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He got a coronavirus vaccine in China, but had to keep it secret. Why?

An employee inspects syringes of the coronavirus vaccine produced by Sinovac at its factory in Beijing. (Ng Han Guan / Associated Press)The oil company worker wondered why he had to keep his vaccination a secret. Questions raced through his head as h...

Banks roll out robots as pandemic shakes up IT plans

By Iain Withers and Anna IrreraLONDON (Reuters) - When banks were flooded with loan requests from businesses struggling with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, hastily built robots helped several lenders cope with the deluge.The bots were one o...

Adriana Rivas: Pinochet-era kidnap suspect 'eligible for extradition'

A Chilean woman suspected of being involved in Pinochet-era kidnappings is eligible to be extradited from Australia, a court has ruled.Adriana Rivas, 67, was arrested in Sydney in February last year.She has denied involvement in the 1970s kidnappings...

Pilot killed as Taiwan fighter jet crashes into sea

A Taiwanese pilot was killed Thursday after his fighter jet crashed off the island's eastern coast during routine training, the air force said, in the second fatal air crash in three months.Pilot Chu Kuang-meng ejected from the F-5E jet after reporti...

Mexican search group finds 59 bodies in clandestine pits

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican search group said Wednesday that it found 59 bodies in a series of clandestine burial pits in the north-central state of Guanajuato and that more could still be excavated.The head of the official National Search Commissio...

Hillary Clinton joins Electoral College 4 years after it cost her the presidency: 'Pretty sure I'll get to vote for Joe'

Hillary Clinton won the popular vote but lost the 2016 presidential election because of the Electoral College. This year, she is slated to be a participant in that system.The Electoral College is comprised of 538 delegates: People who cast the votes ...

More sex assault charges filed against adult film actor Ron Jeremy

LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors said they have filed seven additional sexual assault counts against adult film actor Ron Jeremy, which together with previous charges carry a maximum sentence of more than 300 years in prison.The seven new counts, filed by t...

Nevada dad accused of throwing newborn baby off balcony during argument

Clarence Martin, Jr. allegedly suffered from “mental issues.”A two-month old is gone too soon.A newborn was allegedly thrown from the second-floor balcony by her father on Saturday around 4 a.m. in Las Vegas. Clarence Martin, Jr. was arguing with th...

Supreme Court Delivers Two Major Voting Victories to Democrats. But the Battle May Not Be Over

Senate Votes On Confirmation Of Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney BarrettThe U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Oct. 26, 2020. Credit - Stefani Reynolds—Bloomberg/Getty ImagesThe Supreme Court on Wednesday handed Democrats major...

'Quick, quick, quick': Trump rushes McSally at rally as she fights to hold her Senate seat

President Donald Trump offered a not-very warm welcome to Sen. Martha McSally on Wednesday at his campaign rally in Arizona, where his fellow Republican is fighting to hold on to her seat.After saying she was "respected by everybody" and "great," Tru...

Landlord’s threat to raise rent if Biden wins is ‘voter intimidation,’ Colorado AG says

A mobile home park landlord illegally intimidated voters when he threatened to raise his tenants’ rent if Joe Biden wins the presidential election, the Colorado attorney general told the landlord in a cease-and-desist letter.Edward (Bernie) Pagel gav...

Report: Pilot in Hawaii plane crash had risk-taking history

HONOLULU (AP) — The pilot of a plane that crashed and killed all 11 on board had a history of taking unnecessary risks and pushing the limits of his skills to give passengers an exciting ride, witnesses told federal officials.The docket released Wedn...

Jeff Bezos may be considering purchase of CNN, according to bankers

Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos speaks to the media on the company’s sustainability efforts on 19 September 2019 in Washington, DC ((AFP via Getty Images))Amazon CEO and world's richest man Jeff Bezos is allegedly considering purchasing news networ...

Trump news: Farage fawns over president at rally, as White House lashes out at unmasked ‘Anonymous’ whistleblower

US president Donald Trump toured three states on Tuesday (REUTERS)Donald Trump called Nigel Farage "one of the most powerful men in Europe" as the Brexit campaigner gave a fawning endorsement of the president during a US election campaign rally in Ar...

Lindsey Graham Is Being Boosted by a Tea Party Group That Has Always Hated Him

Win McNamee/GettyIt’s no secret that Sen. Lindsey Graham is in the fight of his political life in the closing days of his campaign to win reelection to the U.S. Senate.“I’m getting overwhelmed,” Graham begged on-air with Fox News’ Sean Hannity last m...