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Trump went on to suggest “bad things” could happen, echoing unfounded fears he has raised before of election fraud. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2GfE575

Health officials too, have made forward-looking statements on the vaccine, but they have been less definitive that those made by pharma companies. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/37Utf1U

“We now have the immediate prospect of using many millions of cheap, reliable, and above all, rapid turnaround tests... that you can use yourself to tell you whether or not you’re infectious and get the result within 10 to 15 minutes.”s from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3kZQNGt

Trump who has been a strong supporter of the oil industry, has repeatedly criticized his Democratic rival Joe Biden for wanting to ban fracking. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/381nnEa

The party’s three leadership candidates - Merz, Armin Laschet and Norbert Roettgen - have agreed to hold the congress in mid-January, CDU general secretary Paul Ziemiak announced on Twitter. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/35Q5iWJ

Asserting that when America votes, America will be heard, Joe Biden said that when America is heard, he believes the message is going to be loud and clear. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/35L102M

Many of the supporters, including a large number of women and small business owners, on Saturday argued that Trump is not influenced by anyone and has taken a strong stand against countries like China and Mexico to save America’s interest. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2TDK8Wi

Addressing a large crowd on Saturday in Ohio, which is a battleground State for the November 3 presidential election, Ivanka said Trump has taken the US in the right direction in the last four years, including undoing the wrongs of his predecessors and political leadership for the past several decades. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3mIyfuO

Goni -- which intensified into a “super” typhoon as it neared the Philippines -- comes a week after Typhoon Molave hit the same region of the natural disaster-prone archipelago. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/37XJATx

The new Star Wars game puts you inside the cockpits of the iconic X-wing and TIE fighter spacecraft. It's fun, but Star Wars: Squadrons is a good game rather than a great one, says Jacob Aron from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/3mCIr7L

India was easily the largest source country for permanent residents, with 85,593 admitted last year, a number that is larger than the total for the next four nations taken together. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/35Nkyni

Chinese customs have said they will suspend imports from companies for a week if frozen food products tested positive for coronavirus and for a month if a supplier’s products tested positive for a third time or more. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/34GO4f2

The Democratic presidential nominee is teaming up with his former boss, Barack Obama, for a swing through Michigan on Saturday. They’ll hold drive-in rallies in Flint and Detroit, predominantly Black cities where strong turnout will be essential to return this long time Democratic state to Biden’s column after Trump won here in 2016. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/35KFiw0

Canada recorded its highest single-day increase in cases of coronavirus infection on Friday at 3,457, an increase of over 20% over a fortnight. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3jJ6tMJ

Trump was speaking to an audience of merely 250 people in Rochester, Minnesota. And he was not happy about it. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3oLsZbl

The comments by Mahathir, a two-time prime minister, were in response to calls by Muslim nations to boycott French products after French leader Emmanuel Macron described Islam as a religion “in crisis” and vowed to crack down on radicalism. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/34KqttS

On Friday, Trump addressed three rallies in battle ground States of Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota which the president hopes to wrest from the Democrats after several decades. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3kKBxNo

Typhoon Goni, with 215 kph (133 miles) sustained winds and gusts of up to 265 kph (164 mph), will make landfall on Sunday as the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines since Haiyan that killed more than 6,300 people in November 2013. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3jLrl5M

Several companies and organisations, either independently or in collaboration with government authorities, have come up with Covid-19 vaccines which are undergoing a testing and approval process. They are yet to complete the several stages of trials. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3jKNUrx

Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, who has said hospitals would be stretched beyond capacity at around 6,000 daily infections, will announce new restrictions on Saturday afternoon. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/37YdYgE

The department, which oversees Mexico’s domestic affairs, told Gov. Silvano Aureoles Friday that he had put Mexico “in a delicate position” by interfering in another country’s elections. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2TF9rHs

Johnson is expected to hold a news conference on Monday to announce the new measures, under which everything could be closed except essential shops and “educational settings,” the Times newspaper said. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3mvReZk

