serves as a lifeline to friends, family, customers and business contacts in China. Its owner, Chinese tech giant Tencent, says it has more than a billion users, mostly in China, where it's an all-purpose app used for everything from texting to social media, cab-hailing and payments.WHAT DOES THE BAN MEAN FOR USERS?For WeChat users, the order won't prohibit individual users from sending texts or making payments.

But it could throw a wrench into WeChat's operations and make it hard for the app to keeping running in the U.S. by blocking critical technical services provided by other companies.For TikTok users who've already downloaded the app, it should still work normally for now.

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Tories moan it's a 'gotcha quiz' to ask about confusing coronavirus laws

Asking the Prime Minister to explain his own criminal laws that will fine citizens £10,000 is a "quiz show gotcha" question, the Tories have moaned.

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$215M in BP oil spill money to restore Louisiana marshes

BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana will get nearly $215 million in BP oil spill money for two projects planned to restore more than 4,600 acres of marsh and other habitat in the New Orleans area, Gov. John Bel Edwards said.

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Amy Hart shows off her dramatic weight loss after just seven days of exercise and healthy eating

AMY Hart has showcased her dramatic weight loss after just seven days of exercise and healthy eating. The Love Island star, 27, jetted off to Portugal last week to take part in a juice master retreat with Jason Vale at the Juicy Oasis Boutique Health Retreat and Spa.

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Central Florida voters react to push for $15 minimum wage

ORLANDO, Fla. – Come November, Amendment 2 will be on the ballots, giving voters the chance to decide whether or not to increase the state minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026.People on both sides of the issue had strong opinions on the ballot measure.Evan Dimov, the owner of a restaurant called Too Much Sauce, said businesses are getting squeezed right now.[TRENDING: Disney announces thousands of layoffs | ULA set for Tuesday rocket launch | Local coronavirus mask mandates remain in effect]He said this initiative supported by the Florida For A Fair Wage campaign is concerning.Dimov said when he plugged in the numbers, the money is going to have to come from somewhere, whether it be higher prices for customers, or less people

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Calgary’s COVID-19 transmission rate is 1.246. What does that mean?

COVID-19, they’re likely to infect, on average, more than one person, according to new data from the University of Calgary.In a Tuesday tweet, Calgary Emergency Management Agency chief Tom Sampson said research shows the city’s rate of transmission of the novel coronavirus — or r value — is 1.246.That means, according to Sampson, if 10 people in Calgary were to get COVID-19, they’d pass it on to an average of 12.46 people. Those people would then pass it on to 15.52 people, and those would pass it on to another 19.34 people.We now have the latest Rate of Transmission (Rt) supplied by the #UofC.

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Transgender woman killed in West Philadelphia shooting, suspect charged

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An online consignment shop gives users a safe place to shop and help others

PHILADELPHIA - In this uncertain time, two women have joined their talents to create a new way to feel better about shopping online while connecting with others and making donations for good causes. Their online shop is called Anxiety Marketplace and since April, they have raised $7,000 toward worthy causes.Creators Sophia Yapalater and Jolie Defeis spent time with Good Day’s Mike Jerrick and Alex Holley to explain their online store.The page, set on Instagram, is a place where users can buy and sell clothing and accessories.

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Report: Mark Cuban picks up former NBA player Delonte West, helps him check into rehab

DALLAS - Dallas Mavericks owner and 'Shark Tank' star Mark Cuban has extended a helping hand to Delonte West, one of his former players who is now homeless, according to reports.TMZ reported Monday that Cuban reached out to West after he was spotted holding a sign on the street in Dallas, and West later agreed to meet with Cuban. West played for Cuban's Mavericks from 2011-2012.The former St.

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CareerSource using CARES Act money to help Orange County residents get jobs, training

ORLANDO, Fla. – Orange County residents who have lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic are urged to contact CareerSource Central Florida for help getting work placement, job training or a paid internship.CareerSource was awarded $7 million in federal CARES Act money to help struggling Central Floridians get back on their feet.Pam Nabors, the president and CEO of CareerSource Central Florida, said the local unemployment rate remains at 16% even as many businesses have reopened.[TRENDING: Officials investigating possible coronavirus superspreader events | ULA set for Tuesday rocket launch | Local coronavirus mask mandates remain in effect]“That is very high.

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TMZ: Mark Cuban picks up former NBA player Delonte West after he was spotted on streets in Dallas

TMZ reports Mark Cuban reached out to former NBA guard Delonte West after he was spotted on the streets in Dallas. L: (Photo by Michael Mulvey for The Washington Post via Getty Images) R: (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) DALLAS - Dallas Mavericks owner and 'Shark Tank' star Mark Cuban has extended a helping hand to Delonte West, one of his former players who is now homeless, according to reports.TMZ reported Monday that Cuban reached out to West after he was spotted holding a sign on the street in Dallas, and West later agreed to meet with Cuban.

