1 to 2 million tons of US plastic trash go astray, study finds

More than a million tons a year of America’s plastic trash isn’t ending up where it should. The equivalent of as many as 1,300 plastic grocery bags per person is landing in places such as oceans and roadways, according to a new study of U.S. plastic trash. In 2016 — the last year enough data...
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Philippines orders evacuation as the strongest typhoon of 2020 approaches

MANILA – Philippine officials on Saturday ordered an evacuation of thousands of residents in the southern part of the main Luzon island as a category 5 storm that is the world’s strongest this year approaches the Southeast Asian nation. Typhoon Goni, with 133 miles sustained winds and gusts of up to 164 mph, will make...
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Two New Orleans police officers ‘ambushed’ by gunman riding in pedicab

Both ambushed cops will survive, including one who now has a bullet lodged in his skull, authorities said.
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Internal Documents Reveal COVID-19 Hospitalization Data The Government Keeps Hidden

Where are hospitals reaching capacity? Which metro areas are running out of beds? NPR has learned federal agencies collect and analyze this information in detail but don't share it with the public.
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Agencies, Contractors Suspend Diversity Training To Avoid Violating Trump Order

President Trump's recent executive order banning some diversity training has had a widespread effect as government agencies, contractors and universities scramble to figure out how to comply.
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Final NPR Electoral Map: Biden Has The Edge, But Trump Retains Narrow Path

You would rather be Democrat Joe Biden heading into Election Day than President Trump, but there's lots of uncertainty. It's possible to see Biden win a blowout or Trump again eke out a win.
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NYPD’s sergeants union blasts Biden, Sanders for Walter Wallace tweets

The NYPD sergeants union took aim this week at Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden for their tweets about Walter Wallace, the knife-wielding man shot and killed by Philadelphia police this week. The Sergeants Benevolent Association fired off two tweets Wednesday night — one in response to the Democratic presidential candidate for tweeting, “Our hearts are...
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Cops attacked with fireworks during violent night in Washington, DC

Rioters lobbed fireworks at Washington, DC cops and tried to storm into a precinct during a second night of violence sparked by the death of a black man who crashed while being followed by police.
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DHS proposes revamping H-1B visa program to protect American workers

The Trump administration has proposed revamping the H-1B visa selection process for high-skilled foreign technology workers by scrapping the existing lottery and replacing it with a system based on wages to protect American workers, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Getting rid of the computerized lottery system would prod employers into offering higher wages...
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Man asked to remove Halloween display deemed ‘detrimental’ to children

A councilman in the UK was asked to remove his outdoor Halloween decorations because they’re “detrimental to the mental health” of kids — and 2020 is terrifying enough. The holiday killjoy emailed Ashan Jeeawon over the allegedly offensive display — floating skeletons, a trio of witches and an eerie green light — at his Bexhill-on-Sea...
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Philadelphia looting included man stealing a washing machine

He made a clean getaway. Looters were seen in a series of videos trashing Philadelphia stores Tuesday night — with one even blithely wheeling out a large washing machine. A heavy police presence with the backing of National Guard mostly prevented disturbing scenes of violence that marred the City of Brotherly Love on Monday after...
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McConnell: Amy Coney Barrett confirmation has energized conservative voters

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is standing by his handling of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination and confirmation to the nation’s highest bench, saying he isn’t worried that a negative political consequence will come from it. In separate interviews with Politico and the New York Times on Tuesday, McConnell (R-Ky.) expressed pride in...
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'Something Has To Give': Latinas Leaving Workforce At Faster Rate Than Other Groups

Women are leaving the workforce at four times the rate of men. The shift is especially pronounced among Latina women, and that could have lasting effects for the broader economy.
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Experts To Western States: Time To Finally Fight Wildfires With More Fire

Experts warn that Western states and the federal government need to radically increase the number and size of controlled burns to help reduce the ongoing risks of more catastrophic wildfire seasons.
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At Race's End, Trump's Rallies Recall Other Late Lunges In White House History

What do you do when Election Day is a week away, you're down in the polls and more than 60 million votes have already been cast? If you're President Trump, you hit the road.
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Gulf Coast Braces As Tropical Storm Zeta Poised To Become A Hurricane

The 27th named storm of the season promises heavy rain and damaging winds. It's set to make landfall in the U.S. by Wednesday.
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360,000 Customers Lose Power In California Amid Fire-Safety Shutoffs

Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced a public safety power shutoff over the weekend as some of the strongest winds and driest conditions of this year's fire season sweep through the region.
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In Waning Days Of 2020 Campaign, Trump Tries To Recapture 2016 Mojo

The rallies, the crowd and the theatrics at each stop are straight out of Trump's 2016 playbook as the president casts himself as the upstart outsider fighting against the odds.
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With Stops In 4 Key States, Biden And Trump Bring Their Closing Arguments To Voters

The approach the two candidates are taking in this final leg of the campaign mirrors the divergent narratives they're trying to convey about the pandemic and the choice voters face this fall.
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At Least 24 Dead, Including Children, In Suicide Attack In Afghan Capital

Afghanistan's interior ministry said at least 57 others were wounded in the bombing outside of an education center in a heavily Shiite neighborhood in Kabul.
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Polish President Tests Positive For The Coronavirus

President Andrzej Duda, who says he's experiencing no symptoms, will self-isolate. Duda has apologized to those he came into contact with, who will need to go into quarantine.
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Some Boston Landlords Flout Eviction Bans, Pressure Tenants To Leave

Eviction bans were supposed to keep tenants in their homes amid the pandemic. But an investigation found landlords pressured tenants, especially immigrant workers, to move out when they couldn't pay.
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Week In Politics: Breaking Down Trump And Biden's Last Presidential Debate

With the election fast approaching we discuss the implications of this week's debate between President Trump and Joe Biden.
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Robocalls, Rumors And Emails: Last-Minute Election Disinformation Floods Voters

Dirty tricks and disinformation have been used to intimidate and mislead voters in the past. But they have been especially pervasive this year amid a chaotic and contentious election.
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News Brief: Presidential Debate, Russian Hackers

President Trump and former Vice President Biden met for their final debate of the election season last night. And, U.S. officials warn Russian hackers have infiltrated state and local governments.
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Former FDA Commissioner Discusses Updates On COVID-19 Vaccine Research Efforts

Rachel Martin speaks with former Food and Drug Administration commissioner Dr. Mark McClellan about this week's FDA advisory panel on COVID-19 vaccine research.
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Pompeo To Meet With Azerbaijan And Armenia's Foreign Ministers Amid Fierce Conflict

The U.S. Secretary of State is holding separate talks with the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Washington on Friday, in an effort to halt the fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh.
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Attorney accused of being ‘serial bank robber,’ busted on way to sixth robbery

A Florida lawyer is accused of being a “serial bank robber,” who was busted this week as he allegedly headed to his sixth raid, federal prosecutors said. Aaron Honaker, 41, is accused of holding up five Miami banks since Sept. 30 — but only successfully getting cash in two of them, and even then only...
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Trump campaign, UFC team up for massive YouTube ad during final debate

The Trump campaign is teaming up with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to occupy some critical internet space during Thursday's final presidential debate.
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Biden says America is an ‘idea’ that was ‘never lived up to’

Joe Biden said that America was an “idea” that the country has “never lived up to.” The former vice president made the comments on Brene Brown’s podcast on Wednesday during a discussion about the legacy of slavery and the Black Lives Matter movement for racial justice. “America was an idea, an idea,” the Democratic presidential...
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Officer shot during Breonna Taylor incident recounts fateful encounter

One of the three Louisville cops involved in the botched raid that ended in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor said in a new interview that one of the things he would have done differently was to burst inside her apartment without giving her time to answer several knocks on the door. “We expected that...
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Los Angeles man pleads guilty to fatally stabbing his 3 sons

A Los Angeles man was sentenced to more than 75 years in prison after pleading guilty to stabbing his three sons to death in the back of an SUV. Luiz Fuentes, 38, admitted to killing the children — Luis, 10, Juan, 9, and Alexander, 8 — as part of a plea deal that carries a 78-year...
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NASA successfully lands spacecraft on asteroid that may hold building blocks of life

A NASA spacecraft on Tuesday touched down on an asteroid that scientists believe could hold the building blocks of life. The craft, OSIRIS-REx, successfully landed on the asteroid dubbed “Bennu” more than four years after being launched from Earth. The van-sized machine quickly managed to fulfill its primary mission of collecting almost two ounces worth...
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COVID-19 outbreak infects every resident — and kills 10 — at Kansas nursing home

An outbreak of coronavirus at a privately-owned nursing home in Kansas has caused all 62 residents of the facility to become infected with the deadly virus. A total of 10 residents of the Andbe Home northwest Kansas have perished from the virus, while one person is being treated at a local hospital and 51 others...
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Man putting up Black Lives Matter sign accused of firing shotgun at Trump supporters

