upi--2020-10-25--Pope names 13 new cardinals, including D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory

Oct. 25 ( UPI ) -- Pope Francis plans to elevate 13 men as cardinals , including Wilton Gregory , 72 , of Washington , D.C. , becoming the first Black prelate to wear the red hat .
Francis made the announcement Sunday morning from his studio window to faithful in St. Peter 's Square .
The men will be installed on Nov. 28 in a ceremony .
Gregory , who was born in Chicago in 1947 , became archbishop in May 2019 in Washington after serving as archbishop in Atlanta from 2005 to 2019 .
He served as president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bishops from 2001 to 2004 .
Nine of the new named cardinals are younger than 80 , meaning they can participate in a future conclave .
Two of the cardinals work in the Roman Curia : Maltese Mario Grech , secretary general of the Synod of Bishops and Italian Marcello Semeraro , former Bishop of Albano and the new prefect for the Congregation of the Causes of Saints .
Five other pastors are : the archbishop of Kilgali , Rwanda , Antoine Kambanda ; the archbishop of Capiz , in the Philippines , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Santiago , Chile , Celestino Aós Braco ; the apostolic vicar of Brunei , Cornelius Sim ; the archbishop of Siena , Italia , Augusto Paolo Lojudice .
Francis also has also appointed the current guardian of the Franciscan Sacro Convento in Assisi , Mauro Gambetti .
The four who are at least 80 are : Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel , archbishop emeritus of San Cristóbal de Las Casas in Mexico ; former Apostolic Nuncio Silvano Tomasi , the former permanent observer at the United Nations in Geneva who then worked in the Dicastery @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Father Raniero Cantalamessa , preacher of the Papal Household ; and the pastor of the Shrine of Divine Love , Father Enrico Feroci .
Cardinals wear the color red , which indicates their willingness to sacrifice themselves .
In June , Gregory strongly criticized President Donald Trump 's visit to the John Paul II Shrine in Washington , D.C. , during clashes between police and protesters .
`` I find it baffling and reprehensible that any Catholic facility would allow itself to be so egregiously misused and manipulated in a fashion that violates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to defend the rights of all people even those with whom we might disagree , '' he said .
`` St. Pope John Paul II was an ardent defender of the rights and dignity of human beings .
His legacy bears vivid witness to that truth .
He certainly would not condone the use of tear gas and other deterrents to silence , scatter or intimidate them for a photo opportunity in front of a place of worship and peace , '' he added .

Wilton Gregory, the archbishop in Washington, D.C., will become a cardinal on Nov. 28, Pope Francis announced Sunday. Photo courtesy Vatican News
Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Pope Francis plans to elevate 13 men as cardinals, including Wilton Gregory, 72, of Washington, D.C., becoming the first Black prelate to wear the red hat. Francis made the announcement Sunday morning from his studio window to faithful in St. Peter's Square. The men will be installed on Nov. 28 in a ceremony. Advertisement
Gregory, who was born in Chicago in 1947, became archbishop in May 2019 in Washington after serving as archbishop in Atlanta from 2005 to 2019. He served as president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops from 2001 to 2004.
Nine of the new named cardinals are younger than 80, meaning they can participate in a future conclave.
Two of the cardinals work in the Roman Curia: Maltese Mario Grech, secretary general of the Synod of Bishops and Italian Marcello Semeraro, former Bishop of Albano and the new prefect for the Congregation of the Causes of Saints.
Five other pastors are: the archbishop of Kilgali, Rwanda, Antoine Kambanda; the archbishop of Capiz, in the Philippines, Jose Fuerte Advincula; the archbishop of Santiago, Chile, Celestino Aós Braco; the apostolic vicar of Brunei, Cornelius Sim; the archbishop of Siena, Italia, Augusto Paolo Lojudice.
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Francis also has also appointed the current guardian of the Franciscan Sacro Convento in Assisi, Mauro Gambetti.
The four who are at least 80 are: Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel, archbishop emeritus of San Cristóbal de Las Casas in Mexico; former Apostolic Nuncio Silvano Tomasi, the former permanent observer at the United Nations in Geneva who then worked in the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development; Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, preacher of the Papal Household; and the pastor of the Shrine of Divine Love, Father Enrico Feroci.
Cardinals wear the color red, which indicates their willingness to sacrifice themselves.
In June, Gregory strongly criticized President Donald Trump's visit to the John Paul II Shrine in Washington during clashes between police and protesters.
"I find it baffling and reprehensible that any Catholic facility would allow itself to be so egregiously misused and manipulated in a fashion that violates our religious principles, which call us to defend the rights of all people even those with whom we might disagree," he said.
"St. Pope John Paul II was an ardent defender of the rights and dignity of human beings. His legacy bears vivid witness to that truth. He certainly would not condone the use of tear gas and other deterrents to silence, scatter or intimidate them for a photo opportunity in front of a place of worship and peace," he added.


upi--2020-10-25--Pence's Chief of Staff Marc Short tests positive for coronavirus

Oct. 25 ( UPI ) -- Vice President Mike Pence plans to continue campaigning for President Donald Trump though Marc Short , his chief of staff , tested positive for coronavirus , the White House said Saturday night .
Also , Marty Obst , one of Pence 's top political advisers , had tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday , Bloombergand CNN reported .
In a statement Saturday , Pence 's press secretary Devin O'Malley said Short `` began quarantine and assisting in the contact tracing process '' after he tested positive for the disease Saturday .
`` Vice President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for COVID-19 today , and remain in good health . ''
The vice president 's office made the announcement after Pence had landed in Andrews Air Force Base after campaigning in Lakeland and Tallahassee in Florida .
`` While Vice President Pence is considered a close contact with Mr. Short , in consultation with the White House Medical Unit , the Vice President will maintain his schedule in accordance with the CDC guidelines for essential personnel , '' the statement read .
On Sunday , Pence planed to campaign in North Carolina .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ he departed from Air Force Two in Florida .
But he had worn a mask when he boarded Marine Two and boarded the plane in Washington .
Short has been seen on the campaign trail actively , including earlier in the week traveling aboard Air Force Two .
President Donald Trump returned to Washington shortly after midnight after campaign appearances in Wisconsin , Ohio , North Carolina .
The president began his day at his resort in Mar-a-Lago , Palm Beach , and voted at a polling site .
In Washington , Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said he heard about Short 's infection .
`` He 's going to be fine but he 's quarantining , '' Trump told reporters as he exited Air Force One .
During the rally in Waukesha , Wis. , Trump said : `` The bottom line is we have to be vigilant , we have to be careful , we have to be everything , but we also have to get our lives back .
We have to take our country back .
It 's going away , it 's rounding the turn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Short , 50 , has been a key aide involved with the US coronavirus response .
In May , another Pence aide , communications director Katie Miller , previously tested positive for coronavirus .
Short become Pence 's chief of state on March 1 , 2019 .
Previous he was Trump 's director of Legislative Affairs when he became president until July 30 , 2018 .

Marc Short, chief of staff for Vice President Mike Pence talks with Katie Miller, the press secretary for Pence, appear in the Rose Garden of the White House on March, 24. Shorted tested positive for coronavirus Saturday and Miller in May. File Photo by Doug Mills/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Vice President Mike Pence plans to continue campaigning for President Donald Trump though Marc Short, his chief of staff, tested positive for coronavirus, the White House said Saturday night. Also, Marty Obst, one of Pence's top political advisers, had tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, Bloombergand CNN reported. Advertisement
In a statement Saturday, Pence's press secretary Devin O'Malley said Short "began quarantine and assisting in the contact tracing process" after he tested positive for the disease Saturday. "Vice President Pence and Mrs. Pence both tested negative for COVID-19 today, and remain in good health."
The vice president's office made the announcement after Pence had landed in Andrews Air Force Base after campaigning in Lakeland and Tallahassee in Florida.
"While Vice President Pence is considered a close contact with Mr. Short, in consultation with the White House Medical Unit, the Vice President will maintain his schedule in accordance with the CDC guidelines for essential personnel," the statement read.
On Sunday, Pence planed to campaign in North Carolina.
Pence wasn't wearing a mask when he departed from Air Force Two in Florida. But he had worn a mask when he boarded Marine Two and boarded the plane in Washington.
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Short has been seen on the campaign trail, including earlier in the week traveling aboard Air Force Two.
President Donald Trump returned to Washington shortly after midnight from campaign appearances in Wisconsin, Ohio, North Carolina. The president began his day at his resort in Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, and voted at a polling site. In Washington, Trump, who contracted the disease recently, said he heard about Short's infection.
"He's going to be fine but he's quarantining," Trump told reporters as he exited Air Force One.
During the rally in Waukesha, Wis., Trump said: "The bottom line is we have to be vigilant, we have to be careful, we have to be everything, but we also have to get our lives back. We have to take our country back. It's going away, it's rounding the turn."
As a key aide, Short, 50, has been a key aide involved with the US coronavirus response. In May, another Pence aide, communications director Katie Miller, previously tested positive for coronavirus.
Short become Pence's chief of state on March 1, 2019. Previously he was Trump's director of Legislative Affairs when he became president until July 30, 2018.


upi--2020-10-25--On This Day, Oct. 25: Interior Secretary Albert Fall found guilty in Teapot Dome scandal

