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MAC returns with 6-game football season starting Nov. 4
The Mid-American Conference, the first major college football league to postpone its season, has become the final one to jump back in
Former exam administrator pleads guilty in college scam
A former college entrance exam administrator has pleaded guilty to taking bribes to help wealthy parents rig their kids’ test scores as part of the college admissions bribery scheme Original Article
Mexico wants to pay US water debt, stay out of US election
Mexico’s president is calling on angry farmers in northern Mexico to allow the country to pay its water debt to the United States, noting he does not want Mexico to become an issue in the U.S. elections Original Article
UN: At least 16 drown in migrant shipwreck off Libya coast
A U.N. agency says at least 16 migrants trying to reach Europe have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea after their small dinghy capsized off the coast of Libya Original Article
At UN, Pakistani leader calls India a sponsor of Muslim hate
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has assailed India’s Hindu nationalist government and its moves to cement control of Muslim-majority Kashmir, calling India a state sponsor of hatred and prejudice against Islam Original Article
Egyptian police disperse rare, small protests; 10 arrested
An Egyptian security official says police have dispersed exceptionally rare, small street protests that erupted in a northeastern province and arrested 10 demonstrators Original Article
African court says ex-Ivory Coast leader should be candidate
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights says former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo should not be excluded from the list of candidates for the West African country’s Oct. 31 election Original Article
Push within El Salvador to advance priest massacre case
For years, attempts within El Salvador to investigate and prosecute the masterminds of a massacre of six Jesuit priests during that country’s civil war have been delayed and deflected by legal maneuvers Original Article
NASA astronaut plans to cast her ballot from space station
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins told The Associated Press on Friday that she plans to cast her next vote from space – more than 200 miles above Earth Original Article
This portable power station is great for going off the grid — Future Blink
The PowerStudio 300 weighs in at just 7.6 lbs and can power almost any gadget you throw at it. Read more…More about Tech, Mashable Video, Unplugged, Off Grid, and Future Blink Original Article