| 'The Gotaway': Online video produced and posted by the Border Patrol spreads fear of migrants Posted: 04 Sep 2020 05:55 PM PDT  According to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection official, "The Gotaway" video was produced "in an effort to highlight criminal apprehensions across the Southwest border."
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| Kamala Harris walks back Biden's call for a nationwide mandate to wear a mask Posted: 06 Sep 2020 09:09 AM PDT  Instead of a nationwide mandate as initially suggested, the Biden administration would push a "standard" to wear a mask, Harris said.
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| Why a herd immunity approach to COVID-19 could be a deadly disaster Posted: 05 Sep 2020 08:30 AM PDT  Since the coronavirus pandemic began, herd immunity has been floated as a possible solution, but the controversial strategy is considered downright dangerous by many experts.
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| Northeastern University Dismisses 11 Students, Without Returning Their $36,500 Tuition Fees, for Violating COVID-19 Rules Posted: 06 Sep 2020 09:18 AM PDT  The Boston university dismissed the students they were caught gathering at a hotel
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| Mexico says 122,765 extra people died during pandemic in 'excess deaths' study Posted: 05 Sep 2020 05:46 PM PDT  Mexico has recorded 122,765 deaths more than would be expected during the pandemic up to August, the health ministry said on Saturday in a report on excess mortality rates, suggesting Mexico's true coronavirus toll could be much higher. Mexico has recorded 67,326 confirmed coronavirus deaths and 629,409 cases, the world's fourth highest death toll from the virus that has infected more than 26 million people around the globe. Mexico's government has often said the real number of infected people is likely to be significantly higher than the confirmed cases due to the low levels of testing.
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| Pope set to make first trip since pandemic to saint's town Posted: 05 Sep 2020 04:28 AM PDT  Pope Francis is next month set to make what would be his first visit outside Rome since Italy was put under lockdown in early March when it became the first country in Europe to feel the full brunt of the coronavirus pandemic. The encyclical is expected to stress the value of brotherly relations during and after the pandemic, a theme Francis evoked repeatedly during the pandemic. The encyclical will be entitled in Italian "'Fratelli tutti' sulla fraternita' e l'amicizia sociale."
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| China tries to flip the pandemic script, starring a 'reborn' Wuhan Posted: 05 Sep 2020 09:22 PM PDT  China is recasting Wuhan as a heroic coronavirus victim and trying to throw doubt on the pandemic's origin story as it aims to seize the narrative at a time of growing global distrust of Beijing.
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| Typhoon Haishen: Japanese urged to stay alert as storm blows in Posted: 06 Sep 2020 12:51 PM PDT  Typhoon Haishen hits the southern islands, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes.
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| A Maine wedding is linked to 147 coronavirus cases and 3 deaths. Infections spilled over into a jail and two nursing homes. Posted: 05 Sep 2020 12:31 PM PDT  The pastor who officiated the wedding said people should have the freedom to not wear a face mask at a sermon that was held on August 30.
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| Atlantic basin expected to become 'quite active' this week Posted: 06 Sep 2020 02:57 AM PDT  Following the dissipation of Omar, the Atlantic basin will pick up right where it left off in this record-setting season, with several features being monitored for tropical development this week."The eastern Atlantic is going to become quite active during the next few days," AccuWeather Hurricane Expert Dan Kottlowski said. One area being monitored is a broad low pressure system located over 1,000 miles to the west of the Cabo Verde Islands. The National Hurricane Center has designated this low as Invest 92L, indicating that this feature has the potential for tropical development."As 92L tracks to the west early this week, it will be within an area of relatively light wind shear and warm water, which should allow it to become better organized and develop into a tropical depression, then tropical storm," Kottlowski said.CLICK HERE FOR THE FREE ACCUWEATHER APPThe system will track generally to the west or west-northwest across the Atlantic and may pass close to or just north of the Lesser Antilles late in the week."All residents and interests of the Lesser Antilles, especially the Leeward Islands should closely monitor the progression of this evolving tropical system," Kottlowski said. Another area of concern is a robust tropical wave expected to emerge off the coast of western Africa on Sunday."This