| Biden says video of police shooting 'makes me sick,' but does not mention shooting deaths in Kenosha overnight Posted: 26 Aug 2020 02:46 PM PDT  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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| ‘Catastrophic’ Laura is now a Category 4 hurricane. Here’s what that means Posted: 26 Aug 2020 07:24 AM PDT  Forecasters say people in Laura's path should brace for "devastation."
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| Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen says he helped Jerry Falwell Jr. and his wife block the release of sensitive photos Posted: 26 Aug 2020 09:15 PM PDT  Cohen told CNN he helped the couple block some "personal photos between a husband and wife" from being released in 2015.
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| China intercepts boat with activists suspected on board Posted: 27 Aug 2020 03:45 AM PDT  Chinese authorities have arrested at least 10 people, including a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist, after its coast guard intercepted a speedboat believed to be heading to Taiwan, media reports said Thursday. The reports, citing unnamed sources, said activist Andy Li was among those detained. Li had been arrested earlier this month with nine others on charges of collusion with foreign forces under a sweeping national security law imposed by Beijing and was out on bail.
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| Differences over coronavirus aid remain, Pelosi says after talks with White House aide Posted: 27 Aug 2020 01:02 PM PDT  U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said after talks with White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Thursday that Democrats and Republicans remain far apart over how much to spend on the next coronavirus relief legislation. In a statement, Pelosi said Democrats had offered to cut the amount in the bill to $2.2 trillion, but she suggested the White House, which has said it is looking to spend $1 trillion, had rejected the offer. "This conversation made clear that the White House continues to disregard the needs of the American people as the coronavirus crisis devastates lives and livelihoods," Pelosi said after a 25-minute call with Meadows.
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| Texas father arrested in daughters' 2008 killings: FBI Posted: 27 Aug 2020 05:27 AM PDT  A Dallas-area taxi driver wanted for the 2008 slayings of his two teenage daughters was arrested on Wednesday, the FBI said.
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| Fort Hood Sgt. Elder Fernandes 'humiliated' after reporting sexual abuse, says family's lawyer Posted: 27 Aug 2020 11:35 AM PDT  Leaders at the U.S. Army's Fort Hood created an environment that led to the death of Sgt. Elder Fernandes, his family's attorney says.
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| RNC video showing violence in 'Biden's America' is actually Barcelona Posted: 27 Aug 2020 09:39 AM PDT  The Republican National Convention aired a video meant to paint the George Floyd protests and Black Lives Matter demonstrations as inherently violent, chaotic events, but included a scene from protests in Barcelona, Spain.A public broadcaster in Catalonia reported that the images in question - of fires burning in the streets - were captured in 2019 in Barcelona. The protests in Spain began after a Spanish court sentenced Catalan separatists to prison.
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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 Posted: 26 Aug 2020 02:03 PM PDT  Witnesses who saw a Kenosha police officer shoot Jacob Blake on Sunday told Insider what they saw happen.
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| The DNC warned campaign staffers to 'swipe carefully' on dating apps because matches could be political opponents digging for dirt Posted: 27 Aug 2020 01:15 PM PDT  A Democratic official told Business Insider that the warning is "nothing new" and that campaign staff are frequently reminded to be vigilant online.
