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• Governor demands investigation after Californians left without power in extreme heat

  17-08-2020 23:58
  
  Governor demands investigation after Californians left without power in extreme heatState’s largest electrical grid manager has warned there could be more rolling blackouts this week due to energy supply issues
  
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• Postal workers concerned about delivering ballots on time

  17-08-2020 23:57
  
  The U.S. Postal Service is poised to play a central role in this year’s presidential elections, but some staffers are worried about the agency's ability to deliver.Mail processing machines have been decommissioned.The Postal Service has warned states that ballots might not arrive on time.
  
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• New York Giants have a new look under 38-year-old Joe Judge

  17-08-2020 23:56
  
  It didn't take long to see Joe Judge has made changes in how the New York Giants do things at training camp.From the time the players arrive in buses from nearby MetLife Stadium, the 90-minute practice is at a fast pace and detail oriented.During some drills, two different groups of offensive and defensive players will mirror scripted plays seconds apart so the staff can evaluate more players in this camp condensed by the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Bogota imposes strict new quarantine to control spread of Covid-19

  17-08-2020 23:56
  
  Bogota imposes strict quarantine measures until August 30 which will affect over a million people iving in Colombia's capital, in an attempt to slow down the spread of Covid-19 and prevent the collapse of the city's intensive care network.
  
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• Brazil reports 19,373 new coronavirus cases, deaths top 108,000

  17-08-2020 23:54
  
  Brazil reported 19,373 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 684 deaths from the disease caused by the virus in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Monday.Brazil has now registered 3,359,570 cases of the virus since the pandemic began, while the official death toll from COVID-19 has risen to 108,536, according to ministry data, marking the world's worst coronavirus outbreak after the United States.
  
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• Lightning win 2-1, put Blue Jackets on brink of elimination

  17-08-2020 23:53
  
  Andrei Vasilevskiy had 28 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Monday to take a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference playoff series.Barclay Goodrow and Yanni Gourde each had a goal and an assist as the Lightning pushed the Blue Jackets to the verge of elimination after being swept by Columbus in the first round of the 2019 playoffs.“Every game has been a battle, and I don’t expect any different going forward,” said Lightning center Blake Colem
  
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• 'Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Trump golfs': Bernie Sanders calls on supporters to back Biden against threat of second Trump term

  17-08-2020 23:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  Bernie Sanders has appealed directly to progressives to support Joe Biden's election against Donald Trump as he depicted a nation being led "down the path to authoritarianism."
  
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• National Zoo awaits birth of pandemic panda cub

  17-08-2020 23:49
  
  Zookeepers at Washington’s National Zoo are on furry black-and-white baby watch after concluding that venerable giant panda matriarch Mei Ziang is pregnant and could give birth this week.Although so-called “phantom pregnancies” are common with pandas and other large bears, Baker-Masson said an ultrasound scan revealed a “really strong-looking, fantastic fetus” that could be delivered this week.
  
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• Inter Milan to face Seville in Europa League final after demolishing Shakhtar Donetsk

  17-08-2020 23:48
  
  Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez both scored twice as Inter Milan stormed into a first European final in 10 years with a 5-0 thrashing of Shakhtar Donetsk in Dusseldorf.Danilo D'Ambrosio was also on target for Antonio Conte's men, who will face Sevilla in Friday's final in Cologne.The Italian giants have endured a lean decade since winning the Champions League in 2010, but closed the gap on Juventus at the top of Serie A to just one point in Conte's first season in charge and are now one win a
  
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• Suspended priest wins $125K from detective over claims of child sex abuse

  17-08-2020 23:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  Eduard Perrone now hopes to be reinstated
  
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• Trump calls Ilhan Omar a 'horrible woman' in latest attack on a woman of colour

  17-08-2020 23:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  President takes several jabs at California Senator Kamala Harris, saying the Democratic party's presumptive vice presidential nominee "has got some big issues"
  
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• Ex-Trump official says U.S. 'less secure' due to president's actions, endorses Biden

  17-08-2020 23:28
  
  A former high-ranking Trump administration official said on Monday the United States is "less secure" under the Republican president as he endorsed Democratic challenger Joe Biden for November's election.Miles Taylor, who served at the Department of Homeland Security between 2017 and 2019, including as chief of staff, said he "witnessed the damning results firsthand" of what he called President Donald Trump's "personal deficiencies.""Today the nation has fewer friends and stronger enemies than w
  
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• Staff 'sickout' forces Arizona school district to cancel classes

  17-08-2020 23:27
  
  J.O. Combs Unified School District Superintendent Greg Wyman addresses the 'polarized and difficult situation' facing schools on 'Your World.'
  
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• 'Resign!': Alexander Lukashenko heckled by factory workers in Minsk

  17-08-2020 23:22
  
  'Resign!': Alexander Lukashenko heckled by factory workers in Minsk. Embattled Belarus president looked shaken as people yelled ‘liar’ in fresh blow to regime
  
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• Health benefits of dark chocolate can be recreated in milk variety, study finds

  17-08-2020 23:13
  
  The health benefits of dark chocolate can be recreated in the milk variety by adding extracts from peanut skins and coffee grounds, a US government study has found. Immune-supporting antioxidants known as phenolic compounds are said to be found in dark chocolate and supposedly lower the risk of cardiovascular disease. These molecules are what give dark chocolate its distinctively bitter taste and alleged anti-inflammatory benefits. Researchers from the United States Department of Agriculture hav
  
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• John Podesta breaks down Democrats' economic plan and campaign strategy

  17-08-2020 23:11
  
  John Podesta, former Bill Clinton White House chief of staff and Hillary Clinton 2016 campaign chair, joins 'Your World.'
  
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• Lovecraft Country review – are people scarier than monsters?

  17-08-2020 23:10
  
  Lovecraft Country review – are people scarier than monsters?. Thrilling action-adventure is the first priority of this new HP Lovecraft-inspired drama, but its prescient message about racism is never far from the surface
  
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• Rookie wideout Jalen Reagor impresses at Eagles camp

  17-08-2020 23:09
  
  Carson Wentz connected with Jalen Reagor on a crossing route for a long gain.On the first day of padded practices, Wentz had plenty of chemistry with the rookie wide receiver.Reagor was selected with the 21st pick in the first round of the NFL draft, one of several speedy wideouts the Eagles added in the offseason.
  
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• When a crackdown prevented protests, a hashtag gave them a voice

  17-08-2020 23:01
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• Virus clusters erupt as US universities as semester begins

  17-08-2020 23:01
  From the dorms at North Carolina to the halls of Notre Dame, officials at universities around the U.S. scrambled on Monday to deal with new COVID-19 clusters at the start of the fall semester, some of them linked to off-campus parties and packed clubs. At Oklahoma State in Stillwater, where a widely circulated video over the weekend showed maskless students packed into a nightclub, officials confirmed 23 coronavirus cases at an off-campus sorority house. The university placed the students living
  
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• Virginia to consider reducing penalty for assaulting police

  17-08-2020 23:01
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers plan to take up dozens of criminal justice reforms during a special legislative session this week, but one proposal in particular is expected to spark an intense battle: a push to change a law ......
  
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• UAE: High Representative/Vice-President Borrell speaks to Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed

  17-08-2020 23:01
  High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell had a phone call on 17 August with the UAE Foreign Minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed. They discussed the welcomed normalisation of relations...
  
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• Two men charged with 2002 murder of Run-DMC DJ Jam Master Jay

  17-08-2020 23:01
  Two men have been charged with the nearly 18-year old unsolved murder of Jason...
  
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• Two men charged in long-unsolved 2002 murder of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay

  17-08-2020 23:01
  A federal grand jury has indicted two men in the long-unsolved murder of Jam Master Jay, the pioneering DJ of Run-DMC who was killed in 2002, prosecutors said Monday. ......
  
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• Two charged with 2002 murder of rapper Jam Master Jay

  17-08-2020 23:01
  Rapper Jam Master Jay, one of the founder members of Run-DMC, was murdered in 2002 "in cold blood" as part of a dispute over a drugs deal, US prosecutors said today. They announced that two men had been charged with his murder, bringing to a close the attempt to solve one of the biggest unsolved killings in the world of rap. Jam Master Jay, 37,...
  
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• Trump counters Biden with law and order message in Minnesota

  17-08-2020 23:01
  MANKATO, Minn. (AP) " Declaring it's 'crunch time' for the upcoming...
  
