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• Wisconsin City Veers Toward Second Night of Rage Over Horrific Police Shooting

  24-08-2020 23:59
  
  KENOSHA, Wisconsin—Hours after authorities vowed that “justice will be served” for the police shooting of 29-year-old Jacob Blake, protesters gathered in the heart of the city despite a pending curfew and arrival of the National Guard. A video of the shooting recorded by a bystander appeared to show a Kenosha police officer shooting the Black father several times at point-blank range as he tried to get into a van with his children on Sunday. Immediately after the video was post
  
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• Pols Promise Change as Kenosha Veers Toward Another Night of Rage Over Jacob Blake Shooting

  24-08-2020 23:59
  
  After an evening of unrest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, Wisconsin authorities vowed that “justice will be served” as the city of Kenosha imposed a curfew and the governor called in the National Guard. A video of the shooting that was recorded by a bystander appears to show a Kenosha police officer shooting the Black 29-year-old several times at point-blank range as he tried to get into a van with his children. Immediately after the video was posted on social media, p
  
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• Trump's Postmaster General Reveals Impressive Lack of Knowledge About Mail

  24-08-2020 23:58
  
  Democrats have labored to make the case that Postmaster General Louis DeJoy knowingly acted as a henchman for President Donald Trump's designs on the U.S. Postal Service.But during a high-profile congressional hearing on Monday, they might have made a different point more successfully: that he doesn’t know what he’s doing.When he took over the Postal Service’s top job in June, DeJoy, a former logistics executive and Trump mega-donor, presided over an overhaul of mail delivery p
  
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• USPS hearing: DeJoy struggles to answer basic questions and defends leadership

  24-08-2020 23:56
  
  USPS hearing: DeJoy struggles to answer basic questions and defends leadershipDuring House hearing, postmaster general concedes changes he implemented led to delays, but says he will not restore mail boxes
  
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• After Beirut blast, foreign workers beg to go home

  24-08-2020 23:53
  
  Foreign domestic workers in Lebanon say they’ve been feeling left out since a huge blast at Beirut port ripped through large parts of the city, killing 181 people and leaving thousands homeless.
  
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• Chris Wallace says the race for the White House is up for grabs

  24-08-2020 23:49
  
  'Fox News Sunday' anchor Chris Wallace joins Bill Hemmer with insight on 'Bill Hemmer Reports.'
  
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• Kids Give Thank-You Cards to San Jose Firefighters

  24-08-2020 23:47
  
  Two girls in San Jose, California, presented firefighters with cards, art, and cookies to thank them for their work on the front lines of the LNU Lightning Complex fires, video posted August 23 shows.The LNU Lightning Complex burned more than 350,000 acres in Northern California by August 24, officials said.From early July to August 24, wildfires scorched more than one million acres across the state, the Los Angeles Times reported. Credit: Jules Robbins via Storyful
  
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• Pompeo address to Republicans at odds with instruction to his own diplomats

  24-08-2020 23:46
  
  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will speak to the Republican National Convention this week despite having told U.S. diplomats that presidential appointees may not take part in any such partisan political activity.The instruction is included in an unclassified July 24 cable reviewed by Reuters and sent to all U.S. diplomatic and consular posts abroad to ensure that State Department employees comply with U.S. restrictions on their political activities "even on personal time and outside of the
  
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• Donald Trump Jr says Joe Biden is 'Loch Ness monster of the swamp'

  24-08-2020 23:46 via independent.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump Jr has called Joe Biden the "Loch Ness monster of the swam" in a speech seeking to demonise the Democratic candidate as a radical and extremist.
  
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• No safe level of caffeine consumption for pregnant women and would-be mothers, study suggests

  24-08-2020 23:45
  
  Women who are pregnant or trying for a baby should consider avoiding caffeine completely due to evidence suggesting there is no safe level of consumption, researchers have said.An analysis of observational studies published in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine found evidence to suggest maternal caffeine consumption was associated with negative pregnancy outcomes.
  
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• Houston's Stills discusses kneeling, activism and Goodell

  24-08-2020 23:44
  
  Kenny Stills is glad NFL commissioner Roger Goodell regrets the way he initially reacted when Colin Kaepernick and a handful of other players began kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality years ago.Goodell said recently in a video with former NFL player Emmanuel Acho that he “wished we had listened earlier, Kaep, to what you were kneeling about and what you were trying to bring attention to.”
  
