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• Donald Trump gives emergency authorisation for use of plasma to treat coronavirus

  23-08-2020 23:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Trump administration has granted emergency authorisation for the use of convalescent plasma as a treatment for severely ill Covid-19 patients. Announcing the move, Donald Trump said the initiative was a “truly historic breakthrough against the China virus” in the treatment of the disease which has claimed nearly 180,000 lives in the US and more than 800,000 globally. The decision to grant emergency authorisation represents a change of heart by the US Food and Drug Administration,
  
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• White House chief of staff sparred with Fox News' Chris Wallace over QAnon days after Trump touted support for conspiracy group

  23-08-2020 23:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Mark Meadows snapped back at the "Fox News Sunday" host over a "ridiculous" question about Trump's apparent support for QAnon.
  
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• Fact check: Barack Obama did not spend $65K on prostitutes, code-named 'pizza' and 'hotdogs'

  23-08-2020 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The claim is based on an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory supported by QAnon and InfoWars. We rate it false.
  
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• Soft drink or 'bottled poison'? Mexico finds a COVID-19 villain in big soda

  23-08-2020 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Mexican leaders link rampant soda consumption to COVID-19 deaths, blaming sugar for causing comorbidities such as obesity and diabetes.
  
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• New Tennessee Law Severely Sharpens Punishments for Some Protesters, Potentially Endangering Their Voting Rights

  23-08-2020 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  It makes it a felony for protesters to camp out overnight on state property, and felons can't vote in Tennessee
  
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• Joe Biden 'has not been tested' for COVID-19 but his campaign is confident 'he has not had the virus'

  23-08-2020 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A campaign official said Biden has followed the "strictest protocols" to prevent exposure and that those around him undergo 'the appropriate testing.'
  
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• Coronavirus latest news: Trump considers fast-tracking UK vaccine before US election

  23-08-2020 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Blood pressure drugs may protect against Covid-19 effects NHS asked care homes to place 'Do Not Resuscitate' orders on all residents at height of pandemic Four million people could be tested daily by early next year Most English neighbourhoods 'haven't had a case for a month' PM appeals to parents to get children back to school Summer sale: Save 50% - Just £1 a week for 6 months The Trump administration is considering bypassing normal US regulatory standards to fast-track an experimental c
  
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• Coronavirus latest news: British citizens will get Oxford vaccine 'first', says Downing Street

  23-08-2020 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NHS asked care homes to place 'Do Not Resuscitate' orders on all residents at height of pandemic Most English neighbourhoods 'haven't had a case for a month' Scottish secondary pupils to wear face coverings in school corridors but not classrooms Central banks prop up the world after Covid – but who pays? The ever-changing travel naughty list has turned some of us into middle-class criminals Summer sale: Save 50% - Just £1 a week for 6 months The UK will be first in line for a coronav
  
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• Coronavirus latest news: Hong Kong researchers report first documented coronavirus re-infection

  23-08-2020 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NHS asked care homes to place 'Do Not Resuscitate' orders on all residents at height of pandemic Most English neighbourhoods 'haven't had a case for a month' Scottish secondary pupils to wear face coverings in school corridors but not classrooms Central banks prop up the world after Covid – but who pays? The ever-changing travel naughty list has turned some of us into middle-class criminals Summer sale: Save 50% - Just £1 a week for 6 months A Hong Kong man who recovered from Covid-1
  
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• Coronavirus latest news: First documented coronavirus re-infection found in man who had travelled in Britain

  23-08-2020 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NHS asked care homes to place 'Do Not Resuscitate' orders on all residents at height of pandemic Most English neighbourhoods 'haven't had a case for a month' Scottish secondary pupils to wear face coverings in school corridors but not classrooms Central banks prop up the world after Covid – but who pays? The ever-changing travel naughty list has turned some of us into middle-class criminals Summer sale: Save 50% - Just £1 a week for 6 months A Hong Kong man who recovered from Covid-1
  
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• Coronavirus latest news: Blood pressure medication can lower the risk of death from Covid-19

  23-08-2020 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Blood pressure drugs may protect against Covid-19 effects Four million people could be tested daily by early next year Most English neighbourhoods 'haven't had a case for a month' PM appeals to parents to get children back to school Summer sale: Save 50% - Just £1 a week for 6 months Medication for high blood pressure lowers the risk of becoming seriously ill or dying from Covid-19 by one third, a study suggests. Researchers from the University of East Anglia studied 28,000 patients taking
  
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• Louisiana authorities are investigating the death of 31-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by police while his back was turned

  23-08-2020 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Louisiana state police announced an investigation into an incident where Trayford Pellerin was shot by police officers on Friday.
  
