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• A thousand kids and counselors went to summer camp in Maine. Only 3 got the coronavirus.

  26-08-2020 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Out of 1,022 people who attended or worked at several summer camps in Maine that implemented measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, only three tested positive for it, a new study says. And those three cases did not result in secondary infections because proper measures were taken.
  
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• Vehicle collision with Russians injures 4 U.S. troops in eastern Syria

  26-08-2020 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In the most violent skirmish in months between U.S. and Russian forces in Syria, a vehicle collision in the eastern part of the war-torn country left American troops with concussions, two U.S. officials said Wednesday.
  
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• QAnon conspiracy theorists have been linked to a killing and multiple armed stand-offs. Here are the criminal allegations connected to the movement and its followers.

  26-08-2020 23:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Believers in QAnon claim that Donald Trump is the country's savior from a cabal of powerful figures involved in activities such as child trafficking.
  
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• Vice President Mike Pence will tout 'law and order' at RNC

  26-08-2020 23:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The vice president will make his pitch for President Trump -- and his own 2024 ambitions -- on the third night of the Republican National Convention.
  
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• Trump administration defends 'inexplicable' changes to coronavirus testing guidelines

  26-08-2020 23:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A top Trump administration official defended new guidelines that say that people without symptoms do not need a coronavirus test, a development that has been widely criticized as unproductive since it was issued on Tuesday. 
  
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• Etsy CEO says proposed California bill would hurt small businesses

  26-08-2020 23:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  "I think it's really Amazon trying to use its market power to shut down competition,” Josh Silverman said.
  
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• ‘It’s heartbreaking’: 18 dolphins wash up dead in Mauritius weeks after oil spill

  26-08-2020 23:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Eighteen dolphins have been found dead on the shores of Mauritius less than three weeks after a large oil spill caused by the grounding of a cargo ship.More dolphins were found close to the shore, alive but in distress, and were carried into deeper waters by local inhabitants and the authorities.
  
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• Biden says video of police shooting 'makes me sick,' but does not mention shooting deaths in Kenosha overnight

  26-08-2020 23:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Joe Biden called on protesters to seek justice without resorting to further violence. Along with peaceful protests, there have been riots in recent nights, and soldiers from the Wisconsin National Guard have been dispatched to quell the unrest.
  
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• Map: Hurricane Laura's potential storm surge

  26-08-2020 23:45 via nbcnews.com
  
  Track the likelihood of a storm surge along the Gulf Coast. Updated every six hours.
  
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• A Kentucky man is facing $569,000 in fines after being accused of violating Canada's COVID-19 rules

  26-08-2020 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  John Pennington, 40, of Walton, Kentucky, was arrested and charged in connection to a June trip he took to Banff in Alberta, Canada.
  
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• CDC's abrupt change to COVID-19 testing guidelines was evidently forced through while Dr. Fauci was unconscious in surgery

  26-08-2020 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Health experts were left reeling this week by abrupt new guidance from the CDC that said not everyone exposed to COVID-19 necessarily needs to take a precautionary test if they aren't showing symptoms. There might be a reason, though, why the new recommendation "makes no sense" — White House Coronavirus Task Force member Dr. Anthony Fauci was literally unconscious when the decision was made."I was under general anesthesia in the operating room and was not part of any discussion or delibera
  
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• Oil and gas industry assesses damage at refineries, plants

  26-08-2020 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The energy industry is assessing damage caused by storm surges and high winds as Hurricane Laura cut a dangerous path across the coastlines of Texas and Louisiana, making landfall early Thursday.Oil and gas producers evacuated platforms and rigs in the Gulf of Mexico and companies shut down refineries in the storm's path.More than 900,000 customers were without power in Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas, according to the website PowerOutage.Us, which tracks utility reports.
  
