buzzfeed--2020-10-08--Millions Of People Are Already Voting And Courts Keep Changing The Rules

“ This court leaves voters to their own devices .
Good luck and G-d bless , Wisconsin .
You are going to need it , ” one judge wrote Thursday .
WASHINGTON — Over the span of just four days this week , there was a breathtaking flurry of court action affecting how millions of Americans can vote in the November election .
On Monday , the US Supreme Court ruled that voters will need a witness for mail-in ballots in South Carolina — after voting had already started in the state .
A federal appeals court reinstated Arizona ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to fix ballots missing their signature .
On Tuesday , a New Jersey federal judge rejected the Trump campaign ’ s challenge to the state ’ s plan to accept mail-in ballots without a clear postmark through Nov. 5 and to start counting ballots that arrive before Election Day .
On Wednesday , the Texas Supreme Court blocked a county clerk from sending absentee ballot applications to 2.4 million registered voters in the Houston area .
With numerous mail-in voting cases pending less than a month before Election Day , judges are frantically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people vote remotely during the coronavirus pandemic .
Voting procedures are normally set by state lawmakers and election officials , but the pandemic has upended the usual practices .
The degree to which judges have been asked to step in has led to an extraordinary amount of uncertainty — for voters as well as candidates and their political parties — so close to Nov. 3 .
On Thursday , the US Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit voted 2–1 to block an injunction that would have extended Wisconsin ’ s deadline for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by mail — from Oct. 14 to Oct. 21 — and required state officials to count absentee ballots that arrived by Nov. 9 as long as they were postmarked by Election Day .
Judge Ilana Rovner dissented and summed up the chaos of voting this year .
“ Today , in the midst of a pandemic and significantly slowed mail delivery , this court leaves voters to their own devices , ” Rovner wrote .
“ Good luck and G-d bless , Wisconsin .
You are going to need it.
” The 7th @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the patchwork of pandemic-related state laws , gubernatorial actions , and court decisions that will make it easier for voters in some states to vote remotely than in others and lay out different timelines for how long after Election Day states will count absentee ballots .
The 11th Circuit last week blocked an order that would have allowed ballots in Georgia that arrived by Nov. 6 to be counted , reinstating the state ’ s Election Day deadline .
In Indiana , on the other hand , a judge ordered the state to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as they ’ re postmarked by Election Day ; the state is appealing .
More big decisions are imminent .
The Supreme Court is poised to rule any day about whether Pennsylvania can count mail-in ballots that arrive after Nov. 3 .
A judge in Texas will decide if Republican Gov .
Greg Abbott can bar counties from having multiple drop boxes for voters to turn in ballots as opposed to putting them in the mail ( USPS has faced delays following attacks from President Donald Trump and his administration ) .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state officials violated the law when they extended the timeline for counting absentee ballots and made it easier for voters to fix ballot problems .
Alabama is challenging an order that would lift the state ’ s requirement that absentee voters have a witness sign their ballots for voters with medical conditions that put them at greater risk from COVID-19 .
The closer it gets to Election Day , judges will run up against the “ Purcell principle , ” a legal doctrine based on a 2006 Supreme Court case , Purcell v. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ changes to voting rules and procedures close to an election .
Justice Brett Kavanaugh cited it this week in a short opinion explaining his vote to restore South Carolina ’ s witness requirement for absentee ballots .
But with so many more voters casting their ballots early this year because of the pandemic , courts are grappling with how to balance the Purcell principle with making sure the right to vote is protected .
In the Wisconsin case , Rovner wrote that courts should not “ turn a blind eye ” to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decision by her colleagues would disenfranchise potentially tens of thousands of voters .
In the US Supreme Court order putting South Carolina ’ s witness requirement back in place , the justices had to contend with the fact that voting had already started in the state , and voted to allow a two-day grace period for ballots that don ’ t have a witness signature and were already in the mail .
More than 5.4 million people across the US have already cast their ballots as of Wednesday , CNN reported .
Regardless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going forward , election officials in states where cases are pending in state and federal court are in limbo until there are final decisions .
Some have hedged the guidance they ’ ve published for voters on their websites and social media accounts , or delayed releasing information at all ; others have announced deadlines that are still being litigated .
In Wisconsin , a federal judge had issued an order on Sept. 21 extending the deadline to register to vote online or by mail and extending the timeline for the state to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But while that case has been up on appeal before the 7th Circuit , Reid Magney , a spokesperson for the Wisconsin Elections Commission , told BuzzFeed News that his office was waiting to publicize the new dates ordered by the judge last month .
Marc Elias , a lawyer for the Democratic National Committee and the Wisconsin Democratic Party , which brought the case , did not immediately return a request for comment about whether they would ask the full 7th Circuit to reconsider the case and keep the legal fight alive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ preparing to implement [ the judge ’ s ] orders .
Because the case is still on appeal at the 7th Circuit , we have not publicized the potential extensions of voter registration and absentee ballot return deadlines .
Luckily , the first deadline he extended isn ’ t for about a week , so hopefully the courts can get this sorted out , ” Magney wrote in an email .
“ In March and April , many voters were confused by shifting court rulings , so we don ’ t want that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ senior director of advocacy and litigation for the League of Women Voters , said they ’ ve had to be more careful this year about how they notify voters about state-by-state voting information because there ’ s so much fast-moving litigation .
The group is active in court pushing to expand mail-in voting but also has a voter education arm .
Stewart said that in some cases they ’ ve waited to push out alerts about new rules or deadlines if a court order is expected to quickly go up on appeal to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is completely topsy-turvy right now .
This isn ’ t like any election cycle that people have been in , ” Stewart said .
One of the biggest unresolved issues is whether states can count ballots received by mail after Election Day .
Judges in some states have ruled that given the spike in absentee voting during the pandemic and USPS delays , officials must accept ballots for several days past Nov. 3 if the envelope is postmarked by Election Day — and under certain circumstances , even if the postmark isn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ judges have kept Election Day deadlines intact .
Some of these pending cases are in battleground states .
In a 4–3 decision last month , the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that ballots postmarked by Election Day must be counted if they arrive by 5 p.m. on Nov. 6 .
Ballots without a clear postmark , or without a postmark at all , could also be counted during the extra three-day window absent clear evidence they were mailed after Election Day , the court held .
Republican state lawmakers and the Pennsylvania Republican Party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in and restore the state ’ s Election Day deadline .
State lawmakers argued in a Sept. 28 brief that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ’ s decision “ usurps ” the legislature ’ s power to decide how elections should be run .
“ In a year where there is a very real possibility that the final presidential election result hinges on Pennsylvania , the new rules imposed by the decision of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ( a body elected in partisan elections ) could destroy the American public ’ s confidence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” lawyers for the Republicans wrote .
Pennsylvania Democrats and Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar argued in favor of keeping the longer timeline for counting mail-in ballots in place .
The state supreme court ’ s ruling “ ensured that Pennsylvanians would not be forced to choose between exercising their right to vote and protecting their health , ” the Pennsylvania attorney general ’ s office , which is representing Boockvar , argued in a brief .
Briefing before the US Supreme Court finished on Oct. 6 .
The justices did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In the meantime , Boockvar ’ s office has continued to publicize the Nov. 6 deadline for counting ballots postmarked by Election Day , tweeting about it as recently as Tuesday .
A spokesperson for the secretary of state ’ s office declined an interview request .
The Supreme Court ’ s decision in Pennsylvania could apply to ballot counting fights in other states , but until there ’ s a ruling , those other cases will go forward .
In North Carolina , a state court judge on Oct. 2 approved an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officials to have the state accept ballots postmarked by Election Day until 5 p.m. on Nov. 12 .
North Carolina requires absentee voters to have someone witness when they sign their ballot ; the agreement that the state judge signed off on would also allow voters who sent in a ballot without a witness signature to sign a form certifying that their ballot is legitimate , as opposed to having to start over and find a witness .
But a series of new lawsuits , appeals , and competing court orders since then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Election officials are waiting for the courts to resolve the tangle of litigation before notifying voters about what to do if there are problems with their ballots — even as ballots continue to arrive by mail .
The Trump campaign , Republican National Committee , Republican state lawmakers , and other Republican groups and lawmakers filed a pair of lawsuits in federal court to challenge the terms of the agreement reached by North Carolina election officials .
On Oct. 3 , US District Judge James Dever III , who was handling both cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the new agreement and transferred the cases to another judge , US District Judge William Osteen , who was presiding over other litigation about how North Carolina runs mail-in voting .
Osteen heard arguments on Oct. 8 about whether he should extend Dever ’ s order putting a pause on the new rules through the election .
Meanwhile , North Carolina election officials have appealed Dever ’ s order to the 4th Circuit , arguing that because there are conflicting court orders about how to deal with ballots missing a witness signature , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who have already sent back ballots that have problems .
State Republicans also have a pending challenge to the earlier state court order before the North Carolina Court of Appeals .
“ We are awaiting guidance from the courts on exactly how ballots with deficiencies should be cured during the pandemic .
As soon as we know , our county boards of elections will quickly reach out to voters to inform them on how to make sure their vote counts , ” Patrick Gannon , a spokesperson for the North Carolina State Board @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an email .
“ We will also provide as much outreach as possible through press releases , TV and radio appearances , social media , etc.
” In Arizona , ballots must be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day to be counted .
A federal district judge last month rejected a request to extend that deadline for Navajo Nation members .
The lawsuit alleged that postal delivery times are slower for people living on reservations , especially compared to wealthier communities in the state .
The tribal members had asked the judge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ members ’ ballots postmarked by Nov. 3 and received by Nov. 13 .
In a Sept. 25 order , the judge denied the request , finding the plaintiffs failed to show that tribal members ’ ballots had been “ disproportionately thrown out ” in the past because of the state ’ s Election Day deadline .
The tribal members appealed , and the 9th Circuit is set to hear arguments on Oct. 13 .
In Indiana , a federal judge ordered that the state count ballots received by Nov. 13 as long as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republican state officials appealed and on Oct. 6 , US District Judge Sarah Evans Barker put her own decision on hold while the case is before the 7th Circuit .
Barker wrote that she hadn ’ t changed her mind that Indiana ’ s Election Day deadline for accepting mail-in ballots was likely unconstitutional given the pandemic , but explained that she was nevertheless pausing her order “ to avoid providing absentee voters with a false sense of security.
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One of the biggest unresolved issues is whether states can count ballots received by mail after Election Day. Judges in some states have ruled that given the spike in absentee voting during the pandemic and USPS delays, officials must accept ballots for several days past Nov. 3 if the envelope is postmarked by Election Day — and under certain circumstances, even if the postmark isn’t clear. In other cases, judges have kept Election Day deadlines intact.
Some of these pending cases are in battleground states. In a 4–3 decision last month, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that ballots postmarked by Election Day must be counted if they arrive by 5 p.m. on Nov. 6. Ballots without a clear postmark, or without a postmark at all, could also be counted during the extra three-day window absent clear evidence they were mailed after Election Day, the court held.
Republican state lawmakers and the Pennsylvania Republican Party petitioned the US Supreme Court to step in and restore the state’s Election Day deadline. State lawmakers argued in a Sept. 28 brief that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision “usurps” the legislature’s power to decide how elections should be run.
“In a year where there is a very real possibility that the final presidential election result hinges on Pennsylvania, the new rules imposed by the decision of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (a body elected in partisan elections) could destroy the American public’s confidence in the electoral system as a whole,” lawyers for the Republicans wrote.
Pennsylvania Democrats and Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar argued in favor of keeping the longer timeline for counting mail-in ballots in place.
The state supreme court’s ruling “ensured that Pennsylvanians would not be forced to choose between exercising their right to vote and protecting their health,” the Pennsylvania attorney general’s office, which is representing Boockvar, argued in a brief.
Briefing before the US Supreme Court finished on Oct. 6. The justices did not say when they would rule. In the meantime, Boockvar’s office has continued to publicize the Nov. 6 deadline for counting ballots postmarked by Election Day, tweeting about it as recently as Tuesday. A spokesperson for the secretary of state’s office declined an interview request.
The Supreme Court’s decision in Pennsylvania could apply to ballot counting fights in other states, but until there’s a ruling, those other cases will go forward.
In North Carolina, a state court judge on Oct. 2 approved an agreement between voting rights groups and election officials to have the state accept ballots postmarked by Election Day until 5 p.m. on Nov. 12. North Carolina requires absentee voters to have someone witness when they sign their ballot; the agreement that the state judge signed off on would also allow voters who sent in a ballot without a witness signature to sign a form certifying that their ballot is legitimate, as opposed to having to start over and find a witness.
But a series of new lawsuits, appeals, and competing court orders since then have left the agreement on hold. Election officials are waiting for the courts to resolve the tangle of litigation before notifying voters about what to do if there are problems with their ballots — even as ballots continue to arrive by mail.
The Trump campaign, Republican National Committee, Republican state lawmakers, and other Republican groups and lawmakers filed a pair of lawsuits in federal court to challenge the terms of the agreement reached by North Carolina election officials. On Oct. 3, US District Judge James Dever III, who was handling both cases, entered a temporary restraining order halting the new agreement and transferred the cases to another judge, US District Judge William Osteen, who was presiding over other litigation about how North Carolina runs mail-in voting.
Osteen heard arguments on Oct. 8 about whether he should extend Dever’s order putting a pause on the new rules through the election. Meanwhile, North Carolina election officials have appealed Dever’s order to the 4th Circuit, arguing that because there are conflicting court orders about how to deal with ballots missing a witness signature, election officials can’t notify voters who have already sent back ballots that have problems. State Republicans also have a pending challenge to the earlier state court order before the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
“We are awaiting guidance from the courts on exactly how ballots with deficiencies should be cured during the pandemic. As soon as we know, our county boards of elections will quickly reach out to voters to inform them on how to make sure their vote counts,” Patrick Gannon, a spokesperson for the North Carolina State Board of Elections, told BuzzFeed News in an email. “We will also provide as much outreach as possible through press releases, TV and radio appearances, social media, etc.”
In Arizona, ballots must be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day to be counted. A federal district judge last month rejected a request to extend that deadline for Navajo Nation members. The lawsuit alleged that postal delivery times are slower for people living on reservations, especially compared to wealthier communities in the state. The tribal members had asked the judge to order the state to count tribal members’ ballots postmarked by Nov. 3 and received by Nov. 13.
In a Sept. 25 order, the judge denied the request, finding the plaintiffs failed to show that tribal members’ ballots had been “disproportionately thrown out” in the past because of the state’s Election Day deadline. The tribal members appealed, and the 9th Circuit is set to hear arguments on Oct. 13.
In Indiana, a federal judge ordered that the state count ballots received by Nov. 13 as long as they are postmarked by Election Day. Republican state officials appealed and on Oct. 6, US District Judge Sarah Evans Barker put her own decision on hold while the case is before the 7th Circuit.
Barker wrote that she hadn’t changed her mind that Indiana’s Election Day deadline for accepting mail-in ballots was likely unconstitutional given the pandemic, but explained that she was nevertheless pausing her order “to avoid providing absentee voters with a false sense of security.” ●