Dystopian images of logjams that stretched for 435 miles (700 kilometers) at one point Thursday evening — exacerbated by the upcoming long holiday weekend — were a grim sign of a return to the dark days of the spring. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3eanuOL

The official non-manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 56.2 from 55.9 in September, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed. The 50-point mark separates growth from contraction on a monthly basis. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/34JRBJE

The ruling, which is not the final word in the litigation, requires that ballots received after Election Day be separated from other ballots. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3oJ0yeo

The governors of Oklahoma, Virginia and Missouri have previously tested positive for coronavirus. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3mEwPkI

According to the US Geological Survey, the major earthquake hit 14 kilometres (nine miles) off the Greek town of Karlovasi on Samos. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2HP8Os6

J&J started testing the vaccine in adults in a 60,000-volunteer Phase III study in late September. It had to pause the trial earlier this month because of a serious medical event in one participant. The study resumed last week. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2JcF2hB

The Democratic Party under the leadership of Joe Biden, she asserted, is a plan to fight coronavirus, and is committed to not raising taxes ever on anyone making less than USD 400,000 a year, and is also committed in investing in working people in America. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/31Y476E

The email vote on the resolution was 5-0, with 10 countries abstaining, far less than the minimum nine “yes” votes required for adoption. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2GhyKwc

The Minnesota Department of Health has linked 28 coronavirus cases to other recent Trump campaign events in the state. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/37W16rb

Earlier in the day, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit Turkey’s western Izmir province and parts of the Greek islands in the vicinity. Greek seismologists said the magnitude reached 6.9. Multiple casualties and fatalities are being reported by the two countries as crisis control works continue. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2HMDLNN

An environmental health scientist has used an unprecedented objective approach to identify which molecular mechanisms in mammals are the most sensitive to chemical exposures. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/37RpmdV

Pyrite, or fool's gold, is a common mineral that reacts quickly with oxygen when exposed to water or air, such as during mining operations, and can lead to acid mine drainage. Little is known, however, about the oxidation of pyrite in unmined rock deep underground. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3e6XRyl

Researchers have created fundamental electronic building blocks out of tiny structures known as quantum dots and used them to assemble functional logic circuits. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2TFwEck

An environmental health scientist has used an unprecedented objective approach to identify which molecular mechanisms in mammals are the most sensitive to chemical exposures. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/37RpmdV

Our biological processes rely on a system of communications -- cellular signals -- that set off chain reactions in and between target cells to produce a response. The first step in these often complex communications is the moment a molecule binds to a receptor on or in a cell, prompting changes that can trigger further signals that propagate across systems. From food tasting and blood oxygenation during breathing to drug therapy, receptor binding is the fundamental mechanism that unlocks a multitude of biological functions and responses. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/31Rw9jV

Pyrite, or fool's gold, is a common mineral that reacts quickly with oxygen when exposed to water or air, such as during mining operations, and can lead to acid mine drainage. Little is known, however, about the oxidation of pyrite in unmined rock deep underground. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3e6XRyl

The United States, which has seen a resurgence of its Covid-19 outbreak since mid-October, saw 91,295 new cases in the 24 hours up to 8:30 pm Thursday from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/34D7MbA

Campaigning hours apart in Florida, a state all but essential to the Republican’s pathway to another term, both candidates urged supporters to get to polling places in person, even as a tropical storm interrupted early voting in the Southeast. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/37O8cOu

Apple’s Opéra store in Paris, Les Quatre Temps store in Puteaux and Rosny 2 store in Rosny-Sous-Bois, will remain open, the company’s website showed. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/34FTXZX

UN Women’s Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka told the Security Council that in peace negotiations from 1992 to 2019 only 13 percent of negotiators, 6 percent of mediators, and 6 percent of signatories to peace agreements were women. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/37WMLuy