Oct. 25 ( UPI ) -- On this date in history : In 1854 , known to history as the Charge of the Light Brigade , 670 British cavalrymen fighting in the Crimean War attacked a heavily fortified Russian position and were killed .
In 1929 , during the Teapot Dome scandal , Albert B .
Fall , who served as U.S. President Warren Harding 's interior secretary , was found guilty of accepting a bribe while in office .
He was the first presidential Cabinet member convicted of a crime .
In 1944 , the Japanese military employed its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Battle of Leyte Gulf off the coast of the Philippines .
In 1971 , the United Nations admitted China as a member , ousting the Nationalist Chinese government of Taiwan .
In 1983 , U.S. troops , supported by six Caribbean nations , invaded the tiny , leftist-ruled island of Grenada , rescuing 1,000 American students and restoring order to the country .
The death toll in about two months of fighting exceeded 100 .
In 1993 , Canadian voters rejected the Progressive Conservative Party of Prime Minister Kim Campbell and gave the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Quebec , a firm majority in Parliament .
In 1994 , Susan Smith falsely reported her two young sons were missing after a carjacking .
After several days of intense public and media scrutiny , the South Carolina woman admitted she drove her car with her children inside it into a lake , killing them .
She was sentenced to life in prison for the murders .
In 2002 , Democratic U.S. Sen. Paul Wellstone of Minnesota and seven others were killed in the crash of a small plane about 180 miles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the World Health Organization reported a global death toll from the H1N1 virus , known as swine flu , at 5,700 .
About 440,000 people were confirmed as having the disease .
In 2010 , more than 400 coastal residents in western Sumatra were killed and thousands left homeless by a tsunami triggered by a 7.7-magnitude earthquake .
About 750 miles away in central Java , the Mount Merapi volcano began a series of three eruptions that left a reported death toll of more than 300 with about 6,000 homeless .
In 2018 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was swept away by floodwaters in Jordan , killing 17 .

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Albert B. Fall, former secretary of interior, is helped into his car as he leaves the District and Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on October 25, 1929. Fall was found guilty of accepting a bribe of $100,000 from E.L. Doheny as part of the Teapot Dome Scandal. File Photo by Library of Congress/UPI
Oct. 25 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1854, known to history as the Charge of the Light Brigade, 670 British cavalrymen fighting in the Crimean War attacked a heavily fortified Russian position and were killed. Advertisement
In 1929, during the Teapot Dome scandal, Albert B. Fall, who served as U.S. President Warren Harding's interior secretary, was found guilty of accepting a bribe while in office. He was the first presidential Cabinet member convicted of a crime.
In 1944, the Japanese military employed its first unit of Kamikaze pilots during the Battle of Leyte Gulf off the coast of the Philippines.
In 1971, the United Nations admitted China as a member, ousting the Nationalist Chinese government of Taiwan.
In 1983, U.S. troops, supported by six Caribbean nations, invaded the tiny, leftist-ruled island of Grenada, rescuing 1,000 American students and restoring order to the country. The death toll in about two months of fighting exceeded 100.
In 1993, Canadian voters rejected the Progressive Conservative Party of Prime Minister Kim Campbell and gave the Liberal Party, led by Jean Chretien of Quebec, a firm majority in Parliament.
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File Photo by H. Ruckemann/UPI
In 1994, Susan Smith falsely reported her two young sons were missing after a carjacking. After several days of intense public and media scrutiny, the South Carolina woman admitted she drove her car with her children inside it into a lake, killing them. She was sentenced to life in prison for the murders.
In 2002, Democratic U.S. Sen. Paul Wellstone of Minnesota and seven others were killed in the crash of a small plane about 180 miles northeast of Minneapolis.
File Photo by Chris Corder/UPI
In 2009, the World Health Organization reported a global death toll from the H1N1 virus, known as swine flu, at 5,700. About 440,000 people were confirmed as having the disease.
In 2010, more than 400 coastal residents in western Sumatra were killed and thousands left homeless by a tsunami triggered by a 7.7-magnitude earthquake. About 750 miles away in central Java, the Mount Merapi volcano began a series of three eruptions that left a reported death toll of more than 300 with about 6,000 homeless.
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In 2018, a school bus carrying 27 students was swept away by floodwaters in Jordan, killing 17.


upi--2020-10-25--Famous birthdays for Oct. 25: Katy Perry, Mia Wasikowska

Oct. 25 ( UPI ) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Scorpio .

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Katy Perry arrives on the red carpet at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Benefit "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination" in New York City on May 7, 2018. The singer turns 36. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Scorpio. They include: Advertisement
-- Austrian composer Johann Strauss in 1825
-- French composer Georges Bizet in 1838
-- Automobile entrepreneur John Francis Dodge in 1864
-- Spanish artist Pablo Picasso in 1881
-- Artist Tyrus Wong in 1910
-- Country comedian Minnie Pearl in 1912
-- Actor Marion Ross in 1928 (age 92)
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-- Basketball Hall of Fame member Bob Knight in 1940 (age 80)
-- Author Anne Tyler in 1941 (age 79)
-- Pop singer Helen Reddy in 1941 (age 79)
-- Rock singer Jon Anderson in 1944 (age 76)
-- Political strategist James Carville in 1944 (age 76)
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-- Basketball Hall of Fame member Dave Cowens in 1948 (age 72)
-- Olympic gold medal wrestler Dan Gable in 1948 (age 72)
-- Olympic gold medal U.S. hockey team member Mike Eruzione in 1954 (age 66)
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-- Voice actor Nancy Cartwright in 1957 (age 63)
-- Actor Tracy Nelson in 1963 (age 57)
-- Violinist Midori Goto in 1971 (age 49)
-- Singer Katy Perry in 1984 (age 36)
-- Singer Ciara in 1985 (age 35)
-- Actor Mia Wasikowska in 1989 (age 31)


upi--2020-10-25--World Series: Rays stun Dodgers in ninth inning to win Game 4

Oct. 25 ( UPI ) -- The Tampa Bay Rays shocked the Los Angeles Dodgers in the ninth inning for an 8-7 win in Game 4 of the World Series on Saturday night at Globe Life Field in Arlington , Texas .
Down 7-6 in the final frame , Brett Phillips became the unlikely hero when he singled to shallow right-center field to score Kevin Kiermaier and Randy Arozarena on a sequence that involved a pair of Dodgers misplays .
Kiermaier blooped a single with one out off closer Kenley Jansen and Arozarena walked with two outs .
Phillips then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chris Taylor misplayed as the tying run scored .
Arozarena appeared to be caught in a rundown when he stumbled on his way to home , but Dodgers catcher Will Smith was unable to handle the relay throw as he spun his glove around for the tag .
The ball rolled to the backstop , and Arozarena slid into home for the game-winning run .
`` Golly , what a special moment , '' said Phillips , who was 0 for 2 in the playoffs and had n't batted since Game 3 of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Once I saw Randy slip , I was like , 'Aw , shoot , at least we tied it up . '
And then he missed the ball .
`` I do n't know what happened , but then he scored .
The next thing I know I 'm airplane-ing around the outfield and I get dogpiled and here I am . ''
With the Rays ' late heroics in a game that spanned a little more than four hours , Tampa Bay prevented the Dodgers from taking a commanding 3-1 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 5 of the best-of-seven series is set for Sunday night .
Justin Turner put the Dodgers in front with a solo homer to center in the first inning .
In the third , Corey Seager , the 2020 National League Championship Series MVP , extended the Dodgers ' lead to 2-0 with his 411-foot solo shot .
Arozarena , the rookie sensation who was this year 's American League Championship Series MVP , cut the Rays ' deficit to 2-1 with his record-breaking home run in the fourth .
It was his ninth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ setting the MLB record for the most homers hit in a single postseason .
He broke a tie with Barry Bonds ( 2002 ) , Carlos Beltran ( 2004 ) and Nelson Cruz ( 2011 ) .
The Dodgers answered with Max Muncy 's RBI single that scored Seager in the fifth .
Later in the inning , the Rays again bashed a home run off Dodgers starter Julio Urias .
Hunter Renfroe belted a 444-foot solo homer to left , trimming the Dodgers ' lead to 3-2 .
Los Angeles made it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Enrique Hernandez doubled home a run .
In the bottom half of the inning , the Rays -- trailing since the first inning -- stormed ahead with Brandon Lowe 's three-run homer off Pedro Baez .
But the Dodgers responded in the seventh with Joc Pederson 's two-RBI single .
The two-run single gave the Dodgers a 6-5 advantage entering the late stage of the game .
The Rays then tied the game in the seventh after Kiermaier blasted a 426-foot solo home run to make it 6-6 .
Seager struck again in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the go-ahead run with a single .
The Dodgers , on the verge of a 3-1 lead in a push for their first title since 1988 , took a 7-6 lead into the ninth .
But the Rays managed to conquer Jansen on the improbable final play .
`` You got to stay positive , '' Jansen said .
`` I did n't give up one hard hit .
What can I do ?
Throw the pitches where I wanted to .
Credit to the hitters . ''
Clayton Kershaw is expected to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , while Tyler Glasnow will take the mound for the Rays .

