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FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in their first 2020 presidential campaign debate in Cleveland

01:00 GMT 20 October 2020 / updated: 01:00 GMT US

US Presidential Debate Commission Adopts Mic Muting Policy Ahead of October 22 Face-Off

Family members gather for a road-naming ceremony with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, centre, his son Hunter Biden, left, and his sister Valerie Biden Owens, right, joined by other family members during a ceremony to name a national road after his late son Joseph R. Beau Biden III, in the village of Sojevo, Kosovo, on 17 August 2016

Photo: Hunter Biden Signature Allegedly Found on Computer Repair Store Documents, FBI Contacts Owner

Britain's Prince Andrew, The Duke of York, laughs during a visit to Yammer enterprise social network in London on March 13, 2013. The Prince is on a visit to Tech City area of London where up and coming new technology based companies are located.

Prince Andrew 'Grinned Like a Kid Going to Disney World' Before Sex with Teen Accuser, Book Claims

Shelling of Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh, 5 October 2020.

Live Updates: Nagorno-Karabakh Foreign Minister Calls on Int'l Community to Recognise Republic

Female soldiers talk next to a CV90 combat vehicle at the armoured battalion in Setermoen, northern Norway on 11 August 2016. Norway was the first NATO member to have compulsory conscription for women as well as men in the army.

'Made in US': Norway's New Defence Plan Sparks Strong Criticism

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Trump Ready to Debate Biden Despite New Rule on Microphone Muting
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump will take part in the upcoming third round of presidential debates despite the fact that the Commission on Presidential Debates has decided to change the rules allowing for the muting of microphones, Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien said.
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US
‘Out of Ya F**king Mind’: 50 Cent Denounces Biden Tax Plan, Calls on Fans to Vote for Trump
Competition between Republican US President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival, former Vice President Joe Biden, is getting warmer as Election Day is only two weeks ahead. Both of the two candidates seek to gain the American's voice by offering what they think is good for the nation.
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UK
New Westminster Publicity Campaign Informs Firms 'Time is Running Out' to Prepare for No-Deal Brexit
After formally leaving the European Union in January of this year, the United Kingdom will be exiting the bloc's Single Market and Customs Union trading structures at the end of December under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement.
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Society
'As the Dude Would Say.. New S**T Has Come to Light': Iconic American Actor Jeff Bridges Announces Lymphoma Diagnosis
The Oscar-winning actor, now 70, who rose to fame in the film industry in the early 1970s, is best known for his role in the film ‘The Big Lebowski’ in which he plays the character of ‘the Dude’, a stoner bowler.
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News
Former Democratic Presidential Candidate Tulsi Gabbard Urges US Congress to Expel Turkey From NATO
The predominantly Armenian-populated Nagorno-Karabakh region declared independence from Azerbaijan in 1991 and announced plans to join Armenia. This led to a major war between Yerevan and Baku that lasted until 1994, when the sides agreed to start peace talks on the dispute mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group, headed by Russia, the US, and France.
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World
Russian Embassy Says Hacking Accusations Coming From US Have ‘Nothing to Do With Reality’
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The Russian Embassy in Washington has refuted US claims of alleged Russian involvement in a major cyber attack targeting officials and various large-scale events, with an embassy representative telling Sputnik that Russia has no intention to engage in destabilizing operations.
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World
COVID-19 Live Updates: Canada's Cases Exceed 200,000
The global death toll from the coronavirus infection has topped 1.117 million; over 40.3 million cases of the infection have been detected, and more than 27.6 million people have recovered, according to Johns Hopkins University.
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Tech
White Noise as Sleep Aid May Do More Harm Than Good, Scientists Say
From sounds of nature to the hums of ceiling fans and airplane cabins, playing white noise as a sleep aid has become popular. However, a newly published clinical review suggests that the practice may actually lead to more disrupted sleep.