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• Coronavirus news: Oxford vaccine professor warns of new flu pandemic and Nicola Sturgeon admits anxiety increasing as Covid cases hit three-month high

  31-08-2020 23:59
  
  The scientist behind the Oxford coronavirus vaccine has warned of the rising risk of outbreaks of diseases that pass from animals to humans.Professor Sarah Gilbert believes the spread of zoonotic diseases has become more likely because of our lifestyles - with growing population density, increased international travel and deforestation to blame in particular.
  
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• Long neglected after landmark discovery, armored dinosaur finally gets its due

  31-08-2020 23:58
  
  When the bones of the early armored dinosaur Scelidosaurus were unearthed in 1858 in west Dorset, England, they comprised the first complete dinosaur skeleton ever identified.Its face was plastered in horny scutes, a bit like the face of a marine turtle.
  
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• Steelers LB Dupree looks to prove breakout 2019 was no fluke

  31-08-2020 23:57
  
  Bud Dupree didn't get offended last summer when the Pittsburgh Steelers declined to negotiate a contract extension.It was fine, the outside linebacker said repeatedly, pointing out it simply gave him a chance to bet on himself.A year later, after the breakout season Dupree insists is no fluke, the stakes are even higher.
  
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• Putting Portugal back on quarantine list 'would cause more chaos and hardship'

  31-08-2020 23:57
  
  Putting Portugal back on the UK's quarantine list would cause further "chaos and hardship" for travellers, the boss of British Airways' parent company has warned.Quarantine measures could be reimposed on UK holidaymakers returning from Portugal due to a rise in coronavirus cases.
  
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• Standing pat: Deadline passes without another Braves deal

  31-08-2020 23:54
  
  The Atlanta Braves failed to pull off a major deal to bolster their rotation at baseball's trade deadline Monday, leaving the NL East leaders with a huge question mark as they seek a third straight division title and an extended run in the postseason for the first time time since 2001.The only trade made by the Braves came a day earlier, when they acquired journeyman Tommy Milone from the Baltimore Orioles for two players to be named.Milone was thrown right into the mix by the pitching-starved t
  
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• Chicago Cubs get OF Maybin, 2 lefty relievers in 3 trades

  31-08-2020 23:53
  
  The Chicago Cubs acquired veteran outfielder Cameron Maybin and two left-handed relievers in three trades on Monday, adding some help for their pursuit of their first division title since 2017.The NL Central leaders sent minor league infielder Zack Short to Detroit for Maybin, who is batting .244 with a homer and two RBIs in 14 games this year.The Cubs got Chafin and a cash consideration from Arizona for a player to be named or cash.
  
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• Dodgers send starter Stripling to Toronto for 2 prospects

  31-08-2020 23:50
  
  The Los Angeles Dodgers traded right-hander Ross Stripling to the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday for two players to be named.Stripling went 3-1 with a 5.61 ERA in seven starts this season for Los Angeles, racking up 27 strikeouts.The 30-year-old veteran has spent his entire pro career with the Dodgers, cracking the major league roster in 2016 and earning an All-Star selection in 2018.
  
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• Democrats accuse Trump administration of covering up security threats, demand in-person intel briefings

  31-08-2020 23:50
  
  DNI vows to stop disclosures of classified info; reaction and analysis on 'The Five.'
  
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• Mets acquire Frazier, Chirinos from Texas, Castro from O's

  31-08-2020 23:46
  
  The New York Mets acquired infielder Todd Frazier and catcher Robinson Chirinos from the Texas Rangers.Texas receives two players to be named.New York also receives cash in the deal involving Chirinos.
  
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• Column: Everyone chasing Harvick, Hamlin as playoffs begin

  31-08-2020 23:46
  
  NASCAR's pandemic-plagued season has finally reached the playoffs, with 16 drivers chasing the Cup championship starting Sunday in South Carolina.It brings the series full circle back to Darlington Raceway, where NASCAR resumed its season in May after a 10-week pause for the pandemic.The stock car series was one of the first major sports to return, with COVID-19 protocols and a relentless pace that got NASCAR back on schedule.
  
