Trump Covid: US president has mild symptoms – White House
Trump Covid: US president has mild symptoms - White House
The US president and his wife have tested positive for the virus, a month before elections.
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Russian editor dies after setting herself on fire
Russian editor dies after setting herself on fire
Irina Slavina earlier left a message blaming "the Russian Federation for my death".
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France’s Macron vows to fight ‘Islamist separatism’
France's Macron vows to fight 'Islamist separatism'
The president warns a minority of France's Muslims are in danger of forming a "counter-society".
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Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Armenia ‘ready’ for ceasefire talks
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Armenia 'ready' for ceasefire talks
Casualties mount in the southern Caucasus as France, Russia and the US call for a halt to fighting.
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Deaths at Saudi Arabia detention centre for Ethiopians – Amnesty
Deaths at Saudi Arabia detention centre for Ethiopians - Amnesty
Thousands of Ethiopian detainees are facing "unimaginable cruelty", Amnesty International says.
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Biden Tests Negative for Virus After Debate Appearance
Biden Tests Negative for Virus After Debate Appearance
Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are virus-free. It’s unclear if Joe Biden will campaign in Michigan today. Here’s the latest.
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In Photos: Some of Trump’s Meetings Before Virus Test
In Photos: Some of Trump’s Meetings Before Virus Test
President Trump revealed early Friday that he had tested positive for coronavirus. Over the past week, he interacted with scores of staff members, donors and supporters.
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Trump’s Election Campaign Upended by Positive Coronavirus Test
Trump's Election Campaign Upended by Positive Coronavirus Test
With his health and the country’s stability at risk, strategists and even senior aides to the president said he would face a harsh judgment from voters.
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Trump Infected: What We Know and Don’t Know
Trump Infected: What We Know and Don’t Know
The president has tested positive for the coronavirus and is isolated at the White House for the time being. Aides said he has “mild symptoms” but much remains unknown.
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Will President Trump Get Antibody Treatments for Covid-19?
Will President Trump Get Antibody Treatments for Covid-19?
Regeneron and Eli Lilly wouldn’t say whether Mr. Trump would receive their experimental antibody drugs. Regeneron’s C.E.O. has known the president for years.
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Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Longstanding FCC Case On Relaxing Media Ownership Rules
Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Longstanding FCC Case On Relaxing Media Ownership Rules
The U.S. Supreme Court Friday said it has agreed to hear a longstanding case dealing with the FCC’s attempt to relax restrictions on local media ownership. The Federal Communications Commission had referred the case — FCC, et al. v. Prometheus Radio Project, et al. — to the High Court in April. The core is whether […]
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Donald Trump Experiencing “Mild Symptoms” After Testing Positive For COVID-19
Donald Trump Experiencing “Mild Symptoms” After Testing Positive For COVID-19
Donald Trump is experiencing mild symptoms after testing positive for COVID-19, his chief of staff Mark Meadows said on Friday. “I’m optimistic he will have a very quick and speedy recovery,” Meadows told reporters. He did not say what kind of treatment the president was receiving. “He continues to be not only in good spirits […]
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Vice Media Names Ogilvy & Mather Vet Nadja Bellan-White To Newly Created Global CMO Post
Vice Media Names Ogilvy & Mather Vet Nadja Bellan-White To Newly Created Global CMO Post
Vice Media Group has appointed veteran marketer Nadja Bellan-White to the newly created post of global chief marketing officer. The role unites marketing, branding and communications under a single executive for the first time. Bellan-White, whose tenure at Ogilvy culminated in her recent work on Unilever’s Dove brand, will start work at the end of […]
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Ronna McDaniel, Chair Of Republican National Committee, Tests Positive For COVID-19
Ronna McDaniel, Chair Of Republican National Committee, Tests Positive For COVID-19
Ronna McDaniel, the chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, has tested positive for the coronavirus. “After a member of her family tested positive for COVID-19, the chairwoman was tested for the virus,” an RNC spokesman said. “On Wednesday afternoon, she got confirmation that she was COVID-19 positive. She has been at her home in Michigan […]
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‘Argo’ Star Rory Cochrane Joins Amazon Thriller ‘Invasion’ With Riz Ahmed & Octavia Spencer
‘Argo’ Star Rory Cochrane Joins Amazon Thriller ‘Invasion’ With Riz Ahmed & Octavia Spencer