When satellites take pictures of Earth at night, how much of the light that they see comes from streetlights? A team of scientists have answered this question for the first time using the example of the U.S. city of Tucson, thanks to 'smart city' lighting technology that allows dimming. The result: only around 20 percent of the light in the Tucson satellite images comes from streetlights. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3mzEy3v

It's still easy to think we're in control when browsing the internet, but a new study argues much of that is 'an illusion.' Corporations are 'nudging' us online more than we realize, and often in hidden ways. Researchers analyzed click-stream data on a million people over one month of internet use to find common browsing sequences, then connected that with site and platform ownership and partnerships, as well as site design and other factors. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2HJiN2i

Researchers define for the first time the precise exact ranges in which positively and negatively charged fragments can be produced when living cells are bombarded with fast, heavy ions. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3kH82Mq

A small energy harvesting device that can transform subtle mechanical vibrations into electrical energy could be used to power wireless sensors and actuators for use in anything from temperature and occupancy monitoring in smart environments, to biosensing within the human body. Engineers have developed a predictive model for such a device, which will allow researchers to better understand and optimize its functionalities. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/34K6ewN

Researchers have demonstrated that they can attract, capture and destroy PFAS - a group of federally regulated substances found in everything from nonstick coatings to shampoo and nicknamed 'the forever chemicals' due to their persistence in the natural environment. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3e7jSwV

Existing methods for detecting seafood spoilage are far from satisfactory for ensuring food safety and security. To solve this problem, researchers have constructed and tested a solid-state fluorescent sensor loaded on filter papers that can instantly and accurately measure the rate of spoilage in Atlantic salmon - and can easily be applied to other seafood. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3kBxhzE

When satellites take pictures of Earth at night, how much of the light that they see comes from streetlights? A team of scientists have answered this question for the first time using the example of the U.S. city of Tucson, thanks to 'smart city' lighting technology that allows dimming. The result: only around 20 percent of the light in the Tucson satellite images comes from streetlights. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3mzEy3v

Your bag of mulch may not be what you think it is. In a new study, researchers found that some bags labeled as 'cypress' contain only 50% cypress, while other bags contained no cypress at all. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/34EcMg1

Vestal Grove in Cook County, Illinois, looks nothing like the scrubby, buckthorn-choked tangle that first confronted restoration ecologists 37 years ago. Thanks to the efforts of a dedicated team that focused on rooting up invasive plants and periodically burning, seeding native plants and culling deer, the forest again resembles its ancient self, researchers report. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2HHQdhE

Researchers define for the first time the precise exact ranges in which positively and negatively charged fragments can be produced when living cells are bombarded with fast, heavy ions. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3kH82Mq

Researchers have demonstrated that they can attract, capture and destroy PFAS - a group of federally regulated substances found in everything from nonstick coatings to shampoo and nicknamed 'the forever chemicals' due to their persistence in the natural environment. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3e7jSwV

Researchers developed a novel microcarrier for large-scale cell production and expansion that offers higher yield and cost-effectiveness compared to traditional methods, and reduces steps required in the cell retrieval process. The findings can help treat ailments such as bone and cartilage defects and graft vs. host disease. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2TyGaOy

Existing methods for detecting seafood spoilage are far from satisfactory for ensuring food safety and security. To solve this problem, researchers have constructed and tested a solid-state fluorescent sensor loaded on filter papers that can instantly and accurately measure the rate of spoilage in Atlantic salmon - and can easily be applied to other seafood. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3kBxhzE

Thanks to virtual reality, we can run experiments that test what people will do in situations where lives are on the line. We often find people act against what they claim to regard as morally acceptable, says Sylvia Terbeck from New Scientist - News https://ift.tt/2TzI0ie

As per the new rule, people in France will be required to fill out a form to leave their homes, as was the case in the country’s first lockdown, and will be in effect till December 1, reported Euro News. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3e5gjqS

The California Senator spoke out against charges from the Republicans that she is pressing a “socialist” agenda. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/35MuwVQ

