Disability Scoop (9/23, Heasley) reports, “‘Sesame Street’ is working to help kids with autism adapt to wearing face masks and other realities of living through a pandemic” with an online initiative featuring muppet Julia, who has autism.

A series of videos shows “Julia going on a virtual playdate with Elmo, practicing wearing a face mask during a video call with her dad and learning to deal with changes as she visits the park for the first time in a long time.”.

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Trump Halts Coronavirus Aid Talks Until After the Election

President Donald Trump on Tuesday called an abrupt end to negotiations with Democrats over additional COVID-19 relief, delaying action until after the election despite ominous warnings from his own Federal Reserve chairman about the deteriorating conditions in the economy. Trump tweeted that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was "not negotiating in good faith" and said he's asked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to direct all his focus before the election into confirming his U.S.

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Toronto unveils winter homeless plan early to address heightened COVID-19 demands

With cold weather quickly approaching amid a pandemic, the City of Toronto’s winter homeless programming will begin two weeks early. But even with additional supports and shelter space, many are remaining outdoors over COVID-19 fears.

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'Jurassic World: Dominion' Delayed to 2022 Amid Pandemic

Jurassic World: Dominion is being pushed back.

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Fed chair warns lack of further COVID-19 stimulus imperils economic recovery

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned Tuesday that a tentative recovery from the pandemic recession could falter unless the federal government supplies additional economic support.Powell said that government support — including expanded unemployment insurance payments, direct payments to most U.S. households and financial support for small businesses — has so far prevented a recessionary “downward spiral” in which job losses would reduce spending, forcing businesses to cut even more jobs.But the U.S.

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Head chef at new Ritz-Carlton hotel restaurant plans to give back to Parramore community

ORLANDO, Fla. – Access and exposure for children in Parramore are the goals for the head chef at a new restaurant opening Wednesday at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando hotel.On Tuesday, a group of Parrramore Kidz Zone participants got to tour the new restaurant and assist with the grand opening of Knife & Spoon at the five-star hotel.The new eatery is known for its tasty steak and seafood, but for head chef Gerald Sombright, the experience for the children goes way beyond the food.[TRENDING: DeSantis to lift restaurant limits in Fla. | Here’s how to track your mail-in ballot | How can I tell difference between flu and COVID-19?]“We can have them come to our facility and have them be inspired by seeing somebody who looks like them, who is actually

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Coronavirus: Edmonton Symphony Orchestra performs first shows since March

Performing arts will be one of last sectors to reopen, Calgary city council told The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (ESO) performed to a drastically reduced audience. The orchestra will vary in size for each program and be limited to 30 musicians on stage for each performance.There will also be no brass or wind instruments played for the time being.“Current regulations have some restrictions on those instruments.

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Coronavirus: FDA working to implement strict guidelines for emergency release of vaccine

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is working to implement strict guidelines for the emergency release of a vaccine for COVID-19, which would almost guarantee no vaccine would be approved before Election Day.

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Lowe’s to offer free curbside trick-or-treating for Halloween

LOS ANGELES - It’s no secret that Halloween is going to look very different this year, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Lowe’s plans to offer an alternative way for children to trick-or-treat that will make Halloween both fun and safe.The company announced on Monday that it plans to have “drive-through curbside trick-or-treating events” at all locations nationwide on Oct. 22 and Oct.

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Jordan Fisher Reveals Why He Ellie Woods Are Going Forward With Their Wedding, Despite The Pandemic

Jordan Fisher and Ellie Woods‘ wedding will be a bit different than planned due to the ongoing pandemic, but their love for each other is all they need! In an EXCLUSIVE interview with HollywoodLife to promote his new partnership with Verizon to explain what 5G really is with a four-part 5G education series, Jordan spoke about his upcoming nuptials and how he and Ellie are going forward with their wedding in a safe way.

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Coronavirus: Cases hold at 130 for Peterborough, area; COVID-19 tracker in works

novel coronavirus on Tuesday, keeping the overall total at 130 for its jurisdiction.The health unit serves Peterborough, Peterborough County, Hiawatha First Nation and Curve Lake First Nation.Of the 130 cases, nine are currently active and 119 are deemed resolved, unchanged from Monday’s update. Of the 130 cases, 53 per cent have been female and 47 per cent are male.The health unit reports 33 of the cases have been between the age of 20 to 29, leading all age groups.

