WILMINGTON, Del. — On the Friday before Election Day, Joseph R. Biden Jr. will be in the Midwest, campaigning in both Iowa and Wisconsin as he presses his closing argument. In any other year, and for any other campaign, that
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Holiday shoppers are coming to town with health checklist: survey
2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Black Friday ads lay on top of clothes during a sales event on Thanksgiving day at Walmart in Westbury, New York 2/2 By Nathan Frandino (Reuters) – Holiday shoppers braving the coronavirus pandemic to buy
Wisconsin issues statement amid reports QB Graham Mertz tests positive
Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz throws a pass against Illinois on Friday in Madison, Wis. | Morry Gash/AP The Badgers say nobody who played in the season opener Friday night against Illinois tested positive for COVID-19 or reported having any symptoms
New York City billboards featuring Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner draw a threatening letter.
A lawyer for Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner threatened Friday to take legal action against the Lincoln Project, a super PAC made up of anti-Trump conservatives, unless the group removes a pair of large billboards from Times Square in Manhattan.
Badgers exact revenge on Illini with season-opening throttling
Wisconsin’s Graham Mertz tries to elude Illinois’ Tarique Barnes on Friday in Madison, Wis. | Morry Gash/AP Graham Mertz threw five touchdown passes to match the Wisconsin record in his first career start, and the No. 14 Badgers beat Illinois
Dodgers jump on Rays early, ride Walker Buehler to World Series Game 3 victory
Walker Buehler strutted off the mound Friday night as if this wasn’t the World Series, as if 10 strikeouts in six overpowering innings was nothing, as if these kinds of dominant performances on his sport’s grandest stage are routine. They
Navy Plane Crashes in Alabama, Killing Crew of 2
A Navy plane crashed in a residential area in Southern Alabama on Friday afternoon, killing its two crew members, the Navy said. The plane went down next to a home near Foley, Ala., a coastal area about 30 miles southeast
Trump campaign sues in Nevada to stop Vegas-area vote count
The Trump campaign and Nevada Republicans asked a state judge on Friday to stop the count of Las Vegas-area mail-in ballots, alleging that “meaningful observation” of signature-checking is impossible in the state’s biggest and most Democratic-leaning county. A lawsuit filed
So far, 1.8 million Illinois ballots cast, bringing state closer to a ‘fairly clear picture’ of results on election night
As of Friday morning, 161,294 people had voted early in person in Chicago. | Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times file Election officials have urged residents to cast ballots early or by mail to avoid crowded Election Day polling places amid COVID-19 concerns.
Day After Debate, Biden and Trump Amplify Attacks, Seeking an Edge
President Trump and Joseph R. Biden Jr. sought to amplify their closing arguments on Friday, with Mr. Biden returning to his core message that the president had botched the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic while Mr. Trump seized on
As Time Runs Short, Optimism Fades for a Pre-Election Stimulus Deal
WASHINGTON — Optimism faded on Friday for a pre-election breakthrough on a stimulus measure to stabilize a shaky pandemic-era recovery, as negotiations between leading congressional Democrats and the White House limped past yet another self-imposed milestone with no deal and
U.S. Issues Sanctions on Russian Center Involved in Potentially Deadly Cyberattacks
The United States on Friday imposed economic sanctions against a Russian government research organization that was responsible for a potentially deadly cyberattack on a Saudi petrochemical facility in 2017. The sanctions did not name the target, but its description of
AstraZeneca resuming US testing of COVID-19 vaccine
AstraZeneca Inc. announced Friday that regulators are letting it resume testing of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate in the U.S. Testing of the vaccine was halted worldwide early last month because of a British study volunteer’s illness. Studies have already resumed
Democrats Try to Shut Down Senate, Seeking to Stain Barrett Confirmation
WASHINGTON — Democrats ground the Senate to a crawl on Friday as debate began on confirming Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, unleashing a barrage of dilatory tactics that briefly forced the chamber into an unusual closed
Bears stars Khalil Mack, Akiem Hicks miss practice ahead of Rams game
Hicks (left) and Mack (right) did not practice Friday. | AP Photos The Bears can’t afford to go without two players who are the center of their defensive blueprint. If either or both of them is out against the Rams,
1.8 million ballots cast statewide bringing state closer to a ‘fairly clear picture’ of results on election night
As of Friday morning, 161,294 people had voted early in person in Chicago. | Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times file Election officials have urged residents to cast ballots early or by mail to avoid crowded Election Day polling places amid COVID-19 concerns.
