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• Venezuelan gas lines surge as Iranian tankers go undercover

  08-09-2020 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Gasoline shortages have returned to Venezuela, sparking mile-long lines in the capital as international concerns mounted Tuesday that Iran yet again may be trying to come to the South American nation's rescue.Three Iranian tankers that delivered gasoline to Venezuela earlier this year have turned off their location tracking devices for up to three weeks, raising suspicions among global ship trackers that the tankers are again headed to Iran's ally.Iran uses cloaking to evade detection by the Uni
  
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• Rochester Police department's entire command staff, including its chief, have resigned over the death of Daniel Prude

  08-09-2020 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Rochester, New York, Mayor Lovely Warren announced that the police department's command staff was resigning during a city council meeting Tuesday.
  
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• AstraZeneca suspends leading COVID-19 vaccine trials after a participant's illness

  08-09-2020 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The vaccine, developed with the University of Oxford, has been described by the World Health Organization as probably the world's leading candidate and the most advanced in terms of development.The suspension dims prospects for an early rollout amid reports that the United States was aiming for a fast-track approval before the November presidential election."This is a routine action which has to happen whenever there is a potentially unexplained illness in one of the trials," the company said in
  
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• AstraZeneca puts leading COVID-19 vaccine trial on hold over safety concern

  08-09-2020 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The vaccine, developed with the University of Oxford, has been widely seen as one of the leading global candidates against the coronavirus, and the suspension of the trial dims prospects for a potential year-end rollout its lead developer had signaled earlier.AstraZeneca said it voluntarily paused trials to allow review of safety data by an independent committee and was working to expedite the review of the single event to minimize any potential impact on the trial timeline."This is a routine ac
  
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• Brazil eyes coronavirus vaccine rollout in January, acting health minister says

  08-09-2020 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Brazil's acting Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello said on Tuesday that a COVID-19 vaccine would be rolled out for all Brazilians in January 2021."We are closing contracts with vaccine manufacturers and the forecast is that a vaccine will arrive for us starting in January next year and we will start vaccinating everyone," Eduardo Pazuello said in a video posted to social media.Pazuello and other ministers were responding to questions from Esther Castilho, a 10-year-old YouTuber wearing a cowboy ha
  
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• The gender reveal party that started a 10,000-acre fire needs to be the tradition's death knell

  08-09-2020 23:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A gender reveal party in San Bernardino, California, resulted in an apocalyptic blaze. Here's why we need to end this tradition.
  
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• California wildfires: Hikers rescued as blazes rage

  08-09-2020 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Crews struggled to reach dozens of trapped people amid an unprecedented wave of fires in the state.
  
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• ‘The scale of this disaster really can't be expressed in words’

  08-09-2020 23:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Historic wildfires rage across the Pacific Northwest. Senate Republicans introduce new COVID-19 relief bill. It's Tuesday's news.
  
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• Polls tightening between President Trump, Joe Biden in key swing states

  08-09-2020 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Trump hits key states as Joe Biden takes day off from trail; reaction and analysis on 'The Five.'
  
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• No stimulus checks for Americans in slimmed-down GOP coronavirus relief package

  08-09-2020 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Senate Republicans plan to vote Thursday on a new coronavirus bill, but it isn't likely to pass and is far less generous than the GOP plan unveiled just weeks ago.
  
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• Ukrainian church leader who blamed COVID-19 on gay marriage tests positive

  08-09-2020 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Patriarch Filaret, a prominent Ukrainian Orthodox leader, blamed same-sex unions for the global coronavirus pandemic, which has killed thousands in Ukraine.
  
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• Rochester, NY, police chief announces retirement in wake of Daniel Prude's death

  08-09-2020 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Rochester Police Chief La'Ron Singletary announced his retirement Tuesday in the wake of Daniel Prude's death in police custody in March.
  
