A Maryland man is facing a federal charge for allegedly threatening Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, authorities announced Wednesday. James Dale Reed, 42, of Frederick, Maryland, admitted to authorities that he made the threats in a handwritten letter he left at the doorstep of a home in the…… MORE
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CNN Polls: Biden leads in Pennsylvania and tight race remains in Florida
Former Vice President Joe Biden holds a lead in Pennsylvania and neither he nor President Donald Trump leads in the critical state of Florida, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS. The polls, which completed fielding two weeks before Election Day, find sizable minorities of voters saying they have already voted, with those voters…… MORE
Trump administration continues to send mixed messages about future of US troops in Afghanistan
The Trump administration continued to send contradictory messages about the future of US troops in Afghanistan on Wednesday. The US ambassador to NATO said conditions had not yet been met for a further reduction of forces in the country, while President Donald Trump’s national security adviser once again suggested that the administration was moving forward…… MORE
GOP pushes back on White House’s stimulus talks with Pelosi, signaling final action could slip until after elections
Senate Republicans reiterated on Wednesday their stiff opposition to the White House’s last-ditch effort to cut a major stimulus deal with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the latest indication that passing any new relief package almost certainly will have to wait until after Election Day. At a closed-door lunch, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows…… MORE
Mitt Romney says he did not vote for Trump in the 2020 election
Sen. Mitt Romney said Wednesday he did not vote for President Donald Trump‘s reelection, the latest break between the GOP’s 2012 presidential nominee and the leader of his party. The first-term Republican senator, who already voted in Utah, declined to say if he voted for Democratic nominee Joe Biden or wrote in another candidate. But…… MORE
In the calm before the possible storm, it doesn’t look like courts will decide the election
The doomsday scenario of lawyers and judges setting surprise terms for voting or even deciding the election this year has loomed large. Yet that likelihood is diminishing by the day, several elections law experts say, with the terms for voting already essentially set in many states and a calm coming over the courts in pre-Election…… MORE
Shakhtar Donetsk produces stunning Champions League upset to defeat 13-time winner Real Madrid
Shakhtar Donetsk produced one of the most memorable upsets in Champions League history, beating 13-time winner Real Madrid 3-2 on home soil. First-half strikes from Tete and Manor Solomon either side of a Raphael Varane own goal gave the Ukrainian side a commanding lead, before Real pulled two back early in the second period through…… MORE
A Tennessee town is discouraging trick-or-treating this Halloween because of Covid-19
A small Tennessee town is discouraging door-to-door trick-or-treating this Halloween because of concerns over Covid-19, but there will still be events in the community for tiny ghouls, ghosts, pirates and princesses. The Town of Mountain City said in a notice posted on its Facebook page that there would be drive-by trick-or-treating at a local community…… MORE
Possible new organ in the human throat discovered by Dutch scientists
It’s hard to imagine there is a part of the human body that’s gone unnoticed by doctors after centuries of medical research. But that’s exactly what a group of scientists from the Netherlands believe. They said they have discovered a pair of previously overlooked glands that are hidden away in our skulls where the nasal…… MORE
The first firefighting robot in America is here — and it has already helped fight a major fire in Los Angeles
A newly recruited firefighter in Los Angeles put out a major fire even before being formally introduced at a news conference. That new recruit is a robot. The Thermite RS3, the first robotic firefighting vehicle in the United States, was scheduled to arrive at the news conference the morning of October 13, but it was…… MORE
