Tranding Video: October 2020

Saturday, 31 October 2020

‘They’re coming after our state,’ McSally warns Arizona Republicans.

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The Battlegrounds Within Battlegrounds

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Celebrities lend Biden a hand in turning out the vote in Philadelphia.

By BY NICK CORASANITI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jPB3US

New top story on Hacker News: Academic Substack: Open, Free, and Subject to Review

Academic Substack: Open, Free, and Subject to Review
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New top story on Hacker News: Fact Checks and Context for Wayback Machine Pages

Fact Checks and Context for Wayback Machine Pages
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Nightmare before Christmas: M&S set for big loss on Covid-hit high street

Its Ocado tie-up may bring Marks festive joy, but as restrictions and uncertainty bite, even Primark looks less than cheerful

The next two months are supposed to be the most lucrative time of the year for the high street, but a grisly update from Marks & Spencer will this week provide a grim reality check as the pandemic sets up nightmarish trading conditions for the golden quarter.

Analysts expect M&S to have made a loss of about £60m in the first six months of its financial year because of the huge sales hit suffered by its clothing arm during the three-month spring lockdown. This time last year, the UK’s biggest clothing retailer was reporting profits of £176m.

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Obama lends a hand as Biden and Trump launch final campaign blitz

Obama says Biden presidency ‘won’t be so exhausting’
Trump on frenzied schedule of 14 rallies in three days

America was on edge on Saturday as Donald Trump and Joe Biden launched a final campaign blitz amid a surging pandemic, record early voting and gnawing uncertainty over when the outcome of the presidential election will be known.

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'They give me the willies': scientist who vacuumed murder hornets braces for fight

Chris Looney helped dismantle the first nest of Asian giant hornets in the US. Now he’s preparing for the next step

The eradication of the first nest of Asian giant hornets on US soil somewhat resembled a science fiction depiction of an alien landing site. A crew of government specialists in white, astronaut-like protective suits descended upon the hornet nexus to vanquish it with a futuristic-looking vacuum cleaner, to the relief of onlookers.

The nest of the fearsome invasive insects, notoriously known as “murder hornets”, was found in a tree crevice near Blaine, in Washington state, via a tracking device attached to a previously captured worker hornet. The Washington state department of agriculture (WSDA) confirmed the nest had been successfully removed, with dozens of live captives taken back for inspection.

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Queensland election: Greens take at least two city seats – including Jackie Trad's

Former deputy premier and treasurer’s seat of South Brisbane was the only seat lost by Labor on election night

Voters in Brisbane’s inner suburbs have turned out in unprecedented numbers for the Queensland Greens who have won at least two city seats at the state election, including that of Labor’s prominent left faction leader Jackie Trad.

Across four electorates spanning the Brisbane CBD and surrounding northern and western suburbs, the Greens polled more than a third of primary votes.

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US Election 2020: Biden and Trump in last weekend dash round swing states

Joe Biden is in Michigan while Donald Trump arrives in Pennsylvania, both key to the White House race.

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Is China Controlling The Coronavirus?

Tourists lined up to enter the Forbidden City in Beijing on Sunday.Credit...Andy Wong/Associated Press

New York Times: U.S. Says Virus Can’t Be Controlled. China Aims to Prove It Wrong.

China’s approach to keep Covid-19 at bay has helped restore confidence and allowed businesses to reopen. But it is a strategy steeped in authoritarianism.

The United States is hitting records in daily coronavirus cases. But China, the country first afflicted with the scourge, is having a different experience.

Unlike the Trump administration, which has said it is prioritizing opening the economy while essentially giving up on controlling the pandemic, China moved aggressively to stop the virus. The result: China’s economy is growing and life there is returning to a semblance of normal, while the United States is struggling with a third wave of infections and the prospect of new restrictions.

Economic growth in China has surged, hitting 4.9 percent in the latest quarter, and consumer spending has slowly started to recover. Residents are once again flocking into malls, bars, concert halls and hair salons, while schools, subways and offices are crowded.

China has effectively sealed off its borders from the outside world and doubled down on efforts to eradicate the virus. When a crop of cases emerge, the government swiftly shuts down vast areas and quickly tests millions of people, to help keep local transmissions near zero.

China’s authoritarian government has the ability to act in a way that democracies that must be accountable to the public cannot. But it has demonstrated that the way to open the economy is to first safeguard public health.

