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People line up at the Supervisor of Elections Office polling station as early voting begins in Pinellas County ahead of the election in Largo, Florida, U.S. October 21, 2020

23:39 GMT 21 October 2020 / updated: 00:45 GMT US

US Intelligence Claims Russia, Iran Acting to Influence 2020 Election

M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), a multiple rocket launcher

US State Department Approves Costly Missile Arms Sales to Taiwan

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden campaigns in Phoenix, Arizona

Photos: Botched Anti-Biden Billboard Mocks Presidential Hopeful’s Alleged ‘Dimensia’

A Turkish police officer walks past a picture of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi prior to a ceremony, near the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul, marking the one-year anniversary of his death, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019

Reform Group, Fiancee of Slain Journalist Khashoggi Sue Saudi Crown Prince for Damages

People wait in line to be tested for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a testing center in the Borough Park section of Brooklyn, New York, U.S., October 8, 2020.

US COVID-19 Cases Surge, Only Four States and DC Seeing Weekly Infections Decline

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Last update: 22:04 GMT 21.10.2020
22:04 GMT 21.10.2020
US
Photos: New ‘Borat’ Film Shows Trump Lawyer Giuliani in Questionable Scene in Hotel Room
US President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, once regarded as America’s mayor, is now being accused of possible sexual impropriety after he was caught in a compromising position in the latest installment of the “Borat” movie series.
Last update: 22:32 GMT 21.10.2020
22:32 GMT 21.10.2020
US
'We've Got to Vote Like Never Before': Obama Makes First Campaign Stop for Biden-Harris Ticket
On Wednesday, former US President Barack Obama began his tour in support of Joe Biden, his former vice president who now seeks the presidency himself on the Democratic ticket in November. Obama's first stop was Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Last update: 22:59 GMT 21.10.2020
22:59 GMT 21.10.2020
Opinion
San Francisco CAREN Act Seeks to Curb Racially Biased 911 Calls
Legislation approved on Tuesday at a San Francisco Board of Supervisors meeting may soon make people civilly liable for racially biased 911 calls in the California city. Sean Blackmon, the host of By Any Means Necessary, joined Radio Sputnik’s Political Misfits to discuss the new law and discriminatory police actions against Black Americans.
Last update: 19:31 GMT 21.10.2020
19:31 GMT 21.10.2020
US
‘We Will Not Stop Looking’: US Lawyers Still Can’t Locate Parents of 545 Separated Immigrant Children
Civil rights lawyers attempting to reunite immigrant children separated from their parents by the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy reported on Tuesday they had yet to find the parents of 545 of those children.
Last update: 21:20 GMT 21.10.2020
21:20 GMT 21.10.2020
Environment
Video: Huge Waterspout Spotted in the Greek Dodecanese Archipelago
The impressive but scary phenomenon was said to have formed following bad weather across a number of islands in Greece’s Dodecanese archipelago. A waterspout is a common phenomenon in some areas caused by a low-intensity storm and is, in ordinary circumstances, not a cause for concern, according to meteorologists.
Last update: 21:03 GMT 21.10.2020
21:03 GMT 21.10.2020
Environment
Environmental Groups Sue US Homeland Security Agency Over Tear Gas Use at Portland Protests
Five environmental groups, represented by attorneys from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Oregon, filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday for using tear gas against protesters in Portland, Oregon.
Last update: 19:46 GMT 21.10.2020
19:46 GMT 21.10.2020
Society
'We Will Come After You': Threatening Emails From Alleged Proud Boys Urge US Voters to Reelect Trump
Voters in Alaska, Pennsylvania, Arizona and Florida on Tuesday received threatening emails supposedly sent by the Proud Boys, a far-right group, telling them to vote for US President Donald Trump.
Last update: 04:33 GMT 21.10.2020
04:33 GMT 21.10.2020
World
COVID-19 Live Updates: Spain Becomes First European Country to Record One Million Cases
The global death toll from the coronavirus infection has topped 1.123 million, over 40.7 million cases of the infection have been detected, and over 27.7 million people have recovered , according to Baltimore, Maryland's Johns Hopkins University, which tracks and compiles data from national and local authorities, the media and other sources.