Auto news updates : September 2020

G.O.P. Alarmed by Trump’s Comments on Extremist Group, Fearing a Drag on the Party

By Alexander Burns, Jonathan Martin and Maggie Haberman from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/33ffFU4

Seagram's Heiress Sentenced In Nxivm Sex Trafficking Ring Case

Seagram's Heiress Sentenced In Nxivm Sex Trafficking Ring Case
Several victims of the group offered tearful testimony of the abuse they suffered at the hands of Clare Bronfman, a wealthy member who used her millions to intimidate, control and punish other women.

Trump-Biden Debate Prompts Shock, Despair and, in China, Glee

By Steven Erlanger from NYT World https://ift.tt/36g1hNf

Of Course, the Debate Was Always Going to Be About Trump

By Matt Flegenheimer and Maggie Haberman from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/33kAldv

Tuesday’s Debate Made Clear the Gravest Threat to the Election: The President Himself

By David E. Sanger from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/36gOQ3L

After That Fiasco, Biden Should Refuse to Debate Trump Again

By Frank Bruni from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3kWE7zu

Clare Bronfman Is Sentenced to 81 Months in Nxivm ‘Sex Cult’ Case

By Nicole Hong from NYT New York https://ift.tt/347VTZQ

Late Night Goes Live for Bruising Presidential Debate

By Trish Bendix from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/33fatPV

Chris Wallace Struggled to Rein In an Unruly Trump at First Debate

By Michael M. Grynbaum from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3iiezuQ

Alabama Gov. Apologizes To Surviving '5th Girl' Of 1963 KKK Bombing

Alabama Gov. Apologizes To Surviving '5th Girl' Of 1963 KKK Bombing
"There should be no question that Ms. Collins Rudolph and the families of those who perished ... suffered an egregious injustice that has yielded untold pain and suffering over the ensuing decades."

'I Like What I See': FAA Chief Flies 737 Max, But Not Ready To Recertify Plane

'I Like What I See': FAA Chief Flies 737 Max, But Not Ready To Recertify Plane
Steve Dickson took a Boeing 737 Max on a test flight Wednesday and says "It responded well," as regulators inch closer to ungrounding the troubled jetliner.

White House Blocked C.D.C. Order to Keep Cruise Ships Docked

By Sheila Kaplan from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3n3Zz7r

Chris Wallace Calls Debate ‘a Terrible Missed Opportunity’

By Michael M. Grynbaum from NYT Business https://ift.tt/34aTeyB

Disney Lays Off 28,000, Mostly at Its 2 U.S. Theme Parks

By Brooks Barnes from NYT Business https://ift.tt/36ia5lR

From Debate Stage, Trump Declines To Denounce White Supremacy

From Debate Stage, Trump Declines To Denounce White Supremacy
Asked to disavow white supremacists, Trump addressed the Proud Boys directly, telling them to "Stand Back, Stand By." He did not expand on what he meant.

2020 Presidential Debate Calendar: What to Know

By Isabella Grullón Paz from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/36gFWDj

How Trump Voters Feel About His Refusal to Commit to Transferring Power

By Jeremy W. Peters and Hank Stephenson from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/34aJnJ0

The Long History of ‘Hidden Earpiece’ Conspiracy Theories

By Kevin Roose from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/36hxCTR

Late Night Weighs In on Trump’s Taxes

By Trish Bendix from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2S65N8z

3 Killed in Fresh Wildfires in Northern California

By Tim Arango, Johnny Diaz and Carly Stern from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jbxvwK

Meet a Secret Trump Voter

By Bret Stephens from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2GeRw78

Boeing to move all 787 Dreamliner production to South Carolina

Boeing to move all 787 Dreamliner production to South Carolina

Shift would end output of that jetliner in Seattle area as demand for planes plummets amid pandemic

Apple CEO Tim Cook given $75M in first stock grant since 2011

Apple CEO Tim Cook given $75M in first stock grant since 2011

Apple's Board of Directors wants to keep CEO Tim Cook happy.

US House Judiciary antitrust report likely to come out as soon as Monday October 5: source

US House Judiciary antitrust report likely to come out as soon as Monday October 5: source

The House antitrust subcommittee plans to hold a hearing on Friday on proposals to strengthen antitrust laws

Census End Remains Uncertain After Judge Calls New Schedule 'A Violation'

Census End Remains Uncertain After Judge Calls New Schedule 'A Violation'
A day after the Census Bureau tweeted out a new "target date" of Oct. 5 for ending 2020 census counting, a federal judge in California said she thinks the schedule change may violate a court order.

How to Watch the First Presidential Debate

By The New York Times from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2SbZm44

Biden and Trump’s First Debate: What to Watch For

By Shane Goldmacher and Adam Nagourney from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2HCNJ3X

Trump: Coronavirus vaccine is a ‘very political thing’

Trump: Coronavirus vaccine is a ‘very political thing’

President Trump and Joe Biden on coronavirus vaccines during the first presidential debate.