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• Trump administration finalizes plan to open arctic refuge to drilling

  17-08-2020 23:01
  By Brad Plumer and Henry Fountain The New York Times Company… ......
  
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• The Latest: Virus hits Utah minorities harder in workplace

  17-08-2020 23:01
  SALT LAKE CITY — Hispanics and other people of color in Utah were disproportionately hit by workplace COVID-19 outbreaks, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Monday. From March to early June, 12% of the state’s coronavirus cases were tied to workplace outbreaks, mostly in manufacturing, construction and wholesale trade. The report found that 73% of the cases in these outbreaks affected Hispanic or other people of color, even though they only make
  
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• The Latest: DNC chair: I can meet more delegates virtually

  17-08-2020 23:01
  WASHINGTON (AP) " The Latest on the Democratic National Convention...
  
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• The Appalachian Trail Conservancy, The Conservation Fund, and Mountain Valley Pipeline Announce Shared Commitment to Conservation Stewardship

  17-08-2020 23:01
  CANONSBURG, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Appalachian Trail Conservancy (Conservancy), The Conservation Fund (the Fund), and Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (Mountain Valley), today announced a conservation stewardship agreement that will advance the Conservancy's work to manage and protect the Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Trail), help the Fund secure additional conservation lands for public use, and enhance Trail-related community economic development. As part of the agreement, Mountain Valley
  
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• Swedish police to use automatic image analysis in criminal probes

  17-08-2020 23:01
  STOCKHOLM, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Swedish police have been given the all-clear to use automatic image analysis in criminal investigations, which means AI and face-recognition technology may now be used to scan and analyze CCTV footage, Swedish Television (SVT) reported on Monday. The move comes...
  
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• Social Discovery Corp Joins Guidewire PartnerConnect Solution Alliance Program; Publishes Ready for Guidewire Integration

  17-08-2020 23:01
  PDF Version Social Discovery Corp's Ready for Guidewire add-on is now available in the Guidewire Marketplace to help insurers combat fraud and increase efficiency CHARLOTTE, N.C. & SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 17, 2020-- Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE: GWRE), the platform P&C insurers trust to engage, innovate, and grow efficiently, today announced that Social Discovery Corp (SDC), a leading provider of social media background reports, has joined Guidewire PartnerConnect as a
  
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• Prosecutor decries gun violence, says "defunding" not answer

  17-08-2020 23:01
  CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio prosecutor pledged Monday help police find and prosecute those responsible for a weekend wave of gun violence. ......
  
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• Pakistanis and other minorities died in higher numbers due to Covid-19, task force finds

  17-08-2020 23:01
  According to the detailed report which includes 10 key points and 35 recommendations, the BAME COVID crisis was an avoidable one. It also found that Black people were four times more likely to die from COVID 19 while those with Pakistani and Bangladeshi heritage were 3 times more likely to die as compared to the rest of the population. The task force was led by Liam Bryne, the labour MP for Birmingham Hodge Hill and Shadow Defence Procurement Minister, Khalid Mahmood MP and other distinguished m
  
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• MetLife Declares Third Quarter 2020 Preferred Stock Dividends

  17-08-2020 23:01
  NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced that it has declared the following preferred stock dividends: Quarterly dividend of $0.25555555 per share on the company's floating rate non-cumulative preferred stock, Series A, with a liquidation preference of $25 per share (NYSE: MET PRA). Quarterly dividend of $9.93697111 per share on the company's 5.250% fixed-to-floating rate non-cumulative preferred stock, Series C, with a...
  
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• MetLife CEO Michel Khalaf and CFO John McCallion to Speak at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods 2020 Insurance Conference (Virtual)

  17-08-2020 23:01
  NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced that Michel Khalaf, president and chief executive officer, and John McCallion, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will participate in a fireside chat at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods 2020 Insurance...
  
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• Lawsuit against Trump, postal chief seeks proper funding

  17-08-2020 23:01
  NEW YORK (AP) — Several individuals including candidates for public office sued President Donald Trump and the U.S. Postal Service and its new postmaster general in New York on Monday to ensure adequate funding for postal operations. ......
  
