| Trump suggests he may fire Fauci 'a little bit after the election' Posted: 02 Nov 2020 04:12 AM PST  President Trump hinted to a crowd at a Sunday night rally that he planned to fire infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci "a little bit after the election."
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| 3 Kansas teens were shot after a man thought he'd found the people responsible for stealing his Trump campaign lawn signs Posted: 02 Nov 2020 12:20 PM PST  A man believed his signs had been stolen from his property and approached people nearby who he believed were responsible, police told local news.
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| Florida principal who refused to say Holocaust was a fact is fired a second time Posted: 02 Nov 2020 10:32 AM PST  The former Florida high school principal who made national headlines last year for refusing to say the Holocaust was a "factual, historical event" has been fired again, about a month after he was rehired.
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| Bricks thrown at police, Northwestern University students pepper-sprayed in off-campus clash as protesters again call on university to defund its police Posted: 01 Nov 2020 02:53 PM PST  EVANSTON, Ill. — After leaving campus, protesters from Northwestern University who were demonstrating Saturday night clashed with Evanston authorities, and a school spokesman said both students and officers reported dangerous conditions from attacks by the other side. Jon Yates, a spokesman with the university, said he had been in contact with the department and was told officers used pepper ...
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| 'Man, that's shady': Obama slams Georgia’s GOP senators for their coronavirus response Posted: 02 Nov 2020 01:07 PM PST 
At a campaign event for Joe Biden in Atlanta on Monday, former President Barack Obama criticized Georgia's Republican senators, Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, both of whom are up for reelection, for their response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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| Results of Arizona Proposition 207 to legalize marijuana for adults over 21 Posted: 02 Nov 2020 08:14 AM PST  The proposition would legalize marijuana for adults over the age of 21 and create a system to expunge the legal records of prior marijuana offenses.
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| Report: South Dakota official distracted before fatal crash Posted: 02 Nov 2020 09:31 AM PST  South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg was distracted before he drove onto a highway shoulder where he struck and killed a pedestrian in September, state Secretary of Public Safety Craig Price said Monday. Price said 55-year-old Joseph Boever was walking on the side of the road and displaying some type of light on the night of Sept. 12 when Ravnsborg's 2011 Ford Taurus hit him. Price did not describe what led Ravnsborg to become distracted and he did not respond to questions about what the distraction was.
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| Supreme Court throws out First Amendment ruling against Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson Posted: 02 Nov 2020 07:21 AM PST |
| America braces for election violence with shops boarded up and National Guard on standby Posted: 02 Nov 2020 01:11 PM PST  Cities across the United States were battening down the hatches as they prepared for potential riots in the wake of the election on Tuesday. With the country more bitterly divided than at any time since the Vietnam War in the 1970s it was feared a disputed result could set off nationwide clashes. In Washington businesses near the White House, including hotels, banks and restaurants, boarded up their windows, as did those in iconic New York locations including Times Square and Fifth Avenue. Alex Provenzano, who owns a nail salon two blocks from the White House, said it was "pretty scary," adding: "I hope for the best, but the people are very stressed out." Officials were removing bins and bicycle stands so they couldn't be used as projectiles. The secret service is to erect a "non-scalable" fence around the entire White House perimeter. A National Park Service spokesman said the fence was required due to the "unique security requirements with the upcoming presidential election" and the "need to quickly de-escalate potentially violent encounters". Students at George Washington University in the capital were told to hunker down. An email sent to students by the university said: "We suggest preparing for the Election Day period as you would for a hurricane or a snowstorm that would prevent you from going outside for several days to grab food or order takeout."