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| Putin Says His Men Are Standing by Ready to Go into Belarus If Protests ‘Get Out of Hand’ Posted: 27 Aug 2020 04:42 AM PDT  Vladimir Putin says he has formed a reserve of law-enforcement officers to send to Belarus to help President Alexander Lukashenko if necessary, Russian media reported Thursday. Putin said he will not deploy these forces unless "extremist elements in Belarus cross a line and start plundering." Speaking to the state-run Rossia 1 broadcaster, he said the agents would be on standby in case pro-democracy protests strengthened. "We've agreed that [the reserve] will not be used until the situation starts getting out of control," Putin said, according to The Moscow Times.Earlier in the week, Russian media reported Putin had offered to help, but it was yet unclear in what way. The Washington Post reported Wednesday that Russian journalists replaced striking Belarus journalists at the country's state television station in mid-August, and have been spreading Russian propaganda ever since. The Belarus journalists who walked off the job have not been allowed to return, creating a vacuum that likely helped fuel Lukashenko's highly contested presidential win, which sparked country-wide protests calling for his ouster.The Belarus population has long been anti-Russia, with a recent poll showing that 93 percent of the population against Moscow taking over the country, but Lukashenko has been demonstrably pro-Putin.Protests raged after Lukashenko's suspicious re-election against the popular opposition candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who has become the figurehead of the protests and a target of Russian misinformation. Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
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| RNC speaker booted after sharing a blatantly anti-Semitic message hours before the event began Posted: 26 Aug 2020 02:42 AM PDT  Republicans have frequently attacked Democrats in recent years for supposed cases anti-Semitism
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| U.S., China trade jibes as military tensions worsen Posted: 26 Aug 2020 09:10 PM PDT  Both are at loggerheads over issues from technology and human rights to Chinese military activities in the disputed South China Sea, with each accusing the other of deliberately provocative behavior. In the latest U.S. move against China ahead of November's presidential election, Washington on Wednesday blacklisted 24 Chinese companies and targeted individuals over construction and military actions in the busy South China Sea waterway.
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| Lebanese media: Sectarian clashes near Beirut leave 2 dead Posted: 27 Aug 2020 01:10 PM PDT |
| This terrifying animation shows how high Hurricane Laura's storm surge might get Posted: 26 Aug 2020 11:56 AM PDT  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 at nine feet, but that was terrifying enough.> The National Hurricane Center has forecasted "unsurvivable storm surge" from Hurricane Laura in parts of Louisiana and Texas. Do NOT underestimate this storm.> > This is what that kind of water height looks like: pic.twitter.com/ik7EtpFTzn> > -- The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) August 26, 2020ABC News took a different approach with its storm surge animation, showing how quickly the water could flow into and fill up a home. > Hurricane Laura is expected to cause 10-20 feet of storm surge as it closes in on the Louisiana and Texas coast. @Ginger_Zee explains the science behind storm surge, which is often the greatest threat to life and property during a hurricane. https://t.co/VftCuDzjC6 pic.twitter.com/u0Tjnr47IC> > -- ABC News (@ABC) August 26, 2020And as these photos show, even with Laura still 200 miles offshore at mid-day Wednesday, the storm surge was already piling in. > LA 1 remains CLOSED at this time south of the Leon Theriot Lock in Golden Meadow. Here are photos in that area from Golden Meadow and Leeville. Laura pic.twitter.com/e6JyeJVmpJ> > -- Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office (@LafourcheSO) August 26, 2020More stories from theweek.com That 'famous' Lincoln quote in Lara Trump's RNC speech? He never said it. FDA gives emergency-use approval for Abbott's $5, 15-minute COVID-19 test, though not for home use 7 scathingly funny cartoons about the Republican National Convention
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| Kara Mann and CB2 Reveal New Collaboration Posted: 27 Aug 2020 11:22 AM PDT |
| As Hurricane Laura makes landfall in Louisiana, a new wave appears in the Atlantic Posted: 27 Aug 2020 03:50 AM PDT  As Hurricane Laura spreads farther inland across southwest Louisiana, forecasters are beginning to monitor a new tropical wave in the Atlantic near Africa early Thursday.
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| A man accused of driving into a crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters in Iowa City told police the demonstrators needed 'an attitude adjustment' Posted: 27 Aug 2020 11:01 AM PDT  The criminal complaint, seen by Insider, said that Michael Stepanek, 45, drove into a crowd of protesters in Iowa City on August 21.