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• Joe Biden condemns 'needless violence' after Kenosha unrest

  26-08-2020 23:37 via cnn.com
  
  In a new video posted to Twitter, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says he spoke to Jacob Blake's family after Blake was shot in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
  
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• NBA postpones playoff games after Bucks boycott to protest Jacob Blake shooting

  26-08-2020 23:35 via cnn.com
  
  The Milwaukee Bucks have decided to boycott their playoff game Wednesday with the Orlando Magic. The game broadcast on NBA TV reported the players are sitting out in protest.
  
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• NBA postpones playoff games after Bucks boycott

  26-08-2020 23:35 via cnn.com
  
  The Milwaukee Bucks have decided to boycott their playoff game Wednesday with the Orlando Magic. The game broadcast on NBA TV reported the players are sitting out in protest.
  
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• 'We appreciate you guys': Wisconsin police in armored vehicles thanked armed militia and gave them water bottles

  26-08-2020 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "We got to save a couple, but we'll give you a couple," a voice from the law enforcement speaker said. "We appreciate you guys, we really do."
  
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• 'We appreciate you guys': Wisconsin police in armored vehicles thanked armed militia and gave out water bottles

  26-08-2020 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "We got to save a couple, but we'll give you a couple," a voice from the law-enforcement speaker said. "We appreciate you guys, we really do."
  
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• Jacob Blake: What we know about Wisconsin police shooting

  26-08-2020 23:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mr Blake's family say he has been left paralysed - although doctors do not know if it is permanent.
  
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• New Zealand mosque shooter given life in prison for 'wicked' crimes

  26-08-2020 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A New Zealand judge sentenced white supremacist Brenton Tarrant to life in prison without parole on Thursday for killing 51 Muslim worshippers in the country's deadliest shooting, saying the sentence was not enough punishment for the "wicked" crimes.It was the first time a court in New Zealand had sentenced a person to prison for the rest of their life.Christchurch High Court Judge Cameron Mander said Tarrant had shown no remorse and that no matter how long he spent in prison it would not be lon
  
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• New Zealand court to announce sentence for mosque shooter

  26-08-2020 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A gunman who killed 51 Muslim worshippers last year in New Zealand's deadliest shooting will be sentenced on Thursday, after three days of emotionally charged statements from his victims in court.Brenton Tarrant, a white supremacist, told the court in the city of Christchurch on Wednesday that he will not speak ahead of Justice Cameron Mander handing down his sentence, but will instead make a comment through a court-appointed lawyer.The decision eased some concerns that Tarrant, who had elected
  
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• Hamas extends Gaza lockdown for 72 hours as virus spreads

  26-08-2020 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Gaza’s Hamas rulers on Wednesday extended a full lockdown in the Palestinian enclave for three more days as coronavirus cases climbed following the detection this week of the first community transmissions of the virus in the densely populated, blockaded territory. The Health Ministry reported three deaths and at least 22 infections among Gaza’s population of 2 million people since Monday, raising fears of a wider outbreak that could overwhelm a health system already battered by years
  
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• Fauci says he was in surgery when new CDC testing guidelines were discussed

  26-08-2020 23:24 via cnn.com
  
  White House Coronavirus Task Force member Dr. Anthony Fauci said he was in surgery and not part of the discussion during the August 20 task force meeting when updated US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines were discussed.
  
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• RNC focus on trade, regulations comes up short for factories, farmers and fishermen

  26-08-2020 23:15 via nbcnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump touted his ability to get wins for iconic industries in specific states but scrutiny reveals he’s failed to deliver on his promises.
  
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• Teen charged with murder in attack on Kenosha protesters

  26-08-2020 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The incident has increased concerns about the presence of armed vigilantes as self-appointed peacekeepers during anti-racism protests.
  