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The Tampa Bay Rays' Brett Phillips (L) and Los Angeles Dodgers left fielder Joc Pederson (R) react after Phillips' game-winning hit in the ninth inning of World Series Game 4 on Saturday night at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. Photo by John G. Mabanglo/EPA-EFE
Oct. 25 (UPI) -- The Tampa Bay Rays shocked the Los Angeles Dodgers in the ninth inning for an 8-7 win in Game 4 of the World Series on Saturday night at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. Down 7-6 in the final frame, Brett Phillips became the unlikely hero when he singled to shallow right-center field to score Kevin Kiermaier and Randy Arozarena on a sequence that involved a pair of Dodgers misplays. Advertisement
Kiermaier blooped a single with one out off closer Kenley Jansen and Arozarena walked with two outs. Phillips then hit a soft single that center fielder Chris Taylor misplayed as the tying run scored.
Arozarena appeared to be caught in a rundown when he stumbled on his way to home, but Dodgers catcher Will Smith was unable to handle the relay throw as he spun his glove around for the tag.
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The ball rolled to the backstop, and Arozarena slid into home for the game-winning run.
"Golly, what a special moment," said Phillips, who was 0 for 2 in the playoffs and hadn't batted since Game 3 of the AL Division Series on Oct. 7. "Once I saw Randy slip, I was like, 'Aw, shoot, at least we tied it up.' And then he missed the ball.
"I don't know what happened, but then he scored. The next thing I know I'm airplane-ing around the outfield and I get dogpiled and here I am."
With the Rays' late heroics in a game that spanned a little more than four hours, Tampa Bay prevented the Dodgers from taking a commanding 3-1 lead in the championship series. Game 5 of the best-of-seven series is set for Sunday night.
Justin Turner put the Dodgers in front with a solo homer to center in the first inning. In the third, Corey Seager, the 2020 National League Championship Series MVP, extended the Dodgers' lead to 2-0 with his 411-foot solo shot.
Arozarena, the rookie sensation who was this year's American League Championship Series MVP, cut the Rays' deficit to 2-1 with his record-breaking home run in the fourth.
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It was his ninth home run of the 2020 playoffs, setting the MLB record for the most homers hit in a single postseason. He broke a tie with Barry Bonds (2002), Carlos Beltran (2004) and Nelson Cruz (2011).
The Dodgers answered with Max Muncy's RBI single that scored Seager in the fifth. Later in the inning, the Rays again bashed a home run off Dodgers starter Julio Urias. Hunter Renfroe belted a 444-foot solo homer to left, trimming the Dodgers' lead to 3-2.
Los Angeles made it a two-run game in the sixth when Enrique Hernandez doubled home a run. In the bottom half of the inning, the Rays -- trailing since the first inning -- stormed ahead with Brandon Lowe's three-run homer off Pedro Baez.
But the Dodgers responded in the seventh with Joc Pederson's two-RBI single. The two-run single gave the Dodgers a 6-5 advantage entering the late stage of the game.
The Rays then tied the game in the seventh after Kiermaier blasted a 426-foot solo home run to make it 6-6. Seager struck again in the top of the eighth, scoring the go-ahead run with a single.
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The Dodgers, on the verge of a 3-1 lead in a push for their first title since 1988, took a 7-6 lead into the ninth. But the Rays managed to conquer Jansen on the improbable final play.
"You got to stay positive," Jansen said. "I didn't give up one hard hit. What can I do? Throw the pitches where I wanted to. Credit to the hitters."
Clayton Kershaw is expected to start for the Dodgers in Game 5, while Tyler Glasnow will take the mound for the Rays.


upi--2020-10-24--Trump votes at Florida library before heading to rallies in N.C., Ohio, Wis.

Oct. 24 ( UPI ) -- President Donald Trump voted in person at a library near West Palm Beach , Fla. , on Saturday morning before taking off for campaign stumps in three states .
Trump joked with reporters that he `` voted for a guy named Trump , '' praised the election site as `` very secure '' and added , `` It 's an honor to be voting . ''
Trump traveled by motorcade from his residence at the Mar-a-Lago hotel , passing cheering supporters , to the Palm Beach County Main Library across the street from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president wore a mask and voted with a paper ballot , according to White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany .
Trump and first lady Melania Trump have voted by mail in previous election years .
Trump did not respond to a press question about when Melania Trump would be voting .
Early voting started Monday in Florida , a battleground state in the presidential campaign .
With 11 days until the election , 5.3 million ballots have been cast in Florida so far , including 3.5 million mail-in ballots .
That 's 80 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ early ballots returned in the 2016 election .
Republicans have been leading in Florida 's early voting with 803,667 votes to the Democrats ' 608,093 .
Independent and other early in-person voters total 323,123 .
Trump hosted two rallies in Florida on Friday at airfields in The Villages and Pensacola , where he was supported by Gov .
Ron DeSantis and a group of local Republican lawmakers who urged supporters to vote early .
`` We need every single America-loving , constitution-following , God-fearing voter in the Pensacola Panhandle to vote before Nov. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump also was to appear in regional airport rallies at Lumberton , N.C. , Circleville , Ohio , and Wausheka , Wis .

U.S. President Donald Trump walks toward Marine One prior to departing from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Friday. Photo by Leigh Vogel/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 24 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump voted in person at a library near West Palm Beach, Fla., on Saturday morning before taking off for campaign stumps in three states. Trump joked with reporters that he "voted for a guy named Trump," praised the election site as "very secure" and added, "It's an honor to be voting." Advertisement
Trump traveled by motorcade from his residence at the Mar-a-Lago hotel, passing cheering supporters, to the Palm Beach County Main Library across the street from the Trump-owned Trump International Golf Club.
The president wore a mask and voted with a paper ballot, according to White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany. Trump and first lady Melania Trump have voted by mail in previous election years.
Trump did not respond to a press question about when Melania Trump would be voting.
Early voting started Monday in Florida, a battleground state in the presidential campaign.
With 11 days until the election, 5.3 million ballots have been cast in Florida so far, including 3.5 million mail-in ballots. That's 80% of the 6.6 million mail-in and early ballots returned in the 2016 election.
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Republicans have been leading in Florida's early voting with 803,667 votes to the Democrats' 608,093. Independent and other early in-person voters total 323,123.
Trump hosted two rallies in Florida on Friday at airfields in The Villages and Pensacola, where he was supported by Gov. Ron DeSantis and a group of local Republican lawmakers who urged supporters to vote early.
"We need every single America-loving, constitution-following, God-fearing voter in the Pensacola Panhandle to vote before Nov. 3," Rep. Alex Andrade said.
Trump also was to appear in regional airport rallies at Lumberton, N.C., Circleville, Ohio, and Wausheka, Wis.


upi--2020-10-25--Watch: Andy Dalton suffers concussion in Cowboys' loss to Washington

Oct. 25 ( UPI ) -- Already without starter Dak Prescott due to a compound fracture and dislocation of his right ankle , backup quarterback Andy Dalton was knocked out of the Dallas Cowboys ' 25-3 loss to the Washington Football Team on Sunday because of a concussion .
Dalton , who was making his second start in place of the injured Prescott , took a violent hit to the helmet from Washington linebacker Jon Bostic as he slid to the turf with under seven minutes remaining in the third quarter .
Officials ejected Bostic for the illegal hit to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ straight to the locker room for further examination .
Before the injury , Dalton completed 9 of 19 pass attempts for 75 yards and an interception .
He was sacked three times and lost a fumble on the Cowboys ' first possession , which resulted in a safety .
Third-stringer Ben DiNucci replaced Dalton in the matchup .
A team spokesman told ESPN that Dalton was alert and in `` good spirits '' following the hit , and he will be flying home with the team .
If Dalton is unable to clear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week , DiNucci would get the start .
After the game , Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy said he was unhappy with the passive reaction teammates had to Bostic 's hit .
`` We speak all the time about playing for one another , protecting one another , '' McCarthy said .
`` It definitely was not the response you would expect . ''
Washington finished with 208 rushing yards in the win over Dallas , including Antonio Gibson 's 128 yards and one score on 20 carries .
Kyle Allen completed 15 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two touchdowns .
The Cowboys ( 2-5 ) are set to play the Philadelphia Eagles ( 2-4-1 ) next Sunday , while Washington ( 2-5 ) will take on the New York Giants ( 1-6 ) .

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Andy Dalton (14) throws under pressure from Washington Football Team linebacker Cole Holcomb (55) during the first half Sunday at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. Photo by David Tulis/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Already without starter Dak Prescott due to a compound fracture and dislocation of his right ankle, backup quarterback Andy Dalton was knocked out of the Dallas Cowboys' 25-3 loss to the Washington Football Team on Sunday because of a concussion. Dalton, who was making his second start in place of the injured Prescott, took a violent hit to the helmet from Washington linebacker Jon Bostic as he slid to the turf with under seven minutes remaining in the third quarter. Officials ejected Bostic for the illegal hit to the head of Dalton, who went straight to the locker room for further examination. Advertisement
Before the injury, Dalton completed 9 of 19 pass attempts for 75 yards and an interception. He was sacked three times and lost a fumble on the Cowboys' first possession, which resulted in a safety. Third-stringer Ben DiNucci replaced Dalton in the matchup.
A team spokesman told ESPN that Dalton was alert and in "good spirits" following the hit, and he will be flying home with the team. If Dalton is unable to clear the NFL's concussion protocol by next week, DiNucci would get the start.
Advertisement Andy Dalton walked off the field to the locker room. There's just no place for this in football. Jon Bostic was ejected. pic.twitter.com/G1ZFfgVInV— NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) October 25, 2020
After the game, Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy said he was unhappy with the passive reaction teammates had to Bostic's hit.
"We speak all the time about playing for one another, protecting one another," McCarthy said. "It definitely was not the response you would expect."
Washington finished with 208 rushing yards in the win over Dallas, including Antonio Gibson's 128 yards and one score on 20 carries. Kyle Allen completed 15 of 25 passes for 194 yards and two touchdowns.
The Cowboys (2-5) are set to play the Philadelphia Eagles (2-4-1) next Sunday, while Washington (2-5) will take on the New York Giants (1-6).


upi--2020-10-25--Browns star WR Odell Beckham Jr. suffers knee injury vs. Bengals

Oct. 25 ( UPI ) -- Cleveland Browns star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is believed to have suffered a major knee injury during Sunday 's game against the Cincinnati Bengals .
Beckham injured his left knee on the Browns ' second snap of the game while attempting to chase down a Bengals defender who intercepted a pass from Baker Mayfield .
Beckham was ruled out for the remainder of the game .
League sources told ESPN and NFL Media that Beckham will undergo an MRI on Monday morning to determine the severity of the injury .
Browns head coach @ @ @ @ @ @ @ MRI , saying he would n't offer his opinion on the injury .
`` I 'm going to wait for the MRI before we know , '' Stefanski said .
`` I would not speculate . ''
On Mayfield 's first pass attempt of the game , he tried to force a pass to Beckham down the sideline .
The ball was underthrown and picked off by Bengals cornerback Darius Phillips .
Beckham turned around to pursue Phillips but had his knee buckle as he collided with Phillips and Browns fullback Andy Janovich @ @ @ @ @ @ @ locker room with the help of the Browns ' medical staff .
`` I 'd be lying to say that I was not beating myself up about it , '' Mayfield said .
`` To go into halftime and see him , and I told him I love him , and he said , 'Go be great . '
That was what he left me with to open up the second half .
That was something I continued to remember throughout the second half . ''
Mayfield finished with 297 passing yards and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interception in the Browns ' 37-34 win over the Bengals .
Cleveland improved to 5-2 this year with the victory .