Carlo Rovelli’s bestsellers saw him dubbed the poet of physics and showed a mind seeking knowledge for its own sake. His new book, There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness, reminds us why we need more minds like his from New Scientist - Physics https://ift.tt/3kF5LkV

The decision by the Council of Islamic Ideology comes after the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan abruptly halted construction on the temple in the capital Islamabad in June. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/31NKKNx

According to the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education’s website, 6,824 new infections were confirmed overnight, which takes the total number of cases to 588,648. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2TxyETY

China pledged last month to reach carbon neutrality by 2060, but to do so may require extracting 2.5 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide from the air each year from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/37Sw5oa

Carlo Rovelli’s bestsellers saw him dubbed the poet of physics and showed a mind seeking knowledge for its own sake. His new book, There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness, reminds us why we need more minds like his from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/34AbAKP

Australia’s government estimates 1,200 jobs have been lost on average a day across Victoria state, while demand for mental health services has surged by more than 30%. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2JhJ4W8

The alert has been co-authored by the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Health and Human Services, besides FBI. The three agencies said “malicious groups are targeting the sector with attacks that produce data theft and disruption of healthcare services.” from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3e6qSKe

Emmanuel Macron has come under severe criticism from various Muslim-majority countries for his comments on Islam in the wake of beheading of a teacher in Paris. The teacher had shown caricatures of Prophet Muhammad to his students and was beheaded for it. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2TyFwR5

Miles Taylor, a former chief of staff to the secretary of homeland security, owned up to the controversial piece and a subsequent book — A Warning — that further chronicled the chaos in a blog on Medium. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/37RSJN9

A Delaware resident is one of six purported members of an extremist paramilitary group accused of scheming to kidnap Democratic Gov Gretchen Whitmer because of her shutdown orders to control the coronavirus. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2TwnmQ7

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said the footage will be released “in the near future” once it has been shared with the family of 27-year-old Walter Wallace Jr, who was fatally shot on Monday by the police. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/34zPGHB

Pfizer estimated a revenue hit of $500 million connected to Covid-19 due to lower pharma demand in China and fewer wellness visits from patients in the US. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/37XsZyW

In a recent study, scientists employed machine-learning algorithms to classify fMRI data. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/31RQeaa

A new study of blue whales off the coast of California has given researchers the first ocean recordings of their famous hitchhiking partner -- the remora -- revealing the suckerfish's secret whale-surfing skills as well as their knack for grabbing the most flow-optimal spots while riding aboard the world's largest vertebrate. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/31SJ2u7

In the nearly two centuries since German physician Carl Wunderlich established 98.6°F as the standard 'normal' body temperature, it has been used by parents and doctors alike as the measure by which fevers -- and often the severity of illness -- have been assessed. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2HJGEyR

However, campaigning in Wimington, Delaware, Biden did promise “we will start on day one doing the right things.” President Donald Trump, on the other hand, has pledged to “vanquish the virus.” from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2J5Tkk3

Roads were flooded near the coast, where forecasters said Zeta made landfall around Terrebone Bay near Cocodrie, an unincorporated fishing village at the end of a highway with few if any full-time residents and a marine laboratory where a building was inundated. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3kFW05T

Appeals for better coordination have become louder amid a resurgence of the epidemic in Europe after a relative lull in the summer months. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2HAH8aV

Speaking in the National Assembly, PML-N’s Ayaz Sadiq said foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi had pointed out “India would attack Pakistan by 9pm” if Abhinandan Varthaman was not released. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3jA3HsZ

Mark Walport, a former chief scientific officer, said Britain only needs to look across the English Channel to see what’s coming. Britain’s current measures are similar to those in France and Spain, where authorities are struggling to control the virus and daily cases have already far outstripped those in the U.K. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3e74JLW

Arctic: Culture and Climate, an exhibition at London’s British Museum, celebrates the resilience and adaptability that has seen the Arctic's Indigenous People survive and thrive in a challenging environment for 30,000 years from New Scientist - Life https://ift.tt/2HKeunF

