FILE PHOTO: A sign sits outside of a mail ballot drop-off site, which will be closed after Gov. Greg Abbott issued an order limiting each Texas county to one mail ballot drop-off site, in Houston, Texas, U.S., October 1, 2020. REUTERS/Callaghan O’Hare October 11, 2020 By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) […]
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Europe imposing new coronavirus restrictions as infections surge
Watch CBSN Live European countries are once again imposing coronavirus restrictions as cases are surpassing record levels. Roxana Saberi reports. Copyright © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. View CBS News In Free America Network Articles
U.S. airlines furlough thousands of workers as second bailout negotiations stall
U.S. airline companies began cutting 35,000 employees since last week as their 25 billion dollar bailout fund expired. Negotiations of another bailout has stalled and airlines warn they’ll be forced to furlough thousands more. Kris Van Cleave reports. Free America Network Articles
U.S. records more than 50,000 coronavirus infections for 3rd straight day
For the first time since August, the U.S. is reporting more than 50,000 coronavirus infections for a third straight day. More than 7.6 million Americans have been infected thus far and nearly 214,000 people nationwide have died. Lilia Luciano has the latest. Free America Network Articles
Bring your own pen: Lithuania votes amid pandemic
October 11, 2020 By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) – Lithuanians will be encouraged to bring their own pens to minimize infection risk at Sunday’s parliamentary election seen as a vote of confidence on Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis’ handling of the coronavirus crisis. The centrist Farmers and Greens party, an agrarian […]
Rays’ Snell opposes Astros’ Valdez in ALCS opener
October 11, 2020 Tampa Bay ace Blake Snell will oppose fellow left-hander Framber Valdez when the Rays face the Houston Astros on Sunday in the opener of the American League Championship Series at San Diego. Snell, 27, will be making his fourth postseason start and sixth overall appearance of his […]
Biden says ‘chicanery’ at polls is the only way he could lose U.S. election
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bide speaks to reporters upon his departure from Erie, PA, U.S., October 10, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque October 11, 2020 By Trevor Hunnicutt ERIE, Pa. (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden said on Saturday “the only way” he could lose to President Donald Trump […]
UK PM Boris Johnson searching for a chief of staff: Sunday Times
FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street, in London, Britain October 7, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley October 11, 2020 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is looking for a chief of staff and has reached out to Theresa May, his predecessor, on whether she wants to take […]
Pope in TED talk: Earth cannot be squeezed ‘like an orange’
Pope Francis has issued an urgent call to action to defend the planet and help the poor in his second TED talk ByThe Associated Press October 10, 2020, 8:31 PM • 2 min read Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Email this article VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Saturday […]
Mexican president asks Pope Francis for conquest apology
Mexico’s president has published an open letter to Pope Francis calling on the Roman Catholic Church to apologize for abuses of Indigenous peoples during the conquest of Mexico in the 1500s ByThe Associated Press October 10, 2020, 11:18 PM • 2 min read Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Email […]