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बुधवार, 30 सितंबर 2020

Shareholders of Dhanlaxmi Bank vote against MD and CEO

Sources said shareholders were concerned the ‘identity’ of the bank was being diluted and were seeking a change in the top management.

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Monsoon season ends, rainfall at 109 percent of normal

The southwest monsoon started withdrawing from some parts of west Rajasthan and Punjab from September 28, against its normal date of September 17.

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Airtel launches security services with Rs 100 crore investment for biz users

The services will focus on end point protection, email protection to cloud DDOS protection and more. However, the CEO did not give any estimate on the ROI/ revenue share from the operations of Airtel Secure and the security intelligence centre.

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Who won the presidential debate?

Writers for The Independent have their say on the chaotic first clash between Donald Trump and Joe Biden

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A 'super healthy' 19-year-old college student has died from coronavirus complications

Chad Dorrill, a "super healthy" student at Appalachian State University and former star basketball player, died from complications of the coronavirus.

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The family of one of the officers who killed Breonna Taylor started an online fundraiser so he can retire early and focus on his 'safety'

The family of Detective Myles Cosgrove is trying to raise $75,000 so that he can buy out the rest of his service time and retire early.

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Sonic boom heard in Paris and suburbs caused by fighter jet breaking sound barrier

A loud blast heard throughout Paris on Wednesday briefly caused panic as edgy residents feared a bombing five days after a terrorist attack outside the former offices of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo. The noise was caused by a sonic boom as a military jet broke the speed of sound, police said. Pierre Duclos, who was in a café around the corner from the site of the attack on Friday when the explosion-like noise was heard, said: “Everyone looked at each other and a few people got up and went outside. For a while, we thought another terrorist attack was coming and we were all shocked. Some people asked the café owner to close and lock the door. I was here on Friday and frankly I was really worried again today.

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The U.S. is once again giving away 55,000 green cards to foreigners. It’s simple and free.

The U.S. State Department announced on Wednesday that it will officially open registration for the Diversity Visa Program for Fiscal Year 2022 (DV-2022), better known as the visa lottery.

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Fox News host floats bonkers conspiracy theory that Joe Biden will use listening devices at debate

“The Trump team asked to inspect the ears of each debater for electronic devices or transmitters,” Bill Hemmer says

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Police arrest Proud Boy member on assault and gun charges hours after Trump refuses to denounce white supremacy

Arrest follows president’s controversial comments at debate: 'Proud Boys – stand back and stand by’

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Rep. Katie Porter eviscerates pharma CEO with a brutal math lesson about his $13 million salary

Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) never wastes an opportunity to roast a CEO.On Wednesday, three pharmaceutical executives, including former Celgene CEO Mark Alles, testified on drug pricing for the House Oversight Committee. While at the company, Alles saw a massive increase in the price of the cancer drug Revlimid -- and Porter broke down just what it got Alles in return.Porter started her takedown by asking Alles if he knew what a Revlimid pill cost in 2005: $215, she reminded him with the help of a whiteboard. And by the time Alles left the company late last year, after its sale to Bristol-Myers Squibb, a single Revlimid pill cost $763. "Did the drug get substantially more effective in that time? Did cancer patients need fewer pills?" Porter questioned, trying to figure out why Celgene upped the price. Alles answered by saying Revlimid proved effective in more patients. "So you discovered more patients who might benefit from paying $763 a pill?" Porter rhetorically responded, outlining how the average senior in her district couldn't even afford one pill.Porter then moved on to tear apart the $13 million Alles made in 2017 as Celgene's CEO. "It's 200 times the average American's income and 360 times what the average senior makes on Social Security," Porter noted. She then reminded Alles just how he made "half a million dollars, personally, just by tripling the price of Revlimid." "The drug didn't get any better, the cancer patients didn't get any better, you just got better at making money," Porter concluded. Watch her questioning below. > Half a million dollars.> > That's the bonus a Big Pharma CEO got for hiking the price of ONE cancer treatment drug.> > How many patients lost their lives because they couldn't afford this medicine? Here's our conversation: pic.twitter.com/mkke6y9tnw> > -- Rep. Katie Porter (@RepKatiePorter) September 30, 2020More stories from theweek.com 3 reasons the stakes for the NBA Finals are extra high GOP Sen. Tim Scott calls for Trump to correct his Proud Boys comments: 'If he doesn't correct it, I guess he didn't misspeak' Trump pummels Biden — and America

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Amnesty Int'l halts India operations, citing gov't reprisals

Human rights watchdog Amnesty International said Tuesday that it is halting its operation in India, citing reprisals by the government and the freezing of its bank accounts by Indian authorities. Amnesty International India said it has laid off its staff and paused all its ongoing campaign and research work on human rights, and that Indian authorities froze its bank accounts on suspicion of violating rules on foreign funding.

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Marco Rubio on Trump-Biden debate, Supreme Court and Russia probe

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., reacts to the presidential debate and other topics on ‘Fox & Friends.’

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LK Advani: The man who scripted the rise of India's BJP

LK Advani is credited with scripting the rise of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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Biden: 'Will you shut up, man?'

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden asked President Trump, "Will you shut up, man?" after he continued to interrupt him during the debate.

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Judge drops suit alleging racist efforts to oust prosecutor

A federal judge on Wednesday tossed out a federal rights lawsuit filed by St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner and blasted her claims that she was the victim of a coordinated and racist conspiracy aimed at forcing her from office. Gardner, the city’s elected prosecutor, claimed in the suit that “entrenched interests” were intentionally impeding her efforts to reform racist practices that have led to a loss of trust in the criminal justice system.

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दीपिका, सारा और श्रद्धा को क्लीनचिट नहीं, एनसीबी के रडार पर कई सितारे

अभिनेता सुशांत सिंह राजपूत की मौत मामले में ड्रग एंगल की जांच कर रही एनसीबी ने अभिनेत्रियों दीपिका पादुकोण, सारा अली खान और श्रद्धा कपूर को क्लीनचिट नहीं दी है।

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Onions, ironing and 'sex appeal': Who is Tony Abbott?

The gaffe-prone former prime minister is a polarising figure in Australia.

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Families of 12 Hong Kong activists captured at sea by China look for answers

The families of 12 activists captured by China in August demand their swift return.

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US Election: Whoever becomes the next president, social media is changing

Both Trump and Biden want to take away the US law that protects platforms from being liable for what their users post.

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Job loss fears as furlough lifeline starts to wind down

Firms face higher furlough costs from Thursday, as Labour warns millions of jobs hang in the balance.

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Newspaper headlines: PM warns rule breakers as dad shops without mask

Boris Johnson's statement about a "critical moment" in the pandemic dominates most front pages.

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'I worked a five hour shift and got paid nothing'

A 19-year-old woman begins a campaign to ban unpaid work trials after working a shift for no pay.