tropical wave is projected to become well organized as it moves off the coast and may quickly take on tropical characteristics, potentially by the time it crosses over or near the Cabo Verde Islands early this week," Kottlowski said.Regardless of how quickly this wave organizes, a period of drenching and gusty downpours is expected across the Cabo Verde Islands from Monday into Tuesday."Another strong tropical wave is projected to emerge from the African Coast Thursday," Kottlowski said.Farther west, a weak tropical wave over the Caribbean Sea has a low chance of development, but could bring an uptick in showers and thunderstorms across southern Hispaniola and Jamaica over the next few days.The next tropical storm names on the list for 2020 in the Atlantic are Paulette and Rene. Since one or both of these storms could form within the next week, there is a significant chance more early formation records will fall and join Cristobal, Edouard, Fay, Gonzalo, Hanna, Isaias, Josephine, Kyle, Laura, Marco, Nana and Omar as top of the list for early formation for their respective letters.Early formation record holders are Philippe, which formed on Sept. 17, 2005, and Rita, which formed on Sept. 18, 2005.Early this summer, AccuWeather meteorologists predicted a hyperactive peak hurricane season, which is now underway. AccuWeather meteorologists are calling for up to 24 tropical storms and up to 11 hurricanes in total this season.These numbers mean that the Greek alphabet will have to be utilized for tropical storm names, which was only done in one other season: 2005.Keep checking back on AccuWeather.com and stay tuned to the AccuWeather Network on DirecTV, Frontier and Verizon Fios.
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| 5 boats sink at Trump boat parade on Texas' Lake Travis Posted: 06 Sep 2020 08:01 AM PDT  According to the sheriff's department, the wake in the water was caused by "many, many" boats on the water.
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| Coronavirus rising in 22 U.S. states Posted: 06 Sep 2020 11:21 AM PDT  As little as three weeks ago, cases were increasing in only three states, Hawaii, Illinois and South Dakota, according to an analysis comparing cases for the two-week period of Aug. 8-22 with the past two weeks. On a percentage basis, South Dakota had the biggest increase over the past two weeks at 126%, reporting over 3,700 new cases. Health officials have linked some of the rise to hundreds of thousands of motorcyclists who descended on Sturgis, South Dakota, for an annual rally in August.
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| Rwanda's president says 'Hotel Rwanda' hero must stand trial Posted: 06 Sep 2020 08:52 AM PDT  Rwanda's president says that the man portrayed as a hero in the film "Hotel Rwanda" will stand trial for allegedly supporting rebel violence. President Paul Kagame, appearing on national television Sunday, did not explain how Paul Rusesabagina was brought to Rwanda where he has been held in custody for more than a week. Rusesabagina is credited with saving 1,200 lives during Rwanda's 1994 genocide by letting people shelter in the hotel he was managing during the mass killings.
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| Typhoon Maysak: North Korea vows to punish officials over 'casualties' Posted: 05 Sep 2020 04:11 AM PDT  The ruling party says local officials are responsible for "dozens of casualties" in Typhoon Maysak,
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| From spit hoods to ketamine injections: The controversial police tactics highlighted by the Black Lives Matter movement Posted: 06 Sep 2020 08:15 AM PDT  The nationwide protests of the Black Lives Matter movement and has charged the debate about how police enforce law and order.
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| Democrat Biden adds former rival Buttigieg, ex-Obama officials to transition team Posted: 05 Sep 2020 11:59 AM PDT  Joe Biden's presidential campaign on Saturday added former Democratic primary rival Pete Buttigieg, along with senior officials who served under President Barack Obama, to an expanded White House transition team. Biden added four new co-chairs to the team led by his longtime ally Ted Kaufman: New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, former Obama economic adviser Jeffrey Zients, Louisiana Representative Cedric Richmond and his campaign adviser Anita Dunn.
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| Race to assess damage to stricken oil tanker off Sri Lanka Posted: 06 Sep 2020 01:48 AM PDT  An international team of salvage experts arrived in Sri Lanka Sunday to assess damage to a fire-stricken oil tanker off the east coast, officials said, as fear mounted for an environmental disaster if there is a leak.
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| Schools in Japan are back in session amid coronavirus pandemic Posted: 05 Sep 2020 07:38 AM PDT  There's nothing typical about school now for students at an elementary school in northeast Tokyo.
