But the statement also indicates that Trump is not allowing for a second day of talks with Kim in Singapore
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- 49ers place Mostert on IR, add 2 safeties to rosterSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - The San Francisco 49ers have placed running back Raheem Mostert on injured reserve and activated safeties Johnathan Cyprien and Jared Mayden from the practice squad. The Niners made the moves to add two safeties to the active roster on Saturday because starters Jaquiski Tartt and ...
- Authorities look for 2 missing girls after 2 boys are killedLEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) - Authorities are looking for two girls who were abducted from a Kansas home where two boys were found dead Saturday. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation identified the missing girls as 3-year-old Aven Jackson and 7-year-old Nora Jackson. An Amber Alert said the suspect in the abduction ...
- Michigan sees record number of new confirmed virus casesLANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan on Saturday reported more than 3,000 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus - the highest yet during the pandemic - amid what a top health official called “alarming increases" in infections around the state. The 3,338 new COVID-19 cases reported by the Michigan Department of ...
- Ally McDonald holds onto LPGA Drive On Championship leadGREENSBORO, Ga. (AP) - Ally McDonald held onto the lead Saturday in the LPGA Drive On Championship-Lake Reynolds Oconee, shooting a 3-under 69 to take a one-stroke advantage into the final round. Winless on the LPGA Tour, the 27-year-old from Mississippi had a 13-under 203 total on the Great Waters ...
- 'Borat' star: 'Heaven knows' what else Rudy Giuliani has done in hotel rooms with female reporters"Borat" actor Sacha Baron Cohen asked viewers Friday to decide for themselves if his latest film shows President Trump's attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani acting inappropriately or not. "If the president's lawyer found what he did there appropriate behavior, then heaven knows what he's done with other female journalists in hotel ...
- Manchester misery: Worst starts since 2014 for City, UnitedLONDON (AP) - The Manchester rivals are rolling the clock back six years in a way neither desires. A pair of draws on Saturday left the teams with their lowest English Premier League points tallies after five games since 2014. City is on eight points after being held at West ...
- Rays stack lineup with righties against Urías in Game 4ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - The Tampa Bay Rays started four right-handed hitters at the top of their batting order and seven in all against Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Julio Urías in World Series Game 4 on Saturday night. Tampa Bay made one change from the players it started against lefty ...
- Jaguars place veteran RB Chris Thompson on COVID-19 listJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - The Jacksonville Jaguars placed veteran running back Chris Thompson on the COVID-19 list Saturday. He did not make the cross-country trip to Los Angeles to play the Chargers. The Jaguars (1-5) activated running back Devine Ozigbo from the injured reserve/designated for return list. He could make ...
- Sheriff: Man fatally shoots neighbor who recently moved inLEESBURG, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a Florida man fatally shot a neighbor who had recently moved next door after the two had an argument. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday in a news release that 61-year-old Scott Curtiss Rudolph was arrested on a first-degree murder charge in the ...
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- Media executives are finally accepting the decline of cable TV as they plot a new path forwardThe largest U.S. media companies are projecting about 25 million more households will cancel cable TV in the next five years, prompting major changes throughout the industry.
- Beating breast cancer cost this woman over $225,000. Health insurance didn’t cover her billKaren Sock spent more than $225,000 on breast cancer treatments before being declared cancer-free over five years ago.
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- Fact-checking the second Trump-Biden debateHere's our round-up of 25 dubious claims in the second debate clash between President Trump and Joe Biden, with the lion's share from Trump.
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- Democrats Throw a Tantrum Over Amy Coney Barrett
- Trump's Latest Peace Deal: Sudan and the Three Yeses
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- DOJ Should Pursue a Breakup of Google's MonopolyThe Justice Department should vigorously pursue what the House report on monopolization in Big Tech recommended: structural breakups.
- Sen. Booker on Why the Dems Haven't Stopped BarrettThe night after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died, Democrats gathered on the steps of the Supreme Court, repeating the rallying call "No confirmation until inauguration!" That had zero effect on Senate Republicans, who pledged their support for Donald Trump's choice even before the president announced it would be Amy Coney Barrett.
- This Election Is Not About Donald TrumpJoe Biden and the Democratic Party want Americans to see this year's presidential contest as a referendum on Donald Trump, but the election of 2020 is about bigger things -- bigger, even, than assessing a sitting president's record in office.