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What the 'possible Covid-19 exposure' messages on your phone mean - and should you be worried about them

coronavirus smartphone contact tracing app say they have been left confused after receiving messages about a 'possible Covid-19' exposure - which then disappear. However the government say these are "default messages" linked to the app's operating system and that a separate message will always be sent if a person is required to self-isolate.A number of people who have downloaded the app, which launched last week, have reported receiving the alert, which reads: "Possible Covid-19 exposure.

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United Arab Emirates to launch spacecraft to moon in 2024

DUBAI – A top official in the United Arab Emirates said Tuesday his country plans to send an unmanned spacecraft to the moon in 2024. The announcement by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who is also the ruler of Dubai, comes after the launch of a Mars probe earlier this year by the UAE, an oil-rich nation on the Arabian Peninsula.

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West Vancouver parents turn to Facebook for COVID-19 updates: ‘I’m terribly uneasy’

COVID-19.The school district confirmed that students in two separate divisions from Caulfeild Elementary are self-isolating as a precaution.“It kind of makes me a bit nervous,” Caulfeild student Hunter Gehl said. B.C.

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26-year-old transgender woman killed in West Philadelphia shooting Monday, suspect in custody

WEST PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred in West Philadelphia Monday morning.The shooting occurred shortly after 8 a.m. on the 900 block of North 41st Street.Police say the 26-year-old was shot one time in the left arm and once in the left side of the neck.The victim was transported to Presbyterian Hospital by a private vehicle and pronounced dead a short time later.Police say an adult male was taken into custody following the incident. Deja Lynn Alvarez, a transgender activist, tells FOX 29's Kelly Rule the victim was a transgender woman. Advertisement"We are transgender women and that's nothing to be ashamed of.

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26-year-old killed in West Philadelphia shooting Monday, suspect in custody

WEST PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred in West Philadelphia Monday morning.The shooting occurred shortly after 8 a.m.

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Q&A: Will the Trump administration be able to ban TikTok?

depress turnout at a Trump rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma.WHAT'S NEXT?Trump has said TikTok could avoid a U.S. ban if it's sold to an American company.TikTok is still scrambling to firm up a deal tentatively struck earlier in September in which it would partner with Oracle, a huge database-software company, and Walmart in an effort to win the blessing of both the Chinese and American governments.

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26-year-old woman killed in West Philadelphia shooting Monday, suspect in custody

WEST PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred in West Philadelphia Monday morning.The shooting occurred shortly after 8 a.m.

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26-year-old man killed in West Philadelphia shooting Monday

WEST PHILADELPHIA - A man has died after police say he was shot multiple times in West Philadelphia Monday morning.The shooting occurred shortly after 8 a.m.

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Maharashtra bans sale of loose cigarettes, as they don't have health warnings

MUMBAI : A complete ban on the sale of loose cigarettes and beedis has been imposed by the Maharashtra Public Health department owing to the lack of health warnings on individual items outside the box."The ban has been imposed after we received several requests from around the state," a senior official from the Health Department said on Monday."The government of Maharashtra hereby imposes a complete ban on the sale of single stick loose cigarette and beedi, being sold without packet as they do not have specific health warning on it in public interest with immediate effect on the State of Maharashtra," an order said on September 24.Click here to read the Mint ePapermint is now on Telegram.

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1-month-old reported missing from West Philadelphia found safe, police say

WEST PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police say they have safely located a missing one-month-old boy who was reported missing late last week. The baby was reported missing Thursday and police announced the child had been found safe just before 6 a.m. Sunday morning. According to police, the baby was last seen by his father, who had not been cooperative with police.This is a developing story.

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Federal judge postpones Trump ban on popular app TikTok following emergency hearing

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California wildfires force evacuation of hundreds of homes, hospital in wine country

wind-driven wildfires erupted on Sunday in the heart of northern California’s Napa Valley wine country and spread across more than 1,000 acres (404 hectares), forcing the evacuation of several hundreds homes and a hospital, authorities said.Fire crews were out in force, scrambling to fend off flames threatening neighborhoods and vineyards in the northwest corner of the famed wine-growing valley, about 75 miles (120 km) north of San Francisco.The blaze, dubbed the Glass Fire, broke out before dawn near Calistoga and raced toward the adjacent towns of Deer Park and St. Helena, with flames advancing to within a mile of the Adventist Health St.

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Astronomers fascinated by mysterious ‘mini-moon’ coming to Earth

Mini-moons are a unique space phenomenon that usually happen when an asteroid is caught by Earth’s gravitational pull and temporarily orbits the planet. But as Mike Drolet explains, astronomers are perplexed by one particular object approaching our orbit later this year, that doesn’t seem like an asteroid.