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Nova Scotia premier says Atlantic bubble won’t open ‘any time soon’

COVID-19 cases in some parts of the country, says Nova Scotia’s premier.Stephen McNeil wouldn’t be specific about a timeline during a briefing Tuesday, but said no reopening was in the offing.“I can tell you it won’t be in the short term,” McNeil told reporters. “I’m certainly concerned with what I’m seeing in parts of the country with a large outbreak.

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Coronavirus vaccine may be ready by the end of 2020, World Health Organisation says

A vaccine against Covid-19 may be ready by year-end, according to the head of the World Health Organization.

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‘It’s been so, so surreal.’ Critics of Sweden’s lax pandemic policies face fierce backlash

Passengers wait for a Stockholm ferry in July. Swedish health officials insist face masks offer a false sense of security and can lead people to forget about social distancing.

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High demand for drive-thru food pantries continues

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – In just the past few weeks, some big names in Central Florida announced major layoffs, which puts a new pinch on area drive-thru food pantries.Greg Higgerson serves as the chief development officer at Second Harvest Food Bank, where they’re still handing out around 300,000 meals a day, which is about double their pre-pandemic workload.[TRENDING: DeSantis to lift restaurant limits in Fla. | Here’s how to track your mail-in ballot | How can I tell difference between flu and COVID-19?]“It’s the line of cars that tell us the real story out there,” he said. “I wish I could tell you that (300,000 meals is) enough.

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Restaurants, hotels, bars continue to struggle under new Manitoba pandemic restrictions

COVID-19 pandemic continues, bars, restaurants and hotels in Manitoba face an ongoing financial struggle with new provincial health restrictions.The latest blow is a series of Code Orange restrictions affecting the Winnipeg area, which went into effect Monday — limiting hours at licensed premises, among other changes.Industry organizations say they’re happy to have been consulted by government on the recent restrictions, but their members are still looking for answers to remain afloat during these unprecedented times.Scott Jocelyn, president and CEO of the Manitoba Hotel Association, told 680 CJOB the most recent changes were “inevitable” with Manitoba’s rising numbers of positive coronavirus cases.“It was good for us to be a part of the

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Trump halts COVID-19 stimulus talks until after election

U.S. President Donald Trump removes his mask upon return to the White House from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on October 05, 2020 in Washington, DC.

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Disney cast members turn to Facebook to help laid off theme park workers

ORLANDO, Fla. – There’s a new group making an impact on the lives of thousands of furloughed Disney employees. The Facebook group page is Ear For Each Other and it was founded by Maxine Wild and three friends, two of which have been laid off by Disney World amid the coronavirus pandemic.“Half the battle when there’s a big change is just knowing where to begin,” Wild said.

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Geneva votes to increase minimum wage to $25, believed to be highest in the world

FILE - An image of the new 1000 Swiss francs note shown during a press conference on March 5, 2019 in Zurich. Geneva has voted to raise the minimum wage to 23 Swiss francs, which is roughly the equivalent of $25 USD, and is believed to be the highest minimum wage in the world, according to the Geneva Trade Union Action Community.The vote to increase the minimum wage took place on Sept.

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Trump halts COVID-19 relief talks until after election

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he has instructed aides to stop negotiating on another round of COVID-19 relief until after the election.Trump tweeted that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was “not negotiating in good faith" and said he's asked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to direct all his focus before the election into confirming his U.S.

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Battered by 1st wave, Madrid hospital staff blench at 2nd

TORREJÓN DE ARDOZ – TORREJÓWith speed and determination, nurses, doctors and caretakers move in and out of glassed rooms with beds hooked up to tubes, cables and monitors. The cadence of beeps serves as a soundtrack to their workday, underpinned by a constant chatter of voices at half pitch and the snapping of rubber gloves as they're removed by staff ending their shifts.It’s another day at the intensive care ward at the Torrejón de Ardoz University Hospital, on the outskirts of the European capital that has so far seen the worst of the second wave of the pandemic.

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Protesters charged with resisting arrest may not face jail time under new diversion program

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – People who are arrested on charges of resisting law enforcement without violence may not necessarily face jail time under outgoing State Attorney Aramis Ayala’s new policy.This new policy would impact people who were arrested this summer while demonstrating in response to the death of George Floyd and racial injustices but also anyone who is charged with resisting arrest in a non-violent capacity.Ayala is the chief prosecutor for the Ninth Judicial Circuit which includes Orange and Osceola counties.

