| Pentagon chief fired via Trump tweet Posted: 09 Nov 2020 12:00 PM PST  Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Monday became the latest Trump administration official to be fired by presidential tweet.
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| Trump's election challenge is continuing, but the campaign is already shedding staff Posted: 09 Nov 2020 03:44 PM PST  Trump and senior members of the campaign team have insisted this election is not over, potentially making the loss of staff more consequential.
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| Accused Kenosha gunman's mom: "My son shouldn't have been there" Posted: 10 Nov 2020 11:52 AM PST  Kyle Rittenhouse's mother Wendy Rittenhouse told a newspaper she also doesn't think protesters should have been in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
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| Mexican journalist killed as he investigated human remains Posted: 10 Nov 2020 04:08 AM PST  Israel Vázquez Rangel is shot dead while reporting on the discovery of human remains in Guanajuato.
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| MSNBC cuts off correspondent as he replies ‘s***’ and ‘f***’ to anchor question about transition Posted: 10 Nov 2020 01:01 PM PST  Ken Dilanian quickly apologises for swearing live on air
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| Analysis: Putin draws Erdogan a red line on Russia's southern flank with Karabakh deal Posted: 10 Nov 2020 09:24 AM PST  Russian President Vladimir Putin has brokered a Nagorno-Karabakh peace deal that locks in territorial gains for Turkey-backed Azerbaijan. In doing so, he has thwarted a stronger Turkish presence in a region Moscow views as its backyard. Six weeks of heavy fighting between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces over the enclave have tested Moscow's influence in the South Caucasus, a swath of the former Soviet Union it views as vital to defending its own southern flank.
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| Taurid meteor stream ‘rich in fireballs’ to peak this week. Here’s when to see it Posted: 10 Nov 2020 11:06 AM PST  "The Taurids are rich in fireballs, so if you see a Taurid it can be very brilliant."
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| Thomas poses mask mandate question during Supreme Court ACA hearing Posted: 10 Nov 2020 08:32 AM PST  Would people "have standing to challenge the mandate to wear a mask?" Thomas asked.
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| 2 infant boys found dead behind Bronx apartment building Posted: 09 Nov 2020 07:05 PM PST |
| White House attorney dispatched to agency blocking Biden transition Posted: 10 Nov 2020 09:33 AM PST  The General Services Administration has so far declined to provide President-elect Joe Biden with the transition resources that the agency is legally mandated to offer an incoming president. Trent Benishek could prove a crucial ally in that effort, Democrats fear.
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| Presidential election was honest, report international observers invited by the Trump administration Posted: 10 Nov 2020 11:36 AM PST  International election experts invited by the Trump administration to observe the U.S. election last week issued a preliminary report that found no evidence of the widespread fraud alleged by President Trump.
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| A Virginia gynecologist is facing a 465-year prison sentence after performing unnecessary hysterectomies on patients to defraud insurance companies Posted: 11 Nov 2020 08:25 AM PST  Former gynecologist Javaid Perwaiz was found guilty on Monday. Hundreds of former patients have said he performed unnecessary surgeries on them.
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| South Africa's Ramaphosa warns of racial division after school clash Posted: 10 Nov 2020 05:31 AM PST  President Ramaphosa warns against racial polarisation after parents and activists clash.
