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Digital vote-by-mail applications in most states are inaccessible to people with disabilities

The 2020 election is without a doubt going to be the biggest one in history for voting by mail, but people with disabilities may find it rather difficult to apply for their ballot, since according to an audit by Deque,

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Amy Coney Barrett, Trump’s Supreme Court Pick, Signed Anti-Abortion Ad – The New York Times

Amy Coney Barrett, Trump’s Supreme Court Pick, Signed Anti-Abortion Ad  The New York Times Sen. Feinstein, Dems formally ask for delay in Amy Coney Barrett confirmation  Fox News Biden deflects yet again on court packing questions: ‘I’m not going to play Trump’s

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Daily Crunch: Google commits $1B to pay publishers

Google is paying a lot of money for its news licensing program, Microsoft announces an affordable laptop and Facebook says it won’t accept ads casting doubts on the election. This is your Daily Crunch for October 1, 2020. The big

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Borat’s back, offering VP Pence his daughter in trailer for new sequel

Sacha Baron Cohen returns as Kazakh journalist in the US on a ‘secret mission’; film to be released on Amazon Prime shortly before US election

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How three prior pandemics triggered massive societal shifts

Before March of this year, few probably thought disease could be a significant driver of human history. Not so anymore. People are beginning to understand that the little changes COVID-19 has already ushered in or accelerated – telemedicine, remote work,

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Court Rules Edward Snowden Must Pay More Than $5 Million From Memoir And Speeches

A U.S. District Court sided with the Justice Department, arguing that by publishing 2019’s Permanent Record, Snowden violated nondisclosure agreements signed while working for the NSA and CIA. (Image credit: Armando Franca/AP)

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Suspected car-ramming at Tel Aviv anti-government protest; no one injured

Police searching for driver after mistakenly allowing him through checkpoint; thousands block city traffic during rally against restrictions during virus lockdown; 12 arrested

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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany – Whitehouse.gov

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany  Whitehouse.gov Watch live: White House holds press briefing | TheHill  The Hill White House shows no signs of backing down from Trump’s refusal to condemn White supremacy  CNN ‘I’m tired of it’: Fox News reporter John

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How New York’s Orthodox Jewish Community Is Responding To Coronavirus Safety Measures

Avi Greenstein, CEO of Boro Park Jewish Community Council, reflects on the reaction in New York City’s Hasidic communities to tough coronavirus safety measures. (Image credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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New Migrant Caravan From Honduras Heads Toward U.S. Border

The new caravan could provide ammunition to President Trump’s re-election campaign, but experts say it was likely it would be broken up and few migrants would reach the U.S. border.

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