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| Bill Barr is acting like Trump's attack dog, not his attorney general Posted: 05 Sep 2020 03:18 AM PDT  In a recent interview with CNN, Barr reached a new level of naked partisanship. Here are the worst examples Earlier this year a slew of distinguished lawyers signed an open letter to the Washington DC legal bar, asking it to investigate and discipline the US attorney general, William Barr, for possible ethical violations.The complaint charged him with violating his oath and the constitution by, among other things, representing "the personal and political interests of Donald Trump, not the interests of the United States". It quoted a legal ethics professor, Stephen Gillers: "We don't have an attorney general now. We have an additional lawyer for the president."If Barr's outrageous interview with CNN on Wednesday is anything to go by, the professional discipline complaint gave him too much credit.In his interview with Wolf Blitzer, Barr acted less like America's highest law enforcement officer and more like a campaign press aide for Donald Trump.The distinction is extremely important. Lawyers deal in evidence and law. Campaign press spokesmen mimic their candidate's talking points. Prosecutors are careful not to speak publicly about a criminal investigation. Campaign press aides make unfounded charges to dip into culture wars.This is not the way an attorney general should behave. After Watergate, Edward Levi affirmed that "our law is not an instrument of partisan purpose". The next attorney general, Griffin Bell, proclaimed the justice department "a neutral zone" beyond politics.Barr lowered the bar even on his prior public appearances. Let's look at five things he said. 1\. Mail-in votingTrump has continually attacked the post office and vote-by-mail. Barr amplified that sentiment on Wednesday, speculating that universal mail-in voting was "playing with fire", "open to fraud and coercion" and "reckless and dangerous". When Blitzer asked Barr how many mail-in voter fraud cases his justice department has prosecuted, however, Barr demurred: "I don't know off the top of my head."In fact, the evidence is clear: mail voting fraud is practically nonexistent. Utah, one of the most conservative states in the union, has had universal mail-in voting since 2012. Utah county's Republican clerk reports that "there has not been a single prosecuted case of vote-by-mail fraud. And we've looked."Out of billions of mail-in votes cast between 2000 and 2012, the University of California law professor Richard L Hasen recently found 491 cases of fraud nationwide among absentee ballots between 2000 and 2012. That would be a percentage under 0.000025.Indeed, in 2017, Trump set up a whole new election fraud commission to disprove the idea that Hillary Clinton legitimately vanquished him in the popular vote. The commission quietly disbanded without producing a shred of evidence of voter fraud. 2\. Foreign ballot interferenceIt gets worse. The president said in August that foreign countries might try to "grab batches" of vote-by-mail ballots from the US Postal Service. Barr, acting less like a lawyer and more like a propagandist, took it a step further. Consider this fearmongering exchange with Blitzer:> "If we use a ballot system, a system that states are just now trying to adopt, it leaves it open to counterfeiting," Barr said.> > "Do you think a foreign country could do that?" Blitzer asked.> > "I think anybody could do that," Barr said.> > "But have you seen any evidence that they're trying to do that?" Blitzer asked.> > "No, but most things can be counterfeited," Barr said.There was also this:> "You've said you're worried a foreign country could send thousands of fake ballots" to US voters, Blitzer said. "What are you basing that on?"> > "As I've said repeatedly, I'm basing that on logic," the attorney general replied.> > "But have you seen any evidence?" Blitzer pressed.> > "No," Barr responded. 3\. Voting twiceIn North Carolina on Wednesday, Trump went from the ridiculous to the sublime, encouraging his supporters to vote both by mail and then in person, a clear violation of the law in that state.After Barr tried to make sense of the statement, Blitzer asked the AG if it was legal to vote twice. Barr's answer? "I am not familiar with the law of the particular states." Incredulous, the CNN host repeated the question, and the attorney general repeated his answer.We do expect lawyers to know, and to state unequivocally, that voting twice is election fraud, and against the law. It would amount to a class I felony in North Carolina. Apparently, knowing that was too much to ask of the attorney general of the United States. 