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• 2 far-right group members arrested after allegedly attacking BLM protesters

  08-09-2020 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Two men, members of a far-right group, are arrested after supporters of President Donald Trump clash with Black Lives Matter protesters.Labor Day weekend demonstrations turned violent in Salem, Oregon as members supporting different causes collided, resulting in two arrests.The Associated Press reports, supporters of President Donald Trump and Proud Boys members charged at counterprotesters representing Black Lives Matter at the west-coast capital.
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: Wounded Army vet slams Democrats for using him as a ‘prop’ to turn veterans against Trump

  08-09-2020 23:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In an exclusive interview, Bobby Henline, a four-tour Iraq War veteran and lone-survivor of an IED blast in 2007, spoke out against his image being used in anti-Trump ‘propaganda’ to perpetuate a widely disputed story that the president made disparaging comments about fallen American soldiers and veterans.
  
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• Democrat McGrath assails McConnell's leadership on virus

  08-09-2020 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Democratic candidate Amy McGrath laid the mounting toll of coronavirus cases in the U.S. at the feet of Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday while declaring that the country needs people in power who “take responsibility again."During a campaign event in Georgetown, Kentucky, the retired Marine pilot who is trying to block a seventh term for McConnell zeroed in on the senator's response to the ongoing health crisis, calling it a “dereliction of duty."McGrath s
  
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• Ohio governor forced to deny rumors of ‘coronavirus camps’ as unfounded conspiracy theories go viral

  08-09-2020 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Mike DeWine calls conspiracy theory ‘crazy’ and ‘ridiculous’
  
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• Lukashenko reportedly tells Russian TV the U.S. is orchestrating the Belarus protests

  08-09-2020 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In his first sit-down interview since anti-government protests swept the nation, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko made a slight concession, The Guardian reports — the so-called "last dictator in Europe," who has held his post for 26 years, acknowledged he "may have sat in the president's chair a little too long." But, other than that, he denied responsibility for the unrest, instead pointing a conspiratorial finger at the United States, and reiterated that he does not plan on step
  
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• Trump, cheerleader in chief for drilling and fracking, proclaims himself 'the great environmentalist'

  08-09-2020 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Trump traveled to Florida on Tuesday and pitched himself as a strong defender of the environment.
  
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• Tropical trouble for the Carolinas? Forecasters eye system in the Atlantic

  08-09-2020 23:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A tropical disturbance about 300 miles southwest of Bermuda could become a tropical depression as it moves northwest over the Atlantic this week.
  
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• Senate GOP introduces slimmed-down COVID-19 relief bill that Democrats vow to block

  08-09-2020 23:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Senate Republicans on Tuesday introduced a COVID-19 relief package they say targets urgent needs for the American people.
  
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• Israeli startup’s counter-drone augmented reality system to deploy with US forces

  08-09-2020 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A new joint Israeli and U.S. program aims to develop an augmented reality based control for unmanned systems to engage in small drone-on-drone warfare.
  
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• McConnell proposes virus aid, Dems say not enough

  08-09-2020 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday the Senate would vote on a trimmed-down Republican coronavirus relief package, though it has a slim chance of passage in the face of Democrats' insistence for more sweeping aid. (Sept. 8)
  
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• COVID-19 cases among children surpass half a million

  08-09-2020 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The new data are a "chilling reminder" to take the coronavirus seriously, one expert said.
  
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• Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell unveils new ‘targeted’ coronavirus relief plan

  08-09-2020 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  McConnell accused Democrats of playing ‘Goldilocks games’ with coronavirus relief and urged them to compromise.
  
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• A Misleading Attempt to Bolster the ‘Mostly Peaceful’ Riots Narrative

  08-09-2020 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Has this summer’s unrest been “mostly peaceful,” as some have claimed? A new study from Roudabeh Kishi and Sam Jones at the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED) has been trumpeted as sufficient justification for the media’s attempt to push this line. Kishi and Jones’s partisan framing have doubtlessly contributed to this misunderstanding. “In more than 93 percent of all demonstrations connected to the movement, demonstrators have not engaged
  
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• Donald Trump extends moratorium on offshore drilling in Gulf of Mexico as he visits Florida

  08-09-2020 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Trump used a trip to Florida to propose extending a moratorium on offshore drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.
  