buzzfeed--2020-10-08--BuzzFeed News Is Going To Court For A Quick Release Of All Russia Investigation Documents Following

BuzzFeed News Is Going To Court For A Quick Release Of All Russia Investigation Documents Following Trump's Tweets

Prompted by recent tweets from the president , BuzzFeed News has asked a federal judge to order the government to @ @ @ @ @ pages of documents about investigations related to Russia ’ s interference in the 2016 presidential @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump tried to obstruct one of the inquiries .
BuzzFeed News is requesting that @ @ @ @ @ the presidential election , Nov. 3 .
In an emergency motion filed Thursday in US @ @ @ @ @ DC , BuzzFeed News cited two tweets by Trump late Tuesday night in which he @ @ @ @ @ fully authorized the total Declassification of any & all documents pertaining to the single greatest @ @ @ @ @ , the Russia Hoax .
Likewise , the Hillary Clinton Email Scandal .
No redactions @ @

Prompted by recent tweets from the president, BuzzFeed News has asked a federal judge to order the government to declassify and release thousands of pages of documents about investigations related to Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election and allegations that President Donald Trump tried to obstruct one of the inquiries.
BuzzFeed News is requesting that the documents be released before the presidential election, Nov. 3.
In an emergency motion filed Thursday in US District Court in Washington, DC, BuzzFeed News cited two tweets by Trump late Tuesday night in which he said, “I have fully authorized the total Declassification of any & all documents pertaining to the single greatest political CRIME in American History, the Russia Hoax. Likewise, the Hillary Clinton Email Scandal. No redactions!”


buzzfeed--2020-10-09--In His Latest Example Of Racist Misogyny, Trump Called Kamala Harris A "Monster" Twice

Another Democratic senator said Trump 's insult `` tells you all you need to know about President Trump 's respect for women and people of color . ''
President Donald Trump called Sen. Kamala Harris a `` monster '' twice during an interview Thursday , the morning after she made history as the first Black and Asian American woman to participate in a vice presidential debate .
`` This monster that was on stage with Mike Pence , who destroyed her last night , by the way , but this monster , '' Trump said in a rambling and manic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` I thought that was n't even a contest last night .
She was terrible .
I do n't think you could get worse , '' he added .
`` And totally unlikable .
And she is . ''
The president often refers to Democratic nominee Joe Biden as `` Sleepy Joe , '' with `` Phony Kamala '' usually his insulting nickname for Harris .
But the use of `` monster '' went much further and was viewed by many as a dehumanizing term , used because she is a woman of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of misogyny and racism , especially against women who criticize him .
During presidential debates in the 2016 campaign , Trump called Hillary Clinton a `` nasty woman , '' and he frequently refers to Sen. Elizabeth Warren as `` Pocahontas '' and criticizes the intelligence of Rep. Maxine Waters .
At Wednesday 's debate , Harris called out the multiple incidents of racism by Trump that have defined his presidency , from calling Mexicans “ rapists ” and “ criminals ” when he first announced his presidential campaign in 2015 to his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying there were good people “ on both sides ” after a fatal white supremacist rally in Charlottesville .
`` Monster '' is not a standard insult for Trump , who often calls people `` losers '' or `` lightweights . ''
In the past , Trump has referred to gunmen who committed massacres in El Paso and Dayton as `` mentally ill monsters . ''
He has also referred to MS-13 gang members , terrorists , and the murderers of police officers as monsters .
In 2005 , he called his then-pregnant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most positive way '' due to her pregnancy weight gain .
Staff from the NAACP said Trump 's latest comments were unacceptable .
`` It ’ s sad that comments like these from the sitting U.S. President are not only common but expected , '' the NAACP tweeted .
`` Yet they are still UNACCEPTABLE ! ''
`` Calling the first Black woman to ever take the Vice Presidential debate stage a 'monster ' tells you all you need to know about President Trump 's respect for women and people of color , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also found the term insulting .
The Biden campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment .
In the same Fox Business interview , Trump said he would not participate in the second presidential debate because its format had been changed to a virtual event .
The Commission on Presidential Debates announced Thursday that Trump and Biden would appear remotely for the debate due to the president 's COVID-19 diagnosis .
`` I 'm not going to waste my time on a virtual debate , '' Trump said .

