| ‘I don’t owe Russia money,’ Trump says, while refusing to detail any foreign debts Posted: 15 Oct 2020 08:03 PM PDT  President Trump declined to release definitive information on his financial situation when asked at Thursday's town hall in Miami about leaked tax returns that appear to show he owes hundreds of millions of dollars.
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| 'Fire! Fire! Fire!': A ship captain faces prosecution after a slaughter at sea Posted: 15 Oct 2020 02:04 PM PDT  The chilling case of the Ping Shin 101, which is still unfolding, shows the challenge of prosecuting crimes on the high seas.
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| After living in a converted school bus for a year, a retiree is now $10,000 in debt and selling her schoolie — here's the one cost she didn't see coming Posted: 16 Oct 2020 11:31 AM PDT  Keri Gallioux said she had to sell her car, take out a loan, and max out her credit cards. It then took a toll on her emotional health.
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| Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who was hospitalized for COVID-19, said he was 'wrong' not to wear a mask at the White House Posted: 15 Oct 2020 04:25 PM PDT  Christie encouraged others to "follow CDC guidelines in public no matter where you are and wear a mask to protect yourself and others."
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| Senate Republicans Look to Subpoena Twitter, Facebook CEOs to Testify after Censorship of Hunter Biden Story Posted: 15 Oct 2020 09:18 AM PDT  Republican leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday called on the CEOs of Facebook and Twitter to testify before the committee and said they were prepared to issue subpoenas to compel testimony regarding their decisions to censor negative stories about Democrats.Senators Ted Cruz (R., Texas), Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) and Josh Hawley (R., Mo.) announced that the Committee would vote on a subpoena on Tuesday for Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to testify on Friday, October 23, according to Fox News."This is election interference and we're 19 days out from an election," Cruz said. "It has no precedent in the history of democracy. The Senate Judiciary Committee wants to know what the hell is going on."Hawley called on the committee to also subpoena Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.The Committee's concern comes after news that both social media platforms had worked to suppress a New York Post report based on emails which suggest the younger Biden may have made an introduction between his father, then- Vice President Joe Biden, and a Ukranian adviser to Burisma Holdings in 2015. The authenticity of the emails has not been confirmed.
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| Cameron Peak Fire becomes largest wildfire in Colorado history, growing more than 20,000 acres in a day Posted: 14 Oct 2020 07:38 PM PDT  The Cameron Peak Fire on Wednesday surpassed another 2020 blaze, the Pine Gulch Fire, as the largest wildfire by acreage in Colorado history.
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| Teacher beheaded in France after showing Mohammed cartoons Posted: 16 Oct 2020 05:08 PM PDT  A French teacher who had recently shown students cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed was beheaded outside his school on Friday, in what President Emmanuel Macron called an "Islamist terrorist attack".
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| South African white farmers and rival black protesters face off outside court hearing over farm murder case Posted: 16 Oct 2020 05:04 AM PDT  White South African farmers and rival Black protesters hurled abuse and threats at each other on Friday ahead of a court hearing in a murder case that has exposed still simmering racial tensions 26 years after the end of apartheid. The killing of Brendan Horner, a white man whose body was found tied to a pole at his farm in Free State province, sparked riots at the start of this month, and prompted President Cyril Ramaphosa to make a statement urging South Africans to "resist attempts... to mobilise communities along racial lines". The farmers, who accuse the government of failing to protect them from violent crime, arrived in pick-up trucks ahead of the court hearing in the central town of Senekal for Horner's two suspected killers. The farmers mostly wore khaki shirts and shorts, a few wore military outfits, and at least one was armed. A group on motorbikes sporting long beards drove through Senekal, a trading town surrounded by dry, hilly countryside, some waving flags with crosses on. "We are getting tired now of all the farm murders," said Geoffrey Marais, 30, a livestock trader from Delmas, where a woman was strangled to death two weeks ago. "Enough is enough. They (the government) must start to prioritise these crimes."
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| Poll: Trump in statistical tie with Biden in Florida Posted: 15 Oct 2020 04:48 AM PDT  President Trump pulled into a statistical tie with Democratic rival Joe Biden in Florida, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll.
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| 'No one raised a finger' to stop R. Kelly jail beating, singer's lawyers say Posted: 16 Oct 2020 10:05 AM PDT  CHICAGO - A convicted gang member accused of beating singer R. Kelly in his jail cell was allowed to roam "a great distance" at the federal jail in downtown Chicago and no one "lifted a finger" to ward off the attack, Kelly's lawyers alleged in a court filing Friday. Kelly's attorneys want to question Jeremiah Shane Farmer under oath about the August attack as part of their ongoing efforts to ...
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| The South Dakota attorney general who hit a man with his car told a 911 dispatcher 'it could be' a deer, call recording shows Posted: 16 Oct 2020 09:55 AM PDT  South Dakota released the audio of a 911 call and a toxicology report as part of an investigation into the state attorney general's fatal car crash.
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| This Keys man wanted to make conch salad. He’s off to jail Posted: 16 Oct 2020 11:32 AM PDT  This man's conch salad plans went awry.
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| Europe's COVID-19 outbreak is cascading out of control, and nations are slamming vast regions into lockdown again Posted: 16 Oct 2020 03:42 AM PDT  The UK, France, and Belgium are reporting case numbers that dwarf those from the spring. Paris and London have been put under new restrictions.
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| Secret audio recordings detail how white supremacists seek recruits from military, police Posted: 15 Oct 2020 01:56 PM PDT  Southern Poverty Law Center published audio recordings revealing how a neo-Nazi group aims to recruit from military and police to train for race war.
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| U.S. gun sales soar amid pandemic, social unrest, election fears Posted: 15 Oct 2020 04:03 AM PDT  Like legions of other first-time buyers who are contributing to record sales for the U.S. gun industry this year, Garland's decision to take up arms is driven in part by disturbing news about the coronavirus pandemic, social unrest over police killings of Black people and a potentially contested election that many fear could spark violence. Surges in U.S. firearm sales have in recent decades been predictably driven by events sparking fears of impending gun-control legislation, such as the election of a Democratic president or a spate of mass shootings, federal gun background check data show. Industry experts and academics who study gun ownership say such surges came largely among the gun-industry's core base of white, male and politically conservative customers who often already owned one or multiple guns.
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| Teacher beheaded in Paris suburb after showing cartoons of Prophet Mohammed to class Posted: 16 Oct 2020 09:42 AM PDT  A history teacher who showed his pupils cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in class was beheaded near his school in a Paris suburb on Friday by a suspected Islamist terrorist who shouted "Allahu Akbar", police said. Alerted by local residents, police confronted and shot dead a man armed with a kitchen knife and an air gun who refused to drop his weapons and surrender, and threatened them. Minutes later, officers found the body of the male teacher. A bomb disposal unit was called in to check whether the presumed assailant was wearing a suicide vest or belt. Witnesses told police they heard the assailant shouting "Allahu Akbar" ['God is the greatest' in Arabic], police sources said. The teacher had received death threats after giving a class on freedom of expression, during which he showed pupils the controversial cartoons, a police source said. The presumed killer was reported to be an 18-year-old Chechen, the sources said.
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| What Dr. Fauci says when asked about Trump's crowded rallies Posted: 15 Oct 2020 07:01 AM PDT  The nation's top infectious disease expert remains concerned that large-scale gatherings like President Trump's campaign rallies will lead to more coronavirus outbreaks.
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| Air Force Settles $25 Million Lawsuit for F-16 Strafing Run That Killed Contractor Posted: 16 Oct 2020 04:37 PM PDT |
| People are placing prank calls that lure cops to people's homes. One victim's family is still trying to hold police accountable nearly 3 years after his death. Posted: 15 Oct 2020 05:09 AM PDT  Andrew Finch died in December 2017, after being shot by a Wichita, Kansas, police officer during a swatting call.
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| Broward jail leaders fired after another mentally ill inmate gives birth in her cell, BSO says Posted: 15 Oct 2020 06:37 PM PDT  The Broward County Sheriff's office fired two top administrators after a woman who went into labor in her jail cell was not given medical care despite screams of pain.