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Food trucks provide rare bright spot in hard-hit West Bank

RAMALLAH – The coronavirus crisis has hit West Bank restaurants hard. But one part of the dining sector is bucking the trend: food trucks.With dine-in restaurants mostly closed due to health restrictions, food trucks have allowed entrepreneurial businessmen to find a way to keep working.

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Amazon’s Alexa boss on what users are asking during Covid-19

WSJ: Once you understood how serious coronavirus was, how did you think about what might change?Ms. Reid: We started with hospitals and nursing homes.

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2 teens among 4 injured in West Philadelphia shooting

PHILADELPHIA - Police say two teenage boys were among four people injured by gunfire overnight in West Philadelphia. Police say the quadruple shooting happened on the 100 block of North Lindenwood Street around midnight.According to police, a 15-year-old boy was shot four times and a 16-year-old was shot once in the ankle. Two other victims, a 21-year-old man and a 46-year-old man, sustained non-life-threatening gunshot wounds.All four victims were reportedly placed in stable condition at Penn Presbyterian Hospital.Police have not announced any arrests at this time. No word on what sparked the gun violence.Editor's note: Initial reports indicated both teenage victims were 16-years-old.

TikTok fate in the balance as judge weighs app store ban

NEW YORK – Lawyers for TikTok pleaded with a U.S. federal judge on Sunday to delay the Trump Administration's ban of the popular video sharing program from app stores set to take effect at the end of the day, arguing the move would infringe on First Amendment rights and do irreparable harm to the business.The 90-minute hearing came after President Donald Trump declared this summer that TikTok was a threat to national security and that it either sold its U.S.

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'Will hug Mamata if I get Covid-19': BJP’s new national secretary from West Bengal

Bhartiya Janata Party's newly appointed national secretary from West Bengal Anupam Hazra today made a controversial comment saying that he will go and hug chief minister Mamata Banerjee if he contracts Covid-19.Hazra’s comments came during his media interaction at Baruipur in South 24 Parganas district where he went to attend a meeting of party workers on Sunday afternoon where they were seen flouting social distancing norms and also not wearing masks amid the ongoing pandemic, according to a report by Hindustan Times.“Our workers are fighting a bigger enemy than corona. They are fighting Mamata Banerjee.

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Atlanta activist arrested for money laundering

ATLANTA - The FBI has arrested a person familiar to Atlanta protests in Toledo, Ohio.Agents charged Sir Maejor Page, whose real name is Tyree Conyers-Page, with one count of wire fraud and two counts of money laundering.He's accused of fraudulently using his Black Lives Matter of Greater Atlanta organization by spending $200,000 of the non-profit's funds for his personal use.Sign up for FOX 5 email alertsAgencies from Ohio and Georgia took part in the investigation.Page has been the focus of a FOX 5 I-Team investigation after he was charged numerous times with impersonating a law enforcement officer in Georgia.AdvertisementDownload the FOX 5 Atlanta app for breaking news and weather alerts.

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2 16-year-olds among 4 injured in West Philadelphia shooting

PHILADELPHIA - Two 16-year-old boys were among four people injured by gunfire overnight in West Philadelphia. Police say the quadruple shooting happened on the 100 block of North Lindenwood Street around midnight.Along with two teenage victims, police say a 46-year-old man and a 21-year-old man were also injured during the shooting.All four victims are reportedly in stable condition at a city hospital. Police have not announced any arrests at this time.

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The Latest: Goffin and Sinner begin main draw at French Open

PARIS – The Latest on the opening day at the French Open:___Postponed and its crowds nearly all driven away, the French Open is finally underway, defying both the coronavirus and autumn rain with play for the first time under the new roof at the revamped Philippe Chatrier showpiece court.A crowd, if it could be called that, of around 150 spectators was on hand to see David Goffin, seeded 11th, and Jannik Sinner from Italy hit the first balls in main draw play Sunday under the Chatrier roof that means the French Open joins the other majors as being able to guarantee play in inclement weather.It will need it: the forecast is grim for the coming days of its covid-enforced autumn slot, pushed back from May and June.With only 1,000 spectators

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King throws 2 TD passes, No. 12 Miami routs Florida State

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – D’Eriq King threw for 267 yards and two touchdowns in three quarters and No. 12 Miami beat Florida State 52-10 on Saturday night.Cam’Ron Harris and Don Chaney scored twice and Brevin Jordan and Dee Wiggins each caught touchdown passes for Miami (3-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference).Miami scored touchdowns on its five possessions and built a 35-point lead at halftime.