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• Sydney Sutherland: Suspect in death knew victim and joined search party Facebook group

  24-08-2020 23:40 via independent.co.uk
  
  Quake Lewellyn arrives at court wearing bullet-proof vest
  
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• Patriots re-sign Nick Folk, adding to kicking competition

  24-08-2020 23:40
  
  The Patriots may not have settled on their replacement for kicker Stephen Gostkowski.New England re-signed veteran Nick Folk on Monday, giving rookie fifth-round draft pick Justin Rohrwasser some competition for the job as the team moves into what coach Bill Belichick said was a “big week” for players to begin showing progress during the truncated training camp.“I think we’re in position, hopefully, to string some good days together and have a lot of little things start t
  
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• Blood cancer patients at higher risk of dying from coronavirus, study finds

  24-08-2020 23:40
  
  Patients with blood cancer are more at risk of dying from coronavirus than other people with the disease, a new study has found.Researchers say their findings should help guide discussions between doctors and patients about the risks of Covid-19 in hospitals for patients with different types of cancer.
  
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• Ex-Trump staffer who branded administration 'team of vipers' rejoins president's workforce, report says

  24-08-2020 23:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  'Mr Sims is a staunch supporter of my father and his America First agenda,' Donald Trump Jr says
  
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• Trump says he will add $1 billion to food for families program

  24-08-2020 23:35
  
  President Donald Trump said on Monday his administration would provide an additional $1 billion to a program that provides food to American families dealing with the economic hardship from the coronavirus pandemic.The Farmers to Families Food Box program is one of several government efforts to help struggling Americans.It aims to buy food from farmers who typically produced for restaurants butlost business because of coronavirus-related shutdowns, and deliver it to the millions of people who wer
  
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• Biden, Harris to get routine virus testing, a notable change

  24-08-2020 23:34
  
  In a notable change, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate, Kamala Harris, will now be regularly tested for the coronavirus as the race heats up, a campaign aide confirmed Monday.“This announcement is another step demonstrating Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ commitment to turn the page on Trump’s catastrophic mismanagement during the worst public health crisis in 100 years,” said Biden spokesperson Andrew Bates.
  
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• 76ers fire Brett Brown after being swept out of playoffs

  24-08-2020 23:33
  
  The Philadelphia 76ers fired coach Brett Brown on Monday, a day after his seventh season ended in a first-round postseason sweep.The 76ers were 43-30 this season and had woefully underachieved in a year when they were expected to be serious contenders in the Eastern Conference.Instead, they weren't close, and the move was expected after the sixth-seeded Sixers were swept by the Boston Celtics.
  
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• ‘Rule Britannia’ will be played at Last Night of the Proms, BBC confirms

  24-08-2020 23:30
  
  “Land Of Hope And Glory” and “Rule Britannia!” will be performed at the Last Night of the Proms, the BBC has confirmed, following speculation they may be scrapped this year.Both songs were included in a programme unveiled by the broadcaster on Monday after The Sunday Times reported they were up for discussion in light of the Black Lives Matter movement.
  
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• Revved by Sturgis Rally, COVID-19 infections move fast, far

  24-08-2020 23:30
  
  The hundreds of thousands of bikers who attended the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally may have departed western South Dakota, but public health departments in multiple states are trying to measure how much and how quickly the coronavirus spread in bars, tattoo shops and gatherings before people traveled home to nearly every state in the country.From the city of Sturgis, which is conducting mass testing for its roughly 7,000 residents, to health departments in at least six states, health officials are tr
  
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• Harry Maguire unlikely to face jail if convicted for 'misdemeanour' in Mykonos - lawyer

  24-08-2020 23:30
  
  The Manchester United captain spent two nights in custody after he was arrested during a holiday with family and friends on the Greek island.Police said there had been an altercation and an exchange of words with an officer who tried to break up a fight.
  