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| Trump says it's not 'fair' that votes are counted after Election Day Posted: 01 Nov 2020 06:48 PM PST  President Trump on Sunday decried the fact that votes will be counted after Election Day, telling reporters in North Carolina that his lawyers will immediately begin challenging ballots cast in certain states."I don't think it's fair we have to wait for a long period of time after the election," Trump said. "Should've gotten their ballots in a long time before that. Could've gotten their ballots in a month ago. I think it's a ridiculous decision."Because so many states have expanded early and mail-in voting due to the coronavirus pandemic, it will likely take longer than normal for each state to count every ballot. It's a tight race in several battleground states, like Florida and Ohio, and Trump said he thinks it's "terrible" that absentee votes will be counted in Pennsylvania and North Carolina after the polls close, claiming there's "great danger to it."Trump also denied an Axios report earlier Sunday that he plans on declaring victory on Tuesday night if he appears to be leading, and will claim ballots counted later are illegitimate. Democrats have expressed concern that Trump will prematurely declare victory if he is ahead on Tuesday night, and their fears were enhanced on Sunday when Trump surrogate Jason Miller claimed on This Week that if more blue votes come in after midnight, it's a Democratic attempt to "steal" the election.Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox (R) called Miller's allegation "garbage," and clarified that "elections are never decided on election night. In Utah (and most states) it takes two weeks to finalize counting and certify results. It really doesn't matter who is ahead on election night, it only matters when every eligible vote is counted and each county canvasses and certifies their vote totals."Presidential historian Michael Beschloss also tweeted that Americans "did not know the presidential winner for certain before midnight on election nights in 1960, 1968, 1976, 2000, 2004, 2016. No one should pretend there would be anything historically unusual if that happens again in 2020."More stories from theweek.com COVID-19 keeps proving everyone wrong Is this the year the New South turns blue? Democrats' first priority
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| Typhoon Goni, the most powerful storm of 2020, hit the Philippines and killed 20 people Posted: 02 Nov 2020 10:50 AM PST  At one point, Super Typhoon Goni had maximum sustained winds of 195 miles per hour. It has moved west of the Philippines.
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| Grizzly injures father and son hunting in thick woods, Montana officials say Posted: 02 Nov 2020 12:00 PM PST  The bear was likely defending a food source and cub, officials said.
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| 'That's what I do': Barack Obama sinks 3-pointer as Joe Biden looks on ahead of Flint rally Posted: 01 Nov 2020 10:36 AM PST  Before heading out to the stage at the rally at Northwestern High School in Flint, Obama set up a shot on the basketball court and nailed it.
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| Macron said he understands Muslims' fury over cartoons mocking the Prophet Muhammad but defended France's 'freedom to speak, to write, to think, to draw' Posted: 02 Nov 2020 02:56 AM PST  France has weathered three terror attacks in the past two weeks. On Oct 16 a teacher was beheaded after showing cartoons mocking the Prophet Muhammad.
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| Vanessa Bryant and daughters celebrate 1st Halloween since death of Kobe and Gianna Posted: 01 Nov 2020 11:52 AM PST  The Bryant family rocked two different family costumes in honor of the big day.
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| DNA evidence leads to arrest in 25-year cold case rape in California Posted: 01 Nov 2020 07:39 AM PST  Ralph Leslie Kroll, 49, was charged in the attack on an 18-year-old Riverside woman in 1995, police announced.
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| Federal agents are erecting a 'non-scalable' fence around the White House in apparent anticipation of Election Day unrest Posted: 02 Nov 2020 03:33 AM PST  250 National Guardsmen have also been put on standby in the US capital ahead of Election Day on Tuesday, according to NBC News.
