upi--2020-11-02--Groups help homeless overcome challenges to voting

WASHINGTON , Nov. 2 ( UPI ) -- As Americans face unprecedented challenges to voting amid the COVID-19 pandemic , the homeless community appears poised to cast tens of thousands of ballots this year , spurred by mobilization efforts and interest in the election , advocacy groups say .
An estimated 567,000 people experienced homelessness on any given night in 2019 , according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development 's annual Point-in-Time count .
Brendan O'Flaherty , a professor of economics at Columbia University , predicted that this number could be as much as 45 % higher due @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nearly 250,000 people .
Studies have shown that an average of 60 % of the homeless population are eligible voters , which would add up to about 340,000 to 490,000 people given the estimated increase this year .
Many leaders who work with the homeless said they have helped larger numbers register , get ballots or vote early than in the past .
Nan Roman , president and CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness , heads the organization 's national Every One Votes campaign encouraging groups working with the homeless to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said she does n't have data on how many homeless people have cast votes so far this year , `` But ... the feedback has been really good .
And I think we 've got ... a lot more people ... We 've pushed it harder this year . ''
Christina Giles , a 41-year-old D.C. native experiencing homelessness , cast her ballot through early voting last week for the first time in years .
`` I have to participate in the politics to stop things from happening , '' Giles said , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
A student at Strayer University , she said she has always been interested in politics and activism , but that she made sure to vote this year because she believes much is at stake .
The voting rate among the homeless population is historically one of the lowest in the nation .
Just 41 % of eligible voters who earn less than $ 10,000 a year voted in 2016 -- the lowest of any income group , according to the Census Bureau .
A 2012 study by the National Coalition for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ estimated to vote only about 10 % of the time compared with an average of 54 % nationally .
Although a series of court cases in the 1980s confirmed that the homeless could not be denied the right to vote for lacking a traditional residence , each state maintains its own requirements for establishing residency within a certain precinct .
In D.C. , homeless people can use the address of a shelter or social services provider to register by providing a government-issued document or a letter from a service provider attesting to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voting this year was `` super easy '' because she was homeless and eligible for many services , like voting assistance .
She received help casting a ballot through Pathways to Housing D.C. , a Housing First provider that launched a new get-out-the-vote campaign this year .
The initiative was formed after demonstrations that erupted this spring over systematic racism and inequality .
`` That 's another misconception that a lot of people have about people experiencing homelessness -- that they 're not interested , '' said Briana Perez-Brennan , who heads the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that for many people , it comes down to being `` recognized as a human being '' and the realization that `` my voice matters . ''
`` And that 's so huge , '' she said .
`` Especially in the context of this election . ''
Perez-Brennan said the group has registered more than 100 new voters .
Turnout for Tuesday 's election has beaten many records already , with a surge in early and mail-in-voting .
Although most of the U.S. homeless population live in urban areas like New York @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like Arizona , Florida , Georgia and Pennsylvania had estimated pre-pandemic homeless populations of 10,000 to 30,000 on any given night in 2019 , a range which could now be 14,500 to 43,500 due to the coronavirus .
That could translate to thousands of homeless votes in states with razor- thin margins .
Homeless voters have always faced struggles casting a ballot because they lack an address , ID , transportation , Internet connections or access to other resources .
This reality is made more difficult by some new anti-fraud voting laws like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2002 to curtail voting irregularities seen during the 2000 election .
The law ultimately led to an intensification of residency and identification requirements in many states , two particularly difficult aspects of the voting process for the homeless who may not have an up-to-date ID or an address .
Disenfranchisement of the disabled , immigrants and felons also disproportionately affects the homeless .
The pandemic has only complicated matters .
Many shelters have had to limit intake or shut down to meet safety guidelines , while the number of volunteers contributing time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign has decreased .
Displacement between shelters is more common , as is breaking up informal encampments , making transport to the polls or mailing in ballots more difficult .
And like other Americans , the homeless also face long lines , confusing instructions and COVID-19 fears if they go to polling places .
Maisha Pinkard , director of Friendship Place homeless shelter in D.C. , said her team has recently helped register clients to vote and use the office as an address for their mail-in ballots or voter ID cards .
Pinkard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ requested ballots ; her group helped them get the ballots completed and in the mail .
Shelters like Pathways plan to incorporate voter registration into their on-boarding processes permanently .
`` Now it 's a movement , it 's like a cultural thing , '' Giles said about voting and protesting injustice within her community .
She said she now is bringing up voting with others struggling with homelessness .
`` Now I do n't have to be alone .
There are people I can share it with and people I can talk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' she said .

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Washington, D.C., residents experiencing homelessness register to vote in the 2020 election at a Pathways to Housing DC event. Photo courtesy of Pathways to Housing DC
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- As Americans face unprecedented challenges to voting amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the homeless community appears poised to cast tens of thousands of ballots this year, spurred by mobilization efforts and interest in the election, advocacy groups say. An estimated 567,000 people experienced homelessness on any given night in 2019, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development's annual Point-in-Time count. Brendan O'Flaherty, a professor of economics at Columbia University, predicted that this number could be as much as 45% higher due to the pandemic, an addition of nearly 250,000 people. Advertisement
Studies have shown that an average of 60% of the homeless population are eligible voters, which would add up to about 340,000 to 490,000 people given the estimated increase this year.
Many leaders who work with the homeless said they have helped larger numbers register, get ballots or vote early than in the past.
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Nan Roman, president and CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness, heads the organization's national Every One Votes campaign encouraging groups working with the homeless to incorporate voting into their efforts.
Roman said she doesn't have data on how many homeless people have cast votes so far this year, "But...the feedback has been really good. And I think we've got...a lot more people...We've pushed it harder this year."
'I have to participate'
Christina Giles, a 41-year-old D.C. native experiencing homelessness, cast her ballot through early voting last week for the first time in years.
"I have to participate in the politics to stop things from happening," Giles said, referring to injustices toward the Black community. A student at Strayer University, she said she has always been interested in politics and activism, but that she made sure to vote this year because she believes much is at stake.
The voting rate among the homeless population is historically one of the lowest in the nation. Just 41% of eligible voters who earn less than $10,000 a year voted in 2016 -- the lowest of any income group, according to the Census Bureau. A 2012 study by the National Coalition for the Homeless found that voters experiencing homelessness are estimated to vote only about 10% of the time compared with an average of 54% nationally.
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Although a series of court cases in the 1980s confirmed that the homeless could not be denied the right to vote for lacking a traditional residence, each state maintains its own requirements for establishing residency within a certain precinct. In D.C., homeless people can use the address of a shelter or social services provider to register by providing a government-issued document or a letter from a service provider attesting to the applicant's living situation.
Giles said voting this year was "super easy" because she was homeless and eligible for many services, like voting assistance. She received help casting a ballot through Pathways to Housing D.C., a Housing First provider that launched a new get-out-the-vote campaign this year.
The initiative was formed after demonstrations that erupted this spring over systematic racism and inequality.
"That's another misconception that a lot of people have about people experiencing homelessness -- that they're not interested," said Briana Perez-Brennan, who heads the voting campaign at Pathways. She said that for many people, it comes down to being "recognized as a human being" and the realization that "my voice matters."
"And that's so huge," she said. "Especially in the context of this election."
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Perez-Brennan said the group has registered more than 100 new voters.
Turnout for Tuesday's election has beaten many records already, with a surge in early and mail-in-voting. Although most of the U.S. homeless population live in urban areas like New York City and Los Angeles, swing states like Arizona, Florida, Georgia and Pennsylvania had estimated pre-pandemic homeless populations of 10,000 to 30,000 on any given night in 2019, a range which could now be 14,500 to 43,500 due to the coronavirus. That could translate to thousands of homeless votes in states with razor- thin margins.
Homeless voters have always faced struggles casting a ballot because they lack an address, ID, transportation, Internet connections or access to other resources. This reality is made more difficult by some new anti-fraud voting laws like the Help America Vote Act, passed in 2002 to curtail voting irregularities seen during the 2000 election.
The law ultimately led to an intensification of residency and identification requirements in many states, two particularly difficult aspects of the voting process for the homeless who may not have an up-to-date ID or an address. Disenfranchisement of the disabled, immigrants and felons also disproportionately affects the homeless.
The pandemic has only complicated matters.
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Many shelters have had to limit intake or shut down to meet safety guidelines, while the number of volunteers contributing time to shelters and programs like the voter campaign has decreased. Displacement between shelters is more common, as is breaking up informal encampments, making transport to the polls or mailing in ballots more difficult. And like other Americans, the homeless also face long lines, confusing instructions and COVID-19 fears if they go to polling places.
Maisha Pinkard, director of Friendship Place homeless shelter in D.C., said her team has recently helped register clients to vote and use the office as an address for their mail-in ballots or voter ID cards. Pinkard said more than 100 of her clients requested ballots; her group helped them get the ballots completed and in the mail.
Organizations like Pathways plan to incorporate voter registration into their on-boarding processes permanently. "Now it's a movement, it's like a cultural thing," Giles said about voting and protesting injustice within her community. She said she now is bringing up voting with others struggling with homelessness.
"Now I don't have to be alone. There are people I can share it with and people I can talk to about it who are listening," she said.


upi--2020-11-02--U.S. healthcare providers face challenges in post-COVID-19 world: Gallup

Nov. 2 ( UPI ) -- Hospitals and healthcare organizations need to rework their processes and relationships with patients as part of the recovery from the financial crisis caused by COVID-19 , a new analysis from Gallup said .
`` To recover financially , healthcare leaders must unite , collaborate with leaders from other industries and re-evaluate traditional practices , '' Vibhas Ratanjee , a Gallup workplace consultant wrote Monday .
The pandemic 's financial stress on hospitals and healthcare providers struck first in the spring of 2020 as resources were pulled into emergency COVID-19 care for patients filling ICUs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surgeries during the first COVID spike .
Now many patients have lost their insurance coverage after being laid off in 2020 due to the coronavirus , putting more stress on healthcare providers .
American healthcare systems will likely lose $ 323 billion in 2020 , the American Hospital Association predicts .
It 's not just hospitals that are worried about the costs of healthcare .
A September study by Gallup and West Health found that 50 % of Americans worried that a health-related incident could drive them into bankruptcy , and 15 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bill that would not be paid this year .
Even before the pandemic , Americans spent twice as much on healthcare as other wealthy countries , an August study by JAMA Network Open showed .
The average yearly individual cost for healthcare was $ 9,524 per person compared with $ 3,603 worldwide in 2015 , the year after the Affordable Care Act was fully implemented , the study showed .
Gallup 's analysis , `` Five Forces That Will Reshape the Future of Healthcare , '' recommends that healthcare leaders reimagine healthcare with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ embrace telehealth , manage mergers and incorporate new partners in the healthcare `` ecosystem . ''
Doctors , hospitals and healthcare systems need to streamline so-called `` value-based care , '' paid for by Medicaid and Medicare , which focuses on preventing illnesses and providing efficient treatments leading to a population with fewer chronic conditions , Gallup 's Ratanjee said .
Health system leaders should steer clear of `` cost cutting measures '' to try to recuperate lost revenue .
`` This is bound to cause serious disruptions to employees and patients , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ need to brace for disruption , and invest in top talent now , Ratanjee said .
An example is Amazon acquiring a supply license for pharmaceutical drugs .
He added that Hospitals and healthcare services need to jump into telehealth and virtual doctor visits , better manage mergers and coordinate with new vendors that have sprung up in the healthcare `` ecosystem . ''
For example , personal protective equipment manufacturers and vaccine distributors need to `` proactively coordinate '' with hospitals and other organizations in the healthcare industry , Ratanjee said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ change via evolution , not revolution , the analysis said .
`` For everyone , the journey toward recovery will be arduous and protracted , '' Ratanjee wrote .

