| Scrutiny of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy intensifies Posted: 14 Sep 2020 04:01 PM PDT  Scrutiny of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy intensified on Monday amid new reports alleging improper business dealings and persistent charges that the longtime Republican donor is subverting postal operations in order to make mail-in voting difficult in November's presidential election.
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| “How can he talk about trusting the system?”: Vanessa Bryant attacks LA sheriff over LeBron James challenge, recalling photos taken at husband’s crash site Posted: 15 Sep 2020 10:17 AM PDT  Vanessa Bryant is suing the LA Sheriff's Department over photos she claims they took at the site of her husband and daughter's fatal helicopter crash
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| A 26-year-old American woman ignored quarantine instructions to go on a bar crawl in Germany, and caused a COVID-19 outbreak at the hotel she works in, officials say Posted: 15 Sep 2020 05:06 AM PDT  German media says the woman, who works in a Bavaria town, ignored instructions to quarantine until her COVID-19 test results were ready last week.
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| NC driver charged after video shows SUV run over BLM protester in Tennessee crosswalk Posted: 14 Sep 2020 02:48 PM PDT  A 37-year-old man from Bakersville, North Carolina, turned himself in Monday, police said.
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| Ice shelves propping up two major Antarctic glaciers are breaking up Posted: 15 Sep 2020 09:54 AM PDT  Two of Antarctica's most important glaciers are breaking free from their restraints, a new study reports.
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| Pelosi: House will stay in session until COVID-19 rescue bill Posted: 15 Sep 2020 11:26 AM PDT  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday that the House will remain in session until lawmakers deliver another round of COVID-19 relief.
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| Birds are dropping dead in New Mexico, potentially in the 'hundreds of thousands' Posted: 15 Sep 2020 07:37 AM PDT  Scientists are investigating why so many birds are dying and are asking the public for help.
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| US envoy lauds Pakistan's role in Afghan peace talks process Posted: 14 Sep 2020 10:40 AM PDT  The U.S. peace envoy for Afghanistan was in Pakistan on Monday to express his gratitude for Islamabad's role in helping launch the much-awaited negotiations between the Taliban and Afghan representatives, the Pakistani military said. The historic negotiations kicked off over the weekend in Qatar, a Middle East nation where the Taliban have maintained a political office for the past several years. The start of negotiations was the latest in a flurry of diplomatic accomplishments by the Trump administration ahead of the U.S. presidential election in November.
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| South Dakota attorney general involved in fatal car crash Posted: 13 Sep 2020 09:56 PM PDT  During a brief press conference on Sunday evening, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) announced that state Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg (R) was involved in a fatal car accident on Saturday night.The crash took place west of Highmore, in central South Dakota, and Noem said law enforcement is "working on identifying the deceased and notifying the family." The accident occurred as Ravnsborg was driving home from a dinner hosted by the state GOP.Following Noem's press conference, Ravnsborg's office released a statement saying he is "shocked and filled with sorrow following the events of last night. As Gov. Noem stated, I am fully cooperating with the investigation and I fully intend to continue to do so moving forward. At this time I offer my deepest sympathy and condolences to the family."Tim Bormann, Ravnsborg's spokesman, told the Rapid City Journal that Ravnsborg was not injured in the crash. He also said Ravnsborg "drinks lightly," and doesn't think he was drinking at the dinner. A spokesperson for the South Dakota Department of Public Safety said details about the car accident, like whether alcohol was a factor and if any charges are pending, are expected to be shared on Monday.More stories from theweek.com Cousins of man killed in accident involving South Dakota's AG share concerns over investigation Court-tapped judge-advocate tears into Barr's 'corrupt and politically motivated' move to drop Flynn case Biden campaign unveils high-powered legal war room
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| As fires ravage California, Trump gives his climate-change solution: 'It'll start getting cooler' Posted: 14 Sep 2020 01:31 PM PDT  California Gov. Gavin Newsom unsuccessfully pressed President Trump on Monday to acknowledge that climate change is making wildfires worse across much of the West Coast.