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| MSNBC's election guru Steve Kornacki has moved on to analyzing Thanksgiving Posted: 10 Nov 2020 07:47 AM PST  MSNBC's election week chartthrob Steve Kornacki has undoubtedly been going through big board withdrawal ever since Joe Biden was declared the president-elect on Saturday. The nice people at Today, though, decided to throw him a bone -- or perhaps more aptly, a turkey drumstick -- and asked him to analyze a map of national Thanksgiving trends on the show Tuesday.You could practically see the lights turn back on in Kornacki's eyes. "This is going to be such a fun break for me, I'm so used to doing this electoral map," he said, flipping over to a map that broke down the most popular Thanksgiving side dishes by state.Kornacki proceeded to walk through the Today show hosts' home states, noting that many belonged to "stuffing country" in the northeast. Craig Melvin cut in, though, with the million dollar question: "Steve, can you get us to 270 using the Thanksgiving map?""This is an election that would be going to the House of Representatives," Kornacki quipped, before thoughtfully adding that "mashed potatoes get California. That's a lot of electoral votes…" > With just 16 days until Thanksgiving, @stevekornacki returns to the big board to break down the most popular sides dishes in every state. pic.twitter.com/q6NldeTp1V> > -- 3rd Hour of TODAY (@3rdHourTODAY) November 10, 2020More stories from theweek.com Trump is a demonic force in American politics Michael Cohen thinks Trump will skip Biden's inauguration so the cameras can't capture him as 'a loser' Trump wants to be forced out
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| Iran finishes moving first batch of advanced centrifuges underground Posted: 11 Nov 2020 08:55 AM PST  Iran has finished moving a first cascade of advanced centrifuges from an above-ground plant at its main uranium enrichment site to an underground one in a fresh breach of its nuclear deal with big powers, a U.N. atomic watchdog report showed on Wednesday. The transfer to the underground plant apparently built to withstand aerial bombardment was done in response to the burning down of an above-ground centrifuge-building workshop at Natanz in July, which Tehran has called an act of sabotage. It also slowed Iran's output of enriched uranium, the report showed.
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| Eta hits the Florida Keys and is expected to become hurricane Posted: 09 Nov 2020 02:02 PM PST  A strengthening Tropical Storm Eta made landfall in the Florida Keys on Sunday night, days after leaving scores of people dead and over 100 missing in Mexico and Central America.
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| Archaeologists uncover 1,000-year-old Viking ship burial site Posted: 11 Nov 2020 09:24 AM PST  Researchers have found a ship, feast hall and cult house that date back to the Iron Age.
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| These Are the Most Beautifully Designed Outdoor Dining Experiences in America Posted: 10 Nov 2020 01:48 PM PST |
| Joe Biden could wipe out $50,000 of student debt without Congress. Here are 3 other areas he can help the struggling US economy even with a GOP-controlled Senate. Posted: 11 Nov 2020 09:35 AM PST  Biden could act on his own to provide additional stimulus for individuals and the economy if Mitch McConnell maintains his GOP majority in the Senate.
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| Arrest of man in sergeant's killing literally stops I-10 traffic Posted: 10 Nov 2020 07:55 PM PST  Robert Soliz, 24, was taken into custody 24 hours after the shooting death of Sgt. Sean Rios.
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| Houston sergeant fatally shot responding to a call for help on his way to work Posted: 10 Nov 2020 07:19 AM PST  Sgt. Sean Rios, 47, was a 25-year veteran of the Houston Police Department who was killed in the line of duty Monday after responding to a call for help.
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| Did Sen. Kelly Loeffler take advantage of a Trump tax loophole to write off campaign jet? Posted: 10 Nov 2020 02:00 AM PST  Records suggest Loeffler may have deducted a jet she used on campaign trips, letting the government eat the cost
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| Puerto Rico finds uncounted ballots in vault week after election Posted: 11 Nov 2020 11:18 AM PST  Puerto Rico's elections commission said it has found over 100 briefcases with uncounted ballots a week after the U.S. territory held its election.
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| Wave of migrant arrivals leaves 2,000 stranded at Gran Canaria dockside camp Posted: 10 Nov 2020 09:36 AM PST  More than 2,000 African migrants were stranded in a dockside camp on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria on Tuesday after a wave of arrivals overwhelmed local authorities' capacity to house them. Seeking relief from the sun blazing down on the port of Arguineguin in the south of Gran Canaria, some of the migrants fashioned shelters out of Red-Cross blankets propped up by plastic fencing. After 2006, when more than 30,000 people reached the shores of the Canaries, Spain stepped up security and numbers dwindled to a few hundred per year.
