Headlines for October 26, 2020
by mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#59HKB)
- Pence Remains on Campaign Trail Despite COVID Outbreak in Inner Circle as U.S. Cases Surge
- Trump Administration Pressures CDC to Sign Off on Locking Up Migrant Children, Citing Pandemic
- Illinois Public Health Official Breaks Down in Tears While Reporting Coronavirus Toll
- New Wave of Restrictions in Europe as COVID-19 Cases Explode in Spain, Italy, France
- GOP-Ruled Senate Set to Confirm Amy Coney Barrett, Trump's Third SCOTUS Justice
- Early Voting Brings Huge Turnout as New York Voters Face Hours-Long Lines
- TX Court Reinstates Limit on Drop Box Sites; PA Court Allows Ballots with Mismatched Signatures
- Sudanese Political Parties Reject U.S.-Brokered Deal to Normalize Sudanese-Israeli Relations
- Nigerian Police Orders Further Crackdown on Protests as Death Toll Mounts
- Security Forces Kill at Least 10 Protesters in Guinea During Post-Election Unrest
- 3rd Ceasefire Between Armenia and Azerbaijan Breaks Down Within Minutes
- Opposition Launches Nationwide General Strike in Belarus
- Suicide Bomber Kills 24, Including Children, in Kabul, Afghanistan
- Iraqis Rally to Mark First Anniversary of Anti-Government Protests
- Libyan Government Signs "Permanent Ceasefire" with Khalifa Haftar's Forces
- Palestinian Teen Dies After Beating by Israeli Forces
- Chileans Overwhelmingly Approve Rewrite of Pinochet-Era Constitution
- Pope Francis Names Wilton Gregory as First African American Cardinal
- Far-Right "Boogaloo" Gunman Arrested for Shooting Minneapolis Police Precinct
- Black Lives Matter Leader Alicia Garza Says FBI Warned Her About White Supremacist
- Colorado's Two Largest Fires on Record Continue to Burn
- Power Cut to Hundreds of Thousands in California to Prevent Wildfires
- 50th Nation Ratifies Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons