| Indiana Congressman introduces bill to ban protest 'thugs' from receiving unemployment aid Posted: 31 Aug 2020 09:53 AM PDT  U.S. Rep. Jim Banks introduced a bill that would ban people from receiving unemployment aid if convicted of a federal offense related to protests.
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| St. Louis couple charged after waving guns appear in court Posted: 31 Aug 2020 07:56 AM PDT  The attorney for a white St. Louis couple charged for waving guns during a racial injustice protest outside their home said Monday that they're anxious to prove "with absolute certainty" that they did not commit a crime. One week after Mark and Patricia McCloskey spoke on video to the Republican National Convention, they were in court briefly Monday morning and did not enter a plea. Mark McCloskey, 63, came out with AR-15 rifle, according to court records, which said Patricia McCloskey, 61, displayed a semiautomatic handgun.
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| Leaked email reveals CVS district leader instructed pharmacy staff not to tell patients their medications were filled by someone who tested positive for COVID-19 Posted: 31 Aug 2020 11:00 AM PDT  A CVS technician said a district leader threatened to fire staff if they told patients their medications were filled by a COVID-positive worker.
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| The alt-right group Patriot Prayer, associated with a man killed in the Portland protests, has a history of provoking left-wing groups: 'This was just a matter of time' Posted: 31 Aug 2020 10:31 AM PDT  An Anti-Defamation League researcher fears that Aaron Danielson's killing will spur more bloodshed between right- and left-wing groups.
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| Russian opposition activist hospitalised after attack outside his home Posted: 31 Aug 2020 05:24 AM PDT  A 22-year-old Russian opposition activist has been hospitalised after what supporters said was a vicious attack by two men outside his house in Moscow. Yegor Zhukov, who came to prominence last year when he was arrested and tried over opposition protests, posted pictures of his bruised and bloody face to social media following the attack. He was taken to hospital for an MRI scan which showed he had "fortunately managed to avoid serious injuries or internal bleeding," a spokesman said. The activist "remained calm and even joked about what happened," his team said in a social media post, adding that he was allowed home following tests.
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| White House says Trump is going to Kenosha because he ‘wants to visit hurting Americans.’ Posted: 31 Aug 2020 10:56 AM PDT  At a press briefing on Monday, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said President Trump is visiting Kenosha, Wis., on Tuesday, where protests and violence erupted after a police officer shot Jacob Blake, because "the president wants to visit hurting Americans."
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| More migrant arrivals fuel local anger in Italy's Lampedusa Posted: 30 Aug 2020 08:57 AM PDT  A fishing boat carrying nearly 370 migrants landed overnight on the Italian island of Lampedusa, the country's news agencies said on Sunday, fueling anger from local officials over a recent rise in illegal arrivals.
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| It’s a busy week in the Atlantic, but no tropical waves threaten the U.S. currently Posted: 31 Aug 2020 07:36 AM PDT  Even for the busiest predicted hurricane season on record, the Atlantic basin is packed this week.
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| 75-year-old Buffalo man shoved by police speaks out on incident after month in hospital Posted: 31 Aug 2020 09:15 AM PDT  Martin Gugino, 75, was shoved to the ground by Buffalo police in June, and the incident drew wide criticism. Now Gugino tells his side.
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| Letters to the Editor: California's blackouts prove it: We still need oil and gas for energy Posted: 30 Aug 2020 03:00 AM PDT  California's leaders need to set aside ideology and admit that in the near term, the state still needs fossil fuels to prevent blackouts.
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| Breonna Taylor’s ex-boyfriend offered plea deal if he would claim Taylor was part of ‘organized crime syndicate’ Posted: 31 Aug 2020 01:35 PM PDT  Breonna Taylor's ex-boyfriend was offered a plea deal if he would claim that she was part of an "organized crime syndicate." Jamarcus Glover, Taylor's ex-boyfriend and the focus of the no-knock raid which took her life, pled not guilty to drug charges Friday.
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| Cheng Lei: Australian anchor on Chinese TV detained in China Posted: 31 Aug 2020 01:18 PM PDT  Cheng Lei, an Australian citizen, worked as a news presenter for government-run CGTN in Beijing.