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मंगलवार, 29 सितंबर 2020

Brad Parscale, former Trump campaign manager, hospitalised after self-harm threats

Police called to Fort Lauderdale home said Parscale, who had access to firearms, accompanied officers willinglyDonald Trump’s former campaign manager Brad Parscale has been hospitalised after he threatened to harm himself, according to Florida police and campaign officials.Police were called to the home in Desota Drive in the Seven Isles community of Fort Lauderdale late on Sunday afternoon. The home is owned by Bradley and Candice Parscale.“When officers arrived on scene, they made contact with the reportee (wife of armed subject) who advised her husband was armed, had access to multiple firearms inside the residence and was threatening to harm himself,” Fort Lauderdale police said in a statement.“Officers determined the only occupant inside the home was the adult male. Officers made contact with the male, developed a rapport, and safely negotiated for him to exit the home.”Police identified the man as Parscale. He did not threaten police and accompanied officers willingly under Florida’s Baker Act, which gives police the power to detain a person who poses a potential threat to themselves or others for 72 hours for psychiatric evaluation.On Monday afternoon, police body-cam footage was released of Parscale being dramatically taken down and handcuffed by police.Parscale was taken to Broward Health medical center.The number and nature of the firearms in the Parscale home was not known.Fort Lauderdale’s mayor, Dean Trantalis, said he had been informed there was a Swat team standoff at Parscale’s home.“It was indicated to me that he had weapons,” Trantalis told the Sun-Sentinel.“I’m glad he didn’t do any harm to himself or others. I commend our Swat team for being able to negotiate a peaceful ending to this.”Parscale was removed as Trump’s campaign manager in July after a much-hyped campaign rally in Tulsa attracted an embarrassingly sparse crowd.He was replaced by the then deputy campaign manager, Bill Stepien, but has stayed on as a senior adviser to the campaign. On his Twitter account Parscale describes himself as “senior adviser, digital and data” for Donald Trump.The Trump campaign communications director, Tim Murtaugh, issued a statement late on Sunday offering support to Parscale.“Brad Parscale is a member of our family and we all love him. We are ready to support him and his family in any way possible.”A police report on Monday noted that officers were called by a woman reporting that Parscale had been heard “ranting and raving about something” before a gunshot was fired.Candice Parscale told police that she ran from the house because she was alarmed by her husband’s behavior, local TV station WPLG reported.According to the report, Parscale began to barricade himself inside the home, hanging up on callers, the police report said, adding that he later spoke to police negotiators.“I initiated a double leg take down,” wrote Sgt Matthew Moceri, a responding officer, noting that the 6ft 8in Parscale towered over him and would not get on the ground.When officers initially arrived, Candice Parscale said the couple had argued and Brad pulled out a handgun and loaded it.She said he had post-traumatic stress disorder and had recently become violent, showing police bruises on her arms from an argument two days prior. Police photographed the injuries, they said, and the Miami Herald reported.In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-8255, or you can text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis text line counsellor. In the UK, the Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14. Other international suicide helplines can be found at www.befrienders.org.

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Supreme Court nominee Amy Barrett's ties to faith group draw questions about its treatment of women

Members of People of Praise say it's a Christian fellowship. Some former members and critics say it's authoritarian and controlling.

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In Vilnius, Macron meets exiled Belarus opposition leader

Tsikhanouskaya said Macron promised her to help negotiate with the Belarus authorities and secure the release of the political prisoners. "He promised us to do everything to help with negotiations, (during) this political crisis in our country ... and he will do everything to help to release all the political prisoners", Tsikhanouskaya told reporters in English after the meeting in Vilnius.

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Fighting rages in Nagorno-Karabakh as Erdogan calls for Armenia to end 'occupation'

Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has told Armenia to end its "occupation" of the flashpoint region of Nagorno-Karabakh amid a second day of fighting that claimed 21 more lives. Armenian forces have been in fierce clashes with Azerbaijan's troops in the region since Sunday, in the most severe flare-up of violence there for decades. On Monday, Mr Erdogan said the time has come to end the long-running crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh, which broke away from Azerbaijan, a Turkish ally, in the 1990s after a bloody separatist war. "The time has come for the crisis in the region that started with the occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh to be put to an end," Mr Erdogan said. "Once Armenia immediately leaves the territory it is occupying, the region will return to peace and harmony." Meanwhile, the president of Armenia, Armen Sarkissian, claimed that Ankara had provided F-16 fighter jets to support its ally. There were competing claims about fighting on the ground from both sides as forces from the two ex-Soviet neighbours pounded each other with rockets and artillery in the fiercest explosion of the conflict in more than a quarter of a century. In Nagorno-Karabakh said residents had taken cover in bomb shelters and constant shelling could be heard. “We haven’t seen anything like this since the ceasefire to the war in the 1990s," said Olesya Vartanyan, senior analyst for the South Caucasus region at Crisis Group, told Reuters. "The fighting is taking place along all sections of the front line.” Armenian officials said that another 15 of their soldiers had died, on top of 16 killed when hostilities first broke on Sunday. They added that "fights of various intensity” were “raging on", and that four Azerbaijani helicopters and 36 Azerbaijani tanks and APCs had been destroyed. Azerbaijan said that only one helicopter had been downed and that Armenian air defence systems had been heavily bombed. Both sides also accused each other of sending mercenaries who had fought in Syria into the conflict. Armenia's ambassador to Russia claimed that Turkey had sent 4,000 Syrian fighters that it had previously sponsored to fight against Syria's president Bashar-al Assad. Meanwhile, an Azerbaijani military spokesman, Colonel Vagif Dargahli, said that "mercenaries of Armenian origin from Syria" had been killed during the fighting. Neither Turkey nor Azerbaijan have so far offered any evidence to support their claims about the hired guns, although Turkey is widely believed to have sent Syrian mercenaries to back its allies in the Turkish-supported government in Libya. The clashes have led to fears that the conflict - effectively "frozen" for nearly 30 years - could now return to the full-blown hostilities of the 1990s, when 30,000 lives were lost. Although Nagorno-Karabakh has been under effective Armenian control since then, the territory is still regarded internationally as part of Azerbaijan, which wants to reclaim it.

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White nationalist from Charlottesville rally nicknamed ‘Crying Nazi’ is charged with threatening to rape a woman

Christopher Cantwell sent a series of threatening text messages in bid to uncover information about leader of a far-right group

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Trump's spy chief just released 'Russian disinformation' against Hillary Clinton that he acknowledged may be fabricated

DNI John Ratcliffe said in a letter that the US intel community "does not know the accuracy" of the allegation or whether it's been fabricated.

