upi--2020-10-02--Liverpool star Sadio Mane tests positive for coronavirus

Oct. 2 ( UPI ) -- Liverpool star forward Sadio Mane has tested positive for the coronavirus , the club announced Friday .
Mane is self-isolating with what the team described as `` minor symptoms . ''
The Senegal international 's diagnosis comes just days after teammate Thiago Alcantara tested positive for the virus .
`` Sadio Mane has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently self-isolating according to the necessary guidelines , '' Liverpool said in a statement Friday .
`` The forward , who started and scored in Monday 's 3-1 victory over Arsenal , has displayed minor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good health overall .
`` However , like with Thiago Alcantara , Liverpool Football Club are -- and will continue to -- follow all protocols relating to COVID-19 and Mane will self-isolate for the required period of time . ''
Liverpool announced earlier this week that Alcantara tested positive for the virus after the midfielder missed the club 's 3-1 win over Arsenal .
The team previously reported that his absence was due to a `` minor fitness issue . ''
Liverpool will travel to Aston Villa for a Premier League matchup Saturday @

Liverpool forward Sadio Mane (L), who scored in his club's 3-1 win over Arsenal on Monday, has displayed minor symptoms of the virus. File Photo by Peter Powell/EPA-EFE
Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Liverpool star forward Sadio Mane has tested positive for the coronavirus, the club announced Friday. Mane is self-isolating with what the team described as "minor symptoms." The Senegal international's diagnosis comes just days after teammate Thiago Alcantara tested positive for the virus. Advertisement
"Sadio Mane has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently self-isolating according to the necessary guidelines," Liverpool said in a statement Friday. "The forward, who started and scored in Monday's 3-1 victory over Arsenal, has displayed minor symptoms of the virus but feels in good health overall.
"However, like with Thiago Alcantara, Liverpool Football Club are -- and will continue to -- follow all protocols relating to COVID-19 and Mane will self-isolate for the required period of time."
Liverpool announced earlier this week that Alcantara tested positive for the virus after the midfielder missed the club's 3-1 win over Arsenal. The team previously reported that his absence was due to a "minor fitness issue."
Liverpool will travel to Aston Villa for a Premier League matchup Saturday.


upi--2020-10-03--About a dozen people linked to White House test positive for COVID-19

Oct. 3 ( UPI ) -- At least a dozen people linked to events attended by President Donald Trump over the past week have tested positive for COVID-19 .
Among the events that appear to be linked to the spread of the virus are the announcement of Amy Coney Barrett 's nomination the Supreme Court on Sept. 26 in the White House Rose Garden and Tuesday 's presidential debate in Cleveland .
Trump announced his positive COVID-19 about 1 a.m. Friday .
His physician , Dr. Sean Conley , said in a Saturday morning briefing that it had been 72 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put it at midday Wednesday .
Conley later walked back the timeline he presented during the news conference and confirmed Trump was diagnosed Thursday evening .
Since Wednesday , Trump has attended events in multiple states , potentially exposing dozens of people to the coronavirus .
Since there 's also an incubation period during which a person shows no symptoms after first contracting COVID-19 , it 's unclear where the president picked up the virus .
Sens .
Mike Lee , R-Utah , and Thom Tillis , R-N.C. , each tested positive after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ announcement .
They serve on the Senate judiciary committee , which is expected to hold hearings on her nomination Oct. 12 .
Many guests at the event did not practice social distancing and few wore masks .
Lee and Tillis were among at least seven people attending the event who have since tested positive , including Trump , first lady Melania Trump , University of Notre Dame President the Rev .
John Jenkins , former White House counselor Kellyanne Conway and a reporter .
Barrett tested negative for COVID-19 on Friday , though @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had recovered from the virus over the summer .
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said the senators ' diagnoses raised the prospect that several other senators have been an exposed , which could make it difficult to hold in-person hearings for Barrett .
Hearings for her confirmation are expected to begin in less than two weeks , less time than the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that people with or exposed to COVID-19 quarantine .
Sen. Ron Johnson .
R-Wis. , also announced Saturday that he tested positive for the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ though it 's unclear where he contracted it , according to his office .
Johnson 's not on the judiciary committee , but depending on when the Senate holds a full vote on Barrett 's confirmation , his illness could impact his ability to be physically present for that .
McConnell on Saturday said all Senate floor proceedings would be postponed until Oct. 19 , but that Barrett 's confirmation hearings would take place Oct. 12 as planned .
`` Since May , the judiciary committee has operated flawlessly through a hybrid method @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at its hearings while other members have participated virtually , '' he said in a statement .
`` The committee has utilized this format successfully for many months while protecting the health and safety of all involved .
Certainly all Republican members of this committee will participate in these important hearings . ''
McConnell later tweeted that he finished speaking with the president , who was `` in good spirits , '' and that he planned to move `` full steam ahead , '' with the confirmation hearings .
Senate Democratic leader Chuck @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , D-Calif. , have called for Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham R-S.C. , to delay the confirmation hearings , saying that health must take priority .
`` There is bipartisan agreement that virtual confirmation hearing for a lifetime appointment to the federal bench is not an acceptable substitute , '' the two senators said .
`` It 's critical that Chairman Graham put the health of senators , the nominee and staff first -- and ensure a full and fair hearing that is not rushed , not truncated and not virtual . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the White House came Thursday evening when senior adviser Hope Hicks was confirmed to have the virus .
Trump said he and the first lady underwent testing in reaction to Hicks ' diagnosis and learned of their diagnosis late Thursday or early Friday .
He participated in a roundtable discussion with supporters as well as a fundraiser at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster , N.J. , on Thursday evening .
All of his events were canceled Friday after his diagnosis became public .
Trump 's campaign manager , Bill Stepien , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christie also tested COVID-19 positive early Saturday .
They , along with Conway , helped Trump prepare for his Tuesday debate with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden .
Biden and his wife , Jill Biden , have since tested negative , and on Saturday evening Biden 's campaign said it will the results of every coronavirus test the candidate takes .
Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence also tested negative , as has Trump 's son , 14-year-old Barron Trump .
Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel was diagnosed with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mild symptoms .
She was last with the president on Sept. 25 , a representative said .
Three White House reporters tested COVID-19 positive Friday , according to a series of memos from the White House Correspondents Association and other White House reporters are `` self-isolating pending diagnostic testing . ''
Trump was transported to Walter Reed hospital in Maryland on Friday evening .

At least seven people have tested COVID-19 positive after attending a Rose Garden ceremony to nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Photo by Shawn Thew/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 3 (UPI) -- At least a dozen people linked to events attended by President Donald Trump over the past week have tested positive for COVID-19. Among the events that appear to be linked to the spread of the virus are the announcement of Amy Coney Barrett's nomination the Supreme Court on Sept. 26 in the White House Rose Garden and Tuesday's presidential debate in Cleveland. Advertisement
Trump announced his positive COVID-19 about 1 a.m. Friday.
His physician, Dr. Sean Conley, said in a Saturday morning briefing that it had been 72 hours since his diagnosis, which would put it at midday Wednesday. Conley later walked back the timeline he presented during the news conference and confirmed Trump was diagnosed Thursday evening.
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Since Wednesday, Trump has attended events in multiple states, potentially exposing dozens of people to the coronavirus. Since there's also an incubation period during which a person shows no symptoms after first contracting COVID-19, it's unclear where the president picked up the virus.
Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., each tested positive after sitting near each other at the Barrett announcement. They serve on the Senate judiciary committee, which is expected to hold hearings on her nomination Oct. 12.
Many guests at the event did not practice social distancing and few wore masks.
Lee and Tillis were among at least seven people attending the event who have since tested positive, including Trump, first lady Melania Trump, University of Notre Dame President the Rev. John Jenkins, former White House counselor Kellyanne Conway and a reporter.
Barrett tested negative for COVID-19 on Friday, though she and her husband, Jesse, had recovered from the virus over the summer.
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said the senators' diagnoses raised the prospect that several other senators have been an exposed, which could make it difficult to hold in-person hearings for Barrett. Hearings for her confirmation are expected to begin in less than two weeks, less time than the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that people with or exposed to COVID-19 quarantine.
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Sen. Ron Johnson. R-Wis., also announced Saturday that he tested positive for the coronavirus after being exposed earlier this week, though it's unclear where he contracted it, according to his office.
Johnson's not on the judiciary committee, but depending on when the Senate holds a full vote on Barrett's confirmation, his illness could impact his ability to be physically present for that.
McConnell on Saturday said all Senate floor proceedings would be postponed until Oct. 19, but that Barrett's confirmation hearings would take place Oct. 12 as planned.
"Since May, the judiciary committee has operated flawlessly through a hybrid method that has seen some senators appear physically at its hearings while other members have participated virtually," he said in a statement.
"The committee has utilized this format successfully for many months while protecting the health and safety of all involved. Certainly all Republican members of this committee will participate in these important hearings."
McConnell later tweeted that he finished speaking with the president, who was "in good spirits," and that he planned to move "full steam ahead," with the confirmation hearings.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., have called for Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham R-S.C., to delay the confirmation hearings, saying that health must take priority.
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"There is bipartisan agreement that virtual confirmation hearing for a lifetime appointment to the federal bench is not an acceptable substitute," the two senators said. "It's critical that Chairman Graham put the health of senators, the nominee and staff first -- and ensure a full and fair hearing that is not rushed, not truncated and not virtual."
News of the first COVID-19 case linked to the White House came Thursday evening when senior adviser Hope Hicks was confirmed to have the virus. Trump said he and the first lady underwent testing in reaction to Hicks' diagnosis and learned of their diagnosis late Thursday or early Friday.
He participated in a roundtable discussion with supporters as well as a fundraiser at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., on Thursday evening.
All of his events were canceled Friday after his diagnosis became public.
Trump's campaign manager, Bill Stepien, and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie also tested COVID-19 positive early Saturday. They, along with Conway, helped Trump prepare for his Tuesday debate with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
Christie posted on Twitter he checked into a hospital in New Jersey as a precaution.
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"In consultation with my doctors, I checked myself into Morristown Medical Center this afternoon. While I am feeling good and only have mild symptoms, due to my history of asthma we decided this is an important precautionary measure.
Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, have since tested negative, and on Saturday evening Biden's campaign said it will the results of every coronavirus test the candidate takes.
Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence also tested negative, as has Trump's son, 14-year-old Barron Trump.
Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel was diagnosed with the virus Wednesday and has been experiencing mild symptoms. She was last with the president on Sept. 25, a representative said.
Three White House reporters tested COVID-19 positive Friday, according to a series of memos from the White House Correspondents Association and other White House reporters are "self-isolating pending diagnostic testing."
Trump was transported to Walter Reed hospital in Maryland on Friday evening.


