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President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden will face off in their last presidential debate Thursday at 9 p.m. ET at Belmont University in Nashville.  Yahoo News will offer live fact checks during the 90-minute debate, from our own team of journalists and our network of partners. Yahoo News will also host a special broadcast at 8:50 p.m. ET to preview the debate and will air a post-debate show to provide analysis and reactions. Under a new rule from the Commission on Presidential… Source link

Watch: Prince William handed two wildlife patronages from the Queen Prince William has said science on climate change is “irrefutable” as he calls for positive action to solve the problems facing the planet. William, 38, is to appear on climate change podcast Outrage and Optimism as he sets out his plans for his Earthshot Prize, which has the ambitious goal of repairing the planet. He joined hosts Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac and Paul Dickinson, for an episode of the podcast which… Source link

The mourning girlfriend of a man who died by suicide says she regrets not knowing what to do when he cried out for help. Trent Dance, from Ipswich southwest of Brisbane, had been struggling with the stresses of life but went downhill in the past couple of months and died suddenly on October 11. The 34-year-old dad was an avid powerlifter and had a loving girlfriend who he had been inseparable from since March. But his mental health was taking a silent toll. Trent Dance’s mental health was… Source link

Subscribe to The Yahoo Sports NFL Podcast Well, that didn’t take long. Less than two months into his first season with the franchise, Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy is already the target of scrutiny after reports his players have lost confidence in his coaching following an embarrassing 38-10 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Monday night. Terez Paylor & Charles Robinson open the podcast marveling at how quickly McCarthy’s good will has faded and how this particular instance has… Source link

Patrick Mahomes has a baby girl on the way. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and his fiancée Brittany Matthews announced on Wednesday that the baby they are expecting will be a girl. The couple used their dogs to make the reveal at an apparent Zoom party: It appears fashion choices are already being made. If y’all think me and my daughter aren’t gonna match every day and every outfit, then y’all are crazy ?? I’m about to be that mom?? — Brittany Matthews… Source link

It’s not often you see a professional sports team outright endorse a presidential candidate, but that’s the direction in which the WNBA has been openly moving in recent years. The Seattle Storm, coming off their fourth WNBA title, threw their full support behind former Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday. The Storm also retweeted team co-owners Dawn Trudeau and Ginny Gilder’s support for Biden. Gilder acknowledged that the team typically doesn’t make presidential endorsements, but… Source link

The Daily Beast New Columbia Study Blames the White House for at Least 130,000 ‘Avoidable’ COVID Deaths A new report from Columbia University on COVID-19 deaths estimates that hundreds of thousands of Americans died because the United States’ response to the pandemic was an “abject failure,” particularly the actions of President Donald Trump. With an adequate response, the United States could have avoided tens of thousands of deaths and an incalculable amount of suffering, the… Source link

Tedy Bruschi says Antonio Brown should want no part of the Patriots originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston With Antonio Brown being eligible for reinstatement after Week 8, some are wondering whether the New England Patriots should give the wide receiver another shot. It’s no secret the Patriots desperately need receiver help, but signing Brown last September proved to be an unmitigated disaster. Still, several teams including the Seattle Seahawks reportedly are interested in getting the… Source link

Anthony Duclair ought to be able to find a suitor soon, testing the free agent market. (Steven Kingsman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Well over 90 percent of NHL teams’ cap dollars are said to have already been spent, and there are still pages and pages of unrestricted free agents to sort through on any reasonably thorough free-agent tracker. Suffice to say, teams still mining for talent to fill out their rosters for the 2020-21 season are in an advantageous position now almost two weeks… Source link

The NBA is focusing on Martin Luther King Day (Jan. 18) for a start date next season, league sources tell Yahoo Sports. Among the issues the league is facing from this unconventional calendar means getting the NBA back on track for normalcy for the 2021-22 season, as in October to June. Before the pandemic shut the NBA down in March, many were openly campaigning to start the season on Christmas Day permanently, largely to avoid conflict with the NFL’s season. The lower ratings for the… Source link