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| Belarus nuclear plant stops power output soon after opening Posted: 10 Nov 2020 06:56 AM PST  Belarus' first nuclear power plant stopped generating electricity the day after it was formally opened by President Alexander Lukashenko and some of its equipment needs to be replaced, a Belarusian official told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Lukashenko inaugurated the Russian-built and -financed Astravyets plant on Saturday. The plant stopped producing power Sunday because some electrical equipment broke down, according to Oleg Sobolev, a consultant at the Belarusian Emergency Ministry's department of nuclear and radiation safety.
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| Ex-Miami police union president, on indefinite suspension, rips replacement over contract talks Posted: 11 Nov 2020 03:00 AM PST  Javier Ortiz, the outspoken and controversial former police union president suspended indefinitely a year ago, has resurfaced.
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| The 'war on drugs' may be a bigger problem than the drugs themselves, experts say Posted: 10 Nov 2020 08:13 AM PST  Voters in seven states and DC voted on Tuesday to decriminalize or legalize a variety of drugs, ending the practice of using punishment as treatment.
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| Biden team considers suing over delay in recognition by federal agency — and hold-up of funds and intelligence Posted: 10 Nov 2020 02:21 AM PST  Government agency still considering Democrat's election win amid legal threats from Donald Trump
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| Apple is gambling the future of the Mac on a chip design pioneered in the iPhone, and it could pull off something the PC industry has been trying to do for years Posted: 10 Nov 2020 05:33 PM PST  Apple's M1 chip explores uncharted territory: designing powerful laptops like the MacBook Pro based on chip designs usually meant for mobile.
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| ‘Brazen’ shootout at church funeral service leaves 18-year-old dead, NC police say Posted: 11 Nov 2020 04:50 AM PST  Police say shots were fired into the crowd from two vehicles and "persons in the crowd fired guns back."
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| Trump administration claims COVID-19 vaccine will be available for 'all Americans' by the spring Posted: 10 Nov 2020 07:09 AM PST  In a series of morning show appearances on Tuesday, Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar predicted that COVID-19 vaccines will be available for the general public by the spring. "We have anticipated that we will have enough vaccine by the end of December to have vaccinated our most vulnerable citizens in nursing homes and otherwise," Azar said on Today. "And by the end of January, enough for all health-care workers and first responders, and enough for all Americans by the end of March to early April."The Trump administration has historically painted an optimistic picture with its estimates of when a vaccine will be available, with President Trump having even suggested at one point that a vaccine would be available by Election Day. Experts have additionally warned that there are looming hurdles involved in the distribution of the eventual vaccine, from defining who qualifies as "high risk" or "essential workers," to the practicality of widely disseminating the product, given what Stat News describes as the "taxing storage requirements" of the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine in particular.On Monday, though, there did come good news: The vaccine in development from Pfizer and BioNTech was found to be more than 90 percent effective against COVID-19 in a first interim analysis. And Azar's timeline additionally fits in with predictions from Stat about vaccines beginning to become available to Americans by the spring.While drug makers by comparison are prepared to disseminate 194 to 198 million doses of flu vaccine in the 2020-2021 season, experts say roughly 330 million Americans will need immunity to COVID-19 before herd immunity sets in. On Monday, Pfizer said it is prepared to deliver 50 million doses of its vaccine by the end of 2020, and ramp up production to 1.3 billion in 2021.More stories from theweek.com Trump is a demonic force in American politics Michael Cohen thinks Trump will skip Biden's inauguration so the cameras can't capture him as 'a loser' Trump wants to be forced out