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• Factbox: Who is speaking at the Republican National Convention, and why

  23-08-2020 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The theme of the nominating convention will be "Honoring the Great American Story," and will culminate in a live acceptance speech by Trump on Thursday night from the South Lawn of the White House.The president, who trails Democratic nominee Joe Biden in opinion polls ahead of the Nov. 3 election, will be the central focus and will speak each night, according to campaign sources, including one event when he will honor doctors, nurses and other workers on the front line of the fight against the C
  
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• Joe Biden and Kamala Harris respond to Trump's attacks before the Republican convention

  23-08-2020 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Joe Biden and Kamala Harris give their first joint television interview and address Trump attacks likely to be highlighted at the Republican convention.
  
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• Joe Biden and Kamala Harris patch up past disagreements, unite in response to Trump

  23-08-2020 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Joe Biden and Kamala Harris give their first joint TV interview and minimize the many differences they had as rivals in the Democratic primary.
  
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• Anthony Scaramucci calls Trump's decision to speak every night of the Republican convention 'beyond ridiculous'

  23-08-2020 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A party's nominee typically speaks on the final night of the convention to accept the nomination to lead the ticket. Trump will speak on four days.
  
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• California wildfires: Trump declares major disaster

  23-08-2020 22:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  One fire tearing through the state is the third largest California has ever seen.
  
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• These telescopes work with your phone to show exactly what's in the sky - CNET

  23-08-2020 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Using your phone as your guide, these telescopes are really designed for the beginning astronomy enthusiast.
  
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• A wedding reception spread coronavirus to 53 people, killing a woman who didn't attend the event

  23-08-2020 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A wedding reception in Millinocket, Maine, led to 53 confirmed cases of coronavirus, nearly half of whom didn't attend the event, the local CDC said.
  
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• A wedding reception in Maine is linked to 53 coronavirus cases, including a woman who died but wasn't at the event

  23-08-2020 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A wedding reception in Millinocket, Maine, led to 53 confirmed cases of coronavirus, nearly half of whom didn't attend the event, the local CDC said.
  
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• Return to sender: Trump's strategy on mail ballots divides party before GOP convention

  23-08-2020 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Trump's rhetorical attacks on mail-in voting comes as both parties are gearing up for an Election Day legal showdown that could delay the results.
  
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• Panasonic Lumix G100: Is This The Best Vlogging Camera For You?

  23-08-2020 21:37 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Georgia Tech has reported over 250 coronavirus cases amid students' return to campus

  23-08-2020 21:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nearly three dozen cases were reported on Saturday. Among them included a cluster of Greek housing residents, staff, and students living on or off-campus.
  
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• Lithuanians form human chain to back democracy in Belarus

  23-08-2020 21:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  More than 50,000 Lithuanians joined hands Sunday in a human chain stretching 32 kilometers (20 miles) from the capital of Vilinus to the Belarus border to express solidarity with their neighbor's dramatic struggle for democracy.The massive event, dubbed “the Freedom Way” resembled another historic event on August 23, 1989, when over a million people in the nations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania formed the Baltic Way, a human chain stretching from Vilnius to Tallinn, to demand an en
  
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• Trump Hypes FDA Emergency Authorization of Experimental COVID-19 Plasma Treatment

  23-08-2020 21:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Sunday announced it had issued an emergency use authorization for convalescent blood plasma as an experimental treatment for COVID-19.The treatment, which hinges on injecting antibodies from COVID-19 survivors into other patients to boost their body’s defenses against the virus, has been used on at least 97,000 patients. So far, though, the plasma treatment has only produced middling data to support its efficacy.“This is what I’ve been
  
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• Trump Expected to Announce Emergency Authorization of COVID-19 Plasma Treatment

  23-08-2020 21:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Trump was expected to use a press conference on Sunday to announce emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for convalescent blood plasma to treat COVID-19, according to media reports. The treatment, which hinges on injecting antibodies from COVID-19 survivors into other patients to boost their body’s defenses against the virus, has been used on at least 97,000 patients. So far, though, the plasma treatment has only produced middling data to support its e
  
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• FDA authorizes emergency convalescent plasma use for COVID-19 patients

  23-08-2020 21:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "Scientists have concluded that COVID-19 convalescent plasma is safe and shows promising efficacy," the FDA commissioner, Dr. Stephen Hahn, said during a White House briefing.
  