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| Registered Foreign Agent Pam Bondi Says Biden Is Corrupt Posted: 25 Aug 2020 07:02 PM PDT  Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, a registered lobbyist for a foreign government that Donald Trump's Justice Department has implicated in a corruption scandal, used her speech at the Republican convention on Tuesday to criticize former Vice pPresident Joe Biden for alleged self-dealing abroad."I fought corruption and I know what it looks like, whether it's done by people wearing pinstripe suits or orange jumpsuits," Bondi declared. "But, when you look at his 47-year career in politics, the people who benefited are his family members, not the American people."Bondi rehashed dubious allegations about Biden's policymaking role in Ukraine, which mirrored arguments made by her and others throughout this year's impeachment trial against President Donald Trump. Bondi was hired by the White House to assist with impeachment messaging late last year.When she took the White House job, Bondi wound down her work on behalf of the government of Qatar, which U.S. authorities recently implicated in a corruption scandal involving their hosting of the 2022 World Cup. In March, Bondi left the White House and restarted her work for Qatar. She remains a member of the President's Commission on Opioids.An executive order imposed by Trump in the early days of his presidency ostensibly bars former administration officials from lobbying for foreign governments, but Bondi appears to have benefited from a loophole in the rule.Bondi's relationship with Trump goes back years and has itself been the target of corruption allegations. In 2013, Trump's since-dissolved foundation made an illegal $25,000 contribution to a political group affiliated with Bondi as the then-attorney general was weighing whether to pursue a fraud investigation against the notorious Trump University. Bondi subsequently passed on the investigation.Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
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| Kenosha aftermath: Wisconsin college replaces Vice President Mike Pence as commencement speaker Posted: 27 Aug 2020 09:16 AM PDT  A Pence spokesman said the VP "understands and supports" the school's "decision to prioritize the safety and well-being of their students."
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| Hong Kong: China arrests 10 after intercepting boat 'fleeing Hong Kong' Posted: 27 Aug 2020 09:29 AM PDT  Activists were among those detained off Guangdong province on Sunday, Hong Kong media say.
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| Putin says alleged mercenaries were lured to Belarus by foreign spy operation Posted: 27 Aug 2020 04:38 AM PDT  President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that a group of Russians who were detained in Belarus prior to its Aug. 9 election and accused of being mercenaries had been lured to Belarus by a Ukrainan-U.S. intelligence operation. Belarus had accused the men of seeking to destabilise the country ahead of its election, marking an unusual diplomatic row with close ally Russia. At the time, Russia had said the men were private security workers on their way to a third country.
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| Neighbors with hoses target fires as crews urge them to stop Posted: 26 Aug 2020 10:03 PM PDT  With California firefighters strapped for resources, residents have organized to put out flames themselves in a large swath of land burning south of San Francisco, defending their homes despite orders to evacuate and pleas by officials to get out of danger. The former head of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said the effort near a cluster of wildfires around the city of Santa Cruz is larger and more organized than he recalls in previous blazes. The group of wildfires near Santa Cruz has burned 125 square miles (324 square kilometers) and destroyed more than 500 buildings.
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| Army Paratrooper Shot in the Foot During Live-Fire Exercise at Fort Bragg Posted: 27 Aug 2020 04:32 PM PDT  The incident occurred while soldiers were moving through a shoot-house, clearing rooms and firing live ammunition.