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| Minneapolis Considering Bringing in More Police to Combat Violent Crime after Officers Quit During Unrest: Report Posted: 10 Nov 2020 03:39 PM PST  Minneapolis is reportedly considering bringing in supplemental police officers to assist the city's police department as the city deals with an uptick in violent crime and a shortage of officers after a large number left during the unrest that gripped the city over the summer.Officers from the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office and Metro Transit Police would work with the Minneapolis Police Department to combat violent crime specifically if the proposal is approved by Mayor Jacob Frey and City Council, the Star Tribune reported Monday.The mayor has indicated his support for the plan, which is projected to cost the city nearly $497,000.The officers would be part of Joint Enforcement Teams with city police that would form by November 15 and remain in operation through the end of the year, according to the plan."We're not gonna be having these people out taking bicycle theft reports. These are going to be people out combating crime issues," John Elder, a spokesman for Minneapolis police, told the paper.The proposed plan to call in additional officers comes as the city grapples with a surge in violence crime as well as a thinning police force after many officers left the department in the wake of the death of George Floyd and the unrest that followed, some officers filing PTSD claims. Floyd, a black man, died in police custody in Minneapolis after a white police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes, including after Floyd passed out.Violent crime is up in Minneapolis more than 20 percent compared to this time last year, according to Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo. The department is also bracing for about $12 million in cuts.After Floyd's death, the city faced mounting calls to overhaul and defund the police department. The Minneapolis City Council in June announced that a veto-proof majority had voted to dissolve the department, a proposal opposed by both the mayor and Arradondo.The mayor has called for "sweeping structural reform" of the department but has resisted calls to defund the city's police force.
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| California catches a break from worst-ever year for wildfires with cooler weather, but the threat remains Posted: 11 Nov 2020 07:35 AM PST  This is the worst year ever for wildfires in California: An area the size of Delaware has burned. Winds will determine what is next for the state.
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| Moderna could begin analyzing COVID-19 vaccine data within days, says Fauci Posted: 11 Nov 2020 05:20 AM PST  A high degree of effectiveness for the vaccine would make sense as it was "almost identical" to the Pfizer shot, Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said at a conference organized by the Financial Times. Hopes of the world soon getting an effective vaccine against the virus that has killed over a million people were raised on Monday after Pfizer Inc said its COVID-19 vaccine was more than 90% effective based on interim trial results. Moderna, which uses a technology similar to Pfizer's, said earlier on Wednesday that its November timeline for initial data was on track.
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| Let it go! Japan PM declares war on ink stamp 'hanko' Posted: 10 Nov 2020 07:09 PM PST  Japan's new prime minister is declaring war, but there's no danger of an international conflict: the target of his ire is the humble ink stamp known as hanko.
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| Meat processing plant ordered to shut down after Covid-19 outbreak; company sues New Mexico Posted: 09 Nov 2020 03:19 PM PST  Officials in the state ordered the Stampede Meat plant to close after six employees tested positive in four days.
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| Invigorated House Republicans aim to squeeze Democrats Posted: 10 Nov 2020 04:13 PM PST  The GOP vows to use procedural tools to make life miserable for weakened Democrats.
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| Biden lays wreath honoring Veterans Day in Philly Posted: 11 Nov 2020 09:24 AM PST  Joe Biden marked Veterans Day Wednesday with a visit to the Korean War Memorial in Philadelphia, where he laid a wreath. The president-elect made a brief foray out with his wife, Jill, to honor the nation's veterans. (Nov. 11)
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| Guatemala landslide could be final resting place for many Posted: 09 Nov 2020 01:52 PM PST  Days after a landslide buried half the community of Queja in central Guatemala, rescuers have recovered only a handful of the more than 100 people believed to be buried there. The location is so remote and the conditions so perilous that Queja could become the latest in a string of Guatemalan disaster sites that become the final resting places of their victims. On Monday, the Guatemalan government said a total of 44 deaths had been confirmed and 99 people were still missing in floods and landslides across the country.
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| The European Union is issuing tariffs on $4 billion worth of US goods after a long-running dispute over aid to the world's 2 biggest planemakers Posted: 10 Nov 2020 06:40 PM PST  The World Trade Organization ruled that the EU could impose the tariffs in retaliation for subsidies granted to the aircraft manufacturer Boeing.