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| ‘We Love What They Did’: Marco Rubio Praises Texas Trump Fan Caravan That Swarmed Biden Bus Posted: 02 Nov 2020 07:51 AM PST  Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has seemingly joined Donald Trump in endorsing vehicular intimidation of political rivals just days before the presidential election.Hours after President Trump defended a group of his supporters who were seen swarming a Biden campaign bus in Texas over the weekend, forcing the Democratic nominee to cancel a rally event, the Republican lawmaker also threw in his support of the harassment—and stressed "we love what they did."At a Sunday night rally for Trump's re-election campaign at Miami-Opa-Locka Executive Airport, Rubio brought up the video that shows a blockade of pro-Trump demonstrators ambushing a Biden-Harris campaign bus and allegedly attempting to force it off the road."I saw yesterday a video of these people in Texas," Rubio said to a large, mostly mask-less crowd. "Did you see it? All the cars on the road, we love what they did."> Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) at last night's rally on the Texas Trump caravan that menacingly surrounded Biden bus: > > "We love what they did, but here's the thing they don't know: We do that in Florida every day. I love seeing the boat parades ... We thank all the great patriots..." pic.twitter.com/kRaLcW60jn> > — The Recount (@therecount) November 2, 2020The Republican lawmaker then tried to justify the harassment that led to a rally cancellation in what has become a key battleground state ahead of Tuesday's presidential election. In several videos posted on Twitter, a group of cars—many adorned with Trump flags—are seen riding alongside and boxing in the Biden campaign bus as it was being driven from San Antonio to Austin. At one point in a video, a pickup truck can be seen colliding with an SUV that was driving behind the Biden campaign vehicle.Currently, polls showing the typically red stronghold now only marginally favoring the president."We do that in Florida every day," Rubio added. "I love seeing the boat parades... We thank all the great patriots."Biden Team Cancels Texas Event After Highway 'Ambush' by MAGA CavalryRubio's seeming support of the MAGA caravan comes amid national anxiety about voter intimidation—a tactic the Trump campaign has implicitly endorsed—particularly in swing states like Florida.The FBI on Sunday confirmed it was "aware of... and investigating" the Texas incident, prompting Trump to defend his supporters. Earlier, Trump tweeted a video of his supporters following the Biden campaign bus, adding, "I LOVE TEXAS!" Neither the former vice president nor his running mate, California Sen. Kamala Harris, was aboard the bus."In my opinion, these patriots did nothing wrong. Instead, the FBI & Justice should be investigating the terrorists, anarchists, and agitators of ANTIFA, who run around burning down our Democrat-run cities and hurting our people!" Trump said. (In a tweet Monday morning, the president suggested the news of the FBI investigation was "FALSE.")The MAGA road show's questionable support over the weekend also resulted in clogged freeways from New Jersey to Washington state to Arizona as Trump supporters intentionally blocked major highways.Trump also claimed his supporters were "protecting" the bus, stating at a Michigan campaign rally Sunday, "Did you see the way our people, they were, ya know, protecting this bus… because they're nice."On Sunday afternoon, Biden responded to the GOP voter intimidation while at an event in Pennsylvania: "Folks, that's not who we are," he said. "We are so much better than this. It's not who we are."Read 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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| Typhoon Goni: Philippines hit by year's most powerful storm Posted: 01 Nov 2020 11:38 AM PST  Goni weakens from a super typhoon but still brings "catastrophic" winds and torrential rain to Luzon.
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| Syrian refugee's joy at admission to Georgetown University goes viral Posted: 02 Nov 2020 07:42 AM PST  His shouts of joy echo from the mountains as the young Syrian refugee pumps his fists in the air on a roadside in Norway. "I made it into Georgetown!" Omar Alshogre exclaims in disbelief after hearing he has been accepted to study at the prestigious Washington DC University. The video lasts just nine seconds, shared to Mr Alshogre's Twitter page, but his joy is so contagious it has been viewed over 100,000 times in the past 24 hours. "Maybe because I'm happy and people need to see someone who is happy and laughing for a moment," Mr Alshogre says. by way of explanation.
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| Cold air allergy nearly kills man stepping out of shower in Colorado, study says Posted: 02 Nov 2020 12:35 PM PST  The 34-year-old was rushed to the hospital after he collapsed on the bathroom floor
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| Amazon is celebrating Alexa's birthday with a huge sale on Alexa devices Posted: 02 Nov 2020 10:02 AM PST  These Alexa devices are massively discounted right now as part of Amazon's Alexa birthday celebration—get the details.
