Thursday, October 8, 2020

Pence-Harris VP debate foreshadows fight over U.S. Supreme Court

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Vice-presidential debates are notorious for their inability to foreshadow election outcomes. Yet they can still be instructive, and last night's contest between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence gave hints about the upcoming battle over the Supreme Court.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pence-harris-debate-revelations-1.5754827?cmp=rss

Britain's Prince William recruits celebrities to launch global environment prize

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Britain's Prince William launched a multi-million-pound environmental prize on Thursday, teaming up with celebrities including footballer Dani Alves and Alibaba founder Jack Ma to launch a prize aimed at tackling the world's climate problems.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/earthshot-prize-1.5754977?cmp=rss

Separated by barriers, Pence and Harris debate Trump administration's response to COVID crisis

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U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence on Wednesday defended the Trump administration's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, while Democratic challenger Kamala Harris condemned it as "the greatest failure" of any administration in U.S. history at Wednesday's vice-presidential debate



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pence-harris-vice-presidential-debate-1.5754336?cmp=rss

NFL nears COVID-19 crisis as Titans, Patriots reveal more positive tests

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Two more Titans players have tested positive amid the NFL's first COVID-19 outbreak, according to a person familiar with the situation. They say the outbreak has expanded to 22 cases with 20 returned since Sept. 29.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/nfl/titans-coronavirus-nfl-1.5753448?cmp=rss

U.S.-China tension will persist after this election — and Canada will feel it

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Canada has learned a brutal lesson in modern geopolitics: when the globe's superpowers clash, we risk getting sideswiped. That makes U.S. election rhetoric on China relevant on multiple fronts.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/china-us-election-1.5751119?cmp=rss