The U.S. healthcare system will need to evolve to cope with financial losses from the COVID-19 pandemic, a new Gallup analysis said. File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo
Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Hospitals and healthcare organizations need to rework their processes and relationships with patients as part of the recovery from the financial crisis caused by COVID-19, a new analysis from Gallup said. "To recover financially, healthcare leaders must unite, collaborate with leaders from other industries and re-evaluate traditional practices," Vibhas Ratanjee, a Gallup workplace consultant wrote Monday. Advertisement
The pandemic's financial stress on hospitals and healthcare providers struck first in the spring of 2020 as resources were pulled into emergency COVID-19 care for patients filling ICUs.
Hospitals had to cancel profitable elective surgeries during the first COVID spike. Now many patients have lost their insurance coverage after being laid off in 2020 due to the coronavirus, putting more stress on healthcare providers.
American healthcare systems will likely lose $323 billion in 2020, the American Hospital Association predicts.
It's not just hospitals that are worried about the costs of healthcare. A September study by Gallup and West Health found that 50% of Americans worried that a health-related incident could drive them into bankruptcy, and 15% said a household member had a medical bill that would not be paid this year.
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Even before the pandemic, Americans spent twice as much on healthcare as other wealthy countries, an August study by JAMA Network Open showed. The average yearly individual cost for healthcare was $9,524 per person compared with $3,603 worldwide in 2015, the year after the Affordable Care Act was fully implemented, the study showed.
Gallup's analysis, "Five Forces That Will Reshape the Future of Healthcare," recommends that healthcare leaders reimagine healthcare with government partners, prepare for disruption, embrace telehealth, manage mergers and incorporate new partners in the healthcare "ecosystem."
Doctors, hospitals and healthcare systems need to streamline so-called "value-based care," paid for by Medicaid and Medicare, which focuses on preventing illnesses and providing efficient treatments leading to a population with fewer chronic conditions, Gallup's Ratanjee said.
Health system leaders should steer clear of "cost cutting measures" to try to recuperate lost revenue. "This is bound to cause serious disruptions to employees and patients," he said.
Healthcare providers also need to brace for disruption, and invest in top talent now, Ratanjee said. An example is Amazon acquiring a supply license for pharmaceutical drugs.
He added that Hospitals and healthcare services need to jump into telehealth and virtual doctor visits, better manage mergers and coordinate with new vendors that have sprung up in the healthcare "ecosystem."
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For example, personal protective equipment manufacturers and vaccine distributors need to "proactively coordinate" with hospitals and other organizations in the healthcare industry, Ratanjee said.
Gallup predicts that U.S. healthcare systems will change via evolution, not revolution, the analysis said.
"For everyone, the journey toward recovery will be arduous and protracted," Ratanjee wrote.


upi--2020-11-02--USS Marinette, latest Navy littoral combat ship, launched

Nov. 2 ( UPI ) -- The U.S. Navy 's latest littoral combat ship was launched at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard in Wisconsin , the Naval Sea Systems Command announced .
LCS 25 , the future Freedom-class ship USS Marinette and named in honor of the city where it was built , was launched in the Menominee River on Saturday after a ceremony reduced by the COVID-19 pandemic .
It slid into the water using the side launch system , one of the last planned side launches at the shipyard , which is transitioning to a shiplift system in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shipyard was awarded the contract to build the vessel in 2016 .
The keel was laid in 2019 .
The ship will undergo acceptance trials before it is officially received by the Navy .
The littoral combat ship class consists of the Freedom variant and Independence variant .
Lockheed Martin leads the production of the Freedom variant .
The new ship is the Navy 's 13th Freedom-variant ship .
Currently , 11 LCSs of both variants are under construction , the Naval Sea Systems Command said in a statement .
The littoral combat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lethal and adaptable , a high speed , agile , shallow draft , mission-focused vessel suitable for shallow water and ocean-going assignments useful in mine countermeasures , anti-submarine and surface warfare missions .

Nov. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy's latest littoral combat ship was launched at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard in Wisconsin, the Naval Sea Systems Command announced.
LCS 25, the future Freedom-class ship USS Marinette and named in honor of the city where it was built, was launched in the Menominee River on Saturday after a ceremony reduced by the COVID-19 pandemic. It slid into the water using the side launch system, one of the last planned side launches at the shipyard, which is transitioning to a shiplift system in anticipation of building larger frigates.
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The shipyard was awarded the contract to build the vessel in 2016. The keel was laid in 2019. The ship will undergo acceptance trials before it is officially received by the Navy.
The littoral combat ship class consists of the Freedom variant and Independence variant. Lockheed Martin leads the production of the Freedom variant. The new ship is the Navy's 13th Freedom-variant ship. Currently, 11 LCSs of both variants are under construction, the Naval Sea Systems Command said in a statement.
The littoral combat ship is regarded as highly maneuverable, lethal and adaptable, a high speed, agile, shallow draft, mission-focused vessel suitable for shallow water and ocean-going assignments useful in mine countermeasures, anti-submarine and surface warfare missions.


upi--2020-11-03--Watch: Eddie Lucas weighs in on Hannah Ferrier vape pen, Valium drama

Nov. 3 ( UPI ) -- Below Deck star Eddie Lucas is weighing in on the drama surrounding Hannah Ferrier 's vape pen and Valium .
During Monday 's episode of Watch What Happens Live , Lucas discussed what he would have done if he were in Malia White 's position of finding Ferrier 's vape pen and Valium onboard during Below Deck Mediterranean Season 5 .
Below Deck and its spinoff Below Deck Mediterranean follow the crews of a megayacht during charter season .
Ferrier was fired during Below Deck Med Season 5 after White reported her to Captain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Valium in her cabin during the charter .
On WWHL , Lucas said he would have spoken to Ferrier directly before reporting her .
`` If I had found that stuff , you know , the first thing I probably would have done would [ be ] go and talk directly to the person and been like , 'Get rid of it .
Get it off the boat , and let 's never speak of this again , ' '' Lucas said .
`` If the crews or the guests ' safety @ @ @ @ @ @ @ behavior or from taking the drugs , then absolutely I would have brought it to the captain 's attention , '' he added .
In addition , Lucas said the standard procedure would have been to have Ferrier drug tested to determine if the vape pen was filled with CBD , as Ferrier claims , or THC , the main psychoactive compound in cannabis .
`` If it 's THC or CBD , I do n't know , but I think the first line of order would have been drug testing , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drama over their rooming situation .
White and Ferrier clashed after White 's boyfriend , Tom Checketts , joined the boat and the couple wanted to room together .
During the Below Deck Med Season 5 reunion , Ferrier faced off with Yawn about the room assignment drama .
Ferrier also insisted the vape pen was filled with CBD and not THC .
Ferrier announced Monday that she welcomed her first child , daughter Ava Grace , with her boyfriend , Josh , in October .
On Monday 's WWHL , Lucas also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Deck .
Lucas said he 's `` so happy '' for Chastain , who left the show in February after six seasons .

Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Below Deck star Eddie Lucas is weighing in on the drama surrounding Hannah Ferrier's vape pen and Valium.
During Monday's episode of Watch What Happens Live, Lucas discussed what he would have done if he were in Malia White's position of finding Ferrier's vape pen and Valium onboard during Below Deck Mediterranean Season 5.
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Below Deck and its spinoff Below Deck Mediterranean follow the crews of a megayacht during charter season. Ferrier was fired during Below Deck Med Season 5 after White reported her to Captain Sandy Yawn for having the vape pen and Valium in her cabin during the charter.
On WWHL, Lucas said he would have spoken to Ferrier directly before reporting her.
"If I had found that stuff, you know, the first thing I probably would have done would [be] go and talk directly to the person and been like, 'Get rid of it. Get it off the boat, and let's never speak of this again,'" Lucas said.
"If the crews or the guests' safety was at all in jeopardy from her behavior or from taking the drugs, then absolutely I would have brought it to the captain's attention," he added.
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In addition, Lucas said the standard procedure would have been to have Ferrier drug tested to determine if the vape pen was filled with CBD, as Ferrier claims, or THC, the main psychoactive compound in cannabis.
"If it's THC or CBD, I don't know, but I think the first line of order would have been drug testing," Lucas said.
White reported Ferrier amid drama over their rooming situation. White and Ferrier clashed after White's boyfriend, Tom Checketts, joined the boat and the couple wanted to room together.
During the Below Deck Med Season 5 reunion, Ferrier faced off with Yawn about the room assignment drama. Ferrier also insisted the vape pen was filled with CBD and not THC.
Ferrier announced Monday that she welcomed her first child, daughter Ava Grace, with her boyfriend, Josh, in October.
On Monday's WWHL, Lucas also discussed Kate Chastain's exit from Below Deck. Lucas said he's "so happy" for Chastain, who left the show in February after six seasons.


upi--2020-11-03--Election Day 2020: Voting opens in Eastern, Central, Mountain time zones

