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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Global Covid-19 cases rose by more than 400,000 for the first time late on Friday, October 16th, a record one-day increase, as much of Europe enacts new restrictions to curb the outbreak. Europe, which successfully tamped down the first surge of infections, has emerged as the new coronavirus epicenter in […] The post Global Covid-19 Cases Rise by One-day Record of 400,000 appeared first on The Rio Times.

*Breitbart* | "Lock up the Bidens. Lock up Hillary. Lock them up."

*National File* | President Trump is slamming his opponent, Joe Biden, in a devastating new campaign ad highlighting his deep ties to Communist China.

*National File* | NBC News has slated yet another Democrat operative as a presidential debate moderator for the upcoming and final round between President Trump and Joe Biden.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Opinion) There is an old circus-generated theatrical tradition that when everything is going wrong on stage and the audience is getting bored and restless, the only solution, as captured so movingly in a song from the 1973 Sondheim musical ‘A Little Night Music’, is to ‘send in the clowns’. The […] The post Gringo View: Where Are The Clowns? appeared first on The Rio Times.

*National File* | Isabella DeLuca was assaulted while holding a Trump flag.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Punta del Este, Uruguay's busiest resort, is virtually the weekend home of wealthy Argentinians. Now they have taken one step further. Driven by a range of measures designed to attract more residents to the small country and its relative tranquility in the face of the The post Why Are Argentina’s Wealthy Moving to Uruguay? appeared first on The Rio Times.

*National File* | The Michigan Court of Appeals has reinstated the legislated absentee ballot deadline in a brutal loss for Governor Whitmer and Democrats

*National File* | '2.5 million “Diversity Built Britain” 50p coins will enter into circulation'.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After more than doubling sales in one of its most intense quarters, Mercado Libre plans to invest billions next year. For this year, the company's expected investment in Brazil is R$4 billion (US$750 million), already ra ecord amount compared . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, […] The post Black Friday and Logistics: Mercado Libre Will Have Record Investment in Brazil in 2021 appeared first on The Rio Times.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Next Monday, October 19th, a Federal court will auction off 65 properties (lands, houses, apartments, commercial spaces) and 95 vehicles. It is the first time that courts will hold an online auction; the auctioneer in charge will be Fidalgo Auctions. The assets will be auctioned at a 50 percent discount, […] The post Federal Court Auctions Real Estate at 50 Percent Discount appeared first on The Rio Times.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro is considering banning Huawei from providing components for the future 5G network in Brazil because he views China as a global threat to data privacy and country sovereignty, according to a senior government official. The President . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, […] The post Bolsonaro Considers Banning Huawei from Brazil’s 5G Network appeared first on The Rio Times.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A cat about 37 meters long resting on a sand hill is the new figure that archaeologists from the Peruvian Ministry of Culture found in the Nazca Pampa, home to the famous geoglyphs that have been on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 1994. The feline was carved on the […] The post 37-Meter Long ‘Kitten’ is New Figure Discovered Among Geoglyphs in Peru appeared first on The Rio Times.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Yara Flor, a Brazilian indigenous woman from the Amazon rainforest, will be the new Wonder Woman. The announcement was made by DC Comics on Thursday, October 15th. In an interview with journalist Jesse Schedeen from IGN website, Jamie S. Rich, editor of DC, confirmed that Yara is from Brazil, but […] The post New DC Comics Wonder Woman Will Be Brazilian appeared first on The Rio Times.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In this age of remote work with no forecast to end, the financial sector takes unprecedented measures to watch over bank workers and prevent transgressions. Bank traders like Barclays are required to ensure that they work in rooms separate from people living in . . . To read the full […] The post Banks Tighten Internal Controls on Traders Working Home Office appeared first on The Rio Times.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil will suspend tariffs on corn and soy imports from countries outside the Mercosur trade bloc until early next year to help reduce The post Brazil Suspends Import Tariffs on Corn and Soy Until 2021 appeared first on The Rio Times.

.Donald Trump Jr. arrived without a mask and was welcomed by Navajo Vice President Myron Lizer, in Williams, Arizona, on Thursday, after the coronavirus spread through the Trump family and White House, endangering Native elderly, youths and children at the rally.Trump Jr. and Navajo Vice President's Virus Super Speader near Flagstaff endangered high-risk Native elderly and childrenBy Brenda

*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, World* [image: Wikimedia Commons] There are 18 different variations. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The Ruger LCR series of revolvers are small, powerful handguns packed with the latest in technological innovations. One of the most unexpected surprises of recent years is the resurgence in snub-nose, concealed-carry revolvers. Largely displaced in the 1980s by a frenzy of interest in low-cost, high capacity 9-millimeter pistols, new interest in these short, compact revolvers was led in the late-2000s by the Ruger LCR, an entirely new revolver desi...