While Mark Meadows, the White House chief of staff, has said the United States is “not going to control the pandemic” but will focus on getting vaccines and therapeutic treatments to combat the disease, China’s approach has helped to restore confidence and allow businesses to reopen.

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WNU Editor: The New York Times likes to believe that China is controlling the coronavirus. That what Beijing is saying is the truth. It is not. Everyone I know in China is telling me the same thing. Restrictions are the rule and not the exception. Outbreaks do occur regularly, and when they are spotted severe measures are imposed immediately. Everyone is on edge, and everyone is expecting another major wave. If not now, later. And no one has confidence that Beijing's strategy will work in the end.

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Stanford Study Seeks to Quantify Infections Stemming From Trump Rallies

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Senator Kelly Loeffler of Georgia, facing opponents from both parties, embraces Trumpism.

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Police in North Carolina use a chemical spray to disperse a get-out-the-vote rally.

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New top story on Hacker News: China's Draft 'Personal Information Protection Law' (Full Translation)

China's Draft 'Personal Information Protection Law' (Full Translation)
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New top story on Hacker News: Please Share Your Thoughts

Please Share Your Thoughts
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Hello HN I am a fullstack engineer with 10+ years of experience in corporate, government, digital media agencies and two startups. A few months ago I started building a small side project to solve a problem that I found interesting. I hit a wall eventually and figured I may be able to speed up my progress if I spoke to someone with more industry knowledge. I spoke to some family who put me in contact with the CEO of a relatively successful company in this field who would be willing to lend an ear to my questions as a personal favour to my family member. Over the course of several weeks we built up a great relationship and further developed this little side-project as well as discussed some of his ideas on ways to further innovate in the industry. To cut a long story short; he offered €200k in funding to quit my job and co-found a seperate business with him and two of his existing employees. The investment is interest free and can be reduced by €40k per year. The funding is being offered in a personal capacity and is not coming out of his existing company. There will be a 25% equity split four ways with the goal of further developing some of the ideas we have discussed to date. Myself and one other employee will split the funding as salaries (totalling 1.4 years of runway). I will be the technical arm of the business. The other paid employee will be dedicated fulltime to providing information from within the industry to fill gaps in my knowledge and leverage his extensive network. The CEO and the final member will act as executives in the company (CEO and Chairman) and will work to get the business profitable as quickly as possible. Broadly; what can I do in these extremely early stages that set will set the business on a trajectory for success? I plan on seeking a start-up mentor that I can regularly check in with - is this a good idea? If you have any thoughts, suggestions, books, or whatever to offer, I would be extremely grateful.

New top story on Hacker News: Goodbye, Native Apps

Goodbye, Native Apps
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US election: The big issue that could hurt Trump

Just ahead of the election, the US is seeing what could be the largest outbreak of the pandemic so far.

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US election 2020: 'It just makes me feel like a nobody'

Former prisoner Davion Hampton from Florida wants to vote in this US election. But he can't.

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US election: 'All Republicans should marry Democrats'

Chenren and Cathy Shao haven't let political differences get in the way of their eight-year marriage.

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US election 2020: The great dividing line of this campaign

For some Americans, civil unrest after police shootings is driving their support for Donald Trump.

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Did China's Xi Jinping Blow A Golden Opportunity With US President Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping and their wives Melania Trump and Peng Liyuan at the Mar-a-Lago estate. (AFP)

Ben Westcott, CNN: How China's Xi Jinping blew a golden opportunity with US President Donald Trump

Hong Kong (CNN) At the first meeting between Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, held over chocolate cake and sorbet at the US President's vast Mar-a-Lago private club in Florida, the two leaders seemed on the brink of establishing an unlikely and potentially special relationship.

Trump, less than three months into his first term, had spent his election campaign denouncing the Chinese government for undermining the United States, through a wide trade imbalance and cheap labor. "We can't continue to allow China to rape our country," Trump said in May 2016.

But when Trump was standing alongside Xi at Mar-a-Lago the following April, his tone changed dramatically. The two leaders exchanged compliments during a news conference, with Trump describing their relationship as "outstanding." Pictures from the meeting showed the two men sitting side-by-side, smiling broadly, on a golden couch.

"It was a great honor to have President Xi Jinping and Madame Peng Liyuan of China as our guests ... Tremendous goodwill and friendship was formed," Trump tweeted shortly after the visit.