Nov. 3 ( UPI ) -- Polling places opened up and down the East Coast on Tuesday morning to formally begin Election Day , for what many Americans view as one of the most important elections in modern history .
It has been 1,446 days since Americans elected Donald Trump to office -- and Tuesday is the culmination of a campaign that began in earnest more than three years ago , when Rep. John Delaney became the first Democratic candidate to announce a run for the White House in mid-2017 .
Democrats are looking to keep control of the House @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the first time since 2015 and occupy the White House .
At the same time , Republicans are aiming to pick up gains in the House , hold their Senate majority and keep Trump in the Executive .
Democrats need to win just four seats for a Senate majority if Trump is re-elected , and only three if Biden wins the presidency .
Polls open at different times in different states : Polls opened in Virginia , New York , New Jersey , Maine , Kentucky , Connecticut , Indiana and New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bill de Blasio said Monday the city does not anticipate rioting on Tuesday night but will `` be ready for anything . ''
`` I want to emphasize at this moment , we do n't see a specific challenge , we are ready for all sorts of challenges , '' he said at a briefing .
`` A lot of preparations have been happening over the last few weeks . ''
De Blasio said he 's had discussions with the city 's police commissioner but that there were no specific threats .
Dry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Election Day on the East Coast .
Long lines were seen as soon as polls opened in many locations , like New York City and the Washington , D.C. , area .
Polls opened at 6:30 a.m. in North Carolina , Ohio and West Virginia .
Civil rights advocates in North Carolina filed suit Monday against law enforcement officials in Graham , N.C. , after activists in the city were pepper-sprayed while marching to the polls over the weekend .
Police said they resorted to pepper spray after repeatedly warning the marchers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protest permit by blocking a road .
The North Carolina ACLU and the Lawyers Committee said police `` violently '' dispersed a peaceful crowd of demonstrators and the actions violated the Ku Klux Klan Act and Voting Rights Act .
Polls opened at 7 a.m. in Delaware , the District of Columbia , Florida , Georgia , Maryland , Massachusetts , Michigan , Pennsylvania , Rhode Island and South Carolina .
President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden focused their attention on the key swing states of Pennsylvania , Florida and Michigan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden and running mate Kamla Harris barnstormed through Pennsylvania , placing last-minute focus on a state that 's expected to factor heavily into the election outcome , while Trump wrapped up his campaign in Grand Rapids , Mich. , the same place where he concluded his upset 2016 run .
Polls opened at 6 a.m. in Illinois , Kentucky , Louisiana and Missouri .
In Chicago , Marisel Hernandez , chairwoman of the city 's board of election commissioners , said she 's ready for a massive turnout .
`` We 've been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elections historically have a larger turnout , '' Hernandez told the Chicago Tribune at the United Center , the home of the NBA 's Chicago Bulls that for the first time is being used a polling place .
`` We 've been planning just to give voters a good experience , and a transparent experience , '' she said .
Polls opened at 7 a.m. in Alabama , Iowa , Kansas , Minnesota , Mississippi , Oklahoma , South Dakota , Texas and Wisconsin .
Long lines were reported in metro areas like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
in Texas , a federal judge on Monday threw out a last-minute lawsuit by Republican Party candidates seeking to disqualify some 127,000 ballots cast at drive-thru polling stations , stating the challenge lacked legal standing .
U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen dismissed the case filed last week by three Republican candidates running for office and a GOP activist who argued curbside voting in Harris County was unconstitutional .
Polls in Texas will close at 7 p.m. and those in Wisconsin an hour later .
Both states have been key targets for Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to become the first Democratic candidate to carry Texas since Lyndon Johnson in 1964 .
Polls in Nebraska opened at 8 a.m. and will close at 8 p.m .
Polls in Arizona opened at 6 a.m. and will close at 7 p.m. Voting in Colorado , Montana , New Mexico , Utah and Wyoming opened at 7 a.m .
Polls in California , Nevada , Oregon will open at 7 a.m .
In Washington state , the opening times vary by county .
In California , law enforcement officials in Sacramento said Monday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Day demonstrations that turn violent .
Metal barricades were placed around the California State Capitol and the state 's Highway Patrol denied permits to demonstrate around the building .
In Los Angeles , storefronts along the city 's upscale Rodeo Drive shopping district were boarded up in preparation for possible violence .
Polls in Alaska open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. , while Hawaiians will be allowed to vote from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m .

Balloons and signs fill the fence between Black Lives Matter Plaza and Lafayette Park near the White House on Monday. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI | License Photo
Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Americans headed to the polls Tuesday for the final day of voting, with more than 101.2 million people having cast their ballots before Election Day -- more than double the previous record for early voting in 2016. The U.S. Elections Project, a non-partisan organization run by University of Florida professor Michael McDonald, said that as of 3:30 p.m. EST, 101,167,740 Americans had cast early votes. Advertisement
That number is expected to grow as states report additional mail-in ballots and early in-person voting figures. The organization said about 26.9 million mail-in ballots were outstanding.
Of those early votes, about 35.9 million were cast in person and 65.2 million were mailed in. Some states don't differentiate between the two categories, so the figures are approximations.
The U.S. Elections Project said the early vote turnout for 2020 represents 73.4% of all votes cast in 2016. Forty-seven million people voted early in 2016 and overall, 138.8 million voted in the election, about 60.1% of the U.S. population eligible to vote.
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Several states have surpassed their entire 2016 turnout with early voting this year, including Texas (108.3% of 2016 turnout), Colorado (101%), Oregon (104.8%), Washington (105.4%), Hawaii (110.6%) and Montana (102.4%).
The campaign pitting GOP President Donald Trump against his Democratic challenger, former Vice President Joe Biden, has been one of the most divisive in modern American history.
The contest to win the Democratic nomination brought out historic candidacies of women and people of color before Biden won out, choosing California Sen. Kamala Harris as a running mate.
Besides the White House race, Democrats are looking to keep control of the House of Representatives and retake a majority in the Senate. At the same time, Republicans are aiming to pick up gains in the House, hold their Senate majority and keep Trump.
Democrats need to win four seats for a Senate majority if Trump is re-elected, and three if Biden wins the presidency.
In Georgia, a judge ordered that polls remain open until 9 p.m. in Spalding County, south of Atlanta, because of errors by election workers who incorrectly loaded information onto poll pads, causing none of them to work Tuesday morning.
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Voters who are in line by 7 p.m. were able to use the regular machines to cast their ballots. Voters who arrived between 7 and 9 p.m. were allowed to cast a provisional ballot marked for extended voting times. Those votes will not be tabulated until Friday, election officials said.
Election officials reported some problems at polling sites by Tuesday afternoon, including in North Carolina, where four precincts opened late. The affected precincts were located in Sampson, Greensboro and Concord counties.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted to extend voting hours at the precincts by an additional 17 minutes to 45 minutes, depending on how late they opened.
"Once all polling places are closed statewide, election results will begin to post" on the board's website, the board said. Polls traditionally close at 7:30 p.m. EST in the state, meaning the results will begin to be released at 8:15 p.m.
Early and mail voting in North Carolina was at about 95.4% of the overall 2016 turnout as of Tuesday afternoon, according to the U.S. Elections Project.
Voting hours were also extended at a precinct in Texas that had a 90-minute delay in opening Tuesday morning.
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The poll location in Upshur County was to now close at 8 p.m. CST, an hour later than originally scheduled. Results won't be reported in the state until the last polls close in the western part of the state at 7 p.m. MST.
Stephen Chang, a spokesman for the Texas secretary of state's office, told The Texas Tribune the delay was due to connectivity problems with the site's KnowInk pollbook equipment. He said other counties reported similar problems, and Hopkins County Clerk Tracy Smith said some sites had up to two hours' delay.
"We made several phone calls in to KnowInk. It's not just Texas, it's nationwide," she told the Tribune. "It was an issue on their side and it evidently hit them hard."
Polling sites in Franklin County, Ohio, also reported trouble with their KnowInk equipment and switched the paper poll books Tuesday morning, the Akron Beacon Journal reported.
Ed Leonard, director of the Franklin County Board of Elections, said the unprecedented number of early voter information in the electronic file couldn't be synced with the equipment.
Ohio early voting this year is about 53% of the state's overall voter turnout in 2016.
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In Iowa, hand sanitizer proved to be problematic at one polling location, the Des Moines Register reported. Hand sanitizer residue left on the ballots from voters' hands jammed up the ballot machines, causing some to reject ballots and/or need repairs.
Kevin Hall, a spokesman for the Iowa Secretary of State, told the newspaper the situation is isolated to the polling location at Roosevelt High School in Polk County, and officials have since moved the hand sanitizer so voters aren't using it right before touching their ballots.
Early voting turnout in Iowa this year so far is about 63% of the state's overall turnout in 2016.
The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights also reported late opening for polls in Philadelphia, and malfunctioning machines in Louisiana and Georgia.
The organization said it also had reports of voter intimidation in Florida, robocalls telling people to stay safe at home and not vote, and a rumor spread on Facebook that the mayor of Green Bay, Wis., had "rigged" the election there.
In St. Louis, voting was heavy across the city's 100 polling sites but long lines that had formed before the polls opened were moving quickly, officials said.
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Long lines were reported in metro areas such as Chicago, Milwaukee, Houston and Minneapolis. Polls in Texas were to close at 7 p.m., and those in Wisconsin an hour later.
Both states have been key targets for Biden's campaign, which is particularly hoping to become the first Democratic candidate to carry Texas since Lyndon Johnson in 1964.
Polls close in California and Alaska were to close at 8 p.m.


upi--2020-11-03--Police say gunmen who killed 4 in Austria terror attack 'motivated by hate'

Nov. 3 ( UPI ) -- Austrian authorities confirmed on Tuesday that four people have died so far and almost two dozen are injured following a terrorist attack in Vienna they say was `` motivated by hate . ''
Shooters armed with automatic rifles opened fire in multiple locations on Monday night , including the street near a synagogue , officials said .
One of the attackers , a 20-year-old man , was shot dead by police outside St. Rupert 's church .
He was carrying an explosive belt and a bag filled with ammunition , investigators say .
Police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the attack .
Authorities have warned residents to stay indoors and students to stay home from school .
The attack occurred while crowds of people were gathered at Vienna bars and restaurants prior to a new COVID-19 lockdown that was set to begin at midnight .
The shooter who was killed by police at the end of the attack was a sympathizer of the Islamic State , Austrian interior minister Karl Nehammer said .
Police have searched his apartment and are looking for accomplices , he added .
`` It was an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our core values , hate for our way of life , hate for our democracy in which all people are equal in rights and dignity , '' Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said .
`` We will not be intimidated by the terrorists .
It is a battle between civilization and barbarism , and we will fight this battle with all determination . ''
Nearly two dozen people were injured in the attack , several of whom are in a `` life-threatening '' condition .
The dead gunman has not yet been publicly identified @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time in prison last year for attempting to join the Islamic State in Syria .
He was released last December .