4\. China, not RussiaBarr not only made statements for which he lacked evidence; he also made statements contradicting public evidence.We know that the president has done everything possible to deny Russian election interference. This year, he has taken to arguing that China is the one trying to steal the election – for his opponent.Singing from the same songbook, the attorney general did not hesitate to name China over Russia, when Blitzer asked him on Wednesday which country was the most aggressive election interferer in 2020. When Blitzer asked, "Not Russia?" Barr repeated, "China." When Blitzer inquired about the basis for the AG's opinion, Barr answered, "I've seen the intelligence," and refused to say more.But what did Trump's own Office of National Intelligence say? That Russia is using "active measures" to help Trump, while China "prefers" Biden because Trump is "unpredictable", and that China is using more traditional foreign policy measures in Biden's favor.There is a world of difference between active election interference and using diplomatic tools. Barr's answer contradicted the intelligence community's statement. 5\. Kenosha culture warWhen Blitzer asked Barr about the tragic shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, he repeated another Trump mantra. He denied that there was systemic racism in the US justice system and argued there was a "false narrative" that the country was in an "epidemic" of unarmed Black people being killed by police officers.He even suggested that if anything reforms of the past 60 years have built into them "a bias toward non-discrimination".Barr veered from justice department regulations that prohibit prosecutors from commenting on cases before charges are filed when he talked about the Blake shooting. He alleged that Blake "had a weapon" and "was in the process of committing a felony".Never mind that Blake had his three children in the car while he was supposedly committing that felony. Never mind that Blake's family has said he did not have a weapon and that no one has reported seeing a weapon. Never mind that the police officer shot Blake seven times in the back while holding Blake's T-shirt from behind.Barr's CNN interview makes clear that he has trashed the scruples of his post-Watergate predecessors and sunk to the level of a common campaign flack. And it shows his worldview to be indistinguishable from that of the president he so dutifully serves.By devoting himself to promoting the president's partisan aims, he disserves the interests of the American people that he is duty bound to represent. * Austin Sarat is William Nelson Cromwell professor of jurisprudence and political science at Amherst College and the author of Gruesome Spectacles: Botched Executions and America's Death Penalty. Dennis Aftergut is a former federal prosecutor who writes on national affairs
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| Fraternal Order of Police national president on why his union is endorsing Trump for president Posted: 05 Sep 2020 08:38 AM PDT  Patrick Yoes, national president of America's largest police union, joins 'CAVUTO Live.'
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| 2 more in Louisiana die from heat-related illness after Hurricane Laura Posted: 04 Sep 2020 05:41 PM PDT  The current known deaths blamed on the hurricane, which came ashore Aug. 27, in the state is now 22. Five have died in Texas.
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| The orphans of Angola's secret massacre seek the truth Posted: 05 Sep 2020 04:00 PM PDT  In May 1977 a ruling party killed thousands, but the purge has been shrouded in mystery for decades.
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| Coronavirus live updates: San Diego State students forced indoors; Kentucky sets weekly records for most deaths, cases; US nears 190K deaths Posted: 06 Sep 2020 02:50 PM PDT  Thousands of San Diego State University students have been ordered to stay indoors over Labor Day weekend. Speeding tickets soar. Latest news.
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| Australia's COVID-19 epicenter extends hard lockdown till late September Posted: 05 Sep 2020 05:23 PM PDT  Australia's coronavirus hot spot state of Victoria on Sunday extended a hard lockdown in its capital Melbourne until Sept. 28, as the infection rate has declined more slowly than hoped. The hard lockdown was ordered on Aug. 2 in response to a second wave of infections, that erupted in Melbourne. Australia's second most populous state has been the epicenter of a second wave of the novel coronavirus, now accounting for about 75% of the country's 26,282 cases and 90% of its 753 deaths.
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| Opposing groups confront each other at Kentucky Derby protest Posted: 05 Sep 2020 12:07 PM PDT  As the attorney general continues to investigate Taylor's death, some protesters have called for the cancellation of the Kentucky Derby. On Saturday, protesters and counter-protesters took to the streets of Louisville near the famed Kentucky Derby horse race. A group of protesters for racial justice yelled, "Breonna Taylor," while the group of about 200 pro-police demonstrators yelled, "Back the Blue," according to a live update from WLKY News.
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| The Trump campaign has legal battles in 5 states to limit mail-in voting expansions Posted: 06 Sep 2020 01:46 PM PDT  The Trump campaign has been involved in litigation in Iowa, Nevada, New Jersey, Montana, and the Navajo Nation in Arizona to stifle efforts to expand voting by mail.