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• FDA Announces Emergency Authorization of COVID-19 Plasma Treatment

  23-08-2020 21:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Sunday announced it had issued an emergency use authorization for convalescent blood plasma as an experimental treatment for COVID-19.The treatment, which hinges on injecting antibodies from COVID-19 survivors into other patients to boost their body’s defenses against the virus, has been used on at least 97,000 patients. So far, though, the plasma treatment has only produced middling data to support its efficacy.The announcement came just days afte
  
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• Cyprus denies new allegations in "golden passport" scheme

  23-08-2020 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Cyprus on Sunday denied fresh allegations that it was granting citizenship to foreigners accused of crimes in exchange for millions in investments, insisting that all those who received a passport met all criteria in place at the time.The Cypriot parliament last month beefed up the eligibility criteria for the so-called “golden passport” investment program, which has brought billions in revenue since its introduction following a 2013 financial crisis.The program has attracted many in
  
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• The new Ring Video Doorbell 3 is selling for an all-time-low price - CNET

  23-08-2020 20:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Watch for porch pirates with a Ring Video Doorbell 3 for $150 or the Plus for $180.
  
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• Taliban set powerful negotiating team for intra-Afghan talks

  23-08-2020 20:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Taliban's chief has finalized a negotiating team that is to have sweeping decision-making powers in upcoming intra-Afghan negotiations, the top Taliban negotiator told The Associated Press on Sunday.Maulvi Hibatullah Akhunzada hand-picked the 20-member team, 13 of whom come from the Taliban's leadership council — around half of the council's total members.The negotiating team will have the authority to set agendas, decide strategy and even sign agreements with the political leadership
  
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• Turkey extends work of Mediterranean exploration ship through August 27

  23-08-2020 20:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Turkey said on Sunday that its Oruc Reis exploration vessel will now carry out seismic surveys in a disputed part of the eastern Mediterranean until Aug. 27, in a move likely to stoke tensions in the region.Turkey and Greece, NATO allies, vehemently disagree over claims to hydrocarbon resources in the area based on conflicting views on the extent of their continental shelves in waters dotted with mostly Greek islands.Earlier this month, Turkey said the Oruc Reis would conduct seismic exploration
  
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• Billionaire Investor Leon Black will be subpoenaed in Jeffrey Epstein Case: NYT

  23-08-2020 20:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Billionaire investor, Leon Black, will be forced to hand over financial statements and tax returns, The New York Times reported.
  
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• Satellite views of California as wildfires rage - CNET

  23-08-2020 20:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  More than 1 million acres of California have already burned as fire season only just begins
  
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• Satellite views as California wildfires rage - CNET

  23-08-2020 20:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  More than 1 million acres of California have already burned as fire season only just begins
  
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• Wildfires, blackouts, anger: California shows us the future of climate change

  23-08-2020 20:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The damage we’ve done through greenhouse gas emissions is not something we can turn off. It’s done. We can only act so it doesn't get worse than this.
  
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• Americans could 'unwittingly' echo Russian propaganda about 2020 election, top Democrat warns

  23-08-2020 20:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Senator Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, has warned that some Americans may be "unwittingly" promoting Russian propaganda that is intended to interfere with the 2020 US elections.In an interview with NBC News' "Meet the Press" on Sunday, Mr Warner called for the members of his committee to do a better job publicising the Russian disinformation effort so Americans know to avoid repeating Kremlin-sourced talking points.
  