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. suffered the knee injury during the first quarter of Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals. File Photo by Aaron Josefczyk/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Cleveland Browns star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is believed to have suffered a major knee injury during Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Beckham injured his left knee on the Browns' second snap of the game while attempting to chase down a Bengals defender who intercepted a pass from Baker Mayfield. Beckham was ruled out for the remainder of the game. Advertisement
League sources told ESPN and NFL Media that Beckham will undergo an MRI on Monday morning to determine the severity of the injury. Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski later confirmed Beckham's scheduled MRI, saying he wouldn't offer his opinion on the injury.
"I'm going to wait for the MRI before we know," Stefanski said. "I would not speculate."
On Mayfield's first pass attempt of the game, he tried to force a pass to Beckham down the sideline. The ball was underthrown and picked off by Bengals cornerback Darius Phillips. Beckham turned around to pursue Phillips but had his knee buckle as he collided with Phillips and Browns fullback Andy Janovich.
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Beckham was then escorted to the locker room with the help of the Browns' medical staff.
"I'd be lying to say that I was not beating myself up about it," Mayfield said. "To go into halftime and see him, and I told him I love him, and he said, 'Go be great.' That was what he left me with to open up the second half. That was something I continued to remember throughout the second half."
Mayfield finished with 297 passing yards and five touchdowns to go with the one interception in the Browns' 37-34 win over the Bengals. Cleveland improved to 5-2 this year with the victory.


upi--2020-10-25--British Navy forces storm oil tanker in English Channel after possible hijacking threat

Oct. 25 ( UPI ) -- Elite British Naval forces `` fast-roped '' from helicopters to storm a crude oil tanker in the English Channel Sunday and arrested seven stowaways whom the crew believed planned to hijack the ship .
The operation took 9 minutes , authorities said .
Crew members aboard the Liberian-registered Nave Andromeda had contacted police in Hampshire Sunday morning to report that people who had concealed themselves onboard the ship had made `` verbal threats '' after being detained on board .
The British minister of defense 's office confirmed Sunday night that members of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and taken people into custody .
`` In response to a police request , the defense secretary and home secretary authorised Armed Forces personnel to board a ship in the English Channel to safeguard life and secure a ship that was subject to suspected hijacking , '' the department said in a statement , adding that police investigations would continue .
`` Initial reports confirm the crew are safe and well , '' the department said .
The stowaways were believed to have boarded in Nigeria when the boat was docked at Lagos @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shipping website Lloyd 's List , told The Independent .
`` [ The stowaways ] were discovered by the crew and while they were trying to detain them in a cabin they got violent , '' Meade said .
The 748-ft. tanker Nave Andromeda , owned by Greek shipping company Navios , had set out from Lagos in early October with a 22-member crew , and was scheduled to dock in Southampton Sunday to pick up a cargo shipment of gasoline .
But the ship 's path began to change erratically as it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law enforcement on shore was contacted .
From a base nearby in Poole , Dorset , members of the British Navy 's elite boat service used two Navy Merlin and two Navy Wildcat helicopters to take control of the tanker , sliding down ropes from helicopters onto the ship , the Guardian reported .
Navy divers also were deployed to check whether the ship had been mined , officials told the BBC , but it had not .
Tobias Ellwood , chairman of the Commons Defence Committee , praised the boarding of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' `` Seven stowaways on board taking over a ship or causing the ship not to be in full command would have triggered a multi-agency alarm and then well-rehearsed classified protocols were then put into action , '' Ellwood said .

Elite Royal Navy forces stormed an oil tanker in the English Channel Sunday in what was considered a potential hijacking attempt, the Ministry of Defense said. Photo courtesy of the Royal Navy
Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Elite British Naval forces "fast-roped" from helicopters to storm a crude oil tanker in the English Channel Sunday and arrested seven stowaways whom the crew believed planned to hijack the ship. The operation took 9 minutes, authorities said. Advertisement
Crew members aboard the Liberian-registered Nave Andromeda had contacted police in Hampshire Sunday morning to report that people who had concealed themselves onboard the ship had made "verbal threats" after being detained on board.
The British minister of defense's office confirmed Sunday night that members of the Special Boat Service had boarded the ship and taken people into custody.
"In response to a police request, the defense secretary and home secretary authorised Armed Forces personnel to board a ship in the English Channel to safeguard life and secure a ship that was subject to suspected hijacking," the department said in a statement, adding that police investigations would continue.
"Initial reports confirm the crew are safe and well," the department said.
The stowaways were believed to have boarded in Nigeria when the boat was docked at Lagos, Richard Meade, editor of the shipping website Lloyd's List, told The Independent.
"[The stowaways] were discovered by the crew and while they were trying to detain them in a cabin they got violent," Meade said.
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The 748-ft. tanker Nave Andromeda, owned by Greek shipping company Navios, had set out from Lagos in early October with a 22-member crew, and was scheduled to dock in Southampton Sunday to pick up a cargo shipment of gasoline. But the ship's path began to change erratically as it passed the Isle of Wight, and law enforcement on shore was contacted.
From a base nearby in Poole, Dorset, members of the British Navy's elite boat service used two Navy Merlin and two Navy Wildcat helicopters to take control of the tanker, sliding down ropes from helicopters onto the ship, the Guardian reported. Navy divers also were deployed to check whether the ship had been mined, officials told the BBC, but it had not.
Tobias Ellwood, chairman of the Commons Defence Committee, praised the boarding of the tanker as a "good outcome."
"Seven stowaways on board taking over a ship or causing the ship not to be in full command would have triggered a multi-agency alarm and then well-rehearsed classified protocols were then put into action," Ellwood said.


upi--2020-10-25--Leavenworth father arrested with missing girls after 2 boys found dead

Oct. 25 ( UPI ) -- The father of two girls missing from Leavenworth , Kan. , was arrested in Oklahoma and the girls were found safe , after police found their two brothers dead in their home .
Deputies from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol on Saturday stopped Donny Jackson , 40 , near Erick , Okla. , about 500 miles west of Leavenworth .
Jackson 's daughters , ages 3 and 7 , had been the subject of an AMBER alert from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation after police found the bodies of slain brothers 14-year-old Logan Jackson and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Donny Jackson had been in divorce proceedings with the children 's mother , the Kansas City Star reported Sunday .
When one of the children did not show up for a soccer game Saturday , family members went to the home and found the boys and noticed the girls were missing , police said .
Leavenworth police believed the girls had been abducted by their father , they said Saturday .
After a multi-state AMBER alert Saturday evening , Jackson 's car was reported at a gas station in Oklahoma about five @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to an Oklahoma State Patrol Facebook post .
A truck driver then reported seeing Jackson 's car heading westward on I-40 , and patrol deputies were able to stop the car .
A GofundMe site posted by a family friend identified the mother of the children as Tara Jackson .
`` Tara is now faced with the overwhelming task of paying for a funeral for her two sons , '' organizer Marisa Clausen wrote .
`` She will also face many other unknowns in the future .
[ Her daughters ] were reunited @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , [ and ] will undoubtedly need help to get through this tragic event as well . ''
Leavenworth County Undersheriff Jim Sherley said police `` had dealings '' with Jackson before .
`` In a case like this , of course it 's difficult for an entire family , for a community , and for law enforcement as well , Anytime a child is involved in a crime , it amps up the feelings , '' Sherley told the Star .
`` All of our deputies are family members or parents themselves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it 's difficult on the first responders , the family and the community at large . ''
Donny Jackson was being held in the Beckham County , Okla. , jail until extradition arrangements could be made to bring him to Kansas , authorities said .

