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 Oregon cliff death, Hiker, 43, plunges 100ft to his death. A 43-year-old man died after plunging off a cliff into the surf Sunday at the Oregon coast, Oregon State Police said. Steven Gastelum of Seaside, Oregon, climbed a tree on the cliff's edge along the Devil's Cauldron Overlook Trail in Oswald West State Park to pose for a photograph, according to initial information from Oregon State Police. A limb broke, and Gastelum fell about 100 feet into the Pacific Ocean,  CBS affiliate KOIN-TV reported.  The Coast Guard and Nehalem Bay Fire Department used jet skis to find Gastelum in the water and bring him to shore, the station reported. The state police said he was taken to a Tillamook hospital, where he was pronounced dead. In July, a  woman fell to her death  inside the Grand Canyon National Park while taking photos with her family.

 Notre Dame president apology, Coney Barrett’s nomination event Saturday. Notre Dame President Father John Jenkins is apologizing after he was seen not wearing a mask at Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination event Saturday. Father Jenkins says after talking to the Notre Dame Wellness Center, he is now quarantining out of an abundance of caution. You can read his full statement below: Dear Students, Faculty and Staff, I know many of you have read about the White House ceremony I recently attended. I write to express my regret for certain choices I made that day and for failing to lead as I should have. Last Saturday morning I received, on very short notice, an invitation to attend the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court. It was important, I believed, that I represent the University at this historic event to support a faculty colleague and alumna of Notre Dame who is greatly respected by academic and judicial peers, revered by her students and cheri...

 Estonia ferry new evidence, loss of 852 lives in Europe’s worst. Estonia, Sweden and Finland will look into fresh evidence on the sinking of the ferry Estonia, which went down 26 years ago on Monday with the loss of 852 lives in Europe’s worst peacetime maritime disaster since World War Two. The roll-on roll-off ferry, carrying 803 passengers and 186 crew, sank on a stormy Baltic Sea shortly after midnight on Sept. 28, 1994. The official investigation in 1997 concluded that the bow shield had failed, damaging the bow ramp and flooding the car deck. However, Sweden said that a Discovery Network documentary about the disaster included new underwater video images from the wreck site showing damage on the starboard side of the wreck. “Estonia, Finland and Sweden have agreed that verification of the new information presented in the documentary will be made,” the foreign ministers of the three countries said in a joint statement on Monday. “Our countries will cooperate closely in t...

 Ai Weiwei Julian Assange, where the WikiLeaks founder is on trial. Chinese contemporary artist Ai Weiwei has staged a silent protest against the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange because “all the words we want to say are already there”. Assange’s case has attracted the support of high-profile figures including fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood, actress Pamela Anderson, and rapper MIA, who have spoken out in various forms for the Free Assange campaign. The former journalist is fighting being sent to the US on charges relating to leaks of classified documents allegedly exposing war crimes and abuse. Outside the Old Bailey in London, where his ongoing trial is taking place, Weiwei told the PA news agency Assange represents “a core value of why we are free”. Weiwei, who knows Assange personally and has visited him at the Ecuadorian embassy and HMP Belmarsh high security prison in London, said: “It’s getting more and more difficult for him.

 England quarantine breach fine, New rules brought in after a government. The government has today (28 September) made refusing to self-isolate when you show  symptoms of Covid-19  a criminal offence that carries a potential fine of up to £10,000. Having commissioned a study that found just 18% of people with symptoms of Covid-19 were self-isolating, the government has brought in tough new rules that could see people who choose not to comply with an official instruction to self-isolate fined anywhere between £1,000 and £10,000, with the most serious fines being given out to repeat offenders and people who commit "serious breaches". NHS Test and Trace "has now become as important in a sense as catching criminals, fighting fires and and treating heart attacks Home secretary Priti Patel said the new fines were "a clear sign that we will not allow those who break the rules to reverse the hard-won progress made by the law-abiding majority", while health secreta...