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| Over 5,600 Afghan families displaced by fighting in south Posted: 15 Oct 2020 05:51 AM PDT |
| Supreme Court orders 2nd look at Scott Peterson's conviction for killing his pregnant wife and unborn son Posted: 15 Oct 2020 06:36 AM PDT  The California Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a second look at Scott Peterson's conviction for killing his pregnant wife and unborn son, less than two months after it overturned his death penalty.
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| Motel 6 drops ad agency after founder said pitch was 'too Black’ for the chain's 'white supremacist constituents’ Posted: 15 Oct 2020 10:04 AM PDT  The founder apologised for the comments but insists he does not tolerate racism
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| This asylum-seeker was wrongfully deported. ICE admits it was a mistake. Posted: 16 Oct 2020 02:32 PM PDT  "The law is very, very clear that they cannot deport someone in the middle of their immigration court proceedings," the 29-year-old man's attorney said.
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| Kurdish-led authorities free hundreds of Islamic State militants jailed in northern Syria Posted: 16 Oct 2020 03:57 AM PDT  Kurdish-led authorities in northeast Syria have freed hundreds of imprisoned Islamic State militants, saying they have "no blood on their hands" and have repented joining the terrorist group. A first batch of 631 Syrian IS prisoners was released on Thursday, while 253 had their sentences halved, according to Syrian Democratic Council co-chair Amina Omar. The released were Syrian nationals accused of low-level membership in IS who were not thought to have been commanders or involved in attacks. "This includes those convicted of terror charges whose hands are not stained with the blood of Syrians," Ms Omar said at a press conference in the northeast city of Qamishli. Following the territorial defeat of IS last March, the western-backed Syrian Democratic Forces were left holding some 19,000 ISIS-affiliated men and boys in detention in some two dozen detention facilities spread across northeast Syria.
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| Woman who told Trump he had a nice smile at his town hall wishes the president would 'talk less' and is 'not a fan' Posted: 16 Oct 2020 09:24 AM PDT  Paulette Dale, the voter who complimented the president's smile on Thursday, told the Miami New Times that she planned to vote for Joe Biden.
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| Chefs share 5 of the best and 5 of the worst pasta dishes to order Posted: 16 Oct 2020 02:20 PM PDT  According to the pros, you should always order fresh ravioli and gnocchi from restaurants but you should skip the lasagna and spaghetti and meatballs.
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| California: GOP can no longer deploy "unauthorized" drop boxes Posted: 16 Oct 2020 03:15 PM PDT  But the state GOP said Padilla and Becerra "didn't know the facts and didn't bother to learn them before accusing us" of wrongdoing.
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| Bodies of 13 rescuers recovered from Vietnam landslide Posted: 15 Oct 2020 11:04 PM PDT  Rescuers in Vietnam recovered the bodies of 11 army personnel and two other people who were buried in a landslide while trying to reach victims of another landslide, state media reported Friday. Only eight people in the team escaped, Vietnam News reported. Flooding in central Vietnam has killed at least 36 people since last week.
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| US colleges see ‘staggering’ drop in freshman enrollment amid COVID-19, report says Posted: 15 Oct 2020 04:19 PM PDT  Undergraduate enrollment is down 4% nationwide.