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Donny Jackson, 40, was arrested Saturday in Oklahoma following an AMBER alert after his two daughters, age 7 and 3, were discovered missing and their two older brothers were found dead in their Leavenworth, Kan., family home. Photo courtesy of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Oct. 25 (UPI) -- The father of two girls missing from Leavenworth, Kan., was arrested in Oklahoma and the girls were found safe, after police found their two brothers dead in their home. Deputies from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol on Saturday stopped Donny Jackson, 40, near Erick, Okla., about 500 miles west of Leavenworth. Advertisement
Jackson's daughters, ages 3 and 7, had been the subject of an AMBER alert from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation after police found the bodies of slain brothers 14-year-old Logan Jackson and 11-year-old Austin Jackson in the family home.
Donny Jackson had been in divorce proceedings with the children's mother, the Kansas City Star reported Sunday.
When one of the children did not show up for a soccer game Saturday, family members went to the home and found the boys and noticed the girls were missing, police said. Leavenworth police believed the girls had been abducted by their father, they said Saturday.
After a multi-state AMBER alert Saturday evening, Jackson's car was reported at a gas station in Oklahoma about five miles from the Texas border, according to an Oklahoma State Patrol Facebook post. A truck driver then reported seeing Jackson's car heading westward on I-40, and patrol deputies were able to stop the car.
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A GofundMe site posted by a family friend identified the mother of the children as Tara Jackson.
"Tara is now faced with the overwhelming task of paying for a funeral for her two sons," organizer Marisa Clausen wrote. "She will also face many other unknowns in the future. [Her daughters] were reunited with Tara after a multi-state AMBER alert, [and] will undoubtedly need help to get through this tragic event as well."
Leavenworth County Undersheriff Jim Sherley said police "had dealings" with Jackson before.
"In a case like this, of course it's difficult for an entire family, for a community, and for law enforcement as well, Anytime a child is involved in a crime, it amps up the feelings," Sherley told the Star. "All of our deputies are family members or parents themselves so when something like this transpires, it's difficult on the first responders, the family and the community at large."
Donny Jackson was being held in the Beckham County, Okla., jail until extradition arrangements could be made to bring him to Kansas, authorities said.


upi--2020-10-25--Lee Kun-hee, chairman who built Samsung powerhouse, dead at 78

Oct. 25 ( UPI ) -- Lee Kun-hee , chairman of Samsung Group , who grew the Korean company into a leader in the global tech industry , died Sunday at age 78 in a Seoul hospital .
`` Chairman Lee was a true visionary who transformed Samsung into the world-leading innovator and industrial powerhouse from a local business , '' Samsung said in a statement .
Lee was South Korea 's richest resident , according to a Forbes list of Korean billionaires , with total stock holdings valued at $ 15.6 billion .
Lee suffered a heart attack in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ since then .
His son , Lee Jae-yong , vice chairman of Samsung Electronics , has served as head of the company .
The older Lee inherited the reins of Samsung at age 45 in 1987 as the third son of a Korean mercantilist , Lee Byung-Chull , who started Samsung as a small local trading company 80 years ago .
Lee 's business skills and willingness to reinvent the company culture led to his telling executives in 1993 to `` change everything except your wives and children . ''
Samsung competed with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2006 as the leader in the global television market .
In 2011 , Samsung 's Galaxy cellphone line surpassed Apple as the world 's largest smartphone manufacturer .
Samsung is also the world 's largest memory chipmaker and the company also runs subsidiaries in the insurance and hotel businesses .
Samsung occupies a large place in the Korean economy , accounting for 20 % of South Korea 's exports , according to the Korea Times .
`` [ Lee ] was the biggest star in South Korea 's corporate history , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ University in Seoul told Nikkei Asia .
`` His New Management declaration stimulated other Korean conglomerates to follow in his steps .
That has helped them to catch up to Japan in semiconductors , electronics , home appliances and shipbuilding . ''
Lee faced legal challenges during his career .
In 2007 he was accused of hiding money in slush funds to bribe government officials and other influential people .
He stepped down from company leadership in 2008 and was convicted of tax evasion in 2009 .
But Lee was brought back to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then-President Lee Myung-bak and asked to help Korea win the bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics .
Lee was reinstated as chairman of Samsung in 2010 until his heart attack in May , 2014 .
Lee is survived by his wife Hong Ra-hee , his son and daughters Lee Boo-jin who runs the company 's hotel businesses and Lee Seo-hyun , who leads the Samsung Welfare Foundation .
A third daughter predeceased him .

South Korean Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee, 78, died Sunday at a Seoul hospital. File Photo by Yonhap South Korea/EPA
Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Lee Kun-hee, chairman of Samsung Group, who grew the Korean company into a leader in the global tech industry, died Sunday at age 78 in a Seoul hospital. "Chairman Lee was a true visionary who transformed Samsung into the world-leading innovator and industrial powerhouse from a local business," Samsung said in a statement. Advertisement
Lee was South Korea's richest resident, according to a Forbes list of Korean billionaires, with total stock holdings valued at $15.6 billion.
Lee suffered a heart attack in 2014 and had been in a coma since then. His son, Lee Jae-yong, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, has served as head of the company.
The older Lee inherited the reins of Samsung at age 45 in 1987 as the third son of a Korean mercantilist, Lee Byung-Chull, who started Samsung as a small local trading company 80 years ago.
Lee's business skills and willingness to reinvent the company culture led to his telling executives in 1993 to "change everything except your wives and children."
Samsung competed with Japanese tech manufacturers, eventually overtaking Sony in 2006 as the leader in the global television market.
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In 2011, Samsung's Galaxy cellphone line surpassed Apple as the world's largest smartphone manufacturer. Samsung is also the world's largest memory chipmaker and the company also runs subsidiaries in the insurance and hotel businesses.
Samsung occupies a large place in the Korean economy, accounting for 20% of South Korea's exports, according to the Korea Times.
"[Lee] was the biggest star in South Korea's corporate history," Kim Kyung-won, vice president of Sejong University in Seoul told Nikkei Asia. "His New Management declaration stimulated other Korean conglomerates to follow in his steps. That has helped them to catch up to Japan in semiconductors, electronics, home appliances and shipbuilding."
Lee faced legal challenges during his career. In 2007 he was accused of hiding money in slush funds to bribe government officials and other influential people. He stepped down from company leadership in 2008 and was convicted of tax evasion in 2009.
But Lee was brought back to leadership at Samsung after being pardoned by then-President Lee Myung-bak and asked to help Korea win the bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Lee was reinstated as chairman of Samsung in 2010 until his heart attack in May, 2014.
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Lee is survived by his wife Hong Ra-hee, his son and daughters Lee Boo-jin who runs the company's hotel businesses and Lee Seo-hyun, who leads the Samsung Welfare Foundation. A third daughter predeceased him.


upi--2020-10-25--Trump says U.S. 'rounding the turn' on COVID-19, calls Biden 'shutdown candidate'

Oct. 25 ( UPI ) -- President Donald Trump on Sunday continued to describe an optimistic scenario of the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic during a rally in New Hampshire .
Trump , speaking on the grounds of the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport , again stated that the United States is `` rounding the turn '' on the pandemic , despite the United States reporting more than 83,000 cases on Sunday .
The president again suggested that `` a safe vaccine '' for the virus will be available shortly but did not give a specific timeframe .
`` We have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that are coming out very quickly with the vaccines .
They are doing great , very shortly , very quickly .
It 's going to be delivered fast , '' said Trump .
Trump 's comments came after White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told CNN Sunday morning that the United States is `` not going to control '' COVID-19 while saying it is `` making efforts '' to produce vaccines and treatments .
Trump also dismissed the idea of implementing shutdowns to prevent the spread of the virus , criticizing his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the `` shutdown candidate . ''
`` They 'll shut down your freedom and they 'll shut down the greatest economic comeback of our country , '' he said .
During the final debate between the two candidates on Thursday , Biden said he would not rule out future shutdowns of businesses such as bars and gyms in areas where the reproduction rate of the virus is `` above a certain level . ''
Trump then traveled to Maine to visit Treworgy Family Orchards in Levant , where he made brief comments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had freed up the ocean for the lobstering industry , and signed a pumpkin he joked would `` be on eBay tonight . ''
`` I 'm very impressed and I 'm very impressed with Maine and I hope we 're going to do well , '' he said .
`` It 's the biggest election our country 's ever had .
We will never be a socialist nation .
So I just want to thank everybody . ''
Pence held a rally in Kinston , N.C. , on Sunday , despite his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of his top political advisers Marty Obst , and three other staffers testing positive for COVID-19 .
Both Pence and his wife , Karen Pence , tested negative .
The vice president praised Trump for his decision to shut down travel from China , where the virus was first reported , early in the pandemic .
`` I can tell you as the head of the White House coronavirus task force , Trump 's decision to suspend all travel from China saved untold American lives and bought us invaluable time to stand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ War II , '' Pence said .
He also said the nation was `` just a short time away '' from having a vaccine available in `` tens of millions of doses . ''
Pence also criticized Biden for suggesting renewed shutdowns saying the Trump administration is going to `` keep opening up America again . ''

Oct. 25 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Sunday continued to describe an optimistic scenario of the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic during a rally in New Hampshire.
Trump, speaking on the grounds of the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, again stated that the United States is "rounding the turn" on the pandemic, despite the United States reporting more than 83,000 cases on Sunday.
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The president again suggested that "a safe vaccine" for the virus will be available shortly but did not give a specific timeframe.
"We have many of our greatest companies and labs that are coming out very quickly with the vaccines. They are doing great, very shortly, very quickly. It's going to be delivered fast," said Trump.
Trump's comments came after White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told CNN Sunday morning that the United States is "not going to control" COVID-19 while saying it is "making efforts" to produce vaccines and treatments.
Trump also dismissed the idea of implementing shutdowns to prevent the spread of the virus, criticizing his opponent, Democratic nominee Joe Biden, as the "shutdown candidate."
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"They'll shut down your freedom and they'll shut down the greatest economic comeback of our country," he said.
During the final debate between the two candidates on Thursday, Biden said he would not rule out future shutdowns of businesses such as bars and gyms in areas where the reproduction rate of the virus is "above a certain level."
Trump then traveled to Maine to visit Treworgy Family Orchards in Levant, where he made brief comments to supporters. Trump said his administration had freed up the ocean for the lobstering industry, and signed a pumpkin he joked would "be on eBay tonight."
"I'm very impressed and I'm very impressed with Maine and I hope we're going to do well," he said. "It's the biggest election our country's ever had. We will never be a socialist nation. So I just want to thank everybody."
Pence held a rally in Kinston, N.C., on Sunday, despite his chief of staff, Marc Short, one of his top political advisers Marty Obst, and three other staffers testing positive for COVID-19. Both Pence and his wife, Karen Pence, tested negative.
The vice president praised Trump for his decision to shut down travel from China, where the virus was first reported, early in the pandemic.
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"I can tell you as the head of the White House coronavirus task force, Trump's decision to suspend all travel from China saved untold American lives and bought us invaluable time to stand up the greatest national mobilization since World War II," Pence said.
He also said the nation was "just a short time away" from having a vaccine available in "tens of millions of doses."
Pence also criticized Biden for suggesting renewed shutdowns saying the Trump administration is going to "keep opening up America again."


