COLUMBUS, Ohio - A group of leading cybersecurity experts told an Ohio court that absentee ballot applications can be safely transmitted using email, countering the secretary of state's assertions that the practice would open up voting in the presidential battleground to outside interference.In a filing late Monday, eight experts in computer information and engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Georgetown, Princeton and other universities joined the American Civil Liberties Union and the Brennan Center for Justice in asking a state appellate court to allow the ballot applications to be accepted by electronic means."Election officials can easily facilitate electronic submission of applications at little cost while.

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Boomtown announce plans for “post-pandemic” version of festival in 2021

coronavirus crisis.The annual event was set to take place at Matterley Estate, near Winchester between August 12-16 2020 but organisers were forced to pull the plug in April when the UK was under lockdown.Today (October 1) organisers have set out plans to wipe the slate clean in 2021 by creating a “post-pandemic world which is all about connection, community and celebration”. Check out the video announcement below.Dubbed ‘Chapter One: The Gathering’, next year’s festival will take place between August 11-15 with a new layout, reimagined story and reduced ticket prices.

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Carnival cancels most 2020 US cruises as CDC extends ban

Carnival Cruise Line is canceling most U.S. sailings through the end of this year, the latest sign that the cruise industry’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic could still be many months away.The company said Thursday it is canceling sailings from all ports except its home ports of Miami and Port Canaveral, Florida.

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B.C. pub owner who asked customers to ‘vote that f—er out’ forced to register as election advertiser

Coronavirus: Pub owner in Kelowna, B.C., pulls message on receipts to ‘vote that f—er out’ However, he said the move was his last resort after failed attempts to lobby the government to ease restrictions on B.C. pubs, restaurants and bars.“I think our message has been heard loud and clear, and so we removed the message from our receipts,” Willoughby told the Mike Smyth show on CKNW Thursday morning.“I understand it’s a bit crass, but, at the same time, sometimes you’ve got to jump up and down and shout to be heard.”Elections BC says it contacted the pub on Wednesday to inform its owners that the political statement on customer receipts constituted third-party advertising.“Our first step in cases like this is always education.

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What will the US election mean for the physical and mental health of older adults?

If you would like to check your registration status or register to vote, we have added some useful links at the bottom of this article.Early stories about the toll of the pandemic called it “the great equalizer,” but that narrative has begun to give way for the more accurate analogy that we are “in the same storm, but not in the same boat.” The veracity of this statement is clear when we consider the impact of COVID-19 on older adults. About one-third of the documented deaths from the coronavirus have occurred among people living in residential care settings, such as nursing homes and independent or assisted living facilities.

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NFL threatening suspensions for coaches and sideline personnel who don't wear face masks

LOS ANGELES - The NFL is threatening teams with possible suspensions for sideline personnel, including coaches, who do not properly wear face coverings during the pandemic.Forfeiting draft picks also could be among disciplinary measures for failing to comply with league/players' union protocols.In a memo obtained by The Associated Press, Troy Vincent, who oversees NFL football operations, told the 32 teams Wednesday that “accountability” is required on the sidelines.“We will continue to address lack of compliance with accountability measures that may also include suspensions of persons involved, and/or the forfeiture of a draft choice(s),” Vincent wrote.“As you know, the game-day protocols agreed to with the NFLPA require that coaches and

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Pandemic takes toll on business of pisco producers in Peru

ICA – In the house where for decades she has bottled pisco, the grape brandy of South America's Pacific coast, Rosa Grados has thousands of stored liters that she has not sold because of the coronavirus pandemic.“You wait a year to get to the moment of distillation and when you are at the door, everything is cut,” said Grados, whose brand “Cholo Matías” is one of the most recognized in Peru and in 2008 was presented as a gift to 21 presidents of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum held in Lima.Like Grados, more than 500 pisco producers in Peru have seen their sales drop by more than 50% during the pandemic and the grape fields of thousands of farmers have been ruined by late harvests due to mandatory closures of more than 100 days

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Saskatchewan election: Ongoing mandatory mask debate and where parties stand

mask has been up for debate for months amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.Saskatchewan’s 29th general election was launched on Tuesday with the pandemic still going on. Mask complaints rise in Calgary prompting calls for more enforcement support As of Wednesday, health officials said there are 139 active COVID-19 cases, with the overall total for the province growing to 1,913 since the first case was reported in March.

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The hardy challenge of tracking economic activity in a pandemic

₹50,000 in value. Introduced as a check on goods and services tax (GST) evasion through false destination declarations, since inter-state exports are zero-rated, states grew so persuaded of its monitoring merits that by July 2018, all of them had extended e-way bills to intra-state transport as well.Remember that two important goods carried by surface transport still remain within the tax domain of states: alcohol for human consumption, and petroleum.