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| Biden lines up ex-Google boss for White House role as Mark Zuckerberg could face hostile reception Posted: 10 Nov 2020 02:59 PM PST  Mr Biden has been a vocal critic of the social media giant
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| No presidential candidate in modern history has refused to concede, but there's no law that requires it Posted: 10 Nov 2020 08:00 AM PST  If Joe Biden wins, will Donald Trump concede? A concession speech isn't in U.S. law or the Constitution; it's a time-honored voluntary gesture.
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| Tropical Storm Theta is record-breaking 29th storm of 2020 — and there could be more Posted: 09 Nov 2020 07:41 PM PST  Tropical Storm Theta formed in the Atlantic Monday night. It poses no threat to land but was notable nonetheless, making 2020 a record-breaking hurricane season.
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| Palestinian baker keeps lion cubs as pets on Gaza rooftop Posted: 11 Nov 2020 02:00 AM PST  On the roof of an apartment block in one of Gaza's most crowded cities, two lion cubs prowl among the water tanks and dine on slaughtered chickens as children take selfies. It is a bizarre sight even in a war-scarred Gaza Strip that has become accustomed to the unaccustomed. The 75-day-old male and female cubs, Fathy and Filisteen (Palestine), have become playthings for bored neighbours of their owner, bakery owner Naseem Abu Jamea, though animal experts expressed concern on hearing of the situation.
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| China's Sinovac coronavirus vaccine trial suspended in Brazil after participant dies Posted: 09 Nov 2020 07:07 PM PST  Brazil has suspended clinical trials for China's coronavirus vaccine after a participant died. Instituto Butantan, the research centre in Sao Paulo developing the vaccine in partnership with Sinovac, a private Chinese firm, said it was surprised by the decision. Dimas Covas, director of the institute, told Brazilian media that a study volunteer had died, though the death was not linked to ongoing trials. "As there are more than 10,000 volunteers at this moment, deaths can occur," said Mr Covas. "It's a death that has no relation with the vaccine and as such it is not the moment to interrupt the trials." The state government of Sao Paulo, where the trial is being run, said the death of a trial volunteer had been registered as a suicide and was being investigated. Brazil's health regulator Anvisa said in a statement late on Monday that an "adverse, serious event" had occurred on Oct 29, but it didn't say there had been a death. Nor did it elaborate on what happened or why it was revealing this more than a week later. Anvisa later said the initial information it received from Butantan had not specified that the death was a suicide. "We had no choice but to suspend the trials given the event," the head of the agency Antônio Barra Torres said. Sinovac said it had been in touch with Butantan, and learned the director, Mr Covas, "believed that this serious adverse event is not related to the vaccine." The Chinese company remains in contact with Brazil and reiterated its confidence in the safety of its vaccine. Vaccine studies have been suspended in recent months after serious adverse events to allow experts to investigate. Suspensions have impacted vaccines jointly developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford, and another by American firm Johnson & Johnson, though trials later resumed after scientists deemed it safe to continue. In Brazil, the second hardest-hit by the pandemic with more than 160,000 deaths, access to the coronavirus vaccine has been politicised by a rivalry between president Jair Bolsonaro and Sao Paulo state governor Joao Doria. Mr Doria is expected to challenge Mr Bolsonaro for office in 2022 elections, and has supported development of the Sinovac vaccine, vowing to inoculate all residents of his state as early as March next year. Earlier on Monday before Anvisa announced the trial suspension, Mr Doria said that workers had broken ground on a facility that will produce 100 million doses annually of the Sinovac vaccine. Sao Paulo will import 120,000 doses of the vaccine, expected to arrive Nov. 20. Butantan, the Brazilian institute partnering with Sinovac, is also supported by the state of Sao Paulo.
