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Shanghai could be the world's biggest IPO market this year. Holding the title will be tough

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Shanghai is on track to steal the global IPO crown this year, bolstering a drive by Beijing to reduce its reliance on foreign financial markets and giving China a powerful one-two fundraising punch with regional powerhouse Hong Kong. from CNN.com - RSS Channel https://ift.tt/3811e94

The Papers: PM's lockdown 'U-turn', and 'Goodbye Mr Bond'

Boris Johnson's decision to introduce a second nationwide lockdown in England dominates Sunday's papers. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3kLpS0F

Your pictures on the theme of 'urban living'

A selection of pictures from our readers on the theme of "urban living". from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2HOHwly

Salvaged Victorian signal box to become museum

It became redundant in 2016 along with others in the East Midlands. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3oNwf5Y

The Miraculous Love Kids: Street kids changing their lives with guitars

The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson is just one star who's recorded with a group of girls from Afghanistan. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/320t7u0

The wedding DJ who wants to stop migrant boats

A growing band of campaigners is trying to push the government to stop migrants crossing from France. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2TGT6C1

How I talk to the victims of conspiracy theories

The BBC's specialist disinformation reporter explains how to help people who've fallen down the rabbit hole. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3egr3mE

How His House turns refugee lives into horror film

Director Remi Weekes says film explores "the horrors that we do as humans to other humans". from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3jJtaQY

Sunday's gossip: Inter willing to sell Eriksen

Inter open to offers for Eriksen, Jones fears loan move could be scuppered, Isco wants Everton move, plus more. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2HTpA9N

'Outhustle the other side': Obama urges Michigan voters to oust Trump in first joint appearance with Biden

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Former President Barack Obama tore into Trump, saying, "Tweeting at the TV doesn't fix things. Making stuff up doesn't make people's lives better."             from USATODAY - News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3eldF0n

The Battlegrounds Within Battlegrounds

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By BY KEITH COLLINS, TRIP GABRIEL AND STEPHANIE SAUL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2TJBvJP

Celebrities lend Biden a hand in turning out the vote in Philadelphia.

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By BY NICK CORASANITI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jPB3US

Stanford Study Seeks to Quantify Infections Stemming From Trump Rallies

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By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/35Pg9QV

Biden campaign cancels Texas event after Trump supporters surround bus on interstate

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A campaign bus for Joe Biden traveling Friday from San Antonio to Austin, Texas, was surrounded by multiple vehicles with Trump signs that attempted to slow down the bus and run it off the road, a Biden campaign official tells CNN. from CNN.com - RSS Channel https://ift.tt/35QtkRv

Biden goes all in on rebuilding 'blue wall' in campaign's closing stretch

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Joe Biden is making his final stand on the "blue wall" that President Donald Trump toppled four years ago. from CNN.com - RSS Channel https://ift.tt/2GfB5Yo

A Florida fisherman caught a gator he'd been watching for three years. It weighed more than 1,000 pounds

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For three years Corey Capps had been dreaming of catching the massive alligator in the river behind his home in Blountstown, Florida. from CNN.com - RSS Channel https://ift.tt/2TJbf22

Covid: What will the England lockdown achieve?

Lockdown is the measure nobody "wanted" but now many European countries have decided they "need". from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/34J2nzO

Covid-19: Austria and Portugal announce restrictions

A number of European countries are enforcing new measures as cases continue to rise. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2TId7bu

Oleksandr Usyk beats Derek Chisora on points in stylish display

Oleksandr Usyk earns a unanimous points win over Derek Chisora at Wembley Arena to underline his credentials at heavyweight. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/35Yi1Hc

Typhoon Goni: Philippines hit by year's most powerful storm

Torrential rain and "catastrophic violent winds" are expected on the main island of Luzon on Sunday. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Jj9zu9

Christians Worldwide Mark International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church

Millions of Christians worldwide will unite on Sunday, Nov. 1 to join the global Body of Christ for the 2020 International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted (IDOP). from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2TFVbhN Worldwide Mark International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church

Christians Worldwide Mark International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church

Millions of Christians worldwide will unite on Sunday, Nov. 1 to join the global Body of Christ for the 2020 International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted (IDOP). from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3eciyZL

Rutgers nearly pulled off one of the craziest touchdowns in college football history

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Rutgers pulled off a wild eight-lateral touchdown vs. Indiana that was unfortunately called back for an illegal forward pass.             from USATODAY - News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3mIwcXE

Kanye West, Kim Kardashian and her dad: Should we make holograms of the dead?

The hip-hop artist gave his wife a hologram of her dead father. How did he do it - and is it ethical? from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/37VHxPK

Coronavirus: Is virtual reality tourism about to take off?

Tourism boards, hotels and destinations are turning to virtual reality to woo potential visitors. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3enY3cJ

Polling averages show Trump gaining on Biden in most swing states. Will it be enough?

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Trump gained on Biden in polling average in 9 of 12 swing states since Monday, continuing last week's trend. But of those, he is only ahead in Texas.             from USATODAY - News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2GcXPIv