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• Eric Trump should be forced to testify about Trump Org after abruptly cancelling interview, says New York AG

  24-08-2020 23:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  Investigation is looking into improper valuations of Trump-owned properties
  
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• Wisconsin police shoot a Black man as his children watch from a vehicle, attorney says

  24-08-2020 23:25
  Two Wisconsin police officers are on leave Monday as state authorities investigate why a Black man was shot multiple times in the back as he entered the driver's side door of an SUV, officials said. The man's three children -- 3, 5 and 8 -- were in the car, a family attorney said. Identified by Wisconsin's governor as Jacob Blake, the man is in serious condition and fighting for his life. Attorney Ben Crump, who now represents the Blake family, posted a video of the Sunday evening shooting in Ke
  
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• Why German researchers held a large indoor concert during the pandemic

  24-08-2020 23:25
  The 1,400 or so people who attended one of Germany's largest indoor gatherings in months were the subjects of research to study crowds under the coronavirus. ......
  
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• US stocks join global rally amid coronavirus treatment hopes

  24-08-2020 23:25
  NEW YORK – Stocks are climbing on Wall Street Monday, adding to their record-breaking run from last week. The S&P 500 was up 0.7% in afternoon trading, following up on solid gains for stock markets across much of Europe and Asia. The S&P 500 pushed further into record territory after last week recovering the last of its losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 239 points, or 0.9%, at 28,170, as of 12:52 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq com
  
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• UK twins 'held in detention' after fleeing Syria refugee camp

  24-08-2020 23:25
  
  Disappearance of Zahra and Salma Halane in 2014 led to counter-terror investigation Twins from Manchester who sparked a counter-terrorism investigation after they fled to Syria at the age of 16 have said they are being detained in a high-security detention centre after trying to escape a refugee...
  
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• Turkey confirms 1,443 new COVID-19 cases, 259,692 in total

  24-08-2020 23:25
  
  ANKARA, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Turkey's COVID-19 cases increased by 1,443 to a total of 259,692 on Monday, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said....
  
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• The Latest: Trump says without evidence that virus is fading

  24-08-2020 23:25
  WASHINGTON (AP) " The Latest on this week's Republican National...
  
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• The Latest: 13,000 to attend Miami Dolphins' home opener

  24-08-2020 23:25
  The Miami Dolphins will allow up to 13,000 socially distancing fans to...
  
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• The coronavirus has hammered Brazil. But somehow, Bolsonaro is getting more popular.

  24-08-2020 23:25
  The country’s poor are receiving emergency financial aid, and in return, they’re giving the president their support. ......
  
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• Scott Peterson's death sentence overturned by California Supreme Court

  24-08-2020 23:25
  California's Supreme Court on Monday reversed the death sentence handed down to Scott Peterson for the 2002 deaths of his wife Laci and unborn son. The high court found that the trial itself was fair and the murder convictions stand....
  
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• Ronaldinho set for release after bizarre six-month stay in Paraguay penal system

  24-08-2020 23:25
  World Cup winner was charged with using false passport 40-year-old spent much of time in a luxury hotel After nearly six months entangled in the Paraguayan legal system, Ronaldinho is set to be granted his liberty from house arrest on Monday by judges in Asunci�n. The World Cup winner and his...
  
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• Roger Goodell says he wished he had 'listened earlier' to Colin Kaepernick

  24-08-2020 23:25
  The NFL commissioner was asked what he would say now if he were to publicly apologize to Colin Kaepernick. ......
  
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• 'Risky?' Plenty of debate about Dolphins allowing spectators

  24-08-2020 23:25
  MIAMI (AP) — Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick says an NFL crowd of 13,000 is enough to be heard. “I played a lot of games in college with less fans than that,” the Harvard alum said Monday. "We’re excited to have fans out there cheering for us.” The Dolphins announced plans to allow up to 13,000 masked, socially distancing fans to attend their home opener against the Buffalo Bills on Sept. 20, and the decision generated plenty of noise around the NFL and
  
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• Protests erupt in Kenosha after police officer shoots Black man

  24-08-2020 23:25
  KENOSHA — A man identified as Jacob Blake was in serious condition at a hospital after he was shot Aug. 23 by a police officer when officers were sent to the 2800 block of 40th Street for what police called a domestic incident. More than 60 people were gathered following the shooting at the scene, with several saying that the Black man was trying to break up a verbal altercation between two women shortly after 5 p.m. According to a police department press release, Kenosha police were sent
  
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• Police shooting lays bare Wisconsin's deep partisan divide

  24-08-2020 23:25
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) " The shooting by police in Wisconsin of a Black man...
  