A Maryland man is accused of firing a shotgun at a passing truck with a Trump campaign sign that honked as he was installing a Black Lives Matter sign on Saturday, new reports said. Douglas Kuhn, 50, was arrested and charged with assault over the alleged shooting outside his Kingsville home at about 2:30 p.m.,...
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Cancer-stricken Rush Limbaugh gives update, says he’s ‘under a death sentence’

Rush Limbaugh revealed on his radio show Monday that a recent medical scan showed “some progression” of his cancer. The conservative radio host gave the solemn update after missing several shows earlier this month to receive treatment for advanced lung cancer, Fox News reported. “The scans did show some progression of cancer,” Limbaugh told his...
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Armenia, Azerbaijan Accuse Each Other Of Breaking Latest Cease-Fire Within Minutes

Each country said the other had promptly violated a humanitarian truce that took effect at midnight on Sunday, as fighting continues over the long-disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
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Black Man Serving Life Sentence For Stealing Hedge Clippers Granted Parole

Fair Wayne Bryant had committed four felonies over the two decades leading up to his 1997 theft of hedge clippers. His parole follows a failed bid for the state Supreme Court to review his sentence.
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TikTok Tightens Crackdown On QAnon, Will Ban Accounts That Promote Disinformation

The action hardens the video-sharing app's previous enforcement against QAnon that targeted specific hashtags on the app but let the videos remain.
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Five hurt after store explosion near Virginia’s James Madison University

Five people were hurt after a likely gas explosion at a strip mall in Harrisonburg, Va., just blocks from the campus of James Madison University, according to reports. The early Saturday blast could be felt for miles around and sparked a fire that eventually caused so much damage, several shops were razed. Among the victims...
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s ‘kidnappers’ planned to zap her with Taser: feds

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s accused would-be kidnappers planned to subdue her with a heart-jolting, 800,000-volt Taser, the Detroit News writes, citing newly released evidence in the case. The fed’s cache of evidence includes video of Adam Fox, 37 — the accused ringleader of the self-appointed anti-government extremist militia — as he practices loading a long...
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‘Die in a fire’: Twitter employees reveal deep hatred for Trump

Twitter’s senior executives have a long history of anti-Trump hatred, a Post review of dozens of accounts of top employees found.
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Judge Finds U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Broke Law In Seizing Control Of Fund

Judge rules against USAGM CEO Michael Pack's moves to dismiss top executives and board of a fund that helps people who live under repressive regimes to access the Web and to communicate securely.
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Bernard Cohen, Lawyer Who Argued Loving V. Virginia Case, Dies At 86

Cohen was just a few years out of law school when the ACLU asked if he would take on the case of Richard and Mildred Loving — an interracial couple whose marriage was illegal in their home state.
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Coronavirus FAQs: Open Windows In Winter, Holding Your Breath, Sprayed Masks?

This week our readers have lots of ... interesting ... queries involving opening windows during winter in North Dakota, trying not to breathe during a micro-encounter and spraying a mask with ... oil?
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Feminists Weigh Their Wins And Losses After Nearly Four Years Of Trump

The latest round of women's marches is against the filling of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Supreme Court seat. It's also an opportunity for activists to take stock as the stakes of the election loom.
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Experts Say Attack On Hunter Biden's Addiction Deepens Stigma For Millions

President Trump's son Donald Trump Jr. called Biden "a crackhead." Researchers say that kind of humiliation puts many Americans with addiction at risk. Most people never get help because of shame.
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City In China Tests 10 Million People After 13 COVID-19 Cases Are Found

Qingdao city officials say no new infections were identified. The extraordinary testing effort followed the appearance of a small cluster of COVID-19 cases centered in a city hospital.
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Two men dubbed Florida’s ‘dumbest criminals’ after one drops ID at crime scene

These two men have earned the dubious distinction of being named Florida’s dumbest thieves of the week. Robert Hobby, 41, and Marcus Reeves, 23, are clearly not the sharpest tools in the shed – making it a cinch for cops to track them down by leaving a few items behind after their alleged crime spree....
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Alexei Navalny calls on Trump to condemn use of banned nerve agent

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is calling on President Trump to join other world leaders in denouncing the banned Soviet-era nerve agent he says Russian leader Vladimir Putin used to poison him, according to a report. The 44-year-old dissident, who was discharged Sept. 23 from a German hospital, spoke with CBS News’ Lesley Stahl in Berlin...
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