upi--2020-10-03--Tropical Storm Gamma moves inland over Yucatan Peninsula

Oct. 3 ( UPI ) -- The record-breaking nature of the 2020 Atlantic Tropical Season continues as Tropical Storm Gamma strikes the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico .
Gamma became a tropical storm , and thus gained its name , on Friday evening as it strengthened in the northwestern Caribbean Sea .
In doing so , Tropical Storm Gamma became only the second of its name to exist in Atlantic Basin history , and the earliest ever , beating out the Gamma of 2005 .
At 12:45 p.m. EST on Saturday , Gamma made landfall near Tulum , Mexico , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ National Hurricane Center said that a weather station at Xel-Ha Park , along the Yucatan coast just north of Tulum , reported sustained winds of 60 mph and wind gusts up to 60 mph .
On the island of Cozumel , just offshore from the Yucatan Peninsula , wind gusts of 40 mph ( 64 km/h ) were reported early Saturday afternoon .
Gamma is expected to continue to batter the Yucatan Peninsula through the weekend with heavy rain and gusty winds before shifting into the Gulf of Mexico .
On Friday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for parts of the Yucatan Peninsula .
The Governor of the state of Quinatana Roo , which contains cities like Tulum , Playa del Carmen , and Cancun , advised on Twitter that residents shelter at home and report emergencies to the appropriate authorities .
According to Noticaribe , one of the hardest-hit areas thus far is Playa del Carmen , where the State Coordination of Civil Protection issued a red alert on Saturday morning , due to Gamma 's impending impacts .
Reports of fallen trees , blackouts and flooding in main @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the city .
Just to the north , in Puerto Morelos , the local government set up two temporary shelters .
Fire fighters , public services and civil protection crews were out removing tree branches and assisting drivers , municipal president Laura Fernandez told CancunMio .
Gamma is expected to continue to move through the northern Yucatan Peninsula through the weekend , continuing rounds of heavy rain and gusty winds .
Before Gamma pushed into the Yucatan Peninsula , much of southeastern Mexico was deluged by heavy rainfall at the end of @ @ @ @ @ @

Tropical Storm Gamma was drifting north of the Yucatan Peninsula early Monday. Photo courtesy of NOAA
Oct. 5 (UPI) -- The record-breaking nature of the 2020 Atlantic Tropical Season continues as Tropical Storm Gamma meanders north of the Yucatan Peninsula early Monday after striking Mexico with strong winds and flooding rains over the weekend. Gamma became a tropical storm and gained its name on Friday evening as it strengthened in the northwestern Caribbean Sea, becoming only the second storm of its name to exist in Atlantic Basin history, and the earliest ever, beating out the Gamma of 2005. Advertisement
The system made landfall at 12:45 p.m. EDT on Saturday near Tulum, Mexico, as a strong tropical storm.
The National Hurricane Center said that a weather station at Xel-Ha Park, along the Yucatan coast just north of Tulum, reported sustained winds of 60 mph.
In its 4 a.m CDT advisory on Monday, the NHC said Gamma had weakened slightly with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph and was drifting west-southwest at 2 mph and was about 170 miles northeast of Progreso, Mexico, and about 155 miles north-northwest of Cozumel, Mexico.
"Gamma is forecast to gradually turn toward the southwest or west-southwest later today, and continue to move slowly in that direction through mid-week," the advisory said. "on the forecast track, the center of Gamma will continue to meander offshore of the northern Yucatan Peninsula this morning, and pass near or just offshore of the northern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula later today and on Tuesday."
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The government of Mexico has issued a Tropical Storm Watch from Progreso to Campeche.
Gamma battered the Yucatan Peninsula over the weekend with heavy rain and gusty winds before shifting into the Gulf of Mexico.
The governor of the state of Quintana Roo, which contains cities like Tulum, Playa del Carmen, and Cancun, advised on Twitter that residents shelter at home and report emergencies to the appropriate authorities.
According to Noticaribe, one of the hardest-hit areas so far is Playa del Carmen, where the State Coordination of Civil Protection issued a red alert on Saturday morning, due to Gamma's impending impacts.
Reports of fallen trees, blackouts and flooding in main streets were noted by several emergency agencies in the city.
Just to the north, in Puerto Morelos, the local government set up two temporary shelters. Firefighters, public services and civil protection crews were out removing tree branches and assisting drivers, municipal president Laura Fernandez told CancunMio.
Before Gamma pushed into the Yucatan Peninsula, much of southeastern Mexico was deluged by heavy rainfall at the end of September and start of October.


upi--2020-10-03--Geneva residents vote to institute $25 per hour minimum wage

Oct. 3 ( UPI ) -- Residents of Geneva , Switzerland , voted this week to introduce a minimum wage that is believed to be the highest in the world .
More than half -- 58 % -- of voters in the canton , or state , of Geneva , voted to set the minimum wage 23 francs an hour , the equivalent of $ 25 an hour .
The initiative was backed by a coalition of labor unions , and is expected to affect about 6 % of Geneva 's workers when it takes effect Nov. 1 .
Switzerland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but Geneva is the fourth of the country 's 26 cantons to vote on a minimum wage in recent years .
Geneva voters had previously rejected initiatives to introduce a minimum wage -- twice .
The unions that backed the initiative argued that it was impossible to live in dignity in Geneva making less than $ 25 per hour , or $ 4,437.51 per month for a full-time , 41-hour work week .
Rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Geneva costs at least $ 3,258 francs , and long lines of people waiting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been common as the coronavirus pandemic has progressed .

Geneva's new minimum wage will take effect Nov. 1. Photo by Stéphane Pecorini via Wikimedia Commons
Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Residents of Geneva, Switzerland, voted this week to introduce a minimum wage that is believed to be the highest in the world. More than half -- 58% -- of voters in the canton, or state, of Geneva, voted to set the minimum wage 23 francs an hour, the equivalent of $25 an hour. Advertisement
The initiative was backed by a coalition of labor unions, and is expected to affect about 6% of Geneva's workers when it takes effect Nov. 1.
Switzerland has no national minimum wage law, but Geneva is the fourth of the country's 26 cantons to vote on a minimum wage in recent years.
Geneva voters had previously rejected initiatives to introduce a minimum wage -- twice.
The unions that backed the initiative argued that it was impossible to live in dignity in Geneva making less than $25 per hour, or $4,437.51 per month for a full-time, 41-hour work week.
Rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Geneva costs at least $3,258 francs, and long lines of people waiting for handouts of food and other necessities have been common as the coronavirus pandemic has progressed.


upi--2020-10-03--Filly Swiss Skydiver wins Preakness Stakes

Oct. 3 ( UPI ) -- Swiss Skydiver , the only filly in the race , capped off the strangest-ever Triple Crown series by defeating Kentucky Derby winner Authentic in Saturday 's Preakness Stakes after a tight duel down the Pimlico Race Course stretch .
She became only the sixth filly to win the race , and left the Triple Crown with three different winners in as many events .
Into the bargain , long shot Jesus ' Team edged Art Collector for third .
It was an emotionally satisfying finish for winning trainer Kenny McPeek , jockey Robby Albarado @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Skydiver , and owner Peter Callahan .
It also seemed a fitting climax to a Triple Crown that was scrambled by the pandemic cancellations and travel restrictions .
For trainer Bob Baffert , seeking his seventh Preakness win , Authentic 's narrow loss was a low point following the euphoria of his win at Churchill Downs .
Swiss Skydiver , a daughter of Daredevil , came to Baltimore for the Preakness with some question marks .
She won the Santa Anita Oaks in June , then finished second behind Art Collector when sent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Grass at Keeneland in July .
She returned to win the prestigious Alabama at Saratoga but then was second in the Kentucky Oaks -- a race McPeek thought she could have won with a bit more racing luck .
She won the Preakness thanks not to luck but to a bold move by Albarado , who sent her between rivals on the stretch turn to challenge Authentic , who looked to have a head of steam turning for home .
The move put Swiss Skydiver right alongside the Derby winner and they came @ @ @ @ @ @ @ At the finish , Swiss Skydiver had just enough to hold off Authentic .
It was a long way back to Jesus ' Team and Art Collector .
In the Kentucky Derby , Authentic was allowed to get away to an easy lead and had no trouble holding on in the stretch run , winning by 1 1/4 lengths .
In the Preakness , Thousand Words , a stablemate in the Baffert barn , provided pace pressure before fading late in the run down the backstretch just as Swiss Skydiver was making her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ move by Robby , '' McPeek said .
`` It looked like she took him there . ''
Albarado said the hole that opened in front of him was `` an opportunity .
I had to decide whether to make that move or wait .
I made a conscious decision down the backside .
Do I make that move now or do I wait to see if they come back to me ? ''
Baffert said of Authentic , `` We had to get the lead .
He runs better on the lead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Velazquez said , `` When he went to pick it up , he did n't have it today . ''
McPeek said Swiss Skydiver , who had raced at eight tracks from Florida to California in 10 previous starts , never seems to tire from her efforts .
`` I 've been doing this for 35 years , '' he said .
`` Usually horses come back tired from races like this .
Not this filly .
She makes me tired , dragging me around the barn .
I 'm just so proud @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Triple Crown with three different winners .
Tiz the Law won the Belmont , which normally is the anchor leg of the series , June 20 .
Authentic , who did not contest the Belmont , beat Tiz the Law in the Derby , which was postponed from the first Saturday in May to the first Saturday in September .
Tiz the Law then did not run in the Preakness .
This was the sixth time Baffert has brought a Derby winner to the Preakness .
All five previous years , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in that this year would be no different , describing Authentic as `` a keg of dynamite '' ready to explode in the race .
The Preakness winner receives a free entry into the $ 6 million Breeders ' Cup Classic Nov. 7 at Keeneland .
Authentic already was in that race through a victory in the Grade I Haskell at Monmouth Park in July .
McPeek did not say immediately what plans he has for Swiss Skydiver , but the Classic now joins the Distaff among the possibilities .