EXCLUSIVE: Argo and Reprisal star Rory Cochrane is joining the cast of Amazon’s sci-fi thriller Invasion with Riz Ahmed, Octavia Spencer and Janina Gavankar. The film, which we revealed this summer, charts how two young brothers go on the run with their father, a decorated Marine, who is on a rescue mission to save his […]
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International Insider: Graham Norton Back In The Studio; Zygi Kamasa Resurfaces; The BBC’s New Tough Guy
International Insider: Graham Norton Back In The Studio; Zygi Kamasa Resurfaces; The BBC’s New Tough Guy
Hello International Insider friends, and happy Friday. Jake Kanter here with some Deadline must-reads in the week that U.S. President Donald Trump tested positive for coronavirus. If you want to subscribe to get this alert in a timely fashion, sign up here. Graham Norton Back Under Bright Lights Back at it: Hollywood’s favorite British talk show […]
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‘The Graham Norton Show’ Exec Producer On Getting Hollywood’s Favourite Brit Talk Show Back To The Studio
‘The Graham Norton Show’ Exec Producer On Getting Hollywood’s Favourite Brit Talk Show Back To The Studio
EXCLUSIVE: The Graham Norton Show is often the most important stop on the promotional tour bus when Hollywood’s elite come to London, so it will good news for many that, as of this week, the Irish showman is returning to his natural home: under the lights of a studio set and in front of an […]
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‘After Life’ Star Kerry Godliman To Headline Acorn TV Thriller ‘Whitstable Pearl’ From ‘Marcella’ Producer
‘After Life’ Star Kerry Godliman To Headline Acorn TV Thriller ‘Whitstable Pearl’ From ‘Marcella’ Producer
EXCLUSIVE: Acorn TV’s push into originals is continuing at pace after the AMC Networks streamer commissioned Buccaneer Media, the producer behind ITV/Netflix’s Anna Friel hit Marcella, to adapt Julie Wassmer’s The Whitstable Pearl Mystery novels into a series. Deadline hears that Buccaneer has been developing a six-part series for a number of months and has […]
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Donald Trump tests positive for Covid and goes into quarantine – live updates
Donald Trump tests positive for Covid and goes into quarantine – live updates
President to quarantine days after taking part in TV debate and campaign rally in MinnesotaFull report: President and first lady test positiveWhat we know and don’t knowFears Joe Biden may have been exposed at debate with TrumpAnalysis: A surprise that many saw comingSign up for Fight to Vote – our weekly US election newsletter 12.31pm BST If you are just joining us, here’s a summary from my colleague Helen Sullivan of what we know so far: 12.28pm BST CNN are reporting that “a source familiar with his plans” has told them that former vice president and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is planning to get a coronavirus test this morning, in light of the news of Donald Trump’s positive diagnosis. Contin...
Trump’s positive Covid test was a surprise that many saw coming
Trump's positive Covid test was a surprise that many saw coming
The president has been cavalier throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Now, a month before the election, this changes everythingDonald and Melania Trump test positive for coronavirusCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIt is likely to go down as the biggest “October surprise” in the history of US presidential elections. Yet anyone who was paying attention could have seen it coming.Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus after claiming “it will disappear”, telling the journalist Bob Woodward he was downplaying it deliberately, failing to develop a national testing strategy, refusing to wear a face mask for months, floating the idea of injecting patients with bleach, insisting to one of his many ...
Fears for Joe Biden after Trump tests positive for Covid
Fears for Joe Biden after Trump tests positive for Covid
White House rushes to assess spread of virus in top US ranks in week of presidential debateCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA scramble is under way in Washington to determine how far coronavirus infection has spread in the top ranks of US leadership after Donald Trump tested positive, in a week that included a presidential debate, political rallies and White House meetings with Congress.The White House said its medical unit had begun contact tracing on Thursday. Among those who may have been exposed is the Democratic challenger for the presidency, Joe Biden, who stood a few metres away from Trump for the 90 minutes of Tuesday night’s televised debate. Epidemiologists said that if Trump tested positive on...
UK coronavirus live: Sturgeon calls for Margaret Ferrier to quit, as Speaker condemns ‘serious breach’ of rules
UK coronavirus live: Sturgeon calls for Margaret Ferrier to quit, as Speaker condemns 'serious breach' of rules
News updates: first minister says Ferrier’s travel from London to Scotland after positive test ‘indefensible’; Lindsay Hoyle calls MP ‘reckless’MP Margaret Ferrier suspended from SNP for taking train after positive testHome Office moved Covid-affected asylum seekers against ordersThe most common ways we’re wearing face masks incorrectlyGlobal coronavirus updates – liveUS coronavirus updates - live 12.47pm BST Angela Merkel has described the UK internal market bill as a “very bitter moment”. Jennifer Rankin, the Guardian Brussels correspondent, is live-tweeting her comments:Angela Merkel says she cannot tell if there will be a Brexit breakthrough. "A lot will be determined by ...