President Donald Trump called Sen. Kamala Harris a "monster" twice during an interview Thursday, the morning after she made history as the first Black and Asian American woman to participate in a vice presidential debate.
"This monster that was on stage with Mike Pence, who destroyed her last night, by the way, but this monster," Trump said in a rambling and manic hourlong phone interview with Fox Business.
"I thought that wasn't even a contest last night. She was terrible. I don't think you could get worse," he added. "And totally unlikable. And she is."
"She's a communist," he said falsely.


buzzfeed--2020-10-08--Ukraine Deported Two American Members Of A Neo-Nazi Group Who Tried To Join A Far-Right Military Uni

Ukraine Deported Two American Members Of A Neo-Nazi Group Who Tried To Join A Far-Right Military Unit For “Combat Experience”

Two American neo-Nazis check their bags while being deported at an airport in Ukraine .
Ukraine has deported two men from a notoriously violent American neo-Nazi group who tried to set up a local branch and join a far-right military unit to gain combat experience in the war-torn country , according to two Ukrainian security service officials .
The men , both US citizens , are members of the neo-Nazi group known as Atomwaffen Division ( AWD ) , one of the Ukrainian officials confirmed to BuzzFeed News .
Both officials declined to provide the men ’ s names and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immediately clear whether the men were being deported back to the US .
A video from the Security Service of Ukraine ( SBU ) showed an agent alongside the two men with their backpacks in tow at an airport check-in counter .
The deportation of the American neo-Nazis comes as US security officials warn that violent domestic extremists , including white supremacists , pose the greatest terror threat to the US and ahead of next month ’ s presidential election .
During last week 's debate , President Donald Trump gave a shoutout @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Proud Boys .
AWD is a neo-Nazi group that emerged in 2016 alongside the US alt-right segment of the white supremacist movement , according to the Anti-Defamation League .
Members of AWD have already been connected to several killings in the group ’ s short history , the ADL added .
Five senior members were arrested in February and charged with federal crimes .
The Southern Poverty Law Center said AWD is “ organized as a series of terror cells that work toward civilizational collapse.
” The SBU said in a statement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans “ produced a video promoting neo-Nazism and urging citizens to commit particularly serious crimes , including murder and terrorist attacks ” in Ukraine .
The SBU said the video , screenshots of which it shared online and showed the “ Atom ” in Atomwaffen , was spread across social networks .
BuzzFeed News has viewed the video , which was originally published in 2019 .
It showed several men in masks and camouflage fatigues donning what appear to be assault rifles .
The Americans carried out “ illegal activities ” in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the western city of Lviv and the eastern city of Kharkiv , the SBU said .
Moreover , it said , they “ tried to join one of the Ukrainian military units in order to gain combat experience , which the representatives of the group planned to use in illegal activities.
” The SBU did not say when the Americans arrived in Ukraine , but it banned them from reentering the country for three years .
The US Embassy in Kyiv , the State Department , the Department of Homeland Security , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to requests for comment .
The deportation of the American neo-Nazis comes after a DHS threat assessment report on Tuesday said white supremacist extremists will remain the deadliest domestic terror threat to the US .
Since 2018 , white supremacists have conducted more lethal attacks in the US than any other domestic extremist movement , demonstrating a “ long-standing intent '' to target people of racial and religious minority groups , LGBTQ people , politicians , and those they believe promote multiculturalism and globalization , according to the report .
Acting Homeland Security @ @ @ @ @ @ @ released this week that he is concerned about any form of violent extremism .
“ However , I am particularly concerned about white supremacist violent extremists who have been exceptionally lethal in their abhorrent , targeted attacks in recent years , ” he said .
Terrorism experts have warned about Ukraine , which is fighting a war against Russia and its separatist proxies in the country ’ s eastern Donbas region , becoming a fertile training ground for Western white nationalist extremists .
One group of particular concern has been the far-right Azov @ @ @ @ @ @ @ battalion when the war broke out in 2014 but has since grown into a movement consisting of a political party , a vigilante unit that works closely with police , and various NGOs .
The Azov Regiment was officially incorporated into Ukraine ’ s National Guard in late 2014 .
One Ukrainian official confirmed to BuzzFeed News that the Americans tried to join the Azov Regiment .
To become a member of the Azov Regiment , a Ukrainian or foreigner would have to go through official channels .
American white nationalists have tried @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recent years .
In September 2019 , the FBI arrested Jarrett William Smith , a 24-year-old soldier who was stationed at Fort Riley and wanted to travel to Ukraine to fight the Azov Regiment , for plotting to bomb a US news network .
He was sentenced in August to two and a half years in prison .

Ukraine has deported two men from a notoriously violent American neo-Nazi group who tried to set up a local branch and join a far-right military unit to gain combat experience in the war-torn country, according to two Ukrainian security service officials.
The men, both US citizens, are members of the neo-Nazi group known as Atomwaffen Division (AWD), one of the Ukrainian officials confirmed to BuzzFeed News. Both officials declined to provide the men’s names and other personal information.
It was not immediately clear whether the men were being deported back to the US. A video from the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) showed an agent alongside the two men with their backpacks in tow at an airport check-in counter.
The deportation of the American neo-Nazis comes as US security officials warn that violent domestic extremists, including white supremacists, pose the greatest terror threat to the US and ahead of next month’s presidential election. During last week's debate, President Donald Trump gave a shoutout to one such group of extremists, the Proud Boys.
AWD is a neo-Nazi group that emerged in 2016 alongside the US alt-right segment of the white supremacist movement, according to the Anti-Defamation League. Members of AWD have already been connected to several killings in the group’s short history, the ADL added. Five senior members were arrested in February and charged with federal crimes. The Southern Poverty Law Center said AWD is “organized as a series of terror cells that work toward civilizational collapse.”
The SBU said in a statement on its website Thursday that the two Americans “produced a video promoting neo-Nazism and urging citizens to commit particularly serious crimes, including murder and terrorist attacks” in Ukraine. The SBU said the video, screenshots of which it shared online and showed the “Atom” in Atomwaffen, was spread across social networks. BuzzFeed News has viewed the video, which was originally published in 2019. It showed several men in masks and camouflage fatigues donning what appear to be assault rifles.
The Americans carried out “illegal activities” in the capital city, Kyiv, as well as the western city of Lviv and the eastern city of Kharkiv, the SBU said. Moreover, it said, they “tried to join one of the Ukrainian military units in order to gain combat experience, which the representatives of the group planned to use in illegal activities.”
The SBU did not say when the Americans arrived in Ukraine, but it banned them from reentering the country for three years.
The US Embassy in Kyiv, the State Department, the Department of Homeland Security, and the FBI did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The deportation of the American neo-Nazis comes after a DHS threat assessment report on Tuesday said white supremacist extremists will remain the deadliest domestic terror threat to the US.
Since 2018, white supremacists have conducted more lethal attacks in the US than any other domestic extremist movement, demonstrating a “long-standing intent" to target people of racial and religious minority groups, LGBTQ people, politicians, and those they believe promote multiculturalism and globalization, according to the report.
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf wrote in the report released this week that he is concerned about any form of violent extremism. “However, I am particularly concerned about white supremacist violent extremists who have been exceptionally lethal in their abhorrent, targeted attacks in recent years,” he said.
Terrorism experts have warned about Ukraine, which is fighting a war against Russia and its separatist proxies in the country’s eastern Donbas region, becoming a fertile training ground for Western white nationalist extremists. One group of particular concern has been the far-right Azov group, which began as a volunteer battalion when the war broke out in 2014 but has since grown into a movement consisting of a political party, a vigilante unit that works closely with police, and various NGOs. The Azov Regiment was officially incorporated into Ukraine’s National Guard in late 2014.
One Ukrainian official confirmed to BuzzFeed News that the Americans tried to join the Azov Regiment. To become a member of the Azov Regiment, a Ukrainian or foreigner would have to go through official channels.
American white nationalists have tried to join the ranks of Azov in recent years. In September 2019, the FBI arrested Jarrett William Smith, a 24-year-old soldier who was stationed at Fort Riley and wanted to travel to Ukraine to fight the Azov Regiment, for plotting to bomb a US news network. He was sentenced in August to two and a half years in prison.


buzzfeed--2020-10-08--The Second Presidential Debate Will Be Virtual, But Trump Said He Won't Participate