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Swiss Skydiver (inside) edges Kentucky Derby winner Authentic in Saturday's Preakness Stakes. Photo courtesy of Maryland Jockey Club.
Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Swiss Skydiver, the only filly in the race, capped off the strangest-ever Triple Crown series by defeating Kentucky Derby winner Authentic in Saturday's Preakness Stakes after a tight duel down the Pimlico Race Course stretch. She became only the sixth filly to win the race, and left the Triple Crown with three different winners in as many events. Into the bargain, long shot Jesus' Team edged Art Collector for third. Advertisement
It was an emotionally satisfying finish for winning trainer Kenny McPeek, jockey Robby Albarado, who had never before ridden Swiss Skydiver, and owner Peter Callahan. It also seemed a fitting climax to a Triple Crown that was scrambled by the pandemic cancellations and travel restrictions.
For trainer Bob Baffert, seeking his seventh Preakness win, Authentic's narrow loss was a low point following the euphoria of his win at Churchill Downs.
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Swiss Skydiver, a daughter of Daredevil, came to Baltimore for the Preakness with some question marks. She won the Santa Anita Oaks in June, then finished second behind Art Collector when sent out against male competition in the Blue Grass at Keeneland in July.
She returned to win the prestigious Alabama at Saratoga but then was second in the Kentucky Oaks -- a race McPeek thought she could have won with a bit more racing luck.
She won the Preakness thanks not to luck but to a bold move by Albarado, who sent her between rivals on the stretch turn to challenge Authentic, who looked to have a head of steam turning for home.
The move put Swiss Skydiver right alongside the Derby winner and they came down the stretch as a team. At the finish, Swiss Skydiver had just enough to hold off Authentic. It was a long way back to Jesus' Team and Art Collector.
In the Kentucky Derby, Authentic was allowed to get away to an easy lead and had no trouble holding on in the stretch run, winning by 1 1/4 lengths.
In the Preakness, Thousand Words, a stablemate in the Baffert barn, provided pace pressure before fading late in the run down the backstretch just as Swiss Skydiver was making her move.
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McPeek credited Albarado' decision to mount an early challenge.
"It was a genius move by Robby," McPeek said. "It looked like she took him there."
Albarado said the hole that opened in front of him was "an opportunity. I had to decide whether to make that move or wait. I made a conscious decision down the backside. Do I make that move now or do I wait to see if they come back to me?"
Baffert said of Authentic, "We had to get the lead. He runs better on the lead." He added that jockey John Velazquez said, "When he went to pick it up, he didn't have it today."
McPeek said Swiss Skydiver, who had raced at eight tracks from Florida to California in 10 previous starts, never seems to tire from her efforts.
"I've been doing this for 35 years," he said. "Usually horses come back tired from races like this. Not this filly. She makes me tired, dragging me around the barn. I'm just so proud of her."
The upset left the Triple Crown with three different winners.
Tiz the Law won the Belmont, which normally is the anchor leg of the series, June 20. Authentic, who did not contest the Belmont, beat Tiz the Law in the Derby, which was postponed from the first Saturday in May to the first Saturday in September. Tiz the Law then did not run in the Preakness.
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This was the sixth time Baffert has brought a Derby winner to the Preakness. All five previous years, he won. And he was confident going in that this year would be no different, describing Authentic as "a keg of dynamite" ready to explode in the race.
The Preakness winner receives a free entry into the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic Nov. 7 at Keeneland.
Authentic already was in that race through a victory in the Grade I Haskell at Monmouth Park in July. McPeek did not say immediately what plans he has for Swiss Skydiver, but the Classic now joins the Distaff among the possibilities.


upi--2020-10-03--California firefighters struggle to contain Glass, Zogg fires

Oct. 3 ( UPI ) -- Firefighters in California continued to fight two fires that have burned 120,000 acres and killed four people , with the forecast offering little hope for immediate containment .
As of Saturday morning the Glass Fire in Napa and Sonoma Counties has burned more than 62,000 acres and destroyed at least 826 structures , 293 of them homes .
According to Cal Fire , nearly 29,000 structures remained threatened by the fire , which is about 10 % contained .
And thousands of Napa and Sonoma residents are under evacuation orders in the region , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agriculture -- but where , this season , vintners are leaving fruit to rot on the vine .
The Zogg Fire in Shasta and Tehama Counties had burned 56,305 acres and is 57 % contained as of Saturday .
Four people have died as a result of the Zogg Fire .
The fires are two of the most recent in an historic fire season in which , according to Cal Fire , 8,100 wildfires have burned nearly 4 million acres , displacing 100,000 people and killing 30 .
The SCU and LNU Lightning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , were the third and fourth largest wildfires in the state 's history , burning for more than six weeks before firefighters brought them to 100 % containment .
They also come amid historic drought conditions -- with three-fourths of the west facing drought -- and high heat , with little relief in sight .
Heat advisories are posted for 25 million people in California , including Los Angeles and San Francisco .
Temperatures are expected to reduce next week , but no rain is forecast until the end of next week .

The late afternoon sun glows through the smoke along a ridgeline in Calistoga, California Thursday. The Glass Fire continues to burn having grown to 58,000 acres. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Firefighters in California continued to fight two fires that have burned 120,000 acres and killed four people, with the forecast offering little hope for immediate containment. As of Saturday morning the Glass Fire in Napa and Sonoma Counties has burned more than 62,000 acres and destroyed at least 826 structures, 293 of them homes. Advertisement
According to Cal Fire, nearly 29,000 structures remained threatened by the fire, which is about 10% contained.
And thousands of Napa and Sonoma residents are under evacuation orders in the region, which is known for vineyards and other agriculture -- but where, this season, vintners are leaving fruit to rot on the vine.
The Zogg Fire in Shasta and Tehama Counties had burned 56,305 acres and is 57% contained as of Saturday.
Four people have died as a result of the Zogg Fire.
The fires are two of the most recent in an historic fire season in which, according to Cal Fire, 8,100 wildfires have burned nearly 4 million acres, displacing 100,000 people and killing 30.
The SCU and LNU Lightning Complex Fires, which are now contained, were the third and fourth largest wildfires in the state's history, burning for more than six weeks before firefighters brought them to 100% containment.
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They also come amid historic drought conditions -- with three-fourths of the west facing drought -- and high heat, with little relief in sight.
Heat advisories are posted for 25 million people in California, including Los Angeles and San Francisco. Temperatures are expected to reduce next week, but no rain is forecast until the end of next week.


upi--2020-10-03--House condemns QAnon conspiracy after death threats

Oct. 3 ( UPI ) -- The House has voted 371-18 to condemn QAnon after a representative received death threats .
Seventeen Republicans and one Independent , Justin Amash , I-Mich. , voted against the House Resolution 1154 , with all Democrats present voting in favor of it Friday .
QAnon is `` a movement promoting a collection of unfounded conspiracy theories , '' according to the resolution , which condemned QAnon and the conspiracy theories that it promotes .
The resolution noted that the FBI has found that `` fringe political conspiracy theories , '' including QAnon , `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wholly or in part , to engage in criminal or violent activity . ''
Rep. Tom Malinowski , D-N.J. , who co-sponsored the resolution , received death threats from QAnon supporters after a false GOP ad accused him of lobbying `` top protect sexual predators . ''
The other sponsor was Denver Riggelman , R-Va. '' Conspiracy theories , just like this one , have fueled prejudice , terrorism , even genocide and today , social media is fanning the flames , '' Malinowski said while speaking on the House floor Friday .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and ideologies , `` from the far left to the far right , '' which contribute to baseless conspiracy theories that encourage Americans to destroy public and private property and attack law enforcement officers .
And it encouraged the FBI and law enforcement to crack down on criminal activity , which `` fringe conspiracy theories , '' such as QAnon , motivate .
Furthermore , the resolution encouraged all Americans regardless of political affiliation to seek information from authoritative sources and engage in political debate based on facts .
QAnon supporters , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House press briefing in August for supporting him , believe that Trump is secretly battling `` deep state '' factions of Satanic pedophiles .
The movement formed on anonymous message boards in 2017 , with QAnon supporters claiming that its theories inspired them to commit six crimes , the resolution noted .
Among them , first , a man arrested for plotting a bomb in 2018 at the Illinois Capitol rotunda to make Americans aware of the `` Pizzagate '' conspiracy theory .
Second , a man arrested for a heavily-armed stand-off on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Third , a man arrested in 2019 for vandalizing a Catholic church .
Fourth , a woman in Colorado arrested in 2019 for plotting an armed raid to kidnap her child , who had been taken from her custody .
Fifth , a man charged with murder of an organized crime boss in New York in 2019 .
Sixth , a woman arrested in New York with a car full of knives after posting a video accusing Joe Biden of participating in child sex trafficking and threatening to kill him .
Independent Justin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , defended his position in a tweet .
`` The resolution threatens protected speech ( absurd as that speech may be ) , and its prescriptions for addressing QAnon are n't appropriate for what we know about them , and may make things worse , '' Amash tweeted .