*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2GKH9T0NTF&share=true] The number desired keeps growing. *Key point: *Drones have proven their worth in combat. Here's how the Air Force wants to build more and better drones. The Air Force is revving up plans to acquire more Reaper surveillance and attack drones faster with a decided effort to expedite the development and delivery process of up to as many as thirty-six new drones per year. The refined acquisition plan, led by the Air Force Life Cycle Management ...

by Cathy Jameson For seven months, the public has been asked to live with an abundance of caution. That’s included quarantining, keeping socially distant, wearing a face covering, and staying home even if one is not feeling ill. For businesses,...

Watch films at Roxie Virtual Cinema:https://www.roxie.com/Indigenous Self-Determination in The Time of COVID-19Co-Presented by and proceeds to benefit the Oakland Intertribal Friendship House!In honor of Indigenous Peoples Day and the 50th Anniversary of the occupation of Alcatraz, A.I.M. West presents two new and extraordinary feature films and a program of shorts, all of which revolve around

10 newly-discovered asteroids with a close approach within 1 lunar distance (<1LD asteroid) were discovered from October 12 to 18, 2020, marking a significant increase in detection and flybys of asteroids within 1 lunar distance in such a short period of time. 9...... Read more »

There is no excuse — period, full stop — for the violence and vandalism currently taking place in southwest Nova Scotia. That said, the crisis there — and the tangled, troubled history behind it — is far more complex, nuanced and slippery that any simple hashtag-RACISM tweet can ever capture. Yes, ingrained, historic racism plays […]

*James Pethokoukis* *Economics, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2YGJ9L0XZI&share=true] The United States has been spending more than it can handle in the long run. The most recent fiscal forecast from the Congressional Budget Office sees a historic amount of debt in America’s future. Moving past the impact of the coronavirus pandemic over the next few years, the CBO sees annual federal budget deficits increasing from 4 percent of GDP in 2026 to 13 percent by 2050. That would be larger in every year than the average defic...

*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* Task Force Smith’s misfortunes had only just begun. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Despite quickly winning air superiority, U.S. and South Korean troops suffered defeat after defeat on the ground over the next two months until they were confined to a small defensive perimeter around the southeastern port city of Pusan. The first M24 light tanks to enter action were outgunned by the T-34s, while World War II–vintage Shermans were at best only evenly matched. Only in September did a surprise amphibious assault at Inchon, west of Seoul, rever...

[image: The Daily Brief 2020-10-17] This is a summary of *21* AMN articles on the following subjects: *Russia, Turkey, US, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Karabakh, Afghanistan, Assad, Syria, Hasakah, Iran, Latakia, Tartous, Aliyev, Europe, Pakistan, Idlib, China, Daraa, Greece*. Categories covered in this brief: Turkey, World-News, Middleeast, Syria, Iran Let us know how you like this brief in the comments below. — The AMN Live Team Table of Contents - Watch: Turkey tests S-400 system for first time - Azerbaijani army allegedly captures new city in Karabakh - Armenia accuses Azerb...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - For the second year running, Brazil will not have daylight saving time, an instrument used between 2008 and 2018 to save energy consumption in ten states that register more daylight between October and February. By decree in April last year, President Jair Bolsonaro terminated daylight saving time after a study […] The post Brazil Will Not Have Daylight Saving Time For Second Consecutive Year appeared first on The Rio Times.

By Paul Homewood Another climate lie exposed! Among the top Google News search results today for “climate change” is an article by the UK Guardian claiming climate change is drying out the Amazon rainforest and pushing it to a “tipping point,” after which it will irreversibly become a grassland savannah. In reality, […]

There is a very handy saying that differentiates between guilt and shame. Guilt is about what I have done – shame is about who I am. They are not unrelated, particularly in a culture in which what we do is often given as an answer to the question, “Who are […]

[image: Azerbaijani forces attempt to advance in southern Karabakh despite ceasefire announcement] BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 A.M.) – The Press Secretary of the Armenian Ministry of Defense, Shushan Stepanyan, announced that the Azerbaijani army advanced towards the southern direction of the frontline in Karabakh, despite the ceasefire between the two parties. Stepanyan said that “despite the announcement of a ceasefire between the two sides, the Azerbaijani armed forces once again blatantly violated the agreement.” This attack along the southern part of Karabakh comes at a time when th...