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| Jesuit priest calls Lou Holtz's comment on Biden's Catholic faith 'terrible' Posted: 26 Aug 2020 07:17 PM PDT  Lou Holtz, a former college football coach, caused controversy during the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night when he declared that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is a "Catholic in name only."Biden has been vocal about his faith, which he says has helped him through difficult times in his life, like when his son, Beau Biden, died of brain cancer in 2015. Holtz made his judgment while delivering a speech praising President Trump, saying he is a man who "genuinely cares about people" and is someone Americans can "trust." Not long after Holtz was finished, liberals and conservatives alike jumped to Biden's defense on Twitter.> Did Lou Holtz just call Democrats "Catholic in Name Only?" > > Biden goes to Mass weekly. He's a devout Catholic and a man of actual faith who doesn't pretend to be one like Trump. > > These people are so dishonest.> > — Tara Setmayer (@TaraSetmayer) August 27, 2020> Disgusting lie by Lou Holtz that Biden is a 'Catholic in name only.'> > WaPo: "Biden almost always has rosary beads in his pocket ... He has written and spoken at length of how faith helped him grieve the loss of his first wife and daughter many years ago, and his son Beau."> > — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 27, 2020> Tonight I learned that one's status within the Catholic Church can apparently be determined by *checks notes* a Division I college football coach. https://t.co/kT6eFQSjuk> > — Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) August 27, 2020> During the Republican Convention, Lou Holtz just said that Joe Biden is not a real Catholic.> > Who is he to judge another man's faith?> > — Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) August 27, 2020> Lou Holtz called Biden a "Catholic in name only" so here's a clip of Trump being asked what his favorite Bible verse is. pic.twitter.com/GRy3mCFWtI> > — Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) August 27, 2020On MSNBC, Jesuit priest James Martin said he doesn't believe this is something "you should say about anybody." Holtz, he continued, "cannot look into the soul of Joe Biden ... I think it's a really terrible thing to say about someone. He has no clue what's going on inside of Joe Biden's heart."> "He cannot look into the soul of Joe Biden," Rev. James Martin says in response to Lou Holtz's RNC2020 statement suggesting Joe Biden and other politicians are "Catholics in name only."> > "He has no clue of what is going on inside of Joe Biden's heart," he adds. pic.twitter.com/g8Olfxj65b> > — MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 27, 2020Holtz has been involved in Republican politics for decades. In 1983, he resigned as the University of Arkansas' football coach after being criticized for appearing in commercials endorsing the re-election of Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.). At the time Helms, who once said the 1964 Civil Rights Act was "the single most dangerous piece of legislation ever introduced in the Congress," was leading the effort to keep Martin Luther King Jr. Day from becoming a national holiday.More stories from theweek.com 7 scathingly funny cartoons about the Republican National Convention Is the Republican Party a cult of personality? Fox News' Chris Wallace calls out co-hosts for defending armed vigilantes
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| Drone maker General Atomics lays off hundreds Posted: 27 Aug 2020 01:03 PM PDT  Privately held drone maker General Atomics, of San Diego, is laying off approximately 630 of its roughly 10,000 employees.
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| 'I hope school isn't canceled': Moving in for college, with the fall semester in doubt Posted: 27 Aug 2020 11:06 AM PDT  At the University of Wisconsin, COVID-19 has created so many questions that for many families, returning to college has become a leap of faith.
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| Hurricane Laura leaves four dead in Louisiana but less damage than feared Posted: 27 Aug 2020 02:06 PM PDT  At least four people were killed by Hurricane Laura in Louisiana and search teams may find more victims but the governor said Thursday that the most powerful storm to make landfall in the US state in living memory did not cause the "catastrophic" damage that had been feared.
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| Serbia surprisingly joins EU in condemnation of Belarus vote Posted: 27 Aug 2020 05:56 AM PDT  In a surprise move, Serbia has joined the European Union in its rejection of the election results in Belarus and criticism of a crackdown against those protesting against the country's longtime autocratic leader. Serbia's prime minister, Ana Brnabic, said Thursday that Belgrade signed up with the EU resolution on Belarus in order to align the Balkan country's policies with those of the bloc it formally wants to join.
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| Passenger tramples gate attendant at Seattle airport after mask run-in, police say Posted: 26 Aug 2020 07:50 AM PDT  The Folsom, California, man faces misdemeanor assault charges, police say.
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| A thousand kids and counselors went to summer camp in Maine. Only 3 got the coronavirus. Posted: 26 Aug 2020 02:59 PM PDT  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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| Dive Into the Best of Architectural Digest’s International Archives Posted: 27 Aug 2020 05:00 AM PDT |
| Trump news – live: Kamala Harris says people are ‘rightfully angry and exhausted’ following Jacob Blake police shooting as president refuses to comment Posted: 27 Aug 2020 11:31 AM PDT  Democratic vice president candidate Kamala Harris gave a pre-rebuttal ahead of Donald Trump's Republican National Convention speech later on Thursday. In the speech, Ms Harris acknowledged the shooting of Jacob Blake and said she thought people were "rightfully angry and exhuasted".In comparison, Mr Trump declined to comment on the shooting when asked by reporters at FEMA. The president is expected to potentially address the police shooting in his RNC speech.