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WNU Editor: The first indication for me that the U.S. - China relationship was going to go downhill was when President Xi broke the promise that he had made to President Trump at Mar-a-Lago to buy US goods to bring down the U.S.-China trade deficit. After that everything got worse. But what broke the "camel's back" was the pandemic.

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Japan Chooses Mitsubishi To Lead The Development Of A New Stealth Fighter Jet

The logo of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is seen at the company's Sagamihara plant in Sagamihara, Japan, July 4, 2016. REUTERS/Maki Shiraki/File Photo

Reuters: Japan picks Mitsubishi Heavy to lead development of new stealth jet fighter

Japan on Friday said it had picked Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 7011.T (MHI) to lead the development of a new stealth fighter jet that Japan wants operational by the mid-2030s to counter advanced Chinese aircraft.

“We awarded the prime contract to Mitsubishi Heavy,” a ministry of defence spokesman said. The fighter jet project, which is expected to cost about $40 billion, comes at an opportune time for MHI, as the company is pulling back from plans to build its SpaceJet regional passenger aircraft as coronavirus travel curbs leave airlines with little cash to buy new planes.

The decision was expected because MHI is Japan’s only jet fighter manufacturer, and no other company bid for the contract. Other suppliers and partners will most likely be identified by the end of the year.

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Update #1: Japan picks Mitsubishi Heavy to develop own stealth fighter (AP)

Update #2: Japan names contractor to build its future fighter jet (Defense News)

WNU Editor: Japan wants to support its military industrial base. This is putting money where its mouth is.

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Friday, 30 October 2020

New top story on Hacker News: Mumbai’s Iconic Art Deco Buildings Were Made to Conquer Disease

Mumbai’s Iconic Art Deco Buildings Were Made to Conquer Disease
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Coronavirus live news: Europe passes 10m cases, Australian cases rise amid border fight

England lockdown expected early next week; US passes 9m infections; New South Wales records four new infections, Victoria one. Follow the latest:

1.16am GMT

Residents in the Australian city of Melbourne are easing in to their first weekend since the end of one of the world’s longest lockdowns.

Victoria recorded one new case over the past 24 hours, although authorities described the infection as a “low positive”.

1.15am GMT

Australia’s political fight over Covid-19 border closures is continuing despite moves from some states to ease their restrictions.

Facing pressure from other states and industry, the premiers of Western Australia and Queensland have now both announced they would relax tough border rules preventing residents of other states entering in the coming days.

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Coronavirus: Slovakia holds national test but president calls for delay

Everyone in Slovakia over the age of 10 is to be tested for Covid - but the president is sceptical.

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Covid: Belgium announces return to national lockdown

Non-essential shops will close until mid-December to help curb the highest infection rate in Europe.

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Fox News Breaking News Alert

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OFFICERS AMBUSHED: Two New Orleans cops shot at in French Quarter

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US claims Iranian hackers accessed voter information

Iranian officials have denied hacking claims, saying it makes no difference whether Trump or Biden wins US elections.

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Twitter unfreezes NY Post’s account after Republican backlash

Social media platform had blocked the newspaper's ability to tweet after it published articles about Joe Biden's son.

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Trump’s Inner Circle Braces for Disaster