House lawmakers passed a resolution Friday condemning QAnon. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The House has voted 371-18 to condemn QAnon after a representative received death threats. Seventeen Republicans and one Independent, Justin Amash, I-Mich., voted against the House Resolution 1154, with all Democrats present voting in favor of it Friday. Advertisement
QAnon is "a movement promoting a collection of unfounded conspiracy theories," according to the resolution, which condemned QAnon and the conspiracy theories that it promotes.
The resolution noted that the FBI has found that "fringe political conspiracy theories," including QAnon, "very likely motivate some domestic extremist, wholly or in part, to engage in criminal or violent activity."
Rep. Tom Malinowski, D-N.J., who co-sponsored the resolution, received death threats from QAnon supporters after a false GOP ad accused him of lobbying "top protect sexual predators."
The other sponsor was Denver Riggelman, R-Va.
"Conspiracy theories, just like this one, have fueled prejudice, terrorism, even genocide and today, social media is fanning the flames," Malinowski said while speaking on the House floor Friday.
The resolution also condemned all other groups and ideologies, "from the far left to the far right," which contribute to baseless conspiracy theories that encourage Americans to destroy public and private property and attack law enforcement officers. And it encouraged the FBI and law enforcement to crack down on criminal activity, which "fringe conspiracy theories," such as QAnon, motivate.
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Furthermore, the resolution encouraged all Americans regardless of political affiliation to seek information from authoritative sources and engage in political debate based on facts.
QAnon supporters, who President Donald Trump thanked at a White House press briefing in August for supporting him, believe that Trump is secretly battling "deep state" factions of Satanic pedophiles.
The movement formed on anonymous message boards in 2017, with QAnon supporters claiming that its theories inspired them to commit six crimes, the resolution noted.
Among them, first, a man arrested for plotting a bomb in 2018 at the Illinois Capitol rotunda to make Americans aware of the "Pizzagate" conspiracy theory. Second, a man arrested for a heavily-armed stand-off on the Hoover Dam bridge in 2018. Third, a man arrested in 2019 for vandalizing a Catholic church. Fourth, a woman in Colorado arrested in 2019 for plotting an armed raid to kidnap her child, who had been taken from her custody. Fifth, a man charged with murder of an organized crime boss in New York in 2019. Sixth, a woman arrested in New York with a car full of knives after posting a video accusing Joe Biden of participating in child sex trafficking and threatening to kill him.
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Independent Justin Amash, who voted against the resolution, defended his position in a tweet.
"The resolution threatens protected speech (absurd as that speech may be), and its prescriptions for addressing QAnon aren't appropriate for what we know about them, and may make things worse," Amash tweeted.


upi--2020-10-03--2 dead, 24 missing after floods in France and Italy

Oct. 3 ( UPI ) -- At least two people are dead and 24 are missing due to flooding in a mountainous area of France and Italy .
Record-setting rains hit the area Friday , causing rivers to flood on both sides of the France-Italy border , destroying bridges and sweeping away cars throughout the area .
Violent thunderstorms that hit southeastern France and northern Italy earlier this week were expected to spread to central Italy Saturday .
A firefighter in Italy was killed during a rescue operation , and a body was found near an area where a man @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Sixteen people -- mostly travelers in cars -- were reported missing on the Col de Tende high mountain pass in Italy .
In France , eight people are unaccounted for , including two firefighters whose vehicle floated away when the road collapsed while they were performing a rescue operation .
A spokesman for Italy 's firefighters said many of the people reported missing had lost phone cost and were not considered to be in imminent danger .
`` Together we will get through this , '' French president Emmanuel Macron said while @ @ @ @ @ @

Flooding of the river Tanaro, in Ormea, near Cuneo, which beats the flood values of 1994 and 2016 before falling below the levels of danger, Italy, Saturday. Photo by Raffaele Sasso/EPA-EFE
Oct. 3 (UPI) -- At least two people are dead and 24 are missing due to flooding in a mountainous area of France and Italy. Record-setting rains hit the area Friday, causing rivers to flood on both sides of the France-Italy border, destroying bridges and sweeping away cars throughout the area. Advertisement
Violent thunderstorms that hit southeastern France and northern Italy earlier this week were expected to spread to central Italy Saturday.
A firefighter in Italy was killed during a rescue operation, and a body was found near an area where a man was swept away by flood waters Friday.
Sixteen people -- mostly travelers in cars -- were reported missing on the Col de Tende high mountain pass in Italy. In France, eight people are unaccounted for, including two firefighters whose vehicle floated away when the road collapsed while they were performing a rescue operation.
A spokesman for Italy's firefighters said many of the people reported missing had lost phone cost and were not considered to be in imminent danger.
"Together we will get through this," French president Emmanuel Macron said while expressing gratitude to first responders.
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upi--2020-10-03--Former CDC chief calls for 'comprehensive approach' as U.S. reports 55K new cases

Oct. 3 ( UPI ) -- The former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the United States needs a more comprehensive approach to containing the novel coronavirus as case loads rose in at least two dozen states and Puerto Rico .
`` Testing does not replace safety measures including consistent mask use , physical distancing , and hand washing , '' former CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden said in a Friday statement shortly after it was revealed that President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with COVID-19 .
According to data from Johns Hopkins University , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases rise at least 10 % this week , and an analysis published by The Washington Post Saturday said COVID-19 cases have risen in 33 states and Puerto Rico since late August .
At least 12 states have also reported rising hospitalizations this week , with upticks in new cases throughout the country , with the state of New York reporting its highest one-day case count since May 28 .
The United States reported about 55,000 new cases and 915 deaths Friday , according to Johns Hopkins .
The country 's seven-day average @ @ @ @ @ @ @ -- about 20 % higher than mid-September , when it was at a two-month low of 34,300 .
The new case count is still below the mid-summer peak of 67,000 in July , but health officials warn the climbing numbers could lead toward a surge as weather grows colder and more people spend time indoors in enclosed spaces .
Also Friday , the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that Gov .
Gretchen Whitmer violated her constitutional authority by continuing to issue orders to combat COVID-19 without the approval of legislators .
The ruling was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year .
It effectively prohibits Whitmer from invoking emergency powers , which she has used to close businesses and require residents to wear masks -- and serves as advice to the federal court , indicating how a federal court could rule in a lawsuit challenging Whitmer 's use of emergency powers .

Former CDC Administrator Tom Frieden, shown here testifying on COVID-19 response during a House Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing, on Capitol Hill in May, said Friday that the United States needs a more comprehensive strategy to stop the spread of COVID-19. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the United States needs a more comprehensive approach to containing the novel coronavirus as case loads rose in at least two dozen states and Puerto Rico. "Testing does not replace safety measures including consistent mask use, physical distancing, and hand washing," former CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden said in a Friday statement shortly after it was revealed that President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with COVID-19. Advertisement
According to data from Johns Hopkins University, 24 states saw their number of new cases rise at least 10% this week, and an analysis published by The Washington Post Saturday said COVID-19 cases have risen in 33 states and Puerto Rico since late August.
At least 12 states have also reported rising hospitalizations this week, with upticks in new cases throughout the country, with the state of New York reporting its highest one-day case count since May 28.
The United States reported about 55,000 new cases and 915 deaths Friday, according to Johns Hopkins.
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The country's seven-day average of new cases this week was 42,400 -- about 20% higher than mid-September, when it was at a two-month low of 34,300.
The new case count is still below the mid-summer peak of 67,000 in July, but health officials warn the climbing numbers could lead toward a surge as weather grows colder and more people spend time indoors in enclosed spaces.
Also Friday, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer violated her constitutional authority by continuing to issue orders to combat COVID-19 without the approval of legislators.
The ruling was requested by a federal judge earlier this year.
It effectively prohibits Whitmer from invoking emergency powers, which she has used to close businesses and require residents to wear masks -- and serves as advice to the federal court, indicating how a federal court could rule in a lawsuit challenging Whitmer's use of emergency powers.
President Donald Trump hospitalized for COVID-19


upi--2020-10-03--New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton tests positive for COVID-19

Oct. 3 ( UPI ) -- New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton tested COVID-19 positive , the NFL said Saturday .
Shortly after the announcement of Newton 's diagnosis , the NFL said in a statement posted to Twitter that the Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs game originally slated for Sunday will be postponed to either Monday or Tuesday after positive COVID-19 tests on both teams .
`` In consultation with infectious disease experts , both clubs are working closely with the NFL and NFLPA to evaluate multiple close contacts , perform additional testing and monitor developments , '' the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be made with the health and safety of players , team and gameday personnel as our primary consideration . ''
Shortly after Newton 's diagnosis , it was also revealed that Kansas City Chiefs practice squad quarterback Jordan Ta'amu also tested positive .
On Friday , the NFL announced it will increase COVID-19 testing after seven Tennessee Titans players and six staff members tested positive , postponing the Titans game against the Pittsburgh Steelers , also originally set for Sunday , to later this season .
Across the league , several coaches and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ masks on the sidelines through the first three weeks of the 2020 NFL season in violation of NFL safety protocols .

New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton, shown heading off the field at the end of the game against the Miami Dolphins last month, has received a coronavirus diagnosis. File Photo by Matthew Healey/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 3 (UPI) -- New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton tested COVID-19 positive, the NFL said Saturday. Shortly after the announcement of Newton's diagnosis, the NFL said in a statement posted to Twitter that the Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs game originally slated for Sunday will be postponed to either Monday or Tuesday after positive COVID-19 tests on both teams. Advertisement
"In consultation with infectious disease experts, both clubs are working closely with the NFL and NFLPA to evaluate multiple close contacts, perform additional testing and monitor developments," the statement said. "All decisions will be made with the health and safety of players, team and gameday personnel as our primary consideration."
Shortly after Newton's diagnosis , it was also revealed that Kansas City Chiefs practice squad quarterback Jordan Ta'amu also tested positive.
On Friday, the NFL announced it will increase COVID-19 testing after seven Tennessee Titans players and six staff members tested positive, postponing the Titans game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, also originally set for Sunday, to later this season.
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Across the league, several coaches and teams have been fined for not wearing masks on the sidelines through the first three weeks of the 2020 NFL season in violation of NFL safety protocols.


upi--2020-10-03--Vice presidential debate to have heightened COVID-19 precautions

Oct. 3 ( UPI ) -- The Commission on Presidential Debates has agreed to heighten the COVID-19 safety precautions for Wednesday 's debate between Sen. Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence .
Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden had proposed raising the bar for coronavirus protection to seat the two vice presidential candidates farther than 7 feet apart during their debate .
His request came prior to Trump testing positive for COVID-19 .
After Trump 's diagnosis -- days after the first presidential debate -- the commission agreed Friday to heighten the level of protection by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
A source familiar with the matter confirmed to CNN the change in seating arrangements .
Though social distancing guidelines call for individuals to be at least 6 feet apart , the Biden campaign said that medical professionals recommend a larger distance when people spend longer periods of time together indoors .
Pence and Harris are slated to debate each other for 90 minutes Wednesday in Salt Lake City , and the debate will go on as scheduled , the Deseret News reported .
Harris went to Nevada on Friday and a campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Utah and remain there until the debate .
Biden campaign officials also raised concern about the lack of enforcement of the rule to wear masks at the indoor presidential debate Tuesday in Cleveland .
During the presidential debate , a doctor from the Cleveland Clinic asked several members of the Trump family in the audience to put on masks , but they declined .
Trump , his wife , first lady Melania , and senior aide Hope Hicks have since tested positive for COVID-19 , among about a dozen other people linked to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Biden and Harris have tested negative and wished the president and first lady well in their recovery .
`` Jill and I send our thoughts to President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump for a swift recovery , '' Biden tweeted .
`` We will continue to pray for the health and safety of the president and his family . ''
Harris made similar comments in her own post .
`` Doug and I join Joe Biden and Dr. Biden in wishing President Trump and the First Lady a full and speedy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We 're keeping them and the entire Trump family in our thoughts . ''

