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Virtual debates aren't new. Sixty years ago, Kennedy and Nixon debated 3,000 miles apart

This unprecedented year has inspired great innovation. But the idea of hosting a virtual debate isn't one of them.

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Hurricane Delta is about to hit nearly the same spot as Laura in Louisiana, just 6 weeks later

Hurricane Delta is bearing down on the same area that was devastated by Hurricane Laura just six weeks ago.

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Feds charge six men accused in plot to kidnap Michigan governor

Six men were charged Thursday in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, according to a federal criminal complaint.

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Kroger Here to Support Communities Through Hurricane Delta

Kroger is ready to serve Gulf Coast during preparations and in aftermath of the storm.

As Hurricane Delta makes its way towards the Gulf Coast, Kroger is deploying resources to ensure families across Louisiana can stock up on much needed supplies ahead of the storm’s impact. Several trailers of water have been delivered and shelves have been stocked with emergency supplies at the Lake Charles and Sulphur area stores in anticipation of landfall.

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Texas grand jury indicts Netflix for allegedly promoting lewd material over the film 'Cuties'

A grand jury in Texas has indicted Netflix over the French film "Cuties," which has become the target of intense online criticism since it began streaming on the platform in September.

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For business class seats, an airy, spacious future is being designed

There's an airy, spacious, futuristic seat coming to business class, with all-new scientifically engineered structures and materials borrowed from Formula 1 cars.

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US counterintelligence chief says foreign adversaries are exploiting Trump's lies to influence election

The top US intelligence official on election security says that foreign adversaries are exploiting lies by President Donald Trump in their campaigns to influence the 2020 election.

Donald Trump just got another excuse if he loses the 2020 election

On its face, President Donald Trump's immediate insistence that he will not participate in a virtual second debate in a week's time makes very, very little political sense.

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Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to American poet Louise Glück

The 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to the US poet Louise Glück "for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal."

Companies are making some changes for employees health insurance amid the pandemic

More coverage for virtual doctors' visits. Expanded mental health benefits. Access to on-site health clinics. As employees sign up for job-based coverage for 2021, they'll find the coronavirus pandemic has changed some of the benefits that their companies are providing, experts said.

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Space is becoming too crowded, Rocket Lab CEO warns

In 1978, NASA scientist Donald Kessler warned of a potential catastrophic, cascading chain reaction in outer space. Today known as "Kessler Syndrome," the theory posited that space above Earth could one day become so crowded, so polluted with both active satellites and the detritus of space explorations past, that it could render future space endeavors more difficult, if not impossible.

Trump's endorsement sends Regeneron and Eli Lilly stocks rising

President Trump said he "felt good immediately" after receiving an experimental antibody treatment for coronavirus from biotech Regeneron. Now, he wants regulators to approve emergency use of Regeneron's drug and a similar one from Eli Lilly -- and both stocks jumped on the news.

Hurricane Delta forecast to hit US Gulf Coast as a Category 2 storm with storm surge that could kill

Hurricane Delta is expected to strengthen as it churns toward the northern Gulf Coast before hitting Louisiana on Friday at Category 2 strength in almost the exact spot Hurricane Laura hit just six weeks ago.

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Quarantine restrictions lifted from UConn dorm

The quarantine has been lifted from Belden Hall at the University of Connecticut, meaning no dorms are currently under quarantine restrictions at this time.

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A shocking number of women dropped out of the workforce last month

Hundreds of thousands of women — nearly eight times more than the number of men — dropped out of the US labor force last month, as the pandemic continues to exacerbate inequalities in America's economy.

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This company says it can make top-shelf whiskey in just a few days

Bespoken Spirits says it is using science to produce better whiskeys. Now, it has several million dollars to prove it can.

What you need to know about coronavirus on Thursday, October 8

"They knew what was happening, and they didn't tell you." Joe Biden's running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, did not mince words when prosecuting the Trump administration's handling of the pandemic during the vice presidential debate last night.

Trump's refusal to join virtual debate shows his fear of not being able to impose his personality on the showdown

President Donald Trump's refusal to accept a new plan for a virtual second presidential debate reflects how such an event would likely limit his capacity to dominate the stage and trample the rules in a bid to launch a comeback against Democrat Joe Biden.

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5 takeaways from the vice presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence

It was last week's debate, on decaf. In the vice presidential debate Wednesday night in Utah, Vice President Mike Pence blew through the moderator's efforts to enforce time limits -- but was more polite about it than President Donald Trump was last week.

Local elementary dedicates butterfly garden to a beloved teacher

An educator who many students referred to as "mom" at White Elementary School is being remembered by the community after her untimely death.