With just a few days left before Election Night and the president trailing in numerous state and national polls, Donald Trump’s inner circle is increasingly whispering the same thought: Our guy blew it.A forecast of a Biden White House is not one they welcome. But it’s one many of them have come to finally accept after a year of coronavirus deaths, economic devastation, and racial and civil unrest have throttled an administration run by a man they believe has failed to rise to the occasion, even on just a purely messaging front.“I believe the betting markets, which say there's a 60 percent chance that Biden wins, and a 40 percent chance that Trump does,” Stephen Moore, a conservative economist who advises President Trump on economic and COVID-19-related matters, said in an interview Thursday.Explaining his pessimism, Moore cited several factors, including the still-rising cases of the virus in certain parts of the United States.Moore said he had hoped that the Gross Domestic Product report that came out on Thursday would have given the president’s campaign a boost. He even recalled visiting the White House last month, during which he told the president that the report was “going to be a real ‘October surprise,’” that he could “really play… up for the voters,” and that the two of them then brainstormed ways to aggressively promote the coming numbers.But shortly after the positive-looking report came out on Thursday—showing that the economy grew at a 33.1 percent annual rate last quarter—Moore found it hard to muster optimism about the political benefits of it. “I really don’t have a good feeling about this,” he conceded.Trump Said He’d Ban Foreign Lobbyist Fundraising. Now They’re Bankrolling His Campaign.Were Moore alone in his skepticism, it could be written off as the superstitious, cup-half-empty musings of an adviser who abjectly is terrified of a Biden presidency. But he’s not alone. Out of the sixteen knowledgeable and well-positioned sources across Trumpworld—campaign aides, Republican donors, senior administration officials, and close associates of the president and his family—who The Daily Beast interviewed for this story in the week leading up to Election Day 2020, only five gave Trump comfortable odds at winning. Doug Deason, a high-dollar Trump donor from Dallas, pegged Trump’s odds at “75 percent or better,” for instance.Six others were confident, to varying degrees, that President Trump would be relegated to one-termer status. The remaining five gave him roughly 50/50 odds. Of those five, two of them—a White House official and a friend of the president’s—started sounding increasingly pessimistic as the conversation went on.Dan Eberhart, chief executive at Canary and another major Trump donor who contributed $100,000 to Trump Victory this cycle, told The Daily Beast on Thursday evening that if he could go back in time, he wouldn’t have given a dime of that to the joint fundraising committee for the president’s re-election.“I think Trump has a 25 percent chance of winning the election. His campaign focused on exciting his base not on pursuing people in the center. COVID was a massive headwind that minimized the roaring Trump economy,” Eberhart said. “The president has struggled to maintain message discipline. And the left is highly motivated to vote, as seen by the record turnout so far. That’s not to say there’s not a window for the president to win. It’s just being realistic that he’s the underdog in this contest.”The businessman continued. “If I could redo my donations this cycle, I would put it all on red again,” he said. “Honestly, I would have put all my donations towards holding the Senate. I never thought the Senate would be in play.”Trump Taps Rudy Giuliani and Jay Sekulow to Oversee Post-Election Legal BattlesEberhart doesn’t appear to be the only Trump donor with a bit of buyer’s remorse. According to data provided by the Center for Responsive Politics, of the more than 1,100 individuals who gave the $5,400 legal maximum to Trump’s 2016 campaign (or who exceeded the maximum and had to be issued refunds), about 450 of them have not donated a penny to the president’s re-election campaign this cycle.The president has far more donors this cycle of every donation range, including those who’ve given the legal maximum, than he did during the 2016 campaign. But if each of those 450 donors had also maxed out to Trump’s 2020 campaign, they would have provided a substantial $2.5 million in additional funding.And some high-dollar donors to Trump’s 2017 inauguration festivities haven’t just stopped giving to the president altogether; they’re actively bankrolling the Democratic opposition.Reached for comment on Friday afternoon, Jason Miller, a top Trump adviser on the campaign replied, “Mood is great. President Trump will be re-elected. I don’t worry about the bedwetters too much.”But other senior aides to Trump are also girding themselves for the president’s fury over the election results. Three sources familiar with the matter said Trump has repeatedly stressed how low of an opinion he has of Biden as a candidate, and has said how deeply embarrassing it would be for him if he managed to lose to him this year.Aides and close associates who’ve spoken to the president in recent days say that he has consistently argued behind closed doors that he is going to emerge victorious, ignoring much of the available polling data and declining to talk much, if at all, about what would happen if he didn’t. Trump will regularly argue that it doesn’t even make sense that Biden could win, when you look at his crowd sizes in the campaign’s closing weeks versus Biden’s.“If it were anyone else, I’d call it denial,” said one such associate.Two Trump administration officials working on foreign policy told The Daily Beast in the past week that they’re convinced the president will lose and have instead prioritized making it harder for a President Biden to reverse their policy advancements—including with regards to reentering the Iran nuclear deal.Still, there are those close to President Trump and in prominent GOP circles who say they remain convinced that Trump will win in a walk, pollsters and naysayers be damned.“I say there’s a 70 percent he’s re-elected, and a 30 percent chance that Biden wins,” said Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker and an outside adviser to Trump. “I think most of the establishment polls are just plain crazy. I think they’re done badly. I think they’re missing what’s actually going on…[Trump] is clearly going to win the electoral college, but lose the popular vote…[due to] Illinois, California, and New York.”Describing his private conversations with Trump during the 2020 election cycle, Gingrich added, “Every time I talk to the president, I say very simply what I said to him in October of 2016: ‘You’re gonna win.’”Blame Game Begins After Trump’s Nebraska Rally Sh*tshowRead more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.