The Commission on Presidential Debates announced Thursday that the second debate will be `` virtual '' amid concerns about the president 's recent COVID-19 diagnosis — but Trump immediately said he wo n't participate .
Minutes after the announcement , Trump told Fox Business , `` I 'm not going to waste my time on a virtual debate . ''
`` That 's not what debating is all about — you sit behind a computer and do a debate .
It 's ridiculous , '' Trump said .
He also said accused the CPD of `` trying to protect Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be virtual `` to protect the health and safety '' of those involved , the commission said in a statement .
The candidates would participate from separate remote locations while the moderator will be located at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County in Miami .
The Biden campaign said that they had agreed to the debate 's new format , but after Trump 's refusal to participate , Biden would `` find an appropriate place to take questions from voters directly on October 15th . ''
`` Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's proposal for a virtual Town Hall , but the President has refused , as Donald Trump clearly does not want to face questions from the voters about his failures on COVID and the economy , '' deputy campaign manager Kate Bedingfield said in a statement .
The Biden campaign urged the debate commission to move the Biden-Trump town hall to Oct. 22 `` so that the president is not able to evade accountability . ''
`` Every Presidential candidate since 1992 has participated in such an event , and it would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first to refuse , '' Bedingfield 's statement said .
Speaking to Fox Business 's Maria Bartiromo on Thursday , Trump said he did n't like the idea of virtual debates because `` they cut you off whenever they want . ''
During the first chaotic debate , Trump repeatedly interrupted Biden and launched personal attacks against his opponent while disregarding the moderator ’ s directions against interrupting and limiting his responses to two minutes .
The Trump campaign said Thursday that instead of doing a virtual debate , the president would `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Trump will have posted multiple negative tests prior to the debate , so there is no need for this unilateral decision , '' Bill Stepien , Trump 's campaign manager , said in a statement .
Stepien , who is also infected with COVID-19 , referred to the debate commission as `` swamp monsters . ''
`` The safety of all involved can easily be achieved without canceling a chance for voters to see both candidates go head to head , '' Stepien said .
`` We ’ ll pass on this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and do a rally instead . ''
In a follow-up statement hours later , Stepien said the Trump campaign agreed that a town hall debate should now happen on Oct. 22 , but insisted that a third debate be held on Oct. 29 , just days before the election .
`` Americans deserve to hear directly from both presidential candidates on these dates , October 22 and 29 , ” he said .
Biden 's campaign quickly rejected the idea of an Oct. 29 debate .
`` We look forward to participating in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 22 , which already is tied for the latest debate date in 40 years , '' Bedingfield said .
`` Donald Trump can show up , or he can decline again .
That 's his choice . ''
Speaking to reporters Thursday morning , Biden said , `` I do n't know what I 'll do '' if Trump `` goes off and has a rally . ''

The Commission on Presidential Debates announced Thursday that the second debate will be "virtual" amid concerns about the president's recent COVID-19 diagnosis — but Trump immediately said he won't participate.
Minutes after the announcement, Trump told Fox Business, "I'm not going to waste my time on a virtual debate."
"That's not what debating is all about — you sit behind a computer and do a debate. It's ridiculous," Trump said. He also said accused the CPD of "trying to protect Biden."
The Oct. 15 debate will be virtual "to protect the health and safety" of those involved, the commission said in a statement. The candidates would participate from separate remote locations while the moderator will be located at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County in Miami.
The Biden campaign said that they had agreed to the debate's new format, but after Trump's refusal to participate, Biden would "find an appropriate place to take questions from voters directly on October 15th."
"Joe Biden was prepared to accept the CPD's proposal for a virtual Town Hall, but the President has refused, as Donald Trump clearly does not want to face questions from the voters about his failures on COVID and the economy," deputy campaign manager Kate Bedingfield said in a statement.
The Biden campaign urged the debate commission to move the Biden-Trump town hall to Oct. 22 "so that the president is not able to evade accountability."
"Every Presidential candidate since 1992 has participated in such an event, and it would be a shame if Donald Trump was the first to refuse," Bedingfield's statement said.
Speaking to Fox Business's Maria Bartiromo on Thursday, Trump said he didn't like the idea of virtual debates because "they cut you off whenever they want."
During the first chaotic debate, Trump repeatedly interrupted Biden and launched personal attacks against his opponent while disregarding the moderator’s directions against interrupting and limiting his responses to two minutes.
The Trump campaign said Thursday that instead of doing a virtual debate, the president would "do a rally instead."
"President Trump will have posted multiple negative tests prior to the debate, so there is no need for this unilateral decision," Bill Stepien, Trump's campaign manager, said in a statement.
Stepien, who is also infected with COVID-19, referred to the debate commission as "swamp monsters."
"The safety of all involved can easily be achieved without canceling a chance for voters to see both candidates go head to head," Stepien said. "We’ll pass on this sad excuse to bail out Joe Biden and do a rally instead."
In a follow-up statement hours later, Stepien said the Trump campaign agreed that a town hall debate should now happen on Oct. 22, but insisted that a third debate be held on Oct. 29, just days before the election. "Americans deserve to hear directly from both presidential candidates on these dates, October 22 and 29,” he said.
Biden's campaign quickly rejected the idea of an Oct. 29 debate.
"We look forward to participating in the final debate, scheduled for October 22, which already is tied for the latest debate date in 40 years," Bedingfield said. "Donald Trump can show up, or he can decline again. That's his choice."
Speaking to reporters Thursday morning, Biden said, "I don't know what I'll do" if Trump "goes off and has a rally."


buzzfeed--2020-10-08--Kamala Harris And Mike Pence Talked About Everything Except The Last Six Days

Sen. Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence steered clear of the chaos of the past 10 days — avoiding questions about their running mates ’ health and age , and about the president contracting COVID-19 and his hospitalization .
Since the first presidential debate on Tuesday of last week , the United States has been submerged in a nonstop series of events : The president , first lady , top military figures , sitting senators , and at least a dozen people connected to the White House have tested positive for the coronavirus , ultimately sending Trump in and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now .
But beyond a brief exchange about the Rose Garden event announcing Amy Coney Barrett ’ s nomination to the Supreme Court , an event which Pence defended , neither candidate addressed much about these current events .
Unlike most vice presidential debates of the modern era , this one featured two candidates who might become president or need to assume the duties of the office — a hard reality of a viral pandemic that has disproportionately affected older men .
At 77 and 74 , respectively , Biden and Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US history ( Ronald Reagan was 73 in 1984 ) .
The delicate nature of their ages has been underlined by the last week , in which Trump entered and exited the hospital with the coronavirus , which has spread rapidly through the White House staff and political Washington .
For days since the last debate , the campaigns have traded arguments about safety precautions for this debate — settling at a 12-foot distance and plexiglass separating the candidates , a visual reminder of the bizarre and terrible time we ’ re living @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , nor Harris , 55 , answered very clearly when asked about the potential transfer of power to either of them , nor about the conversations they ’ ve had with their respective running mates .
Harris seemed to deliberately avoid criticizing much about Trump ’ s heath , and the events preceding and following his positive diagnosis — a notably chaotic time in a country that now knows political chaos well .
In fact , the debate spent only 15 minutes specifically focused on the virus that has spread across the country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The two candidates offered vividly different pictures of the state of the pandemic in the United States .
Harris painted the Trump administration ’ s response to the pandemic as inadequate and repeatedly mentioned the number of Americans who have passed away from COVID-19 and the vice president ’ s role as the chair of the White House ’ s Coronavirus Taskforce .
“ Whatever the vice president is claiming the administration has done , clearly it has n't worked .
When you 're looking at over 210,000 dead bodies in our country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lost , families that are grieving that loss , ” Harris said .
Harris repeatedly returned to the timeline that the Trump administration had to respond to the virus , appealing directly to voters about what they could have done if they ’ d had information about the virus sooner than it had been provided by White House officials .
“ Can you imagine if you knew on Jan. 28 , as opposed to March 13 , what they knew , what you might have done to prepare ?
” Harris asked .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ if you had as a parent , if you had as a worker knowing you did n't have enough money saved up and now you 're standing in a food line because of the ineptitude of an administration that was unwilling to speak the truth to the American people , ” she later added .
Pence painted a rosier picture of the administration ’ s response to the virus and glazed over the president ’ s diagnosis and failure to follow his own Centers for Disease Control ’ s recommendations .
“ President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the American people and their ability to take that information and put it into practice , ” Pence said .
He added that he and the president trusted the American public to follow recommendations and attacked the Biden campaign for suggesting a national mask mandate , a measure that former vice president Joe Biden has repeatedly mentioned that he would have instituted since the start of the pandemic .
Mostly , though , the candidates criticized each other ’ s records , and those of Trump and Biden , sharply but in measured @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week ’ s nearly incomprehensible debate between Trump and Biden .
They actually have very different views , talking about policing ( Harris argued for reform , Pence defended police ) , fracking ( Pence said Biden would ban fracking , Harris said he wouldn ’ t ) , and climate change ( Pence tersely said the climate was changing , Harris talked about the issue as an existential threat ) .
But in an election where nearly everyone seems to have already decided , the contrast with last week stood out .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Susan Page kept trying to cut him off when he went over time , and twice answered the previous question , neither candidate raised their voice in any particular way .
Even when the candidates were ostensibly calling each other liars and criticizing each of their records deep into the past ( on auto bailouts and prosecutions ) , it remained civil .
Even the last question of the debate — a letter from an eighth-grader in Utah — gestured at the more subdued event .
“ When I watch the news , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ citizen , ” the questioner wrote .
“ When I watch the news , all I see are two candidates from opposing parties trying to tear each other down .
If our leaders ca n't get along , how are the citizens supposed to get along ?
” In a pool report from one of the reporters covering the event , a University of Utah student noted the distinction : “ It was a lot more muted than the presidential debate .
”