[image: Armenian football player killed in Karabakh] BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 A.M.) – The Armenian midfielder for the Lokomotiv Yerevan club, Eric Saryan, was killed on Saturday in a fierce battle in the Karabakh region. The club Lokomotiv Yerevan”posted on its Instagram account: “The 18-year-old footballer was killed on the borders of Artsakh – Azerbaijan.” The club described the incident as very sad and expressed its condolences to the player’s family and friends. On October 5, the Armenian Weightlifting Federation announced the death of the Armenian champion, Tatul Arutyunyan, in K...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil has confirmed another 461 deaths from complications caused by the novel coronavirus. Consequently, the country has reached the mark of 153,675 deaths caused by Covid-19 since the first case of the disease was registered in the country in late February this year. The figures are included in the Ministry […] The post Brazil Confirms Another 461 Covid-19 Deaths appeared first on The Rio Times.

*Ken McIntyre* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2VDF962VK8&share=true] They claim that more spending is necessary to keep deterring Russia and China. The readiness of the nation’s military has grown in the past few years, but only congressional support for annual increases in defense spending will ensure that trend continues, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Thursday in a speech at The Heritage Foundation. “I would like to see 3 to 5% annual real growth in the Defense Department to stay ahead of the challenge...

*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Europe* In 2000, a Russian submarine designed to sink aircraft carriers became a victim of its own arsenal. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *A Russian inquiry into the accident concluded that one of the *Kursk*’s Type 65-76A torpedoes had exploded. A faulty weld in a torpedo or damage to a torpedo during movement had caused it to leak hydrogen peroxide. Like many torpedoes, the Type 65 used hydrogen peroxide as an underwater fuel. Unfortunately, hydrogen peroxide becomes explosive when it comes into contact with a catalyst, such as organic compounds...

Progressives pen letter to Biden asking him not to staff his administration with the usual corporate suspects; fat chance!

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Jair Bolsonaro's administration has one of its worst evaluations in São Paulo city, according to an IBOPE survey disclosed on Saturday, October 17th. The survey was conducted in 25 capitals. São Luís, in Maranhão, has not yet participated of this first survey round. In São Paulo's capital, 48 percent consider […] The post Bolsonaro’s Rating in São Paulo is Third Worst Among Brazilian State Capitals appeared first on The Rio Times.

For a harbinger of their energy future, Virginians need look no further than California. It’s not a pretty picture. The post California’s energy nightmare is coming to Virginia appeared first on CFACT.

Behold the new and thrilling “equity” policies in San Diego schools: The practices being confronted – i.e., excluded from consideration in academic grading – include “turning work in on time” and “classroom behaviour.” Abandoning such standards is, we learn, an “accountability measure.” On grounds that acknowledging tardiness, unreliability and a lack of diligence results in… Continue reading →

*Amin Saikal* *Security, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2NIJ9UW2EN&share=true] Washington is pushing forward with its plans to isolate Iran. US President Donald Trump has generally pursued a foreign policy full of inconsistencies and contradictions, but that doesn’t apply to his approach to the Middle East. He has consistently targeted Iran as a menace and forged an anti-Iranian Arab–Israeli alliance to counter Tehran and its allies. Will his strategy pay off? Trump has thrived on a ‘divide and rule’ policy at home ...

*Chris Lamb* *History, The Americas* When commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis received a petition to integrate baseball with over a million signatures, he simply ignored it. The Baseball Writers’ Association of America recently announced that it would remove former Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis’ name from the plaques awarded to the American and National League MVPs. The decision came after a number of former MVPs, including Black award winners Barry Larkin and Terry Pendleton, voiced their displeasure with their plaques being named for Landis, who k...

*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* [image: Reuters] FCC chairman Ajit Pai, on Thursday, announced that the FCC will move forward with rulemaking in regard to Section 230, while also pushing for legislative change. No subsection of any piece of legislation from the 1990s has likely gotten anywhere near the attention in recent months as Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act has. Section 230 is a part of that 1996 piece of legislation, and the section stated that “no provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker o...

*Kyle Mizokami* *Technology, World* The adaptability of the AR-15 platform—as well as those offered by manufacturers including Beretta, Kel-Tec and CZ—has made it possible to adapt them to calibers including 9mm Luger, 10mm Auto, .40 Smith & Wesson and even .45 ACP. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *One of the more unorthodox-looking weapons on the market is the Kel-Tec Sub-2000 carbine. Like the Cx4, the Sub-2000 looks like a pistol with an elongated barrel and shoulder stock, with a magazine well in the grip. It also features Picatinny accessory rails above and below the bar...