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| 'Reign of terror': A summer of police violence in Los Angeles Posted: 06 Sep 2020 03:00 AM PDT  Despite protests and a pandemic, law enforcement are killing people at a rate consistent with previous yearsLos Angeles police officers have continued to kill civilians at alarming rates and under questionable circumstances in the last three months, despite a summer of unprecedented activism and growing political pressure from lawmakers.Most recently, two deputies with the Los Angeles sheriff's department (LASD) fatally shot a bicyclist, 29-year-old Dijon Kizzee, who was fleeing after officers tried to stop him for an alleged "vehicle code" violation. The killing on Monday of yet another Black man in South LA was one of more than 10 fatal police shootings in the LA region since the George Floyd protests erupted at the end of May."If they are killing in this climate, even with the light that has been shined on this, then it's obvious that it's their intent," said Myesha Lopez, 35, whose father was killed by LASD in June. "I think the protests are only making them more agitated, more trigger-happy, more volatile, more unstable. I don't believe these officers have the ability to reform themselves."Police leaders have put forward accounts of each killing that they say justify the use of force. But civil rights activists and victims' families say the repeated bloodshed is a sign that police continue to escalate conflicts and resort to violence, even in the most routine of encounters – and that a more radical response is needed to prevent the next tragedy. Steady killings during protests and pandemicPolice shoot an average of three to four people in LA county each month, or roughly 45 victims each year, according to an analysis by the LA Times. In the last two decades, officers have killed more than 1,000 people in the county, according to Youth Justice Coalition (YJC), an activist group.Despite the pandemic shutdowns and heightened attention to police brutality, LA law enforcement is killing civilians at a rate that appears to be fairly consistent with previous years. From the start of 2020 through June, police in the county have killed at least 23 people, YJC says."It's like there's no end to it, it just keeps happening," said Lupita Carballo, a 21-year YJC organizer who lives in South LA, near the site of the latest killing.Since the end of May, when mass protests erupted in LA, officers have fatally shot 11 people, according to Black Lives Matter LA, which also tracks killings. The sheriff's department, which is separate from the LA police department (LAPD) and patrols areas outside of the city, was responsible for seven of these deaths. > If they are killing in this climate, even with the light that has been shined on this, then it's obvious that it's their intent> > Myesha LopezLASD is the largest county police agency in the US, with jurisdiction in nearly 200 different towns and cities, and has a track record of brutality and controversial killings, racial profiling and corruption cases.LASD scandals have piled up this summer at a dizzying pace. On 18 June, during the height of protests, an LASD Compton deputy killed Andres Guardado, an 18-year-old security guard who was fleeing and shot five times in the back. Recently, a deputy whistleblower alleged that Compton was home to a gang of violent deputies who have violated civilians' rights and used excessive force.In another LASD unit, more than two dozen deputies faced discipline in August for their links to a gang of tattooed officers, and a high-ranking official was reassigned after he said Guardado "chose his fate". One lawsuit filed last month further accused LASD of fabricating a story and withholding evidence."It's a reign of terror," said Paula Minor, a BLM activist in LA. "The sheriff's department does whatever they want to do, and they know that no one will be held accountable."In LASD's initial account of Dijon Kizzee's killing this week, a spokesperson alleged that he had dropped a bundle of clothes while fleeing and the deputies spotted a handgun. The agency later claimed he "made a motion" toward the gun, and also accused the man of punching a deputy, though the officers did not sustain any injuries. Witnesses disputed the police account, and a family attorney said it appeared police shot at him 15 to 20 times. There was no body-camera footage."People run because of their innate fear of police," said Marina Vergara, a South LA resident whose brother, Daniel Hernandez, was killed by police in April. She noted that some neighborhood residents arm themselves for protection: "When you are in South LA, you are not afforded the second amendment. We're not seen as citizens who are protecting ourselves. We are seen as criminals." The forgotten victims: 'We have no answers'Most of the summer's killings received almost no news coverage, with the limited information released about them coming from police. In a 27 May killing of a Latino man in North Hollywood, an officer was called to a "neighbor dispute" and killed a man with a "sword". In a 29 May killing in north LA county, police said they approached a man who was "walking on the sidewalk", and when they saw he had a firearm, ended up taking him to the ground and killing him. In an East LA suburb on 7 June, police killed a 38-year-old who had reportedly been hit by a train; police said when they approached him he had a knife.One victim who did not become a hashtag is Michael Thomas, a 61-year-old grandfather killed by LASD deputies on 11 June inside his home in Lancaster, north of the city. LASD