Regeneron's COVID-19 drug effective in early disease stage

Regeneron's COVID-19 drug effective in early disease stage

Company says it is discussing the positive preliminary drug trial results with regulators.

What Polls Say About the 2020 Race as Biden and Trump Square Off

By Giovanni Russonello from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jgyzzu

Biden and Trump’s First Debate: What to Watch For

By Shane Goldmacher and Adam Nagourney from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jgWfUa

How to Watch the First Presidential Debate

By The New York Times from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/30j5eg9

JPMorgan to pay $920 million for manipulating precious metals, treasury market

JPMorgan to pay $920 million for manipulating precious metals, treasury market

JPMorgan will pay $436.4 million in fines, $311.7 million in restitution and more than $172 million in disgorgement, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said on Tuesday, the biggest-ever settlement imposed by the derivatives regulator.

Biden and Trump’s First Debate: What to Watch For

By Shane Goldmacher and Adam Nagourney from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2G1v6Xf

What Polls Say About the 2020 Race as Biden and Trump Square Off

By Giovanni Russonello from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/33ag8qA

Compact Nuclear Fusion Reactor Is ‘Very Likely to Work,’ Studies Suggest

By Henry Fountain from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/2S5ZOkg

6 Questions Ahead Of The 1st Trump-Biden Presidential Debate

6 Questions Ahead Of The 1st Trump-Biden Presidential Debate
The first presidential debate is high stakes. Can Trump avoid the sitting-president first-debate slump? Does Biden come across competently? And how personal will it get?

A Military First: A Supercarrier Is Named After An African American Sailor

A Military First: A Supercarrier Is Named After An African American Sailor
USS Doris Miller will honor a Black Pearl Harbor hero and key figure in the rise of the civil rights movement. Miller, a sharecropper's son from Waco, Texas was just 22 years when he created history.

Legal Fight Over Trump's Financial Records Grinds On Even As Tax Details Spill Out

Legal Fight Over Trump's Financial Records Grinds On Even As Tax Details Spill Out
The president is waging multiple court battles to shield his finances from scrutiny, including two cases involving subpoenas issued to his personal accounting firm.

Pandemic Threatens Long-Term Job Security After Hospitality Industry Layoffs

Pandemic Threatens Long-Term Job Security After Hospitality Industry Layoffs
Experts say the hotel industry may not return to pre-pandemic levels until 2023. Hospitality workers are bearing the brunt of this long downturn.

More Than 600,000 Child Cases Reported Of COVID-19, But Severe Illness Is 'Rare'

More Than 600,000 Child Cases Reported Of COVID-19, But Severe Illness Is 'Rare'
In a survey of data reported by 49 states and four other jurisdictions, the American Academy of Pediatrics said the infection rate for COVID-19 is 829 per 100,000 children in the population.

New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: ML News – Like HN, but for Machine Learning

Show HN: ML News – Like HN, but for Machine Learning
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‘It’s Not in My Head’: They Survived the Coronavirus, but They Never Got Well

By Sarah Mervosh from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2S4R12b

Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were Misrepresented

By Rukmini Callimachi from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jdEC7Z

Evictions Damage Public Health, Which Is Why The CDC Has Banned Them ― For Now

Evictions Damage Public Health, Which Is Why The CDC Has Banned Them ― For Now
A survey of 17 cities found more than 50,000 pandemic-related eviction filings. Housing advocates worry that increased housing instability will lead to more COVID-19 and other illnesses.

Behind the White House Effort to Pressure the C.D.C. on School Openings

By Mark Mazzetti, Noah Weiland and Sharon LaFraniere from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2S41uLc

Warnings Issued as Virus Cases Rise in New York

By Jesse McKinley and Luis Ferré-Sadurní from NYT New York https://ift.tt/36diEyf

How the Biden-Trump Debate Will Play on TV (Don’t Expect Fact-Checks)

By Michael M. Grynbaum from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3mUm3YN

As Covid-19 Closes Schools, the World’s Children Go to Work

By Jeffrey Gettleman and Suhasini Raj from NYT World https://ift.tt/30fNz9o

Will Trump’s taxes dominate the presidential debate?

Will Trump’s taxes dominate the presidential debate?

WSJ Editorial Page assistant editor Dan Henninger weighs in on the Trump administration’s coronavirus testing efforts, President Trump’s tax records and the first presidential debate.

American Could Face Prison in Thailand After Posting Negative Reviews of a Resort

By Richard C. Paddock from NYT World https://ift.tt/3kTlSuJ

Trump Deflects Questions About Taxes, but First Debate Has a New Issue

By Peter Baker and Michael D. Shear from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3mZTZD9

Former Amazon manager and family members charged with insider trading

Former Amazon manager and family members charged with insider trading

Former employee’s family allegedly earned $1.4 million from unlawful trades.

