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	news As-it-happens update ⋅ July 31, 2020
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	ESPN Bengals rookie Joe Burrow expects to 'play well, win a lot' ESPN CINCINNATI -- Cincinnati Bengals rookie quarterback Joe Burrow isn't shy about accepting the expectations thrust upon his shoulders this offseason. If and when the season begins, Cincinnati wants the top overall pick in the 2020 draft to come and be ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN NFL gives Antonio Brown 8-game suspension for violating personal conduct policy ESPN Free-agent wide receiver Antonio Brown has received an eight-game suspension without pay for multiple violations of the NFL's personal conduct policy, the league announced Friday. Brown had been the subject of an NFL investigation following an ... Flag as irrelevant
	NHL.com Cup Qualifiers Buzz: Rangers won't reveal Game 1 goalie NHL.com Welcome to the Stanley Cup Qualifiers Buzz. The 24 teams who will be competing for the Stanley Cup are in their respective hub cities (Toronto for the 12 Eastern Conference teams, Edmonton for the 12 Western Conference teams). Exhibition games started ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Sources: Yankees' Aroldis Chapman cleared to return ESPN The New York Yankees will no longer have any players on the COVID-19 injured list after closer Aroldis Chapman was cleared to return to the team, sources told ESPN on Friday. Chapman became the Yankees' third major leaguer to test positive for ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Nello, Beloved by Rich New Yorkers, Is Dinged Over Illicit Indoor Dining The New York Times Nello, an Italian restaurant and celebrity hot spot on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, has long been a showroom for wealthy New Yorkers undeterred by its lofty prices. When the coronavirus pandemic forced the venue to shut its dining room, its flamboyant ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN White Sox call up prospect Nick Madrigal; DFA Kelvin Herrera ESPN The Chicago White Sox have called up highly regarded second-base prospect Nick Madrigal, the team announced Friday. Madrigal, the No. 4 overall pick in the 2018 draft, has no major league experience. The 23-year-old hit .311 with four home runs and 55 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wall Street Journal New Lawsuit Claims Trump Violates First Amendment by Blocking Critics on Twitter Wall Street Journal President Trump faces new legal allegations that he violates the First Amendment by blocking Twitter users who criticize him, in a lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court Friday. The complaint, brought on behalf of five individuals by the Knight First ... Flag as irrelevant
	Comcast SportsNet Bay Area Trent Taylor shades 49ers' front office over George Kittle contract talk Comcast SportsNet Bay Area The 49ers have doled out some big contract extensions this offseason for coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch. They also reworked Raheem Mostert's contract to add incentives even after the running back made a public trade demand. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Trump expected to order China's Bytedance to sell TikTok's US operations CNN (CNN Business) People working on the issue within the Trump administration expect the President will sign an order to force Chinese company ByteDance to sell the US operations of TikTok, its popular short-form video app, according to a person familiar with ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News US election 2020: Obama calls for end to voter suppression BBC News Former US President Barack Obama has sharply criticised what he described as Republican attempts at voter suppression in a speech at civil rights leader John Lewis's funeral. He said people in power were "attacking our voting rights with surgical precision" ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post US astronauts pack up for rare splashdown in SpaceX capsule Washington Post CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Two U.S. astronauts about to make the first splashdown return in 45 years said Friday they'll have seasick bags ready to use if needed. SpaceX and NASA plan to bring Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken back Sunday afternoon in the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Politico New York City won't reopen schools unless daily infection rate is below 3 percent Politico New York City officials said Friday the nation's largest school system won't reopen for in-person instruction unless the city's coronavirus infection rate remains below 3 percent on a seven-day rolling average. Key Context: Mayor Bill de Blasio and schools ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Scorching Temperatures Bake Middle East Amid Eid al-Adha Celebrations The New York Times BAGHDAD — A sweltering 125 degrees Fahrenheit in Baghdad on Tuesday; a record 115 degrees in Damascus on Wednesday. And extreme levels of heat in Israel and Lebanon. Several countries in the Middle East experienced record high temperatures ... Flag as irrelevant
	WPRI.com Reopening Schools: Here are the preliminary plans for RI, Southeastern Mass. districts WPRI.com As fall approaches, school districts in Rhode Island and Massachusetts have been busy putting together their plans for the upcoming academic year. Rhode Island districts submitted drafts of their plans to the state by July 17, and the finalized plans were to be ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN New home in the works for the 'Into the Wild' bus in Alaska CNN (CNN) — The bus that played a key role in the gripping adventure and tragic death chronicled in "Into the Wild" is likely to begin its next chapter at a museum in Fairbanks, Alaska. Bus 142, a distinctive green and white 1940s-era International Harvester, was ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com First COVID-19 double-lung transplant patient goes home Livescience.com The first COVID-19 patient in the U.S. to receive a double-lung transplant was discharged from the hospital this week, according to news reports. After the coronavirus inflicted irreversible damage to her lungs, 28-year-old Mayra Ramirez underwent the ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Tsitsi Dangarembga - Booker Prize nominee arrested in Zimbabwe BBC News Award-winning Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga, a nominee for this year's Booker Prize, has been arrested in the country's capital, Harare, during an anti-government protest. Dangarembga, 61, and another protester were bundled into a police lorry ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Sun-Times Man faces 6 counts of attempted murder in shootout at Northwest Side police station Chicago Sun-Times A felon on parole was charged with the attempted murder of six Chicago police officers in connection with a a gun battle Thursday at a Northwest Side police station. Lovelle Jordan, 25, was accused Friday of opening fire at the officers from the back seat of a ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Marine Sea Tank Sinks With 16 Aboard; 1 Dead and 8 Missing U.S. News & World Report FILE - U.S. Marines from the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade ride on their Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) during the joint US-Philippines amphibious landing exercise Friday Oct.7, 2016 at Naval Education Training Command in San Antonio northwest of ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Spokesman-Review Hong Kong postpones elections by a year, citing coronavirus The Spokesman-Review HONG KONG — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced Friday that the government will postpone highly anticipated legislative elections by one year, citing a worsening coronavirus outbreak in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. The Hong Kong ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune Will County seeing 'all-time high' vote-by-mail applications Chicago Tribune At least 50,000 Will County residents have applied to vote by mail in the November general election, the number already surpassing the 30,000 total applications the county saw in 2016. Election officials in Will County attribute the increase, in part, to health ... Flag as irrelevant
