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Jahangir Tareen returns to Pakistan from UK


November 6, 2020

PTI’s ‘isolated’ lea­der Jahangir Tareen arrived in Lahore on Friday after spending several months in the United Kingdom. He was accompanied by his son Ali Tareen. Earlier this year, a sugar inquiry commission — formed on the directives of the premier to probe the rise in the price of the commodity — had revealed names of many bigwigs, including Tareen, who had allegedly benefitted …

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Trump, on cusp of defeat to Biden, says ‘they’re trying to steal an election’ after son calls for ‘total war’


November 6, 2020

WASHINGTON — One victory away from ousting Donald Trump, Joe Biden called for calm on Thursday shortly before the president’s son called for “total war over this election” and the president himself defiantly claimed the election was being stolen through “tremendous corruption and fraud.” “They’re trying to steal an election. They’re trying to rig an election,” the president asserted, leveling …

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‘This is a big puzzle’: Dallas police ask for help finding missing Seattle woman Marisela Botello Valadez


November 6, 2020

Dallas police are asking the public for any information that might help them find Marisela Botello Valadez, a 23-year-old Seattle woman who went missing a month ago in Dallas. Marisela Botello(Dallas Police Department) Police recently reclassified Botello’s disappearance from a “want to locate” case to an “endangered missing” case because Botello hadn’t used social media or contacted her family and friends, Lt. …

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Ted Cruz backs Trump’s false claim that Philadelphia election observers are being denied access to count


November 6, 2020

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz backed President Donald Trump’s baseless claim that election observers in Philadelphia are being denied access to observe the counting of ballots during a Thursday evening appearance on Fox News. The Texas Republican parroted Trump’s claim to Fox host Sean Hannity, adding that the Supreme Court, the Justice Department and the Pennsylvania state Legislature should get involved …

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Dallas County reports 868 coronavirus cases, 6 additional deaths


November 6, 2020

Dallas County on Thursday reported 868 more coronavirus cases, all of them considered new. Six new COVID-19 deaths were also reported. The latest victims were two Dallas residents, a woman in her 50s who lived at a long-term care facility and a man in his 60s; two Irving residents, a man in his 40s and a woman in her 70s; …

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Dallas ISD outlines plan to boost opportunities and academics for Black students


November 6, 2020

To address the disparities Black students face in the education system, Dallas ISD has rolled out a number of initiatives that include overhauling the district’s discipline, limiting certain class sizes and potentially removing more Confederate names from schools. Dallas school administrators updated trustees on what the district was doing to tackle racial inequities during a board briefing Thursday. A little …

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Oak Cliff-area schools COVID-19 Updates


November 6, 2020

DISD welcomed students back for in-person and hybrid learning on Oct. 5 after beginning the school year online on Sept. 8. DISD is operating a COVID-19 dashboard that is updated at 5 p.m. daily with new and cumulative positive cases of the illness since Sept. 28. Users can view the case breakdown by school, zip code, or trustee district. Oak Cliff area …

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What you need to know about coronavirus


November 6, 2020

Health authorities are closely watching an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new strain of coronavirus known as COVID-19. Here are the answers to key questions about the outbreak: What is the new virus? Scientists have identified the virus as a novel, or new, coronavirus. The name comes from the Latin word for crowns or halos, which coronaviruses resemble …

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