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• Brazil passes 3.9 million coronavirus cases, death toll at 121,381 - health ministry

  31-08-2020 23:45
  
  Brazil reported 45,961 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 553 deaths from the disease caused by the virus in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Monday.Brazil has registered 3,908,272 cases of the virus since the pandemic began, while the official death toll from COVID-19 has risen to 121,381, according to ministry data, in the world's worst coronavirus outbreak outside the United States.
  
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• Trump administration finalizes coal plant pollution rollback

  31-08-2020 23:38
  
  The change will allow utilities to use cheaper technologies and take longer to comply with pollution reduction guidelines that are less stringent than what the agency originally adopted in 2015.It's the latest in a string of regulatory rollbacks for coal power under Trump — actions that have failed to turn around the industry's decline amid competition from cheap natural gas and renewable energy.The latest rule change covers requirements for cleaning coal ash and toxic heavy metals such as
  
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• Darren Randolph: The anti-racism message still hasn’t sunk in

  31-08-2020 23:36
  
  Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Darren Randolph has backed athletes throwing their weight behind the Black Lives Matter campaign.NBA play-off fixtures in the United States were postponed last week as players protested following the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin – with other north American sports soon following their lead.It came months after the killing of George Floyd in America which led to widespread protests that included Premier League footballers.Randolph, whose American
  
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• Rockies acquire outfielder Kevin Pillar from Red Sox

  31-08-2020 23:35
  
  The Colorado Rockies added outfield depth by acquiring Kevin Pillar from Boston in a trade-deadline deal Monday.In exchange, the Red Sox received a player to be named or cash along with international amateur signing bonus pool space.Pillar is joining his fourth team since being traded on April 2, 2019, from the Toronto Blue Jays to the San Francisco Giants.
  
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• U.S. announces Taiwan initiative, declassifies documents, citing China pressure

  31-08-2020 23:33
  
  The United States said on Monday it was establishing a new bilateral economic dialogue with Taiwan, an initiative it said was aimed at strengthening ties with Taipei and supporting it in the face of increasing pressure from Beijing.Washington also said it had declassified six Reagan-era security assurances given to Taiwan, a move analysts said appeared intended to show further support for Taipei.The announcements come at a time of increasing Chinese threats towards Taiwan, and when relations bet
  
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• India's former president Pranab Mukherjee dies at 84 after testing positive for coronavirus

  31-08-2020 23:31
  
  India’s former president Pranab Mukherjee has died aged 84 after testing positive for coronavirus.The senior leader of India’s Congress party was admitted to hospital on 10 August after suffering a fall and had emergency surgery for a blood clot on his brain.
  
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• Johanna Konta will favour winning over friendship against Heather Watson

  31-08-2020 23:30
  
  Johanna Konta will favour winning over friendship against Heather Watson
  
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• Extinction Rebellion plans 10 days of climate protests in London

  31-08-2020 23:29
  
  Extinction Rebellion are set to march on the Houses of Parliament as they begin ten days of climate protests across central London.The group is going ahead with a series of events from 1 to 10 September despite being warned by police they face arrest if they breach strict conditions placed on the demonstrations.
  
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• Former NYPD lieutenant says responsibility for violence across America rests on shoulders of mayors, governors

  31-08-2020 23:24
  
  Former NYPD Lt. Joe Cardinale joins Neil Cavuto on 'Your World.'
  
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• Rep. Ken Buck on calls for probe into funding of recent protests

  31-08-2020 23:23
  
  Colorado Rep. Ken Buck, Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee, joins Neil Cavuto on 'Your World.'
  
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• North Carolina State University closing student housing amid COVID outbreak on campus

  31-08-2020 23:23
  
  Reaction from North Carolina State University student Addy Miller.
  