alleged that the officers were responding to a suspected domestic violence call and that Thomas, who was unarmed, reached for the officer's gun. But Thomas' girlfriend said the two were only having an argument, and that he was trying to stop the officers from unlawfully entering his home, citing the fourth amendment.Myesha Lopez, one of Thomas' five daughters, said her father had watched a special on George Floyd the previous night and was terrified police would shoot him: "He said, 'I know if I open this door, you're going to kill me.'"The officers, it appears, did just that, fatally shooting him in the chest.Lopez said she believed that the "fact that he knew his rights incited the officer's rage", adding that she was devastated to learn that his girlfriend couldn't even hold his hand or comfort her father as he lay dying. "They didn't value his life. They didn't care."In the Guardado case, authorities released key documents under intense public pressure. But Lopez said she has struggled to get the most basic information from LASD, including the names of the officers, or an incident report. She said she has even begged the department to allow the officer who killed her father to speak with her anonymously, just so she can understand what happened in the final moments: "We have no answers."Even a simple acknowledgment of the family's pain would go a long way, she said: "We charge these people with authority over our lives, and they are unwilling to even say, 'I'm sorry.'"The sheriff's office did not respond to inquiries about the case. 'The system isn't broken'Los Angeles' elected leaders have responded to the calls for police accountability this summer with a range of proposals – more community policing, minor cuts to police budgets, legislative efforts to prevent brutality and more.But Kizzee's killing this week has reignited calls for a more radical and urgent response – the dismantling of the embattled sheriff's department.Regardless of Kizzee's final moments, activists said a suspected bike violation should never end in death, and that police can't be trusted as first responders given how quickly they resort to lethal force."We don't want to pay for more training. The culture is not going to change," said Vergara, noting that the bloodshed will stop only when officers lose the many protections that give them license to kill with impunity. And she fears that might not happen until the public in LA sees a video akin to George Floyd's death, one that captures an entire interaction from start to finish and clearly demonstrates an officer's disregard for human life.Lopez, Thomas's daughter, also argued that the police should be disbanded, noting that LASD doesn't provide safety for communities like hers, and that they often only engage in harmful acts when they are called to assist people in crisis or with other challenges."Officers are trained to think someone is trying to take their lives, so they are trained to kill," said Lopez, noting she has never called police. "You can't say that the system is broken. It's doing what it was intended to do. It's operating at optimum level."Lopez knew she wanted to get in engaged in local activism after watching George Floyd's death. In June, she wrote to the mayor of Ontario, the southern California city where she lives, and outlined her own experiences with police over the years and the ways officers mistreat Black families like hers. She called on city leaders to stand up to systemic racism: "I tell you about us so that you are convinced that we matter."On 10 June, a police official responded to her email, thanking her for her words, but suggesting the George Floyd tragedy was unique and did not represent officers' behavior.The following day, police killed her father.
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| Sudan declares state of emergency amid flooding as River Nile swells to highest level in almost a century Posted: 06 Sep 2020 06:20 AM PDT  A three-month state of emergency has been declared in Sudan as it is engulfed by deadly floods that are quickly spelling out a humanitarian disaster. The heavy rainfall, which started at the end of July, has already killed almost 100 people and caused the total or partial collapse of over 100,000 homes, according to the state news agency. With above-average rainfall forecast to continue until the end of the month, UN agencies are warning of catastrophic consequences. Much of the flooding is caused by heavy seasonal rains in neighbouring Ethiopia, which cause the River Nile to rise. By late August the Nile had risen around 17.5 metres, the highest in almost a century. The floods have already contaminated or put out of use over 2,000 water sources, according to the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, leading to concerns over the ability to enact coronavirus prevention measures. Sudan has more than 13,000 coronavirus infections, including 833 deaths. The agency also warned that Sudan's aid stocks have been "rapidly depleted" and that its humanitarian plan for the country is less than 44 per cent funded. The rates of floods and rain this year are already higher than the 1988 record which saw over a million people displaced from their homes, according to the Sudanese Irrigation Ministry. The UN's refugee agency also raised concerns with an estimated 125,000 refugees and internally displaced people affected. In North Darfur, in particular, 15 people have so far died and a further 23 are missing. Lina Al-Sheikh, the Labor and Social Development Minister said that more than 500,000 people across the country had so far been affected.