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Europe is building a ‘digital twin’ of Earth to revolutionize climate forecasts

Paul VoosenThe European Union is finalizing plans for an ambitious “digital twin” of planet Earth that would simulate the atmosphere, ocean, ice, and land with unrivaled precision, providing forecasts of floods, droughts, and fires from days to years in advance. Destination Earth, as the effort is called, won’t stop there: It will also attempt to capture human behavior, enabling leaders to see the impacts of weather events and climate change on society and gauge the effects of different climate policies."It’s a really bold mission, I like it a lot,” says Ruby Leung, a climate scientist at the U.S.

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‘South Park’ pandemic special goes ham on 2020, mocking Trump, Disney, cops

“The Pandemic Special,” which is the show’s 308th episode, is considered a stand-alone and is the first of its kind for the series.The kickoff to Season 24 sees the police shoot Token (the show’s main Black character) and go on a rampage killing kids who are out after curfew. It also implied that Randy Marsh might be the one who spread COVID-19, since he visited China — a country that banned “South Park” after the Season 23 episode “Band in China.”The show’s version of President Donald Trump — Mr.

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Fireball seen across several East Coast states was a meteor, experts say

WASHINGTON - A flash that lit up the skies over parts of the country, including D.C., in the wee hours of Wednesday was probably a random meteor, an expert said.Many social media users around the Pittsburgh area reported seeing a streaking fireball shortly after 4 a.m. It remained in the skies for a short time before disappearing from view.The American Meteor Society, a nonprofit group, said it received more than 200 reports of a bright fireball over eastern Ohio.

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St. Michael’s Hospital’s 2020 Angels Den competition crowns new winners

Dr. Darren Yuen and Dr. Kieran McIntyre talk about winning St. Michael’s Hospital’s annual ‘Angels Den’ research competition.

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Ontario could have a dire COVID-19 forecast, expert says

Stephen Mac, a scientist, researcher and infectious diseases expert, explains what COVID-19 numbers could look like in Ontario.

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Friend not following COVID-19 rules? When to call it quits

Relationship expert Jessica O’Reilly joins The Morning Show to talk about how you can tell a friendship is over.

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Californians to vote on racial, gender preference programs

SAN FRANCISCO – A California with vastly different political preferences and demographics is voting on whether to allow affirmative action in public hiring, contracting and college admissions — nearly a quarter century after voters outlawed programs that give preference based on race and gender. If approved, Proposition 16 would repeal a 1996 initiative that made it unlawful for California's state and local governments to discriminate against or grant preferential treatment to people based on race, ethnicity, national origin or sex.

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XFL returning to play in spring 2022, 'The Rock' says

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'Boys in the Band' movie keeps hurtful language of original

NEW YORK – Revisiting Mart Crowley’s seminal 1968 play, “The Boys in the Band,” in a new movie adaptation on Netflix privies viewers to both the early struggles of the gay community and the offensive, hurtful language of the era.While some of those gay and racial slurs were hard to speak, Jim Parsons and the cast believe it was necessary to use words now considered unspeakable to both honor Crowley’s dialogue, as well as make the audience feel the discomfort of the marginalization of the gay community at the time.Crowley’s story follows a group of men and takes place a year before the historic Stonewall riots in New York’s Greenwich Village neighborhood that solidified the gay liberation movement.

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Subway's bread doesn’t fit the ‘statutory definition of bread,' Irish court says

The Irish Supreme Court says the bread used in Subway sandwiches has too much sugar for VAT tax exemption.

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Facebook to ban QAnon, militarized social movement ads ahead of election

Facebook announced Wednesday it is banning ads that “praise, support or represent” QAnon and any militarized social movements on the platform.Members of groups that have been restricted and follow pages that have been restricted "will see content from these Groups and Pages further down in their News Feed," the company said.RELATED: Facebook will restrict new political ads a week before Election DayFacebook is ramping up efforts to combat fake stories on its platform ahead of the November presidential election, including banning ads trying to delegitimize the election results.David Reinert holds up a large "Q" sign while waiting in line to see President Donald J.

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Facebook tightens political ad bans as US election nears

WASHINGTON – With just over a month to go before Americans head en masse to the polls in an extraordinarily contentious election, Facebook is expanding restrictions on political advertising, including new bans on messages claiming widespread voter fraud. New prohibitions laid out in a blog post come days after President Donald Trump raised the prospect of mass fraud in the vote-by-mail process during a debate with Democratic rival Joe Biden.