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| Portland Police declare gathering near city building as 'unlawful' Posted: 31 Aug 2020 03:44 AM PDT  "To those near the Kelly Building, this has been declared an unlawful assembly due to criminal activity," Portland police wrote on Twitter https://bit.ly/3gKwGsO. The overnight demonstration followed a fatal shooting amid weekend street clashes between supporters of President Donald Trump and counter-demonstrators in downtown Portland. Governor Kate Brown said on Sunday night that Oregon State Police would send personnel and resources to Portland to help keep the situation in the city under control.
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| Worth the wait: Yellowstone’s Giantess Geyser erupts for first time in six years Posted: 30 Aug 2020 11:48 AM PDT  Giantess is one of the biggest geysers in the national park, and typically explodes between twice and six times a year In these troubled times there comes a point where we all need to let off steam.For this huge geyser in Yellowstone park, the moment was now and the eruption was spectacular, after a six-year wait.But, for the rest of us, watching this natural phenomenon is strangely meditative and beautifully distracting from much of the bad news around, despite the violent geothermal forces propelling it.Giantess Geyser spouted for the first time in more than six years in Yellowstone National Park, which straddles part of Wyoming and a little of Montana, on 25 August, according to the US National Park Service (NPS)."She" has more typically erupted between twice and six times a year in the past, according to the NPS website, and blasts a spout up to 200ft high."The surrounding area may shake from underground steam explosions just before the initial water and/or steam eruptions," the NPS website adds.Giantess is one of the biggest geysers in the park, alongside phenomena such as the super-tall Steamboat geyser, the largest active geyser in the world, and the park's most famous, Old Faithful, renowned for its punctual regularity as it soars from the ground about 20 times a day.Colorful hot spring features in the park include the blue-hued Morning Glory Pool and the psychedelic Grand Prismatic spring, as well as whiffy, sulfurous bubblers and roiling natural pots of scalding hot water fizzing out of the rocks.The features are among more than 10,000 hot springs and geysers in the park, a Unesco world heritage site.
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| Soldier who made ‘vile’ Holocaust joke to 3 million TikTok followers punished, Army says Posted: 31 Aug 2020 04:48 PM PDT  "He wrote: 'For legal reasons this is a joke.' ... Would he look into the eyes of Survivors liberated by @USArmy and tell them this?" the Auschwitz Memorial Museum said in a tweet.
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| New report deepens mystery around Trump’s sudden and suspicious visit to Walter Reed hospital Posted: 31 Aug 2020 02:40 PM PDT  Vice President Mike Pence was reportedly prepared to take over the presidential duties
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| Will my child be sent home for cough, runny nose? What to know about day care guidelines during COVID-19 Posted: 31 Aug 2020 10:33 AM PDT  With flu, cold and allergy season around the corner, experts say a runny nose or cough is almost inevitable at daycare facilities.
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| Mom rips gun and shoe from man accused of kidnapping her 1-year-old, Georgia cops say Posted: 30 Aug 2020 10:31 AM PDT  The child has since been found safe, officials say.
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| Japan country profile Posted: 31 Aug 2020 08:44 AM PDT  Provides an overview of Japan, including key events and facts about this earthquake-prone country on the western rim of the Pacific.
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| Ethiopia seeks US clarification on reported aid cut over dam Posted: 31 Aug 2020 05:53 AM PDT |
| Tesla Model S on autopilot slammed into a police car because the driver was watching a movie on his phone, authorities say Posted: 31 Aug 2020 07:31 AM PDT  Nobody was injured in the crash, and the doctor behind the wheel of the Tesla was charged with two crimes.
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| Nifty, Sensex end lower after China border tensions; banks weigh Posted: 30 Aug 2020 09:08 PM PDT  Indian shares closed lower on Monday, snapping a streak of six straight sessions of gains, as a fresh border flare-up between India and China outweighed initial optimism from further opening of the economy. The NSE Nifty 50 index closed down 2.23% at 11,387.50, while the S&P BSE Sensex ended 2.13% lower at 38,628.29. India foiled an attempt by Chinese troops to encroach over the countries' disputed and ill-defined border in the western Himalayas, in a fresh flare-up of tensions that have been running high for several months.