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• 'Unite and heal': Democratic nominee Joe Biden speaks about Jacob Blake shooting – video

  26-08-2020 23:13 via theguardian.com
  
  Democratic nominee Joe Biden says he has spoken to the family of Jacob Blake, the African American man who was repeatedly shot in the back by police officers in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
  'What I saw in that video makes me sick,' Biden said of the footage of Blake being shot while three of his children looked on in a nearby car.The Democratic nominee went on to urge protesters to remain peaceful and avoid 'needless violence'. Biden repeated the words of Blake’s mother, Julia Jackson, who sai
  
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• A witness who saw Kenosha police shoot Jacob Blake says he was checking on his 3 kids when he went back to the car

  26-08-2020 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Witnesses who saw a Kenosha police officer shoot Jacob Blake on Sunday told Insider what they saw happen.
  
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• Alaska attorney general resigns after sending flirtatious texts to junior staffer

  26-08-2020 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Alaska attorney general Kevin Clarkson has resigned after he admitted to repeatedly sending inappropriate text messages to a junior state employee.Alaska governor Mike Dunleavy, who appointed Mr Clarkson to his role, told reporters that the 61-year-old attorney general had resigned in a statement on Tuesday.
  
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• Kyle Rittenhouse, 17-year-old charged in Kenosha protest shootings, considered himself militia, social media posts show

  26-08-2020 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Kyle Rittenhouse, charged with shooting three people during a Kenosha protest, thought of himself as a militia member, according to social media posts
  
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• Teen arrested in Wisconsin protest shooting that left two dead

  26-08-2020 23:00 via cnn.com
  
  • Second video of Blake shooting surfaces
  • Why US police shoot so many times to bring down a suspect
  
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• Teen arrested in protest shooting that left two dead

  26-08-2020 23:00 via cnn.com
  
  • What we know so far about Jacob Blake's shooting
  • Why US police shoot so many times to bring down a suspect
  
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• Teen arrested in Kenosha protest shooting that left two dead

  26-08-2020 23:00 via cnn.com
  
  • Curfew defied in third night of protests
  • Jacob Blake's sister: I'm not sad, I'm angry
  • Second video of shooting surfaces
  • Blake's mother calls for peace
  
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• U.S. appeals court sides with transgender student on bathroom access

  26-08-2020 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A U.S. appeals court sided with a transgender man on using the bathroom that corresponds with his gender identity
  
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• Trump says his campaign will demand Joe Biden be drug tested ahead of presidential debates

  26-08-2020 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump, offering no medical evidence, has suggested Joe Biden was drugged when he debated Bernie Sanders and said he wants the former vice president drug-tested before they go toe-to-toe.The president made his latest bold declaration ahead of night No. 3 of the Republican National Convention, and threatened to distract from the biggest speech of Vice President Mike Pence's political career as the GOP ticket trails Mr Biden and running mate Kamala Harris in national polls and ones taken in
  
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• Letters to the Editor: Trump's convention is flagrantly breaking the law. Republicans, what will you do?

  26-08-2020 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  From a secretary of State delivering a convention speech from Jerusalem to White House addresses, Trump is flouting the Hatch Act.
  
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• Milwaukee Bucks boycott NBA playoff game

  26-08-2020 22:52 via cnn.com
  
  The Milwaukee Bucks have decided to boycott their playoff game Wednesday with the Orlando Magic. The game broadcast on NBA TV reported the players are sitting out in protest.
  
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• The University of Illinois COVID-19 testing plan is so aggressive that it accounts for 20% of the state's tests

  26-08-2020 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Students have to be tested twice a week and must show a negative test result to access campus buildings.
  
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• New clues as to why women fare better than men with coronavirus

  26-08-2020 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The immune system of women may induce more appropriate responses to the coronavirus, a new study suggests.
  
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• John Bolton on RNC from White House: It's unseemly

  26-08-2020 22:33 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton calls portions of the 2020 Republican National Convention being held at the White House a "destruction of standards."
  
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• Biden calls for justice, end to violence after speaking with Jacob Blake's family

  26-08-2020 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Kenosha, Wisconsin, has been rocked by civil unrest and violence since Sunday, when police shot Blake, 29, in the back at close range in an incident captured on video."I spoke to Jacob's mom and dad and sister and other members of the family just a little bit earlier, and I told them justice must and will be done," Biden said in a video posted to his campaign's social media accounts.
  
