Oct 13 Cut cable shuts down Virginia’s online voter registration system By Associated Press The Virginia Department of Elections said in statement on Twitter that a “fiber cut” was affecting connectivity for multiple agencies, including the citizen portal and registrar's offices. Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH: Biden attends event encouraging the public to vote in Miramar, Florida By Courtney Vinopal and Associated Press The former vice president spoke in Pembroke Pines to discuss his vision for older Americans. He'll then appear at an event in Miramar, encouraging residents of Florida to vote. Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH: Pence touts Supreme Court pick at Wisconsin rally By Associated Press Pence also promised to eradicate what he called the "China virus," a description Trump has also repeatedly used when referring to the coronavirus, which was first detected in Wuhan, China, before it spread across the world. Continue reading
Oct 13 FBI agent: Paramilitary groups discussed kidnapping Virginia governor By David Eggert, Katherine Foody, Associated Press Members of anti-government paramilitary groups discussed kidnapping Virginia's governor during a June meeting in Ohio, an FBI agent testified Tuesday during a court hearing in Michigan. Continue reading
Oct 13 Social security checks to increase modestly in 2021 despite COVID-19 economic fallout By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Social Security recipients will get a modest 1.3% cost-of living-increase in 2021, but that might be small comfort amid worries about the coronavirus and its consequences for older people. Continue reading
Oct 13 IMF envisions a sharp 4.4 percent drop in global growth for 2020 By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press The International Monetary Fund foresees a steep fall in international growth this year as the global economy struggles to recover from the pandemic-induced recession, its worst collapse in nearly a century. Continue reading
Oct 13 Europe eyes new restrictions as virus cases hit record high By Jamey Keaten, Frank Jordans, Associated Press Governments across Europe ratcheted up restrictions Tuesday in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus as the continent recorded its highest weekly number of new infections since the start of the pandemic. Continue reading
Oct 13 UN report: Climate change means more weather disasters every year By Associated Press In the wake of heat waves, global warming, forest fires, storms, droughts and a rising number of hurricanes, the U.N. weather agency is warning that the number of people who need international humanitarian help could rise 50% by 2030. Continue reading
Oct 11 Iran has highest day death toll from virus, currency plunges By Associated Press Iran announced on Sunday its highest single-day death toll from the coronavirus with 251 confirmed dead, the same day local media reported two senior officials had been infected and the nation’s currency plunged to its lowest level ever. Continue reading
Oct 11 Biden visit Monday caps push into Ohio, once a longshot By Julie Carr Smyth, Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press Joe Biden is set to make his first general election campaign visit Monday to Ohio, signaling the former vice president’s hopes of winning the state Democrats lost by a significant margin in the 2016 election. Continue reading