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| Theme park worker falls to death from world's tallest swing ride Posted: 15 Sep 2020 02:19 AM PDT  Incident took place at ICON Park, on Orlando's International Drive, amid routine checks
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| US Space Force confirms Space Based Infrared System detected missile attack in January Posted: 15 Sep 2020 06:43 AM PDT  Chief of Space Operations Gen. John "Jay" Raymond has confirmed suspicions that the Space Based Infrared System was used to detect more than a dozen missiles launched at U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq back in January.
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| A Georgia sheriff's deputy was fired after he was filmed repeatedly punching a Black man during a traffic stop, authorities say Posted: 14 Sep 2020 12:17 PM PDT  Roderick Walker was asked to step out of the vehicle during a traffic stop Video of what happened next shows deputies repeatedly hitting him.
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| Hundreds turned out for anti-mask protest in Utah, which is being mocked as 'a straight parody' on social media Posted: 15 Sep 2020 11:05 AM PDT  The demonstration gained national attention after a news report from Salt Lake City TV station KTVX-TV was shared on Twitter and TikTok this week.
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| Hurricane Sally could bring 'historic' flash flooding, up to 30 inches of rain Posted: 15 Sep 2020 03:56 PM PDT  The storm was only moving at 2 mph and wasn't expected to speed up much before making landfall with lingering rainfall.
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| Pelosi wants House to stay in session until COVID deal reached Posted: 15 Sep 2020 09:38 AM PDT  Pelosi told CNBC that the House was committed to passing an "agreement that meets the needs of the American people."
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| Rochester police chief out in fallout over Prude death Posted: 14 Sep 2020 02:11 PM PDT  Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren fired the police chief and suspended her top lawyer and communications director Monday in the continuing upheaval over the suffocation death of Daniel Prude. Chief Le'Ron Singletary announced his retirement last week as part of a major shakeup of the city's police leadership but said he would stay on through the end of the month. Instead, Warren said at a news conference that she had permanently relieved him while suspending Corporation Counsel Tim Curtin and Communications Director Justin Roj without pay for 30 days following a cursory management review of the city's role in Prude's death.
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| Column: Think we should scrap the electoral college? Here's why that's a bad idea Posted: 15 Sep 2020 03:00 AM PDT  We are already too partisan and divided. Eliminating the electoral college would magnify the discord.
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| Armed gangs ‘protecting property’ in wildfire evacuation zones are confronting people at gunpoint, Oregon police say Posted: 15 Sep 2020 11:01 AM PDT  'The last thing I want to see is something tragically happen because somebody is overreacting'
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| Smoke from wildfires returns to Bay Area this weekend Posted: 15 Sep 2020 10:54 AM PDT  Smoke from the historic wildfires burning in the region is expected to return to the Bay Area this weekend after a brief break from the unhealthy air, says meteorologist Mike Nicco.
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| Dong Tam case: Two sentenced to death in Vietnam over police killings Posted: 14 Sep 2020 06:08 AM PDT  Three policemen and one resident died in clashes over a land dispute that caused a public outcry.
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| Photos of coronavirus attacking lung cells show how ‘intense’ infections can get Posted: 15 Sep 2020 12:23 PM PDT  "These images make a strong case for the use of masks by infected and uninfected individuals."