Europe Moves to Protect Nature, but Faces Criticism Over Subsidizing Farms
The European Union’s Environment Council on Friday endorsed the proposal by the president of the European Union to create protected areas for 30 percent of the continent’s land and water by 2030, along with legally binding measures to tighten forest
Commentary: Big Ten football set for return — and collision course with COVID-19 surge
Despite a surge in COVID-19 cases, Wisconsin will host Illinois Friday night in the Big Ten football season opener. | Steve Epps/Wisconsin State Journal via AP Welcome back, Big Ten football! At least now we don’t have to pretend that
U.S. Embassy in Turkey Issues Terrorism Alert and Halts Services
ISTANBUL — The U.S. Embassy in Turkey issued a security alert on Friday, saying it had received reports of a possible coming attack on Americans and other foreigners, and temporarily suspended consular services. “The U.S. Mission in Turkey has received
US Embassy in Turkey issues alert on potential attacks
ISTANBUL – The U.S. Embassy in Turkey issued a security alert Friday, saying it received reports of a possible attack on Americans and other foreigners, and temporarily suspended consular services. “The U.S. Mission in Turkey has received credible reports of
Libyan factions sign countrywide UN-brokered cease-fire
GENEVA — The rival sides in Libya’s conflict signed a permanent cease-fire Friday, a deal the United Nations billed as historic after years of fighting that has split the North African country in two. But skepticism over whether the agreement
Libya Cease-Fire Raises Hopes of Full Peace Deal
GENEVA — Libya’s two main warring factions agreed to a cease-fire on Friday, raising hopes for an end to years of bloody turmoil that have drawn in military forces from Russia, Turkey and other regional powers. The two sides signed
How the Internet Viewed the Presidential Debate
We’ve made it, everyone. It’s Friday, Election Day is 11 days away, and all of the 2020 presidential debates are over. If you skipped the debate on Thursday night and are just now catching up, here’s some good news: The
China imposes anti-dumping measures on U.S., South Korea, EU rubber imports
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Ministry of Commerce said on Friday that it will impose temporary anti-dumping measures on some rubber imports from the United States, South Korea, and the European Union from Oct. 28. Beijing will impose anti-dumping deposits on
Japan and UK formally sign trade agreement
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan and Britain formally signed a trade agreement on Friday, marking Britain’s first big post-Brexit deal on trade. Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and UK Trade Minister Liz Truss signed the agreement in Tokyo. Disclaimer: Fusion Media
A Biden Landslide? Some Democrats Can’t Help Whispering
MACON, Ga. — President Trump held a rally in Georgia on Friday, 18 days before the November general election. It wasn’t a good sign for him. That Mr. Trump is still campaigning in what should be a safely Republican state
Robert Redford’s son James dead of liver cancer at 58
James Redford, the son of actor and filmmaker Robert Redford, died Friday, Oct. 16, at age 58. He died at his home in Marin County, Calif., after a battle with bile-duct cancer in his liver, according to the Salt Lake
‘Out of Control’: When Schools Opened in a Virus Hot Spot
On a Friday in mid-September, Sunny Washington got a text from another mother at her daughter’s high school in an affluent suburb of Salt Lake City. Three weeks into the school year, the number of coronavirus cases at the school
Trump Talks of ‘Leaving the Country’ if He Loses
The make America great again president proved once again, during a Friday night rally in Georgia, that’s it’s really just all about him. With coronavirus cases rising under his watch, and 218,000 of his fellow citizens already dead from the
Turkey Moves Closer to Activating Its Russian Air Defense System
ISTANBUL — Turkey fired a missile as a test of its Russian-made air defense system on Friday, a United States official confirmed, a move that breaks an agreement with the Trump administration and risks the imposition of sanctions by Congress.