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| Walesa warns Poles against populism on 40th Solidarity anniversary Posted: 31 Aug 2020 05:55 AM PDT  Poland's anti-communist icon Lech Walesa on Monday warned against populism as his deeply divided country marked 40 years since a landmark deal gave rise to the freedom-fighting Solidarity trade union.
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| My husband died of colon cancer. He and Chadwick Boseman aren’t alone. Posted: 31 Aug 2020 12:29 PM PDT  Alanna Jackson says her husband, Willie, like Boseman, privately waged a war against the disease after being diagnosed under 40. Chadwick Boseman's passing from colorectal cancer (CRC) was shocking to many, but a video he posted in April 2020 promoting an initiative to help hospitals serving predominantly Black communities was the only tip-off I needed to know he was in a war for his life. The passing of Chadwick Boseman from this same disease at a similarly early age felt more personal than any other celebrity loss.
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| China restaurant collapses during birthday party, killing 29 Posted: 29 Aug 2020 06:43 PM PDT  Rescue efforts ended at a two-story restaurant in a northern Chinese village that collapsed during a local resident's 80th birthday celebration, leaving 29 people dead, authorities said Sunday. The Ministry of Emergency Management said another 28 people were injured, seven of them seriously, when the building suddenly crumbled on Saturday. Hundreds of rescue workers using sniffer dogs, cranes and high-tech sensors had searched the rubble, lifting slabs of concrete in hopes of freeing survivors.
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| Hitler’s Quest for Power Was Nearly Derailed Multiple Times. But the System Enabled His Rise Posted: 31 Aug 2020 09:30 AM PDT  A determined strongman, not taken seriously by the elites but enabled by a core of passionate supporters, bent events his way just as his country went into free-fall
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| Women forced to 'make the sacrifices' as child care centers face lack of support Posted: 31 Aug 2020 04:11 AM PDT  Economic challenges have only grown amid the coronavirus pandemic, leaving workers and providers squeezed.
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| Proposed House bill blocks rioters from COVID unemployment benefits Posted: 30 Aug 2020 05:55 AM PDT  Insight from Indiana Rep. Jim Banks, who introduced the Support Peaceful Protest Act after his constituents were harassed.
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| U.S. warship transits Taiwan Strait for second time in two weeks Posted: 30 Aug 2020 10:58 PM PDT |
| Swift Boat mastermind to launch massive super PAC to boost Trump Posted: 31 Aug 2020 01:30 AM PDT  The late effort, expected to include some of the party's biggest givers, comes as Trump has been overwhelmed by Joe Biden on TV.
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| An LA teacher said she and her daughter had to flee their home after she received threats for wearing a Black Lives Matter t-shirt to class Posted: 30 Aug 2020 09:22 AM PDT  On the first day of school, the English teacher in Los Angeles wore a shirt that read, "I can't breathe," a message associated with the BLM movement.
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| Ghislaine Maxwell reportedly allowed in person legal visit despite coronavirus lockdown Posted: 30 Aug 2020 10:46 AM PDT  Ghislaine Maxwell has reportedly been allowed an in-person visit by her legal team in what is believed to be the first permitted in a New York City federal jail during the pandemic lockdown. According to the New York Daily News, Maxwell, who is facing six criminal charges, was allowed to hold a face to face meeting at Sunset Park's Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn on Friday morning. All involved reportedly wore masks during the meeting. Other inmates, who have been in lockdown since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, have had neither family, nor legal visits. Maxwell has been held on remand for less than two months. "I'm incredulous really that she was the first one when there are those of us who have been waiting for nearly six months to have an in-person visit with our clients," Susan Marcus, a lawyer representing detainees in the centre, told the paper.
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| UN labor body: Qatar 'dismantles' kafala employment system Posted: 30 Aug 2020 05:42 AM PDT  New labor rules in the energy-rich nation of Qatar "effectively dismantles" the country's long-criticized "kafala" employment system, a U.N. labor body said Sunday. The International Labor Organization said as of now, migrant workers can change jobs before the end of their contracts without obtaining the permission of their current employers. Qatar also has adopted a minimum monthly wage of 1,000 Qatari riyals ($275) for workers, which will take effect some six months after the law is published in the country's official gazette, the ILO said.