- Biden Makes the Strongest Case Yet for His PresidencyAs was reported ubiquitously in advance, Trump's political allies had begged him to avoid the train wreck of the first debate by following a simple instruction for the finale: Stop interrupting so that "Sleepy Joe" will drone on and self-destruct with a disqualifying gaffe that will reveal him to be in the grip of dementia, […]
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- Senators battle over Supreme Court nominee in rare Saturday sessionSenators battled in a rare Saturday session as the chamber barrels toward a key vote on Judge Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination.Several senators took to the floor on Saturday to discuss Barrett and spar...
- Senate Health Committee chair asks Cuomo, Newsom to 'stop second guessing' FDA on vaccine efficacySen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Health Committee, on Saturday issued a call for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to "stop second guessing" analysis by scient...
- Oklahoma records 1,800 COVID-19 cases, breaking one-day recordOklahoma topped previous COVID-19 records Saturday, marking a one-day increase of more than 1,800 new virus cases, the state health department reported.
- Sunday shows preview: Trump, Biden gear up for final sprint to Election DayWith nearly a week to go until Election Day, this weekend's Sunday talk shows are expected to focus on the final efforts from the campaigns of President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden as they attempt to sway...
- Murkowski says she will vote to confirm Barrett to Supreme Court on MondaySen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said on Saturday that she will vote to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Monday, despite objections to taking up the nomination before the Nov. 3 election.
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- Americans Should Brace for 100,000 New COVID Cases a Day, Experts SayBing Guan/Reuters“You should be prepared for how bad it’s going to get.”That was the resounding—and sobering—takeaway from public health experts and epidemiologists who spoke to The Daily Beast on Saturday, hours after the U.S. smashed its previous record of new daily COVID-19 cases. The country hit 83,757 reported infections in one day on Friday, while […]
- I’m Staying Under This Weighted Blanket For the Rest of 2020Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/Scouted/AmazonThe world is stressful to say the least. And while we’ve been cooped up inside, I’ve been getting antsier and antsier, even as the outdoors has become increasingly more accessible. It’s hard not to always feel like there’s a new project to take on inside, something to do, something to […]
- ‘Urban Warfare’ as Europe’s Second Wave Spins Out of ControlCiro De Luca/ReutersROME—A few hours after the regional governor of the Italian region of Campania where Naples is located announced he would be locking down the entire province to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, Neapolitans took to the streets Friday night to defy the order. The situation quickly turned into what one police official likened […]
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- The Surprising Reason Why Ohio Is a Toss-Up StateAlex Wong/Getty ImagesOnce again, America’s eyes are fixed on Ohio as our state regains its battleground status and begins early voting in the countdown to November 3. A 30,000-foot-view shows former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump in a neck-to-neck race. But a closer look on the ground shows an intricate web of […]
- Broadway Star Betty Buckley Wants Trump to Leave Her Music Alone, and Texas to ‘Turn Blue’Photo Illustration by Kristen Hazzard/The Daily Beast/Photos GettyBetty Buckley was out walking her dog one evening a few weeks ago—near her ranch, west of Fort Worth in her native Texas—when she saw a neighbor’s Trump/Pence sign.“In a fit of pique, I ripped it off the fence and kept walking,” the Tony Award-winning Broadway star told […]
- Anna Wintour and Bill Nighy Are Friends. People Really Want Them to Date.Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / Photo GettyAnna Wintour, the inimitable editor-in-chief of Vogue and ultimate fashion maven, might not be a bastion of relatability for the average person. But she has one thing in common with the rest of us: If recent reports are true, she’s a big Bill Nighy fan.According to the […]
- Just in Time, the Retribution Gods Are Catching Up With TrumpworldPhotos AP/GettyThis foul year 2020 taketh a lot more than it giveth. But when it giveth, we have no choice but to savor it, because who knows when it’ll happen again?One of the most psychologically difficult aspects of processing the Trump presidency—besides all the crime, hate, cruelty, and grift—is the fact that most of the […]
- Newsmax TV Is Coming for Fox News by Hiring All the Crazies. Is It Actually Working?Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / Photos GettyIt seems Newsmax TV—the decade-old, also-ran, right-wing cable channel hoping to compete with Fox News—may have finally found a way to boost its dismal ratings.In recent months, Newsmax chief Chris Ruddy has gone on a hiring spree, snapping up a bevy of former Fox News personalities, Trumpworld […]