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UN defeats Russia resolution promoting women at peace tables

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‘Where are the women?’ At the UN, now there’s an answer.

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Police shooting of Black man near Portland raises tension

The shooting of a Black man by law enforcement in Washington state sent shockwaves through the Pacific Northwest on Friday and threatened to increase tensions in the region around Portland, Oregon, where protesters against racial injustice have clashed repeatedly with right-wing groups. Friends and family identified the dead man as Kevin E. Peterson Jr., 21, and said he was a former high school football player and the proud father of an infant daughter. The shooting happened in Hazel Dell, an unincorporated area of Vancouver, Washington, about 12 miles north of Portland.

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A judge orders the Postal Service to take ‘extraordinary measures’ to deliver ballots on time in 22 districts.

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N.E.H. Funds Restoration of Statues Toppled During Protests

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Trump, in Minnesota, lashes out at Democrats for limiting crowd sizes.

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Nursing Homes, Racked by the Virus, Face a New Crisis: Isolation

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Voters suing Minnesota over a mask mandate are asking the Supreme Court to intervene.

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Time Running Short, Trump and Biden Return to Northern Battlegrounds

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Woman Who Mailed Threat to Susan Collins Gets 30 Months in Prison

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New top story on Hacker News: How to create minimal music with code in any programming language

How to create minimal music with code in any programming language
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National Covid lockdown expected across England next week

Boris Johnson bows to pressure from experts who warned worst-case scenario could soon be surpassed

Boris Johnson has bowed to pressure from his scientific advisers for new national lockdown restrictions, which are expected to be announced early next week, the Guardian has been told.

Sir Patrick Vallance and Prof Chris Whitty, who head the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), are understood to have warned the prime minister that the time has come for national action across England. Sage scientists presented Johnson with evidence at a meeting in Downing Street, where they explained that Covid-19 is spreading significantly faster than their worst-case scenarios.

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US election: What Latino first-time voters want

Every 30 seconds, a Latino in the US turns 18 and becomes eligible to vote.

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Berlin airport opens... 10 years late

Berlin's new airport is finally opening to the public, 10 years behind schedule and billions over budget.

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Scared but socially distant in a Tokyo 'haunted house'

Could this zombie-inspired experience be for people who want to be frightened but be Covid-19 safe?

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Thursday, 29 October 2020

US Election 2020: Trump and Biden duel in critical state of Florida

Mr Biden's lead over the US president is narrower in must-win states, with Florida a key prize.

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Covid-19: Record traffic out of Paris as second French lockdown begins

Traffic stretched more than 430 miles (700km) in total just hours before new measures came into force.

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Walmart pulls guns from display over 'civil unrest' concerns

Walmart has removed gun and ammunition displays from its stores citing concerns of "civil unrest".

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Armenians on the front line in Nagorno-Karabakh

Armenian mothers fear for sons on the front line in Nagorno-Karabakh as both sides suffer heavy casualties.

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Coronavirus hardship in Mexico, Nigeria and Bangladesh

Three people from around the world who lost their jobs during the pandemic explain how it has affected their lives.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 29, 2020

U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper (file photo)

NBC: Top U.S. officials were briefed on an active threat against Pentagon leaders, say five officials

Some officials said the briefings suggested the threat may be potential retaliation for the U.S. military's killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani.

WASHINGTON — U.S. military, intelligence and law enforcement officials were briefed late last month on a threat against the Pentagon's most senior leaders while they are on American soil, not just traveling overseas, according to five senior U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the matter.

Some officials said the briefings suggested the threat, which remains active, may be potential retaliation for the U.S. military's assassination of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in January, although the information provided did not draw a definitive link.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 29, 2020

Biden White House Seen Revamping Strategy for Nuclear Weapons -- Blooomberg

Dems Likely To War Over Defense After Election; Navy A Big Target: HASC Chair Smith -- Breaking Defense

A Biden Administration Would Rewrite NDS, Toss 500-Ship Navy Overboard, Lawmaker Says -- Military.com

Trump has ‘no plan’ to exit Afghanistan by Christmas, key lawmaker says -- Defense News

U.S. Air Force wants to transform its transport planes into cruise missile carriers -- Defence-Blog