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| U.S. Supreme Court lets inmate confined to filthy prison cells sue guards Posted: 02 Nov 2020 07:13 AM PST  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed a Texas inmate to pursue his claim against prison officials that his civil rights were violated by being locked up in cells with extremely filthy conditions. The justices, in an unsigned opinion, set aside a lower court ruling that had found that prison officials were protected under a legal defense called qualified immunity from the claim in inmate Trent Taylor's lawsuit accusing them of violating the U.S. Constitution's Eighth Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. Conservative Justice Clarence Thomas dissented from the decision.
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| 3 of the men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan's governor were regulars at 'boogaloo' events and anti-lockdown protests: Report Posted: 02 Nov 2020 08:43 AM PST  Adam Fox, Ty Garbin, and Daniel Harris were active anti-lockdown protesters, according to analysis of footage and image by The Washington Post.
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| Clip showing Biden naming the wrong state at a rally is fake Posted: 02 Nov 2020 04:26 AM PST  It's an awkward moment when a presidential candidate greets the audience at a rally and names the wrong state. Fortunately for Democratic nominee Joe Biden, that didn't happen to him this week, despite a widely shared video that appears to show him saying "Hello, Minnesota" to a crowd in Florida.
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| Biden, Trump go for broke in Pennsylvania as the campaign comes to a close Posted: 01 Nov 2020 02:28 PM PST  The president spent all day Saturday in the state while both members of the Democratic ticket will be holding events there throughout Monday.
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| 3 dead after plane that took off in North Carolina crashed in New York, officials say Posted: 02 Nov 2020 10:42 AM PST  The wreckage was found hours after the aircraft went missing.
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| Tropical Storm Eta expected to intensify into the season's 12th hurricane on Monday Posted: 01 Nov 2020 07:36 PM PST  Tropical Storm Eta is the 28th named storm of a historic Atlantic hurricane season, which has tied 2005 for most storms on record.
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| After man saves girl from drowning, family shows appreciation by helping pay for his wedding Posted: 01 Nov 2020 10:24 PM PST  Samantha Whiting wanted to show her appreciation for the man who saved her daughter this summer when she was caught in a riptide, and although she only knew his first name and where he lived, Whiting was determined to track him down.The incident occurred in August, when Whiting and her 10-year-old daughter, Hayley, were at the beach in Monterey, California. Samantha went into the water to try to save her daughter, but was struggling. Bystander Kevin Cozzi heard their screams, and raced into the waves to help. He was able to get Hayley to safety, with some assistance from a lifeguard. "He saved us," Samantha told ABC30. "If it wasn't for him coming to grab her from me, there's no way we both would have made it."The Whitings only learned Kevin's first name and that he lived in Merced, California. They were visiting Monterey, and when they returned to their home in Texas, the family decided to find Cozzi so they could once again let him know how grateful they were for his help. "He's one of the biggest heroes I've ever met," Hayley said. Last week, Samantha made a post on the Facebook group Merced Neighborhood Watch, and within hours, she was talking to Cozzi.Cozzi and his fiancée had to postpone their wedding because of the coronavirus pandemic, and the Whitings decided to launch a GoFundMe to help them have the wedding of their dreams. Both Samantha and Hayley have been invited to the wedding, set for next fall, and look forward to once again thanking Cozzi in person. He is thankful for their fundraiser, but told ABC30, "That girl being saved was enough for me."More stories from theweek.com COVID-19 keeps proving everyone wrong Is this the year the New South turns blue? Democrats' first priority
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| Russia's 'Sausage King' killed with a crossbow in sauna outside Moscow Posted: 02 Nov 2020 04:54 AM PST  Several intruders broke into a sauna at the home of a Russian meat tycoon known as the "Sausage King" outside Moscow early on Monday, tied him and a woman up and demanded money before killing him with a crossbow. The woman managed to escape the attack in the Moscow region and alert the police but the businessman was dead when officers arrived at the scene, said the Investigative Committee, which positions itself as a Russian version of the F.B.I. The agency did not name the deceased man in its statement, but REN TV and other Russian media identified him as Vladimir Marugov, owner of the "Ozyorsky sausages" and "Meat Empire" sausage factories.
