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US election 2020: Trump and Biden final debate fact-checked
They traded arguments and accusations on everything from the coronavirus pandemic, to the economy and even the “caging” of children of migrants crossing the border from Mexico. Reality Check has unpicked some of the claims.
Covid: US gives full approval for antiviral remdesivir drug
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Veklury, the drug’s brand name, cut the recovery time on average by five days during clinical trials.
Holiday shopping 2020: 1 in 4 Americans already finished buying all their gifts
Americans are getting ready to celebrate the holidays with more Zoom calls and online shopping than expected, making them plan ahead of time for their holiday shopping.
US Election 2020: Trump and Obama lock horns in rival rallies
US President Donald Trump and his predecessor, Barack Obama, have directed blistering barbs at each other during rival rallies.
Trump maintains bank account in China, says NY Times
US President Donald Trump has a Chinese bank account and spent years pursuing business projects in the country, the New York Times has reported.
Covid: China’s Sinovac vaccine to be included in Brazil immunisation plan
Brazil plans to use a Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine as part of a national immunisation programme, officials have announced.
Two US Park Police officers have been charged with manslaughter in the 2017 shooting of Bijan Ghaisar
Two US Park Police officers have been indicted in the fatal 2017 shooting of 25-year-old unarmed motorist Bijan Ghaisar in Fairfax County, Virginia, officials announced Thursday.
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/15/us/bijan-ghaisar-police-shooting-indictment/index.html
Can’t remember the name of that song? Now you can hum it to Google
Google now offers a simple cure for earworms or stuck song syndrome: You can hum, whistle or sing the tune, even off key, and Google will rustle up a short list of possibilities.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/10/16/google-song-search-music-hum-whistle-sing/3684720001/
Apple’s iPhone 12 Pro harder to get
Pre-orders for the iPhone 12 began Friday, and shows delivery dates of Oct. 23, which is the day Apple plans to begin selling it, while delivery times for the step-up 12 Pro model show delivery dates as late as Nov. 13 on Apple’s website.
Orange County wildfires ‘may have been started by electrical equipment’
October 28, 2020
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Della Hill
Firefighters are struggling to contain wildfires, fanned by hot desert winds, that forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of Orange County residents.