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'Auctions Are Everywhere': 2020 Economics Nobel Goes To 2 Americans
Stanford's Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson are honored for their "inventions of new auction formats." Auctions are now used to price Internet ads, wholesale electricity and fishing permits.
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Many Firsts At Confirmation Hearings For Judge Amy Coney Barrett
The hearings, which start at 9 a.m. ET on Monday, begin against the backdrop of early voting that has begun in many states and just 22 days before Election Day.
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News Brief: SCOTUS Hearing, COVID-19 And Campaigning, Military Advisor On Elections
Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court confirmation hearing begins today. Trump continues campaigning after his coronavirus diagnosis. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks about the election.
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Netflix's 'Deaf U' Shows The Deaf Experience Through The Eyes Of Students
A new Netflix docuseries follows a group of students who attend Gallaudet University, a private college for the deaf and hard of hearing.
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Trump Back On Campaign Trail After Coronavirus Diagnosis
President Trump was diagnosed with the coronavirus 12 days ago. On Friday, he'll hold a rally in Florida, after physicians announced over the weekend he was no longer a transmission risk to others.
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Tennessee Teen Becomes Youngest Person To Achieve Nuclear Fusion
Jackson Oswalt has been waiting for three years for confirmation that he broke a Guinness World record when he made a working nuclear fusion reactor at the age of twelve.
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You Can Rent An Underground Cave To Escape From Election News
A man-made cave 50 feet underground in New Mexico is available to rent for those that don't want to be stressed out by news during the upcoming presidential election.
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Contact Tracing Still Taking Place For Recent Trump Fundraiser
Health officials are searching for people who may have been infected with coronavirus by President Trump at a recent fundraiser.
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Michigan Lieutenant Governor Discusses Plot To Overthrow State's Government
In light of the plot and kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the state's Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist talks about whether there are concerns about the prospect of additional schemes.
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News Brief: Presidential Debate, Plot Against Michigan Governor, White House Outbreak
Trump doesn't want to participate in a virtual debate. Thirteen were arrested in a plot to kidnap Michigan's governor. And, contact tracing for the White House coronavirus outbreak reveals challenges.
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Michigan Authorities Charge 13 In Plot To Kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer says two militia groups "were preparing to kidnap and possibly kill me." Thirteen people are charged after the FBI thwarted the alleged plot.
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U.K. Musicians Protest Government's COVID-19 Response With Music
Hundreds of musicians turned out to play an orchestral number across from Britain's parliament in a protest of the pandemic-related drop in government financial aid to freelancers like themselves.