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ढांचा विध्वंस पर 28 साल बाद आज आएगा फैसला, सुरक्षा के घेरे में रामनगरी

बाबरी विध्वंस मामले में बुधवार को आने वाले फैसले को लेकर रामनगरी की सुरक्षा कड़ी कर दी गई है। फैसले की पूर्व संध्या पर अयोध्या में फैसले को लेकर न तो कोई संशय दिखा और न ही कोई चिंता।

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बिटिया हम शर्मिंदा हैं ...दिल्ली से हाथरस तक लोगों में उबाल, प्रदर्शन, सड़क जाम

हाथरस की बिटिया के साथ दरिंदगी और उसके बाद हुई उसकी मौत को लेकर दिल्ली से हाथरस सहित देश भर में गुस्सा है।

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IPL 2020: राशिद की फिरकी में फंसी दिल्ली, हैदराबाद की तीन मैचों में पहली जीत

सनराइजर्स हैदराबाद ने मंगलवार को दिल्ली कैपिटल्स को 15 रन से हराकर तीन मैचों में पहली जीत हासिल की जबकि दिल्ली की यह तीन मैचों में पहली हार है

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Russian cleaner sweeps to power in surprise village vote

'Flabbergasted' Marina Udgodskaya only entered the race as her boss needed someone else to stand.

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Chris Wallace: First debate host and Fox anchor unloved by Trump

Chris Wallace, known for his tough interviewing of all politicians, hosts the first US presidential debate.

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Coronavirus: The disabled Indians losing their livelihoods

As Covid hits India, many disabled people are losing their jobs and can't afford food and healthcare.

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Two-fifths of plants at risk of extinction, says report

We are failing to harness the many benefits plants can provide, say scientists.

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Universal Credit: Plea not to axe £20 a week ‘lifeline’

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation calls on the chancellor to extend an increase to Universal Credit.

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Coronavirus: NHS well stocked for ventilators this winter

The NHS now has access to 30,000 machines that can help people breathe if they are very ill with Covid-19.

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Black History Month: Postboxes painted to honour black Britons

Sir Lenny Henry is among a variety of figures to feature on the postboxes in Black History Month.

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Newspaper headlines: PM 'hasn't a clue' and 1m missed breast cancer scans

Many of Wednesday's papers reflect on Boris Johnson's confusion over Covid rules in the North East.

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Great Barrier Reef: Uncovering the secrets of Australia's deep waters

Scientists explain how the biggest deep-sea study of two marine parks led to exciting discoveries.

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Female Koran reciters 'part of Islamic legacy'

How female Muslim Koran reciters are making their voices heard.

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Hydrogen-powered train makes UK maiden journey

The Hydroflex made a 25-mile round-trip in Warwickshire, reaching speeds of up to 50 mph.

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Coronavirus: What is the R number and why does it matter?

Experts keep discussing the value of R, but what is it and why does it matter?

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'The new Covid support for business is nuts'

Dejection over latest government help for business has left many small firms fearing for their futures.

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Russian cleaner sweeps to power in surprise village vote

'Flabbergasted' Marina Udgodskaya only entered the race as her boss needed someone else to stand.

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सोमवार, 28 सितंबर 2020

Angry about Breonna Taylor? Do what Barack Obama said in 2016: 'Don't boo. Vote'

There's only one thing to do now that the we know the outcome of the Breonna Taylor case: 'Don't boo. Vote.'

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Pennsylvania GOP Chairman Claims He Was Taken Out of Context in Atlantic Story on Trump Stealing Election