Sen. Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence steered clear of the chaos of the past 10 days — avoiding questions about their running mates’ health and age, and about the president contracting COVID-19 and his hospitalization.
Since the first presidential debate on Tuesday of last week, the United States has been submerged in a nonstop series of events: The president, first lady, top military figures, sitting senators, and at least a dozen people connected to the White House have tested positive for the coronavirus, ultimately sending Trump in and out of Walter Reed between then and now.
But beyond a brief exchange about the Rose Garden event announcing Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court, an event which Pence defended, neither candidate addressed much about these current events.
Unlike most vice presidential debates of the modern era, this one featured two candidates who might become president or need to assume the duties of the office — a hard reality of a viral pandemic that has disproportionately affected older men.
At 77 and 74, respectively, Biden and Donald Trump are already the oldest presidential candidates in US history (Ronald Reagan was 73 in 1984). The delicate nature of their ages has been underlined by the last week, in which Trump entered and exited the hospital with the coronavirus, which has spread rapidly through the White House staff and political Washington. For days since the last debate, the campaigns have traded arguments about safety precautions for this debate — settling at a 12-foot distance and plexiglass separating the candidates, a visual reminder of the bizarre and terrible time we’re living in.
But neither Pence, 61, nor Harris, 55, answered very clearly when asked about the potential transfer of power to either of them, nor about the conversations they’ve had with their respective running mates. Harris seemed to deliberately avoid criticizing much about Trump’s heath, and the events preceding and following his positive diagnosis — a notably chaotic time in a country that now knows political chaos well.
In fact, the debate spent only 15 minutes specifically focused on the virus that has spread across the country and killed more than 210,000 Americans.
The two candidates offered vividly different pictures of the state of the pandemic in the United States. Harris painted the Trump administration’s response to the pandemic as inadequate and repeatedly mentioned the number of Americans who have passed away from COVID-19 and the vice president’s role as the chair of the White House’s Coronavirus Taskforce.
“Whatever the vice president is claiming the administration has done, clearly it hasn't worked. When you're looking at over 210,000 dead bodies in our country, American lives, that have been lost, families that are grieving that loss,” Harris said.
Harris repeatedly returned to the timeline that the Trump administration had to respond to the virus, appealing directly to voters about what they could have done if they’d had information about the virus sooner than it had been provided by White House officials.
“Can you imagine if you knew on Jan. 28, as opposed to March 13, what they knew, what you might have done to prepare?” Harris asked.
“This administration stood on information that if you had as a parent, if you had as a worker knowing you didn't have enough money saved up and now you're standing in a food line because of the ineptitude of an administration that was unwilling to speak the truth to the American people,” she later added.
Pence painted a rosier picture of the administration’s response to the virus and glazed over the president’s diagnosis and failure to follow his own Centers for Disease Control’s recommendations.
“President Trump and I have great confidence in the American people and their ability to take that information and put it into practice,” Pence said.
He added that he and the president trusted the American public to follow recommendations and attacked the Biden campaign for suggesting a national mask mandate, a measure that former vice president Joe Biden has repeatedly mentioned that he would have instituted since the start of the pandemic.
Mostly, though, the candidates criticized each other’s records, and those of Trump and Biden, sharply but in measured, practically dulcet tones compared to last week’s nearly incomprehensible debate between Trump and Biden. They actually have very different views, talking about policing (Harris argued for reform, Pence defended police), fracking (Pence said Biden would ban fracking, Harris said he wouldn’t), and climate change (Pence tersely said the climate was changing, Harris talked about the issue as an existential threat). But in an election where nearly everyone seems to have already decided, the contrast with last week stood out. Although Pence repeatedly continued speaking when moderator Susan Page kept trying to cut him off when he went over time, and twice answered the previous question, neither candidate raised their voice in any particular way. Even when the candidates were ostensibly calling each other liars and criticizing each of their records deep into the past (on auto bailouts and prosecutions), it remained civil.
Even the last question of the debate — a letter from an eighth-grader in Utah — gestured at the more subdued event. “When I watch the news, all I see is citizen fighting against citizen,” the questioner wrote. “When I watch the news, all I see are two candidates from opposing parties trying to tear each other down. If our leaders can't get along, how are the citizens supposed to get along?”
In a pool report from one of the reporters covering the event, a University of Utah student noted the distinction: “It was a lot more muted than the presidential debate.”


buzzfeed--2020-10-08--Kamala Harris's Response To Pence's Interruptions During The Debate Is A New Meme

Sen. Kamala Harris on Wednesday got a lot of attention online for how she reacted to repeated interruptions by her @ @ @ @ @ Mike Pence .
In between all the policy talk , many viewers had one big @ @ @ @ @ when Pence interrupted her is a whole mood .

Sen. Kamala Harris on Wednesday got a lot of attention online for how she reacted to repeated interruptions by her debate opponent, Vice President Mike Pence.
In between all the policy talk, many viewers had one big takeaway: Harris's reaction when Pence interrupted her is a whole mood.


buzzfeed--2020-10-08--9 Small But Effective Things You Can Do To Impact The Election This Year (Besides Vote)

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buzzfeed--2020-10-08--ICE Is Planning To Fast-Track Deportations Across The Country

The new policy will give agents the ability to arrest and deport undocumented immigrants without a hearing in front of a judge .
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have started to implement a policy that allows officers to arrest and rapidly deport undocumented immigrants who have been in the US for less than two years , according to internal emails and documents obtained by BuzzFeed News .
The Trump administration ’ s effort — to expand quick deportations to undocumented immigrants across the US who can not prove they have been in the country continuously for two years before they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a federal court judge soon after the policy was first announced in 2019 .
But in June , the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit lifted the preliminary injunction , opening the door for ICE officers to use expedited removal across the country , a policy that will allow the agency to arrest and deport undocumented immigrants without a hearing in front of an immigration judge .
The previous policy only allowed officials to use expedited removal within 100 miles of the border and for those who have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weeks .
Currently , officers typically arrest immigrants and place them into deportation proceedings .
These include a hearing before an immigration judge — a process that can take years .
In practical terms , the expanded policy gives ICE officers more power to determine who can be quickly deported , although it ’ s unclear exactly how fast the process will be .
The shift could allow the Trump administration to increase deportations while circumventing a court system that is severely backed up and short on resources , but advocates for immigrants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ process rights .
The latest push to implement the quick deportations comes after years of President Donald Trump ’ s efforts to restrict immigration to the US and expand enforcement .
It also comes during the tail end of a divisive presidential election season .
In an email to ICE employees on Friday , Tony Pham , the acting head of the agency , said that officers and agents need to finish a training course on the policy by Oct. 16 , after which they can begin using the new powers to quickly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported by Bloomberg Government .
A separate email obtained by BuzzFeed News indicates that ICE attorneys will initially review all cases in which deportation officers aim to use the new policy before immigrants are quickly removed from the country .
An internal email sent on behalf of head ICE attorney Michael Davis said that his staff must confirm that the undocumented immigrant was eligible for the policy and that the implementation guidance was followed .
The ICE guidance on the new policy , according to the email , allows for some areas of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ICE officers being told that they should not revisit cases of immigrants who are already in deportation proceedings , and officers must not apply the quick deportations to people who can prove they were in the US before the policy was first issued last July .
Officers can decide not to use expedited removal in cases in which an immigrant has “ mental competency ” issues , is the sole caregiver of a US citizen or lawful permanent child , has some chance at obtaining legal status through deportation proceedings , or if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a crime , among other exceptions .
“ In conducting their review of these cases , OPLA attorneys should be mindful of how a court would view the available evidence of physical presence in the United States , '' the email to ICE attorneys states .
In a separate memo also obtained by BuzzFeed News , Pham laid out the realities of how the policy will be used .
“ As a practical matter , I anticipate that the July 23 , 2019 designation will be primarily used by ICE in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , when Deportation Officers encounter aliens who have been arrested by another law enforcement agency for criminal activity or when Special Agents encounter unlawful workers at worksites targeted for enforcement action based on investigative leads , ” he wrote .
Undocumented immigrants who claim to be fearful of persecution in their home country will be referred to an asylum officer for an initial interview , the guidance states .
Undocumented immigrants can use bankbooks , leases , school records , employment records , or other materials to prove their presence in the country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they don ’ t have the documents immediately , they will be given a “ brief but reasonable opportunity ” to get them .
The presidential election in November will decide whether the policy will continue to be implemented .
It ’ s unlikely that former vice president Joe Biden would allow ICE officers to continue enforcing the expanded use of expedited removal .
Experts , such as Sarah Pierce , an analyst at Migration Policy Institute , have noted that the expedited removal proposal would likely do more to instill fear in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deportation process within the US .
“ The vast majority of unauthorized immigrants have lived in the United States for more than two years — over 60 % have lived here for 10 years or more — making them ineligible for expedited removal , ” she said when the policy was first issued .
“ But no doubt , removal without due process is a terrifying prospect.
” Immigrants , however , could find it difficult to prove that they have been in the country for at least two years while they are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ICE officials have revealed billboards of immigrants released from local custody in Pennsylvania , an attempt to strike back at cities with so-called sanctuary policies .
Some within the agency , however , see the billboards as an attempt to help Trump ’ s reelection efforts .
Agency officials also held a press conference to highlight an operation targeting areas of California with similar policies .