An armed Austrian police officer stands guard on Tuesday, the morning after a terrorist attack killed multiple people and injured more than a dozen in Vienna, Austria. Photo by Christian Bruna/EPA-EFE
Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Austrian authorities confirmed on Tuesday that four people have died and almost two dozen were injured in a terrorist attack in Vienna they say was "motivated by hate." At least one shooter armed with an automatic rifle opened fire in multiple locations on Monday night, including the street near a synagogue, officials said. Advertisement
One attacker was shot dead by police outside St. Rupert's church. He was carrying an explosive belt and a bag filled with ammunition, investigators say.
Police on Tuesday identified the dead gunman as a 20-year-old man with dual Austrian and North Macedonian citizenship who had a previous criminal conviction for "terrorist association."
Authorities said he'd served time in prison last year for attempting to join the Islamic State in Syria and was released last December.
IS has claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement calling the shooter a "soldier of the caliphate."
Authorities were searching for others who may have been involved in the shooting, and police said Tuesday in a statement that they have arrested 14 people and conducted searches of 18 residences during their ongoing investigation.
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"It is still unclear whether a second gunman is at large, however, it is possible the gunman acted as a single perpetrator," police said.
Authorities have warned residents to stay indoors and students to stay home from school.
The attack occurred while crowds of people were gathered at Vienna bars and restaurants prior to a new COVID-19 lockdown that was set to begin at midnight.
The shooter, who was killed by police at the end of the attack, was an IS sympathizer, Austrian interior minister Karl Nehammer said. Police have searched his apartment and are looking for accomplices, he added.
"It was an attack motivated by hate -- hate for our core values, hate for our way of life, hate for our democracy in which all people are equal in rights and dignity," Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said.
"We will not be intimidated by the terrorists. It is a battle between civilization and barbarism, and we will fight this battle with all determination."
Nearly two dozen people were injured in the attack, several of whom are in a "life-threatening" condition.
An officer who was shot during the incident is in recovery, police said.
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Britain said it has in response increased its terrorist threat level to "severe," the second-highest rank on its five-tier scale, meaning "an attack is highly likely."
Home Secretary Priti Patel said in a statement it was raised from "substantial" as a precautionary measure and not due to a specific threat.


upi--2020-11-03--Look: Lindsay Arnold gives birth to daughter

Dancing with the Stars pro Lindsay Arnold is a new mom .
The 26-year-old professional dancer welcomed her first child , a daughter , with her husband , Samuel Lightner Cusick , on Monday .
Arnold shared the news on Instagram alongside a photo of herself with Cusick and their baby girl at the hospital .
Arnold delivered her daughter via C-section .
`` The most beautiful surprise on this very special day .
Baby Girl and mama are healthy and well , '' she captioned the post .
`` More details to come but wanted to share this first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ # mama # babygirl # csection # pregnancy # 39weeks . ''
DWTS pros Witney Carson , Jenna Johnson and Peta Murgatroyd were among those to congratulate Arnold online .
`` I love you guys so much !
Ca n't wait to meet this perfect angel !
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Carson wrote on Instagram Stories .
`` She 's here !
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The most perfect baby girl !
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Congratulations @ lindsarnold and @ notsamcusick , '' Johnson added .
`` What an angel !
I love all 3 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
Arnold and Cusick married in June 2015 and announced in May that they 're expecting their first child .
The couple later confirmed they were expecting a baby girl .
`` We could not feel more blessed or excited for our sweet little girl to come into this world .
We already love her so much , '' Arnold said on Instagram .
Arnold showed her baby bump in new photos with Cusick over the weekend .
The dancer painted a basketball on her baby bump and dressed up as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made the perfect basketball and Sam was pumped to wear our signed @ kareemabduljabbar_33 jersey , '' she captioned the post .
`` Hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween .
39 weeks preggo !
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Arnold has competed as a pro in nine seasons of DWTS .
She was most recently paired with former White House press secretary Sean Spicer in Season 28 .

Nov. 3 (UPI) --
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Dancing with the Stars pro Lindsay Arnold is a new mom.
The 26-year-old professional dancer welcomed her first child, a daughter, with her husband, Samuel Lightner Cusick, on Monday.
Arnold shared the news on Instagram alongside a photo of herself with Cusick and their baby girl at the hospital. Arnold delivered her daughter via C-section.
"The most beautiful surprise on this very special day. Baby Girl and mama are healthy and well," she captioned the post. "More details to come but wanted to share this first pic of our little family #birth #mama #babygirl #csection #pregnancy #39weeks."
DWTS pros Witney Carson, Jenna Johnson and Peta Murgatroyd were among those to congratulate Arnold online.
"I love you guys so much! Can't wait to meet this perfect angel!!!!" Carson wrote on Instagram Stories.
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"She's here!! The most perfect baby girl!!!!! Congratulations @lindsarnold and @notsamcusick," Johnson added.
"What an angel! I love all 3 of you @lindsarnold," Murgatroyd said.
Arnold and Cusick married in June 2015 and announced in May that they're expecting their first child. The couple later confirmed they were expecting a baby girl.
"We could not feel more blessed or excited for our sweet little girl to come into this world. We already love her so much," Arnold said on Instagram.
Arnold showed her baby bump in new photos with Cusick over the weekend. The dancer painted a basketball on her baby bump and dressed up as a referee for Halloween.
"Baby Girl made the perfect basketball and Sam was pumped to wear our signed @kareemabduljabbar_33 jersey," she captioned the post. "Hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween. 39 weeks preggo!!"
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Arnold has competed as a pro in nine seasons of DWTS. She was most recently paired with former White House press secretary Sean Spicer in Season 28.


upi--2020-11-03--Depression symptoms linked to increased stroke risk in study

The more symptoms of depression people have , the higher their risk of stroke , researchers say .
`` There are a number of well-known risk factors for stroke , such as high blood pressure , diabetes and heart disease ; but we are beginning to understand that there are nontraditional risk factors as well , and having depressive symptoms looms high on that list , '' said study co-author Virginia Howard .
She 's a professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham .
`` These nontraditional risk factors need to be in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Howard said in a university news release .
The study included more than 9,500 Black people and more than 14,500 White people across the United States who were 45 and older and had no history of stroke .
A four-item depression scale was used to determine how often the participants felt depressed , sad or lonely or had crying spells .
During an average follow-up of nine years , there were more than 1,260 strokes among the participants .
Compared to participants with no depressive symptoms , those with scores of one to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ risk .
Those with scores of more than four had a 54 % higher risk , after the researchers accounted for demographic factors .
Race did n't affect stroke risk , according to the study recently published in the journal Neurology : Clinical Practice .
One of the study 's objectives was to determine whether depressive symptoms might help explain the increased risk that Black Americans have for stroke , especially in the South .
`` The traditional risk factors do n't explain all the difference in stroke risk between races , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the UA College of Nursing .
`` The results have been mixed among the few studies that enrolled Black participants and examined race and depressive symptoms in relation to stroke .
Depression often goes undetected and undiagnosed in Black patients , who are frequently less likely to receive effective care and management , '' Ford explained .
`` These findings suggest that further research needs to be conducted to explore nontraditional risk factors for stroke , '' she concluded .
The U.S. National Institute of Mental Health has more on depression .

Increased symptoms of depression may significantly increase risk for stroke, according to a new study. File Photo by Ryan McGuire/Pixabay
The more symptoms of depression people have, the higher their risk of stroke, researchers say. "There are a number of well-known risk factors for stroke, such as high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease; but we are beginning to understand that there are nontraditional risk factors as well, and having depressive symptoms looms high on that list," said study co-author Virginia Howard. She's a professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Advertisement
"These nontraditional risk factors need to be in the conversation about stroke prevention," Howard said in a university news release.
The study included more than 9,500 Black people and more than 14,500 White people across the United States who were 45 and older and had no history of stroke.
A four-item depression scale was used to determine how often the participants felt depressed, sad or lonely or had crying spells.
During an average follow-up of nine years, there were more than 1,260 strokes among the participants.
Compared to participants with no depressive symptoms, those with scores of one to three had a 39% increased stroke risk. Those with scores of more than four had a 54% higher risk, after the researchers accounted for demographic factors.
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Race didn't affect stroke risk, according to the study recently published in the journal Neurology: Clinical Practice.
One of the study's objectives was to determine whether depressive symptoms might help explain the increased risk that Black Americans have for stroke, especially in the South.
"The traditional risk factors don't explain all the difference in stroke risk between races," said study co-author Cassandra Ford, of the UA College of Nursing.
"The results have been mixed among the few studies that enrolled Black participants and examined race and depressive symptoms in relation to stroke. Depression often goes undetected and undiagnosed in Black patients, who are frequently less likely to receive effective care and management," Ford explained.
"These findings suggest that further research needs to be conducted to explore nontraditional risk factors for stroke," she concluded.
The U.S. National Institute of Mental Health has more on depression.
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upi--2020-11-03--Honus Wagner baseball card sells for record $1.4M

Nov. 3 ( UPI ) -- A rare baseball card for Major League Baseball legend Honus Wagner has sold for more than $ 1.4 million .
The card sold as part of the Goldin Auctions October Legends Auction , which closed on Monday .
It sold for $ 1,426,800 and had a minimum bid of $ 250,000 .
The T206 Wagner card is one of the most sought-after pieces of sports memorabilia .
The card was issued from 1909 through 1911 inside cigarette packs from the American Tobacco Company .
Its sale price is a record for a Wagner card @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the worst grades a card can get based on its condition .
Other T206 Wagner cards -- in better condition -- have sold for more than $ 3 million .
The Goldin auction also featured a Michael Jordan basketball card , which sold for $ 124,000 .
A 1952 Mickey Mantle baseball card also sold for $ 584,000 as part of the auction .
Wagner played from 1897 through 1917 .
The 1936 Hall of Fame inductee hit .328 and had 101 home runs and 723 stolen bases in 21 seasons .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pirates .
He spent his first three seasons with the Louisville Colonels .
He won the 1909 World Series and collected eight batting titles during his decorated baseball career .
Wagner died on Dec. 6 , 1955 .
He was 81 .