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| 43 million Americans are baking under record temperatures Posted: 05 Sep 2020 03:33 PM PDT  California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency.
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| Armed guards provided for threatened lesbian couple Posted: 05 Sep 2020 04:03 PM PDT  Their love story made headlines as they fought to get protection from their own families.
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| Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie says Kyle Rittenhouse showed 'incredible restraint' in Kenosha shooting Posted: 04 Sep 2020 06:51 PM PDT  Massie said the 17-year-old charged with two homicide counts after shooting protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, acted in self-defense.
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| 3 desperate migrants jump into sea from stranded Med tanker Posted: 06 Sep 2020 05:38 AM PDT  Three migrants stranded aboard a tanker for over a month awaiting a port to disembark jumped into the Mediterranean Sea on Sunday in a sign of increasing despair on deck, the ship reported. Maersk Tankers A/S said the captain and crew of its chemical tanker Etienne quickly rescued the three migrants and brought them back aboard. The Etienne rescued a group of 27 would-be refugees on Aug. 4 at the request of Maltese authorities as the migrants' fishing boat sank.
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| From window to jug: Lebanese recycle glass from Beirut blast Posted: 05 Sep 2020 10:12 PM PDT  Standing in a pile of broken glass in northern Lebanon, a man heaved shovel-loads of shards -- retrieved from Beirut after the massive explosion at its port -- into a red-hot furnace.
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| New Trump ads stoke racial bias among white people in Minnesota and Wisconsin Posted: 06 Sep 2020 07:00 AM PDT  Trump's racially charged Minnesota and Wisconsin TV ads focus on the violent aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd and the shooting of Jacob Blake.
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| Rival groups square off at Kentucky Derby, Rochester police use tear gas Posted: 05 Sep 2020 03:09 AM PDT  Armed police supporters and anti-racism demonstrators clashed in Louisville on Saturday before the Kentucky Derby horse race, while Rochester police used tear gas to disperse protesters, as discord in cities across the United States continued to simmer. In the afternoon, hundreds of protesters marched toward the Churchill Downs track in Lousiville chanting "No Justice, No Derby" - a nod to activists' calls to cancel the annual race, which was being held without spectators because of the coronavirus.
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| FHP clears biker accused of leaving woman to die after she fell on I-95, lawyer says Posted: 05 Sep 2020 01:48 PM PDT |
| 30 college towns that could face economic ruin if schools don't reopen or have to close again this fall Posted: 06 Sep 2020 05:45 AM PDT  Virtual classes and closures may affect the economies of towns with especially large student populations.
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| Georgia teen abused by father on Instagram Live Posted: 06 Sep 2020 01:16 PM PDT |
| Gowdy: We know dossier was used in Russia probe Posted: 06 Sep 2020 07:55 AM PDT  Trey Gowdy joins 'Sunday Morning Futures.'
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| Earth's 'lost species' only the tip of the iceberg Posted: 05 Sep 2020 01:46 AM PDT  Hundreds of mammals will go extinct if we do not act now to address biodiversity loss, say scientists.
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| Colleges combating coronavirus turn to stinky savior: sewage Posted: 06 Sep 2020 08:26 AM PDT  Days after he crossed the country to start college, Ryan Schmutz received a text message from Utah State University: COVID-19 had been detected at his dorm. Schmutz was one of about 300 students quarantined to their rooms last week, but not because of sickness reports or positive tests. Instead, the warning bells came from the sewage.
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| 'We haven't had any proof yet': Trump refuses to condemn Russia over opposition leader Alexei Navalny's poisoning Posted: 05 Sep 2020 11:59 AM PDT  President Trump refused to condemn Russia after the poisoning of opposition leader and Putin critic, Alexei Navalny, saying: "We haven't had any proof yet."Mr Trump made the remarks during a press conference on Friday, saying that while the incident was "tragic", the press should focus on China over Russia.
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