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| Daylight Saving 2020: When do clocks go forward in the US? Posted: 16 Oct 2020 09:15 AM PDT  It means spring and summer aren't far away
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| NXIVM sex cult funder Clare Bronfman wants to be released after only a week behind bars Posted: 15 Oct 2020 01:04 PM PDT |
| North Dakota Mom’s Disappearance May Be Related to Love Triangle, Family Says Posted: 16 Oct 2020 12:50 PM PDT  North Dakota authorities are still searching for a 47-year-old mother who went missing nearly two weeks ago after leaving a small gathering on foot—and family members believe her disappearance may be tied to a love triangle.Anne Fitzsimonds, 47, walked away from the party at a farmstead in rural Petersburg—at least 26 miles away from her Inkster home—around 1:30 a.m on Oct. 4. She was wearing only a leather jacket, jeans, and cowboy boots, despite the frigid temperature, which dipped as low as 29 degrees."There was no reason for her to leave. Why she left nobody seems to be able to tell us," her older brother, George Niece, told the Grand Forks Herald, adding that the search over vast rural North Dakota has been "absolutely daunting." "Scary, so scary. On one hand, you want to find her, but on the other hand, you don't want to find her; you just want her home."Niece believes his sister's disappearance may be connected to her longtime battle with drug addiction and her recent infidelity in her 30-year marriage."In this case, there was a love triangle, I think, and I think there is drugs; that's going to be money. It doesn't look good," Niece told the Herald.Missing Tennessee Toddler Evelyn Boswell's Mom Changed Story 'Every Single Time': SheriffSince the news of his sister's disappearance, Niece has temporarily left his job in the Twin Cities to assist the Nelson County Sheriff's Department with their search—and is offering a $5,000 reward for helpful information related to the case. But the sheriff's department says that, at this point, their investigation is still considered a "missing persons" case.The sheriff's office added there have been two unconfirmed sightings of Fitzsimonds since Oct. 4: one at a gas station on Highway 2 in Michigan, North Dakota, and another two days later in Cando, about an hour away.Nelson County Sheriff Keith Olson told the Herald that while the mother-of-two had a habit of going away "for weeks at a time" she usually contacted someone. People at the party, which may have involved drugs, have also given authorities conflicting stories about the night, he added.On Thursday, several investigators conducted a massive search on the Petersburg farmstead, assisted by five cadaver dogs and Valley Water Rescue. Harsh winds, however, impeded their search, and investigators were unable to locate any evidence on the property."Police tracking and cadaver dogs searched the area around where Anne disappeared and nothing was found," Niece wrote on Facebook Thursday evening. "Still hoping that Anne...will be found soon."'Vanished Into Thin Air': Florida Mom Disappears After Withdrawing $20 From ATMAuthorities have finally tracked down Fitzsimonds' truck, which her new boyfriend had been reportedly using over the last week. The Grand Forks Herald also reports the boyfriend, referred to as "Brad" in Niece's Facebook posts, drove the white pick-up truck home the night the 47-year-old disappeared.The sheriff's department said investigators had trouble locating the vehicle because there were multiple names on its title—including the owner of the farmstead, who voluntarily gave up the car on Thursday evening."Yesterday the pickup that Anne bought from Connie that was titled as an 'OR' with both their names was impounded by the police," Niece wrote in a Friday Facebook post. "That's more than a week after she disappeared and both Brad, her fling, and Connie have been using it over the last week. This truck was back at the house Anne was last seen at, although apparently in Edinburg the night she disappeared."Niece, who described his little sister as a loving person, is also making sure his niece and nephew are taken care of during the "long road ahead when their Mom returns," he said on Facebook. In a GoFundMe page Niece set up for the children, he revealed they "were not regularly getting dental, medical, or schooling" and said the family's home is in need of some repairs."As we've searched for Anne and helped to refurbish the family home for the children, we realized that neither Valerie or John have the basics that many of us take for granted," the GoFundMe states. "The kids are amazing and literally anything given help them to grow into strong adults who can live and work in our Eastern North Dakota community."Read more at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast hereGet 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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| Trump appeared to fall for a satirical post which joked that Twitter shut itself down to stop criticism of Joe Biden Posted: 16 Oct 2020 05:12 AM PDT  The president tweeted an article by The Babylon Bee which joked that Twitter shut down its entire network to defend Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
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| Prehistoric footprints of woman carrying toddler while dodging sabre-toothed cats unearthed Posted: 16 Oct 2020 05:20 AM PDT  Prehistoric footprints of a woman carrying a toddler while dodging sabre-toothed cats and giant sloths are the longest set of fossilised human prints ever found, scientists have said. The prints, which stretch for almost a mile and were discovered in the White Sands National Park in New Mexico, USA, date back 13,000 years. Prior to their discovery, the longest track, located in Northern Tanzania, was only around 200 metres long, said Professor Matthew Bennett, of the University of Bournemouth.
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| ‘Your credibility... will die in this room’ Posted: 15 Oct 2020 02:00 PM PDT  Senate Democrats vow the GOP will regret confirming Barrett to the Supreme Court on the eve of the election.