Lawrence Tabas insists he has no intention of disenfranchising the voters of Pennsylvania.Tabas, the state’s Republican Party chairman, said he isn’t planning a scheme where the GOP-led State Assembly – not voters – would choose Pennsylvania’s 20 electors.He hasn’t discussed such a strategy with other Republican leaders or the Trump campaign.But he understands why readers of The Atlantic might come to the conclusion that he has.Tabas was one of several sources in a 9,800-word story by Atlantic staff writer Barton Gellman published last week on the magazine’s website. The story explores potential 2020 election chaos and the possibility that President Donald Trump could cling to power by preventing “the formation of a consensus about whether there is any outcome at all.”The story says Tabas is one of at least three prominent Pennsylvania Republicans discussing the possibility that the GOP-led legislature could choose the electors for the presidential race if the state’s election results remain in doubt after more than a month.Tabas said he’s never endorsed such a plan. Gellman, he said, is the one who brought it up.“I’m not even thinking about that,” Tabas told National Review. “My thoughts are getting voters to the polls and winning election through the votes.”He said his conversation with Gellman was twisted and taken out of context, “another example, in my opinion, of a very dishonest media doing what it does best.”“This writer had a theme he wanted to promote, which, of course, was not disclosed to me.”Gellman stands by his reporting. He told National Review it is true he was the one who broached the subject with Tabas of having the legislature directly appoint electors, but he denied taking Tabas out of context. He said he never reported that Tabas was actually planning to appoint electors, only that he’s discussed the possibility with the Trump campaign.Tabas may be attempting to clarify his position, or “adding things maybe he wished he’d said,” Gellman wrote in his Twitter message.Major national news outlets have seized on The Atlantic’s reporting to ratchet up alarm that Trump may not leave office peacefully if he loses his reelection bid.Washington Post columnist Paul Waldman cited Gellman’s reporting in Pennsylvania in a piece arguing that Trump is relying on the Supreme Court to steal the 2020 election.A Politico story said Pennsylvania Democrats are concerned the GOP-controlled legislature might appoint pro-Trump electors regardless of the outcome of the election, “all under the guise of massive voter fraud.”Citing The Atlantic, Axios called a Pennsylvania elector swap “the apocalypse scenario.”But Tabas said there is no plan to swap electors.Tabas said he was contacted July 22 by Gellman, who wanted to talk about ballot security and canvassing for a story about potential voting disputes.Tabas is introduced about three-quarters of the way through the story when Gellman discusses the so-called "safe harbor" deadline, the date on the election calendar -- December 8th this year -- when the 538 men and women who make up the Electoral College must be appointed. They officially meet six days later to cast their votes for the presidency.“According to sources in the Republican Party at the state and national levels, the Trump campaign is discussing contingency plans to bypass election results and appoint loyal electors in battleground states where Republicans hold the legislative majority,” Gellman writes. “With a justification based on claims of rampant fraud, Trump would ask state legislators to set aside the popular vote and exercise their power to choose a slate of electors directly.”Gellman writes that Tabas is one of three Republican leaders in Pennsylvania who told him they had “already discussed the direct appointment of electors among themselves.” One of the Republicans, he writes, said he’d also discussed it with Trump’s national campaign.“I’ve mentioned it to them, and I hope they’re thinking about it too,” Tabas is quoted as saying in the story.Tabas doesn’t dispute the quote. He disputes the context.When he said “I’ve mentioned it to them,” he said he wasn’t talking about having the legislature choose electors. Rather, he said, he was responding to Gellman, who asked if he knew what the “safe harbor” deadline was and if Trump’s campaign was aware of it.“As I recall, he said ‘Does the Trump campaign know what the date is, and are they paying attention to it?’ Something like that,” Tabas said.Gellman also quotes Tabas as saying “I just don’t think this is the right time for me to be discussing those strategies and approaches, but [direct appointment of electors] is one of the options. It is one of the available legal options set forth in the Constitution.”Tabas said Gellman asked him, as an election-law attorney, if he knew how electors would be selected if Pennsylvania doesn’t finish tallying its votes by the “safe harbor” deadline.Tabas said he told Gellman he expected it would fall to the state’s congressional delegation, which is divided evenly between nine Republicans and nine Democrats. In that scenario, he was of the belief that Governor Tom Wolf, a Democrat, would break the tie, he said.It was Gellman who raised the possibility the state legislature could pick the electors, he said.“He brought it up,” Tabas said.In his response to National Review, Gellman said it is clear that in Tabas’s quote – “I’ve mentioned it to them, and I hope they’re thinking about it too” – he was referring to directly appointing electors, and not simply acknowledging that he and the Trump campaign are aware of the “safe harbor” deadline.“There is no doubt in context that ‘it’ in his quote referred to that,” Gellman said via Twitter.“I didn’t say he’s ‘planning’ to appoint electors,” Gellman wrote. “I said he told me he’d discussed the possibility with the Trump campaign and told me that doing so is one of the options, and in the context of that discussion he said he hopes for a quick count but worries it will stretch out and people will lose faith in its integrity (and thereby, implicitly, raise questions about how to decide the winner)."“I stand by all that and I stand by the fairness of the quotation in context.”When he talked to Gellman in late July, Tabas said, Pennsylvania Republicans were still digesting the June primary election results, which had been delayed for weeks in some cases by slow mail-in ballot counting. This is the first year Pennsylvania is allowing voting by mail.Although Tabas is concerned about Pennsylvania election supervisors being overwhelmed with mail-in ballots in November, he said that in July he and his colleagues weren’t even thinking about a “safe harbor” deadline strategy, and they still aren’t. Even if they were, he said, it’s preposterous to think that he would lay out the strategy for a reporter and then tell the reporter that it wasn’t “the right time for me to be discussing those strategies.”“If I and the Trump campaign were actually discussing a strategy to somehow get the legislature to directly appoint electors, I would never in a billion years ever mention it,” he said. “Why would we tell our competitors, and tell a member of the press, our political strategy so they can print it in the paper and tell the whole world?”Tabas said he’s not even sure what would happen if Pennsylvania’s votes aren’t all counted by the “safe harbor” deadline. It could go to the congressional delegation, it could go to the state legislature, or “the court could order people to just keep on counting,” he said. It would be up to the courts to decide how to proceed, not political parties.“There are multiple options here,” he said. “It is not clear.”Tabas denies he’s had conversations with other Republican leaders or Trump campaign staffers about having the state legislature appoint electors.In a prepared statement, Jake Corman, Pennsylvania’s state senate majority leader, called the concerns laid out by The Atlantic “pure conjecture.” Corman also was named in the story.“I have had zero contact with the Trump campaign or others about changing Pennsylvania’s long-standing tradition of appointing electors consistent with the popular vote,” Corman said.“The General Assembly is obligated to follow the law, and the law is the Election Code, which clearly defines how electors are chosen and does not involve the Legislature.”A story in Politico on Friday said Pennsylvania Democrats are concerned the GOP-controlled legislature might appoint pro-Trump electors regardless of the outcome of the election, “all under the guise of massive voter fraud.”Mike Straub, a spokesman for Pennsylvania House speaker Bryan Cutler, said “there has not been a discussion by the speaker of the House or among House leaders to go that way.”Straub said he believes the media controversy has been prompted by a recent state supreme court decision that extends the deadline to count mail-in ballots until three days after Election Day.“That, I think, caused folks to have more concerns about well, if it’s that close and we don’t have a certified election, what would the next step be?” Straub said.Despite polls showing Trump behind in Pennsylvania, Tabas said he believes the president will win a clear majority in the Keystone State. Tabas said it’s simply not true that he is advocating for suppressing the will of the people.He said he’s received threats since The Atlantic published its story.“I’ve been getting coordinated calls and emails, and they’ve been calling people I work with accusing me of somehow wanting to thwart the will of the voters,” Tabas said. “I want all the votes to be counted.”

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चुनाव आयोग की बैठक आज, 64 विधानसभा और एक लोकसभा सीट पर उपचुनावों की तारीखों का हो सकता है एलान

देश में अभी 64 विधानसभा सीट और एक लोकसभा सीट के लिए उपचुनाव होने हैं। इन 64 विधानसभा सीटों में से 28 सीटें मध्यप्रदेश की हैं। चुनाव आयोग इन सीटों पर उपचुनाव कराने को लेकर आज एक बैठक करेगा।

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उत्तराखंड: पीएम मोदी आज करेंगे नमामि गंगे की योजनाओं का ऑनलाइन लोकार्पण

प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी मंगलवार को उत्तराखंड में नमामि गंगे कार्यक्रम के तहत तैयार परियोजनाओं का ऑनलाइन लोकार्पण करेंगे।

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मुंबईः एमएलए हॉस्टल में बम होने की सूचना, पुलिस ने खाली कराई इमारत

महाराष्ट्र की राजधानी मुंबई में सोमवार देररात एक धमकी भरा फोन आने के बाद पुलिस ने एमएलए हॉस्टल की इमारत को खाली करा लिया। जानकारी के अनुसार पुलिस को फोन पर इस इमारत में बम होने की सूचना मिली थी।

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गुजरात: वडोदरा में देर रात निर्माणाधीन इमारत गिरी, मलबे में दबकर तीन लोगों की मौत

गुजरात के वडोदरा में सोमवार देर रात एक निर्माणाधीन इमारत के गिरने से तीन लोगों की मौत हो गई। जानकारी के अनुसार, यह हादसा वडोदरा के बावामनपुरा इलाके में हुआ। स्थानीय प्रशासन की ओर से मलबा हटाने के लिए अभियान चलाया जा रहा है।

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Ai Weiwei: 'Too late' to curb China's global influence

The Chinese artist and dissident says the West should have worried about China decades ago.

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Kangana Ranaut: The star taking on Bollywood

Why is Kangana Ranaut on a warpath with many of her colleagues?

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TikTok ban: How did TikTok stay online in the US?

Sophia Smith-Galer explains why President Trump shifted his position on banning new downloads of the app

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Dublin Lord Mayor: Hazel Chu and her Chinese heritage

The city's first Lord Mayor of Chinese heritage reveals the racism she and her family have faced.