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Krispy Kreme offering free Halloween doughnut to anyone who shows up in costume

In honor of the not-so-normal season, Krispy Kreme is also debuting new Scary Sweet Monster Doughnuts. (Krispy Kreme) We predict a sharp uptick in “guy who is hungry for a doughnut” costumes.Krispy Kreme announced on Wednesday that anyone who visits a participating location on Oct.

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Coronavirus survivor suffers devastating hair loss as experts warn post-Covid shedding is rife

The more we learn about Covid-19, the more we realise it’s not an illness that survivors simply shrug off. Pandemic watchers are now paying close attention to “long Covid”, or the far-reaching after effects that are affecting people for months after the initial infection.

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Canadians need to find safe alternatives for Thanksgiving amid coronavirus: experts

COVID-19 case numbers were under control across the country.The gathering was supposed to be a big deal, marking the first time her family — split between Toronto and Montreal — could spend a holiday together in nearly a year after missing Christmas to scheduling conflicts, and Easter to the global pandemic.Once COVID cases began rising again, Lloyd, a Toronto-based artist and designer, had to shift her plans.She was still determined to give her family a Thanksgiving celebration, even if it meant holding it three weeks early.“Typically we do it on the weekend of like everybody else and we have a huge gathering inside, but since we were coming from different cities and my mom is almost 80, we had many reasons to be super cautious,” Lloyd

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Furious dad says 'school fed son 'grab and go' jam sandwich' amid coronavirus rules

A father claimed a school fed his son a 'grab and go' jam sandwich for school dinner amid coronavirus safety measures.

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Former President Jimmy Carter celebrates 96th birthday

ATLANTA – Former President Jimmy Carter marks his 96th birthday Thursday, the latest milestone for the longest lived of the 44 men to hold the highest American office.Carter planned to celebrate at his home in Plains, Georgia, with his wife of 74 years, Rosalynn Carter, according to a spokeswoman for the Carter Center in Atlanta.The 39th president, in office from 1977-81, has largely receded from public view amid the coronavirus pandemic and his own health challenges due to a series of falls in 2019. He previously survived a dire cancer diagnosis in 2015.

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Russia's Navalny accuses Putin of being behind poisoning

BERLIN – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is recovering in Germany after being poisoned in Russia by a nerve agent, accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of being behind the attack in comments released Thursday. Navalny's supporters have frequently maintained that such an attack could have only been ordered at the top levels, though the Kremlin has steadfastly denied any involvement in it.Navalny, a politician and corruption investigator who is Putin’s fiercest critic, was flown to Germany two days after falling ill on Aug.

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Laptop, encrypted USB drives stolen from Philadelphia election machine warehouse, spokesperson says

PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating after someone stole an employee's laptop and encrypted USB devices from an election machine warehouse in Philadelphia, according to a spokesperson.According to Election Services and Software, the laptop did not hold any sensitive data related to elections and it was not used to program the election or interact with USBs used in elections.The USBs are encrypted and contain multiple levels of security.

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Manchester student and parent anger at 'Fallowfield Covid soup' as infection rate soars among young people

“We are working extremely closely with Public Health England and have robust plans in place to take action and support students when needed, but this is not yet the case. Our students can rest assured they will be the first to know if this situation changes.

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Trump says he ‘enjoyed’ debating Biden, falsely claims other debates will be cancelled

Donald Trump says he “really enjoyed” debating former vice president Joe Biden Tuesday night, declaring victory for a performance that has received poor reviews from all sides of the political spectrum.Trump also told a crowd of his supporters during a rally in Duluth, Minn., Wednesday night that Biden is trying to withdraw from the other two upcoming debates, a claim that had already been refuted by Biden’s campaign the night before. 2nd U.S.

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Patrick Mahomes says he just wants a healthy baby and doesn't care if he has a boy or a girl

Patrick Mahomes says he just wants a healthy baby and doesn't care if he has a boy or a girl.The quarterback toldKansas City's 610 Sports Radio's The Drivethat gender wasn't his biggest concern, but health.'I'm just super-excited, hopefully I have a healthy baby and somebody I'll be able to love for the rest of my life,' he said after he and his fiancee Brittany Matthews announced Tuesday that they're expecting their first child together. Big news: Patrick Mahomes says he just wants a healthy baby and doesn't care if he has a boy or a girl.

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Laptop, encrypted USB drives stolen from Philadelphia election machine warehouse

PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating after someone stole an employee's laptop and encrypted USB devices from an election machine warehouse in Philadelphia.According to Election Services and Software, the laptop did not hold any sensitive data related to elections and it was not used to program the election or interact with USBs used in elections.The USBs are encrypted and contain multiple levels of security.