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| Sex workers blame Bella Thorne for changes at OnlyFans that harm their income Posted: 30 Aug 2020 06:37 PM PDT  The content subscription platform said its new transaction rules were not due to one user and will "continue to review these limits" amid the backlash.
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| Pro-western leader Zaev returns to power in North Macedonia Posted: 31 Aug 2020 01:31 AM PDT  Zoran Zaev, the pro-Western leader who changed the name of North Macedonia last year to secure its membership in NATO and the European Union, returned to power late on Sunday, seven months after resigning over the slow pace of EU membership talks. The country joined NATO in March after adding the word "North" to its name, under an agreement with Greece, which has a province called Macedonia and had blocked its neighbour's membership in Western organisations for decades.
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| Two licensed pilots with families identified as the men killed in Broward plane crash Posted: 31 Aug 2020 11:42 AM PDT |
| A Syracuse University professor was placed on leave after labeling coronavirus as 'Chinese Communist Party Virus' in course syllabus Posted: 30 Aug 2020 11:12 AM PDT  The university said in a statement that the professor has been "removed from the classroom pending the outcome of a full investigation."
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| Herman Cain's Twitter account claims coronavirus 'is not as deadly' as expected after he dies of the virus Posted: 31 Aug 2020 06:40 AM PDT  Herman Cain's Twitter is spreading coronavirus conspiracies from beyond the grave.Cain, the former businessman and presidential candidate, died a month ago from COVID-19. But his Twitter account and website have lived on through posts assumedly from his former staffers, including one early Sunday morning that doubted the deadliness of the virus.A now-deleted tweet that reads as if it's from "THE Herman Cain" links to an article suggesting most COVID-19 patients died of an underlying condition along with the virus. It's captioned "It looks like the virus is not as deadly as the mainstream media first made it out to be."> A deleted tweet from Herman Cain's Twitter account pic.twitter.com/cuHMjN4LV1> > — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 31, 2020Cain's account quickly deleted the tweet, but later shared another article with the caption "The summer 'second wave' really hasn't come close to the original spike, and it isn't showing signs it will." That article came directly from Cain's website, in which the site's editor Dan Calabrese speculates Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden isn't considering how he'll campaign if the COVID-19 pandemic dies off by January. Still, Calabrese does acknowledge "When you're getting more than 40,000 new cases every day, you can't say the pandemic is over," and that cases could easily rise again as the U.S. restarts crowded events.Cain was hospitalized with COVID-19 not long after attending President Trump's rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he was pictured without a mask on.More stories from theweek.com Data firm predicts election 'chaos' as Trump seems to win in a landslide before losing as more votes are counted Ron Jeremy hit with 20 more sexual assault charges involving 13 women Pandemic adviser with no epidemiology background reportedly pushes White House to adopt herd immunity strategy
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| Black Lives Matter is just tip of iceberg. Economic gain, worker protections, voting also key Posted: 30 Aug 2020 07:05 PM PDT  'My work is about uprooting structural racism from every aspect of our society — our economy, our government and our communities.'
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| The woman leading the fight against Putin '24/7' after poisoning of Navalny Posted: 30 Aug 2020 07:35 AM PDT  Lyubov Sobol was already among the most visible dissidents in Vladimir Putin's Russia. At 32, she has fronted a protest movement, calling thousands to the streets when she and other opposition candidates were barred from standing in Moscow city elections last year. She staged a hunger strike and a sit-in at the offices of the Moscow election commission, eventually being lifted out of the building on a sofa after she refused to stand for police officers. A laughing Ms Sobol broadcast the incident live from her phone to her vast social media following. She has been sued by one of the most powerful businessmen in the country, and her husband has survived a poisoning. In 2016 an unknown assailant jabbed a syringe into his leg and injected a psychotropic substance that left him convulsing and unconscious, an attack Ms Sobol believes was linked to her activism. Now, with opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a coma in a German hospital after another suspected poisoning, the telegenic lawyer finds herself at the helm of his anti-Kremlin organisation. Doctors at Berlin's Charite Hospital, where Mr Navalny was transferred from a Siberian clinic, have said he will probably survive the ordeal but may sustain long-term damage.
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