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Scientists create a microscopic robot that ‘walks’

The scientists behind a microscopic "walking" robot hope their tech could one day be used against cancer.

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From tea fields to university in Sri Lanka

Theresa is one of the first women from her community of tea pickers in Sri Lanka to go to university.

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Sir David Attenborough gets quizzed by kids after plea to world leaders to save nature

His hope for the future of the planet lies in the hands of children, so what do they want to ask him?

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Coronavirus: NHS faces pandemic 'triple whammy' this winter

Health bosses warn about rising Covid-19 cases, a major backlog in treatment and reduced capacity.

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Coronavirus: Early pub closing 'putting shop workers at risk'

Staff in stores selling alcohol after 10pm may be exposed to violence and infection, a union warns.

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The water-saving device wasting billions of litres every week

Low flush toilets often waste more water than they save due to poor engineering and confusing buttons.

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Newspaper headlines: 'Tory rebels' virus revolt' amid 'deadly chaos'

Many of Tuesday's papers lead on pressure on ministers to give MPs a say over Covid-19 restrictions.

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TikTok ban: How did TikTok stay online in the US?

Sophia Smith-Galer explains why President Trump shifted his position on banning new downloads of the app

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Dublin Lord Mayor: Hazel Chu and her Chinese heritage

The city's first Lord Mayor of Chinese heritage reveals the racism she and her family have faced.

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From tea fields to university in Sri Lanka

Theresa is one of the first women from her community of tea pickers in Sri Lanka to go to university.

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Scientists create a microscopic robot that ‘walks’

The scientists behind a microscopic "walking" robot hope their tech could one day be used against cancer.

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The cat who hitched a lift on a worldwide tour

Former Scottish rugby player Dean Nicholson met a lifelong friend as he cycled around the world.

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रविवार, 27 सितंबर 2020

Two People Injured After Driver Speeds Into Southern California Protest

A man and a woman suffered "major injuries" after the car struck them and were transported to the hospital, but are expected to survive

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Coronavirus: More than 1,000 New Yorkers test positive in a day for first time since June

Neighbourhoods in Brooklyn, Queens see an alarming rise in Covid-19 cases

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'Taiwan is Taiwan': China name dispute moves from birds to climate change

The dispute over international organisations referring to Taiwan as Chinese has moved from wild bird conservation to climate change, after a global alliance of mayors began listing Taiwanese cities as belonging to China on its website. China has ramped up pressure on international groups and companies to refer to democratic, self-ruled Taiwan as being part of China, to the anger of Taiwan's government and many of its people. This month a Taiwan bird conservation body said it had been expelled from a partnership with a British-based wildlife charity after it demanded the Taiwan group change its name and sign documents stating it did not support Taiwan's independence.

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Los Angeles officer 'will be ok' after being injured during shooting inside police station, authorities say

The shooting comes after 2 Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies were shot in an apparent ambush this month while sitting in a patrol car in Compton.

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Fighting erupts between Azerbaijan and Armenia over disputed Nagorny Karabakh region

Armenia’s Prime Minister yesterday/SUN called on citizens to ‘defend our sacred homeland’ after heavy fighting with Azerbaijan brought the arch enemies to the brink of all-out war. The clashes erupted on Sunday morning in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabkh, an ethnically Armenian zone within the official borders of Azerbaijan but outside of its control. Tensions have been rising for months over the disputed territory, which was seized by Armenian separatists in 1991 in one of the bloodiest wars that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union. Both sides, former members of the Soviet bloc, yesterday denied being the aggressor, while reporting military and civilian casualties that included at least one child. Russia has a military base in Armenia and a fully-fledged war could draw it into conflict with Turkey, the other key power in the region, which backs Azerbaijan. In an attempt to prevent a major conflagration, Moscow called for a ceasefire and negotiations, along with France, Germany and the EU. Ankara blamed Armenia for "hostility that will send the region into fire" and offered Baku its full support.

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S. Korea calls for N. Korea to further investigate shooting

South Korea said Saturday it will request North Korea to further investigate the killing of a South Korean government official who was shot by North Korean troops after being found adrift near the rivals’ disputed sea boundary while apparently trying to defect. Seoul could also possibly call for a joint investigation into Tuesday’s shooting, which sparked outrage in the South and drew a rare apology from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Kim was quoted as saying he was “very sorry” over what he described as an “unexpected, unfortunate incident" in a message sent by Pyongyang's United Front Department, a North Korean government agency in charge of inter-Korean relations.

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Cars have hit demonstrators 104 times since George Floyd protests began

Amid thousands of racial justice protests nationwide since George Floyd's death, dozens of drivers have plowed into crowds marching in roadways.

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Pelosi begins mustering Democrats for possible House decision on presidency

The speaker sent a letter emphasizing local races, in case a tie in the Electoral College requires state delegations to vote.

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लद्दाख पर्वतीय परिषद चुनाव का बहिष्कार वापस, लेह प्रतिनिधि मंडल को सरकार ने मनाया

लेह के राजनीतिक प्रतिनिधियों ने लेह-लद्दाख स्वायत्त पर्वतीय विकास परिषद (एलएएचडीसी) चुनाव के बहिष्कार की घोषणा वापस ले ली है।

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विश्व रेबीज दिवसः कोरोना ने भटकाया रेबीज से ध्यान, मरीजों के साथ दवाओं की भी कमी

विश्व रेबीज दिवस पर पूरी दुनिया में जागरुकता अभियान पर जोर दिया जाता है लेकिन देश की राजधानी में जागरुकता से ज्यादा सरकारी

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RCB vs MI, IPL 2020: विराट-रोहित के बीच रोमांचक मुकाबले की उम्मीद, दूसरी जीत की तलाश में दोनों टीम

आईपीएल में सोमवार को सर्वाधिक चार की चैंपियन मुंबई इंडियंस और रॉयल चैलेजर्स बैंगलोर की टक्कर होगी..

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सरकारी बैंकों को 20 हजार करोड़ की मदद दे सकती है सरकार, संसद में मिली पूंजी समर्थन को मंजूरी

वित्त मंत्रालय मौजूदा वित्त वर्ष की तीसरी तिमाही में सार्वजनिक क्षेत्र के बैंकों (पीएसबी) को 20,000 करोड़ रुपये का पूंजी समर्थन दे सकता है।

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सुविधा: मौसमी फल और सब्जियों से किसान ट्रेनों को जोड़ने पर विचार कर रहा रेल मंत्रालय

छोटे किसानों को फायदा पहुंचाने के लिए रेलवे मौसमी फल और सब्जियों की ढुलाई के लिए अपनी किसान ट्रेनों को जोड़ने की सोच रहा है। रेल मंत्रालय के वरिष्ठ अधिकारियों ने रविवार को यह बात कही।

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What can I do in six months to help me leave retail and get a Monday to Friday job?

