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Tunisians Fleeing Economy, Not COVID, Cause Tension In Italy
Once it was just the jobless young men who set off from Tunisias rocky northern beaches for Sicily, usually defying their parents in hopes of a better future.
At Virus Milestone, Italian Priest Reflects On Loss, Lessons
If there is anything the Rev. Mario Carminati and the traumatized residents of Italys Bergamo province remember about the worst days of the coronavirus outbreak, its the wail of ambulance sirens piercing the silence of lockdown.
For Moderator Chris Wallace, Debate Was Runaway Train
For much of the opening presidential debate, moderator Chris Wallace looked like a man trying to stop a runaway train with his bare hands.
'Will You Shut Up Man?' Joe Biden, Donald Trump Face Off at Fiery Presidential Debate
There was no handshake as the two men took the stage and while this was due to Covid-19 restrictions, the absence of the traditional greeting symbolized the bitterness engulfing the country in the final countdown to November 3.
No Handshake At Start Of First Trump-Biden Presidential Debate In Age Of Coronavirus
Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden did not shake hands or wear masks as they entered their first White House debate on Tuesday, adhering to protocols on social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic.
US Chamber Of Commerce Parts Ways With Top Strategist
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce parted ways Tuesday with its longtime political strategist, as the organization, once a Republican stalwart, has demonstrated a more bipartisan spending streak in the Donald Trump era.
Senate Advances Bill To Fund Government Into December
A bill to fund the federal government cleared a key Senate procedural hurdle Tuesday as lawmakers sought to accomplish the bare minimum before they depart Washington to campaign preventing a shutdown when the new fiscal year begins.
Changing Absentee Rules Leave South Carolina Voters Confused
A flurry of federal court rulings this month over whether South Carolinians need witnesses to sign their mailin ballots this November has left many confused and frustrated as voting registration deadlines approach, with absentee voting beginning in less t...
Bereft Of Scripted Shows, Opening Week Ratings Down For TV
The surest sign of how the coronavirus shutdown has devastated the television industry is the fourthplace finish of CBS in what was nominally the first week of a new fall season.
Colombia: 94 Haitian Migrants Rescued At Sea
The Colombian Navy says 94 Haitian migrants who got stuck at sea while trying to make their way to Central America have been rescued.
Former ComEd Vice President Pleads Guilty In Bribery Scheme
A former ComEd vice president pleaded guilty Tuesday to his role in what prosecutors say was a longrunning bribery conspiracy in which the energy utility sought legislative support from one of Illinois most powerful Democrats, House Speaker Michael Madiga...
Justice Ginsburg Buried At Arlington In Private Ceremony
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been buried in a private ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. Ginsburg was laid to rest Tuesday beside her husband and near some of her former colleagues on the court.
French Arrest 29 In Cryptcurrency Scheme To Finance Jihadis
French police arrested 29 people around the country on Tuesday in a vast operation to break a complex scheme financing Islamist extremists in Syria through the use of cryptocurrencies.
Zimbabwe Suspects Bacterial Disease Behind Elephant Deaths
Zimbabwe suspects a bacterial disease called haemorrhagic septicaemia is behind the recent deaths of more than 30 elephants but is doing further tests to make sure, the parks authority said.
Nurse To Tuskegee Airmen Dies In Georgia At 100
Irma Pete Cameron Dryden, a Black woman who served as a nurse to Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, has died. She was 100.
No More UK Soldiers To Be Charged Over Bloody Sunday Deaths
No more British Army veterans will be charged over the 1972 Bloody Sunday killings of 13 civil rights protesters in Londonderry, prosecutors in Northern Ireland said Tuesday.