Shortfalls of Defensive Hypersonic Weapons Must Be Addressed, NORAD General Says -- US Department of Defense

How a Pacific missile test site is keeping up with challenging tests in a pandemic -- Defense News

Ford sailors test positive for COVID-19 -- Navy Times

Another littoral combat ship breaks down on deployment -- Defense News

U.S. Army begins testing new version of Bradley fighting vehicle -- Defence-Blog

U.S. Army unveils new laser gun system for the first time -- Defence-Blog

The best combat boots according to special operators -- SOFREP

U.S. State Department approves possible $10.4 billion sale of F-35s to UAE -- Defence-Blog

US Defense Secretary Meets With Bahraini, U.S. Military Leaders -- US Department of Defense

Mark Esper Awaits the End of Trump's Term -- New York Times

Trump Admin Sets Allied Defense Spending Targets, Taiwan Deals Lead Way -- Breaking Defense

SecNav Says China Poses 'Threat Beyond Any Comparison' to American Way of Life -- Military.com

Chinese, U.S. military chiefs hold crisis communication, says China defence ministry -- Reuters

A Chinese Database Is Tracking American Nuclear Scientists and Military Officers -- Popular Mechanics

China ramps up pilot training to boost drone operator ranks as unmanned vehicles rise in military importance -- SCMP

Russia Equips Chinese Special Forces With Latest Helicopters As It Battles India In The Eastern Ladakh -- EurAsian Times

Russia successfully test-fires new ABM interceptor missile -- TASS

Russian Navy tracking NATO warships in Black Sea -- TASS

Russia’s defense chief highlights tension along borders with NATO countries -- TASS

Pakistan, China ‘Seriously Concerned’ After India Signs Geospatial Pact With The United States -- EurAsian Times

India will get access to U.S. satellite data that can make military missiles more precise -- CNBC

Italy defense budget rebounds despite coronavirus crisis -- Defense News

Iran puts air defense assets on display -- Military Times

Is Iraq’s Military Good Enough for US Troops to Leave? -- Katie Bo Williams, Defense One

Will COVID-Stressed Countries Slow Their Arms Buys? -- Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One

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N.Korea says shooting death of S.Korean man was self-defensive measure

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Trump’s Hard-Line Immigration Policies Go Before Voters

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Trump and Biden Converge in Florida, an Elusive Prize Still Up for Grabs

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A Californian is battling both influenza and Covid-19 in an early case of ‘co-infection.’

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Appeals court rules Minnesota cannot count ballots received after 8 p.m. on Election Day.

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Jimmy Orr, a Favorite Target of the Colts’ Unitas, Dies at 85

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Dems Mess With Texas

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New top story on Hacker News: The Corporatization of Nursing Homes

The Corporatization of Nursing Homes
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New top story on Hacker News: Glass viscosity calculations debunk the myth of flow in medieval windows (2017)

Glass viscosity calculations debunk the myth of flow in medieval windows (2017)
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New top story on Hacker News: The Sun is more active now than over the last 8000 years (2004)

The Sun is more active now than over the last 8000 years (2004)
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New top story on Hacker News: An exponent one-fifth algorithm for deterministic integer factorisation

An exponent one-fifth algorithm for deterministic integer factorisation
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Ecotricity founder to grow diamonds 'made entirely from the sky'

UK millionaire Dale Vince says lab-grown gems will be ‘world’s first zero-impact’ diamonds

A British multi-millionaire and environmentalist has set out plans to create thousands of carats of carbon-negative, laboratory-grown diamonds every year “made entirely from the sky”.

Dale Vince, the founder of green energy supplier Ecotricity, claims to have developed the world’s only diamonds to be made from carbon, water and energy sourced directly from the elements at a “sky mining facility” in Stroud.

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Seven men bailed following suspected hijack of oil tanker

Nigerians arrested after SBS stormed Nave Andromeda are still detained by Border Force

Seven Nigerian men detained after British special services stormed an oil tanker off the Isle of Wight have been bailed, police have said.

The raid was carried out by around 16 members of the Special Boat Service (SBS), backed by airborne snipers, who secured the Nave Andromeda tanker in around nine minutes.

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Coronavirus live news: Europe leaders told to 'act urgently' as global daily case records tumble

Head of the European Commission warns EU hospitals ‘at risk of being overwhelmed’ by Covid; Greece brings in regional lockdowns; French PM lays out details of new France lockdown.

