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Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Monday, October 25, 2021

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As a mob breached the Capitol, anger and dissonance coursed through Facebook's ranks
Hours after the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, Mike Schroepfer, Facebook’s chief technology officer, posted on the company’s internal message board. “Hang in there everyone,” he wrote. Facebook should allow for peaceful discussion of the riot but not calls for violence, he added.



























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CCTV shows moment of Turkey blast

  • News source: BBC News - World
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An explosion outside Turkey's interior ministry in Ankara, was a "terrorist attack", a minister said.
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Gaetz vows to move to boot McCarthy

  • News source: Politico - Congress
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Conservative hardliner Rep. Matt Gaetz will move to oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House, the hardliner said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

“I do intend to file a motion to vacate against Speaker McCarthy this week,” Gaetz (R-Fla) said. “I think we need to rip off the band aid. I think we need to move on with new leadership that can be trustworthy.”

The Florida lawmaker has threatened to force a vote on booting McCarthy from leadership for weeks, promising to follow through if McCarthy worked with Democrats to avert a government shutdown. McCarthy did so on Saturday, after a group of hard–right Republicans led by Gaetz tanked McCarthy’s efforts to pass legislation that would prevent a government shutdown on Friday.
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Government shutdown is averted, but for how long?

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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An 11th hour "Hail Mary" stop-gap spending bill passed the House on Saturday, averting a shutdown of the federal government due to infighting within the Republican Party. Correspondent Lee Cowan looks at how the crisis has been (perhaps only temporarily) avoided – with ramifications for Ukraine.
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Death toll in collapsed Zimbabwe gold mine expected to rise, vice president says

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Zimbabwe's vice president says the death toll from a shaft collapse at a disused gold mine could rise to 13
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Oprah Winfrey, Meghan Markle reportedly floated as potential replacements for Dianne Feinstein

  • News source: FOX News
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Oprah Winfrey and Meghan Markle are reportedly among those being considered to replace late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.

Winfrey's name is among those being floated for the role, according to Newsmax and The Desert Sun, but the successful TV host-turned-billionaire book publisher and entrepreneur indicated as recently as in May that she "is not considering the seat should it become vacant," according to the Los Angeles Times.

It was announced Friday that Feinstein died at age 90. All eyes have since turned to Democratic California Gov. Gavin...
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'Dog and pony show': Veterans struggle to obtain cancer benefits one year after massive burn pit legislation

  • News source: FOX News
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A lot has surprised Robert Johnstone in the past few years — breaking numerous ribs during a physical therapy session meant to help his back pain, losing three inches of height from a vertebrae compression fracture and receiving a cancer diagnosis at age 38.

But the Department of Veterans Affairs denying his disability claim twice did not surprise Johnstone.

"I'm not overly pessimistic. I'm just kind of realistic about things," the 41-year-old Army veteran told Fox News. "The VA does not have the best of reputations at times."

Johnstone is among...
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Top Indian diplomat blocked from Glasgow gurdwara visit

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Sikh activists confronted the diplomat amid a row over the death of a separatist leader in Canada.
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Former US President Jimmy Carter turned 99 on Sunday.

  • News source: CNN.com - RSS Channel - Politics
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The government remains open -- for now. Here's what happens next

  • News source: CNN.com - RSS Channel - Politics
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After days of stalemate, Congress passed a stopgap funding bill Saturday to keep the government open through mid-November, narrowly avoiding a shutdown that could have had devastating impacts.
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High-profile Supreme Court cases to watch in 2023-24

  • News source: FOX News
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The Supreme Court is scheduled to decide several key cases in its 2023-24 term, which starts Monday.

Nearly three dozen appeals are on the argument docket.

Several dozen more are expected to be added in coming months. The caseload is usually settled by February, with the term effectively ending in late June.

Other important appeals that may be added to the court's calendar cover such issues as abortion medication, social media regulation, affirmative action in secondary school education, 2020 election interference prosecutions and other 2024...
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Supreme Court prepares for new term by looking back, with likely impact on 2024 elections

  • News source: FOX News
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As Americans look ahead to the 2024 presidential election, the Supreme Court is reaching back to past constitutional conflicts, just in time to have major political implications for voters to consider.

This judicial déjà vu will include not only the court's hot-button caseload, but the nine members' own conduct and accountability.

"The Supreme Court is going to be tackling so many of the issues that have divided America on political grounds. They're not shying away from the controversial cases," said Thomas Dupree, a former top Justice Department...
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Gav's gov't: Newsom will have hand-picked all California's most powerful politicians after Feinstein death

  • News source: FOX News
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom will be tasked with appointing a replacement for the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein which will mean the governor has handpicked all of the most powerful positions in the Golden State.

Sen. Feinstein died at the age of 90 on Friday meaning that Newsom will appoint someone to fill out the rest of her term after he appointed then Secretary of State Alex Padilla to replace Sen. Kamala Harris in 2021.

In addition to appointing California’s two senators, Newsom nominated Padilla’s replacement as secretary of state, Shirley Weber...
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Biden admin quietly released study showing green energy receives far more subsidies than fossil fuels

  • News source: FOX News
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The Biden administration quietly issued a 59-page report outlining the current scope of federal energy-related subsidies revealed that the renewable energy sector enjoys significantly larger taxpayer backing than the fossil fuel industry.

The report — authored by the Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration (EIA) and published in August — represents the first of its kind since 2018. The EIA analyzed data from 2016 through 2022, and determined that, during that time period, the federal government doled out $183.3 billion in direct and...
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Spain: Nightclub fire kills six in Murcia

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Four other people were injured in the fire in south-eastern city of Murcia, authorities say.
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Rouen fire: Major fire breaks out in French city

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A huge fire tears through two disused buildings in the French city, with flames and smoke rising high into the sky.
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