Preparations take place for the first presidential debate on the campus of Case Western University in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 28. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The Commission on Presidential Debates has agreed to heighten the COVID-19 safety precautions for Wednesday's debate between Sen. Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence. Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden had proposed raising the bar for coronavirus protection to seat the two vice presidential candidates farther than 7 feet apart during their debate. His request came prior to Trump testing positive for COVID-19. Advertisement
After Trump's diagnosis -- days after the first presidential debate -- the commission agreed Friday to heighten the level of protection by seating Harris and Pence 12 feet apart.
A source familiar with the matter confirmed to CNN the change in seating arrangements.
Though social distancing guidelines call for individuals to be at least 6 feet apart, the Biden campaign said that medical professionals recommend a larger distance when people spend longer periods of time together indoors.
Pence and Harris are slated to debate each other for 90 minutes Wednesday in Salt Lake City, and the debate will go on as scheduled, the Deseret News reported.
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Harris went to Nevada on Friday and a campaign official said that she will travel to Utah and remain there until the debate.
Biden campaign officials also raised concern about the lack of enforcement of the rule to wear masks at the indoor presidential debate Tuesday in Cleveland.
During the presidential debate, a doctor from the Cleveland Clinic asked several members of the Trump family in the audience to put on masks, but they declined.
Trump, his wife, first lady Melania, and senior aide Hope Hicks have since tested positive for COVID-19, among about a dozen other people linked to the White House or events held there.
Biden and Harris have tested negative and wished the president and first lady well in their recovery.
"Jill and I send our thoughts to President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump for a swift recovery," Biden tweeted. "We will continue to pray for the health and safety of the president and his family."
Harris made similar comments in her own post.
"Doug and I join Joe Biden and Dr. Biden in wishing President Trump and the First Lady a full and speedy recovery," Harris tweeted. "We're keeping them and the entire Trump family in our thoughts."
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President Donald Trump hospitalized for COVID-19


upi--2020-10-03--Trump doctor says president 'doing very well,' reframes diagnosis timeline

Oct. 3 ( UPI ) -- White House physician Dr. Sean Conley said Saturday that President Donald Trump `` is doing very well '' after treatment at Walter Reed hospital , but threw the timeline of his illness into question .
Conley and a team of several doctors from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center briefed the public on Trump 's condition and treatment outside the facility midday Saturday .
`` This morning , the president is doing very well , '' Conley said .
He said Trump experienced symptoms including a mild cough , nasal congestion and fatigue beginning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ since improved .
Conley said Trump 's been fever free for more than 24 hours , has been walking around and tending to some work .
`` We remain cautiously optimistic , but he 's doing great , '' he said .
Conley said Trump is `` not on oxygen right now , '' nor was he on Friday , but declined to clarify when reporters asked if Trump had ever been on oxygen to treat coronavirus .
`` At this time , the team and I are extremely happy with the progress @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doctors offered a positive outlook for the president 's condition , a source familiar with the president 's health offered a different picture to a White House pool reporter attending the news conference .
`` The president 's vitals over the last 24 hours were very concerning and the next 48 hours will be critical in terms of his care .
We 're still not on a clear path to a full recovery , '' the source said , speaking on the condition of anonymity .
On Saturday afternoon , Trump tweeted praise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Reed .
`` Doctors , Nurses and ALL at the GREAT Walter Reed Medical Center , and others from likewise incredible institutions who have joined them , are AMAZING !
!
!
Tremendous progress has been made over the last 6 months in fighting this PLAGUE .
With their help , I am feeling well !
, '' he tweeted at 1:19 p.m. Late Friday , Conley said doctors at the hospital administered remdesivir therapy to the president .
Before Trump 's admittance to Walter Reed , he also was given an experimental @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Saturday 's news conference about Trump 's diagnosis and the administration of the antibody treatment caused confusion about the timeline of the president 's illness .
Conley told reporters they were `` 72 hours into the diagnosis , '' which would place his positive test about midday Wednesday .
Trump tweeted the news just before 1 a.m. Eastern time Friday .
`` Tonight , @ FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19 .
We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately .
We will get through this TOGETHER ! ''
Trump tweeted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump was given the antibody treatment `` 48 hours ago , '' or midday Thursday .
Conley later walked back the timeline he presented during the news conference in a memo issued to reporters .
`` This morning while summarizing the president 's health , I incorrectly used the term 'seventy two hours ' instead of 'day three ' and forty eight hours ' instead of 'day two ' with regards to his diagnosis and the administration of the polyclonal antibody therapy .
`` The president was first diagnosed with COVID-19 on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had received Regeron 's antibody cocktail on Friday , October 2nd . ''
Marine One transported Trump to the Bethesda hospital Friday evening for what White House officials said was likely to be a `` few days .
`` Remdesivir , manufactured by Gilead Sciences under the brand name Vaklury , is an antiviral drug originally developed to treat hepatitis C , which was unsuccessful .
It was later determined to work against multiple viruses , including coronavirus .
Clinical results for the antiviral in COVID-19 trials have been mixed , with one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't improve outcomes in people hospitalized with moderate pneumonia caused by COVID-19 .
But research published in May suggested the drug might be effective in people with severe COVID-19 .
A study published by the New England Journal of Medicine found that seriously ill patients infected with the new coronavirus had an average recovery time of 11 days after receiving the drug , compared to 15 days for those given a placebo .
Research published last month showed that remdesivir administered in combination with baricitinib -- treatment for rheumatoid arthritis -- can reduce @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when compared to people treated with just the antiviral .
Remdesivir works by slowing the production of enzymes that play a key role in the replication of viruses , including coronaviruses , according to Gilead Sciences .

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Oct. 3 (UPI) -- White House physician Dr. Sean Conley said Saturday that President Donald Trump "is doing very well" after treatment at Walter Reed hospital, but threw the timeline of his illness into question and later said the president is "not out of the woods." Conley and a team of several doctors from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center briefed the public on Trump's condition and treatment outside the facility midday Saturday. Advertisement
"This morning, the president is doing very well," Conley said.
He said Trump experienced symptoms including a mild cough, nasal congestion and fatigue beginning Thursday, but that those conditions have since improved.
Conley said Trump's been fever free for more than 24 hours, has been walking around and tending to some work.
"We remain cautiously optimistic, but he's doing great," he said.
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Conley said Trump is "not on oxygen right now," nor was he on Friday, but declined to clarify when reporters asked if Trump had ever been on oxygen to treat coronavirus.
CNN and The New York Times reported Trump received oxygen at the White House on Friday.
"At this time, the team and I are extremely happy with the progress the president has made.
Though the doctors offered a positive outlook for the president's condition, a source familiar with the president's health offered a different picture to a White House pool reporter attending the news conference.
"The president's vitals over the last 24 hours were very concerning and the next 48 hours will be critical in terms of his care. We're still not on a clear path to a full recovery," the source said, speaking on the condition of anonymity.
Mark Meadows, the White House chief of staff, said Trump's oxygen levels fell rapidly Friday.
"The biggest thing that we see is that with no fever now, and with him doing really well with his oxygen saturation levels," Meadows said in an interview with Fox News host Jeanine Pirro on Saturday night. " Yesterday morning, we were real concerned about that. He had a fever, and his blood oxygen level had dropped rapidly."
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On Saturday afternoon, Trump tweeted praise for those caring for him at Walter Reed.
"Doctors, Nurses and ALL at the GREAT Walter Reed Medical Center, and others from likewise incredible institutions who have joined them, are AMAZING!!! Tremendous progress has been made over the last 6 months in fighting this PLAGUE. With their help, I am feeling well!," he tweeted at 1:19 p.m.
Later Saturday, a 4 minute video by Trump was posted on his Twitter feed. "I came here, wasn't feeling so well. I feel much better now. We're working hard to get me all the way back. I have to be back, because we still have to make America great again. We've done an awfully good job of that, but we still have steps to go and we have to have to finish that job."
He added that he thought he would "be back soon. And I look forward to finishing up the campaign, the way it was started and the way we've been doing, the kind of numbers that we've been doing, we've been so proud of it. But this was something that happened, and it's happened to millions of people all over the world, and I'm fighting for them, not just in the U.S., I'm fighting for them all over the world. We're going to beat this coronavirus or whatever you want to call it, and we're going to beat it soundly."
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Ivanka Trump, the daughter of the president and a White House senior adviser, posted a photo of Trump working in the presidential suite at the hospital.
On Friday, Conley said doctors at the hospital administered remdesivir therapy to the president. Before Trump's admittance to Walter Reed, he also was given an experimental antibody treatment called regeneron.
Late Saturday, Conley wrote an update saying Trump was given a second dose of the drug. "While not out of the woods, the team remains cautiously optimistic. This plan for tomorrow is to continue observations in between doses of Remdesivir, closely monitoring his clinical status while fully supporting his conduct of Presidential duties."
Conley says he "remains fever-free and off supplemental oxygen with a saturation level between 96 and 98% all day."
Comments at Saturday's news conference about Trump's diagnosis and the administration of the antibody treatment caused confusion about the timeline of the president's illness.
Conley told reporters they were "72 hours into the diagnosis," which would place his positive test about midday Wednesday. Trump tweeted the news just before 1 a.m. Eastern time Friday.
"Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!" Trump tweeted.
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Additionally, the medical team said Trump was given the antibody treatment "48 hours ago," or midday Thursday.
Conley later walked back the timeline he presented during the news conference in a memo issued to reporters.
"This morning while summarizing the president's health, I incorrectly used the term 'seventy two hours' instead of 'day three' and forty eight hours' instead of 'day two' with regards to his diagnosis and the administration of the polyclonal antibody therapy.
"The president was first diagnosed with COVID-19 on the evening of Thursday, October 1st and had received Regeron's antibody cocktail on Friday, October 2nd."
Marine One transported Trump to the Bethesda hospital Friday evening for what White House officials said was likely to be a "few days."Remdesivir, manufactured by Gilead Sciences under the brand name Vaklury, is an antiviral drug originally developed to treat hepatitis C, which was unsuccessful. It was later determined to work against multiple viruses, including coronavirus.
Clinical results for the antiviral in COVID-19 trials have been mixed, with one study in August showing the drug doesn't improve outcomes in people hospitalized with moderate pneumonia caused by COVID-19.
But research published in May suggested the drug might be effective in people with severe COVID-19.
Advertisement
A study published by the New England Journal of Medicine found that seriously ill patients infected with the new coronavirus had an average recovery time of 11 days after receiving the drug, compared to 15 days for those given a placebo.
Research published last month showed that remdesivir administered in combination with baricitinib -- treatment for rheumatoid arthritis -- can reduce the recovery time for people with COVID-19 when compared to people treated with just the antiviral.
Remdesivir works by slowing the production of enzymes that play a key role in the replication of viruses, including coronaviruses, according to Gilead Sciences.