Nov. 3 (UPI) -- A rare baseball card for Major League Baseball legend Honus Wagner has sold for more than $1.4 million.
The card sold as part of the Goldin Auctions October Legends Auction, which closed on Monday. It sold for $1,426,800 and had a minimum bid of $250,000.
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The T206 Wagner card is one of the most sought-after pieces of sports memorabilia. The card was issued from 1909 through 1911 inside cigarette packs from the American Tobacco Company.
Its sale price is a record for a Wagner card rated PR-FR 1, which is one of the worst grades a card can get based on its condition. Other T206 Wagner cards -- in better condition -- have sold for more than $3 million.
The Goldin auction also featured a Michael Jordan basketball card, which sold for $124,000. A 1952 Mickey Mantle baseball card also sold for $584,000 as part of the auction.
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Wagner played from 1897 through 1917. The 1936 Hall of Fame inductee hit .328 and had 101 home runs and 723 stolen bases in 21 seasons.
Wagner spent 18 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He spent his first three seasons with the Louisville Colonels. He won the 1909 World Series and collected eight batting titles during his decorated baseball career.
Wagner died on Dec. 6, 1955. He was 81.
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upi--2020-11-03--Watch: Eve announces exit from 'The Talk' after four seasons

Nov. 3 ( UPI ) -- Eve has announced that she will be exiting CBS daytime talk show The Talk at the end of December after four seasons on the series .
`` I 'm so grateful that I 'm able to stay here in London and do the show , but I ca n't see for me , the foreseeable future of traveling back at the moment and have decided that at the end of December , this will probably be my last time on the show in this capacity as a host , '' Eve said on The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the hardest decisions in the world because I wish I hated one of you , but I do n't .
I wish I hated someone on the set , it would just make it so much easier to blame this because I have had the most beautiful experience , '' Eve continued to her co-stars Sharon Osbourne , Sheryl Underwood and Carrie Ann Inaba .
`` I 've grown as a woman , as a person .
I said it once I 'll say it again , I never thought that being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much of an opening of my spirit , soul , personality , everything , '' Eve also said that she is focused on being with her family and expanding it with her husband Maximillion Cooper .
Eve 's departure comes after Marie Osmond exited The Talk in September after one season .
Osmond joined The Talk Season 10 in September 2019 following the departure of creator and co-host Sara Gilbert .
A new co-host has not been named .

Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Eve has announced that she will be exiting CBS daytime talk show The Talk at the end of December after four seasons on the series.
"I'm so grateful that I'm able to stay here in London and do the show, but I can't see for me, the foreseeable future of traveling back at the moment and have decided that at the end of December, this will probably be my last time on the show in this capacity as a host," Eve said on The Talk Monday.
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"This is one of the hardest decisions in the world because I wish I hated one of you, but I don't. I wish I hated someone on the set, it would just make it so much easier to blame this because I have had the most beautiful experience," Eve continued to her co-stars Sharon Osbourne, Sheryl Underwood and Carrie Ann Inaba.
"I've grown as a woman, as a person. I said it once I'll say it again, I never thought that being on a talk show would be this much of an opening of my spirit, soul, personality, everything,"
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Eve also said that she is focused on being with her family and expanding it with her husband Maximillion Cooper.
Eve's departure comes after Marie Osmond exited The Talk in September after one season. Osmond joined The Talk Season 10 in September 2019 following the departure of creator and co-host Sara Gilbert.
A new co-host has not been named.


upi--2020-11-03--China sent a half-million tons of food to North Korea, report says

Nov. 3 ( UPI ) -- China is quietly ramping up food assistance to North Korea and may have sent as many as 600,000 tons of grain this year , according to a Japanese press report .
The Asahi Shimbun reported Tuesday that Beijing has sent shipments of grain , including corn from June to August , despite North Korea 's enforcement of border closures .
Pyongyang may also have requested more food assistance and China may be ready to send another 200,000 tons , the report said .
China has also delivered 550,000 tons of fertilizer , the Asahi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sources .
Food delivery to the North over the summer coincided with typhoons and mass flooding that affected the entire country and likely wiped out crops .
Leader Kim Jong Un apologized to North Koreans for the hardships they had to endure as a result of natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic .
`` Our people have placed trust , as high as the sky and as deep as the sea in me , but I have failed to always live up to it satisfactorily , '' Kim said on Oct. 10 .
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Kim has cultivated closer ties with Chinese leader Xi Jinping since 2018 .
Last week , North Korea 's Rodong Sinmun highlighted a letter from Xi to Kim that expressed Beijing 's willingness to develop the `` traditional Sino-Korean friendship , to better the welfare of our two people , and promote regional peace , stability and development . ''
North Korea , which shares an 880-mile border with China , remains guarded amid the pandemic .
The World Health Organization said North Korea had tested about 10,500 people for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increase over September .
On Oct. 29 , North Korea told the WHO there were zero confirmed cases .
The health organization , however , does not have direct access to North Korean populations to monitor testing , a U.N. official has said .

Corn grows next to grain silos at a farm in Fujin, Heilongjiang Province, China. Beijing may also be ready to send another 200,000 tons of food aid, Tuesday's report said. File Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI | License Photo
Nov. 3 (UPI) -- China is quietly ramping up food assistance to North Korea and may have sent as many as 600,000 tons of grain this year, according to a Japanese press report. The Asahi Shimbun reported Tuesday that Beijing has sent shipments of grain, including corn from June to August, despite North Korea's enforcement of border closures. Pyongyang may also have requested more food assistance and China may be ready to send another 200,000 tons, the report said. Advertisement
China has also delivered 550,000 tons of fertilizer, the Asahi reported, citing multiple South Korean government sources.
Food delivery to the North over the summer coincided with typhoons and mass flooding that affected the entire country and likely wiped out crops. Leader Kim Jong Un apologized to North Koreans for the hardships they had to endure as a result of natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Our people have placed trust, as high as the sky and as deep as the sea in me, but I have failed to always live up to it satisfactorily," Kim said on Oct. 10. "I am really sorry for that."
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Kim has cultivated closer ties with Chinese leader Xi Jinping since 2018. Last week, North Korea's Rodong Sinmun highlighted a letter from Xi to Kim that expressed Beijing's willingness to develop the "traditional Sino-Korean friendship, to better the welfare of our two people, and promote regional peace, stability and development."
North Korea, which shares an 880-mile border with China, remains guarded amid the pandemic.
The World Health Organization said North Korea had tested about 10,500 people for the coronavirus by Oct. 22, a three-fold increase over September.
On Oct. 29, North Korea told the WHO there were zero confirmed cases. The health organization, however, does not have direct access to North Korean populations to monitor testing, a U.N. official has said.


upi--2020-11-03--2020 election: scenes from final stretch of presidential campaign

2020 election : scenes from final stretch of presidential campaign GOP President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger , former @ @ @ @ @ are crossing the country to sell voters ahead of Election Day on Tuesday .
Here @ @ @ @ @ on the campaign trial in the final weeks .

Biden and Harris supporters celebrate before former President Obama speaks on stage at the Election Eve Close-Out drive-in rally campaigning for Biden for President at Florida International University, in Miami on Monday. Photo by Gary I Rothstein/UPI


upi--2020-11-03--College football: SEC fines, reprimands Florida coach Dan Mullen for role in brawl

Nov. 3 ( UPI ) -- The Southeastern Conference has fined and reprimanded Florida football coach Dan Mullen for his role in a brawl that occurred at halftime Saturday when the Gators hosted Missouri .
Mullen was fined $ 25,000 on Monday for `` violating SEC bylaws governing sportsmanship , '' the conference said .
`` There is no place in college football for the kind of incident that took place at halftime of the Missouri at Florida game Saturday night , '' SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said in a statement .
`` Everyone involved is responsible for meeting sportsmanship @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the field to confront a game official , the gathering of teams in an on-field confrontation and student-athletes throwing punches are all disappointing at any time , but even more so as we work to support healthy competition during a pandemic . ''
The melee began after the final play of the first half .
Players from both teams converged near the 20-yard line , pushed and exchanged punches before they were separated and sent to the locker rooms .
Mullen and other coaches were seen in the middle of the scrum , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his arms in an attempt to pump up the crowd as he walked off the field .
Florida defensive lineman Zach Carter and linebacker Antwuan Powell and Missouri linebacker Tre Williams were all ejected for the rest of the game .
By rule , they must also sit out the first half of their next game .
The SEC also issued half-game suspensions to Missouri linebacker Chad Bailey , offensive lineman Dylan Spencer and defensive lineman Markell Utsey for `` fighting action '' after the conference conducted a video review .
Mullen said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appeared to be a late hit on Gators quarterback Kyle Trask just before halftime .
The Gators next face Georgia at 3:30 p.m. EST on Saturday in Jacksonville , Fla. , and Missouri has a bye week before hosting Georgia at noon EST on Nov. 14 .