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| 'I'm surprised I was not caught,' says South Korea's most notorious serial killer in court hearing Posted: 02 Nov 2020 04:17 AM PST  A man who has confessed to being one of South Korea's most prolific serial killers has told a court in the city of Suwon that he was surprised he had not been not caught earlier. Lee Chun-jae, 57, was appearing in court on Monday for the retrial of a man who was wrongly convicted of one of Lee's killings, serving 20 years in prison for the rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl in 1988. The man, Yoon Sung-yeo, was released in 2008 but is appealing to have his conviction quashed. He alleges - and police have admitted - that he was coerced into making a false confession in the death of the girl as police struggled to identify the perpetrator of a series of killings attributed to "the Hwaseong Strangler." Lee told the court that he murdered 14 women and girls around the city of Hwaseong between 1986 and 1991, Yonhap News reported. All the victims were discovered bound, gagged, raped and, in most cases, strangled with an item of their own clothing, usually their underwear. His first victim was 71 years old and two other victims were 14.
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| Hong Kong in record meth bust as pandemic forces gangs to evolve Posted: 02 Nov 2020 12:37 AM PST  Hong Kong authorities announced a record seizure of over half a ton of methamphetamine on Monday, saying the coronavirus pandemic had led smugglers to riskier bulk shipments in place of traditional drug mules.
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| Final Polls before Election Show Biden with National Lead, but Battleground States Tightening Posted: 01 Nov 2020 08:58 AM PST  Final polls of the presidential race before election day give Joe Biden a commanding lead nationwide, but with gaps narrowing in some key battleground states.With two days remaining until the elections, some pollsters are still urging caution about certainty of a Democratic win despite Biden's lead over President Trump. The president's shock victory in 2016 has contributed to unease about current survey results."This election is probably the most competitive 10-point race I've seen," Republican pollster Bill McInturff told the Wall Street Journal.McInturff and Democratic pollster Jeff Horwitt conducted the final election poll for the Journal and NBC News, in which respondents broke for Biden 52-42. A Fox News survey released on Saturday showed a similar result, with Biden leading 52-44.Polls of battleground states are more varied in their findings, however. Biden leads Trump by 47-44 in Florida and 49-43 in Pennsylvania and Arizona, according to a final pre-election New York Times/Siena College poll. (The same survey gave Biden an eleven-point lead in Wisconsin.)However, Trump holds a 50-48 lead over Biden in Florida according to a different survey by the Washington Post and ABC News, with pollsters calling the Florida election a "toss-up." The Post and ABC poll also found that Biden leads Trump 49-45 among all registered voters in Pennsylvania.Biden was scheduled to campaign in Pennsylvania on Sunday in an attempt to win over that state's 20 electoral votes. Biden, who has stopped in Michigan and Wisconsin during the final stretch of his campaign, appears to be attempting to win back Democratic strongholds that flipped to support Trump in the 2016 elections.The president, campaigning in Michigan on Sunday, has countered by portraying himself as better for American manufacturing industries. Trump has also highlighted Biden's comments on ending fracking in an attempt to appeal to Pennsylvania voters.
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| Freakish ‘snake’ found in Virginia is large invasive species of worm, experts say Posted: 02 Nov 2020 11:28 AM PST  It has a half-moon shaped head and can grow to a foot, experts say.
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| Ethiopia: Gunmen kill at least 32 people in Oromia state Posted: 02 Nov 2020 02:23 PM PST  Dozens of civilians are rounded up and killed, houses burned and livestock stolen, officials say.
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| Buying a Gun Ahead of the Election Won't Make You More Powerful. Here's What Americans Should Do to Deal With Crisis Instead Posted: 02 Nov 2020 12:02 PM PST  The President of the United States has undermined confidence in the electoral system and refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power. The reality is that those guns are more likely to be used by us to commit suicide (in the U.S. nearly two-thirds of all gun deaths are due to suicide, and access to a gun triples the risk of death by suicide); to hurt the people we love when arguments get out of hand (more than half of women killed by an intimate partner are killed with a gun, and access to a gun makes it five times more likely a domestic abuser will kill his female victim); to kill our children (firearms are a leading cause of death for children and teens), or to be raised against the rare assailant only for us to miss or hit unintended targets.