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James, Lakers beat Nuggets in Game 5 to reach NBA Finals

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – LeBron James is going to a 10th NBA Finals — and for the first time in a decade, so are the Los Angeles Lakers.James punctuated his 27th postseason triple-double with a big fourth quarter, powering the Lakers to a 117-107 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night to win the Western Conference finals in five games.James finished with 38 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists to become the fourth player to reach 10 NBA Finals.

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New measurements show moon has hazardous radiation levels

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Future moon explorers will be bombarded with two to three times more radiation than astronauts aboard the International Space Station, a health hazard that will require thick-walled shelters for protection, scientists reported Friday.China’s lander on the far side of the moon is providing the first full measurements of radiation exposure from the lunar surface, vital information for NASA and others aiming to send astronauts to the moon, the study noted.A Chinese-German team reported on the radiation data collected by the lander — named Chang’e 4 for the Chinese moon goddess — in the U.S.

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Ripley’s Believe It or Not! features Weyburn brothers for massive Minion

Two Weyburn brothers have made it into the book Ripley’s Believe it or Not! for creating the world’s largest balloon costume.

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West Orange football plays despite campus closing due to COVID-19

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – There was concern the West Orange High School vs. Boone High School football game would not happen.

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Nova Scotia may be subject to national minimum care standards in nursing homes

throne speech, as the long-term care sector prepares for the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.“It is a national shame what has happened in long-term care facilities across the country, and it has really shone a spotlight on the inadequacies that some of these facilities experienced,” federal Minister of Seniors Deb Schulte told Global News on Friday.“We don’t want to be in a jurisdictional fight, it’s about supporting each other and working together to get the resources that are required,” Schulte said.The national standards would go a step further than the interim guidelines for infection control and prevention in long-term care facilities (LTCs), issued by the Public Health Agency of Canada in April.

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COVID-19 cases rising in parts of Midwest, West

MISSION, Kan. - It began with devastation in the New York City area, followed by a summertime crisis in the Sun Belt. Now the coronavirus is striking smaller cities in the heartland, often in conservative corners of America where anti-mask sentiment runs high.The spread has created new problems at hospitals, schools and colleges in the Midwest, as well as in parts of the West.Wisconsin is averaging more than 2,000 new cases a day over the last week, compared with 675 three weeks earlier.

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Coronavirus: Ontario banning alcohol sales after 11 p.m. to slow spread of virus, says Ford

Ontario Premier Doug Ford responded to questions on Friday regarding the province’s announcement that bars, restaurants and food and drink businesses are prohibited from selling alcohol after 11 p.m.

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Covid-19 cases rising in West Lothian as record hit for number of cases nationally

Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.It has been revealed West Lothian is currently above the national average for cornavirus cases.In total there have been 58 positive tests in the county in the latest week from September 16 - 22, a rise of 30 cases from the previous week.This meant that there were 32 people infected per 100,000 in West Lothian but the national average for Scotland is 23 per 100,000.Positive tests keep on returning and the 486 cases reported in Scotland yesterday (September 24) and 558 today represent the biggest daily jumps since the pandemic started back in March.Yesterday a further 57 new positive tests were returned in Lothian, with seven people currently in

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Moon safe for long-term human exploration, first surface radiation measurements show

Adam MannMoonwalkers take heart—China’s Chang’e 4 lander has made the first detailed measurements of the intense radiation that blasts the lunar surface and found that it’s safe for human exploration. The results give researchers a better idea of how much protective shielding future crews will need.Astronauts on the Apollo missions of the 1960s and ’70s carried dosimeters to measure their radiation exposure, but the devices captured total exposure from their entire journey—not merely their time on the Moon’s surface.

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New measurements show moon has hazardous radiation levels

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Future moon explorers will be bombarded with two to three times more radiation than astronauts aboard the International Space Station, a health hazard that will require thick-walled shelters for protection, scientists reported Friday. China’s lander on the far side of the moon is providing the first full measurements of radiation exposure from the lunar surface, vital information for NASA and others aiming to send astronauts to the moon, the study noted.

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Police identify 16-year-old boy fatally shot in the head in West Oak Lane

WEST OAK LANE - Authorities say a 16-year-old boy was shot and killed early Thursday morning in West Oak Lane. According to police, the fatal shooting happened on the 7100 block of North 19th Street just after midnight. Responding officers reportedly found a young victim wearing a Burger King uniform suffering from a gunshot wound to the head.On Friday, police identified the victim as 16-year-old Mekhi Parlow.

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Palestinian leader calls for new peace process in UN speech

JERUSALEM – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday called for an international conference early next year to “launch a genuine peace process” while criticizing the recent decision of two Arab countries to normalize relations with Israel.Abbas seemed to acknowledge the growing international weariness with the decades-old conflict as he delivered the latest in a long series of addresses to the U.N.

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FDA issues Benadryl warning over TikTok challenge

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