Trump, before leaving for a campaign trail on Tuesday, told reporters at the White House that the mainstream media was not showing corruption against Biden. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3kBaJ1P

In a statement, Heathorw airport said this was because Britain had failed to approve passenger testing that could scale back 14-day quarantine requirements. Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport has overtaken Heathrow as Europe’s busiest airport. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/31SFF6G

There has been great concern about fair access to Covid-19 vaccines as rich countries have bought up billions of doses long before a jab has even been approved. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/31OTPp7

Although the size of the package has yet to be decided, some ruling party lawmakers have already called for one of about 10 trillion yen ($95.51 billion) to cushion the blow from the pandemic. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2TyNrOt

The change in stance adopted by Saudi Arabia and Iran is a reflection of Pakistan’s changing equations in the Middle East, a fallout of its growing partnership with Recep Tayyip Erdogan from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3mp1O44

“However, we do not know that we will ever have a vaccine at all. It is important to guard against complacency and over-optimism”, UK Vaccine Taskforce Chair Kate Bingham wrote in a piece published in The Lancet medical journal. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3e7ccea

According to the Victoria state government the lockdown changes will allow 6,200 retail stores, 5,800 cafés and restaurants, 1,000 beauty salons and 800 pubs to reopen, impacting 180,000 jobs. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/37ODCo0

Hurricane Zeta is expected to make landfall south of New Orleans, the largest city in Louisiana, Wednesday evening. It has weakened to a tropical storm, but is forecast to regain hurricane strength before making landfall. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/37M6MnF

The cartoon depicted Erdogan in his underwear holding a drink and lifting the skirt of a woman wearing an Islamic dress. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3jIQmPn

Noth Sri Lanka and Maldives are considered particularly at risk for ‘Chinese exploitation.’ Pompeo is visiting the two Indian Ocean island nations to press them to be on guard against potential ‘predatory’ lending and investment by China. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/35Mu8Hg

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, speaking about the issue for the first time, told reporters in Canberra that “Australia’s strong objections and views” about the incident involving Australian travellers on October 2 were widely shared, without elaborating. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/37Lorvx

Biden has outspent Trump three-to-one over that time nationally, according to data compiled from ad-tracking firm Advertising Analytics. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3jzR15A

Fatalities reached 10,000 on Tuesday, with an additional 28 deaths reported in the country, while the total confirmed cases spiked to 222,654, an increase of over 20% over the past fortnight. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3mu36uW

The cartoon on the cover of Charlie Hebdo, showed Erdogan sitting in a white T-shirt and underpants, holding a canned drink along with a woman wearing an Islamic hijab. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3kBRi9o

FiveThirtyEight has Biden ahead of Trump by 1.1 percentage points, in the average of polls in Georgia, but RealClearPolitics has him trailing the president by 0.4 points. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/31P8Aby

Tuesday’s tally was sharply up from 16 on Monday, with all the 22 new local cases reported in the past 24 hours from the remote Xinjiang region’s Kashgar prefecture. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2HGoga4

The Senate Commerce Committee has summoned Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Google’s Sundar Pichai to testify for a hearing Wednesday. The executives have agreed to appear remotely after being threatened with subpoenas. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/34BAgCN

The Democratic presidential nominee offered his closing argument with Election Day just one week away while attempting to go on the political offensive in Georgia, which hasn’t backed a Democrat for the White House since 1992. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/34zE8Ek

Pro-democracy protesters in Thailand have three demands: resignation of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, changes to a constitution drafted under military rule; and, reforms to the constitutional monarchy. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/37UcKme

27-year-old African-American youth, Walter Wallace, was shot dead by two Philadelphia police officers after the police had received a call on Monday about a man screaming and being armed with a knife. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3kBgiO3

The announcement came just hours after Beijing said it would sanction US firms involved in an earlier arms sales to the democratic self-ruled island. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2G8IcSy