 Ivanka Trump running mate, vice-president’ in book out in October. Donald Trump wanted to name his daughter, Ivanka Trump, as his running mate in 2016, according to a new book by former campaign deputy Rick Gates,  reported by Bloomberg News . “I think it should be Ivanka,” Trump is quoted as saying in Wicked Game: An Insider’s Story on How Trump Won, Mueller Failed and America Lost, which will be published on 13 October. “What about Ivanka as my VP?” The news lands as Ivanka Trump, who with her husband Jared Kushner remains a senior White House adviser, is  named in the New York Times’ bombshell report  on her father’s taxes, appearing to have received “consulting fees” that helped reduce the family tax bill. Ivanka has not served in elected office but is widely thought to have political ambitions of her own, possibly in the 2024 presidential race. Gates says Trump was serious about making his then 34-year-old daughter his potential vice-president, returning t...

 Chrissy Teigen hospitalized due to excessive bleeding (Details). Chrissy Teigen  informed her fans on Instagram that she was being hospitalized due to excessive bleeding. Teigen, who is pregnant with her third child, posted videos on Sunday from her hospital bed to her  Instagram Stories . The 34-year-old explained that she has been on bed rest for a few weeks due to bleeding. "I'm about halfway through pregnancy and the blood and has been going on for like a month, maybe a little less than a month. But we're talking more than your period girls and definitely not spotting. A lot of people spot and it's usually fine but mine was a lot," Teigen said to the camera. "I guess in the simplest of terms, we can say my placenta is really really weak. I feel really good. The baby is so healthy, growing stronger than Luna or Miles. He moves a lot. He moves so much earlier than they ever did," she continued by referencing her children Luna, 4, and Miles, 2, that sh...

 Military suicides COVID-19, much as 20% amid COVID crisis. Military suicides have increased by as much as 20% this year compared to with same period in 2019, and some incidents of violent behavior have spiked as service members struggle under COVID-19, war-zone deployments, national disasters and civil unrest. While the data is incomplete and causes of suicide are complex, Army and Air Force officials say they believe the pandemic is adding stress to an already-strained force. And senior Army leaders — who say they’ve seen about a 30% jump in active-duty suicides so far this year — told The Associated Press that they are looking at shortening combat deployments. Such a move would be part of a broader effort to make the wellbeing of soldiers and their families the Army’s top priority, overtaking combat readiness and weapons modernization. The Pentagon refused to provide 2020 data or to discuss the issue, but Army officials said discussions in Defense Department briefings indicate t...

 China mine disaster, Ministry of Emergency Management. Sixteen people were killed and one survivor was sent to hospital after being trapped in a coal mine accident in southwest China on Sunday, the official Xinhua news agency reported. There were excessive levels of carbon monoxide as a conveyor belt burned, trapping the 17 miners inside the Songzao mine, which belongs to a local energy company in Chongqing municipality, the Ministry of Emergency Management said in an online statement on Sunday morning. A team led by officials from the National Coal Mine Safety Administration was dispatched to the scene.

 Central Mexico bar massacre, Gunmen shoot dead 11. Eleven people were killed early Sunday morning after armed assailants opened fire in a bar in Mexico's central state of Guanajuato, according to the local prosecutor's office. The attack on the bar in the town of Jaral del Progreso left seven men and four women dead, and another woman seriously injured, the prosecutor's office said in a statement. According to local press reports, eyewitnesses reported that the attackers arrived in several vehicles and began shooting at customers and employees. Guanajuato, traditionally an agricultural and industrial town, has been ravaged by drug violence. More than 1,900 homicides were registered between January and May of this year, more than in other Mexican towns affected by organized crime, according to government figures. Guanajuato authorities have previously blamed the violence on two criminal rings competing to dominate drug sales and fuel theft. Clashes have intensified sin...

 Tenet 300 million box office, slowly make progress at the box office. Christopher Nolan's  Tenet  continues to make progress at the box office and is now nearing $300 million worldwide. Even though the box office has become dominated by sequels, reboots, and remakes, Nolan has proven to be one of the rare filmmakers who can make original movies that perform well. His original movies  Inception ,  Interstellar , and  Dunkirk  each made over $500 million worldwide, and that gave  Tenet  similar box office expectations  heading into 2020. However,  Tenet 's theatrical release and subsequent box office performance have been dramatically altered due to the coronavirus pandemic. The movie was delayed a few times but still rolled out in theaters where possible around the world starting in late August.  Tenet  has performed well internationally  given the circumstances, but the domestic box office has been underwhelming...