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| Jane Sanders says relationship between Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders is built on 'work' not friendship Posted: 14 Sep 2020 02:39 PM PDT  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has gone on the record calling former Vice President Joe Biden — the man he is trying to help get elected to the White House after he was defeated by him in the race to become the Democratic presidential nominee earlier this year — a "good friend," but his wife, Jane Sanders doesn't love the characterization, which she describes as a false one, BuzzFeed News reports.As Jane Sanders sees it, she and her husband "don't go out" or "get dinner" with Biden and his wife, Jill Biden. But, ultimately, it might just boil down to semantics. Jane Sanders told BuzzFeed the relationship she and her husband have with the Bidens is "built on work," and even if she has a more specific definition of friendship than the senator, she seems to view that work relationship positively. "There's a mutual respect," she said. "There's a trust and a collegiality."Whatever the best way to describe the Sanders' connection with the Bidens is, it sounds stronger than the one they had with the Hillary and Bill Clinton in 2016, when the former beat Bernie Sanders out for the Democratic nomination. Jane Sanders did not explicitly criticize the Clintons, but she told BuzzFeed that she feels "better about this election than I do about 2016," and even though "it's not personal," she doesn't want to "revisit" four years ago. Read more at BuzzFeed News.More stories from theweek.com Trump says he'll be on Fox & Friends every week — but host Steve Doocy doesn't agree to have him USPS sends Utah residents inaccurate voting information The climate refugees are here. They're Americans.
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| A shocking image from space shows a record 5 tropical cyclones in the Atlantic basin at the same time Posted: 15 Sep 2020 12:38 PM PDT  The satellite image also shows smoke swirling across the US from wildfires in California, Oregon, and Washington.
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| Mike Pompeo's wife asked State Department staffers to work the week of Christmas so they could help her write personal holiday cards, report says Posted: 14 Sep 2020 09:26 AM PDT  Staffers on an email chain with Susan Pompeo testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee in its investigation into the State Department.
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| White House blocks Navarro from testifying to House panel about ventilator deal Posted: 14 Sep 2020 04:15 PM PDT  Michael Purpura, deputy counsel to President Donald Trump, wrote to Krishnamoorthi on Sept. 9 that the White House would not make Navarro available.
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| More than 50 prisoners starve to death in east Congo prison Posted: 15 Sep 2020 07:11 AM PDT |
| Legal advocates line up on both sides of Bill Cosby's appeal Posted: 14 Sep 2020 01:33 PM PDT  Legal advocates are lining up on both sides of actor Bill Cosby's appeal as the Pennsylvania Supreme Court prepares to review his 2018 sex assault conviction. Cosby was the first celebrity to go on trial in the #MeToo era, and his appeal could resolve lingering questions about how the cases should be tried. For starters, the high court will try to clarify when other accusers can testify against a defendant — and when the additional testimony amounts to character assassination.
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| The US Air Force has built and flown a mysterious full-scale prototype of its future fighter jet Posted: 15 Sep 2020 08:39 AM PDT  Does this give the Next Generation Air Dominance program more momentum, or does it open it up to more scrutiny?
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| Carnival to ditch 18 ships in total as U.S. cruises remain banned amid COVID-19 pandemic Posted: 15 Sep 2020 11:37 AM PDT  Carnival Corporation will part with a total of 18 cruise ships in the next few months — 12% of its fleet — as it continues to cut costs while cruising in most of the world remains banned.
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| As death toll mounts, volunteers brave Oregon wildfires to rescue stranded livestock Posted: 14 Sep 2020 05:48 PM PDT  Volunteers with horse trailers drive into Oregon wildfires, rounding up horses, cows, sheep, alpaca and other animals left behind by owners who had to evacuate.