The US, Russia, France, Sweden, Poland and other countries have registered record numbers of infections in recent days as autumn turns to winter in the Northern Hemisphere and people socialise indoors where the risk of infection is higher. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2TrVzjP

Lam, speaking at a weekly news briefing on Tuesday, said she would leave on Nov. 3 for the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, where she will take a coronavirus test before travelling to Beijing. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2G2hgUt

All the positive results were traced to the Shufu county of Kashgar prefecture where a 17-year-old girl had tested positive over the weekend. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/35BxXyT

Several Senators from President Donald Trump’s Republican Party have resisted legislation of a scope that Nancy Pelosi and and Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin have discussed, totaling around $2 trillion. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2TscQJt

“Big problems and discrepancies with Mail In Ballots all over the USA. Must have final total on November 3rd”, Trump tweeted late on Monday, with the tweet giving no evidence for his assertion. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/35B6vkO

Over the past several days, the Trump campaign team has been pushing out emails in the president’s name offering donors the chance to enter a drawing “to join Team Trump at the Election Night Party in my favorite hotel,” in the US capital. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3ouZuup

Analyzing 12 ancient Egyptian papyri fragments with X-ray microscopy, researchers were surprised to find previously unknown lead compounds in both red and black inks and suggest they were used for their drying properties rather than as a pigment. A similar lead-based 'drying technique' has also been documented in 15th century European painting, and the discovery of it in Egyptian papyri calls for a reassessment of ancient lead-based pigments. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3dZX0PF

Sugary drinks and artificially sweetened beverages are associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, which suggests artificially sweetened beverages may not be the healthy alternative they are often claimed to be, according to a research letter. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2HDpQtj

19-year-old Jakerion Shmoud Jackson was shot dead by an unnamed police officer in Sylvester, Georgia. Jackson is believed to have fled a traffic stop hours before. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3jtmEO9

Barrett was Trump’s choice to fill the vacancy created by the death of the late liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3ky0coi

The number of new Covid cases has risen by almost a quarter over the past week to 153,483, and new Covid deaths were 50% higher than the week before at 1,272, taking fatalities over the course of the pandemic to 44,998, the highest in Europe. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/31Miyun

The protesters acted while criticizing their own Parliament, which began a special two-day session earlier Monday to address political tensions resulting from the near-daily pro-democracy protests demanding the prime minister’s resignation, constitutional changes and reforms to the monarchy. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2J4rLrj

A smoky fire exploded in size to over 11 square miles (29 square kilometers) after breaking out around dawn in Orange County, south of Los Angeles. Gusts pushed flames along brushy ridges in Silverado Canyon and near houses in the sprawling city of Irvine, home to about 280,000 residents. There was no containment. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2G5axco

In the northern city of Turin, some demonstrators broke off from a peaceful protest, smashing store windows on an elegant shopping street, setting smoke bombs and hurling bottles at police in a main city square where the Piedmont regional government is headquartered, RAI state TV said. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2G22xc9

The probe is on a mission to collect fragments that scientists hope will help unravel the origins of our solar system, but that hit a snag after it picked up too big of a sample. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3oxPrEG

Although the link may not be obvious, healthcare and climate change -- two issues that pose major challenges around the world -- are in fact more connected than society may realize. So say researchers, who are increasingly proving this to be true. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3jwbA2O

A new study confirms bats adopt multiple strategies to reduce pro-inflammatory responses, thus mitigating potential immune-mediated tissue damage and disease. Findings provide important insights for medical research on human diseases. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Ts6ee9

While decades of monitoring and regulatory efforts have paid little attention to Lake Michigan's tiny tributaries, new research shows that they play an outsized role in feeding algae blooms and impacting coastal waters. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2HtnOMI

Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a virtual speech to the UN General Assembly that it was time for the 193-member world body “to recommit itself to stand up -- united -- against unilateralism and war” promoted by the United States. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2TurYWY