 NASA space toilet launch, scheduled to launch on Sept. 29. A private cargo spacecraft will lift off from Virginia on Tuesday (Sept. 29), carrying tons of fresh supplies to the International Space Station, including scientific experiments, skincare from Estée Lauder and a  brand-new space toilet . The mission, known as Cygnus NG-14, will be deliver 7,624 lbs (3,458 kilograms) of cargo on the14th flight for Northrop Grumman's robotic Cygnus spacecraft and the resupply craft's 13th mission to the  International Space Station . Cygnus will launch atop an Antares rocket Sept. 29 at 10:27 p.m. EDT (0227 a.m. GMT Sept. 30) from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.  Northrop Grumman has  named the Cygnus spacecraft the S.S. Kalpana Chawla  to honor astronaut Kalpana Chawla, who was one of seven astronauts who died in the Columbia shuttle tragedy in 2003. You can watch the launch live here at  Space.com , courtesy ...

 Bill Murray response Doobie Brothers, one of their songs without permission. Bill Murray ’s golf company have responded to the Doobie Brothers’ request for damages for an alleged breach of copyright. The actor’s golf apparel brand William Murray Golf is said to have used the group’s 1972 hit ‘Listen To The Music’ in a TV advert for a new shirt without permission. The letter from the Doobie Brothers’ attorney Peter T. Paterno  gained attention both for its claims and the humorous style in which it was written. “The Doobie Brothers perform and recorded the song Listen to the Music, which Tom Johnston of the Doobie Brothers wrote,” he wrote. “It’s a fine song. I know you agree because you keep using it in ads for your Zero Hucks Given golf shirts. However, given that you haven’t paid to use it, maybe you should change the name to ‘Zero Bucks Given’.” Now, Murray’s lawyer has responded in kind with their own glib letter. Alexander Yoffe of the Yoffe & Cooper law firm be...

 BTS new album November, BigHit Entertainment, announced on Twitter. Two albums in one year? That's how Korean pop group BTS is blessing fans in 2020. The group's management agency, BigHit Entertainment, announced on Twitter that "BE" will be released November 20. BTS, which stands for Beyond the Scene, released their first album of the year, " Map of the Soul: 7 ," in February. The group told CNN earlier this month  they would've been on tour had it not been for the coronavirus pandemic, but are now working out, watching Netflix and learning to play instruments. Because BTS felt they needed to give their fans new music amid these challenging times, they dropped their first full-English song " Dynamite " in August. The song broke the YouTube record for most views in a 24-hour period, racking up 101.1 million views.

 Trump $750 income taxes,  Long-Concealed Records Show Trump's Chronic Losses. Donald Trump paid just $750 (£587) in federal income tax both in 2016, the year he ran for the US presidency, and in his first year in the White House, the New York Times says. The newspaper - which says it obtained tax records for Mr Trump and his companies over two decades  - also says that he paid no income taxes at all in 10 of the previous 15 years. The records reveal "chronic losses and years of tax avoidance", it says. Mr Trump called the report "fake news". "Actually I paid tax. And you'll see that as soon as my tax returns - it's under audit, they've been under audit for a long time," he told reporters after the story was published on Sunday. "The IRS [Internal Revenue Service] does not treat me well… they treat me very badly," he said. Trump v Obama: Who's made the economy fly? How is Donald Trump doing in the polls? Mr Trump has faced leg...

 West Pacific tropical storm, Development likely by the middle of the week. Much of the Eastern and Central Pacific Ocean remain devoid of tropical activity at this time. However, there is one area of interest in the East Pacific we are monitoring for tropical development later this week. A budding area of disturbed weather associated with a tropical wave is moving off the west coast of Central America. This area of disturbed weather will move west-northwest early next week and into a favorable environment for tropical development. An area of low pressure is expected to develop within this cluster of thunderstorms around midweek and a tropical depression or storm could form

 Tom Cotton transfer of power, Trump backers say he’s not undermining confidence. Allies of President Donald Trump expressed support Sunday for his refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power and advanced his points sowing doubt in the reliability of this year's election. Trump shook Washington last week when he declined multiple times to commit to a peaceful transition, opting instead to lambaste mail-in voting as an open floodgate to voter fraud. The president has repeated claims that Democrats and foreign agents alike are working to steal the election, despite his own intelligence community determining there is no such threat. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), a staunch Trump ally, defended Trump on Sunday by claiming Democrats were projecting in their assessment of the president's intentions. He said Trump would accept the results if the courts settle a contested election or if the results are clear on election night. "We've been transferring the office of the ...