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have started to implement a policy that allows officers to arrest and rapidly deport undocumented immigrants who have been in the US for less than two years, according to internal emails and documents obtained by BuzzFeed News.
The Trump administration’s effort — to expand quick deportations to undocumented immigrants across the US who cannot prove they have been in the country continuously for two years before they are picked up — was blocked by a federal court judge soon after the policy was first announced in 2019. But in June, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit lifted the preliminary injunction, opening the door for ICE officers to use expedited removal across the country, a policy that will allow the agency to arrest and deport undocumented immigrants without a hearing in front of an immigration judge.
The previous policy only allowed officials to use expedited removal within 100 miles of the border and for those who have been in the country for up to two weeks.
Currently, officers typically arrest immigrants and place them into deportation proceedings. These include a hearing before an immigration judge — a process that can take years. In practical terms, the expanded policy gives ICE officers more power to determine who can be quickly deported, although it’s unclear exactly how fast the process will be.
The shift could allow the Trump administration to increase deportations while circumventing a court system that is severely backed up and short on resources, but advocates for immigrants have said it would destroy their due process rights.


buzzfeed--2020-10-08--Joe Biden's Quiet Moment Inside A Frightening Hurricane Of News

GETTYSBURG , Pennsylvania — On the first day , President Donald Trump tested positive for the novel coronavirus .
On the second , America woke up to the news , suddenly full-body submerged in a bewildering mix of chaos and confusion and a succession of more positive tests ( his wife , his campaign manager ) .
On the third day and the fourth , his doctors obfuscated and misled the public , flooding Twitter with hour-by-hour updates on supplemental oxygen levels , on lung scans , on steroids and words like dexamethasone and Regeneron , until the president , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Walter Reed National Military Medical Center .
On the fifth day , a Tuesday , which is today , the deluge kept coming : Trump reportedly wanted to return to the Oval Office , he walked away from coronavirus relief talks on the Hill , the market tanked , more White House staffers tested positive , Facebook banned QAnon , and the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other senior Pentagon officials announced they would be quarantining after the vice commandant of the Coast Guard tested positive for the coronavirus .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Not long after the S & P 500 plummeted to a session low , the man asking America to return to normal touched down near Gettysburg , Pennsylvania , climbed into the back of a black SUV , and set off for a historic Civil War battlefield , clutching a slender black binder .
The campaign plans inside were on Tuesday dedicated to a somber 27-minute speech — an appeal for “ the spirit of bipartisanship ” and the tradition of “ soul and honor ” in the face of division — set @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Battle of Gettysburg .
“ As I look across America today , I 'm concerned , ” Biden said .
“ The country is in a dangerous place.
” The noise in Washington , still too much to track , tweets whizzing by , did not reach Gettysburg on Tuesday , giving Biden ’ s speech the feel of a desperate call during a desperate and baffling time — an alternate vision , delivered from his own alternate version of America .
It was personal too .
Biden , the 77-year-old @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an online fundraiser earlier on Tuesday that he had “ worked on this speech very , very , very hard.
” He seemed nervous that people would n't get the full picture of what he had in mind — “ I do n't know how it ’ s gon na sound to you , ” he said — but he trusted that they would .
“ You ’ ll see it and know it — I mean every word of it , ” Biden said .
Onstage , he quoted Abraham Lincoln and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the Civil War battlefield here by Lyndon B. Johnson , another vice president : “ Our nation found its soul and honor in these fields of Gettysburg , ” Biden said , quoting Johnson in 1963 .
“ It must not lose that soul in dishonor on the fields of hate.
” Biden spoke not far from Gettysburg National Military Park , at the Lodges at Gettysburg , on a stage dressed in black with a placard that read `` BATTLE for the SOUL of the NATION.
” It was a quiet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of supporters and reporters .
He made a long walk across the property to the stage in silence before a woman in the socially distanced audience let out a solitary cheer .
“ Why ca n't we yell ?
” she said to no one in particular , prompting some hesitant cheers from the other supporters around her .
“ That 's what we 're here for , right ?
To yell !
” the woman said .
They weren ’ t visible from the podium , but outside the hotel a group @ @ @ @ @ @ @ perimeter of the property , dressed in a small sea of red , white , blue , and pink , and wielding `` Make America Great Again '' signs and American flags .
Four weeks before Election Day , Biden ’ s speech was in large part a return to the themes with which he began his campaign : his horror at the Nazis and white nationalists who descended on Charlottesville , Virginia , in 2017 , his view of the race as a “ battle for the soul of the nation , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tradition of Great Presidents .
“ We need to revive the spirit of bipartisanship in this country , the spirit of being able to work with one another , ” Biden said on Tuesday in a speech that balanced his wistfulness for old-school civility with an acknowledgment of the pain and injustice , and particularly racial injustice , of the past and present .
“ I think about what it takes for a Black person to love America .
That is a deep love for this country that has for far too long @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ What we need in America is leadership that seeks to deescalate tensions , to open lines of communication , to bring us together , to heal , to hope .
As president , that 's precisely what I will do . ''
He ’ s been aware for two years now , he said , that people might think of that view as “ naive ” — “ I 'm told , ‘ Maybe that that 's the way things used to work , Joe , but they ca n't work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he still disagreed .
“ I 'm here to tell you they can and they must if we 're going to get anything done , ” he said .
“ I 'm running as a proud Democrat — but I will govern as an American president .
I 'll work with Democrats and Republicans .
I 'll work as hard for those who do n't support me as those who do .
That 's the job of a president — the duty to care for everyone . ''
In the speech , Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the president ’ s COVID-19 diagnosis , or the news of the day .
His one remark about the pandemic — “ Let 's end the politics and follow the science ” — was itself a call for de-escalation and unity .
“ Wearing a mask is not a political statement .
It ’ s a scientific recommendation , ” he said .
Later in the evening , he briefly spoke with reporters about the prospect of another debate with Trump , not long after news broke that yet another senior White House @ @ @ @ @ @ @ positive for COVID-19 .
“ Well , uh , I think if he still has COVID , we shouldn ’ t have a debate , ” Joe Biden told reporters , before adding that his decision would be “ guided ” by the Cleveland Clinic , the Ohio hospital serving as the health adviser to the Commission on Presidential Debates , and “ what the docs say is the right thing to do.
” During his fundraiser on Tuesday , a Zoom call with Black supporters and business leaders , Biden told supporters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and significance .
“ We have to unite this nation , and I 've decided to do it from Gettysburg , ” he said , citing Frederick Douglass ’ s response to Lincoln ’ s second inaugural address .
“ He said it is a 'sacred try . '
We have to have the sacred try to get this right.
” Exactly one week ago , Biden appeared at the first presidential debate in Cleveland .
Onstage that night , he cut through the disorder by yelling back at Trump , calling him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fool , ” and at one point shouting , “ Will you shut up , man ?
” Biden later said he regretted his choice of the word “ clown.
” “ Folks , duty and history call presidents to provide for the common good , ” he said on Tuesday .
“ And I will .
It wo n't be easy .
It wo n't be easy .
Our divisions today are long-standing .
Economic and racial inequities have shaped us for generations .
But I give you my word .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hours after his speech , Biden stuck around the hotel to film some promotional material for his campaign .
Around 6:15 p.m. , when his motorcade finally pulled out of the driveway and headed for the airport , the Trump supporters were still outside , waving and smiling .

GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania — On the first day, President Donald Trump tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
On the second, America woke up to the news, suddenly full-body submerged in a bewildering mix of chaos and confusion and a succession of more positive tests (his wife, his campaign manager). On the third day and the fourth, his doctors obfuscated and misled the public, flooding Twitter with hour-by-hour updates on supplemental oxygen levels, on lung scans, on steroids and words like dexamethasone and Regeneron, until the president, still contagious, checked himself out of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
On the fifth day, a Tuesday, which is today, the deluge kept coming: Trump reportedly wanted to return to the Oval Office, he walked away from coronavirus relief talks on the Hill, the market tanked, more White House staffers tested positive, Facebook banned QAnon, and the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other senior Pentagon officials announced they would be quarantining after the vice commandant of the Coast Guard tested positive for the coronavirus.
And then there was Joe Biden.
Not long after the S&P 500 plummeted to a session low, the man asking America to return to normal touched down near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, climbed into the back of a black SUV, and set off for a historic Civil War battlefield, clutching a slender black binder.
The campaign plans inside were on Tuesday dedicated to a somber 27-minute speech — an appeal for “the spirit of bipartisanship” and the tradition of “soul and honor” in the face of division — set at a hotel overlooking the storied fields of the Battle of Gettysburg.
“As I look across America today, I'm concerned,” Biden said. “The country is in a dangerous place.”
The noise in Washington, still too much to track, tweets whizzing by, did not reach Gettysburg on Tuesday, giving Biden’s speech the feel of a desperate call during a desperate and baffling time — an alternate vision, delivered from his own alternate version of America.
It was personal too. Biden, the 77-year-old former vice president, told supporters during an online fundraiser earlier on Tuesday that he had “worked on this speech very, very, very hard.” He seemed nervous that people wouldn't get the full picture of what he had in mind — “I don't know how it’s gonna sound to you,” he said — but he trusted that they would. “You’ll see it and know it — I mean every word of it,” Biden said. Onstage, he quoted Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. He recalled a visit to the Civil War battlefield here by Lyndon B. Johnson, another vice president: “Our nation found its soul and honor in these fields of Gettysburg,” Biden said, quoting Johnson in 1963. “It must not lose that soul in dishonor on the fields of hate.”
Biden spoke not far from Gettysburg National Military Park, at the Lodges at Gettysburg, on a stage dressed in black with a placard that read "BATTLE for the SOUL of the NATION.” It was a quiet event, attended by a small group of supporters and reporters. He made a long walk across the property to the stage in silence before a woman in the socially distanced audience let out a solitary cheer.
“Why can't we yell?” she said to no one in particular, prompting some hesitant cheers from the other supporters around her. “That's what we're here for, right? To yell!” the woman said.
They weren’t visible from the podium, but outside the hotel a group of about 40 Trump supporters lined the perimeter of the property, dressed in a small sea of red, white, blue, and pink, and wielding "Make America Great Again" signs and American flags.
Four weeks before Election Day, Biden’s speech was in large part a return to the themes with which he began his campaign: his horror at the Nazis and white nationalists who descended on Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017, his view of the race as a “battle for the soul of the nation,” his promise to return to a tradition of Great Presidents.
“We need to revive the spirit of bipartisanship in this country, the spirit of being able to work with one another,” Biden said on Tuesday in a speech that balanced his wistfulness for old-school civility with an acknowledgment of the pain and injustice, and particularly racial injustice, of the past and present.
“I think about what it takes for a Black person to love America. That is a deep love for this country that has for far too long never been recognized,” Biden said. “What we need in America is leadership that seeks to deescalate tensions, to open lines of communication, to bring us together, to heal, to hope. As president, that's precisely what I will do."
He’s been aware for two years now, he said, that people might think of that view as “naive” — “I'm told, ‘Maybe that that's the way things used to work, Joe, but they can't work that way anymore’” — but he still disagreed.
“I'm here to tell you they can and they must if we're going to get anything done,” he said. “I'm running as a proud Democrat — but I will govern as an American president. I'll work with Democrats and Republicans. I'll work as hard for those who don't support me as those who do. That's the job of a president — the duty to care for everyone."
In the speech, Biden made no direct mention of Trump, the president’s COVID-19 diagnosis, or the news of the day. His one remark about the pandemic — “Let's end the politics and follow the science” — was itself a call for de-escalation and unity. “Wearing a mask is not a political statement. It’s a scientific recommendation,” he said.
Later in the evening, he briefly spoke with reporters about the prospect of another debate with Trump, not long after news broke that yet another senior White House official, Stephen Miller, had tested positive for COVID-19.
“Well, uh, I think if he still has COVID, we shouldn’t have a debate,” Joe Biden told reporters, before adding that his decision would be “guided” by the Cleveland Clinic, the Ohio hospital serving as the health adviser to the Commission on Presidential Debates, and “what the docs say is the right thing to do.”
During his fundraiser on Tuesday, a Zoom call with Black supporters and business leaders, Biden told supporters he viewed the setting with deep emotion and significance.
“We have to unite this nation, and I've decided to do it from Gettysburg,” he said, citing Frederick Douglass’s response to Lincoln’s second inaugural address. “He said it is a 'sacred try.' We have to have the sacred try to get this right.”
Exactly one week ago, Biden appeared at the first presidential debate in Cleveland. Onstage that night, he cut through the disorder by yelling back at Trump, calling him a “clown,” a “fool,” and at one point shouting, “Will you shut up, man?”
Biden later said he regretted his choice of the word “clown.”
“Folks, duty and history call presidents to provide for the common good,” he said on Tuesday. “And I will. It won't be easy. It won't be easy. Our divisions today are long-standing. Economic and racial inequities have shaped us for generations. But I give you my word. I give you my word."
Two hours after his speech, Biden stuck around the hotel to film some promotional material for his campaign. Around 6:15 p.m., when his motorcade finally pulled out of the driveway and headed for the airport, the Trump supporters were still outside, waving and smiling.


buzzfeed--2020-10-09--14 People Shared Photos Of Their Bodies After Giving Birth, And It's The Definition Of Beauty And St

14 People Shared Photos Of Their Bodies After Giving Birth, And It's The Definition Of Beauty And Strength

`` Moms , we seriously need to give ourselves more credit ... and grace !
Snapping back is awesome , @ @ @ @ @ body to take its time and heal how it wants to for as long as @ @ @ @ @ ’ s no deadline .
In the meantime , be proud of all it has @ @ @ @ @ human , then birthing that human , then nourishing and sustaining the life of that @ @ @ @ @ is so taboo to talk about , but I DARE you to change the narrative @ @ @ @ @ rock that FUPA/those stretch marks/that loose skin with pride .
I know I will !
@ @ @ @ @ got time to be sucking in all day !
🥴😩🤣 '' You can follow Troy @ @ @ @

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"Here I am seven days postpartum with my son. I struggled with the new reality that he wasn’t in my belly. Even though I had him in my arms, I still found myself rubbing my belly, expecting to feel his strong kicks or his little butt nestled in my ribs. For the first time in nine months, my body was 'mine' again — and I wasn’t sure I was ready for that. Every day I became more grateful for the soft mom belly that was his cushion as we nursed, and for my sore, painful, and swollen boobs that fed him endlessly. He’s now 15 months old, and I’m still amazed at what my body was able to do and how different every inch of me is to this day."


buzzfeed--2020-10-09--Trump's Doctor Said The President Now Has Antibodies, Leaving Out The Fact That He Was Just Given A

Trump's Doctor Said The President Now Has Antibodies, Leaving Out The Fact That He Was Just Given A High Dose Of Antibodies

President Donald Trump 's physician , Sean Conley , issued the latest notice about his COVID-19 patient 's progress on Wednesday with a positive update : The president 's lab results from Monday indicated that he had `` detectable levels '' of antibodies in his blood .
`` The president this morning says , ' I feel great ! '
'' Conley 's statement said .
But doctors and scientists have since pointed out that the president having detectable antibodies could be meaningless , since he was administered a very high dose of an experimental antibody treatment on Friday .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s deceptive to present it like it is n't , '' Eric Topol , a cardiologist and clinical trial expert at the Scripps Research Translational Institute , told BuzzFeed News .
`` Why would you test for antibodies when you ’ ve given someone such a high dose of antibodies ?
That wouldn ’ t have been a good test to do .
I don ’ t know how much it cost them , but they should get their money back . ''
`` My response after I read that is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ antibodies — because he was just given a massive infusion of antibodies by his own doctor .
So I would be shocked if he didn ’ t , '' said Megan Ranney , associate professor of emergency medicine and public health at Brown University .
On Friday , Conley reported that Trump received 8 grams of a two-antibody cocktail made by the biotechnology company Regeneron .
The cocktail , which remains an experimental treatment , is comprised of a type of antibody called immunoglobulin G ( or IgG ) typically produced in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president was also given two other drugs , the antiviral drug remdesivir on Friday , and the steroid dexamethasone on Saturday , according to doctors .
The Regeneron synthetic antibodies are `` the same IgG antibodies that patients make on their own , '' Topol said .
`` They ’ ve basically been cloned .
But these are the powerful ones — not the junk or ornamental ones .
These are the most potent neutralizing antibodies . ''
Patients typically start producing IgG antibodies from 7 to 10 days after infection , while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , people can develop IgG antibodies as early as 2 to 4 days after symptoms first appear .
It is possible that the White House administered a type of antibody test that could distinguish between the antibodies produced by Trump 's immune system and the ones administered via Regeneron 's experimental antibody cocktail , said Angela Rasmussen , a virologist at Columbia University .
The White House did not disclose what type of test it used .
But on Wednesday afternoon , Regeneron released a statement saying that the antibodies detected were most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the standard assays for IgG would not distinguish between endogenous ( self-made ) antibodies and the ones delivered by our therapy .
However , given the volume of IgG antibodies delivered in our therapy , and the timing of these tests , it is likely that the second test is detecting REGN-COV2 antibodies . ''
`` There 's a good chance they are '' from the antibody cocktail , said Rasmussen .
`` My main takeaway is suspicion .
The president 's physician has been releasing information selectively , and has stated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spin on it . ''
She added , `` They have not released other information relevant to his condition , including the results of his chest scans or his viral loads or any other lab results . ''
Conley 's statement added that Trump 's `` physical exam and vital signs , including oxygen saturation and respiratory rate , all remain stable and in normal range .
He 's now been fever-free for more than 4 days , symptom-free for over 24 hours , and has not needed nor received any supplemental oxygen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
But both doctors that BuzzFeed News spoke with warned that the president 's immune response will be important to monitor as he approaches 7 to 10 days after he developed the infection , a dangerous period when a small subset of COVID-19 patients suddenly get very sick after their immune systems go into overdrive , causing organ failure and possible death .
`` The fact that he remains fever-free and feels great are just as likely to be effects of the dexamethasone as they are to be signs that his illness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` But the fact that someone has done well up until this point does not necessarily imply that they will continue to do well .
We know that this seven-to-10-day period is when we see the immune system go wild , severe lung problems , strokes , and clotting problems — all of these really well-established serious clinical effects of COVID . ''
Both doctors said that the latest statement from Trump 's physician indicated a continuing lack of transparency that was troubling .
`` It ’ s the rose-colored glasses view of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We don ’ t get the truth , '' said Topol .
`` In his press conferences , there was deception and obfuscation and evasiveness — this one is just fallacy . ''