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• Wyoming blanketed in snow after wild temperature swing

  08-09-2020 22:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A blast of cold Canadian air was expected to push through Nevada, Utah, Wyoming and Colorado, bringing with it at least 6 inches (15 cm) of snow and winds gusts of 35 mph (56 kph) throughout the day and into Wednesday, the National Weather Service (NWS) said.The cold front follows a long spell of hot, dry weather that plagued the region for the last two months.At midday on Tuesday, the temperature dipped to 35 degrees Fahrenheit in Denver, where snow was falling with gusty winds, a day after Col
  
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• Amid virus surge, Noem pushes tourism with CARES Act funds

  08-09-2020 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s administration announced Tuesday that it is using federal coronavirus relief funds to pay for a $5 million tourism ad campaign aimed at drawing people to the state, even as it emerges as one of the nation’s top hot spots for COVID-19 infections.The 30-second spot, which premiered on Fox News alongside Noem's speech at the Republican National Convention last month, features the governor saying that “with our breathtaking landscapes and wide-open s
  
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• Rochester mayor announces city police ‘entire command staff’ have resigned following accusations of a cover-up

  08-09-2020 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Police chief, deputy chief and other high-ranking officers announce retirement amid scrutiny in killing of Daniel Prude
  
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• Qiagen readies launch of rapid COVID-19 antigen test

  08-09-2020 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The company said it will launch two versions of the antigen test, one for labs and one for use at point-of-care use, such as at airports or stadiums, depending on regulatory clearance.Antigen tests are faster than molecular diagnostic tests but generally more likely to fail in identifying positive cases of the virus than the gold-standard molecular diagnostic tests, which are conducted in laboratories.Qiagen said studies showed the test could identify those without disease 100% of the time, and
  
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• Entire Rochester Police Leadership Resigns After Daniel Prude Death

  08-09-2020 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The chief of the Rochester Police Department announced he would resign Tuesday following the release of shocking footage of the March death of a 41-year-old Black man in police custody.La’Ron Singletary leaves the department after 20 years under heavy scrutiny over the death of Daniel Prude. He said earlier this week he would not depart his position.His top two officers in the department—Deputy Chief Joseph Morabito and Deputy Chief Mark Simmons—also announced they would step d
  
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• Allegiant passenger removed after dispute over flight attendant's face mask

  08-09-2020 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Allegiant removed a man Monday after he repeatedly interrupted the pre-flight safety briefing to tell the flight attendant to put her mask back on.
  
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• There's a new spicy chicken sandwich in town — and it's from Sam's Club

  08-09-2020 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Get Chick-fil-A-style chicken in the privacy of your home whenever you want it — even on Sundays.
  
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• Pro-Trump and BLM protesters clash in violent scenes as experts warn election will bring social unrest

  08-09-2020 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Expert warns of unrest if Americans are left waiting on election result as mail-in ballots are counted
  
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• McConnell says Senate will vote on slimmed-down COVID bill this week

  08-09-2020 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said that the bill would focus on health care, education and economic issues.
  
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• Jersey Shore stabbing: Arrests made after 2 stabbed at New Jersey beach

  08-09-2020 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A suspect has been charged after a brawl led to a stabbing at the Jersey shore on Monday.
  
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• Creek Fire: Iconic Cressman's General Store in Fresno County destroyed by wildfire

  08-09-2020 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Cressman's General Store and Gas Station, a frequented stop for travelers headed toward Shaver or Huntington Lakes, was destroyed as the Creek Fire grew in Fresno County overnight.
  