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| Republicans narrowly top Democrats in second-night convention TV audience Posted: 26 Aug 2020 11:38 AM PDT  The RNC number reflects the audience across 11 TV networks between 10 p.m and 11:15 p.m. EDT. The first night of the RNC attracted 17 million viewers across 11 TV networks, a 26% decline from the same night in 2016. Ratings for the second night of the virtual Democratic National Convention reflected viewers across 10 U.S. TV networks on Aug. 18.
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| Hurricane Laura makes landfall, rivaling Louisiana's worst storms Posted: 27 Aug 2020 01:10 AM PDT  Hurricane Laura made landfall in Cameron, Louisiana, at about 1 a.m. on Thursday, packing sustained winds of up to 150 miles per hour, just shy of a Category 5 hurricane. The storm, which hit at high tide, has already caused flooding in southwestern Louisiana, and the National Hurricane Center warned residents about a potentially "unsurvivable storm surge" of up to 20 feet.> At 1 am CDT, Hurricane Laura has made landfall in southwestern Louisiana near Cameron as a category 4 hurricane. Maximum sustained winds were 150 mph, with a minimum central pressure of 938 mb. Potentially catastrophic impacts will continue. More: https://t.co/tW4KeFW0gB pic.twitter.com/GVWRnmGejy> > -- National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) August 27, 2020Laura is the strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in southwest Louisiana, rivaling 2005's Hurricane Katrina in its ferocity, according to Phil Klotzbach, a hurricane researcher at Colorado State University. Its minimum pressure of 938 millibars is the fourth lowest on record in Louisiana, after Katrina, 2005's Hurricane Rita, and 1856's Last Island hurricane -- the lower the pressure, the worse the storm -- and its wind speed tops Katrina (125 mph) and Rita (115 mph). Hurricane Harvey hit Texas with 130 mph winds in 2017.Weather Channel meteorologist Stephanie Abrams demonstrated what winds that high are like in real life when she narrowly escaped being struck by debris in Lake Charles, Louisiana, right in the hurricane's path.> After saying her crew had a 104mph gust and she moved closer to her crew and a solid structure from what looked like a boardwalk/walkway, Stephanie Abrams BARELY avoids a pile of debris/tree limbs. She repeatedly says everyone is fine, but that was scary. HurricaneLaura LAwx pic.twitter.com/p1WDfFAih6> > -- Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) August 27, 2020More than 500,000 people in Louisiana and Texas were told to evacuate before the storm, but at least 150 people declined to leave their homes in Cameron Parish. "They're thinking Cameron Parish is going to look like an extension of the Gulf of Mexico for a couple of days," warned Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D).Edwards activated the state's National Guard to help with the hurricane response, and National Guard Brigadier General Keith Waddell suggested "those folks that are staying at home or staying in some other location" bring tools if the floodwaters force them into the attic, since "you may have to cut your way out of there before we can get to you the next day." Edwards also ordered parts of I-10 closed to traffic. You can track the storm at NBC. More stories from theweek.com 7 scathingly funny cartoons about the Republican National Convention Is the Republican Party a cult of personality? Fox News' Chris Wallace calls out co-hosts for defending armed vigilantes
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| Defense official: Arson suspected as cause of Navy ship fire Posted: 26 Aug 2020 05:50 PM PDT  Arson is suspected as the cause of a July 12 fire that left extensive damage to the USS Bonhomme Richard docked off San Diego, and a U.S. Navy sailor was being questioned as a potential suspect, a senior defense official said Wednesday. The sailor was being questioned as part of the investigation by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the official said, adding that defense department leaders were notified of the development. The official, with knowledge of the investigation, spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to provide details not yet made public.
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