Nov. 3 (UPI) -- The Southeastern Conference has fined and reprimanded Florida football coach Dan Mullen for his role in a brawl that occurred at halftime Saturday when the Gators hosted Missouri.
Mullen was fined $25,000 on Monday for "violating SEC bylaws governing sportsmanship," the conference said.
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"There is no place in college football for the kind of incident that took place at halftime of the Missouri at Florida game Saturday night," SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said in a statement.
"Everyone involved is responsible for meeting sportsmanship standards throughout each game. Running on the field to confront a game official, the gathering of teams in an on-field confrontation and student-athletes throwing punches are all disappointing at any time, but even more so as we work to support healthy competition during a pandemic."
The melee began after the final play of the first half. Players from both teams converged near the 20-yard line, pushed and exchanged punches before they were separated and sent to the locker rooms.
Mullen and other coaches were seen in the middle of the scrum, after which the Gators coach also raised his arms in an attempt to pump up the crowd as he walked off the field.
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Florida defensive lineman Zach Carter and linebacker Antwuan Powell and Missouri linebacker Tre Williams were all ejected for the rest of the game. By rule, they must also sit out the first half of their next game.
The SEC also issued half-game suspensions to Missouri linebacker Chad Bailey, offensive lineman Dylan Spencer and defensive lineman Markell Utsey for "fighting action" after the conference conducted a video review.
Mullen said the scrum was the result of what appeared to be a late hit on Gators quarterback Kyle Trask just before halftime.
The Gators next face Georgia at 3:30 p.m. EST on Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla., and Missouri has a bye week before hosting Georgia at noon EST on Nov. 14.


upi--2020-11-03--In Photos: Scenes from Election Day 2020

Frederick County residents wait in line during election day voting at the Urbana library polling place in Frederick , Md.
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Trump supporters demonstrate as votes continue to be counted in a few states where the presidential race remained too close to call. Joe Biden had garnered enough Electoral College votes by Saturday to be the projected winner. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI


upi--2020-11-03--Watch: Freddie Highmore says he is still recognized while wearing a mask on 'Kimmel'

Nov. 3 ( UPI ) -- Freddie Highmore appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live and discussed how fans still recognize him with a mask on due to his role on medical drama The Good Doctor .
`` Wearing the mask , I think , for most actors was great because no one recognized them , but for me it was the opposite .
They just thought , 'Oh it 's the Good Doctor , there we go , he puts on the mask , ' '' Highmore said on Monday .
`` So the mask , it became this double-edged sword @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to stay safe but it meant that people came closer to me , getting up inside the six feet required thing because they 'd be like , 'Oh it 's you .
I 've come to say hello . '
But if I took the mask off with the beard , then obviously it 's less safe in many ways , but it would mean that people kept their distance , '' the actor continued .
Highmore , who is clean shaven on The Good Doctor , grew out a beard while staying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ posted an image of Highmore with the beard with the pair noting how his facial hair was red .
`` This was the longest amount of time I had to just let it go , '' Highmore said about the beard , which is now gone as production on The Good Doctor has resumed .
Highmore said that he is tested three times a week for COVID-19 while working on the series .
The Good Doctor airs Mondays at 10 p.m. EDT on ABC .

Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Freddie Highmore appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live and discussed how fans still recognize him with a mask on due to his role on medical drama The Good Doctor.
"Wearing the mask, I think, for most actors was great because no one recognized them, but for me it was the opposite. They just thought, 'Oh it's the Good Doctor, there we go, he puts on the mask,'" Highmore said on Monday.
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"So the mask, it became this double-edged sword because I put it on in order to stay safe but it meant that people came closer to me, getting up inside the six feet required thing because they'd be like, 'Oh it's you. I've come to say hello.' But if I took the mask off with the beard, then obviously it's less safe in many ways, but it would mean that people kept their distance," the actor continued.
Highmore, who is clean shaven on The Good Doctor, grew out a beard while staying indoors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kimmel posted an image of Highmore with the beard with the pair noting how his facial hair was red.
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"This was the longest amount of time I had to just let it go," Highmore said about the beard, which is now gone as production on The Good Doctor has resumed.
Highmore said that he is tested three times a week for COVID-19 while working on the series.
The Good Doctor airs Mondays at 10 p.m. EDT on ABC.


upi--2020-11-03--MLB awards: Betts, Bauer, Freeman, Bieber, Abreu among finalists for top honors

Nov. 3 ( UPI ) -- Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts , Cincinnati Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer and Cleveland @ @ @ @ @ among the finalists for the top honors from the 2020 Major League Baseball season .
@ @ @ @ @ America announced the finalists on Monday .
Voting for the honors takes place after the @ @ @ @ @ season , which means postseason performances are n't considered .
The winners of the American @ @ @ @ @ will be announced from Nov. 9 to Nov. 12 on MLB Network .
Each segment @ @ @ @ @ at 6 p.m. EST .
Winners for the Gold Glove awards will be announced at @ @ @ @ @ on ESPN .
Silver Slugger award winners will be announced on Thursday on MLB Network @ @ @ @ @ be revealed during the week of Dec. 7 on MLB Network .

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Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts (pictured), Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman and San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado are finalists for the 2020 National League MVP award. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts, Cincinnati Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer and Cleveland Indians pitcher Shane Bieber are among the finalists for the top honors from the 2020 Major League Baseball season. The Baseball Writers Association of America announced the finalists on Monday. Voting for the honors takes place after the final day of the regular season, which means postseason performances aren't considered. Advertisement
The winners of the American League and National League awards will be announced from Nov. 9 to Nov. 12 on MLB Network. Each segment of those broadcasts will start at 6 p.m. EST.
Winners for the Gold Glove awards will be announced at 8 p.m. EST on Tuesday on ESPN. Silver Slugger award winners will be announced on Thursday on MLB Network. The All-MLB Team will be revealed during the week of Dec. 7 on MLB Network.
MLB Award finalists
American League
MVP
Jose Abreu, Chicago White Sox
D.J. LeMahieu, New York Yankees
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Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Indians
Cy Young
Shane Bieber, Cleveland Indians
Kenta Maeda, Minnesota Twins
Hyun Jin Ryu, Toronto Blue Jays
Rookie of the Year
Cristian Javier, Houston Astros
Kyle Lewis, Seattle Mariners
Luis Robert, Chicago White Sox
Manager of the Year
Kevin Cash, Tampa Bay Rays
Charlie Montoyo, Toronto Blue Jays
Rick Renteria, Chicago White Sox
National League
MVP
Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers
Freddie Freeman, Atlanta Braves
Manny Machado, San Diego Padres
Cy Young
Trevor Bauer, Cincinnati Reds
Yu Darvish, Chicago Cubs
Jacob deGrom, New York Mets
Rookie of the Year
Alex Bohm, Philadelphia Phillies
Jake Cronenworth, San Diego Padres
Devin Williams, Milwaukee Brewers
Manager of the Year
Don Mattingly, Miami Marlins
David Ross, Chicago Cubs
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upi--2020-11-03--Hurricane Eta 'extremely dangerous' as it nears Central America

Nov. 3 ( UPI ) -- Hurricane Eta is inching closer to Central America as a powerful Category 4 storm and is expected to make landfall in Nicaragua on Tuesday .
Eta is the 28th named storm and 12th hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season .
It strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane over the western Caribbean on Monday .
In its 7 a.m. EST update , the National Hurricane Center said Eta was located 30 miles southeast of Puerto Cabezas , Nicaragua , and had maximum sustained winds of 145 mph .
It was moving southwest at 4 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Category 5 storm once it reaches sustained wind speeds of at least 157 mph .
A hurricane warning is in effect from the coast of Nicaragua from the Honduras-Nicaragua border to Sandy Bay Sirpi , the NHC said .
`` On the forecast track , the center of Eta is expected to make landfall along the coast of Nicaragua within the Hurricane Warning area this morning , '' the center said in its advisory .
`` The center of Eta is forecast to move farther inland over northern Nicaragua through Wednesday morning , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Honduras by Thursday morning . ''
In its update , the NHC said Eta is `` extremely dangerous '' and is expected to bring life-threatening storm surge , `` catastrophic '' winds flash floods and landslides to parts of northeastern Nicaragua and Honduras .
When Eta reached Category 4 strength , it achieved a rare feat for this late in the season .
Only three Category 4 hurricanes -- Lenny in 1999 , Michelle in 2001 and Paloma in 2008 -- and one Category 5 hurricane have developed in the Atlantic during the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could have similar impact to that of Hurricane Mitch from 1998 , which struck around the same point of the season .
More than 11,000 people died due to catastrophic flooding .
When Eta became a tropical storm on Saturday , the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season tied 2005 for generating the most tropical storms in a single season .
The National Hurricane Center had never used the name Eta before this storm , making it the farthest the center ever dipped into the Greek alphabet to name a tropical storm .
The only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ name Atlantic storms after the season 's designated list was exhausted was 2005 .

Tropical Storm Eta was expected to remain offshore over the next few days but bring life-threatening surf and rip currents to the southeastern coast of the United States. Photo courtesy of NOAA
Nov. 11 (UPI) -- After making its second landfall in Florida overnight, Tropical Storm Eta began moving offshore, where it's expected to skirt along the East Coast before heading out to sea. In its 10 p.m. EST advisory, the National Hurricane Center said the center of the storm was located about 65 miles east-southeast of Charleston, S.C., and was moving northeast at 17 mph. It had maximum sustained winds of 45. Advertisement
Eta is likely to remain a tropical storm over the next few days as it picks up speed, but could intensify into a non-tropical cyclone over the weekend.
"On the forecast track, Eta is expected to accelerate over the western Atlantic and move parallel to, but offshore of the Carolinas tonight and early Friday before heading well east of the Mid-Atlantic coast by late Friday," the NHC said in an earlier update.
There were no coastal watches or warnings in place throughout the region.
Eta was expected to bring an additional 1 inch to 3 inches of rain to the Florida peninsula Thursday, with localized flooding in some areas. The storm was also forecast to bring swells along the southeastern coast, including life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.


upi--2020-11-03--Twilight Payment wins Melbourne Cup for Ireland

Nov. 3 ( UPI ) -- Irish raider Twilight Payment jumped straight to the lead in Tuesday 's Group 1 Lexus Melbourne Cup , `` the race that stops the nation , '' and held the advantage to the end , barely holding off another Irish runner , Tiger Moth .
England 's Prince of Arran was running best of all in the final , 100 yards but had too much to make up and settled for third .
Twilight Payment , a 7-year-old gelding by Teofilo , was 11th in last year 's Melbourne Cup , but benefitted this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Patrick O'Brien to try to steal the race on the lead .
The tactic was a bold one as the 2-mile race seldom goes to the early leaders .
But jockey Jye McNeil , having his first start in Australia 's signature race , wasted no time putting the plan into action .
`` It was the plan to go forward , '' McNeil said .
`` There 's some pressure in getting it right .
I was confident . ''
`` I was trying to think to not use the whip too @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to use my voice to encourage him as much as possible to hang on , and he was very tough . ''
The Flemington stewards have been aggressive during the Melbourne Cup meeting in enforcement of strict rules regarding the use of the whip , handing out lengthy suspensions and stiff fines to violators .
After last year 's Melbourne Cup effort , Twilight Payment ventured to the Middle East , where he finished seventh in the Longines Turf Handicap on the Saudi Cup undercard , a race in which Prince of Arran @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 3 and a Group 2 back home in Ireland before finishing third in the Group 1 Irish St. Leger at the Curragh .
Tiger Moth , trained by Joseph Patrick 's father , Aidan O'Brien , is a 3-year-old Galileo colt .
He was second in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby this summer and making only his fifth career start in the Melbourne Cup .
Prince of Arran , trained by Charlie Fellowes , was second in last year 's Melbourne Cup and third the year before .