upi--2020-10-25--Fortune Feimster marries Jacquelyn Smith in Malibu

Oct. 25 ( UPI ) -- Actress and comedian Fortune Feimster confirmed on social media that she has married her @ @ @ @ @ `` We got married ! ''
Feimster tweeted Sunday .
`` Jax and I decided @ @ @ @ @ we planned to have due to the pandemic and decided fairly last minute to get @ @ @ @ @ just us and a couple friends and we zoomed our families . ''
People.com said @ @ @ @ @ years exchanged wedding vows at a rented house with an ocean view in Malibu on @ @ @ @ @ , wore a blue suit for the big day and her bride , also 40 @ @ @ @ @ .
Their Pomeranian rescue , Biggie , served as ring bearer at the ceremony .
@ @ @ @ @ performances on Last Comic Standing , and roles in The Mindy Project and The L @ @ @ @ @ She will be seen in the comedy film Chick Fight next month .

Fortune Feimster married her longtime girlfriend Smith in Malibu this weekend. File Photo by Mike Nelson/EPA-EFE
Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Actress and comedian Fortune Feimster confirmed on social media that she has married her longtime girlfriend Jacquelyn Smith. "We got married!" Feimster tweeted Sunday. "Jax and I decided to forgo the big wedding we planned to have due to the pandemic and decided fairly last minute to get married on the beach with just us and a couple friends and we zoomed our families." Advertisement
People.com said the couple of nearly five years exchanged wedding vows at a rented house with an ocean view in Malibu on Friday.
Feimster, 40, wore a blue suit for the big day and her bride, also 40, wore a white dress.
Their Pomeranian rescue, Biggie, served as ring bearer at the ceremony.
Feimster is known for her performances on Last Comic Standing, and roles in The Mindy Project and The L Word: Generation Q. She will be seen in the comedy film Chick Fight next month.


upi--2020-10-25--Kamala Harris in Michigan: Trump administration 'is admitting defeat' on COVID-19

Oct. 25 ( UPI ) -- Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris on Sunday said that the Trump administration `` is admitting defeat '' on the issue of containing the COVID-19 pandemic .
Upon arriving in Michigan for multiple campaign events Sunday morning , Harris responded to White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows telling CNN that the United States is `` not going to control '' the virus .
`` They are admitting defeat .
And I 've been saying that , and Joe Biden has been saying that since the beginning .
This is the greatest failure of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America , '' she said .
Harris also cited rising numbers of COVID-19 cases nationally including 83,718 new cases on Sunday after a single-day record of 83,757 on Saturday .
`` We are breaking records of the number of people that are contracting a deadly virus , and this administration fails to take personal responsibility in terms of leading the nation through this dangerous , dangerous and deadly mass-casualty event , '' said Harris .
`` And that 's why they have forfeited their right to a second term in office . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ for traveling to North Carolina on Sunday for a rally in the city of Kinston , despite his chief of staff , Marc Short , one of his top political advisers Marty Obst , and three other staffers testing positive for COVID-19 .
Harris resumed travel after suspending campaign plans for a weekend earlier this month when her Communications Director Liz Allen and a member of her flight crew tested positive for COVID-19 .
Biden and Harris have largely held drive-in rallies , where attendees remain in their cars to maintain social distancing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump has continued to hold his large rallies throughout the country .
At an afternoon `` Voter Now drive-in rally '' in Pontiac , Mich. , Harris again cited an excerpt from Pullitzer-winning journalist Bob Woodward 's book , Rage , in which he said the president knowingly downplayed the virus despite knowing it was deadly and airborne in January .
`` Donald Trump knew about the seriousness of this back on Jan. 28 .
He knew .
He knew that it could kill people .
He knew that it could hurt young @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and he sat on that information and did not tell the American people , '' Harris said .
`` Could you imagine what you might have done if on Jan. 28 you knew what this was going to be ? ''
Harris also alluded to an upcoming Supreme Court case surrounding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act , which Biden helped to implement during his time in the White House alongside President Barack Obama .
She said while Trump has pushed to undo the healthcare law , Biden would seek to expand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and lower the age of eligibility for Medicare .
The senator from California , who is the first Black woman nominated by a major party to serve as vice president , also praised Biden for `` having the courage and the knowledge of America 's history to speak the phrase 'black lives matter . '
'' While in Michigan , Harris traveled to Detroit for a drive-in church event in the morning and then spoke at a pair of get-out-the-vote events .
Her visit to Michigan , which Trump won in 2016 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a rally in Florida in support of Biden and Harris .
The former president said the Trump administration ignored plans left behind by members of his own administration with guidance on how to fight a pandemic .
`` We literally left this White House a pandemic playbook to show them how to respond before a virus reached our shores , '' Obama said .
`` It must be lost , along with the Republican healthcare plan . ''
Biden is expected to remain in Delaware on Sunday after campaigning in Pennsylvania on Saturday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the effects of the pandemic-affected months ahead under Trump 's leadership .
`` It 's going to be a dark winter unless we change our ways , '' Biden said .
`` Experts tell us we 're going to lose nearly another 200,000 lives nationwide in the next several months , all because this president cares more about the stock market than he does you . ''

Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris on Sunday said that the Trump administration "is admitting defeat" on the issue of containing the COVID-19 pandemic.
Upon arriving in Michigan for multiple campaign events Sunday morning, Harris responded to White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows telling CNN that the United States is "not going to control" the virus.
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"They are admitting defeat. And I've been saying that, and Joe Biden has been saying that since the beginning. This is the greatest failure of any presidential administration in the history of America," she said.
Harris also cited rising numbers of COVID-19 cases nationally including 83,718 new cases on Sunday after a single-day record of 83,757 on Saturday.
"We are breaking records of the number of people that are contracting a deadly virus, and this administration fails to take personal responsibility in terms of leading the nation through this dangerous, dangerous and deadly mass-casualty event," said Harris. "And that's why they have forfeited their right to a second term in office."
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She also criticized Vice President Mike Pence for traveling to North Carolina on Sunday for a rally in the city of Kinston, despite his chief of staff, Marc Short, one of his top political advisers Marty Obst, and three other staffers testing positive for COVID-19.
Harris resumed travel after suspending campaign plans for a weekend earlier this month when her Communications Director Liz Allen and a member of her flight crew tested positive for COVID-19.
Biden and Harris have largely held drive-in rallies, where attendees remain in their cars to maintain social distancing amid the pandemic, while President Donald Trump has continued to hold his large rallies throughout the country.
At an afternoon "Voter Now drive-in rally" in Pontiac, Mich., Harris again cited an excerpt from Pullitzer-winning journalist Bob Woodward's book, Rage, in which he said the president knowingly downplayed the virus despite knowing it was deadly and airborne in January.
"Donald Trump knew about the seriousness of this back on Jan. 28. He knew. He knew that it could kill people. He knew that it could hurt young people. He knew it was airborne and he sat on that information and did not tell the American people," Harris said. "Could you imagine what you might have done if on Jan. 28 you knew what this was going to be?"
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Harris also alluded to an upcoming Supreme Court case surrounding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, which Biden helped to implement during his time in the White House alongside President Barack Obama.
She said while Trump has pushed to undo the healthcare law, Biden would seek to expand healthcare, protect people with pre-existing conditions and lower the age of eligibility for Medicare.
The senator from California, who is the first Black woman nominated by a major party to serve as vice president, also praised Biden for "having the courage and the knowledge of America's history to speak the phrase 'black lives matter.'"
While in Michigan, Harris traveled to Detroit for a drive-in church event in the morning and then spoke at a pair of get-out-the-vote events.
Her visit to Michigan, which Trump won in 2016, comes after former President Barack Obama held a rally in Florida in support of Biden and Harris. The former president said the Trump administration ignored plans left behind by members of his own administration with guidance on how to fight a pandemic.
"We literally left this White House a pandemic playbook to show them how to respond before a virus reached our shores," Obama said. "It must be lost, along with the Republican healthcare plan."
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Biden is expected to remain in Delaware on Sunday after campaigning in Pennsylvania on Saturday where he painted a bleak picture of the effects of the pandemic-affected months ahead under Trump's leadership.
"It's going to be a dark winter unless we change our ways," Biden said. "Experts tell us we're going to lose nearly another 200,000 lives nationwide in the next several months, all because this president cares more about the stock market than he does you."