Boris Johnson to speak to EC chief on Saturday in last-ditch Brexit talks
Boris Johnson to speak to EC chief on Saturday in last-ditch Brexit talks
Prime minister and Ursula von der Leyen will ‘take stock and discuss next steps’, says No 10Boris Johnson and the European commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, will speak on Saturday afternoon for the first time since June, it has been announced, in an eleventh-hour attempt to find common ground on a trade and security deal.After the latest and last scheduled round of negotiations in Brussels, a Downing Street spokesman said the prime minister would “take stock of negotiations and discuss next steps” with the commission president. Continue reading...
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George Clooney Joins London Film Festival Lineup; Great Point Deal For Wales’ Seren Studio – UK Briefs
George Clooney Joins London Film Festival Lineup; Great Point Deal For Wales’ Seren Studio – UK Briefs
George Clooney Joins LFF Lineup The BFI London Film Festival has added a virtual Screen Talk with George Clooney who will discuss his career and latest feature The Midnight Sky. The event will be free to access both in the UK and internationally via the BFI YouTube channel. Clooney directs and stars in The Midnight […]
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Coronavirus Survivor Boris Johnson Wishes Donald Trump A Speedy Recovery
Coronavirus Survivor Boris Johnson Wishes Donald Trump A Speedy Recovery
British prime minister Boris Johnson has wished Donald Trump a speedy recovery from coronavirus after he himself was laid low by the disease. Johnson was hospitalized in April after contracting Covid-19, so knows all too well how potent the virus can be. In a tweet on Friday, he passed on his best wishes to Trump […]
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Donald Trump Tests Positive For COVID-19 After Close Aide Hope Hicks Contracts Virus
Donald Trump Tests Positive For COVID-19 After Close Aide Hope Hicks Contracts Virus
(UPDATED with White House doctor memo & Melania Trump tweet) The President of the United States of America and the First Lady have tested positive for the coronavirus With just over 30 days before the election, the announcement from Donald Trump on social media comes just hours after the former Celebrity Apprentice host and Melania […]
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Fox’s ‘Let’s Be Real’ Skewers Politicos With Robert Smigel’s Brand Of Daring Humor
Fox’s ‘Let’s Be Real’ Skewers Politicos With Robert Smigel’s Brand Of Daring Humor
The Fox show Let’s Be Real is an all-new election-themed puppet special executive-produced by Robert Smigel, the satirist best-known for Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and his Saturday Night Live cartoons. The new comedy covers politics, pop culture and the 2020 election through topical sketches featuring puppets, celebrity cameos and remote pieces. The debut included […]
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Trevor Noah And The Daily Social Distancing Show Previews Second Presidential Debate Controls
Trevor Noah And The Daily Social Distancing Show Previews Second Presidential Debate Controls
Now that the first raucous presidential debate is over, there’s some changes planned to make the second a little more under control. And that’s comedy gold for Trevor Noah and the Daily Social Distancing Show. “Cutting off Trump’s mic might be a good idea,” Noah mused. “But knowing Trump, he will bring his own mic […]
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Coronavirus live news: Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, test positive for Covid
Coronavirus live news: Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, test positive for Covid
Trump and Melania test positive; Hope Hicks, one of Trump’s most senior advisers, flew with Trump on Air Force One on Wednesday; Bars and restaurants in Paris face closure from Monday. Follow the latest updatesIndia’s death toll nears 100,000Crisis could force extra 2.5m girls into child marriage – charityTurkey and Poland added to England’s quarantine listBeijing’s streets during and after Covid lockdown – in pictures 6.50am BST Trump has cancelled Friday’s rally in Arizona: NEW: In light of Pres. Trump's positive coronavirus test, the president has canceled Friday's rally. His only scheduled event is a closed press call on COVID-19 support to “vulnerable seniors.” https://t.co/27SZo2Fus3 6.46am BST One ...
Friday briefing: Donald and Melania Trump test positive for Covid
Friday briefing: Donald and Melania Trump test positive for Covid
Diagnosis follows presidential aide Hope Hicks testing positive... calls for Margaret Ferrier to resign ... and asylum seekers moved despite Covid self-isolation orders Good morning and welcome to this Friday briefing with me, Alison Rourke. Continue reading...
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