12.15am GMT

23 October was the first time over the course of the pandemic that the world added half a million coronavirus cases in a single day, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker. That total, a record at the time, was 506,713.

In the week since then, we have globally reported more than 500,000 cases in 24 hours two more times, with 525,164 on 26 october and the latest case data again breaking the record, with over 530,581 in a single day.

11.55pm GMT

It’s always lovely to hear from you on Twitter – let me know what life is like amid the pandemic at the moment where you live.

In much of Australia, where I am based, things are close to “Covid normal”, which is of course particularly jarring this week as much of Europe returns to or considers lockdowns, and the US breaks its daily case records from earlier in the year.

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NZ slams Qatar as citizen revealed as victim of intimate Doha airport examination

Foreign ministry says pelvic examination of woman was ‘completely unacceptable’ and a full report is being sought

New Zealand has revealed one of its citizens was among the women subjected to invasive pelvic examinations at Doha airport, labelling the action “completely unacceptable”.

“We were extremely concerned to learn ... that a New Zealand national was involved in the appalling incident involving female passengers on several Qatar Airways flights,” the foreign affairs ministry said in a statement late Thursday.

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United Airlines to trial airport Covid testing

The airline's boss Scott Kirby tells the BBC passenger testing is "key to reopening the world economy".

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'We asked Trump to stop playing YMCA' - Village People singer Victor Willis

Village People's lead singer says he doesn't endorse the US president, who regularly plays the classic at rallies.

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Wednesday, 28 October 2020

Remote Marshall Islands records its first coronavirus cases

Pacific nation was one of the last on Earth without a single confirmed Covid-19 infection

One of the last coronavirus-free sanctuaries in the world has been breached, with the US military importing two cases of Covid-19 into the remote Marshall Islands.

The Marshalls had been one of the last nations on Earth – most of which are in the Pacific – without a single confirmed case of Covid-19.

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NSW Covid hotspots: list of Sydney and regional case locations

Here are the current coronavirus hotspots in New South Wales and what to do if you’ve visited them

New South Wales health authorities have released a list of hotspots where Covid-positive people have visited while infectious.

Those who attended some locations must isolate immediately for 14 days, others must monitor for symptoms.

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Al-Qaeda still 'heavily embedded' within Taliban in Afghanistan, UN official warns

A senior UN official says the Taliban is still tied to al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, in spite of US deal.

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US election 2020: What to look out for on election night

Americans will pick their next president on 3 November. Here's what to look for as results roll in.

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Mali Radisson Blu attack: Two Islamists sentenced to death

Two Islamists are convicted of carrying out two attacks targeting foreigners, in which 25 people died.

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UK rejects 'Britain First' trade policy, taking swipes at US and EU

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‘Perception Hacks’ and Other Potential Threats to the Election

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M.L.B. says the Dodgers’ Justin Turner insisted on celebrating with teammates despite his positive coronavirus test.

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$300 Million Telemarketing Scheme Preyed on Older People, U.S. Says

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A Privacy Measure That’s Hard to Like

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Take This Trump Election Day Quiz Before It’s Too Late

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Two conservative operatives charged with election fraud for a Midwest robocall scam are ordered to call 85,000 people back.

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Who Is Miles Taylor?

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Court Rejects Appeal of Guantánamo Convict Who Rejoined Al Qaeda

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New top story on Hacker News: Study helps explain why motivation to learn declines with age

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'Anonymous' Trump administration critic identifies himself

Miles Taylor, a senior official at the Department of Homeland Security, wrote the excoriating op-ed in 2018.

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Mali Radisson Blu attack: Two Islamists sentenced to death

Two Islamists are convicted of carrying out two attacks targeting foreigners, in which 25 people died.

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Facebook, Twitter and Google face questions from US senators

Heads of Facebook, Google and Twitter defend a key piece of internet law, in front of senators.

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US Election 2020: Will America's race issue decide the next president?

The BBC's Clive Myrie goes to the crucial state of Arizona, where black votes could decide who wins.

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Animal Crossing: 'My sister lives on in a video game'

Tending to her sister's virtual town in Animal Crossing helps Meredith Myers keep her memory alive and cope with her grief.

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End Sars protests: 'I felt I was going to die there'

Ephraim, a British-Nigerian activist at the heart of the End Sars protests in Lagos, talks about what he saw.

