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Monday 26 october 2020
Viewership for 2nd Trump-Biden debate drops to 63 million

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. canceled after Trump's
AP Entertainment Writer coronavirus infection and
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The replaced by dueling town
final presidential debate halls on ABC and NBC —
between President Donald the viewership for both the
Trump and his Democratic presidential candidates to-
opponent Joe Biden drew gether was 27.6 million.
10 million fewer viewers The Biden town hall
than their first meeting. reached 14.1 million peo-
An estimated 63 million ple, while Trump had 13.5
viewers tuned into the de- million. On Thursday, the
bate featuring Trump and candidates debated most-
Biden Thursday night, the ly over health care, energy
Nielsen company said Fri- policy and how Trump han-
day. The debate was host- dled the coronavirus pan-
ed at Belmont University in demic. Both candidates
Nashville, Tennessee. also had an exchange
The numbers were tallied words over the business en-
between 15 networks that deavors of Biden's son.
aired the debate. In 2016, the first debate be-
Fox News scored the most tween Trump and Hillary
viewers compared to other Clinton garnered 84 million
networks with 14.7 million, viewers, which is the most-
according to Nielsen. The People watch from their vehicles as President Donald Trump, on left of video screen, and watched debate ever.
network topped ABC and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speak during a Presidential But their final debate had
Debate Watch Party at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020.
NBC, which both pulled in Associated Press. slightly less than 71.6 mil-
more than 10 million view- lion, which was a higher
ers. MSNBC drew 6.7 million Trump and Biden's first seen by 73.1 million people. number than their second
CNN attracted 7.2 million, and CBS had 5.5 million. matchup last month was The second debate was matchup.q
Art exhibit in Chadwick Boseman’s hometown honors legacy

By SARAH BLAKE MORGAN honor Boseman with a new one had to see," Withinarts
Associated Press outdoor art exhibit in down- told The Associated Press.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — town Anderson, a city of Boseman rose to Holly-
There's a hole in Anderson, about 28,000 people. wood stardom after tak-
South Carolina. It opened Local artist Joey Withinarts ing on such iconic roles as
suddenly in August when started painting his take on Jackie Robinson, who inte-
Chadwick Boseman, one Boseman's image just hours grated baseball, and the
of the city's favorite sons after the news broke of his Black Panther. The Marvel
and an international star passing. His depiction is superhero movie became
for his role as the Black one of nearly 20 on display one of the top-grossing
Panther, died after a quiet in the project sponsored by films in history and he in-
battle with cancer at just 43 the city. spired millions with his char-
years old. "The feeling behind it, acter's signature "Wakan-
Two months later, that void words can't even explain, da forever!" salute.
is slowly being stitched to- A boy stands in front of two paintings of Chadwick Boseman even the way we bring it all The accomplished ac-
gether by local artists who during the opening of an art exhibit honoring the actor in his together in different styles, tor never spoke publicly
picked up their brushes to hometown of Anderson, S.C. on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. it was just something every- about his battle with colon
Associated Press. cancer. He was diagnosed
Jerry Jeff Walker, Texas singer and songwriter, dies at 78 with stage 3 cancer in
2016 and continued work-
ing while privately battling
By KEN MILLER ber of the band Circus dergoing chemotherapy "countless surgeries and
Associated Press Maximus. He moved to Tex- and radiation, he told the chemotherapy," his family
Jerry Jeff Walker, a Texas as in the 1970s and in 1972 Austin American States- said in a statement.
country singer and song- scored a hit with his version man in 2018. "I guess I took Boseman's resolve was
writer who wrote the pop of the Guy Clark song "L.A. my singing for granted, and
song "Mr. Bojangles," has Freeway." Walker and the now I don't," he told the awe-inspiring to Dawson.q
died at age 78. Lost Gonzo Band in 1973 newspaper. Solution Sudoku
Walker died Friday of can- recorded an album live in In 2017, it was announced
cer, family spokesman Texas called "Viva Terlin- that Walker had donated
John T. Davis told The Asso- gua" that became a classic more than 100 boxes of his
ciated Press. of the country-rock scene. music archives to The Wittliff
"He had battled throat Walker had since released Collections at Texas State
cancer for many years, more than 30 albums. University, including tapes,
and some other health is- In 1986, he formed inde- photographs, hand-written
This Oct. 30, 2005 file photo sues," Davis said Saturday. pendent music label Tried lyrics and artifacts.
shows Country singer Jerry
Jeff Walker at a campaign Walker emerged from New & True Music and released Walker's survivors include
fundraiser at Willie Nelson's York's Greenwich Village albums under it. his wife, Susan, son, Djan-
ranch outside Austin, Texas. folk scene in the 1960s and Walker was diagnosed with go, and daughter, Jessie
Associated Press. he was a founding mem- throat cancer in 2017, un- Jane.q Puzzle on Page 13