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• NCAA: Tyler Harris can play hoops in 2020-21 for Iowa State

  31-08-2020 23:21
  
  The NCAA has granted immediate eligibility to Iowa State guard Tyler Harris, who transferred from Memphis after last season.Iowa State announced Monday that Harris would be allowed to play this season.“We are really excited for Tyler and his family that his waiver was approved,” coach Steve Prohm said.
  
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• US Open 2020 tennis results LIVE: Latest scores and full schedule on Day One at Flushing Meadows

  31-08-2020 23:20
  
  US Open 2020 LIVE!The US Open begins today with something of a depleted field due to a combination of coronavirus fears and injury.
  
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• WW3 fears: Indian army blocks Chinese troops as fresh clashes reignite border dispute

  31-08-2020 23:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  INDIAN forces have foiled an attempt by Chinese troops to occupy a hill on their disputed border in the western Himalayas in the latest flare-up between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
  
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• New this week: 'Mulan,' Billy Ocean music, 'Transplant'

  31-08-2020 23:15
  
  — “Women Make Film”: Fourteen weeks of movies centered on a 14-hour documentary and featuring showings of some 100 films from 44 counties, “Women Make Film” is an appropriately mammoth TV event.On Tuesday at 8 p.m. EDT, TCM will debut Mark Cousins’ personal and impassioned journey through the cinema of female filmmakers, with narrators including Tilda Swinton, Jane Fonda, Thandie Newton and Debra Winger.Along with it, the networkevery Tuesday through early Dec
  
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• Detroit turns island park into COVID-19 memorial garden

  31-08-2020 23:15
  
  A Detroit island park was transformed Monday into a drive-thru COVID-19 victims memorial as policy makers across the U.S. moved forward with plans to reopen schools and public spaces.Hearses led processions around Belle Isle Park in the Detroit River, where more than 900 large photos of local coronavirus victimsprovided by relatives were turned into posters and staked into the ground.As the death toll continued to rise around the world, officials announced plans to bring children back to school
  
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• Extinction Rebellion set to hold 10 days of climate change demonstrations across central London

  31-08-2020 23:11
  
  Extinction Rebellion is set to hold 10 days of demonstrations across central London from today as part of its ongoing campaign to highlight climate change.The Metropolitan Police has already imposed conditions against protests planned for Tuesday, stating gatherings can only take place off the main roads at Parliament Square Gardens between 8am and 7pm.
  
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• Pupils could face GCSE and A-Level exam delay next summer, Gavin Williamson says

  31-08-2020 23:07
  
  Next year's GCSE and A-level exams could be pushed back to give pupils more time to study the syllabus, the Education Secretary has said.Gavin Williamson said England's exams regulator, Ofqual, was working with the education sector to decide whether there should be a "short delay" to the exam timetable in 2021.
  
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• 'Ingraham Angle' sneak peek: President Trump says Democrats have lost control of the radical left

  31-08-2020 23:06
  
  Watch Laura Ingraham's exclusive interview with President Trump on Monday, August 31 at 10 p.m. ET on 'The Ingraham Angle.'
  
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• Cincinnati adds reliever Archie Bradley in swap with D-backs

  31-08-2020 23:05
  
  Cincinnati acquired reliever Archie Bradley from the Arizona Diamondbacks just before the trade deadline on Monday, boosting its bullpen as it tries to stay in the playoff race.The Diamondbacks received outfielders Josh VanMeter and Stuart Fairchild in the deal.The 28-year-old Bradley has been an important part of the Diamondbacks' bullpen over the past four years and earned the closer's role midway through last season.
  
