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• Chicago's Montrose Harbor blocked by police, fence after Mayor Lori Lightfoot shuts down large beach party: 'It's being addressed'

  09-08-2020 23:07 via chicagotribune.com
  
  CHICAGO - For months, memes have appeared to show Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot watching for crowds and threatening to close parts of the city if residents don't abide by orders and closures during the coronavirus pandemic. But on Saturday, Lightfoot herself - not just an edited photo of her, like those used in such memes - apparently had a hand in breaking up a large gathering at Montrose ...
  
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• The best meal kit delivery service for 2020: Home Chef, Freshly, Blue Apron and more - CNET

  09-08-2020 23:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  These convenient meal kit services deliver weekly menus and preportioned ingredients to enthusiastic but time-poor home cooks. And with shelter-in-place lockdowns, they're more useful than ever.
  
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• Beirut police fire tear gas as protesters regroup and two ministers quit

  09-08-2020 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Lebanese police fired tear gas to try to disperse rock-throwing protesters blocking a road near parliament in Beirut on Sunday in a second day of anti-government demonstrations triggered by last week's devastating explosion.Fire broke out at an entrance to Parliament Square as demonstrators tried to break into a cordoned-off area, TV footage showed.Protesters also broke into the housing and transport ministry offices.
  
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• Mauritius oil spill: Locals scramble to contain environmental damage

  09-08-2020 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The MV Wakashio, which ran aground on a coral reef on 25 July, is now leaking oil off the island.
  
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• Niger attack: French aid workers among eight killed by gunmen

  09-08-2020 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The attack happened in a region which draws visitors to the last giraffe herds in West Africa.
  
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• Some Canadians are trying to deter US visitors fleeing the coronavirus by vandalizing cars with American license plates.

  09-08-2020 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Drivers with American plates are facing harassment and vandalism in Canada as the some Canadians try to deter US residents from sneaking in.
  
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• Biden close to revealing his running mate

  09-08-2020 22:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Jamie Weinstein, host of 'The Jamie Weinstein Show' podcast, weighs in on presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden's possible vice presidential pick and what that pick could mean for his chances in the election.
  
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• 250 students and staff asked to quarantine in Georgia district after one week of school

  09-08-2020 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  After one week of school, more than 250 students at staff in Cherokee County, Georgia, are asked to quarantine due to potential exposure to COVID-19.
  
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• Bolsonaro assails Brazil network blaming him for virus deaths

  09-08-2020 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Jair Bolsonaro lashed out Sunday at the "cowardice" of Brazil's most widely viewed TV network for suggesting he bore heavy blame for the nation's more than 100,000 coronavirus deaths.The far-right president accused TV Globo of treating the death milestone as if it were "a World Cup final," saying on Twitter that it had been both "cowardly and disrespectful of the dead."On Saturday night, shortly after the official announcement that the 100,000-death mark had been passed, TV Globo opene
  
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• Wave in eastern Atlantic may develop into a tropical depression this week, forecasters say

  09-08-2020 22:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The National Weather Service is monitoring a storm that has the potential to become a tropical depression in the eastern Atlantic this week.
  
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• White House aide Peter Navarro said the 'Lord and Founding Fathers created executive orders' so Trump can push orders over 'partisan bickering'

  09-08-2020 22:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press," Navarro criticized congressional Democrats for differing with "the hardest-working president in history."
  
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• 'We have to reach an agreement': Dems, White House open to deal on COVID-19 relief despite Trump's orders

  09-08-2020 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Pelosi said Trump's executive orders failed to accomplish the administration's own stated goals.
  
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• Trump aides struggle to defend his pandemic relief orders as U.S. cases reach 5 million

  09-08-2020 21:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Questioned about Trump's controversial new directives for pandemic relief, top aides offer contradictory, sometimes tangled responses.
  
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• French wildlife tourists among eight killed in Niger by gunmen

  09-08-2020 21:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  They were in a region which draws visitors to the last giraffe herds in West Africa.
  
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• Former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb says the US could experience 300,000 coronavirus deaths by the end of 2020

  09-08-2020 21:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In an interview with CBS "Face The Nation" Dr. Gottlieb said the death toll will be between 200,000 and 300,000.
  
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• Time to return to theme parks? Not yet, say nearly 80% of parents, poll finds

  09-08-2020 21:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Even Disneyland and Walt Disney World can’t budge most parents, the poll finds.
  
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• French passengers sue Costa Cruises over virus ship ordeal

  09-08-2020 21:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Around 850 French passengers who were onboard a coronavirus-riddled cruise ship that was turned away from numerous ports in March have filed a collective suit in Paris with 180 complaints, including manslaughter, against Costa Cruises, their lawyer said Sunday.The class action, which includes complaints from the families of three passengers who died of COVID-19, accuses the Italy-based cruise giant of negligence and various faults during their trip on the Costa Magica.In the absence of stopovers
  
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• Portland Medics Arrested and Injured in Protests Say They Were Specifically Targeted by Police and Federal Agents

  09-08-2020 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TIME interviewed two medics who are suing the city of Portland and Trump administration for targeting them at protests
  
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• Bill Gates: Coronavirus pandemic will end 'for the rich world' by late 2021 - CNET

  09-08-2020 21:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Microsoft co-founder estimates the disease will affect the developing world even longer.
  