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| Catholic Group Launches $9.7 Million Anti-Biden Campaign in Battleground States Posted: 15 Sep 2020 11:39 AM PDT  A Catholic group is launching a multi-million dollar effort to educate Catholic voters in key battleground states about Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's "anti-Catholic record and policy agenda" ahead of the general election in November.CatholicVote, a national Catholic political advocacy group, on Tuesday announced the $9.7 million campaign to discourage Catholics from voting for Biden. The organization is producing an "in-depth report on Biden's record on issues Catholics care about," including a shortened "voter guide" version, that it plans to send to five million Catholic voters. The effort will also kick off with a $350,000 digital ad buy in the swing states of Pennsylvania and Michigan.The group's new effort, which involves full-time staff in six states and thousands of volunteers, will reach voters through digital advertising, parish-by-parish canvassing, direct mail, and "get out the vote" efforts in six states."Joe Biden's record makes clear he will not protect our Catholic values or defend our way of life. For Catholics who cherish the Faith and their freedom to live it, a Biden presidency represents an existential threat," said Brian Burch, president of CatholicVote."Catholics are less focused on Joe Biden's claims about his personal faith, and instead on what his policies would do to the culture, and their freedom to live out their own beliefs," Burch added.Biden, who frequently touts his Catholic faith on the campaign trail, invoked Pope St. John Paul II during a campaign speech in Pittsburgh late last month as he encouraged voters to remain hopeful about the country's future."The campaign for the presidency has come down to fear," Biden said. "But I believe Americans are stronger than that. I believe we'll be guided by the words of Pope John Paul II, words drawn from the scriptures: 'Be not afraid. Be not afraid.'""Fear never builds the future," the former vice president continued. "Hope does. And building the future is what America does."Despite Biden's willingness to talk about his Catholic faith as he campaigns for president, he remains staunchly in favor of legal abortion, in direct opposition to the teachings of the Catholic Church, which prohibits abortion.Biden's presidential platform includes working to codify Roe vs. Wade, the landmark 1973 Supreme Court case that legalized abortion nationwide, as well as making sure his Justice Department does "everything in its power to stop the rash of state laws that so blatantly violate" the case. Biden also supports repealing the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits federal funds from paying for abortions.CatholicVote's first ad for its anti-Biden campaign emphasizes Biden's pro-abortion stance and invites Catholic voters to learn more about the Democratic presidential candidate's record on abortion and support for it.
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| Utah police must now try de-escalation first after officer shot 13-year-old with autism Posted: 15 Sep 2020 07:12 AM PDT  Policy that makes de-escalation tactics "mandatory" for Utah police went into effect hours after an officer shot a 13-year-old boy with autism.
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| Israel, Bahrain, UAE sign historic diplomatic agreements at White House Posted: 15 Sep 2020 11:05 AM PDT  President Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani on Tuesday signed the Abraham Accords, normalizing diplomatic relations between Israel and the two Arab countries for the first time.> WATCH: Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif Bin Rashid Al-Zayani sign the AbrahamAccords, normalizing relations between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain pic.twitter.com/Dh8O3j2q1T> > -- Bloomberg QuickTake (@QuickTake) September 15, 2020Speaking at the White House, Netanyahu said "this day is a pivot of history. It heralds a new dawn of peace." > Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "This day is a pivot of history. It heralds a new dawn of peace."> > Watch full Abraham Accord Signing Ceremony here: https://t.co/GdFUCsLfzt pic.twitter.com/Z9HRiWQfBr> > -- CSPAN (@cspan) September 15, 2020The actual text of the agreements haven't been revealed yet -- the White House said the contents would be released later Tuesday -- but the deals are considered historic, and Trump earlier said he expects more Arab nations to strike similar pacts going forward. That doesn't mean they're universally accepted, however. Palestinians have rejected them, accusing Bahrain and the UAE of betrayal, while many experts doubt there will be any tangible move toward peace in the region, The Associated Press reports. On that note, as the sides signed the documents in Washington, a rocket fired from Gaza hit Ashdod, Israel, causing minor injuries, while another was intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome. > The rocket fired from Gaza that hit in Ashdod: Israel paramedics say two men were lightly wounded from glass fragments and another 4 taken to hospital with shock. A second rocket was shot down says Israel army.> > -- Tom Bateman (@tombateman) September 15, 2020More stories from theweek.com Trump says he'll be on Fox & Friends every week — but host Steve Doocy doesn't agree to have him USPS sends Utah residents inaccurate voting information The climate refugees are here. They're Americans.
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| Panama governor stopped in car with 79 drug parcels Posted: 15 Sep 2020 04:15 PM PDT  Erick Martelo, one of two people held by police after a tip-off, has since been removed from office.