The Melbourne Cup is known as the "race that stops the nation," much like the Kentucky Derby in the United States (shown). File Photo by John Sommers II/UPI | License Photo
Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Irish raider Twilight Payment jumped straight to the lead in Tuesday's Group 1 Lexus Melbourne Cup, "the race that stops the nation," and held the advantage to the end, barely holding off another Irish runner, Tiger Moth. England's Prince of Arran was running best of all in the final, 100 yards but had too much to make up and settled for third. Advertisement
Twilight Payment, a 7-year-old gelding by Teofilo, was 11th in last year's Melbourne Cup, but benefitted this time by the decision of trainer Joseph Patrick O'Brien to try to steal the race on the lead.
The tactic was a bold one as the 2-mile race seldom goes to the early leaders. But jockey Jye McNeil, having his first start in Australia's signature race, wasted no time putting the plan into action.
"It was the plan to go forward," McNeil said. "There's some pressure in getting it right. I was confident."
"I was trying to think to not use the whip too many times. "I was trying to use my voice to encourage him as much as possible to hang on, and he was very tough."
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The Flemington stewards have been aggressive during the Melbourne Cup meeting in enforcement of strict rules regarding the use of the whip, handing out lengthy suspensions and stiff fines to violators.
After last year's Melbourne Cup effort, Twilight Payment ventured to the Middle East, where he finished seventh in the Longines Turf Handicap on the Saudi Cup undercard, a race in which Prince of Arran was third. He won a Group 3 and a Group 2 back home in Ireland before finishing third in the Group 1 Irish St. Leger at the Curragh.
Tiger Moth, trained by Joseph Patrick's father, Aidan O'Brien, is a 3-year-old Galileo colt. He was second in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby this summer and making only his fifth career start in the Melbourne Cup. Prince of Arran, trained by Charlie Fellowes, was second in last year's Melbourne Cup and third the year before.


upi--2020-11-03--Gallup: Most in U.S. satisfied with Joe Biden's campaign; under half for Donald Trump's

Nov. 3 ( UPI ) -- A majority of Americans are satisfied with the way Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden ran his campaign and less than half said the same about President Donald Trump , according to a Gallup survey Tuesday .
The poll found that 56 % said they 're `` generally satisfied '' with the way Biden 's campaign was conducted and 43 % said they were dissatisfied .
For Trump , 46 % said they 're satisfied and 53 % dissatisfied .
By comparison , just 29 % said they were satisfied with the way Trump 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the 2016 campaign .
He became the first person since 2000 to win an election with campaign satisfaction ratings lower than his opponent .
Politically , 90 % of both Democrats and Republicans expressed satisfaction with their candidates ' campaigns .
`` Biden and Trump have taken very different approaches to campaigning , on everything from the number of campaign appearances to COVID-19 safety measures to ad spending , '' Gallup wrote .
`` Ultimately , though , satisfaction with a campaign is largely a function of one 's political party affiliation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ approval and favorability ratings , overall satisfaction with Trump 's campaign tilts negative -- though it comprises nearly total support from Republicans .
Biden 's campaign enjoys greater standing than Trump 's by virtue of political independents ' more positive views . ''
Gallup polled more than 1,000 U.S. adults nationwide for the survey , which has a margin of error of 4 points .

Democratic presidential nomimee Joe Biden addresses supporters at a drive-in rally outside of Heinz Field in Pittsburgh on Monday, the night before the election. Photo by Archie Carpenter/UPI | License Photo
Nov. 3 (UPI) -- A majority of Americans are satisfied with the way Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden ran his campaign and less than half said the same about President Donald Trump, according to a Gallup survey Tuesday. The poll found that 56% said they're "generally satisfied" with the way Biden's campaign was conducted and 43% said they were dissatisfied. For Trump, 46% said they're satisfied and 53% dissatisfied. Advertisement
By comparison, just 29% said they were satisfied with the way Trump's campaign had been run at the end of the 2016 campaign. He became the first person since 2000 to win an election with campaign satisfaction ratings lower than his opponent.
Politically, 90% of both Democrats and Republicans expressed satisfaction with their candidates' campaigns.
"Biden and Trump have taken very different approaches to campaigning, on everything from the number of campaign appearances to COVID-19 safety measures to ad spending," Gallup wrote. "Ultimately, though, satisfaction with a campaign is largely a function of one's political party affiliation.
"Much like the president's approval and favorability ratings, overall satisfaction with Trump's campaign tilts negative -- though it comprises nearly total support from Republicans. Biden's campaign enjoys greater standing than Trump's by virtue of political independents' more positive views."
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Gallup polled more than 1,000 U.S. adults nationwide for the survey, which has a margin of error of 4 points.


upi--2020-11-03--WWE Raw: Randy Orton survives cash in, Drew McIntyre faces The Miz

Nov. 3 ( UPI ) -- WWE Champion Randy Orton had his hands full on Raw as he was pursed by Drew McIntyre , Mr. Money in the Bank The Miz and The Fiend Bray Wyatt .
Orton kicked off the show on Monday by stating that he is the best in WWE period , and that he is no longer a Legend Killer but rather a legend himself after becoming a world champion for the 14th time in his career .
The Viper said he was better than Edge , The Undertaker , Shawn Micheals , Ric Flair , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dared any of his challengers to try and take away his WWE Championship .
Orton was then joined by Alexa Bliss , Wyatt 's new partner .
Orton demanded to know where Wyatt was , but Bliss only smiled and said he could be around before McIntyre surprise attacked the champ with a Claymore .
The Miz and his tag team partner John Morrison , as Orton was knocked out by the Claymore , quickly entered the ring with his Money in the Bank contract in hand .
The Miz attempted to cash @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an immediate WWE Championship match .
McIntyre , before the referee could ring the bell to make the cash in official , attacked The Miz and Morrison and stated that he will be the only one to take away Orton 's title .
The Miz and Morrison challenged McIntyre afterwards to a two on one Handicap match that took place in the main event .
McIntyre , despite being outnumbered , dominated the majority of the bout until The Miz and Morrison were able to wear the Scottish Superstar down .
McIntyre survived @ @ @ @ @ @ @ later nailed Mr. Money in the Bank with a Claymore to pick up the victory .
Orton did n't allow McIntyre to celebrate long however , as he took out McIntyre with an RKO .
Orton stood in the middle of the ring and held his title as Wyatt 's evil laugh could be heard throughout the arena .
Wyatt and Bliss dedicated their new episode of The Firefly Funhouse to Orton 's RKO , calling it the three most important letters in sports entertainment .
The demented duo then told their puppet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put money in a swear jar after she cursed .
Wyatt also thought back to the time when Orton burned down the Wyatt Family compound and the remains of his mentor , Sister Abigail .
Wyatt said the ashes from the fire helped build the Funhouse before he placed his hand over Bliss ' face to give her a more sinister look .
Women 's Tag Team Champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler were able to successfully defend their titles against Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke , despite interference from Lana .
All @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's team at Survivor Series which takes place on Nov. 22 .
Jax , angered by Lana 's interference , faced her in a one-on-battle that she won with a Samoan Drop .
Jax then slammed Lana through a table for the seventh week in a row .
Other moments from Raw included Jeff Hardy defeating Elias in a Guitar on a Pole match ; United States Champion Bobby Lashley defeating 24/7 Champion R-Truth ; Lashley helping Drew Gulak pin R-Truth afterwards to become the new 24/7 Champion ; Cedric Alexander and Shelton @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tag Team Champions The New Day in a non-title match ; Ricochet defeating Tucker before he was ambushed by Retribution ; and Braun Strowman defeating Keith Lee and Sheamus in a Triple Threat match to earn a spot on the Raw Men 's Survivor Series team .
Survivor Series is the annual event where Raw and SmackDown go to war to determine the superior brand .
The Raw Men 's team so far includes Strowman , AJ Styles , Lee and Sheamus .
The SmackDown men 's team has so far recruited Jey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the only member of the SmackDown Women 's team with more members coming soon .

Nov. 3 (UPI) -- WWE Champion Randy Orton had his hands full on Raw as he was pursed by Drew McIntyre, Mr. Money in the Bank The Miz and The Fiend Bray Wyatt.
Orton kicked off the show on Monday by stating that he is the best in WWE period, and that he is no longer a Legend Killer but rather a legend himself after becoming a world champion for the 14th time in his career.
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The Viper said he was better than Edge, The Undertaker, Shawn Micheals, Ric Flair, John Cena and especially McIntyre, and dared any of his challengers to try and take away his WWE Championship.
Orton was then joined by Alexa Bliss, Wyatt's new partner. Orton demanded to know where Wyatt was, but Bliss only smiled and said he could be around before McIntyre surprise attacked the champ with a Claymore.
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The Miz and his tag team partner John Morrison, as Orton was knocked out by the Claymore, quickly entered the ring with his Money in the Bank contract in hand. The Miz attempted to cash in the briefcase which would grant him an immediate WWE Championship match.
McIntyre, before the referee could ring the bell to make the cash in official, attacked The Miz and Morrison and stated that he will be the only one to take away Orton's title.
The Miz and Morrison challenged McIntyre afterwards to a two on one Handicap match that took place in the main event.
McIntyre, despite being outnumbered, dominated the majority of the bout until The Miz and Morrison were able to wear the Scottish Superstar down. McIntyre survived The Miz's Skull Crushing Finale and later nailed Mr. Money in the Bank with a Claymore to pick up the victory.
Orton didn't allow McIntyre to celebrate long however, as he took out McIntyre with an RKO. Orton stood in the middle of the ring and held his title as Wyatt's evil laugh could be heard throughout the arena.
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Wyatt and Bliss dedicated their new episode of The Firefly Funhouse to Orton's RKO, calling it the three most important letters in sports entertainment. The demented duo then told their puppet Abby the Witch that she needed to put money in a swear jar after she cursed.
Wyatt also thought back to the time when Orton burned down the Wyatt Family compound and the remains of his mentor, Sister Abigail. Wyatt said the ashes from the fire helped build the Funhouse before he placed his hand over Bliss' face to give her a more sinister look.
Women's Tag Team Champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler were able to successfully defend their titles against Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke, despite interference from Lana. All five women make up the Raw Women's team at Survivor Series which takes place on Nov. 22.
Jax, angered by Lana's interference, faced her in a one-on-battle that she won with a Samoan Drop. Jax then slammed Lana through a table for the seventh week in a row.
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Other moments from Raw included Jeff Hardy defeating Elias in a Guitar on a Pole match; United States Champion Bobby Lashley defeating 24/7 Champion R-Truth; Lashley helping Drew Gulak pin R-Truth afterwards to become the new 24/7 Champion; Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin of The Hurt Business defeating Raw Tag Team Champions The New Day in a non-title match; Ricochet defeating Tucker before he was ambushed by Retribution; and Braun Strowman defeating Keith Lee and Sheamus in a Triple Threat match to earn a spot on the Raw Men's Survivor Series team.
Survivor Series is the annual event where Raw and SmackDown go to war to determine the superior brand. The Raw Men's team so far includes Strowman, AJ Styles, Lee and Sheamus. The SmackDown men's team has so far recruited Jey Uso and Kevin Owens.
Bianca Belair is the only member of the SmackDown Women's team with more members coming soon.