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• Police in Belarus detain opposition activists amid protests

  24-08-2020 23:25
  
  Only $5 for 5 months 1 of 38 This image made from video provided by the State TV and Radio Company of Belarus, shows Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko armed with a Kalashnikov-type rifle near the Palace of Independence in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020. Lukashenko has made a dramatic show of defiance against the massive protests demanding his resignation, toting a rifle and wearing a bulletproof vest as he strode off a helicopter that landed at his residence while demonstrators masse
  
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• Poisoning signs found in Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, doctors say

  24-08-2020 23:25
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Tests...
  
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• Pa. businessman quits border wall advisory committee after Steve Bannon, others charged

  24-08-2020 23:25
  WATSONTOWN – A central Pennsylvania member of the We Build the Wall Inc. advisory committee says he has resigned in the wake of a federal indictment that accuses organization leaders of defrauding donors. John D. Moran Jr., president and CEO of Moran Industries based in Watsontown, on Monday through an attorney said he submitted his resignation when he learned through news reports of the indictment. Among those charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering were Steve Ba
  
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• Oregon police tear gas protesters attacking police station

  24-08-2020 23:25
  The violence that started Sunday night and lasted into the predawn hours of Monday came a day after protesters targeted another law enforcement building in Portland. ......
  
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• NY attorney general investigating Trump Organization, wants Eric Trump to testify

  24-08-2020 23:25
  ALBANY – New York's top legal officer is investigating whether President Donald Trump and his company illegally inflated the value of his properties to get tax breaks and better terms on loans and insurance, according to a new legal filing. State Attorney General Letitia James to comply with seven subpoenas at the center of a dispute with the company, including...
  
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• Northern California braces as huge wildfires rage, more lightning is forecast

  24-08-2020 23:25
  Two of the three largest fires in California history, burning simultaneously in the Santa Cruz Mountains and in wine country north of San Francisco Bay, are expected to grow in ......
  
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• Navalny was poisoned: German doctors

  24-08-2020 23:25
  German doctors said on Monday that medical examinations indicated that Russia Opposition...
  
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• National Guard called out after police shoot Black man

  24-08-2020 23:25
  KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) " Wisconsin's governor summoned the National Guard to...
  
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• Most college students ‘absolutely certain’ they’ll vote, report finds. But for whom?

  24-08-2020 23:25
  Most college students say they will vote in the upcoming general election, according to a new report. The report released Monday from the Knight Foundation and College Pulse surveyed 4,000 ......
  
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• Margaret Hunter, wife of disgraced ex-Rep. Duncan Hunter, gets 8 months of home confinement

  24-08-2020 23:25
  Margaret Hunter was sentenced Monday to eight months' home confinement and three years' probation for her admitted role in a criminal conspiracy with her husband, former Rep. Duncan Hunter, to ......
  
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• Marco collapses, sets stage for Laura to hit U.S. as hurricane

  24-08-2020 23:25
  The two-storm combination could bring a history-making onslaught of wind and coastal flooding from Texas to Alabama, all complicated by the coronavirus pandemic, forecasters said. ......
  
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• How one teacher equips students to stop trafficking before it starts

  24-08-2020 23:25
  Young people are...
  
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• Greece plans Mediterranean navy exercises; Turkey objects

  24-08-2020 23:25
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's navy and air force will conduct military exercises beginning Tuesday in the eastern Mediterranean near a contested area where Turkey is prospecting for oil and gas, authorities said, drawing an angry response from Turkey. Germany, meanwhile, is stepping up diplomatic efforts to prevent tensions between the two regional rivals from escalating further, sending its foreign minister to both Athens and Ankara on Tuesday. The Turkish government disputes Greece&rsqu
  
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• Gaza's Hamas rulers announce first cases of community spread of coronavirus, raising fears in blockaded territory

  24-08-2020 23:25
  Gaza's Hamas rulers announce first cases of community spread of coronavirus, raising fears in blockaded territory ......
  
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