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Countering Trump, US officials defend integrity of election

WASHINGTON – Four weeks ahead of Election Day, senior national security officials provided fresh assurances about the integrity of the elections in a video message Tuesday, putting them at odds with President Donald Trump’s efforts to discredit the vote. “I'm here to tell you that my confidence in the security of your vote has never been higher,” Chris Krebs, the director of the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency, said in the video message.

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Milwaukee scraps early voting plans at Fiserv, Miller Park

MADISON, Wis. – Election officials said Tuesday that they scrapped their plans to use the Milwaukee Bucks and Brewers' stadiums as early voting sites in the presidential battleground state of Wisconsin, citing fear that the ballots could be legally challenged.Milwaukee's city election commission had planned to use Fiserv Forum and Miller Park between Oct. 20 and Nov.

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Large-scale rapid coronavirus testing has arrived in Florida, here’s where you can get one

THE VILLAGES, Fla. – Florida has now begun receiving 400,000 rapid coronavirus testing kits a week from the federal government. On Tuesday, Gov.

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Flags at half-staff in Montgomery County for firefighter killed in the line of duty

COLMAR, Pa. - Governor Tom Wolf has ordered all commonwealth flags in Montgomery County to fly at half-staff to honor a firefighter killed in the line of duty October 1.Edward “Gary” Minnick died October 1, as a volunteer firefighter with the Colmar Volunteer Fire Company. He was 65.Minnick served with the Colmar Volunteer Fire Department more than 18 years.

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Matt Hancock told Covid-19 powers 'cast aside disabled people' and break the law

Legal experts and campaigners have accused Matt Hancock of "fundamentally misunderstanding" his responsibilities to disabled people during the pandemic.

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Facebook and Twitter flag Trump post falsely claiming flu is deadlier than COVID-19

WASHINGTON - A post by President Donald Trump in which he falsely claimed that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is not as deadly as the flu was removed by Facebook and flagged by Twitter for violating the social media platforms’ rules, the companies say. Trump returned to the White House Monday night, days after being hospitalized at Walter Reed Military Medical Center for COVID-19. The president continued to downplay the severity of the virus, calling on the public to not “be afraid of Covid.”“Don’t let it dominate your life,” Trump tweeted Monday. President Donald Trump's doctors held a press conference Oct.

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Audit faults Gov. Wolf's business shutdown waiver program

Gov. Tom Wolf's pandemic shutdown, saying waivers were granted inconsistently and with little transparency and comparing the process to a "Keystone Kops routine."The office of Auditor General Eugene DePasquale has been investigating the business shutdown waiver program amid complaints it was managed unfairly.

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Amid pandemic, U.S. faculty job openings plummet

Katie LanginIn February, Ashley Ingiosi was excited to finally interview for a faculty position after spending 10 years in training as a grad student and postdoc. “Then COVID came around,” the Washington State University, Spokane, neuroscientist says, and the job opening was eliminated.

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Kate Middleton Chats With University Of Derby Students About The Impact Of COVID-19

Kate Middleton is learning about the effects of COVID-19 on citizens first hand.

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Coronavirus: Nova Scotia’s top doctor provides advice on hosting Thanksgiving amid pandemic

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Kate Middleton visits Derby University to see how students are coping with coronavirus

The Duchess of Cambridge visited the University of Derby to check up on students starting during the pandemic.

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Mint Lite | Quad meet, Amazon festival sales, mental health & others

Amazon goes all out for DiwaliDespite pandemic restrictions easing, people are still wary about stepping out of home, leaving retailers worried about festive-season shopping. Amazon India has decided to extend its Diwali sale event to a whole month this year to outdo Walmart-owned Flipkart, Bloomberg reports.

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Scots warned face masks must cover nose in guidance from health experts

Health experts have revealed how to wear a face covering safely amid growing reports of Scots keeping their noses uncovered. Scots must, by law, wear a face covering when they're in most public indoor settings, including on public transport, bars, restaurants and shops.

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Coronavirus outbreak in UK pork factory after staff 'asked not to wear masks'

coronavirus cases so far. Employees at the Karro Food Group pork processing plant in Scunthorpe have blasted its safety measures following a spate of cases last week.

