 vice presidential debate depicting Harris sitting with her legs open opposite Vice President Mike Pence.
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For some abroad, four more years of Trump sounds pretty good
Christopher Alva, who organized the Mexico City meeting, was hoping to persuade people to urge their relatives in the United States to vote for Mr. Trump because he's supported so many Mexican Americans during the pandemic in the U.S. And because “he brings strong values, a lot of discipline to his leadership,” Mr. Alva says. He's really decisive in his actions. And he's been good for Mexico, argues Hernan Dominguez Juarez, a former state-level teachers union organizer.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderA government watchdog says White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows spent campaign funds on personal expenditures
The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington said in a complaint Friday that White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows allegedly misused campaign funds by spending them on personal expenditures. The watchdog group is urging the Federal Election Commission to investigate Meadows. The FEC prohibits candidates from using campaign funds for personal use.
U.S.INSIDERKyle Rittenhouse admitted he 'ended a man's life' and 'shot two white kids' in Kenosha shootings, but claimed self defense, police said
Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old arrested for killing two people at a demonstration in Kenosha, Wisconsin, said he "ended a man's life" and "shot two white kids" when he turned himself in to police in Antioch, Illinois. The 17-year-old told officers he was "hired to protect businesses in Kenosha during the riots and had to protect himself." His behavior and demeanor changed frequently during his meeting with officers, according to the report, as he sometimes appeared calm, while at other points, he was observed crying or "throwing up."
U.S.NBC NewsAn activist's dreams 'were about to come true.' Then, a horrific accident cut her life short.
The trip to the wind-weathered sandstone of Arches National Park was supposed to be a celebration — a chance for Ludovic Michaud, of Denver, to show his new wife one of his favorite landmarks. Instead, the Utah park became the site of a horrific accident that killed her. Michaud's wife, Esther Nakajjigo, 25, was a celebrated human rights activist in her home country of Uganda.
U.S.The IndependentTrump declares 1 November to be ‘national day of remembrance for those killed by illegal aliens’
Donald Trump has declared that 1 November will be marked nationwide as a “National Day of Remembrance for Americans Killed by Illegal Aliens”. With three days left until the election, the presidential proclamation was designed to hammer home his message of law and order, and position himself as the candidate best placed to protect the United States. “On this National Day of Remembrance, we pause to honor the memory of every American life so egregiously taken from us by criminal illegal aliens,” the document, released by the White House late on Friday, read.
ScienceCBS NewsScientists capture two murder hornet queens after destroying nest
Scientists eradicated the first-ever found Asian giant "murder hornet" nest in the U.S. this week, shortly after discovering it. On Wednesday, Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) officials were able to cut down and remove the entire tree that once held the first known Asian giant hornet nest. WSDA said it is unclear whether both are virgin queens or if one is a virgin queen and one is the old queen, which started the nest.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderButtigieg calls Trump Jr. 'so out of touch that you just don't care anymore' for saying coronavirus deaths are down to 'almost nothing'
Former Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg criticized Donald Trump Jr. for downplaying the coronavirus and dismissing the deaths of hundreds of Americans each day. "This is what happens when you're so out of touch that you just don't care anymore," Buttigieg said in response to Trump Jr.'s comment that coronavirus deaths are down to "almost nothing" on CNN's "The Situation Room" on Friday. "I mean, tell that to the thousand families who are going to be grieving a loss today.
PoliticsThe WeekGOP strategists reportedly believe Biden once hit a 'terrifying' 50 percent in Georgia
President Trump has seemingly made life difficult for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which is hoping to see the GOP retain its majority in the upper chamber this election cycle, The Washington Post reports. The committee's director Kevin McLaughlin, per the Post, explained last week that Trump is "losing Arizona" where "we think that he and [Sen. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.)] are very intrinsically tied together." With Trump down, McSally's Democratic challenger, Mark Kelly, is viewed by both sides as the favorite to take the seat.
U.S.ReutersActress Lori Loughlin starts prison term for role in college admissions scandal
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Full House" actress Lori Loughlin began a two-month prison sentence for her role in a vast college admissions fraud scheme to help her daughters gain entry into a top U.S. university, a prison official said on Friday. After initially fighting the charges, Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, pleaded guilty in May to conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud. Prosecutors said Loughlin and Giannulli paid $500,000 in bribes to secure spots for their daughters at the University of Southern California (USC) as fake athletic recruits for the school's crew team even though neither rowed competitively.
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How is the rest of the world taking the US election
The 2020 U.S. presidential election is creating waves across the pond, where residents of the United Kingdom have taken interest; Greg Palkot reports
HealthBusiness InsiderA new CDC study suggests roughly 50% of people living with someone who has COVID-19 get it — usually in less than 5 days
A new CDC study suggests it's very easy to get the coronavirus from someone who's living in your household. The study authors said that people "who suspect that they might have COVID-19 should isolate, stay at home, and use a separate bedroom and bathroom if feasible." A US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report released Friday suggests that getting the coronavirus from someone you live with can be quick and easy, no matter their age.
PoliticsUSA TODAYPoll: Donald Trump leads Joe Biden by 7 points among Iowa voters
Copyright 2020, Des Moines Register and Tribune Co. Republican President Donald Trump has taken over the lead in Iowa as Democratic former Vice President Joe Biden has faded, a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows just days before Election Day. The president now leads by 7 percentage points over Biden, 48% to 41%. Three percent say they will vote for someone else, 2% aren't sure and 5% don't want to say for whom they will vote.
CelebrityMiami HeraldShe fell in the kitchen at her Florida home. Two weeks later, this beauty queen is gone
The night of Oct. 12 was like any other for former beauty queen Leanza Cornett, according to her roommate, Sue Roberts. Miss America 1993 was in her kitchen at her Jacksonville home when she accidentally fell, Roberts wrote on the Facebook page called “Leanza Cornett's Circle of Love.” The page was for the 49-year-old beauty queen's friends as well as employees at Walt Disney World, where Cornett had played Ariel in the live-action “Voyage of the Little Mermaid” show in the early '90s.
EntertainmentINSIDERPeople are dragging Ellen DeGeneres for her 'superheroes of 2020' Halloween costume after becoming one of this year's biggest villains
Ellen DeGeneres dressed as a superhero nurse for Halloween, and people were quick to call out the host for being hypocritical. The host said her costume was "inspired by the real superheroes of 2020," but Twitter users drew attention to the fact that DeGeneres' own character has continuously been called into question this year. Several others compared DeGeneres' nurse costume to the character of the evil Nurse Ratched from "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."
EntertainmentReutersFormer James Bond actor Sean Connery dies aged 90
Scottish movie legend Sean Connery, who shot to international stardom as the suave, sexy and sophisticated British agent James Bond and went on to grace the silver screen for four decades, has died aged 90. "His wife Micheline and his two sons Jason and Stephane have confirmed that he died peacefully in his sleep surrounded by family," family spokesperson Nancy Seltzer said on Saturday. Connery was raised in near poverty in the slums of Edinburgh and worked as a coffin polisher, milkman and lifeguard before his bodybuilding hobby helped launch an acting career that made him one of the world's biggest stars.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderJoe Biden snaps at 'ugly' Trump supporters who disrupted his Minnesota rally by beeping car horns
Democratic nominee Joe Biden called a crowd of Trump supporters "ugly folks" after they tried to interrupt his campaign rally by beeping their car horns, ringing cowbells, and chanting. "Dr. Fauci called for a mask mandate last week, this isn't a political statement like those ugly folks over there beeping their horns, this is a patriotic duty for God's sake," Biden said over the noise. Biden's campaign rally in Minnesota comes as both campaigns are storming key battleground states in a last-minute bid to rally support ahead of election day.
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Rangers decline $18M option on Kluber after shoulder injury
The Texas Rangers on Friday declined the $18 million contract option on right-hander Corey Kluber, who lasted just one inning in his only start before a shoulder injury ended his season. Kluber gets a $1 million buyout, and the club has said it is interested in re-signing Kluber to a less expensive deal. The Rangers acquired the two-time Cy Young Award winner from Cleveland last offseason in a trade that sent hard-throwing reliever Emmanuel Clase to the Indians.
SportsAFPJapan's unbeaten 'Monster' Inoue KOs Moloney in Las Vegas debut
Naoya 'Monster' Inoue defended his unified WBA and IBF bantamweight world titles in his Las Vegas debut on Saturday with a seventh-round knockout of Australia's Jason Moloney. The undefeated Japanese superstar floored Moloney with a shuddering punch near the end of the round to retain both belts in spectacular fashion at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino. The 27-year-old Inoue landed a vicious straight right that buckled Moloney's knees in the 118-pound fight and the Australian was unable to beat the count with just one second left in the round.
PoliticsThe Daily BeastTrump’s Favorite COVID Adviser Goes on Kremlin-Backed RT to Blast Lockdowns as ‘Epic Failure’
Trump's favorite COVID-19 adviser appeared on Russia's state-controlled RT network late Saturday to declare the coronavirus pandemic mostly under control and insist that it's actually lockdowns that are “killing people.” Scott Atlas, a neuroradiologist, was introduced on RT's Going Underground as “one of the only two men the U.S. president apparently listens to on the pandemic.” Atlas went on to complain about the criticism he has faced since joining the president's task force after Trump saw him on Fox News echoing many of his own ideas about the virus.
“Many are longtime Republicans wrestling with what they see as a choice between two lousy candidates.”
“Some undecideds turn out to be people who’ve long felt alienated from the two big political parties.”
“They’re not following the 24-hour news cycle. The election and politics are just not a high priority.”
“One common trait: at this stage of the game, the undecided voter doesn’t fit into an easy political profile.”
“More realistically...these voters may not be motivated to vote at all in the 2020 election.”