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• Mike Tyson going under, says shark who'll fight him during Shark Week - CNET

  09-08-2020 21:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An exclusive, gloves-off fin-terview with the shark who'll battle boxer Iron Mike during Discovery Channel's Shark Week.
  
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• Amazon reportedly wants to take over JCPenney and Sears stores to turn malls into giant fulfillment centers

  09-08-2020 21:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Amazon would benefit by gaining well-located warehouse space in cities and could decrease delivery time on orders.
  
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• Sudan rains and floods claim 20 more lives

  09-08-2020 20:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  At least 20 people were killed and 13 others wounded Sunday in torrential rains and flooding, the latest victims of days of flooding in Sudan, the civil defence said.Heavy rains typically hit Sudan between June and October each year, and this week the country has been badly battered by the downpour."20 people have died and 13 have been injured while 345 houses were destroyed or badly damaged" across the country Sunday, the civil defence said.
  
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• 'We have to reach an agreement': Dems, White House open to deal on COVID relief despite Trump's orders

  09-08-2020 20:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Pelosi said Trump's executive orders failed to accomplish the administration's own stated goals.
  
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• Three parks and wildlife employees die in helicopter crash during bighorn sheep survey

  09-08-2020 20:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Officials say the pilot survived the crash in south-western Texas and cause of crash is under investigationThree Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) employees have been killed in a helicopter crash while conducting aerial surveys for desert bighorn sheep in the south-western part of the state, according to officials.The crash happened on Saturday in the remote wilderness of Black Gap Wildlife Management Area, which is adjacent to Big Bend National Park, on the Rio Grande that marks the bo
  
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• Tensions on the rise over Beirut explosion

  09-08-2020 20:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Public fury over this week's massive explosion in Beirut brought protesters out again on Sunday, with escalating tensions outside parliament and in Martyrs' Square leading to security forces using tear gas. (August 9)
  
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• Pelosi says election threats from Russia, China aren't equal

  09-08-2020 20:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday the threats of interference in the U.S. presidential election from Russia and China are not equal, pointing to a more serious risk with Moscow's efforts to boost President Donald Trump’s reelection bid.An intelligence report last week said Russia was already using a “range of measures” to undercut Trump's Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, and promote Trump with misinformation on social media.
  
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• Read for cheap: Get 3 months of Scribd for just $15 - CNET

  09-08-2020 20:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Regularly $10 a month, you're saving 50% on unlimited access to thousands of ebooks, magazines and more.
  
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• Dollar Tree, Family Dollar reverse mask policy again. Now requiring customers wear masks amid COVID-19.

  09-08-2020 20:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Dollar Tree and Family Dollar have reversed course again use of masks during the coronavirus pandemic. Both retailers now require shoppers wear masks.
  
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• Celebrate the VP nominee, not Biden's decision to pick a woman. It's the least he can do.

  09-08-2020 20:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Our country has endured high opportunity costs for keeping white men in power for so long while ignoring the political contributions women could make.
  
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• Jeffrey Epstein hanged himself one year ago, setting off wave of conspiracy theories and celebrity denials

  09-08-2020 20:14 via nydailynews.com
  When Jeffrey Epstein took his life in a jail cell one year ago - dozens of his victims feared their hope for justice died with him. The registered sex offender, who made a mockery of the legal process since at least 2007, undermined the law one last time. Using orange sheets tied to the railing of a bunk bed in his cell, Epstein hanged himself, snapping a bone in his neck in three places. The ...
  
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• Beirut blast: Two Lebanese ministers resign as protesters clash with security forces

  09-08-2020 20:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Two Lebanese ministers resigned from the country's beleaguered government on Sunday in protest at the tragic explosion in Beirut that left at least 158 people dead. Information minister Manal Abdel-Samad and environment minister Demianos Kattar, one of prime minister Hassan Diab’s closest advisers, both announced they were stepping down from the government, which is accused of gross negligence and failing to prevent the deadly blast. Ms Abdel-Samad cited the government’s failure to e
  
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• Riot declared as fire burns in Portland police union offices

  09-08-2020 20:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A fire inside a police union building led authorities in Portland, Ore., to declare a riot and turn protesters away from the offices as demonstrations continue in the city after federal agents withdrew more than a week ago.
  
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• Where to find the chronically out-of-stock Oculus Quest - CNET

  09-08-2020 20:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The so-hot-it-won't-stay-in-stock $400 VR headset has been popping in and out of stock for months. Here's where you can find it right now.
  
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• How to watch Flyers vs. Lightning, Stars vs. Blues, 2020 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs - CNET

  09-08-2020 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  After "Elimination Friday," this weekend has a full slate of games in the Stanley Cup Qualifiers.
  
