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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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• 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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• ‘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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• 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 industry shuts platforms, rigs, refineries as storm hits

  26-08-2020 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The energy industry braced for catastrophic storm surges and 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.“These hurricanes, they can attack the entire energy infrastructure," said Jim Burkhard, head of IHS Markit research for crude oil markets.
  
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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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• '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: Teenager arrested over Wisconsin protesters' deaths

  26-08-2020 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A teenager is arrested over the killing of two protesters following the police shooting of a black man.
  
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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Phoenix OKs payout after police point guns over stolen doll

  26-08-2020 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Phoenix City Council agreed Wednesday to pay a settlement to a Black couple who had police officers point guns at them in front of their children last year after their young daughter took a doll from a store without their knowledge.Iesha Harper said at a news conference that she and Dravon Ames will receive $475,000.The claim, a precursor to a lawsuit, alleged excessive force by police and a violation of the family's civil rights.
  
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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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• FBI official: No evidence of 'coordinated' mail-in voter fraud

  26-08-2020 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A senior FBI official said Wednesday that the bureau has “not seen to date” a “coordinated” mail-in voter fraud scheme, despite President Trump’s and his allies’ repeated attacks on the long-standing U.S. mail-in voting option and the Postal Service.
  
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• US officials: No signs of foreign targeting of mail-in vote

  26-08-2020 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. officials said Wednesday there has been no intelligence to suggest that foreign countries are working to undermine mail-in voting and no signs of any coordinated effort to commit widespread fraud through the vote-by-mail process, despite numerous claims made by President Donald Trump in recent months.The officials at multiple federal agencies stopped short of directly contradicting Trump, but their comments made it clear they had not seen evidence to support the president's statements that
  
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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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• ‘What I saw on that video makes me sick’: Biden issues statement on police shooting of Jacob Blake

  26-08-2020 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden issued a statement via Twitter on Wednesday about the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
  
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• Laura makes landfall in southwestern Louisiana near Texas

  26-08-2020 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Hurricane Laura made landfall in southwestern Louisiana as a ferocious Category 4 monster early Thursday, swamping a low-lying coast with ocean water that forecasters said could be 20 feet deep and unsurvivable. The National Hurricane Center said the storm, which intensified rapidly Wednesday before plowing into land, came ashore at 1 a.m. CDT near Cameron, a 400-person community about 30 miles (48 kilometers) east of the Texas border. “Potentially catastrophic impacts will continue,&rdquo
  
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• Laura gains strength, could bring 'unsurvivable' storm surge

  26-08-2020 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Laura strengthened Wednesday into a menacing Category 4 hurricane, raising fears of a 20-foot storm surge that forecasters said would be "unsurvivable” and capable of sinking entire communities.Authorities implored coastal residents of Texas and Louisiana to evacuate and worried that not enough had fled.The storm grew nearly 70% in power in just 24 hours to a size the National Hurricane Center called “extremely dangerous.”
  
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• DOJ seeks data on care home deaths in 4 Democrat-led states

  26-08-2020 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Justice Department on Wednesday sent letters to the governors of New York and three other Democratic-led states, seeking data on whether they violated federal law by ordering public nursing homes to accept recovering COVID-19 patients from hospitals — actions that have been criticized for potentially fueling the spread of the virus.Prosecutors said the fact-finding letters also sent to New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Michigan were aimed at determining whether the orders “may have re
  
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• Greece, Turkey draw in allies in Mediterranean war games

  26-08-2020 21:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Greece and its EU allies held war games in the Mediterranean Wednesday while Turkey conducted drills with the US navy nearby, as the row between the two neighbours over gas and maritime borders ratcheted up another notch.
  
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• Fact check: 'Sharia patrol force' won't roam Minneapolis if police force is dismantled

  26-08-2020 21:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A distortion of one state representative's unfounded claims led some to believe a 'Sharia patrol force' will soon police Minneapolis. It won't.
  
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• Cardi B on RNC speaker comparing her to Melania Trump: ‘Didn’t she use to sell that WAP?’

  26-08-2020 21:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Cardi B is not one to mince her words and didn’t hold back after it was suggested the US needed more women like First Lady Melania Trump rather than those molded in the rapper’s image.Trump was the keynote speaker during the second night of the Republican National Convention on Tuesday.It prompted DeAnna Lorraine, a former Republican candidate for Congress, to take swipes at former FLOTUS Michelle Obama and the Grammy-winning rap star.
  
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• Busch is making beer for your dog now. Can you drink it too? ‘Suuure,’ company says

  26-08-2020 21:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Now you can crack open a cold one with all of your boys, not just the bipedal ones.
  
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• 'Unsurvivable' storm surge feared as Hurricane Laura strengthens to Cat 4

  26-08-2020 21:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Hurricane Laura strengthened into a powerful Category 4 storm in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, prompting warnings of "unsurvivable" storm surge of up to 20 feet (six meters) and evacuation orders for hundreds of thousands of coastal residents of Louisiana and Texas.
  
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• More US prisoners have died of COVID-19 in recent months than have been executed in the last 20 years

  26-08-2020 21:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  At least 902 coronavirus-related deaths have been confirmed in America's prisons and jails. Since 2001, 839 prisoners have been executed.
  
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• The Sturgis motorcycle rally that experts warned would be a coronavirus superspreader event has been linked to 100 new cases in 8 states

  26-08-2020 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Smash Mouth headlined a concert at the motorcycle rally in South Dakota that's led to dozens of new cases in at least eight states.
  
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• This terrifying animation shows how high Hurricane Laura's storm surge might get

  26-08-2020 20:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  If the National Hurricane Center's word on Hurricane Laura's devastation isn't good enough, the Weather Channel has some visuals. On Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center forecast the Louisiana and eastern Texas coasts would see an "unsurvivable storm surge" of 10-20 feet as a Category 4 Laura pulled in; Al Roker said he'd never heard the term used before. The Weather Channel also seemed unprepared for a surge of that magnitude. Its graphics could only show what a storm surge would look like
  
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• Phil Hogan to resign as EU trade commissioner after Irish golf dinner that broke Covid rules

  26-08-2020 20:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Irish EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan was set to resign on Wednesday night, his spokesman said, after days embroiled in a growing scandal for attending a golf dinner in Ireland's County Galway which breached coronavirus rules. Phil Hogan had offered a “fulsome and profound apology” but he struggled to defend his actions during an interview in Irish television (RTE) on Tuesday evening and has been forced to step down. Pressure had been mounting after it was revealed he attended the e
  
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• All the times Republicans breached federal ethics at the RNC, according to experts

  26-08-2020 20:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Tuesday's RNC left government ethics experts appalled at what they said was a lack of regard for laws that limit federal employees' political activities.
  
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• Repairing Fire-Damaged USS Bonhomme Richard Would Likely Take Years, Admiral Says

  26-08-2020 20:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Navy lacks the shipbuilding and repair capacity to meet the demands of peacetime, much less war, a Navy official said.
  
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• The not-so-hidden racism behind mispronouncing Kamala Harris’s name

  26-08-2020 20:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Why is it that Republicans and conservatives in the GOP bubble can’t seem to properly pronounce Kamala Harris’ name, or don’t seem to care what they call her?Just like they did to Obama, the Republicans are turning the senator and Democratic vice-presidential nominee into the “other,” the “foreigner” with the funny-sounding name.
  
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