Month: October 2020

US election 2020: Pence and Harris meet for vice presidential debate as administration is gripped by Covid-19

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Vice President Mike Pence and California Sen. Kamala Harris will square off Wednesday in their…

10/07/2020 7:11 PM

 

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The former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd posted bail on Wednesday and was released from prison. According to court documents, Derek Chauvin posted a $1 million bond and was released from the state’s facility in Oak Park Heights, where he had been detained. 

Floyd, a black man, died May 25 after Chauvin, who is white, pressed his knee against Floyd’s neck for several minutes as Floyd said he couldn’t breathe. Floyd’s death was captured in widely seen bystander video that set off protests around the world. Chauvin and three other officers were fired. Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter; Thomas Lane, J. Kueng and Tou Thao are charged with aiding and abetting both second-degree murder and manslaughter.

The other three officers charged in Floyd’s death had previously posted bond amounts of $750,000 and have been free pending trial. Currently, all four men are scheduled to face trial together in March, but the judge is weighing a request to have them tried separately.

Ex-officer charged in George Floyd’s death freed on $1M bond

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The former Minneapolis officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd has posted bond…

10/07/2020 4:54 PM

 

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On Tuesday, the National Hurricane Center reported that Hurricane Delta “has rapidly strengthened into a dangerous Category 4 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph.” Meteorologist Dennis Feltgen of the National Hurricane Center confirmed that Delta moved from a Category 2 storm to a Category 4 storm in just two hours, 20 minutes and added that in over 24 hours, Delta increased from 45 mph to 130 mph.

The storm has already claimed a place in the history books and is now the strongest storm ever named for a Greek letter. Storms are named after Greek letters only once the rotating list of 21 storm names assigned to each Atlantic hurricane season has been used up.

Hurricane conditions were experienced along Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula on Tuesday night, and the storm will likely make landfall early Wednesday. The National Hurricane Center is warning those living along the northern Gulf Coast to prepare now for the storm’s arrival.

Hurricane Delta intensifies into major Category 4 storm

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Hurricane Delta has turned into a monster Category 4 storm that threatens millions along the…

10/06/2020 7:29 PM

 

On Tuesday, President Trump ordered White House representatives to stop negotiating with Democrats on a new coronavirus relief package, prompting a tumble on Wall Street by the afternoon. Less than one day after returning to the White House from being hospitalized for COVID-19, the president rejected a $2.4 trillion House stimulus package. 

Trump tweeted:  “House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is asking for $2.4 Trillion Dollars to bailout poorly run, high crime, Democrat States, money that is in no way related to COVID-19. We made a very generous offer of $1.6 Trillion Dollars and, as usual, she is not negotiating in good faith. I am rejecting their request, and looking to the future of our Country. I have instructed my representatives to stop negotiating until after the election when, immediately after I win, we will pass a major Stimulus Bill that focuses on hardworking Americans and Small Business.”

Trump said he also instructed Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell to focus on confirming his nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, to the Supreme Court. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Trump’s announcement calling off negotiations shows “his true colors, putting himself first at the expense of the country.”

In the wake of Trump’s announcement, major U.S. indexes dropped sharply. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped from the day’s high of 28,340 down by about 600 points at its lowest. The index closed at 27,799, down 1.34% from opening. 

The S&P 500 fell from the day’s high of 3,429 down by about 73 points at its lowest. The index closed at 3,362, down 1.4% from opening. And the Nasdaq Composite fell from the day’s high of 11,384 down by about 242 points at its lowest. The index closed at 11,163, down 1.57% from opening.

Stocks drop after Trump calls off talks on economic stimulus

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Stocks dropped on Wall Street Tuesday after President Donald Trump ordered aides to stop…

10/06/2020 5:41 PM