 Iowa biker event shooting, one person is dead and several are wounded. At least one person is dead and several are wounded after a shooting broke out at a gathering of over 100 people from motorcycle clubs in Waterloo, Iowa, on Saturday.  Police in Waterloo said they responded to a " shots fired report " at about 3:17 a.m Saturday morning at a site where the bikers were gathered. Waterloo Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald said at  a press conference Saturday  that police found close to a dozen people who had been injured or shot in what appeared to be "some kind of confrontation" at the location that escalated into a shooting. Eight people suffered gunshot wounds. One of the wounded has died and another is in critical condition.

 LAPD station shooting, police officer was taken to a hospital. An officer was injured following a shooting inside a Los Angeles Police Department station late Saturday, authorities said. The LAPD announced that a " significant police incident " took place at its Harbor Station in San Pedro, California. The police officer was taken to a hospital with an injury that’s not considered to be life-threatening, the department said. A suspect was in custody. “Some individual came into the Harbor station, and when an officer went to speak with him, some type of confrontation occurred where we believe an officer was disarmed,” said Chief Michel Moore, the  Los Angeles Times reported . According to the Times, Moore said other officers reacted and pursued the individual, who fled the station but was apprehended by police soon after. Moore added that at least one officer opened fire, the Times reported.

 Alps get early snowfall, 10 inches across the mountains. Folks in the Alps had plenty to yodel about Saturday after an unseasonably early snowstorm dumped up to 10 inches across the mountains. A sharp drop in temperatures brought snow overnight to parts of Switzerland, Austria and Germany, where trees glistened with the white stuff in a winter wonderland scene from December — not September. In southern Switzerland, the town of Montana was digging out from almost 10 inches, a record for this time of year, the country’s meteorological agency reported. All the snow slowed traffic to a crawl in some places, and authorities were out in force across mountainous regions to clear blocked roads. One Austrian resort  even opened for skiing and snowboarding,  claiming nearly 20 inches of fresh powder.

 Mattia Maestri relay race, Italy's 1st COVID-19 patient runs. Mattia Maestri, whose coronavirus case confirmed one of the world’s deadliest outbreaks was underway is now participating in a relay race. He is taking part in a 180-kilometer (112-mile) relay race as a sign of hope after he himself recovered from weeks in intensive care. Maestri, a 38-year-old Unilever manager, was tested positive on February 21. Wearing a dark face mask, Maestri said the race was a “beautiful initiative” uniting the two virus-ravaged towns and the hard-hit swath of territory between them. He said he was thrilled to even be alive to participate. “I feel very lucky,” he said at the starting line.  Meanwhile, Globally, the coronavirus, which first originated in China’s Wuhan city in December last year, has claimed around 10 lakh lives and infected nearly 33 million people, with the US being the worst affected country, according to Johns Hopkins University data.

 Florida 107 deaths restrictions, health department posted 2,795 new coronavirus cases. As Florida moves into “Phase 3” of reopening under Gov. Ron DeSantis’ new executive order, the state health department posted 2,795 new coronavirus cases and 107 new resident fatalities on Saturday. In total, 698,682 people have been infected statewide, and 14,022 Florida residents have died. With 168 non-resident deaths, the combined toll is 14,190. Each report includes deaths from several previous days, as it can take two weeks or more for fatalities to be logged. The order also bans local governments from closing businesses or penalizing people for not complying with local orders, such as mask requirements — leading to at least one Central Florida county being flooded with calls asking if people no longer have to wear one. In the heat of the confusion, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings  cautioned to residents Friday that the pandemic is far from order.  ...