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| AOC, Allies Push Back against Moderate Dems: Time to ‘Take Our Gloves Off with Republicans’ Posted: 11 Nov 2020 05:37 AM PST  A number of progressive House Democrats are pushing back against moderates' claims that progressive policies and messaging are the reason for the party's subpar performance in last week's election.In a call last week, House Democrats pointed fingers, trading blame for the party having lost a number of House seats, during which Representative Abigail Spanberger (D., Va.) said, "No one should say 'defund the police' ever again" or the party would get "torn apart" in 2022."Representative Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.), a member of the progressive "Squad," pushed back, telling Politico the party is "not going to be successful if we're silencing districts like mine." Tlaib represents one of the poorest districts in the country. "Me not being able to speak on behalf of many of my neighbors right now, many of which are black neighbors, means me being silenced. I can't be silent," she said.She continued: "We are not interested in unity that asks people to sacrifice their freedom and their rights any longer. And if we truly want to unify our country, we have to really respect every single voice. We say that so willingly when we talk about Trump supporters, but we don't say that willingly for my Black and brown neighbors and from LGBTQ neighbors or marginalized people."While Biden has repeatedly pledged to work to "heal" the nation and unite both parties, progressives have been skeptical of names being floated as potential additions to the administration, including former Republican governor of Ohio John Kasich and Democrat Rahm Emanuel.Representative-elect Mondaire Jones (D., N.Y.) said he thinks it would be "quite divisive" for Biden, who is "nearly 5 million votes ahead of Donald Trump and Mike Pence, to revert to appointing Republicans in his cabinet.""This isn't even just about Republicans versus Democrats. This is about getting the right kinds of Democrats in leadership," he said.Progressives told Politico they are "afraid" of a future in which Biden attempts to work across the aisle with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to no effect."That approach to governance could really threaten party unity and the 2022 midterms, because Mitch McConnell's sole goal will be to make Joe Biden swallow as many toxic poison pills as possible that make it harder to campaign in the midterms," said Waleed Shahid, a spokesperson for Justice Democrats. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York told Politico it is time for Democrats to "take our gloves off with Republicans.""We're always messaging around bipartisanship and how much we love working with Republicans all the time in a lot of these sensitive areas," she said. "We need to have an unapologetic agenda, have an actual alternative and countermessaging that is distinct from the Republican Party instead of trying to play to notions of civility. … I just really hope that it gets through to a lot of people that this idea that we can win over white voters on a civility argument is like not a reliable strategy."
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| Hikers found a message dropped by a clumsy carrier pigeon more than a century ago Posted: 10 Nov 2020 09:19 AM PST  The note, likely written by a Prussian soldier, was well preserved and tucked inside an aluminum capsule.
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| Relative of 8 slaying victims files wrongful death lawsuit Posted: 10 Nov 2020 09:31 AM PST  A man who lost several relatives in the killings of eight people in southern Ohio four years ago filed a wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday against the suspects, saying he wants to be sure none of them receive financial gain from the crime. Tony Rhoden Sr. is seeking unspecified economic and punitive damages against four suspects in the April 2016 killings and two others who were charged with peripheral offenses. Four are awaiting trial in Pike County; charges were dropped against one suspect, and another pleaded guilty to an obstruction charge last year.
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| Trump’s evangelical adviser, Bishop Harry Jackson Jr., has died at 66 Posted: 10 Nov 2020 06:03 AM PST  Jackson, the senior pastor at Hope Christian Church in Beltsville, Maryland, was a conservative prison reform advocate. Bishop Harry Jackson Jr., an evangelical advisor to President Donald Trump and senior pastor at Hope Christian Church in Beltsville, Maryland, died Monday at 66. The church released a statement after his death, saying, "It is with a heavy heart that we notify you that our beloved Bishop Harry R. Jackson, Jr. has transitioned to be with the Lord on November 9, 2020."
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| Tesla employees reportedly fear having a meeting with Elon Musk the day after a SpaceX rocket test fails Posted: 10 Nov 2020 08:33 AM PST  Tesla employees will watch SpaceX launches and live in fear of Musk's bad mood if they fail, according to a new report from Vanity Fair.
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