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| Pakistan arrests suspect accused of raping woman on highway Posted: 14 Sep 2020 09:24 AM PDT  Pakistani police said Monday they have arrested one of the two assailants suspected in the gang rape of a woman on a deserted highway after another person was wrongfully detained in the case the previous day. The assault, which happened near the eastern city of Lahore last week, has shocked Pakistan, even though attacks on women are common in this deeply conservative Muslim country. The woman in the case was raped by two armed men after her car broke down late at night on a highway in the province of Punjab, where Lahore is the capital.
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| College Professors Made Models Showing How Bad COVID-19 Would Be on Campus. Some Administrators Ignored Them Posted: 15 Sep 2020 08:53 AM PDT  Actually, Nigel Goldenfeld and Sergei Maslov, two University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign physics researchers, thought they had it figured out. From Aug. 16, when campus reopened, to Sept. 13, more than 1,800 new cases of COVID-19 were detected, according to the university's COVID-19 dashboard. One thousand cases occurred in the first two weeks of the fall semester.
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| Hurricane Sally slows to 2 mph. Here’s why that’s very dangerous for the Southeast Posted: 15 Sep 2020 06:50 AM PDT  The rain will fall across multiple states as far east as the Carolinas.
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| Microsoft reportedly upset TikTok's owner during negotiations by describing the app as a security risk Posted: 15 Sep 2020 02:49 AM PDT  Sources told Reuters Microsoft upset Zhang Yiming the CEO of ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, when it called TikTok a security risk it could fix.
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| Exclusive: Archbishop of Canterbury voices fears over impact of 'rule of six' Posted: 15 Sep 2020 11:43 AM PDT  The Archbishop of Canterbury has signalled his deep concern over the Government's "rule of six" restriction and its impact on family life. Urging ministers to stop controlling people's lives from Westminster, the Most Rev Justin Welby warned that living with coronavirus over the winter months "will only be sustainable – or even endurable – if we challenge our addiction to centralisation and go back to an age-old principle: only do centrally what must be done centrally". Writing in the Telegraph, the most senior bishop in the Church of England urged the Government to follow the clergy's centuries-old commitment to "localism" rather than "determining the daily details of our lives". A source close to the Archbishop said he was "deeply concerned about Christmas and the impact of the 'rule of six' (watch Boris Johnson announcing the measure in the video below) on the vulnerable, the needy, the poor and the elderly".
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| Rattlesnakes bit two hikers at Yosemite National Park in August. Here's how you can stay safe. Posted: 15 Sep 2020 10:06 AM PDT  If you're planning a trip to Yosemite National Park, it's not just a fire advisory you need to keep in mind: It's also rattlesnakes.
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| Federal authorities looking into Louisiana State Police after death of Black man in custody Posted: 14 Sep 2020 12:11 PM PDT  Federal authorities are investigating the death of a Black man during what Louisiana State Police described as a struggle to take him into custody following a rural police chase last year, officials told the Associated Press.
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| 'No bigger trophy': Trump sets his sights on flipping this Democratic stronghold Posted: 15 Sep 2020 01:31 AM PDT  The historically blue area with a tradition of organized labor surprised the country when it swung for Trump in 2016. He will need to expand that margin this year.
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| Malaysian man 'finds' monkey selfies on lost phone Posted: 15 Sep 2020 03:20 AM PDT  Zackrydz Rodzi says he stunned to find photos after tracing lost phone to nearby jungle.
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| Arrest warrant issued for neo-Nazi podcaster in lawsuit Posted: 14 Sep 2020 01:20 PM PDT |
| Russian loan won't keep Lukashenko afloat for long Posted: 15 Sep 2020 08:46 AM PDT  A $1.5 billion loan from Russia will shore up Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko for the time being as he tries to face down mass protests, but not for long. Lukashenko, whose security forces have arrested thousands of opposition supporters demanding his resignation, secured the financial lifeline from Russian President Vladimir Putin at a Black Sea summit on Monday. According to Artyom Shraibman, a political analyst at the Carnegie Moscow Center, only a fraction of the funds will actually make it to Minsk, given it needs to refinance another $1 billion in loans, including from Russia, and pay $300 million of debt to Russian energy giant Gazprom by the end of the year.
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