upi--2020-10-03--In photos: President Donald Trump hospitalized for COVID-19

President Donald Trump was transported to Walter Reed hospital in Bethesda , Md.
, on October 2 , 2020 , @ @ @ @ @ The White House said Trump was experiencing mild symptoms .
The president had attended several @ @ @ @ @ , including a fund-raising trip to New Jersey and the presidential debate in Cleveland .

President Donald Trump returns to the Truman Balcony of the White House on Monday after three days of treatment for COVID-19 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI


Notable deaths of 2020

Diana Rigg arrives on the red carpet at the `` Game Of Thrones '' premiere in New York City on @ @ @ @ @ The actress , known for her roles in `` Game of Thrones '' and `` @ @ @ @ @ on September 10 at the age of 82 .
Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

Dawn Wells
Dawn Wells poses with the original, fully restored S.S. Minnow from "Gilligan's Island" to meet and greet fans and visitors at the Vancouver International Boat Show in Vancouver on January 23, 2014. Best known for her role as Mary Ann from "Gilligan's Island," Wells died of COVID-19 on December 30 at the age of 82. Photo by Heinz Ruckemann/UPI


upi--2020-10-03--Clint Eastwood to star in, direct 'Cry Macho'

Oct. 3 ( UPI ) -- Oscar-winning filmmaker Clint Eastwood is set to star in and direct a big-screen adaptation @ @ @ @ @ 1970 novel , Cry Macho .
Eastwood will play a former rodeo star who agrees @ @ @ @ @ ' young son back to Texas from rural Mexico .
Eastwood has been scouting locations @ @ @ @ @ it is unclear when filming will begin since so many projects have been in flux @ @ @ @ @ .
The screenplay was written by the late Nash and Nick Schenk .
Eastwood 's @ @ @ @ @ Jersey Boys , Million Dollar Baby , Unforgiven , Mystic River , Letters From Iwo @ @ @ @ @ The Good , the Bad and the Ugly and Dirty Harry .
He last acted @ @ @ @ @ The Mule , which he also directed .

Clint Eastwood will star in and direct a film adaptation of the novel, "Cry Macho." File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI. | License Photo
Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Oscar-winning filmmaker Clint Eastwood is set to star in and direct a big-screen adaptation of N. Richard Nash's 1970 novel, Cry Macho. Eastwood will play a former rodeo star who agrees to bring his old boss' young son back to Texas from rural Mexico. Advertisement
Eastwood has been scouting locations for the production, although it is unclear when filming will begin since so many projects have been in flux due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The screenplay was written by the late Nash and Nick Schenk.
Eastwood's credits include Richard Jewell, Jersey Boys, Million Dollar Baby, Unforgiven, Mystic River, Letters From Iwo Jima, American Sniper, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Dirty Harry.
He last acted on screen in 2018's The Mule, which he also directed.


upi--2020-10-03--'So Awkward' star Archie Lyndhurst dead at 19

Oct. 3 ( UPI ) -- CBBC announced that Archie Lyndhurst , star of its comedy So Awkward , has @ @ @ @ @ `` We 're so sorry to have to tell you that Archie Lyndhurst , who @ @ @ @ @ So Awkward on CBBC , has very sadly died after a short illness .
Archie @ @ @ @ @ all who worked with him , and by all the fans who laughed along with @ @ @ @ @ '' the British broadcaster tweeted Thursday .
No cause of death has been specified .
@ @ @ @ @ who is also an actor , and mother Lucy Smith said in a statement to @ @ @ @ @ utterly grief stricken and respectfully request privacy . ''
Archie 's other credits include the @ @ @ @ @ video game Final Fantasy XIV : Heavensward .

British TV star Archie Lyndhurst died this week at age 19. Photo courtesy of Pixnio
Oct. 3 (UPI) -- CBBC announced that Archie Lyndhurst, star of its comedy So Awkward, has died at age 19. "We're so sorry to have to tell you that Archie Lyndhurst, who so brilliantly played Ollie in So Awkward on CBBC, has very sadly died after a short illness. Archie will be hugely missed by all who worked with him, and by all the fans who laughed along with Ollie in the show," the British broadcaster tweeted Thursday. Advertisement
No cause of death has been specified.
Archie's father Nicholas, who is also an actor, and mother Lucy Smith said in a statement to the BBC they are "utterly grief stricken and respectfully request privacy."
Archie's other credits include the TV series Bad Education and video game Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward.
We're so sorry to have to tell you that Archie Lyndhurst, who so brilliantly played Ollie in So Awkward on CBBC, has very sadly died after a short illness. Archie will be hugely missed by all who worked with him, and by all the fans who laughed along with Ollie in the show.  pic.twitter.com/SfXP8TIz2Q— CBBC (@cbbc) October 1, 2020


upi--2020-10-03--St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson dies at age 84

Oct. 3 ( UPI ) -- St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson , a National Baseball Hall of Famer , has died after fighting pancreatic cancer over a year , the MLB team announced .
He was 84 .
Gibson was under hospice care in Omaha , Neb.
, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported .
The Cardinals confirmed his death to CNN .
His death came on the 52nd anniversary of his record 17-strikout performance in Game 1 of the 1968 World Series .
`` A standard setter on the mound your entire career and one of the most feared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ baseball , '' Hall of Fame first baseman Frank Thomas posted on Twitter .
Over his 17-year major league career , Gibson , became the second pitcher to record over 3,000 strikeouts on July 17 , 1974 , almost 51 years after Walter Johnson who achieved the feat in 1923 .
Gibson retired from major league baseball in 1975 and no one ever wore his number , No .
45 , again .
Six years later , he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame .
`` Bob was as good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' the late San Francisco Giants baseball player Bobby Bonds said in a statement on his induction to the Hall of Fame .
`` I always said he was the toughest pitcher I ever faced when I came into the league ...
If you need [ ed ] a man to win a big game , just hand the ball to Bob . ''
Gibson , one of seven siblings , was born Nov. 9 , 1935 , to , Victoria , who worked in a laundry .
His father , Pack Gibson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his birth .
In high school , he became an all-round athlete in baseball , basketball even though he suffered several medical issues , including rickets , pneumonia , asthma , hay fever and a heart problem , in his early years .
While in the major league , Gibson was voted the Most Valuable Player and CY Young Award winner twice .
In the first game of the 1968 World Series , he struck out 17 Detroit Tigers although the Tigers would win the series in the seven games .
Gibson posted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ winning 22 games , throwing 13 shutouts , and at least in part , because of his dominance , the mound was lowered by 33 % from 15 inches to 10 inches .
Despite the rule change , Gibson went onto have a 2.18 earned run averaged in 1969 while pitching 314 innings , nine more than his previous season and striking out 269 hitters , one more than in 1968 .
Gibson was the second National Baseball Hall of Famer on the Cardinals to die in the past month .
Lou Brock @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sept. 6 at age 81 .

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Former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher and National Baseball Hall of Fame member Bob Gibson shown in this April 5, 2019, file photo in St. Louis, has died at the age of 84 at his home in Omaha on Friday. File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 3 (UPI) -- St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson, a National Baseball Hall of Famer, has died after fighting pancreatic cancer over a year, the MLB team announced. He was 84. Gibson was under hospice care in Omaha, Neb., the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. The Cardinals confirmed his death to CNN. Advertisement
His death came on the 52nd anniversary of his record 17-strikout performance in Game 1 of the 1968 World Series.
"A standard setter on the mound your entire career and one of the most feared competitors to ever play the game of baseball," Hall of Fame first baseman Frank Thomas posted on Twitter.
Over his 17-year major league career, Gibson, became the second pitcher to record over 3,000 strikeouts on July 17, 1974, almost 51 years after Walter Johnson who achieved the feat in 1923.
Gibson retired from major league baseball in 1975 and no one ever wore his number, No. 45, again.
Six years later, he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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"Bob was as good as any pitcher of his era," the late San Francisco Giants baseball player Bobby Bonds said in a statement on his induction to the Hall of Fame. "I always said he was the toughest pitcher I ever faced when I came into the league ... If you need[ed] a man to win a big game, just hand the ball to Bob."
Gibson, one of seven siblings, was born Nov. 9, 1935, to, Victoria, who worked in a laundry. He was named Pack Robert Gibson, in honor of his father who died from tuberculosis three months before his birth.
In high school, he became an all-round athlete in baseball, basketball even though he suffered several medical issues, including rickets, pneumonia, asthma, hay fever and a heart problem, in his early years.
While in the major league, Gibson was voted the Most Valuable Player and CY Young Award winner twice.
In the first game of the 1968 World Series, he struck out 17 Detroit Tigers although the Tigers would win the series in the seven games.
Gibson posted an earned run average of 1.12 while winning 22 games, throwing 13 shutouts, and at least in part, because of his dominance, the mound was lowered by 33% from 15 inches to 10 inches.
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Despite the rule change, Gibson went onto have a 2.18 earned run averaged in 1969 while pitching 314 innings, nine more than his previous season and striking out 269 hitters, one more than in 1968.
Gibson was the second National Baseball Hall of Famer on the Cardinals to die in the past month. Lou Brock, a longtime teammate, died on Sept. 6 at age 81.
Notable deaths of 2020