What can I do in six months to help me get into a Monday-Friday office job?

I have a business administration degree but started in retail right after graduation (2012). Moved into management in 2014, and am currently with a very stable company that mostly treats me very well. However my current manager can be difficult to work for, and I'm just tired of retail.

The company paid for my relocation and the agreement to pay that back ends in about six months. My biggest hesitation is how stable this job is (company is constantly growing and getting bigger) and the fact that they pay me quite well and have great benefits... I just don't think I have the skills to get paid the same in a different role.

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Donald Trump 'paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016' - New York Times

The New York Times says the president paid no income tax at all in 10 of the last 15 years.

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Coronavirus: 'Forced to work' as medics fighting Covid

Almost 200 health workers have died of Covid-19 in Venezuela since the pandemic began in March.

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Donald Trump 'paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016' - New York Times

The New York Times says the president paid no income tax at all in 10 of the last 15 years.

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Coronavirus: Up to £10,000 fine for failure to self-isolate in England

New rules mean anyone in England who tests positive for coronavirus has a legal duty to self isolate.

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Covid lockdown: Two thirds of Wales' population affected

Three more counties have rules imposed, with nearly two million people now affected.

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Boris Johnson promises to protect 30% of UK's land by 2030

Countries must act now to reverse biodiversity loss, Boris Johnson will tell a UN event later.

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Joe Montana: American football legend saves grandchild from kidnapping attempt

The former quarterback and his wife stopped a home intruder from kidnapping their grandchild.

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Movers 'more likely to buy than first-time buyers'

The coronavirus crisis is changing the dynamic in the UK housing market, researchers suggest.

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French Open: Andy Murray 'won't brush aside' heavy loss to Stan Wawrinka

Andy Murray says he will not "just brush aside" a comprehensive defeat by Stan Wawrinka in the French Open first round.

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शनिवार, 26 सितंबर 2020

Fact check: Joe Biden did not botch the Pledge of Allegiance in speech

An eight-second clip from a speech purports to illustrate another Joe Biden gaffe. But what is missing is the rest of the speech.

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The Latest: Protesters outside Louisville church amid curfew

More than 100 people have gathered outside a downtown church in Louisville, Kentucky, despite a nighttime curfew. The demonstrators remained largely peaceful Friday night on the sidewalk surrounding the First Unitarian Church, with some yelling “say her name, Breonna Taylor" and “You can't stop the revolution.” The church grounds had offered a brief refuge to demonstrators after a curfew the previous night.

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Fact check: Kentucky attorney general is not married to a relative of Mitch McConnell

Viral posts on Facebook falsely suggest that Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron's wife is a niece or granddaughter of the powerful senator.

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Virginia governor and wife test positive for Covid

Trump will hold a rally with 4,000 people in the state today, defying Northam's executive order on large gatherings.

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Donald Trump's Much-Hyped Health Care Plan Isn't Much of a Plan at All

President Donald Trump delivers a speech about health care on Sept. 24, 2020 in Charlotte, North Carolina, less than six weeks before the November election. President Donald Trump, who has long promised a “beautiful” and “phenomenal” health care plan, announced a series of largely meaningless actions on Thursday during a speech in North Carolina that effectively served as a campaign event. The most tangible proposal Trump unveiled was a vow to send $200 prescription drug discount cards to 33 million Medicare beneficiaries “in the coming weeks.”

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Coronavirus: More than 1,000 New Yorkers test positive in a day for first time since June

Neighbourhoods in Brooklyn, Queens see an alarming rise in Covid-19 cases

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East Texas county commissioner accused of vote-harvesting

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Notre Dame profs push back on Amy Coney Barrett portrayals: Not just 'an ideological category'

Law professor Paolo Carozza objected to "reducing Amy to an ideological category," when she she is an "intelligent, thoughtful, open-minded person."

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Proud Boys Portland rally: Fred Perry tells right-wing group to stop wearing its iconic T-shirts

Proud Boys says rally is ‘free speech event’

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A white supremacist gang member was killed during a shootout with police in California

Christopher Michael Straub hid and then ambushed deputies after fleeing from a traffic stop, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office.

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कद नहीं काम को वरीयता, भाजपा की नई टीम में नया नेतृत्व गढ़ने का छिपा है संदेश

आखिरकाल लंबे इंतजार और लंबी माथापच्ची के बाद भाजपा की नई राष्ट्रीय टीम घोषित हो गई।

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चीन से तनातनी के बीच बोले जयंशकर, भारत के हित सुरक्षित, सेना पर भरोसा रखें

पूर्वी लद्दाख में चीन से तनातनी के बीच विदेश मंत्री एस जयशंकर ने शनिवार को कहा, 'भारत के हित सुरक्षित रखने के लिए हमें अपने सैन्य बलों और उनकी योग्यता पर भरोसा रखना होगा।

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देह व्यापार अपराध नहीं, किसी भी वयस्क महिला को अपना पेशा चुनने का अधिकार: बॉम्बे हाईकोर्ट

बॉम्बे हाईकोर्ट ने देह व्यापार में शामिल तीन युवतियों से जुड़े एक मामले की सुनवाई करते हुए उन्हें सुधारगृह से रिहा करने के आदेश दिए।

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एनटीए किसी छात्र को नहीं दिला सकती मेडिकल सीट, फर्जी कॉल से रहें सावधान

नेशनल टेस्टिंग एजेंसी (एनटीए) के महानिदेशक विनीत जोशी ने शनिवार को छात्रों और अभिभावकों से मेडिकल सीट दिलाने का झांसा देने वाले फर्जी लोगों और फोन कॉल से सावधान रहने की अपील की है।

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नेपाल ने आतंकवाद के मुद्दे पर पाकिस्तान को जमकर लताड़ा

नेपाल के प्रधानमंत्री केपी शर्मा ओली ने एक बार फिर से आतंकवाद के मुद्दे पर अंतरराष्ट्रीय मंच पर भारत का साथ दिया है।

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बेटे के खिलाफ भ्रष्टाचार के आरोप साबित होने पर दे दूंगा राजनीति से इस्तीफा: सीएम येदियुरप्पा

मुख्यमंत्री बीएस येदियुरप्पा ने शनिवार को कहा कि उनके बेटे बीवाई विजयेंद्र के खिलाफ लगाए गए भ्रष्टाचार के आरोपों में रत्ती भर भी सच्चाई होने पर वह राजनीति से इस्तीफा दे देंगे।

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मुंबई के केईएम अस्पताल में शुरू हुआ कोविशील्ड का परीक्षण, तीन लोगों को दी गई वैक्सीन

शनिवार को बीएमसी के सबसे बड़े किंग एडवर्ड मेडिकल मेमोरियल अस्पताल (केईएम) में ऑक्सफोर्ड विश्वविद्यालय द्वारा विकसित कोविशील्ड का परीक्षण शुरू कर दिया गया।

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Amy Coney Barrett: Who is Trump's Supreme Court pick?