COVID-19 Deaths Top 1 Million. How These 5 Countries Are Driving the Pandemic

COVID-19 Deaths Top 1 Million. How These 5 Countries Are Driving the Pandemic
Nine months after the first reported fatality in China last January, the world has hit a sobering milestone.

Citigroup’s Ray McGuire, with Bloomberg ties, preps NYC mayoral run

Citigroup’s Ray McGuire, with Bloomberg ties, preps NYC mayoral run

This Citi executive is eyeing Gracie Mansion as NYC battles a crime wave and a slumping economy.

Biden to Democrats: Focus on health law, not court expansion

Biden to Democrats: Focus on health law, not court expansion

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden wants voters to see Republicans’ push for a speedy Supreme Court confirmation as an end-run of Congress and the 2010 health care law.

Officer Indicted In Breonna Taylor Case Pleads Not Guilty

Officer Indicted In Breonna Taylor Case Pleads Not Guilty
Brett Hankison, the former Louisville Police Department detective, has pleaded not guilty to all three counts of wanton endangerment against him, his attorney said on Monday.

Texas Sheriff Charged With Destroying Evidence In Officer-Related Death

Texas Sheriff Charged With Destroying Evidence In Officer-Related Death
A grand jury has indicted Sheriff Robert Chody with intentionally destroying or concealing video and audio recordings of the encounter involving a Black man who died in police custody last year.

Many Arkansas Teachers Refuse In-Person Classes Amid COVID-19 Concerns

Many Arkansas Teachers Refuse In-Person Classes Amid COVID-19 Concerns
Citing a lack of adherence to guidelines, teachers in Little Rock, Arkansas, have refused to teach in-person classes. The district is considering firing them.

Baseball Made It, So Far, Through A Pandemic. Football Hopes To Follow.

Baseball Made It, So Far, Through A Pandemic. Football Hopes To Follow.
After a rocky start to the Major League Baseball season, it's on to the playoffs. MLB has gone almost a month without a player testing positive for the coronavirus. The NFL hopes to replicate that.

Keith Hufnagel, Pro Skateboarder and Entrepreneur, Dies at 46

By Daniel E. Slotnik from NYT Style https://ift.tt/3i5M0ku

Brad Parscale, Senior Adviser To Trump Campaign, Is Hospitalized After Call To Police

Brad Parscale, Senior Adviser To Trump Campaign, Is Hospitalized After Call To Police
Brad Parscale's wife called police out of concern for her husband's safety. In July, Parscale was demoted from his role as the campaign manager of President Trump's reelection effort.

Brain-Eating Amoeba Found in a Texas City’s Water Supply

By Allyson Waller from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/336feeA

Meet The Trump Campaign Lawyer Who Got His Start Working For Al Gore

Meet The Trump Campaign Lawyer Who Got His Start Working For Al Gore
Justin Clark will play a lead role in the Trump campaign's legal strategy, fighting over voting rules — and perhaps the outcome — for the November election.

US bound to ‘successfully’ argue TikTok case: Atlas organization founder

US bound to ‘successfully’ argue TikTok case: Atlas organization founder

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's app store ban on TikTok. Atlas Organization founder Jonathan Ward with more.

Nearly Two-Thirds Of U.S. Households Struck By COVID-19 Face Financial Trouble

Nearly Two-Thirds Of U.S. Households Struck By COVID-19 Face Financial Trouble
Plus, of all U.S. homes that include someone with a disability, 63% report serious financial hardship during the pandemic, and 37% have used up all or most of their savings.

Trump And Biden Debate Tuesday. Here's What You Need To Know

Trump And Biden Debate Tuesday. Here's What You Need To Know
The two presidential candidates will face off for the first time in a debate moderated by Fox News' Chris Wallace.

D.C. Statehood Is A Civil Rights Issue For Young Activists

D.C. Statehood Is A Civil Rights Issue For Young Activists
There is renewed energy around the push to make the District of Columbia the nation's 51st state. Much of that energy comes from young activists who see it as a civil rights issue.

In Internet Dead Zones, Rural Schools Struggle With Distanced Learning

In Internet Dead Zones, Rural Schools Struggle With Distanced Learning
Many American schools are back in class via distance learning. It's stressful everywhere but especially in rural districts where most students lack high-speed Internet and cell phone service at home.

Health On Wheels: Tricked-Out RVs Deliver Addiction Treatment To Rural Colorado

Health On Wheels: Tricked-Out RVs Deliver Addiction Treatment To Rural Colorado
As COVID-19 forced many addiction treatment clinics to scale back, Colorado brought its clinics on wheels to remote, underserved towns and used telehealth to connect patients with addiction doctors.

Amy Coney Barrett: A Dream For The Right, Nightmare For The Left

Amy Coney Barrett: A Dream For The Right, Nightmare For The Left
The mother of seven, beloved in her community and by Notre Dame students, is a sparkling intellect who is likely more conservative than the man she clerked for and revered, Justice Antonin Scalia.