*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, World* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Ruger has been able to develop a sub-MOA rifle at an extremely affordable price. *Key point: *It's a good rifle not only for experts but beginners too. In the precision shooting world, quality and affordability rarely go hand in hand. The pursuit of accuracy means precision rifles can often cost in the thousands of dollars. One of America’s most prolific gun makers with a reputation for both quality and affordability has released a rifle that manages to combine both, shattering the entry cost for the precision rifle wo...

This is an open forum for those of you who would like to get anything off your chest. It takes the place of the usual Sunday Sermonette, so if you want it to be an on-line confessional, please keep it clean. The comments section is there for your use. As in times past when I […] The post Open Forum – Sunday appeared first on Virtual Mirage.

Declaration of My Conflict of Interest Regarding The Man Just Beheaded For Discussing Cartoons of Mohammed: I do have “a dog in this fight”, a personal stake in this struggle. During the Islamic Cartoon Wars of 2006, a number of orthodox Muslim leaders published “fatwa” death sentences on the heads of the twelve Danish cartoonists…

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Astronomers Report They’ve Detected the Amino Acid Glycine in the Atmosphere of Venus – Universe Today https://www.universetoday.com/148345/astronomers-report-theyve-detected-the-amino-acid-glycine-in-the-atmosphere-of-venus/

Repurposed antiviral drugs for COVID-19; interim WHO SOLIDARITY trial results | medRxiv https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.10.15.20209817v1

Unraveling the network of molecules that influence COVID-19 severity https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-10-unraveling-network-molecules-covid-severity.html

Study reveals most effective drugs for common type of neuropathic pain https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-10-reveals-effective-drugs-common-neuropathic.html

Longevity & Recurring Symptoms in Coronavirus Patients – COVID-19 News https://covid19news.co/longevity-recurring-symptoms-in-coronavirus-patients/

*by Noah Sunday Thoughts:* And kidnap American governors, all with the approval of Republican Jesus, of course. The billboard pictured in tonight's meme gives about as good of a summation of today's Trump Death Cult as anything. They're as proud of this God, Guns & Trump slogan of theirs as they will be when they put on their Nazi/RNC armbands. It doesn't take any imagination at all to think what we might see Republican Militia groups do on Election Day or shortly after as they march around, fully armed, chanting "God, Guns, and Trump" over and over again to intimidate vote ...

*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC1DA39A3620&share=true] Will the Cold War idea of Star Wars have a new lease on life? *Key point: *Although once a dream, space-based missile defense is closer to becoming a reality. Is it worth the cost? Space-based anti-missile laser weapons calls many military possibilities to mind. After all, there are already different lasers built, some more often discussed than others. For instance, is well known that lasers are being explored for intercontinental ballistic ...

*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: Wikimedia Commons] The Germans attempted to make their mines difficult to detect. They buried them as much as 24 inches below the surface so that they would explode only after a number of vehicles had compacted the earth sufficiently to set off the fuse. German land mines were insidious weapons—killing or maiming thousands of Allied soldiers and civilians. In one incident toward the end of 1944, American soldiers came across nonmetal mines in Lorraine, France. In a single minefield they found 12,000 mines made out of Bakelite or...

Rarely are geopolitical events innocently coincidental, as an old saying goes. Let’s look at a few recent upheavals. First we have the renewed pressure on Germany and Europe to abandon the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline from Russia, which the strange Navalny affair and his alleged poison-assassination conveniently gives cover to what would otherwise be an … Continue reading NATO, Energy Geopolitics and Conflict in Caucasus →

*Stephen Silver* *Google, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2AAJ9ODTEM&share=true] Will it catch on or end up like Google+? There was a time, not too long ago, that if one heard a song on the radio, or in a restaurant, and they didn’t know the song, they had no way of discovering what the song was, aside from asking someone else if they knew what it was. When the earliest smartphones emerged, there was suddenly an option: Phone users could open Google, perform a Google search for the lyrics, and find the song that way. T...

*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* The Nazis attempted to detain the Duke and Duchess of Windsor for propaganda purposes. *Key Point*: The Duke of Windsor’s flirtations with the Germans played a part in Hitler’s reluctance to order an invasion. It was around noon, June 19, 1940, when a small caravan of cars set out from Antibes in southern France en route to the Spanish border. Edward, Duke of Windsor was in one of the cars accompanied by his wife, the former American socialite Wallis Simpson. Edward had once been King of England, but he abdicated the throne to marry th...

The National Academies Press 3 Carbon Dioxide This chapter summarizes the relevant epidemiologic and toxicologic studies on carbon dioxide (CO2). Selected chemical and physical properties, toxicokinetic and mechanistic data, and inhalation exposure levels from the National Research Council (NRC) and other agencies are also presented. The subcommittee considered all of that information in its evaluation of the Navy’s current and …