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• Rochester police leaders retire after suffocation death

  08-09-2020 21:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Top police leaders in Rochester, New York, announced their retirements Tuesday amid nightly protests over the handling of the suffocation death of Daniel Prude, whose family filed a federal lawsuit alleging a cover-up by law enforcement.Police Chief La’Ron Singletary, Deputy Chief Joseph M. Morabito and two commanders retired, while two more deputy chiefs and a commander gave up top leadership positions and returned to lower ranks.Mayor Lovely Warren said during a video call with members o
  
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• G7 foreign ministers condemn Navalny's 'confirmed poisoning'

  08-09-2020 21:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Group of Seven foreign ministers on Tuesday condemned the "confirmed poisoning" of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in the strongest terms, according to a statement released by the U.S. State Department."We, the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union, are united in condemning, in the strongest possible terms, the confirmed poisoning of Alexei Navalny," said the statement
  
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• Belarus opposition figure 'tore passport to pieces' to avoid expulsion

  08-09-2020 21:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Authorities in Belarus tried to forcibly expel leading opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova from the country but she tore up her passport in defiance and jumped out a car window to stay, her allies said Tuesday.
  
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• Rochester, New York, police chief resigns in wake of Daniel Prude's death

  08-09-2020 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren told a City Council meeting that she had not asked Chief La’Ron Singletary to resign, though she said there was "information that was brought to light today that I have not previously seen before."Rochester, a city of 200,000 people on Lake Ontario, erupted with protests last week after the Prude family released body camera footage showing officers had used a mesh hood and pinned Prude, a 41-year-old Black man, to the pavement during the March arrest.
  
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• Police chief stabbed in face with ice pick after answering his door, SC cops say

  08-09-2020 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The suspect is accused of saying the chief was “going to die.”
  
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• Biden loses his Florida lead as Latino voters shift to Trump

  08-09-2020 21:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The sun may be setting on Democrats' hopes of picking up Florida.Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has seemingly lost his advantage over President Trump in the crucial swing state of Florida, an NBC News/Marist poll released Tuesday found. A lot of that shift seemingly stems from Florida's Latino voters, who have gone from resoundingly supporting Hillary Clinton in 2016 to actually tipping in Trump's favor this time around, the poll showed.Less than two months before election day, Biden
  
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• Republican-controlled Senate committee may still get election security briefing

  08-09-2020 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  While the White House recently said Congress’s intelligence oversight committees would no longer be personally briefed on foreign threats to elections, it seems the Senate may still get direct access to intelligence officials.
  
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• New Senate GOP coronavirus relief proposal lacks direct payment, drops unemployment boost to $300/week

  08-09-2020 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Senate Republicans on Tuesday unveiled their latest coronavirus relief bill proposal as negotiations between the White House and Democratic leaders flounder.The GOP's funding package is estimated to cost around $500 billion, well below the $2.2 trillion CARES Act that passed in March, and there aren't too many surprises in it — the bill wouldn't provide any direct payments to individuals and it would halve the weekly unemployment boost that expired in July. It does include additional money
  
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• Putin is using RT to double down in Belarus: 'If you arrest the right 500 people, the other 100,000 won't show up'

  08-09-2020 21:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "This is the first stage of propping up your dictator ally: Solidify control over state media. Then bolster intelligence gathering on who opposes you," a NATO source said.
  
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• Suckers and losers? Yes, Mr. President, troops sucked it up and risked losing their lives for us | Opinion

  08-09-2020 21:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The American Cemetery at Normandy sits on a bluff overlooking the beach where, on June 6, 1944, American soldiers waded ashore to begin the invasion of France. The old battlefield is marked with shell craters and gun pits offering mute testimony to the fury of that day. In the cemetery itself stand endless rows of white crosses and the occasional Star of David — mute testimony to the sacrifice it required.
  
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• Cheng Lei: China says journalist 'endangered national security'

  08-09-2020 21:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  China says Australian journalist Cheng Lei is suspected of "endangering China's national security".
  
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• Australian journalists flown out of China 'amid diplomatic standoff'

  08-09-2020 21:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The two journalists from different organisations left due to diplomatic tensions, local media report.
  
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• ‘Cult’ booted from Hawaii island following protests over cultural appropriation

  08-09-2020 20:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Group previously forced to leave Kauai for own safety
  
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