Fact check: Wisconsin did not have more votes than registered voters
  • By michael@cvcteam.com
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In various places Wednesday, people took to social media to allege that Wisconsin saw more votes cast than people who were registered to vote.

PolitiFact National rated a claim in this vein Pants on Fire.

One tweet claimed that the state recorded 101% voter turnout. Another, which has since been deleted, argued that more than 110,000 extra votes were cast beyond the number of registered voters. That one garnered tens of thousands of retweets within an hour,

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Kanye West Says He’s Voting For The Only Candidate He Can Really Trust
  • By michael@cvcteam.com
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Kanye West drew controversy from fans when he announced his support for President Trump and publicly sported a MAGA hat. But now he has a different person in mind for U.S. president.

Himself.

“God is so good,” the 19-time Grammy-winning artist tweeted Tuesday. “Today I am voting for the first time in my life for the President of the United States, and it’s for someone I truly trust…me.”

The 43-year-old rapper drew headlines when he announced on Independence Day he would run for president.

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Bella Hadid calls out Lil Pump for supporting Trump after he appeared at a campaign rally for the president
  • By michael@cvcteam.com
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Bella Hadid, a vocal supporter of former Vice President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, called out rapper Lil Pump on her Instagram for supporting President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign.

The “Gucci Gang” rapper has been posting about Trump on social media ahead of Election Day, even changing his Instagram bio to “Lil Pimp MAGA 202020.” On Monday, he posted a picture of himself with four women holding a Trump flag with the caption “MAGA 202020.”

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Hazard against his spell in the Champions League: only 8 goals, 1,439 days without scoring, a serious injury …
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Rota Laliga barrier and lack of goal, Hazard will look to the Inter Milan of Conte its debut as Real Madrid scorer in the Champions League. This is not a competition that brings back great memories for the Belgian. He has only scored 8 goals in 51 games, a record far from his general average, especially the one he had in the Premier. The last goal in the European Cup was against Qarabag, in a match that ended 0-4 for Chelsea.

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Johnny Depp loses libel case against Britain’s Sun newspaper
  • By michael@cvcteam.com
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London (CNN Business)Johnny Depp has lost his highly publicized libel case against the publisher of Britain’s The Sun newspaper, whose claim that he was an abusive husband sparked a courtroom showdown between the Hollywood star and his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard, earlier this year.

Depp sued News Group Newspapers and Dan Wootton — The Sun’s executive editor — over an article that claimed the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star was violent toward Heard while they were together.

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Nikki McKibbin, ‘American Idol’ Finalist, Dies at 42
  • By michael@cvcteam.com
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Ms. McKibbin, who finished third on the inaugural season of the reality talent show in 2002, died on Sunday after a brain aneurysm, her husband said.

Nikki McKibbin, a singer-songwriter from Texas best known for her third-place finish on the inaugural season of “American Idol,” died on Sunday. She was 42.

Ms. McKibbin’s death was confirmed by her husband, Craig Sadler, who said on Facebook that she was taken off life support early Sunday morning,

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Week 8 recap: Chicago Bears lose 26-23 in overtime to the New Orleans Saints after erasing a 10-point deficit in the 4th quarter
  • By michael@cvcteam.com
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Wil Lutz made a 35-yard field goal with 1 minute, 40 seconds to play in overtime to lift the New Orleans Saints to a 26-23 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday at Soldier Field.

Saints quarterback Drew Brees completed a 14-yard pass to Tre’Quan Smith to get the Saints into Bears territory on the winning drive, and running back Alvin Kamara had a 20-yard run to get the Saints to the 11-yard line.

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Transfers in stand-by … and slow cooking Signings that do not take off
  • By michael@cvcteam.com
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AND he transfer market this summer was as unique as the year itself. Some different dates, the closing day occurred with the fall well into, much less money has moved than we had become used to in recent years … a different window that has given more and less flashy signings but that, and this does hold true from previous markets, after weeks the murmurs about those who have not yet debuted or whose feelings have not been entirely exciting begin .

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‘Once In A Blue Moon’ Is Happening Again This Halloween
  • By michael@cvcteam.com
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This year, there will be a full moon on Halloween. This makes it a “blue moon,” since it’s the second full moon in one calendar month. This phenomenon usually happens around every 2.7 years. So maybe something that happens “once in a blue moon” isn’t actually that rare after all.

However, the blue moons we know and love — when two full moons can be seen in a month — is a comparatively recent definition.

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Georgia Power CEO to retire in 2021, successor announced
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Georgia Power chairman, president and CEO Paul Bowers will retire from his role next year, the electric utility announced Thursday.

The company’s board of directors has elected Chris Womack to succeed Bowers, whose departure is scheduled to coincide with loading the nuclear fuel into the first reactor, Unit 3, at the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant near Waynesboro in April 2021.

Womack is the executive vice president and president of external affairs for Southern Company,

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