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| China says will safeguard Chinese journalists' rights after U.S. visa rule Posted: 02 Nov 2020 12:01 AM PST  China's foreign ministry said on Monday it will take all necessary measures to protect Chinese journalists in response to the United States delaying visa renewals for Chinese reporters. China urges the United States to stop its "political crackdown" on Chinese journalists, ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said at a news briefing.
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| Authorities found 27 missing children in Virginia. Here's what we know about the operation. Posted: 02 Nov 2020 12:48 PM PST  While the cases were announced together as part of a larger operation, there is no suspected criminal enterprise linking the cases, officials say.
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| The head of the World Health Organization is in quarantine after a contact tested positive for COVID-19 — and he hasn't been tested yet Posted: 02 Nov 2020 12:22 PM PST  Colleagues at WHO headquarters said Tedros has not been tested yet, and "is at home, in quarantine, and as you can see, very well and working away."
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| Mini November heat wave will send temps soaring Posted: 02 Nov 2020 09:31 AM PST  A major warmup is on the way for the Midwest and northeastern United States following a dose of winter weather that suppressed temperatures 15-20 degrees Fahrenheit below average on Monday. Forecasters say the pattern switch will soon allow temperatures to rebound by 30-40 degrees Fahrenheit from chilly early-week levels. Mother Nature is about to give anyone who is not yet ready for the onset of winter a little throwback to early fall in the form of a mini November heat wave. The upcoming pleasant weather pattern will allow people more time to rake leaves and prep homes and vehicles for winter - and even challenge a high-temperature record or two in places. On the other hand, winter lovers may need to put freshly-waxed skis off to the side for a couple more weeks. The recent blast of wintry weather can be blamed on the jet stream, according to AccuWeather meteorologists. A sharp southward dip in the jet stream allowed cold air to empty southward from Canada and spill across the Great Lakes and Northeast states in two waves from Friday through Monday. CLICK HERE FOR THE FREE ACCUWEATHER APP Snow coats the leaves on a tree in the Public Garden, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) That jet stream will begin to retreat over the Northeast on Election Day. By then, temperatures will already be on the rebound in the Midwest and parts of the central Appalachians. During the middle and latter part of this week, the jet stream will flatten out and take on a more west to east configuration across the northern tier of the nation. During early November, the jet is usually set up from west to east, but also hundreds of miles farther to the south than where it is positioned in October. "When the jet stream is forecast to be near the Canada border, big southward intrusions of cold air are unlikely and warmth is able to expand northward from the Southern states," according to AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Brett Anderson. On Wednesday, highs are forecast to range from the middle 60s in Minneapolis and near 50 in Boston to the middle 60s in Chicago and Washington, D.C. The warmup will become even more significant across the Central and Eastern states by next weekend as the jet stream is projected to retreat even farther to the north. "The setup for the weekend will allow very warm air for early November to build over much of the Central and Eastern states and even into part of south-central and southeastern Canada," Anderson said. Afternoon temperatures may approach 70 in Chicago and Washington, D.C., and may climb well into the 60s in New York City and Boston on Saturday. Normal highs are in the mid-50s in Chicago and Boston, the low 60s in D.C., and the upper 50s in New York City during early November. The high temperature could even challenge the record daily high of 72 set back in 1874 in Minneapolis, where normal highs this time of year are around 50. The unusual warmth will arrive after Minneapolis residents experienced a taste of winter. The city picked up 9.3 inches of snowfall in late October, a month that normally brings just 0.6 of an inch. For the month of October, the city picked up 1,550% of normal snowfall. Temperatures will reach even higher across areas farther to the south. In the South Central and Southeastern states, highs in the 70s will be widespread with temperatures topping out near 80 degrees along the Gulf Coast. Atlanta's normal highs are in the upper 60s and New Orlean's average highs for early November are in the mid-70s. It is possible that colder air and perhaps a return to winterlike conditions may transpire later next weekend to the second week of November over parts of the Central states, but warmth may hold on for several more days in the East during the second week of November. Record high temperatures in the Northeast are generally in the 70s over the region with some records in the lower 80s around the Chesapeake Bay. It may be possible for some record highs to be challenged in the Northeast next week. As warmth congregates in the East next week, activity in the tropics may warrant some concern for part of the Southeastern states either due to Eta or a spinoff off Eta. Keep checking back on AccuWeather.com and stay tuned to the AccuWeather Network on DirecTV, Frontier and Verizon Fios.