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• I'm a teacher, not a member of the Armed Forces. Don't call me a hero and send me out to die

  31-08-2020 23:00
  
  Teaching in Texas is not without its challenges. I have been told to consider converting to Christianity by colleagues and secretly gifted Bibles. After 9/11, I was called Mrs “Sadaam” (a clever play on my surname) by one student, who has since apologized. I have talked a misunderstood eighth-grader out of shooting up her school – my first and hopefully last experience holding a gun. In addition to these incidents, teaching through Covid-19 will also have its own chapter in my
  
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• 'Ingraham Angle' sneak peek: President Trump on supporters confronting protesters

  31-08-2020 22:59
  
  Watch Laura Ingraham's exclusive interview with President Trump on Monday, August 31 at 10 p.m. ET on 'The Ingraham Angle.'
  
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• 'Ingraham Angle' sneak peek: President Trump on planned visit to Kenosha, Wisconsin

  31-08-2020 22:59
  
  'Ingraham Angle' sneak peek: President Trump on planned visit to Kenosha, Wisconsin
  
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• Playful Dolphins Frolic With Beachgoers Off New Zealand's Waiheke Island

  31-08-2020 22:57
  
  A pod of dolphins were filmed swimming in close proximity to beachgoers off Oneroa Beach, Waiheke Island, New Zealand, on August 29.The video shows three playful dolphins circling a swimmer while other dolphins circle a kayaker.Torrens Roose-Butcher captured the footage and told local media the dolphins swam in the area for around an hour while swimmers and kayakers braved the cold for the unique encounter. Credit: Torrens Roose-Butcher via Storyful
  
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• Marlins get outfielder Starling Marte in trade with D-backs

  31-08-2020 22:56
  
  Miami acquired outfielder Starling Marte in a trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday, giving the Marlins a versatile hitter and defender as they try to make a surprising push for the playoffs.The Diamondbacks received pitchers Caleb Smith, Humberto Mejia and a player to be named.The 31-year-old Marte played most of his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, where he was an All-Star in 2016.
  
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• Two killed, seven hurt in Damascus airstrike, Syrian state media reports

  31-08-2020 22:55
  
  At least two people have been killed and seven injured in a series of Israeli airstrikes south of the Syrian capital of Damascus, the nation’s state media has reported.Missile defence systems were activated shortly before 11pm local time (8pm GMT), with Syria’s state TV saying the strikes were carried out by warplanes flying over the Isreali-occupied Golan Heights region.
  
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• Morning mail: China detains Australian journalist, US tops 6m Covid cases, Ottolenghi spring recipes

  31-08-2020 22:55
  
  Morning mail: China detains Australian journalist, US tops 6m Covid cases, Ottolenghi spring recipes. Tuesday: Cheng Lei, a TV anchor for a Chinese state-controlled broadcaster, has been held since 14 August. Plus, Full Story on the Aboriginal flag
  
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• ‘Megadisaster from one day to the next’: Tory backbenchers grow frustrated with Boris Johnson as parliament resumes

  31-08-2020 22:53
  
  Boris Johnson is set to face anger and frustration from backbench MPs when he returns from the summer recess – with Conservatives weary of defending government policy only for it to be changed at a moment’s notice.The prime minister has been forced to revert a number of policies since winning a majority in the 2019 election, including yielding to pressure from footballer Marcus Rashford on free school meals, and allowing A level students to be given teacher assessed grades after an a
  
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• McDonald's HR boss was sacked for 'making women uncomfortable'

  31-08-2020 22:52
  
  A senior British executive at McDonald’s was sacked after making his female colleagues “feel uncomfortable”, it has been alleged. David Fairhurst, former head of global HR at the fast food giant, was sacked last year the day after British chief executive Steve Easterbrook was dismissed for having an inappropriate relationship with an employee. Friends of Mr Fairhurst had previously claimed he had been made a “scapegoat” for his former boss, and had been given no rea
  
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• Translation work for foreign crime suspects costs UK £450,000 a week

  31-08-2020 22:50
  
  Government officials have spent £450,000 a week on language experts to provide translation services to foreign-speaking criminals and people caught up in the UK’s legal system. Ministry of Justice officials spent £23.4 million between April 2019 and March 2020 for a total of 143 different dialects, including £20,000 on Oromo and £1,000 on Bravanese. Most of the money is spent providing expert assistance to foreign-speaking crime suspects, who need legal papers trans
  
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• Coronavirus: Tango competitors take to the living room floor

  31-08-2020 22:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Buenos Aires World Tango Championship took place online because of the pandemic.
  
