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Correct! Fracking is a hotly debated environmental and political issue. It involves drilling down into the earth before a high-pressure water mixture is directed at the rock to release the gas inside. President Donald Trump is persisting with the myth that Democratic rival Joe Biden proposes to ban fracking. Biden doesn’t.

Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris has been attending the hearings of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett virtually by video-conferencing from her senate office. On Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, A senior campaign aide and flight crew member who traveled with Harris a week ago tested positive for the coronavirus and are now self-quarantining. Harris has canceled her travel through Sunday, Oct. 18, “out of an abundance of caution.”

That’s right. The controversy arises in objection to the lead role of Cleopatra being portrayed by a white actress. Historically speaking, though, Cleopatra, although ruling the north African country of Egypt, was actually from Macedonian-Greek descent. 

Nearly 10,000 Indian theaters closed in mid-March when the government imposed restrictions to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Seven months after screens went dark, cinemas reopened Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, in much of India – with mostly old titles on the marquee. They are among the last public places to reopen in the country.

Exactly. While Columbus Day started in 1792 as an Italian-American holiday, it had to wait for President Franklin D. Roosevelt to be declared as a day a national holiday in 1937. Happy shopping!

 Showtime ordered a new limited-series revival of the long-running serial-killer drama Dexter. The original followed Dexter Morgan, a conflicted expert for the Miami Police Department who was also a serial killer. Michael C. Hall starred as the title character in the 2006-13 series and is back for the new ten episodes run along with showrunner Clyde Phillips. The new series is set to go into production in early 2021 with a tentative premiere date of fall 2021.

Rewatch the first season on Amazon Prime now!

True. Check out the new iPhone 12 series.

The new Apple iPhone 12 models sport a tougher, more resilient glass over its screen –  a feature the company dubbed as Ceramic Shield.

Do you need a new case for your iPhone?

That’s right. Amy Coney Barret is set to be confirmed before the November 3 US election day, barring unexpected events. She would be Trump’s third justice on the US Supreme Court.

For more on the Supreme Court, read this.

True. Curb Your Enthusiasm first aired on HBO 20 years ago, on Oct. 15, 2000

RIP Conchata Ferrell. The actress was best known for her role as Berta the housekeeper on TV’s Two and a Half Men. Her career on stage and in movies also included Mystic Pizza and Network. She was 77.

Miss Conchata Ferrell? Here’s Mystic Pizza on Amazon Prime for you.