upi--2020-10-25--Illinois hayride accident kills 1 injures 17

Oct. 25 ( UPI ) -- A woman was killed and at least 17 were injured , including children , when a hayrack ride overturned in rural Illinois on Saturday night .
Illinois State Police in Hancock County , in western Illinois , near Nauvoo , said around 9 p.m. , the driver of a green John Deere tractor pulling a rack wagon `` lost control and ran off the right side '' of the road onto an incline , causing the tractor and wagon to slide down a ravine .
The driver and multiple passengers were ejected .
Capt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a 32-year-old woman from Hamilton was killed .
Three adults and 16 children between the ages of 1 and 12 were on the trailer ride , which was being held as part of a family gathering .
All but two people were taken to a hospital with injuries .
One of the children suffered serious injuries , police said .
The tractor driver , age 41 , was given a traffic citation for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident .
ISP investigators said the tractor was `` undersized '' for the @ @

A woman was killed and 17 were injured when a hayrack ride in western Illinois overturned Saturday night. Photo courtesy of Hancock County Emergency Management Services
Oct. 25 (UPI) -- A woman was killed and at least 17 were injured, including children, when a hayrack ride overturned in rural Illinois on Saturday night. Illinois State Police in Hancock County, in western Illinois, near Nauvoo, said around 9 p.m., the driver of a green John Deere tractor pulling a rack wagon "lost control and ran off the right side" of the road onto an incline, causing the tractor and wagon to slide down a ravine. The driver and multiple passengers were ejected. Advertisement
Capt. Jon Dively Jr. told WGEM-TV that a 32-year-old woman from Hamilton was killed.
Three adults and 16 children between the ages of 1 and 12 were on the trailer ride, which was being held as part of a family gathering. All but two people were taken to a hospital with injuries. One of the children suffered serious injuries, police said.
The tractor driver, age 41, was given a traffic citation for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. ISP investigators said the tractor was "undersized" for the ride.


upi--2020-10-25--Mark Meadows: U.S. 'not going to control' COVID-19 as nation adds 83,718 new cases

Oct. 25 ( UPI ) -- White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Sunday said the United States is `` not going to control '' the COVID-19 pandemic but is `` making efforts '' to contain it by developing vaccines and therapeutics .
Appearing on CNN 's State of the Union , Meadows said the country would not be able to get control of COVID-19 `` because it is a contagious virus , '' which he compared wi the flu saying that reinstituting a nationwide lockdown was not a realistic option and that the administration would instead focus on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not going to control the pandemic , '' Meadows said .
`` We are going to control the fact that we get vaccines , therapeutics and other mitigation areas . ''
The United States reported 83,718 new COVID-19 cases and 914 deaths on Sunday , raising its world-leading totals to 8,607,419 cases and 225,067 deaths , according to data collected by John 's Hopkins University .
The White House on Saturday said that Vice President Mike Pence 's chief of staff , Marc Short , and one of his top advisers Marty Obst @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Host Jake Tapper pressed Meadows about why the pandemic could not be controlled , to which he responded the administration would focus on reducing deaths .
`` What we need to do is make sure that we have the proper mitigation factors , whether it 's therapies or vaccines or treatments , to make sure that people do n't die from this , '' Meadows said .
Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris said Sunday that Meadows ' comments indicate the Trump administration was `` admitting defeat '' in its battle to contain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ records of the number of people that are contracting , a deadly virus , and this administration fails to take personal responsibility in terms of leading the nation through this dangerous , dangerous and deadly mass casualty event , '' said Harris .
`` And that 's why they have forfeited their right to a second term in office . ''
Harris ' home state of California leads the nation in COVID-19 cases with 898,029 after adding 5,219 on Sunday .
The state also reported 34 new deaths , bringing its death toll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new cases for a total of 862,375 and 48 new deaths for a death toll of 17,504 .
Florida reported 2,385 new cases for a total of 778,636 -- third-highest in the nation -- and 12 more deaths for 16,429 since the start of the pandemic .
New York on Sunday reported 1,632 new COVID-19 cases for the fourth-highest total in the nation at 495,464 , while 12 more people died of the virus in the state for the country 's highest total at 25,730 of confirmed deaths and 33,422 including probable ones @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Illinois reported 4,062 new cases for a total of 375,256 and the state 's death toll rose to 9,505 after adding 24 deaths Sunday .

White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows pointed to the importance of developing vaccines and therapeutics for COVID-19 Sunday as he said the United States is "not going to control" the contagious virus. Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 25 (UPI) -- White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Sunday said the United States is "not going to control" the COVID-19 pandemic but is "making efforts" to contain it by developing vaccines and therapeutics. Appearing on CNN's State of the Union, Meadows said the country would not be able to get control of COVID-19 "because it is a contagious virus," which he compared wi the flu saying that reinstituting a nationwide lockdown was not a realistic option and that the administration would instead focus on treatments and vaccines. Advertisement
"We're not going to control the pandemic," Meadows said. "We are going to control the fact that we get vaccines, therapeutics and other mitigation areas."
The United States reported 83,718 new COVID-19 cases and 914 deaths on Sunday, raising its world-leading totals to 8,607,419 cases and 225,067 deaths, according to data collected by John's Hopkins University.
The White House on Saturday said that Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff, Marc Short, and one of his top advisers Marty Obst, tested positive for the virus.
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Host Jake Tapper pressed Meadows about why the pandemic could not be controlled, to which he responded the administration would focus on reducing deaths.
"What we need to do is make sure that we have the proper mitigation factors, whether it's therapies or vaccines or treatments, to make sure that people don't die from this," Meadows said.
Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris said Sunday that Meadows' comments indicate the Trump administration was "admitting defeat" in its battle to contain the virus.
"We are breaking records of the number of people that are contracting, a deadly virus, and this administration fails to take personal responsibility in terms of leading the nation through this dangerous, dangerous and deadly mass casualty event," said Harris. "And that's why they have forfeited their right to a second term in office."
Harris' home state of California leads the nation in COVID-19 cases with 898,029 after adding 5,219 on Sunday. The state also reported 34 new deaths, bringing its death toll to 17,345.
Second-place Texas reported 3,793 new cases for a total of 862,375 and 48 new deaths for a death toll of 17,504.
Florida reported 2,385 new cases for a total of 778,636 -- third-highest in the nation -- and 12 more deaths for 16,429 since the start of the pandemic.
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New York on Sunday reported 1,632 new COVID-19 cases for the fourth-highest total in the nation at 495,464, while 12 more people died of the virus in the state for the country's highest total at 25,730 of confirmed deaths and 33,422 including probable ones.
Amid a recent surge in cases, Illinois reported 4,062 new cases for a total of 375,256 and the state's death toll rose to 9,505 after adding 24 deaths Sunday.


upi--2020-10-25--'Honest Thief' tops North American box office for 2nd weekend

Oct. 25 ( UPI ) -- Honest Thief is the No .
1 movie in North America for a second @ @ @ @ @ million in receipts , BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday .
Coming in at No .
2 is @ @ @ @ @ $ 1.9 million , followed by Tenet at No .
3 with $ 1.3 million @ @ @ @ @ No .
4 with $ 1.27 million and The Nightmare Before Christmas at No .
@ @ @ @ @ Rounding out the top tier are Hocus Pocus at No .
6 with $ 530,000 @ @ @ @ @ .
7 with $ 494,000 , After We Collided at No .
8 with $ @ @ @ @ @ No .
9 with $ 320,000 and The New Mutants at No .
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Liam Neeson's "The Honest Thief" is the No. 1 movie in North American theaters for a second weekend. File Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Honest Thief is the No. 1 movie in North America for a second weekend, earning $2.4 million in receipts, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday. Coming in at No. 2 is The War with Grandpa with $1.9 million, followed by Tenet at No. 3 with $1.3 million, The Empty Man at No. 4 with $ 1.27 million and The Nightmare Before Christmas at No. 5 with $577,000. Advertisement
Rounding out the top tier are Hocus Pocus at No. 6 with $530,000, Monsters Inc. at No. 7 with $494,000, After We Collided at No. 8 with $420,000, 2 Hearts at No. 9 with $320,000 and The New Mutants at No. 10 with $286,000.


upi--2020-10-25--Powerhouse storm system to pummel the southern Plains with snow, ice through early week