upi--2020-11-03--Tom Brady, Tampa Bay Buccaneers hold off New York Giants on MNF

Nov. 3 ( UPI ) -- Tom Brady threw two second-half touchdowns and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers prevented a two-point conversion in the final seconds to beat the New York Giants on Monday Night Football .
Brady completed 28 of 40 passes for 279 yards and did not have a turnover in the 25-23 win at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford , N.J. '' We obviously did n't play the way we 're capable of , but it 's still good to go get a win , '' Brady told reporters .
`` [ We are ] 6-2 and obviously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] coming up this week . ''
Giants quarterback Daniel Jones led his team on a 13-play , 75-yard touchdown drive at the end of the game , connecting with Golden Tate on a 19-yard score before lining up for a two-point attempt to tie the score with 33 seconds remaining .
Jones threw a pass to his right , but Buccaneers cornerback Antoine Winfield Jr. swatted the pass away from Giants running back Dion Lewis to preserve the Tampa Bay lead .
The Buccaneers then recovered a Giants onside kick to secure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the way our players played , '' Giants coach Joe Judge said .
`` I 've seen a lot of improved football , seen a lot of fight from our guys throughout the season .
`` I continuously see an improved team on the field at all positions and guys playing for each other for 60 minutes .
... We 're not asking for moral victories , we understand the people of New York deserve better , so we have to keep working to be better for them . ''
Ryan Succop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Buccaneers on the game 's opening possession and running back Ronald Jones fumbled on Tampa Bay 's second drive .
The Giants took advantage of good field position and scored after three plays on a Jones pass to Lewis .
The Giants pushed their advantage to 14-3 when Wayne Gallman ran for a two-yard score with 1:50 remaining in the second quarter .
Succop then made another field goal just before the half to cut the Giants lead to 14-6 at the break .
Succop made his third field goal of the game @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the second half .
Tampa then forced a Giants punt before Brady orchestrated a five-play , 53-yard touchdown drive .
The veteran quarterback threw a three-yard touchdown toss to tight end Rob Gronkowski to cap off the possession and give the Buccaneers a 15-14 edge .
Graham Gano made a 33-yard field goal for the Giants on the next drive to give New York a 17-15 advantage .
Buccaneers cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting intercepted Jones three minutes into the fourth quarter , setting up Brady for a six-play , 67-yard drive that ended with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The touchdown gave the Bucs a 22-17 lead .
Succop added another field goal with 3:33 remaining before Jones led the Giants on their final touchdown drive .
The Giants quarterback completed 25 of 41 passes for 256 yards , two scores and two interceptions in the loss .
`` It means a lot , '' Evans said .
`` In the past we would 've found a way to lose a game like that .
The defense made a play when it counted [ and the ] offense picked it up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way to win . ''
The Buccaneers ( 6-2 ) next host the New Orleans Saints at 8:20 p.m. EST on Sunday and the Giants ( 1-7 ) travel to face the Washington Football Team at 1 p.m. EST in Landover , Md .

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Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady completed 28 of 40 passes for 279 yards and two scores in a win over the New York Giants on Monday in East Rutherford, N.J. File Photo by Brian Kersey/UPI | License Photo
Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Tom Brady threw two second-half touchdowns and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers prevented a two-point conversion in the final seconds to beat the New York Giants on Monday Night Football. Brady completed 28 of 40 passes for 279 yards and did not have a turnover in the 25-23 win at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Advertisement
"We obviously didn't play the way we're capable of, but it's still good to go get a win," Brady told reporters. "[We are] 6-2 and obviously we've got a big [game] coming up this week."
Giants quarterback Daniel Jones led his team on a 13-play, 75-yard touchdown drive at the end of the game, connecting with Golden Tate on a 19-yard score before lining up for a two-point attempt to tie the score with 33 seconds remaining.
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Jones threw a pass to his right, but Buccaneers cornerback Antoine Winfield Jr. swatted the pass away from Giants running back Dion Lewis to preserve the Tampa Bay lead. The Buccaneers then recovered a Giants onside kick to secure the victory.
"I'm proud of the way our players played," Giants coach Joe Judge said. "I've seen a lot of improved football, seen a lot of fight from our guys throughout the season.
"I continuously see an improved team on the field at all positions and guys playing for each other for 60 minutes. ... We're not asking for moral victories, we understand the people of New York deserve better, so we have to keep working to be better for them."
Ryan Succop made a 37-yard field goal for the Buccaneers on the game's opening possession and running back Ronald Jones fumbled on Tampa Bay's second drive. The Giants took advantage of good field position and scored after three plays on a Jones pass to Lewis.
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The Giants pushed their advantage to 14-3 when Wayne Gallman ran for a two-yard score with 1:50 remaining in the second quarter. Succop then made another field goal just before the half to cut the Giants lead to 14-6 at the break.
Succop made his third field goal of the game on the Bucs' first possession of the second half. Tampa then forced a Giants punt before Brady orchestrated a five-play, 53-yard touchdown drive.
The veteran quarterback threw a three-yard touchdown toss to tight end Rob Gronkowski to cap off the possession and give the Buccaneers a 15-14 edge.
Graham Gano made a 33-yard field goal for the Giants on the next drive to give New York a 17-15 advantage.
Buccaneers cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting intercepted Jones three minutes into the fourth quarter, setting up Brady for a six-play, 67-yard drive that ended with an eight-yard touchdown throw to Mike Evans. The touchdown gave the Bucs a 22-17 lead.
Succop added another field goal with 3:33 remaining before Jones led the Giants on their final touchdown drive.
The Giants quarterback completed 25 of 41 passes for 256 yards, two scores and two interceptions in the loss.
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"It means a lot," Evans said. "In the past we would've found a way to lose a game like that. The defense made a play when it counted [and the] offense picked it up in the second half and found a way to win."
The Buccaneers (6-2) next host the New Orleans Saints at 8:20 p.m. EST on Sunday and the Giants (1-7) travel to face the Washington Football Team at 1 p.m. EST in Landover, Md.
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upi--2020-11-03--Wisconsin court sets bail for accused Kenosha killer Kyle Rittenhouse at $2 million

Nov. 3 ( UPI ) -- A Kenosha County court commissioner set bail at $ 2 million for 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse who is accused of fatally shooting two people and injuring a third during late summer protests in Wisconsin .
Court Commissioner Loren Keating set the bail for Rittenhouse during a Zoom hearing on Monday , stating the teen charged as an adult poses a flight risk .
Rittenhouse faces homicide charges for shooting to death Joseph Rosenbaum , 36 , and Anthony Huber , 26 , as well as injuring Gaige Grosskreutz , 26 , with an AR-15-style rifle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that erupted following the police-involved shooting of Jacob Blake that resulted in his paralysis .
`` The court is going to impose a $ 2 million cash bond , believing that is reasonable and necessary and sufficient at this juncture to secure the appearance of Mr. Rittenhouse , '' Keating said .
Rittenhouse 's defense attorney Mike Richards had asked for bail to be set at $ 750,000 , arguing his client had no prior criminal record and had surrendered himself to the authorities .
John Huber , the father of Anthony Huber @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a stiff bail , saying there are people and militias that will help ensure Rittenhouse 's release by raising money for his bail .
`` There 's people out there raising money right now , making it their own fight , that it 's about gun rights , '' Huber told the court .
`` It 's not about gun rights .
My son was killed .
Another man was killed .
They did n't deserve to be killed . ''
Rittenhouse , of Antioch , Ill. , was arrested last month in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Wisconsin late last week despite his legal team arguing it was a violation of his client 's constitutional rights .
His next preliminary hearing is scheduled for Dec. 3 .

Downtown Kenosha has seen residents make art out of boarded-up buildings amid protests. On Monday, Kyle Rittenhouse, who is accused of killing two Kenosha protesters, had his bail set at $2 million. Photo by Alex Wroblewski/UPI | License Photo
Nov. 3 (UPI) -- A Kenosha County court commissioner set bail at $2 million for 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse who is accused of fatally shooting two people and injuring a third during late summer protests in Wisconsin. Court Commissioner Loren Keating set the bail for Rittenhouse during a Zoom hearing on Monday, stating the teen charged as an adult poses a flight risk. Advertisement
Rittenhouse faces homicide charges for shooting to death Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26, as well as injuring Gaige Grosskreutz, 26, with an AR-15-style rifle on Aug. 25 during protests in Kenosha that erupted following the police-involved shooting of Jacob Blake that resulted in his paralysis.
"The court is going to impose a $2 million cash bond, believing that is reasonable and necessary and sufficient at this juncture to secure the appearance of Mr. Rittenhouse," Keating said.
Rittenhouse's defense attorney Mike Richards had asked for bail to be set at $750,000, arguing his client had no prior criminal record and had surrendered himself to the authorities.
John Huber, the father of Anthony Huber, had urged the court to impose a stiff bail, saying there are people and militias that will help ensure Rittenhouse's release by raising money for his bail.
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"There's people out there raising money right now, making it their own fight, that it's about gun rights," Huber told the court. "It's not about gun rights. My son was killed. Another man was killed. They didn't deserve to be killed."
Rittenhouse, of Antioch, Ill., was arrested last month in his home state, and was extradited to Wisconsin late last week despite his legal team arguing it was a violation of his client's constitutional rights. His next preliminary hearing is scheduled for Dec. 3.