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Check's in the mail? Trump doling out aid ahead of election

CHICAGO – It's almost as if he's writing a personal check.In recent days, President Donald Trump has promised millions of Medicare recipients that — thanks to him — they'll soon be getting an “incredible” $200 card in the mail to help them pay for prescriptions. He's called himself “the best thing” that ever happened to Puerto Rico, while releasing long-stalled aid.

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News Releases from Department of Health | Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest September 30, 2020

Office of the Governor:Every Penny in CARES Act Funding to be Spent100% of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding Hawai‘i received from the federal government will be spent. That was one of the announcements from Governor David Ige at a news briefing this afternoon.In April, the State of Hawaiʻi received $863 million in direct payment from the federal government’s Coronavirus Relief Fund.

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Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine won't be ready before US election: Report

coronavirus vaccine before November 25, its CEO told the Financial Times on Wednesday.The news deals a blow to President Donald Trump's hopes of having an injection ready before the election to give his campaign a much-needed boost.Stephane Bancel told the newspaper: "November 25 is the time we will have enough safety data to be able to put into an EUA file that we would send to the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) - assuming that the safety data is good, i.e.

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Limited number of tickets to go on sale for World Series, NLCS at Globe Life Field

ARLINGTON, Texas - Major League Baseball has announced it will allow a limited number of fans in the stands when the playoffs come to Globe Life Field in Arlington.The league will make 11,500 tickets available for each game of the National League Championship Series and the World Series. Tickets sales start next week.There will only be about a quarter of what the ballpark can hold, but it’s the first time any fans will be watching baseball there since it opened.Fans will be a good distance away from players, and safety measures will be in place.Rangers fans will have their first chance to see baseball in the new park.

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Renfroe slam helps Rays sweep young Blue Jays in 1st round

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Hunter Renfroe hit a grand slam and the top-seeded Tampa Bay Rays won a postseason series for the first time in 12 years, overpowering the young Toronto Blue Jays 8-2 Wednesday to finish a two-game sweep of their AL wild-card matchup.Renfroe launched the first playoff grand slam in franchise history during a six-run second inning.

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COVID-19 media update, 1 October 2020

The Director of Public Health Dr Caroline McElnay will provide an update on COVID-19 at 1.00 pm today.

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Coronavirus: Restricting general visitors to Ontario long-term care homes not logical, experts say

The Ontario government has said as of Oct. 5, general visitors will no longer be permitted and residents will only be able to see up to two essential caregivers.

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Premier Doug Ford calls new COVID-19 modelling data ‘troubling’

Ontario has released modelling data which the premier is calling “deeply concerning.” The numbers show an upwards trend, but health experts say it’s not too late to change the trajectory of the virus. Miranda Anthistle reports.

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Governor lets Florida’s eviction moratorium expire in favor of CDC order

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‘Move to Canada’ searches explode during chaotic Trump-Biden debate

Donald Trump and Joe Biden during Tuesday night’s debate, many were considering a third option: move to Canada.Google data shows a huge spike in “move to Canada” as a search term on Tuesday night, with traffic exploding shortly after the debate started at 9 p.m. Eastern Time.

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News Scan for Sep 30, 2020

Domestic cats and dogs are susceptible to infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a study yesterday in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). While both types of animals showed an immune response to the virus, only cats demonstrated viral shedding, and neither animal model showed evidence for a significant role in human infection, the study found.In the first published study involving cat experimental i

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Study: THC in marijuana could help avert fatal COVID-19 complications

FILE - Products on display as vendors, buyers and visitors attend the Canapa Mundi international hemp fair on February 21, 2020 in Rome, Italy.

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Astros sweep as Twins lose 18th straight in playoffs

MINNEAPOLIS – Carlos Correa hit a two-out, tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning for the Houston Astros, who produced another stifling pitching performance and swept Minnesota with a 3-1 victory Wednesday that sent the Twins to a record 18th straight postseason loss.Nine months after Houston's rules-breaking, sign-stealing system was revealed, the Astros advanced to the Division Series in Los Angeles. As the sixth seed, they'll face the Oakland Athletics or Chicago White Sox in a best-of-five matchup starting Monday at Dodger Stadium.The Twins are 0-18 in the playoffs since winning Game 1 of their Division Series at the New York Yankees on Oct.

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Florida State vs. Jacksonville State: How to watch, stream, listen

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State is still looking for the first win of the 2020 season as the Seminoles play against Jacksonville State at 4 p.m.

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Election 2020: World reacts after 1st Biden-Trump debate

GENEVA - Head-scratching perplexity about U.S. democracy in Australia and Denmark.

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Voter Guide 2020: Everything you need to know about voting in Delaware

(Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images) DOVER, Del. - On Nov. 3, voters will have the opportunity to cast their vote for the next president, as well as the state's governor.

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