After pummeling portions of the northern Rockies and the Plains with heavy snow , the storm system responsible for the wintry weather will begin to spread cold and snowy conditions to areas farther south that are not as accustomed to seeing flakes fly so early in the season .
Before the arrival of snow and ice across the southern Plains , snowflakes will fly across much of Colorado and the central Plains during the day on Sunday .
In the wake of another difficult day of firefighting across northern Colorado on Saturday , heavy snow should largely help out firefighters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ East Troublesome and Cameron Peak fires .
Residents in Denver will also have to deal with their fair share of cold and snowy weather Sunday as the storm barrels through the area .
Mother Nature could also play an impactful role as the Kansas City Chiefs travel to the Mile High Stadium to take on the Broncos as cold , breezy and snowy conditions are expected .
By the time the snow tapers off Monday morning , 6 to 10 inches of snow is expected across the Denver metropolitan area .
Wintry weather @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day on Monday , spreading down the Interstate 25 corridor into New Mexico .
During the day , a wintry mixture of precipitation could even extend south of the Interstate 40 corridor in the Texas Panhandle .
Just last year , Amarillo observed their biggest ever October snowfall on record , tallying up nearly a half of a foot of snowfall , and while those snowfall totals are not expected with this storm in the city itself , portions of the northern panhandle have a shot at picking up some impressive totals .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ snowfall , there will also be an icy element to the storm system across the southern Plains early this week .
A significant ice storm could be in the offing for portions of the southern Plains .
As warm air near the surface of the ground clashes with the much colder air mass surging southward across the Plains , an atmospheric setup conducive for an icy mixture of precipitation is expected to develop across portions of Texas , Oklahoma , Kansas and possibly even into Missouri , as the storm system sits overhead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weather pattern will likely span a few days across this region as well .
The storm system responsible for the conditions is expected to nearly stall out for a time from late Monday into the day on Wednesday , which could lead to impressive precipitation totals .
This will greatly help out the extensive drought conditions that are ongoing across the southern Plains and Southwest , although there will be a silver lining regarding the precipitation .
The snowy and icy conditions are expected to present significant travel hazards across the region , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reside within the corridor of freezing rain will likely have some of the worst impacts from this storm .
As the storm system swirls over the southern Plains early to midweek , waves of moisture could tally up freezing rain amounts greater than 0.25 of an inch , which would begin to pose a threat for power outages across this zone .
Typically , around a quarter inch of ice accretion or more is when a moderate to significant amount of tree limbs and power lines become susceptible to breaking from all of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ AccuWeather Local StormMax & trade of 0.50 of an inch of ice can cause widespread power outages and travel shutdowns .
it will take nowhere near as much freezing rain to create hazards on roadways , as only trace amounts of ice can lead to hazardous driving conditions .
A thin but solid glaze of ice on any road or sidewalk can make travel nearly impossible .
Farther east where temperatures wo n't be quite as low , the storm is also expected to tally up some hefty rainfall amounts as well .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ for debate , the storm system that will impact the southern Plains could receive an impressive injection of tropical moisture as Tropical Storm Zeta begins to track northward through the Gulf of Mexico .
Conditions across the southern Plains are expected to improve entering into the latter half of the week as the storm system should finally gain enough momentum to track out of the region .
By Thursday , most locales that picked up snow , ice or a combination of the two should begin to dry out and slowly start warming @ @

Homestake Lodge in Montana received 7 inches of snow on Saturday. Photo courtesy Homestake Lodge/Twitter
After pummeling portions of the northern Rockies and the Plains with heavy snow, the storm system responsible for the wintry weather will begin to spread cold and snowy conditions to areas farther south that are not as accustomed to seeing flakes fly so early in the season. Before the arrival of snow and ice across the southern Plains, snowflakes will fly across much of Colorado and the central Plains during the day on Sunday. In the wake of another difficult day of firefighting across northern Colorado on Saturday, heavy snow should largely help out firefighters and their ongoing efforts to extinguish the East Troublesome and Cameron Peak fires. Advertisement
Residents in Denver will also have to deal with their fair share of cold and snowy weather Sunday as the storm barrels through the area. Mother Nature could also play an impactful role as the Kansas City Chiefs travel to the Mile High Stadium to take on the Broncos as cold, breezy and snowy conditions are expected. By the time the snow tapers off Monday morning, 6 to 10 inches of snow is expected across the Denver metropolitan area.
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Wintry weather will continue to expand southward into the day on Monday, spreading down the Interstate 25 corridor into New Mexico. During the day, a wintry mixture of precipitation could even extend south of the Interstate 40 corridor in the Texas Panhandle.
Just last year, Amarillo observed their biggest ever October snowfall on record, tallying up nearly a half of a foot of snowfall, and while those snowfall totals are not expected with this storm in the city itself, portions of the northern panhandle have a shot at picking up some impressive totals.
In addition to the threat for accumulating snowfall, there will also be an icy element to the storm system across the southern Plains early this week. A significant ice storm could be in the offing for portions of the southern Plains.
As warm air near the surface of the ground clashes with the much colder air mass surging southward across the Plains, an atmospheric setup conducive for an icy mixture of precipitation is expected to develop across portions of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and possibly even into Missouri, as the storm system sits overhead.
The threat for a messy winterlike weather pattern will likely span a few days across this region as well. The storm system responsible for the conditions is expected to nearly stall out for a time from late Monday into the day on Wednesday, which could lead to impressive precipitation totals.
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This will greatly help out the extensive drought conditions that are ongoing across the southern Plains and Southwest, although there will be a silver lining regarding the precipitation.
The snowy and icy conditions are expected to present significant travel hazards across the region, and areas that are unlucky enough to reside within the corridor of freezing rain will likely have some of the worst impacts from this storm.
As the storm system swirls over the southern Plains early to midweek, waves of moisture could tally up freezing rain amounts greater than 0.25 of an inch, which would begin to pose a threat for power outages across this zone. Typically, around a quarter inch of ice accretion or more is when a moderate to significant amount of tree limbs and power lines become susceptible to breaking from all of the added weight. Amounts near the AccuWeather Local StormMax&trade of 0.50 of an inch of ice can cause widespread power outages and travel shutdowns.
it will take nowhere near as much freezing rain to create hazards on roadways, as only trace amounts of ice can lead to hazardous driving conditions. A thin but solid glaze of ice on any road or sidewalk can make travel nearly impossible.
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Farther east where temperatures won't be quite as low, the storm is also expected to tally up some hefty rainfall amounts as well. While the exact interactions are still up for debate, the storm system that will impact the southern Plains could receive an impressive injection of tropical moisture as Tropical Storm Zeta begins to track northward through the Gulf of Mexico.
Conditions across the southern Plains are expected to improve entering into the latter half of the week as the storm system should finally gain enough momentum to track out of the region. By Thursday, most locales that picked up snow, ice or a combination of the two should begin to dry out and slowly start warming up.


upi--2020-10-25--Senate GOP advances Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett for vote Monday

Oct. 25 ( UPI ) -- Senate Republicans voted to advance the process to confirm Amy Coney Barrett 's nomination to the Supreme Court in a procedural vote Sunday .
The Senate voted 51-48 to break a Democratic filibuster of Barrett 's nomination , setting up a likely final vote to confirm President Donald Trump 's selection to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Monday .
Sens .
Lisa Murkowski , R-Alaska , and Susan Collins , R-Maine , joined Democrats in voting to maintain the filibuster while Sen. Kamala Harris , D-Calif , was in Michigan campaigning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did not vote .
Just 51 of the 53 Republicans in the Senate must vote in favor of Barrett 's confirmation to secure her spot on the court .
Collins is expected to vote against confirming Barrett , while Murkowski , who was previously undecided , said she would vote to confirm her .
`` I believe that the only way to put us back on the path of appropriate consideration of judicial nominees , is to evaluate Judge Barrett as we would want to be judged -- on the merits of her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And we do that when that final question comes before us .
And when it does , I will be a yes . ''
Barrett 's confirmation would give conservatives a 6-3 ideological majority on the Supreme Court and her nomination has faced resistance from Democrats who believe the decision of filling Ginsburg 's seat on the court should be made by the winner of November 's election .
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has warned that Barrett 's confirmation could spell an end for the Affordable Care Act , the healthcare law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ serving alongside President Barack Obama .
Others have also expressed concern that a conservative majority may threaten the landmark abortion case Roe vs. Wade .

The Senate voted 51-48, mostly along party lines, to break a Democratic filibuster of Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court on Sunday. Pool Photo by Greg Nash/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Senate Republicans voted to advance the process to confirm Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court in a procedural vote Sunday. The Senate voted 51-48 to break a Democratic filibuster of Barrett's nomination, setting up a likely final vote to confirm President Donald Trump's selection to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Monday. Advertisement
Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Susan Collins, R-Maine, joined Democrats in voting to maintain the filibuster while Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif, was in Michigan campaigning as the Democratic vice presidential nominee and did not vote.
Just 51 of the 53 Republicans in the Senate must vote in favor of Barrett's confirmation to secure her spot on the court.
Collins is expected to vote against confirming Barrett, while Murkowski, who was previously undecided, said she would vote to confirm her.
"I believe that the only way to put us back on the path of appropriate consideration of judicial nominees, is to evaluate Judge Barrett as we would want to be judged -- on the merits of her qualification," said Murkowski. "And we do that when that final question comes before us. And when it does, I will be a yes."
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Barrett's confirmation would give conservatives a 6-3 ideological majority on the Supreme Court and her nomination has faced resistance from Democrats who believe the decision of filling Ginsburg's seat on the court should be made by the winner of November's election.
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has warned that Barrett's confirmation could spell an end for the Affordable Care Act, the healthcare law he helped to put in place while serving alongside President Barack Obama.
Others have also expressed concern that a conservative majority may threaten the landmark abortion case Roe vs. Wade.


upi--2020-10-25--Iggy Azalea shares photos of son Onyx; confirms split from Playboi Carti

Oct. 25 ( UPI ) -- Rapper Iggy Azalea shared photos of her son Onyx on Instagram this weekend .
@ @ @ @ @ her child have gotten more than 1.2 million `` likes '' since they were posted @ @ @ @ @ recording artist also confirmed via Instagram Stories that she and her boyfriend , 24-year-old hip-hop @ @ @ @ @ broken up after about two years of dating .
`` I 'm raising my son @ @ @ @ @ in a relationship , '' she said in her Stories post this weekend .
Azalea @ @ @ @ @ in June , but said she wanted to keep his life private .
She has @ @ @ @ @ of the boy or discussed who his father is .

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Iggy Azalea shared photos of her infant son Onyx this weekend. File Photo by James Atoa/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Rapper Iggy Azalea shared photos of her son Onyx on Instagram this weekend. The images of her holding her child have gotten more than 1.2 million "likes" since they were posted on Saturday. Advertisement
The 30-year-old recording artist also confirmed via Instagram Stories that she and her boyfriend, 24-year-old hip-hop artist Playboi Carti, have broken up after about two years of dating.
"I'm raising my son alone & I'm not in a relationship," she said in her Stories post this weekend.
Azalea announced she had a son in June, but said she wanted to keep his life private.
She has not until now shared photos of the boy or discussed who his father is.