President Donald Trump's physician, Sean Conley, issued the latest notice about his COVID-19 patient's progress on Wednesday with a positive update: The president's lab results from Monday indicated that he had "detectable levels" of antibodies in his blood.
"The president this morning says, 'I feel great!'" Conley's statement said.
But doctors and scientists have since pointed out that the president having detectable antibodies could be meaningless, since he was administered a very high dose of an experimental antibody treatment on Friday.
"It’s meaningless, and it’s deceptive to present it like it isn't," Eric Topol, a cardiologist and clinical trial expert at the Scripps Research Translational Institute, told BuzzFeed News. "Why would you test for antibodies when you’ve given someone such a high dose of antibodies? That wouldn’t have been a good test to do. I don’t know how much it cost them, but they should get their money back."
"My response after I read that is I am sure he does have detectable antibodies — because he was just given a massive infusion of antibodies by his own doctor. So I would be shocked if he didn’t," said Megan Ranney, associate professor of emergency medicine and public health at Brown University.
On Friday, Conley reported that Trump received 8 grams of a two-antibody cocktail made by the biotechnology company Regeneron. The cocktail, which remains an experimental treatment, is comprised of a type of antibody called immunoglobulin G (or IgG) typically produced in the later course of an infection. The president was also given two other drugs, the antiviral drug remdesivir on Friday, and the steroid dexamethasone on Saturday, according to doctors.
The Regeneron synthetic antibodies are "the same IgG antibodies that patients make on their own," Topol said. "They’ve basically been cloned. But these are the powerful ones — not the junk or ornamental ones. These are the most potent neutralizing antibodies."
Patients typically start producing IgG antibodies from 7 to 10 days after infection, while studies have suggested that in rarer cases, people can develop IgG antibodies as early as 2 to 4 days after symptoms first appear.
It is possible that the White House administered a type of antibody test that could distinguish between the antibodies produced by Trump's immune system and the ones administered via Regeneron's experimental antibody cocktail, said Angela Rasmussen, a virologist at Columbia University. The White House did not disclose what type of test it used.
But on Wednesday afternoon, Regeneron released a statement saying that the antibodies detected were most likely from their treatment: "Most of the standard assays for IgG would not distinguish between endogenous (self-made) antibodies and the ones delivered by our therapy. However, given the volume of IgG antibodies delivered in our therapy, and the timing of these tests, it is likely that the second test is detecting REGN-COV2 antibodies."
"There's a good chance they are" from the antibody cocktail, said Rasmussen. "My main takeaway is suspicion. The president's physician has been releasing information selectively, and has stated that he tries to put a positive spin on it." She added, "They have not released other information relevant to his condition, including the results of his chest scans or his viral loads or any other lab results."
Conley's statement added that Trump's "physical exam and vital signs, including oxygen saturation and respiratory rate, all remain stable and in normal range. He's now been fever-free for more than 4 days, symptom-free for over 24 hours, and has not needed nor received any supplemental oxygen since initial hospitalization," the physician said.
But both doctors that BuzzFeed News spoke with warned that the president's immune response will be important to monitor as he approaches 7 to 10 days after he developed the infection, a dangerous period when a small subset of COVID-19 patients suddenly get very sick after their immune systems go into overdrive, causing organ failure and possible death.
"The fact that he remains fever-free and feels great are just as likely to be effects of the dexamethasone as they are to be signs that his illness is improving," Ranney said. "But the fact that someone has done well up until this point does not necessarily imply that they will continue to do well. We know that this seven-to-10-day period is when we see the immune system go wild, severe lung problems, strokes, and clotting problems — all of these really well-established serious clinical effects of COVID."
Both doctors said that the latest statement from Trump's physician indicated a continuing lack of transparency that was troubling.
"It’s the rose-colored glasses view of how the patient is doing each day. We don’t get the truth," said Topol. "In his press conferences, there was deception and obfuscation and evasiveness — this one is just fallacy."


buzzfeed--2020-10-09--This Woman With Dyslexia Challenged People On TikTok To Read Like Her And It's Eye Opening

BuzzFeed also spoke to Lindsay , who said that whenever she posts about her dyslexia , her DMs get flooded @ @ @ @ @ she gives them hope .
`` It was clear to me that they feel how @ @ @ @ @ used to think there was no way I could be successful because I can ’ @ @ @ @ @ feel that it is important that I help them , and others , understand how @ @ @ @ @ dyslexic in our school system .
I want to shed light on how resilient and @ @ @ @ @ , '' she explained .

BuzzFeed also spoke to Lindsay, who said that whenever she posts about her dyslexia, her DMs get flooded with people telling her that she gives them hope. "It was clear to me that they feel how I used to — I used to think there was no way I could be successful because I can’t even spell. I feel that it is important that I help them, and others, understand how hard it is to be dyslexic in our school system. I want to shed light on how resilient and successful people with dyslexia are," she explained.


buzzfeed--2020-10-09--The World Food Program Has Won The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize

The World Food Program , a United Nations agency that battles hunger and food insecurity around the world , has @ @ @ @ @ Prize .
The WFP , which feeds more than 90 million people a year , @ @ @ @ @ for its efforts to combat hunger , for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace @ @ @ @ @ acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a @ @ @ @ @ , '' the Nobel Committee 's chair , Berit Reiss-Andersen , said Friday .
`` @ @ @ @ @ to a strong upsurge in the number of victims of hunger in the world , @ @ @ @ @ In the face of the pandemic , the World Food Program has demonstrated an impressive @ @ @ @ @ . ''

The World Food Program, a United Nations agency that battles hunger and food insecurity around the world, has won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize.
The WFP, which feeds more than 90 million people a year, earned the highly coveted award "for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict," the Nobel Committee's chair, Berit Reiss-Andersen, said Friday.
"The coronavirus pandemic has contributed to a strong upsurge in the number of victims of hunger in the world," she said.
"In the face of the pandemic, the World Food Program has demonstrated an impressive ability to intensify its efforts."


buzzfeed--2020-10-09--Millions Of People Are Already Voting And Courts Keep Changing The Rules


buzzfeed--2020-10-09--BuzzFeed News Is Going To Court For A Quick Release Of All Russia Investigation Documents Following

President Trump tweeted that he had “ fully authorized ” release of the records , so BuzzFeed News went to court to ask for immediate access .
Now a judge wants an answer from the White House .
Prompted by recent tweets from the president , BuzzFeed News has asked a federal judge to order the government to declassify and release thousands of pages of documents about investigations related to Russia ’ s interference in the 2016 presidential election and allegations that President Donald Trump tried to obstruct one of the inquiries .
BuzzFeed News is requesting that the documents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nov. 3 .
In an emergency motion filed Thursday in US District Court in Washington , DC , BuzzFeed News cited two tweets by Trump late Tuesday night in which he said , “ I have fully authorized the total Declassification of any & all documents pertaining to the single greatest political CRIME in American History , the Russia Hoax .
Likewise , the Hillary Clinton Email Scandal .
No redactions !
” Last year , BuzzFeed News , and later CNN , filed Freedom of Information Act lawsuits to gain access to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former special counsel Robert Mueller ’ s investigation .
Since last November , the Department of Justice and FBI have turned over more than 4,000 pages of documents .
But the records are heavily redacted .
In a second tweet Tuesday night , Trump said , “ All Russia Hoax Scandal information was Declassified by me long ago.
” In response to Trump ’ s assertion , BuzzFeed News and CNN have asked the judge presiding over the case to order the government to remove the redactions and rerelease the FBI interview summaries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hearing to discuss the matter as early as Friday afternoon .
Later Thursday , US District Judge Reggie Walton directed the Justice Department to “ confer with the White House ” and report back to the court the “ official position regarding the declassification and release to the public of information related to the Russia investigation.
” The judge gave a deadline of Tuesday .
Separately , BuzzFeed News filed emergency court papers related to two additional FOIA lawsuits it has filed that requested documents related to other aspects of the Russia investigation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a fully unredacted copy of the Mueller report .
BuzzFeed News ’ lawyers asked federal judges presiding over those cases to also order the government to release the records before Election Day .
Judge Walton , handling the filing on the Mueller report , again responded on Thursday by requesting the Justice Department report back on the White House position on declassification .
A different judge handling a separate lawsuit gave the department until Oct. 16 to respond but didn ’ t order that it confer with the White House .
Government attorneys @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these requests , despite Trump ’ s order .
Last year , Justice Department lawyers claimed the volume of records requested could total 18 billion pages and take centuries to produce .


buzzfeed--2020-10-09--The Second Presidential Debate Will Be Virtual, But Trump Said He Won't Participate


buzzfeed--2020-10-09--Dax Shepard Opened Up About Being Back In AA And The Lesson He's Teaching His Daughters From It

`` For the last eight weeks , maybe , I do n't really know , I 'm on them all @ @ @ @ @ to be on them at some dosage because I have a prescription , '' he @ @ @ @ @ I 'm also augmenting that .
And then all the prescriptions run out , and @ @ @ @ @ 30 mil Oxys that I 've bought . ''

"For the last eight weeks, maybe, I don't really know, I'm on them all day. I'm allowed to be on them at some dosage because I have a prescription," he explained. "And then I'm also augmenting that. And then all the prescriptions run out, and I'm now just taking 30 mil Oxys that I've bought."


buzzfeed--2020-10-10--This Woman With Dyslexia Challenged People On TikTok To Read Like Her And It's Eye Opening


buzzfeed--2020-10-09--Here's How You Can Actually Vote Safely In The Coronavirus Pandemic

Mail-in ballots are the safest way to vote in the the age of COVID-19 , because you can do it @ @ @ @ @ your couch !
No lines , no crowds , and no human interaction required .
@ @ @ @ @ so happens to be # MailReady Day — a day to encourage all eligible voters @ @ @ @ @ if they have n't already .
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Mail-in ballots are the safest way to vote in the the age of COVID-19, because you can do it right from the comfort of your couch! No lines, no crowds, and no human interaction required. Oh, and today just so happens to be #MailReady Day — a day to encourage all eligible voters to request their mail-in ballots if they haven't already. Do it right now here