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| Trump 'army' of poll watchers led by veteran of fraud claims Posted: 02 Nov 2020 04:06 PM PST  A veteran Republican operative who got his start in politics by helping to persuade a judge to throw out hundreds of mail-in ballots is organizing an "army" of volunteers for President Donald Trump's campaign to monitor voting in Democratic-leaning areas on Tuesday. Mike Roman, Trump's director of Election Day Operations, is a former White House aide from Pennsylvania who gathered claims in 1993 of voter fraud, resulting in a court ruling overturning election results and getting his candidate seated in the Pennsylvania State Senate. It's a strategy that Trump has been advocating on Twitter and on the stump.
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| 13-year-old Missouri boy dies from Covid-19 complications Posted: 02 Nov 2020 06:13 AM PST  As Missouri's Covid-19 case count rises, Franklin County eighth grader Peyton Baumgarth fell ill and died less than two weeks after he last attended class.
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| Several injured and 1 dead after 'terror attack' in Vienna Posted: 02 Nov 2020 02:42 PM PST  An attack by multiple gunmen in Vienna, Austria left at least one person dead and several others wounded late Monday, officials said. One attacker was killed in what security officials were calling a "terror attack."
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| Sanders Urges ‘Squad’ to ‘Make Sure Biden Becomes the Most Progressive President Since FDR’ Posted: 02 Nov 2020 12:01 PM PST  Senator Bernie Sanders said in an interview with Democratic congresswomen that progressives must work to ensure Joe Biden becomes the most progressive president in decades, emphasizing that "we are not giving up on our agenda.""We understand that electing Biden is not the end all, it is the beginning," Sanders said in an interview with the four freshman progressive congresswomen known as the "Squad," Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley, and Ilhan Omar."Our first task, we've got to defeat the worst president in the modern history of this country and number two, we organize our people to make sure that Biden becomes the most progressive president since FDR," the independent senator from Vermont continued.> Some people ask what an old Jewish white guy has in common with young women of color like @AOC, @AyannaPressley, @IlhanMN and @RashidaTlaib.> > We understand each other. We come from working class backgrounds. And we're going to go forward together. pic.twitter.com/bANr9KbkmA> > -- Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) October 31, 2020Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, applauded the congresswomen and said that their work pushing for the Democratic Party to embrace more progressive policies is evident in the evolution of Biden's platform."I think as a result of the work that all of you have done, Biden's proposals in this campaign are a lot stronger than they were in the primary," Sanders said. "Do they go as far as we would want? No they don't."Sanders cited Biden's health care plan, saying that while Biden's proposals are a step in the right direction, the "only way" every individual will ultimately have access to quality, affordable health care is through Medicare for All.Sanders vowed that progressives in Congress would also continue to advance their agenda on criminal justice, immigration, and the multi-trillion dollar Green New Deal because "we're have got to be bolder than ever before in tackling climate change."He also took a shot at President Trump during the interview, saying that unlike the president, Biden "does not conceive of himself as a dictator."Sanders was the runner up in the last two Democratic presidential primaries, losing the nomination to Hillary Clinton in 2016 and again to Biden earlier this year. He is rumored to have expressed interest in the position of Secretary of Labor in a future Biden cabinet.
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