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• Disneyland 'ready' to reopen when California allows, parks chief says

  26-08-2020 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Disney's theme parks chief said the company is ready to reopen Disneyland as soon as California officials establish health and safety guidelines.
  
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• Brother of impeachment figure claims White House retaliation

  26-08-2020 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The twin brother of a key witness in the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump has filed a federal complaint alleging retaliation by the White House and possible ethical violations and sexist behavior by top officials, including Robert O’Brien, now national security adviser.In the August complaint, Lt. Col Yevgeny Vindman alleges he faced retaliation from Trump and White House officials after raising concerns about the president’s pressure on Ukrainian officials to inves
  
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• CNN's Don Lemon urges Joe Biden to address Kenosha protests for Jacob Blake

  26-08-2020 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Twitter had some strong reactions to CNN anchor Don Lemon's comments on the ongoing protests in Kenosha, Wis., demanding justice for Jacob Blake.
  
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• Feds say man who attacked NYPD officer with a knife in June was motivated by ISIS

  26-08-2020 22:16 via nbcnews.com
  
  Prosecutors said a man who stabbed one officer and shot another June 3 in Brooklyn demonstrated an "interest in and support for violent Islamic extremism."
  
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• Hurricane Laura ‘will cause unsurvivable storm surge’

  26-08-2020 22:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Hurricane Laura, heading for Texas and Louisiana, is now a Category 4 storm, weather officials say.
  
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• Oil industry shuts platforms, rigs, refineries before storm

  26-08-2020 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The energy industry braced Wednesday for catastrophic storm surges and winds as Hurricane Laura cut a dangerous path toward the coastlines of Texas and Louisiana.Oil and gas producers evacuated platforms and rigs in the Gulf of Mexico and companies were shutting down refineries in the storm's path.Liquified natural gas facilities also were closing, and utilities braced for downed power lines and blackouts.
  
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• Foreign governments are trying to hack the election, but states are better defended, officials say

  26-08-2020 22:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  It would be "extraordinarily difficult" to change a federal election outcome through mail-in ballot fraud, an FBI official said.
  
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• US intel officials contradict Trump on foreign threats to mail-in voting

  26-08-2020 22:00 via cnn.com
  
  US officials charged with protecting the 2020 election said Wednesday they have "no information or intelligence" that foreign countries, including Russia, are attempting to undermine any part of the mail-in voting process, contradicting President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly pushed false claims that foreign adversaries are targeting mail ballots as part of a "rigged" presidential race.
  
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• A 'Kenosha Guard' Facebook event called on people to 'take up arms' against protesters. Facebook removed it after two people were shot dead.

  26-08-2020 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Facebook reportedly removed the Kenosha Guard page and the event Wednesday for violating its policies.
  
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• Joe Kennedy's once-promising Massachusetts Senate primary challenge might be a bust, polls show

  26-08-2020 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-Mass.) doesn't look like he'll be getting a promotion after all.When Kennedy announced his Democratic primary challenge to Sen. Ed Markey, there seemed to be a chance his more centrist bid might pan out, and he even got House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) endorsement. But more and more polls keep putting Markey back on top, including two released Wednesday just days before primary ballots are counted.Markey, a progressive and co-author of the Green New Deal, has the suppo
  
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• McConnell, McGrath jockey over debates in Senate race

  26-08-2020 21:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Jockeying over a debate schedule continues in the hard-hitting Kentucky Senate race pitting Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell against Democratic challenger Amy McGrath.McConnell accepted an offer to participate in a forum next Monday hosted by the Kentucky Farm Bureau, but McGrath turned down the invitation.McGrath says she wants three debates with McConnell that also would include the Libertarian candidate, Brad Barron.
  
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