upi--2020-10-03--Sudanese government, rebel groups sign peace deal

Oct. 3 ( UPI ) -- The transitional government in Sudan formally signed a historic peace agreement with rebel leaders on Saturday , the country 's sovereignty council announced .
Government representatives and a group of armed rebels known as the Sudanese Revolutionary Front took part in the signing ceremony in Juba .
The deal was agreed upon in August and has since undergone negotiations .
Two rebel groups , however , did not sign the agreement -- the Darfur-based Sudan Liberation Movement and the Sudan People 's Liberation Movement-North .
Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan `` Hemeti '' Dagolo , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government , called it `` a proud moment for the country . ''
`` Today is a proud day for Sudan .
All parties have focused , engaged , and been relentless in our efforts to finalise this peace deal .
The talks succeeded because we entered the negotiations as brothers , not foes , '' he said .
Hemeti has led negotiations for the deal without international intervention , the sovereignty council said .
`` This is a peace that was n't forced upon us .
Rather it 's a peace that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' he said .
The agreement is a major step to end violent conflicts stemming from the leadership of former dictator Omar al-Bashir , who was removed from power more than a year ago .
He is wanted for war crimes during the Darfur conflict in 2003 and is on trial for the 1989 coup that put him in power .
Hundreds of thousands died in fighting in Darfur in the early 2000s .
The Christian-majority south eventually split from Muslim-majority Sudan in 2011 following a civil war .

Sudanese people celebrate after hearing rumors that President Omar al-Bashir stepped down, in Khartoum, Sudan, on April 11, 2019. On Saturday, the transitional government signed a peace agreement with a coalition of rebel group. File Photo courtesy STR/EPA-EFE
Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The transitional government in Sudan formally signed a historic peace agreement with rebel leaders on Saturday, the country's sovereignty council announced. Government representatives and a group of armed rebels known as the Sudanese Revolutionary Front took part in the signing ceremony in Juba. Advertisement
The deal was agreed upon in August and has since undergone negotiations. Two rebel groups, however, did not sign the agreement -- the Darfur-based Sudan Liberation Movement and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North.
Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan "Hemeti" Dagolo, the vice president of the Sudanese transitional government, called it "a proud moment for the country."
"Today is a proud day for Sudan. All parties have focused, engaged, and been relentless in our efforts to finalise this peace deal. The talks succeeded because we entered the negotiations as brothers, not foes," he said.
Hemeti has led negotiations for the deal without international intervention, the sovereignty council said.
"This is a peace that wasn't forced upon us. Rather it's a peace that the Sudanese people brought for themselves," he said.
The agreement is a major step to end violent conflicts stemming from the leadership of former dictator Omar al-Bashir, who was removed from power more than a year ago. He is wanted for war crimes during the Darfur conflict in 2003 and is on trial for the 1989 coup that put him in power.
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Hundreds of thousands died in fighting in Darfur in the early 2000s. The Christian-majority south eventually split from Muslim-majority Sudan in 2011 following a civil war.


upi--2020-10-03--COVID-19: Australia partially lifts travel ban on New Zealand

Oct. 3 ( UPI ) -- Australia has partially lifted a COVID-19 travel ban by allowing certain people to enter two of its areas from New Zealand .
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the plan Friday to partially reopen the border starting Oct. 16 .
Both countries closed their borders at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic .
New Zealanders must show that they have not been to a designated COVID-19 hotspot within a fortnight before they fly to Australia , according to the plan .
The only two jurisdictions reopening under the plan 's conditions are North South @ @ @ @ @ @ @ least for now , Australians are not permitted to travel to New Zealand without quarantining for two weeks , McCormack said .
A spokesperson for New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the earliest possible date for a mutual reopening of the border would be around Christmas .
New Zealanders said that they would not feel `` safe '' with the arrangement until it was mutual .
McCormack said people from other Pacific island nations permitted to enter New Zealand could come to Australia and work picking fruit or shearing sheep after they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Zealand .
Australia has reported 27,121 cases and 893 deaths , according to the Johns Hopkins University global tracker of COVID-19 cases and deaths .
New Zealand has reported 1,849 cases and 25 deaths , according to the same tracker .
In India , the number of COVID-19 fatalities surpassed 100,000 Friday , Johns Hopkins data shows .
The country reported more COVID-19 cases last month than any other country in the world , The Washington Post reported .
In Mumbai , the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra , oxygen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tried to keep pace with demand .
India has reported the second-highest number of COVID-19 cases of any country worldwide at over 6.4 million and the third-most COVID-19 deaths , according to Johns Hopkins data .
The United States has the most cases at over 7.3 million and the most deaths at over 208,700 .
Brazil has the third-highest number of cases at over 4.8 million and the second-highest number of deaths at over 145,300 .
The per capita number of COVID-19 infections reported daily in India and many other low-income countries , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Spain and the United States , The New York Times reported .
In Spain , federal authorities imposed new restrictions on more than 3 million people in Madrid as part of an attempt to control a second wave of COVID-19 infections in Europe .
Under the new restrictions , people can only travel outside their home districts for essential journeys , bars and restaurants are not allowed to serve customers after 10 p.m.. and a maximum of six people are permitted to meet in any setting .
The restrictions will also take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Madrid 's city authorities have tried to resist the restrictions , which Madrid 's justice minister said would cost the capital 's economy billions of dollars .
`` Thanks for the chaos , [ Prime Minister ] Pedro Sanchez , '' Madrid 's regional president Isabel Ayuso tweeted .
Meanwhile , many hospitals and extensive care units across Madrid are full with COVID-19 patients amid the second wave , and have had to use overflow capacity prepared earlier on in the pandemic .
Daily , some 10,000 new COVID-19 cases have recently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , there were 11,325 new cases and 113 deaths , bringing the total number of cases to 789,932 and the total deaths to 32,086 , according to the global tracker .
In Venezuela , President Nicolas Maduro told Tass that Russian President Vladimir Putin has delivered a first batch of Russian COVID-19 vaccine to the republic .
`` Sputnik V is already here !
, '' Maduro said .
`` We are the first country in the Western Hemisphere to begin phase 3 of the clinical trials of this vaccine against COVID-19 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ I thank President Vladimir Putin and the Russian people for their solidarity . ''
According to authorities , about 2,000 Venezuelans will participate in the vaccine 's clinical trials .
On Aug. 11 , Russia became the first country to register a COVID-19 vaccine , though Western scientists remain skeptical about its effectiveness .
Russia has reported nearly 1.2 million cases and 21,153 deaths , according to the global tracker of COVID-19 cases and deaths .
Venezuela has reported 76,820 cases and 643 deaths .
Worldwide , COVID-19 has infected 34.6 million people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to the global tracker .

Australian officials have said the border will partially reopen to New Zealand after lockdown since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the agreement is not mutual. File Photo by James Ross/EPA-EFE
Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Australia has partially lifted a COVID-19 travel ban by allowing certain people to enter two of its areas from New Zealand. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the plan Friday to partially reopen the border starting Oct. 16. Both countries closed their borders at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Advertisement
New Zealanders must show that they have not been to a designated COVID-19 hotspot within a fortnight before they fly to Australia, according to the plan. The only two jurisdictions reopening under the plan's conditions are North South Wales and the Northern Territory.
At least for now, Australians are not permitted to travel to New Zealand without quarantining for two weeks, McCormack said.
A spokesperson for New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the earliest possible date for a mutual reopening of the border would be around Christmas.
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New Zealanders said that they would not feel "safe" with the arrangement until it was mutual.
McCormack said people from other Pacific island nations permitted to enter New Zealand could come to Australia and work picking fruit or shearing sheep after they completed the required 14-day quarantine in New Zealand.
Australia has reported 27,121 cases and 893 deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins University global tracker of COVID-19 cases and deaths.
New Zealand has reported 1,849 cases and 25 deaths, according to the same tracker.
In India, the number of COVID-19 fatalities surpassed 100,000 Friday, Johns Hopkins data shows. The country reported more COVID-19 cases last month than any other country in the world, The Washington Post reported.
In Mumbai, the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra, oxygen supplies were running out as health facilities tried to keep pace with demand.
India has reported the second-highest number of COVID-19 cases of any country worldwide at over 6.4 million and the third-most COVID-19 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins data. The United States has the most cases at over 7.3 million and the most deaths at over 208,700. Brazil has the third-highest number of cases at over 4.8 million and the second-highest number of deaths at over 145,300.
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The per capita number of COVID-19 infections reported daily in India and many other low-income countries, including Africa, is lower than France, Spain and the United States, The New York Times reported.
In Spain, federal authorities imposed new restrictions on more than 3 million people in Madrid as part of an attempt to control a second wave of COVID-19 infections in Europe.
Under the new restrictions, people can only travel outside their home districts for essential journeys, bars and restaurants are not allowed to serve customers after 10 p.m.. and a maximum of six people are permitted to meet in any setting.
The restrictions will also take effect in nine towns around the capital.
Madrid's city authorities have tried to resist the restrictions, which Madrid's justice minister said would cost the capital's economy billions of dollars.
"Thanks for the chaos, [Prime Minister] Pedro Sanchez," Madrid's regional president Isabel Ayuso tweeted.
Meanwhile, many hospitals and extensive care units across Madrid are full with COVID-19 patients amid the second wave, and have had to use overflow capacity prepared earlier on in the pandemic.
Daily, some 10,000 new COVID-19 cases have recently been reported in Spain. On Friday, there were 11,325 new cases and 113 deaths, bringing the total number of cases to 789,932 and the total deaths to 32,086, according to the global tracker.
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In Venezuela, President Nicolas Maduro told Tass that Russian President Vladimir Putin has delivered a first batch of Russian COVID-19 vaccine to the republic.
"Sputnik V is already here!," Maduro said. "We are the first country in the Western Hemisphere to begin phase 3 of the clinical trials of this vaccine against COVID-19. On behalf of the Venezuelan people, I thank President Vladimir Putin and the Russian people for their solidarity."
According to authorities, about 2,000 Venezuelans will participate in the vaccine's clinical trials.
On Aug. 11, Russia became the first country to register a COVID-19 vaccine, though Western scientists remain skeptical about its effectiveness.
Russia has reported nearly 1.2 million cases and 21,153 deaths, according to the global tracker of COVID-19 cases and deaths. Venezuela has reported 76,820 cases and 643 deaths.
Worldwide, COVID-19 has infected 34.6 million people and killed over 1 million people, according to the global tracker.
World moves to reopen amid COVID-19 pandemic


upi--2020-10-03--Prince William's children ask David Attenborough questions in new video

Oct. 3 ( UPI ) -- The three children of British Prince William and his wife , Kate Middleton , @ @ @ @ @ video asking famed naturalist David Attenborough questions .
`` We 've got some questions for @ @ @ @ @ '' Kensington Palace captioned Saturday 's 2 1/2 minute clip , which had about 1.7 @ @ @ @ @ Prince George , 7 , asks what animal might go extinct next , while Princess @ @ @ @ @ to know if he likes spiders and Prince Louis , 2 1/2 , inquires about @ @ @ @ @ .

Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The three children of British Prince William and his wife, Kate Middleton, can now be seen a video asking famed naturalist David Attenborough questions.
"We've got some questions for you, @DavidAttenborough," Kensington Palace captioned Saturday's 2 1/2 minute clip, which had about 1.7 million views Saturday morning.


upi--2020-10-03--Showtime orders Season 6 of 'Billions'

Showtime orders Season 6 of 'Billions'

Oct. 3 ( UPI ) -- Showtime said it ordered a sixth season of Billions , a drama starring Paul @ @ @ @ @ Season 5 is set to debut in 2021 .
House of Cards alum Corey Stoll @ @ @ @ @ in Season 5 and has been promoted to series regular for the following season .
@ @ @ @ @ ) and Chuck Rhoades ( Giamatti ) see their vicious rivalry reignited , while new @ @ @ @ @ , '' the cable network said in a Season 5 synopsis .
`` Social impact @ @ @ @ @ ) poses a true threat to Axe 's dominance , and Chuck feuds with a @ @ @ @ @ Maffia ) .
Taylor Mason ( Asia Kate Dillon ) is forced back to Axe @ @ @ @ @ fight to protect their employees and their assets .
Wendy Rhoades ( Maggie Siff ) @ @ @ @ @ surprising new alliances that put her at odds with both Chuck and Axe . ''
@ @ @ @ @ Costabile , Condola Rashad , Kelly AuCoin and Jeffrey DeMunn .

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Paul Giamatti's "Billions" has been renewed for s sixth season on Showtime. File Photo by Serena Xu-Ning/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Showtime said it ordered a sixth season of Billions, a drama starring Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis. Season 5 is set to debut in 2021. Advertisement
House of Cards alum Corey Stoll joined as a guest star in Season 5 and has been promoted to series regular for the following season.
"Bobby Axelrod (Lewis) and Chuck Rhoades (Giamatti) see their vicious rivalry reignited, while new enemies rise and take aim," the cable network said in a Season 5 synopsis.
"Social impact pioneer Mike Prince (Stoll) poses a true threat to Axe's dominance, and Chuck feuds with a formidable district attorney (Roma Maffia). Taylor Mason (Asia Kate Dillon) is forced back to Axe Capital, where Taylor must fight to protect their employees and their assets. Wendy Rhoades (Maggie Siff) reevaluates her loyalties and forges surprising new alliances that put her at odds with both Chuck and Axe."
The ensemble also includes David Costabile, Condola Rashad, Kelly AuCoin and Jeffrey DeMunn.
There's more Billions on the way... pic.twitter.com/K9IcQhVcao— Billions on Showtime (@SHO_Billions) October 1, 2020


upi--2020-10-03--'No Time to Die,' 'F9' theatrical release dates delayed

Oct. 3 ( UPI ) -- The theatrical release date for the next James Bond caper No Time to Die has been delayed again due to the coronavirus pandemic .
Starring Daniel Craig , the film was scheduled to open Nov. 20 , but is now slated to premiere April 2 , its official website said Friday .
`` We understand the delay will be disappointing to our fans , but we now look forward to sharing No Time To Die next year , '' MGM , Universal and Bond producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli said in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prompted a date switch for F9 , the next installment in the Fast and the Furious film franchise .
F9 with Vin Diesel was supposed to debut April 2 , but has now been moved to May 22 , Universal said .
The pandemic has wreaked havoc with movie release schedules in recent months as audience members stay home and social distance in an effort to slow the spread of the virus .
Many 2020 films have been pushed into 2021 or gone straight to video-on-demand releases instead of getting traditional runs in @ @

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Daniel Craig's "No Time to Die" will now open in 2021 instead of 2020. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The theatrical release date for the next James Bond caper No Time to Die has been delayed again due to the coronavirus pandemic. Starring Daniel Craig, the film was scheduled to open Nov. 20, but is now slated to premiere April 2, its official website said Friday. Advertisement
"We understand the delay will be disappointing to our fans, but we now look forward to sharing No Time To Die next year," MGM, Universal and Bond producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli said in a joint statement.
The move also has prompted a date switch for F9, the next installment in the Fast and the Furious film franchise.
F9 with Vin Diesel was supposed to debut April 2, but has now been moved to May 22, Universal said.
The pandemic has wreaked havoc with movie release schedules in recent months as audience members stay home and social distance in an effort to slow the spread of the virus.
Many 2020 films have been pushed into 2021 or gone straight to video-on-demand releases instead of getting traditional runs in cinemas.


upi--2020-10-03--'Cobra Kai' gets Season 3 premiere date, Season 4 renewal

Oct. 3 ( UPI ) -- Season 3 of the Karate Kid sequel series Cobra Kai is set to premiere @ @ @ @ @ .
It was also announced Friday that the Ralph Macchio-William Zabka show has been renewed @ @ @ @ @ .
`` HERE-WE-GO !
Season 3 premieres January 8 , 2021 only on Netflix !
@ @ @ @ @ officially coming !
! ''
Macchio tweeted .
Macchio and Zabka reprise their iconic roles @ @ @ @ @ the series about former California high-school martial-arts rivals who clash again as adults in their @ @ @ @ @ now the fathers of teens and the owners of dojos , with completely different parenting @ @ @ @ @ Karate Kid was released in 1984 .
In July 2019 , it was announced that @ @ @ @ @ would take place in Okinawa , Japan , echoing the setting of 1986 's The @ @ @ @ @ also starred Macchio as Daniel .

Season 3 of "Cobra Kai," starring William Zabka (L) and Ralph Macchio, is set to premiere on Netflix Jan. 8. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Season 3 of the Karate Kid sequel series Cobra Kai is set to premiere on Netflix on Jan. 8. It was also announced Friday that the Ralph Macchio-William Zabka show has been renewed for a fourth a season. Advertisement
"HERE-WE-GO! Season 3 premieres January 8, 2021 only on Netflix!! And Season 4 is officially coming!!" Macchio tweeted.
Macchio and Zabka reprise their iconic roles of Daniel and Johnny in the series about former California high-school martial-arts rivals who clash again as adults in their 50s. The men are now the fathers of teens and the owners of dojos, with completely different parenting and teaching styles.
The Karate Kid was released in 1984.
In July 2019, it was announced that Season 3 of Cobra Kai would take place in Okinawa, Japan, echoing the setting of 1986's The Karate Kid II, which also starred Macchio as Daniel.
As Kreese says, "The story is just beginning." Season 3 premieres January 8, 2021 only on @Netflix. And gear up because Season 4 is officially training to join the fight. Cobra Kai Never Dies. pic.twitter.com/7znfWTHyuJ— Cobra Kai (@CobraKaiSeries) October 2, 2020
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upi--2020-10-03--Rick Moranis thanks fans for support after assault in NYC

Oct. 3 ( UPI ) -- Ghostbusters , Spaceballs and Parenthood icon Rick Moranis is thanking fans for their support after he was assaulted in Manhattan this week .
`` Rick Moranis was assaulted on the Upper West Side yesterday .
He is fine but grateful for everyone 's thoughts and well wishes , '' his publicist said in a statement to ET Canada on Friday .
Video cameras captured the Thursday-morning incident , showing a man walking toward Moranis , punching the 67-year-old , Canadian-born actor in the head and knocking him to the ground , CNN reported .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He is strong .
He is recovering , '' New York Police Detective Kaz Daughtry told reporters Friday , according to the New York Post .
`` He just wants us to catch the bad guy and all this to go away . ''
Moranis suffered pain in his head , back , hip , leg and left side , police said .
Captain America star Chris Evans was one of many people who voiced on social media their outrage over Moranis ' attack .
`` My blood is boiling .
Find @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rick Moranis , '' Evans tweeted .
A $ 2,500 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the assailant , the Post said .
Moranis ' other credits include Brother Bear , Little Shop of Horrors and the Honey , I Shrunk the Kids franchise .
The former SCTV comedy troupe member stepped out of the spotlight more than two decades ago to care for his sons after his wife died of cancer .

Rick Moranis was assaulted this week in New York City. Photo by Alan Light/ Wikimedia Commons
Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Ghostbusters, Spaceballs and Parenthood icon Rick Moranis is thanking fans for their support after he was assaulted in Manhattan this week. "Rick Moranis was assaulted on the Upper West Side yesterday. He is fine but grateful for everyone's thoughts and well wishes," his publicist said in a statement to ET Canada on Friday. Advertisement
Video cameras captured the Thursday-morning incident, showing a man walking toward Moranis, punching the 67-year-old, Canadian-born actor in the head and knocking him to the ground, CNN reported.
"[Moranis] is doing well. He is strong. He is recovering," New York Police Detective Kaz Daughtry told reporters Friday, according to the New York Post. "He just wants us to catch the bad guy and all this to go away."
Moranis suffered pain in his head, back, hip, leg and left side, police said.
Captain America star Chris Evans was one of many people who voiced on social media their outrage over Moranis' attack.
"My blood is boiling. Find this man. You don't touch Rick Moranis," Evans tweeted.
A $2,500 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the assailant, the Post said.
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Moranis' other credits include Brother Bear, Little Shop of Horrors and the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids franchise. The former SCTV comedy troupe member stepped out of the spotlight more than two decades ago to care for his sons after his wife died of cancer.