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| Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Trump is actually doing worse with all white voters than in 2016 Posted: 15 Oct 2020 01:28 PM PDT  In the homestretch of the 2020 campaign, Trump not only appears to be performing worse than before among college-educated white women, he's also doing worse among white voters in general.
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| A Keys man was caught with 16 stolen lobsters stuffed down his pants, cops say Posted: 15 Oct 2020 12:42 PM PDT  A 27-year-old Florida Keys deckhand tried to steal 16 lobster tails by stuffing them down his pants, police said.
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| Gordon Ramsay roasted a TikTok chef who covered their chicken in toothpicks and 'turned it into a hedgehog' Posted: 15 Oct 2020 01:00 PM PDT  "Acupuncture doesn't belong on a chicken!" Gordon Ramsay said of the TikTok creation. "You've turned the chicken into a hedgehog!"
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| Dutch king cuts short vacation in Greece after criticism Posted: 16 Oct 2020 12:26 PM PDT  The Netherlands' King Willem-Alexander and his wife cut short a vacation to Greece on Friday after coming under criticism for travelling during the coronavirus pandemic. "We see the reactions by people to reports in the media," Willem-Alexander and his wife Queen Maxima said in a statement published by the Royal House late on Friday. "This is unwise and incomprehensible," the ANP news agency quoted lawmaker Joost Sneller of the D-66 party, one of the coalition partners in Prime Minister Mark Rutte's governing coalition, as saying of the King's vacation.
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| Wife of impeachment witness targeted by Trump hits out at president in new attack ad Posted: 16 Oct 2020 01:27 PM PDT  'The most powerful man in the world came after our family'
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| A COVID-19 outbreak struck a UK ballistic-missile sub after sailors broke isolation rules at a US Navy base Posted: 15 Oct 2020 08:07 AM PDT  More than 30 crew members of HMS Vigilant, one of four subs maintaining the UK's nuclear deterrence force, have tested positive for the virus.
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| Lockdown puppies being increasingly abandoned by owners Posted: 15 Oct 2020 08:25 AM PDT  Lockdown puppies are being increasingly abandoned by their owners, the RSPCA has warned, as its centres begin to be flooded with cats and dogs. There was a huge surge in demand for puppies over lockdown as people on furlough and working from home wanted companionship. For some, it was the perfect opportunity to train a young dog. However, as people return to work they have found they no longer have time for their pooch, and have been abandoning their pets at animal welfare charities. Many local centres have noticed an uptick in abandoned pets. Oaktree Animals' Charity, near Carlisle, has taken in a 120 dogs and cats over the last three months. The charity revealed 45,181 dog incidents have been dealt with this year (up to 29 September). Dogs Trust estimates we could see up to 40,000 more stray or abandoned dogs in need of help, especially if – as economists indicate - we see a financial crisis on par or worse than the crash of 2008, which saw a 25.6% increase in stray and abandoned dogs the year after. H This raises concerns among RSPCA experts that an impending dog welfare crisis could be on the horizon in 2021 as families return to normal life and may no longer be able to take care of the puppy they bought during lockdown. Coupled with a fear that the end of furlough and the deepening recession will hit families hard and some may no longer be able to afford their pets, this could put pressure on the already-stretched resources of rescue centres. RSPCA chief executive Chris Sherwood said: "We are all used to being able to buy whatever we want when we want it but we're urging people to thoroughly do their research before committing to getting any dog and to make sure they don't get caught out by people acting illegally or irresponsibly. We have lots of dogs waiting for their forever homes so please do consider getting a rescue dog. RSPCA dog welfare expert Dr Samantha Gaines said: "We're worried that as people return to their normal lives post-lockdown and people are hit by recession we could see more dogs coming into our care or being abandoned. The message here is simple: do lots of research to help find the right pet for your family and don't impulse buy. "Dogs can be sensitive to changes to their routine and we'd urge anyone who is concerned about their pets' behaviour to speak to their vet or to a clinical animal behaviourist for help."
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| Fact check: Charges not dropped against Kenosha gunman Posted: 16 Oct 2020 04:00 AM PDT  The Wisconsin charges against Kyle RIttenhouse remain. Rittenhouse was never charged in Illinois.
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