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Tuesday, 27 October 2020

When My President Sang ‘Amazing Grace’

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The Dodgers are confident, thanks to a talented team and a closed roof.

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Californians, Vote Yes on Prop 16

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Justice Barrett Rises to Top of Increasingly Conservative Judiciary

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Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

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Hospitals Are Reeling Under a 46 Percent Spike in Covid-19 Patients

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After a low-key off day, the Rays say they’re staying relaxed.

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The Morning

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How Mitch McConnell Delivered Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s Rapid Confirmation

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Biden Invokes F.D.R. to Reach Across Partisan Divide in Georgia

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Coronavirus live news: Intensive care units in France could reach 'extreme saturation' in two weeks

French death toll is highest since April; Merkel warns German health system could be overwhelmed; Russia seeks accelerated registration from WHO for Sputnik V vaccine. Follow the latest updates

12.16am GMT

It looks like being another difficult day on global financial markets with uncertainty about the outcome of the US election adding to the negative sentiment around the spread of coronavirus in Europe and the US.

The Australian stock market opened down 0.4% but has recovered some ground to 0.1% in the red. That’s a big improvement on Tuesday’s chunky loss of 1.7% but it looks like shares are going to lose out across Asia Pacific more broadly with the Nikkei off 0.4% at the opening on Wednesday and Seoul down 0.25%.

The Aussie market continues its recent trend lower with the #ASX 200 down 24pts or 0.4% to 6,027 on the open. Financials & energy are falling most but IT, health & consumer staples are rising #ausbiz

12.04am GMT

Are you in France? How do you feel about the potential lockdown? Let me know on Twitter (in French or English) @helenrsullivan.

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Women from 10 flights were taken for medical examinations in Qatar, Australian foreign minister says

Marise Payne says 18 Australians on the Qatar Airways flight were subjected to compulsory intimate searches at Hamad international airport in Doha

At least 18 Australian women from a Qatar Airways flight were subjected to medical examinations at Doha airport and a total of 10 flights were affected, the foreign affairs minister has said.

The women were subject to an intimate medical examination at Doha international airport on 2 October, in what the airport said was an effort to find the mother of a newborn baby found in a bathroom.

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Met police criticised for multiple errors in stop and search practice

London force accepts watchdog advice over flawed tactics undermining community confidence

The Metropolitan police force has been getting its use of stop and search wrong with multiple errors that have undermined its legitimacy, the police watchdog has found.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct said police in one case stopped and searched two black men who were innocently fist bumping, because officers wrongly thought they were drug dealing.

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CBI chief fires parting shot over slow pace of Brexit negotiations

Carolyn Fairbairn says the UK economy is in ‘suspended animation’ while issue remain unresolved

The head of the UK’s leading employers’ organisation has stepped up pressure on the government to conclude trade talks with the EU so that the country can move on from the “suspended animation” of the past four years.

Reflecting on her five years as director general of the CBI, Dame Carolyn Fairbairn said her biggest regret was that the issue had not been resolved earlier and warned ministers that businesses grappling with Covid-19 were unprepared for a hard Brexit.

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Satellite imagery of Aden indicates scale of pandemic in Yemen

Academics’ analysis of burial plots points to excess deaths level in crisis-ridden country

A groundbreaking study using high-resolution satellite imagery to analyse graveyards has found that deaths have nearly doubled in Aden, the centre of Yemen’s coronavirus outbreak.

The discovery has given a sense of the true scale of the havoc the pandemic has wreaked on the vulnerable country.

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How much is China's trade war really costing Australia?

Fresh analysis shows disrupted exports could be worth up to $19bn a year, but many effects won’t be seen until the pandemic ends

China’s widening trade actions against Australia have disrupted exports worth up to $19bn a year, according to new analysis, sparking calls for the Morrison government to seek a reset in the relationship to forestall further economic pain.

On top of the hit to the barley, beef, cotton, coal and wine sectors, an additional $28bn worth of services exports could be at risk if Beijing’s warnings to its citizens against travel to Australia – based on claims of an elevated risk of racist attacks – prevents a post-Covid recovery in tourism and international education.

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Biden hits new battleground, Trump blitzes Midwest

Joe Biden blasts Donald Trump as a conman, while the president promises "economic survival".

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'Invasive' exams affected women from 10 flights says Australia

The female passengers were searched without consent in Qatar after an abandoned baby was found

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