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Arlo Parks to perform on Channel 4 special ‘The Whole Truth’ to mark World Mental Health Day

Arlo Parks is set to feature and perform on the forthcoming Channel 4 special The Whole Truth to mark this weekend’s World Mental Health Day.The Whole Truth will be hosted by musician and #IAMWHOLE campaign founder Jordan Stephens, and will feature Parks, Kojey Radical and Che Lingo.Parks, Kojey and Che Lingo will each perform one of their own tracks before they then openly discuss their mental health with one another, sharing the personal stories that have inspired them each to speak their minds through music.The trio of artists and Stephens will also talk “music, mental health and how they have navigated a year marked by pandemic, pain and protests,” according to a press release.“Our intention is to shed light on mental health from the

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US must learn to live with Covid virus, just like Flu, says Donald Trump

WASHINGTON : Washington [US], October 6 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday downplayed coronavirus pandemic likening the highly contagious virus to the seasonal flu and said that there people in the United States should "learn to live with it."President Trump further said that closing down the country is not an option.In a tweet after returning to the White House after being hospitalised for Covid-19, Trump said: "Flu season is coming up! Many people every year, sometimes over 100,000, and despite the Vaccine, die from the Flu.

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Boeing says pandemic will cut demand for planes for a decade

Boeing is lowering its expectations around demand for new planes over the next decade as the coronavirus pandemic continues to undercut air travel.The company on Tuesday predicted that the world will need 18,350 new commercial airplanes in the next decade, a drop of 11% from its 2019 forecast. The value of that market will slide by about $200 billion from last year's forecast, to $2.9 trillion.Boeing Co.

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Narco analysis test facility to start after Covid situation under control: Delhi govt to HC

AAP government has informed the Delhi High Court that the process to start a Narco analysis test facility here is underway and it will commence after the COVID-19 pandemic situation comes under control.The Delhi government told the high court that the facility has been set up at Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital in Rohini and it could not commence operations due to the pandemic.According to lawyers, this would be the first such facility to be established in Delhi.“So far as the setting up of the Narco Analysis Test facility at Delhi is concerned, the status report discloses that the process to start the Narco Analysis examination is underway and the examination shall be conducted at Dr.

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New tool ranks COVID-19 responses of 19 hard-hit nations

The United States ranks ninth out of 19 based on a newly developed tool to evaluate public perception of different countries' responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published today in PLOS One.

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Rachel Hollis on her new book ‘Didn’t See That Coming’

Motivational speaker Rachel Hollis talks about getting a divorce after 16 years and how all of us can cope with the realities of the pandemic.

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Kate Middleton stuns in floral face mask as she visits Derby University to discuss impact of pandemic

Kate Middleton looked stunning as she wore a floral face covering to pay University of Derby students a visit on Tuesday 6 October.The Duchess of Cambridge, 38, keptwarm in a £249 beige check coat with £119 cashmere crew neck sweater by Massimo Dutti underneath, which she paired with dark blue jeans along with her face mask. Mum of three Kate accessorised her look with a £98 three layered disc necklace, by All The Falling Stars, along with some matching earrings and a pair of £520 Gianvito Rossi suede pump shoes.

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'I am a witness to history' — Jon Bon Jovi tackles 2020

NEW YORK – Jon Bon Jovi has been churning out love songs and arena anthems for nearly 40 years, but his latest release “2020,” has taken his music to another level. It’s Bon Jovi’s most socially conscious album to date.

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Health Ministry guidelines for festivals: Kids below 10 to stay home, no events in containment zones

festivities. "To prevent spread of COVID-19 infection, it is important that necessary preventive measures are followed for such events," read a notification from the Health Ministry.The notification also said that 'festive events' are permitted only outside containment zones.

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Covid crisis boosts community spirit in Ferguslie Park

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Poverty in Ferguslie Park is being challenged in ways previously not thought possible as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, community leaders have said.Terry McTernan, whose Darkwood Crew has delivered thousands of food parcels to the hungry and companionship to the lonely, says grassroots organisations have in the past six months had a bigger impact on the community than years of quangos and outside interventions.Renowned as the most deprived community in Scotland for a generation, Ferguslie Park is now, according to Terry, finding its own solution to problems that blight the lives of many of residents.He is now – at the start of Challenge Poverty

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
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