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Oliver 2020: Dog Runs For President
Decision 2020, National News

Oliver 2020: Dog Runs For President

Goldendoodle "Oliver Winston Churchill" has launched his own presidential campaign in Fall River, Massachusetts...with the winning slogan "Because People Suck." WJAR's Kelly O'Neill reports.
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FALL RIVER, Mass. (WJAR/NBC News) — There’s a new presidential candidate begging for votes in Fall River, Massachusetts. Oliver Winston Churchill Finelli, a 2-year-old goldendoodle, is running on the Independent ticket. Owners David and Marcee Finelli don’t think it’s too far-fetched to pull off a victory. “Especially with the debates and how things are going…my wife had a great idea…

Decision 2020: Battleground Pennsylvania
Decision 2020, Politics

Decision 2020: Battleground Pennsylvania

With early voting underway and less than two weeks before election day, the presidential candidates have turned their focus to Pennsylvania, a crucial battleground state. NBC's Tracie Potts reports.
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(NBC News) — With early voting underway across the country and less than two weeks to go before election day, the presidential campaigns are turning their attention to a crucial battleground state: Pennsylvania. President Trump pinned his hopes of victory on the state during a Tuesday rally. “If we win Pennsylvania, we win the whole thing,” Mr. Trump told supporters….

Safe Passage: Covid 19 & Air Travel
Coronavirus, National News

Safe Passage: COVID-19 & Air Travel

In contrast to cruise ships, airliners have not proven to be hot beds for COVID-19 infections, and experts say it's because of unique airflow patterns on planes. KING's Glenn Farley reports.
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(NBC News) — In contrast to cruise ships, airliners have not proven to be hot beds for COVID-19 infections. The International Air Transport Association claims that just 44 people have become infected with COVID-19 while on board an airplane since the pandemic began hitting the industry in early 2020. In its survey of potential passengers, people are split between thinking…

Allergies Or Covid 19? Breaking Down The Symptoms
Coronavirus

Allergies Or COVID-19? Breaking Down The Symptoms

Fall allergy season has arrived. The symptoms can sometimes be severe, and mistaken for signs of more serious illness, including COVID-19. KPRC's Haley Hernandez reports.
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(KPRC/NBC News) — Fall allergy season has arrived. The sypmtoms can sometimes be severe, and mistaken for signs of more serious illness, including COVID-19. While some of the symptoms can be similar, they aren’t the same. Allergies, for example, won’t cause a fever or the loss of smell associated with coronavirus. COVID-19, on the other hand, doesn’t typically cause sneezing,…

Decision 2020: Two Weeks To Go
Decision 2020, Politics

Decision 2020: Two Weeks To Go

President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden are set to face each other in their final debate Thursday, despite Mr. Trump's complaints about a new format that will allow microphones to be cut when either is speaking out of turn. NBC's Susan McGinnis reports.
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(NBC News) — The Presidential Debate Commission has announced they will mute the opponent’s microphone during each candidate’s two-minute response during Thursday night’s debate. In response, the Trump campaign is calling the commission “biased,” saying they’re changing rules to “provide advantage to their favored candidate” and disputing the topics that should be discussed. With polls now open in 37 states…

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Google Named In Federal Antitrust Suit

The U.S. Justice Department has announced an antitrust civil suit against tech giant Google. NBC's Jay Gray reports.
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(NBC News) — The U.S. Justice Department has announced an antitrust civil suit against tech giant Google. Searching, they say, for a “level playing field,” attorneys for the Department of Justice called Google, “a monopoly gatekeeper to the internet.” At least 11-states are joining in the landmark federal antitrust case which accuses the company of maintaining a monopoly by “exclusionary…

Family Hard Hit By Covid 19
Coronavirus

Family Hard Hit By COVID-19

Eight members of Erin Griffin's family were sickened by COVID-19 over the summer. Three did not survive. KSDK's Robert Townsend reports.
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(KSDK/NBC News) — The summer of 2020 was a life-altering experience for 40-year-old Erin Griffin and her family. “I just want to go somewhere and lie down. I don’t want to hear anyone or anything. It’s taken a toll on my entire family,” Griffin says. This summer Erin and seven of her family members, including her 14-year-old son, her mom,…

Help Behind The Wheel: Technology Takes Aim At Teen Drivers
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Help Behind The Wheel: Technology Takes Aim At Teen Drivers

National Teen Driver Safety Week is underway, and new technologies aimed at reducing road fatalities are in the spotlight. NBC's Dan Scheneman reports.
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(NBC News) — Car accidents remain the leading cause of death among teen drivers, and officials are using this week to highlight basic safety tips to keep young drivers safe. “Parents are the key to a young driver’s success, although it’s a teen in the driver’s seat. It’s parents who have control,” says Julie Vallese of the National Highway Traffic…

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