A favourite of social conservatives, Judge Barrett would swing the highest US court further right.

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Photography award winners show the fragility and beauty of mangrove forests

The Mangrove Photography Award winners show the beauty and fragility of the unique ecosystems.

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California wildfires: The inmates training to be firefighters

Brandon Smith is a former inmate firefighter and now helps former prisoners find jobs in the fire service.

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Coronavirus: Cardiff and Swansea get ready for lockdown

By Sunday evening, 1.5 million people - almost half of Wales' population - will be locked down.

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Sir David Attenborough: Naturalist gives Prince George a fossil at royal screening

Sir David presented Prince George with a fossilised shark tooth at a screening of his new programme.

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Brexit trade talks: Deal can and must be made, says CBI boss

The head of the Confederation of British Industry urges a "spirit of compromise" as trade talks resume.

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शुक्रवार, 25 सितंबर 2020

Louisville protesters faced off with an extremist militia on the 2nd day of unrest following no charges for the police involved in Breonna Taylor's killing

Protesters in support of Black Lives Matter were met with counter-protesters including an armed extremist anti-government group.

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Australian think tank finds 380 detention camps in Xinjiang

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Democrats alert inspector general that GOP's Biden probe “directly implicated” Perry in corruption

Republicans tried to smear Biden, but instead "succeeded in implicating former Secretary Perry in a corrupt scheme"

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In death, as in life, Ruth Bader Ginsburg balanced being American and Jewish

As news of the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg spread on the eve of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, a common question heard in discussions among American Jews was: “When will she be buried?”As a longtime scholar of American Jewish life, I understood that the question behind that question was whether, in death, Justice Ginsburg’s family would comply with longstanding Jewish tradition that mandates prompt burial. Or, in accordance with longstanding American tradition, would her burial be delayed so that mourners might pay her respects?In death, as in life, American Jews looked to see how Justice Ginsburg balanced being an American and being a Jew. ‘Dust returns to the earth’“Jewish custom insists on prompt burial…a consideration of particular relevance in hot climates,” the authoritative Encyclopaedia Judaica explains. To honor the dead, Orthodox Jews perform burials as quickly as possible, sometimes within just a few hours.That’s not always possible, of course. Funerals can be delayed when the death falls on the Sabbath – a day of rest in the Jewish faith when no burials are performed – or on a Jewish holiday. They can also be delayed to accommodate the needs and considerations of close relatives traveling in from afar. The practice of burying Jews swiftly is so deeply ingrained, however, that in 1995 Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, who was far from Orthodox and whose funeral was attended by leaders who rushed in from around the world, had his funeral performed and was buried within just two days of his assassination.If Justice Ginsburg’s family did not follow Jewish tradition by delaying her burial, in other respects they honored that tradition to the hilt. For example, the wooden casket lying in repose at the Supreme Court and in state at the Capitol remained firmly shut. And in keeping with Jewish practice, there was no public viewing of her body and, apparently, no embalming. Far from preserving the body, Jews believe, following the book of Ecclesiastes in the Hebrew Bible, that “the dust returns to the earth as it was” –- the sooner the better. A fitting restJustice Ginsburg also received, for the first time in American Jewish history, a traditional Jewish funeral in the Great Hall of the Supreme Court. Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt, a Conservative rabbi of Congregation Adas Israel in Washington and a friend of Ginsburg’s whose husband once served as the justice’s law clerk, presided alongside Chief Justice John Roberts. The service included all the familiar components of a Jewish funeral including a stirring eulogy, recitation of the 23rd Psalm, and the chanting, in Hebrew, of the late medieval prayer El Maleh Rachamim: “God full of mercy…grant fitting rest.” The prayer recited at Ginsburg’s funeral included the justice’s full Hebrew name – Yita Ruchel bat Celia – which includes her mother’s name, but untraditionally, not her father’s.Usually, burial in a Jewish cemetery follows immediately upon a Jewish funeral, individual mourners reverently accompanying the casket to wherever the cemetery is located. There, around the open grave, additional prayers including a special kaddish, a praise of God, are recited and the casket is lowered. Mourners and community members then personally participate in the powerful act of filling the grave in, shoveling a spadeful of dirt atop the casket, each thump reinforcing the finality that death represents.[Deep knowledge, daily. Sign up for The Conversation’s newsletter.]In the case of Justice Ginsburg, that won’t happen in a Jewish cemetery. Instead, after her casket lies in state, it will be transported to Arlington National Cemetery for a private burial service. Arlington, a national and non-denominational cemetery, has no special section set aside for Jews and explicitly forbids some traditional Jewish rituals such as manually lowering the casket and filling in the grave. Two identitiesThe traditional Jewish elements in Justice Ginsburg’s funeral and the departures from Jewish tradition connected with her burial both reflect aspects of her identity. She took great pride in her Jewish heritage but broke with most traditional Jewish practices. In death, as in life, she cherished two identities – being an American and being a Jew – even when they failed to easily harmonize. Her Jewish funeral and Arlington National Cemetery burial speak to her quest to balance these two identities.This article is republished from The Conversation, a nonprofit news site dedicated to sharing ideas from academic experts.Read more: * Ginsburg’s legal victories for women led to landmark anti-discrimination rulings for the LGBTQ community, too * Can Trump and McConnell get through the 4 steps to seat a Supreme Court justice in just 6 weeks?Jonathan D. Sarna does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

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Temp worker tossed Pennsylvania ballots Trump complained about, official says

The Justice Department announced an inquiry into the discarded ballots on Thursday, which was promoted by the White House and the president's re-election campaign.

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Feds air FBI agent’s gripes about Flynn probe

The official public release of such candid assessments from inside a federal investigative team is extraordinarily rare.

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Pakistan PM condemns 'Islamophobic' Charlie Hebdo cartoons

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday condemned the fresh publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed by a French satirical weekly, urging UN efforts against what he called rising Islamophobia.

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American consumers are paying the price for Wall Street’s profiteering in China | Opinion

China was America’s whipping boy again this week. President Trump used his United Nations General Assembly speech to accuse and to threaten Beijing for its role in covering up the early stages of the pandemic. He said that the U.N. “must hold China accountable for their actions.”

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Democrats prepare bill limiting U.S. Supreme Court justice terms to 18 years

Democrats in of the House of Representatives will introduce a bill next week to limit the tenure of U.S. Supreme Court justices to 18 years from current lifetime appointments, in a bid to reduce partisan warring over vacancies and preserve the court's legitimacy. The new bill, seen by Reuters, would allow every president to nominate two justices per four-year term and comes amid heightened political tensions as Republican President Donald Trump prepares to announce his third pick for the Supreme Court after the death on Sept. 18 of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, with just 40 days to go until the Nov. 3 election. "It would save the country a lot of agony and help lower the temperature over fights for the court that go to the fault lines of cultural issues and is one of the primary things tearing at our social fabric," said California U.S. Representative Ro Khanna, who plans to introduce the legislation on Tuesday, along with Representatives Joe Kennedy III of Massachusetts and Don Beyer of Virginia.

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Mexican farmers revolt over sending water to US during drought

Country has one month to deliver outstanding 289m cubic metres and ensure water for 14 major cities and growersMexican farmers in the drought-stricken state of Chihuahua are pitted against riot squads from the national guard in an increasingly violent standoff over their government’s decision to ship scarce water supplies to the United States.The confrontation has already led to bloodshed: earlier this month, a woman was shot dead and her husband was wounded after guardsmen opened fire on farmers wielding sticks and stones.The Mexican government, meanwhile, has accused protesters of being backed by opposition politicians and sabotaging La Boquilla dam, which holds some of the water it wants to send north.The standoff in Chihuahua underscores the severity of water shortages as the climate crisis provokes more severe droughts and puts agriculture under strain.It has also raised questions about why Mexico’s nationalist president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has put such a priority on repaying water debts to the US rather than going to bat for Mexican farmers.“In all the history of Chihuahua, the army has never been sent to take the dams,” said Mario Mata Carrasco, a federal lawmaker from Chihuahua. “Instead of fighting organised crime and narcotics traffickers, they’re fighting our farmers.”Disputes over water are nothing new on the high plains of Chihuahua state, where rainfall is becoming increasingly irregular. Neither is sending water to the US, which is required under the terms of a 1944 treaty.But the unrest has grown amid US demands that Mexico meets its five-year quota and completes the transfer of more than 100bn gallons by 24 October.Local farmers insist any shortfall on that quota can be repaid in the future, and argue that water held behind Mexican dams – for which they have concessions – has never been part of the agreement.“When the government comes to steal our property, we don’t have any other option but to defend it,” said Raymundo Soto, a spokesman for the farmers. “The international water treaty clearly establishes alternatives for resolving these problems.”Under the treaty, Mexico sends water from rivers in the Rio Grande basin to the United States, which in turn sends Mexico water in the Colorado River, further to the west.The treaty was negotiated when Mexico and the US were second world war allies and “is very favourable to Mexico”, tweeted Lorenzo Meyer, a Mexican historian and commentator. “Not fulfilling our treaty obligations would be ending an agreement that would be impossible to improve upon.”Both US and Mexican officials say water is flowing from Chihuahua to make up the deficit. But time is running out: Mexico still has to transfer almost a year’s worth of water to meet the deadline.Mexico’s president, commonly known as Amlo, insists Mexico will comply with the treaty. He also revealed that Texas’ governor, Greg Abbott, had expressed impatience over Mexico falling behind in its water deliveries.Amlo has repeatedly alleged that big pecan farmers, backed by political interests, are behind the protests.“They’ve been doing their best to get us into a conflict with the United States,” Amlo recently told reporters. “It’s all a plan to take electoral advantage of the situation.”Mexico has fallen behind in its water payments for the current five-year cycle – and not for the first time, farmers say. They argue that Mexico can postpone payment in drought conditions – something Mexican and US officials say is off the table because Mexico was in deficit at the end of the last cycle in 2015.As of 24 September, the country had met roughly 86% of its treaty obligations, according to Roberto Velasco Álvarez, Mexican undersecretary for North America.Mexico now has a month to deliver the outstanding 289m cubic metres and ensure water for 14 major cities and growers in the lower parts of the Rio Grande, said Velasco.“There are concerns for other water users, especially urban users,” he said, adding: “Chihuahua is illegally retaining water in its dams.”But farmers say they have already been forced to adjust to a drier environment by reducing planting. Meanwhile, the drilling of illegal wells is rampant.Many in Chihuahua fear that they may soon see a replay of a severe mid-1990s drought which forced many farmers to migrate, said Jesús Valenciano, a member of the legislature.“They went illegally to the United States – and never returned,” he recalled. “People don’t want this to happen again. That’s why there’s such a conflict.”

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Letters to the Editor: Trump isn't running for election. He's running against the election

President Trump's refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power is the latest clue that he will try to nullify the popular vote.

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Louisville cop injured in Breonna Taylor shooting threatens lawsuits over being called 'murderer'

Jonathan Mattingly was the Louisville police officer who was injured during the Breonna Taylor shooting. He has hired a civil attorney.

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दिल्ली दंगा मामला : पुलिस का दावा, हिंसा और प्रदर्शनों में थी आईएसआई की भूमिका

दिल्ली दंगों व सीएए व एनसीआर के विरोध में हुए प्रदर्शनों में पाकिस्तान की खुफिया एजेंसी आईएसआई की भूमिका सामने आई है।

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यूक्रेन में बड़ा हादसा, विमान दुर्घटना में 22 लोगों की मौत, 6 लापता

28 लोगों को लेकर जा रहा यूक्रेन वायुसेना का एक विमान शुक्रवार शाम में दुर्घटनाग्रस्त हो गया। हादसा इतना भयानक था कि 22 लोगों की मौके पर ही मौत हो गई। बाकी लापता हैं।

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IPL 2020: पृथ्वी-रबाडा के आगे चेन्नई चित, दूसरी जीत के साथ दिल्ली शीर्ष पर

आईपीएल 2020 में जीत के साथ शुरुआत करने वाली चेन्नई को लगातार दूसरी हार झेलनी पड़ी।

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कनाडा-ब्रिटेन में दूसरी लहर, मेक्सिको में मृतक 75,000 पार , दुनिया में 3.24 करोड़ संक्रमित

दुनिया में संक्रमितों का आंकड़ा शुक्रवार को 3.24 करोड़, जबकि मृतकों की संख्या 9.88 लाख पार कर गई। महामारी की चपेट में आए 2.39 करोड़ लोग अब तक ठीक भी हुए हैं। इस बीच, कनाडा और ब्रिटेन महामारी की दूसरी लहर की चपेट में आ गए हैं।

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राज्यों के हिस्से का 47 हजार करोड़ न देकर केंद्र ने तोड़ा जीएसटी क्षतिपूर्ति कानून : कैग

कैग ने केंद्र सरकार द्वारा नियमों का उल्लंघन करते हुए जीएसटी क्षतिपूर्ति उपकर (सेस) के 47,272 करोड़ रुपये कब्जा लेने की बात कही है।

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गुरुवार, 24 सितंबर 2020

"Zombie" storm regains strength in bizarre 2020 season

"Welcome back to the land of the living, Tropical Storm Paulette," the National Weather Service said.

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