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• Despite Trump's claims, acting DHS chief says department has no authority to send agents to polling sites

  23-08-2020 20:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Trump this week said he would send sheriffs, law enforcement officials, and U.S. attorneys to polling stations to guard against voter fraud in November's election. Analysts questioned whether he has the authority to do that since actions that could be interpreted as intimidating voters are prohibited. If anything still remained uncertain, Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf cleared it up Sunday.Wolf confirmed to CNN's Jake Tapper that his department has "expressed authorities
  
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• Lithuanians stand in vast chain of support for Belarus opposition

  23-08-2020 20:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Lithuanians stood in a 35,000-strong human chain stretching 34 km (21 miles) from central Vilnius to the Belarus border on Sunday to show support for protesters in Belarus and opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who has taken refuge in the country."More than anyone else, you can understand Belarusians, because not so long ago you went through the same as we do now," Tsikhanouskaya said in a pre-recorded address.Tsikhanouskaya was the main opposition candidate in an Aug. 9 election in whi
  
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• Apple bullying game developer community, Epic says in filing - CNET

  23-08-2020 20:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple's threat to revoke access to developer tools is an "unlawful effort to maintain its monopoly," the Fortnite maker says in its filing.
  
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• 'Work harder than everyone': Kamala Harris' background resonates with other women of color making history

  23-08-2020 20:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  They worked harder than others and were still underestimated. Trailblazing women of color see themselves in Kamala Harris.
  
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• Residents flee as Gulf Coast sees possible tandem hurricanes

  23-08-2020 19:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Gulf Coast braced Sunday for a potentially devastating hit from twin hurricanes as two strong storms swirled toward the U.S from the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean.A storm dubbed Marco grew into a hurricane Sundayas it churned up the Gulf of Mexico toward Louisiana.Another potential hurricane, Tropical Storm Laura, lashed the Dominican Republic and Haiti, and was tracking toward the same region of the U.S. coast, carrying the risk of growing into a far more powerful storm.
  
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• Republicans, Democrats trade blame for stalled U.S. coronavirus aid legislation

  23-08-2020 19:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Top Democrats and Republicans blamed each other for stalled talks on coronavirus aid legislation on Sunday, a day after the House of Representatives approved $25 billion in new funds for the U.S. Postal Service, a bill that Republicans declared dead.The Democratic-led House passed the bill on Saturday in a special session called by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to prevent dwindling Postal Service funding and planned service cuts from interfering with delivery of mail-in ballots for the Nov. 3 elect
  
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• Golden State Killer sentenced to life without parole for 26 rapes, murders

  23-08-2020 19:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Joseph James DeAngelo will die in prison after pleading guilty to 13 murders and 13 rape-related charges stemming from crimes in the 1970s and 1980s.
  
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• White House chief of staff doubled down on Trump accusing the FDA of 'deep state conspiracy' to slow coronavirus treatments

  23-08-2020 19:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Mark Meadows said Sunday that "bureaucrats" were to blame for the delays, and the White House was poised to "cut the red tape."
  
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• James Comey: ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon 'in a world of trouble'

  23-08-2020 19:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  * Former aide pleads not guilty to fraud charge over fundraiser* Ex-FBI director: ‘They could almost start a crime family’The former FBI director James Comey has said Steve Bannon is “in a world of trouble”, after the former Trump campaign manager and White House adviser was arrested on a charge of skimming donations from a fundraising campaign for a wall on the border with Mexico.“It’s another reminder of the kind of people this president surrounds himself wi
  
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• Nintendo Switch Lite inventory might be returning to normal soon -- but it hasn't happened yet - CNET

  23-08-2020 19:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  With production promising to return to normal soon, here's the status of the $200 version of Nintendo's gaming console.
  
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• Police arrest 5 during RNC protests in Charlotte

  23-08-2020 19:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Police have arrested five people in Charlotte, North Carolina, where protesters demonstrated against the Republican National Convention for a second night.The arrests happened late Saturday after a group of demonstrators left a park and began to peacefully march throughout uptown Charlotte, police said in a statement Sunday.Police used pepper spray after a demonstrator picked up a steel pipe that was being used for perimeter security fencing and aggressively approached officers, police said.
  
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• Turn your existing deadbolt into a smart lock with the $90 Wyze Lock (save $18) - CNET

  23-08-2020 19:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A rare discount makes this great door upgrade even better. Plus, get a MacBook Pro USB hub for as little as $15.
  
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• Democrats' doom and gloom convention no match for President Trump's forward-looking vision: GOP chair

  23-08-2020 19:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Fortunately for Americans who don’t want socialism, they will hear about another choice when the Republican convention kicks off on Monday night.
  
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