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• Kenosha County board of supervisors member: Not fair to blame violence on President Trump

  31-08-2020 22:47
  
  Zach Rodriguez says Kenosha residents would welcome President Trump's visit.
  
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• Cam Norrie defeats Diego Schwartzman in five sets at US Open

  31-08-2020 22:43
  
  Cam Norrie defeats Diego Schwartzman in five sets at US Open
  
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• In summer of college athlete empowerment, what was gained?

  31-08-2020 22:41
  
  College athletes come and go, cycling through their programs and campuses in about four years.College athletes have called out coaches and administrators, backed causes both social (Black Lives Matter) and political (changing the Mississippi state flag) and demanded to be part of the discussion about whether sports can be played safely during a pandemic.If this moment spawns a sustained movement, it will be because college athletes have learned to harness their collective power and laid a founda
  
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• Phillies acquire reliever David Phelps from Brewers

  31-08-2020 22:40
  
  The Philadelphia Phillies acquired right-hander David Phelps from the Milwaukee Brewers before Monday's trade deadline for three players to be named.The 33-year-old Phelps is 2-3 with a 2.77 ERA in 12 games this season.“He’s a fantastic competitor and he expects to be perfect every day,” Phillies manager Joe Girardi said.
  
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• Venezuela pardons dozens of opposition politicians as election nears

  31-08-2020 22:38
  
  Venezuela said on Monday it had pardoned more than 100 opposition politicians, including more than 20 legislators who had been accused of conspiring against President Nicolas Maduro, as the country heads toward parliamentary elections in December.The effort signals that the ruling Socialist Party is seeking to boost participation in the upcoming vote, which part of the opposition had vowed to boycott on the grounds that it is rigged.Many of those mentioned participated in a failed 2019 rebellion
  
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• Rojas gets key hit as Marlins beat deGrom, Mets 5-3

  31-08-2020 22:38
  
  Miguel Rojas hit a tiebreaking RBI single during Miami's four-run sixth inning against Jacob deGrom, and the Marlins beat the New York Mets 5-3 on Monday.Garrett Cooper and Brian Anderson homered for Miami, which had dropped four in a row.Trevor Rogers pitched five effective innings for his first major league win, and Brandon Kintzler worked the ninth for his seventh save.
  
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• Trump is considering 'herd immunity', the failed Covid strategy which killed thousands in Europe

  31-08-2020 22:34
  
  The main reason to vote for Joe Biden over Donald Trump is that we are in the middle of a terrifying, ongoing pandemic that has killed more than 180,000 people. Biden has serious, responsible proposals for getting the virus under control. Trump does not. If Trump wins, we're looking at tens and possibly hundreds of thousands of additional, unnecessary deaths.
  
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• Veteran Swedish footballer Ibrahimovic announces he will play on at AC Milan

  31-08-2020 22:33
  
  Striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is to stay at AC Milan for another season in a bid to help the once-mighty side end their long wait for a major trophy and return to the Champions League, the Italian club said on Monday.The charismatic Swede, who will be 39 in October, returned for a second stint at Milan in January on a six-month contract and inspired an upturn in form as they finished last season with a 13-match unbeaten run in all competitions.That lifted them to sixth place in Serie A and booked t
  
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• Federal appeals court rules against immediate dismissal of Michael Flynn case

  31-08-2020 22:32
  
  Federal judge can now examine Justice Department decision to drop Michael Flynn case; reaction from Fox News contributor Andy McCarthy, former assistant U.S. attorney.
  
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