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• Free games at Epic this week: Wilmot's Warehouse and an interactive sitcom - CNET

  09-08-2020 19:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Wilmot's Warehouse will scratch your OCD itch to perfectly organize everything, and 3 out of 10 is an adventure game disguised as a sitcom.
  
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• Become Marty McFly with your own hover skates, now marked down to $180 - CNET

  09-08-2020 19:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Save 55% on the Segway Drift W1 self-balancing electric roller skates.
  
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• Maskless woman filmed telling grocery store worked she could be sued for enforcing rules

  09-08-2020 19:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A maskless woman was filmed falsely telling a grocery store worker she could be prosecuted for telling customers to wear masks - insisting that she was from an organization called the ‘Freedom to Breathe Agency’.The now-viral video shows the woman claiming she’s from the 'agency', which she says protects people's “constitutional rights” and makes sure civil and federal laws are not broken.
  
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• National security adviser: 'Almost nothing' left to sanction 'of the Russians'

  09-08-2020 19:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CBS News' Face the Nation host Margaret Brennan repeatedly pushed National Security Adviser on Sunday to say whether President Trump has told Russian President Vladimir Putin "to knock it off" when it comes to U.S. election interference. O'Brien said he doesn't get involved with his boss's conservations with other world leaders, but said the Trump administration remains committed to keeping Moscow out of the picture.Trump, O'Brien said, has been tougher than his predecessors. So much so, he argu
  
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• Fact check: Quarantine 'camps' are real, but COVID-19 camp claim stretches truth

  09-08-2020 19:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  An Instagram post is correct about expansion of quarantine sites during the pandemic, but falsely claims personal information will be accessed there.
  
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• Hong Kong elections: UK and allies condemn moves to 'undermine democracy'

  09-08-2020 19:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Five foreign ministers say they are "gravely concerned" by the barring of candidates from elections.
  
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• A Florida teacher wrote her own obituary, calling herself a 'human shield' as schools prepare to reopen

  09-08-2020 19:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  As Florida school prepare to reopen August 20, a Duval County teacher wrote her own obituary in protest of the risks educators face from coronavirus.
  
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• How to stop the COVID-19 pandemic? Harvard doc says cheap tests are the answer.

  09-08-2020 19:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Harvard infectious disease expert Dr. Michael Mina says use of frequent, cheap tests could quell COVID-19 outbreaks in a matter of weeks.
  
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• US passes 5m Covid cases as Republican calls Trump order 'unconstitutional slop'

  09-08-2020 19:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  US has the highest number of cases and the highest number of deaths in the world amid anger over economic relief impasseThe US on Sunday passed the grim milestone of 5m coronavirus cases, as Donald Trump’s executive orders seeking to break a political impasse over further economic relief were denounced by a Republican as “unconstitutional slop”.Recriminations have been flying in Washington since talks on further aid for the unemployed and for states struggling with a public hea
  
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• Six French tourists among eight killed in Niger

  09-08-2020 19:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Six French tourists and their local guide and driver were killed Sunday by gunmen riding motorcycles in an area of southwestern Niger that is home to the last West African giraffes, officials said. It is believed to be the first such attack on tourists in the area, a popular attraction in the former French colony thanks to its unique population of West African or Niger giraffes. "There are eight dead: two Nigeriens including a guide and a driver, while the other six are French," the governor of
  
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• Macron pledges to continue fight against terrorism after seven aid workers murdered in Sahel

  09-08-2020 19:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Emmanuel Macron has pledged to continue France’s fight against terror in the Sahel after seven aid workers — six French and one Nigerien — were murdered and set on fire by gunmen on Sunday in a wildlife reserve in the west African nation of Niger. “Several of our compatriots and Nigeriens were cowardly murdered yesterday in Niger in a deadly attack,” the French president said on Twitter. “I share the pain of their families and loved ones. Some were hired for t
  
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• Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tested positive, then negative for COVID-19: 7 questions you might have about testing

  09-08-2020 19:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Not all tests work the same way, nor do they always provide identical results. Even the same test — taken twice — can show contradictory outcomes.
  
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• Deal alert: These $40 noise-canceling headphones are a bargain - CNET

  09-08-2020 19:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Anker Soundcore Life Q20 headphones are once again $40 at Amazon, $20 off their normal price.
  
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• The Trump administration reportedly quashed part of an intelligence report that showed Russia is helping him win the 2020 election

  09-08-2020 19:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Previous reports from the FBI, CIA, and NSA concluded that Russia attempted to help Trump win in 2016, but Trump has denied those reports' accuracy.
  
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• Donna Brazile weighs in on Biden’s potential VP picks

  09-08-2020 19:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Kamala Harris and Susan Rice are considered top contenders for Joe Biden’s running mate; Fox News contributor Donna Brazile joins ‘America’s News HQ.’
  
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• Pelosi says Trump's new executive orders on coronavirus relief are 'unconstitutional slop'

  09-08-2020 19:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nancy Pelosi said President Donald Trump's executive orders called states to help cover the costs even though state budgets are already falling short.
  
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