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• Judge OKs $60M settlement over Tesla buyout of SolarCity

  17-08-2020 23:01
  DOVER, Del. (AP) � A Delaware judge has approved a $60 million settlement in a shareholder lawsuit challenging electric car maker Tesla Inc.�s $2 billion acquisition of solar-panel installer SolarCity in 2016. The judge approved the settlement...
  
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• Iran reportedly paid bounties to Afghan group for attacks on Americans

  17-08-2020 23:01
  Haqqani network responsible for six attacks, CNN reports Pentagon refrained from retaliation in bid to save peace deal Iran is reported to have paid bounties to a Taliban faction for killing US and coalition troops in Afghanistan, leading to six attacks last year including a suicide bombing at the...
  
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• In 2012, Bolt, Phelps cemented legendary status at Olympics

  17-08-2020 23:01
  LONDON (AP) — In the end, 2012 wasn’t the last Olympics to see Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps. It was the Summer Games where their legendary status was cemented. Bolt became the first athlete to win both sprints at consecutive Olympics. The Jamaican track sensation electrified the Olympic Stadium in London by winning the 100 meters in 9.63 seconds and the 200 in 19.32. It was so effortless that he could afford to ease up over the last few strides of the 200 and raise his left index fi
  
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• How the AP covered ratification of the 19th Amendment

  17-08-2020 23:01
  The bulletin moved just after 1 p.m. on Aug. 18, 1920, conveying the breaking news that the 19th Amendment had been ratified giving women the constitutional right to vote. ......
  
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• 'Horrifying' data glitch skews key Iowa coronavirus metrics

  17-08-2020 23:01
  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) " A state agency says it is working to fix a data...
  
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• Gilead Sciences and Tango Therapeutics to Expand Strategic Oncology Collaboration

  17-08-2020 23:01
  - Gilead to Make $125 Million Upfront Payment and $20 Million Equity Investment - - Under Agreement, Gilead will Have Rights to Opt-in to up to 15 Targets for up to $410 Million per Program in Total Payments - FOSTER CITY, Calif. & CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) and Tango Therapeutics today announced an expanded strategic collaboration focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of innovative targeted immune evasion therapies for pati
  
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• Florida bomb suspect found dead in his jail cell

  17-08-2020 23:01
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man arrested after police discovered more than two dozen pipe bombs near his home was found dead in his jail cell with a torn sheet wrapped around his neck, authorities said Monday. ......
  
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• Feds urge judge to OK prison deals for Loughlin, Giannulli

  17-08-2020 23:01
  BOSTON (AP) � Federal prosecutors urged a judge Monday to accept deals that call for �Full House� actor Lori Loughlin to spend two months in prison and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, to serve five months for paying half a million dollars to bribe their daughters� way into college. Ahead of the famous couple's scheduled sentencing hearings Friday, prosecutors said in court filings that the proposed prison terms are comparable to the sentences other pr
  
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• Egypt's unemployment rate up to 9.6 pct in Q2 over COVID-19

  17-08-2020 23:01
  
  CAIRO, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's unemployment rate rose to 9.6 percent in the second quarter of 2020 from 7.7 percent in the previous quarter of the year due to the coronavirus outbreak, the state-run statistics...
  
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• Egypt sends 6th batch of aid to Lebanon over deadly blasts

  17-08-2020 23:01
  
  CAIRO, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Egypt sent on Monday two military planes loaded with medical supplies and foodstuff to Lebanon as emergency...
  
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• Democrats claim 'big tent' in first convention in pandemic

  17-08-2020 23:01
  NEW YORK (AP) � Joe Biden and the Democrats are highlighting the party's inclusive �big tent� Monday night as their 2020 National Convention gets underway with a lineup that features as many former Republican governors as �democratic socialists� � along with former first lady Michelle Obama. Beyond diversity, the first national political convention of the coronavirus era will be unique for its logistical challenges. The all-virtual affair will be the fir
  
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• Coronavirus Live Updates: Italy Imposes First New Restrictions Since Reopening

  17-08-2020 23:01
  
  Stay up to date as we cover the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its effects across the world. ......
  
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• Connecticut residents must now show doctor's note to go mask-free in public

  17-08-2020 23:01
  Hoping to avoid wearing a mask in public in Connecticut citing health reasons? Well, you better have a doctor's note. ......
  
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