	Vanity Fair Kate Middleton and Prince William Chose a Familiar Place for Their Staycation Vanity Fair For the last few years, Prince William and Kate Middleton have gone to Mustique at the end of July, bringing along their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, and Kate's parents Michael and Carole. This year, due to concerns ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hill The effects of the coronavirus pandemic will be 'felt for decades to come,' WHO official says The Hill WHO officials warned on Thursday that the coronavirus may cause long-term health problems. Tedros on Friday noted that several countries that once got control of the outbreak are once again seeing worsening outbreaks. The U.S. continues to lead the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBSSports.com Bryson DeChambeau's ultimate goal is 'to live to 130 or 140' years old CBSSports.com Golfer Bryson Chambeau has set a very lofty goal for himself -- and it has nothing to do with golf. In a recent interview with GQ, DeChambeau, 26, revealed that he wants to live to be 130 or 140 years old. "I'm always trying to add more value to my life in ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Detroit News Michigan reports 8 coronavirus deaths, over 730 new cases The Detroit News Michigan confirmed eight coronavirus deaths Friday and 734 new cases of the disease COVID-19. The seven-day average of new cases grew to 726 through Friday, compared with an average of 577 a day for the previous seven-day period. The state's overall ... Flag as irrelevant
	KTRK-TV Bill O'Brien: Texans 'working hard' on extension for QB Deshaun Watson KTRK-TV HOUSTON -- Texans coach and general manager Bill O'Brien on Friday said the team is "working hard" with quarterbackDeshaun Watson'srepresentatives on a contract extension, and that "we want him here for a long time." Watson, a first-round pick in 2017, ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Covid-19: Why Hong Kong's 'third wave' is a warning BBC News Until recently, Hong Kong was considered a poster child in its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite sharing a border with mainland China, where the first cases were reported, Hong Kong kept its infection numbers down and was able to avoid the ... Flag as irrelevant
	kfor.com One inmate back in custody, accused murderer still on the run after escaping from 12th floor of Oklahoma Co. Jail kfor.com OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – One inmate is back in custody and another is still on the run after they escaped from the 12th floor of the Oklahoma County Jail. Just before 7:00 a.m. on Friday, the Oklahoma County Detention Center (OCDC) was notified by the ... Flag as irrelevant
	MarketWatch Pinterest stock rockets 35% after COVID-19 drives huge surge in user growth MarketWatch Pinterest Inc. shares rocketed more than 35% in premarket trading Friday after the social-media platform beat expectations across the board with its second-quarter results and gave a cheery forecast for the current quarter. As the COVID-19 crisis pressured ... Flag as irrelevant
	Delmarva Daily Times Ocean City requires face masks on boardwalk, events to curb COVID-19 Delmarva Daily Times OCEAN CITY, Md. — Guests visiting the Ocean City Boardwalk will be required to wear masks beginning Friday at 5 p.m.. The declaration issued by the town of Ocean City is meant to build on a requirement from Gov. Larry Hogan that people must wear a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Telegraph.co.uk UK's Johnson names brother and Brexiteers to House of Lords Minneapolis Star Tribune LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson named 36 new members to Parliament's unelected House of Lords on Friday, including his brother, several prominent Brexit supporters and a Russian-born newspaper owner whose father was a KGB agent. Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com Great white fatally attacks woman in Maine. How common is this? Livescience.com A fatal great white shark attack in Maine on Monday (July 27) was only the state's second recorded shark attack ever. But white sharks have long been in the waters of the Gulf of Maine. Great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) range as far north as the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Sun-Times Trader Joe's: Ethnic food brands are not racist, but names and packaging will change Chicago Sun-Times While Trader Joe's says it plans to change some of the names and packaging of several of its ethnic food brands, the grocer said it doesn't believe the names are racist. The company says it has been labeling some of its ethnic foods with variations of "Joe" for ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBC.ca Trudeau expected perception issues with WE deal, but no conflict of interest CBC.ca Trudeau says he 'knew there would be perception issues around' his government's deal with WE Charity. Teresa Wright · The Canadian Press · Posted: Jul 31, 2020 2:49 PM ET | Last Updated: in 19 hours. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters Friday ... Flag as irrelevant
	KTLA Child rape charges refiled in LA against leader of La Luz del Mundo megachurch KTLA The leader of a Mexican megachurch has been charged a second time with child rape after earlier charges were thrown out. The case was refiled Wednesday in Los Angeles against Naasón Joaquín García and two others. The self-proclaimed apostle of La ... Flag as irrelevant
	FireEngineering.com Two Small Air Tankers Collide While Fighting NV Wildfire FireEngineering.com Via InciWeb: A mid-air collision involving two Department of the Interior-contracted Single Engine Air Tankers (SEATs) occurred on the Bishop Fire, approximately 17 miles southwest of Caliente. The incident occurred at approximately 12:55 p.m. today, July ... Flag as irrelevant
	KATV Arkansas plans to resume high school football, other contact sports in fall KATV LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Arkansas is moving forward with plans to allow high school football and other amateur contact sports to resume in the fall. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the news Friday during his daily coronavirus briefing. Football ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Indian Express 'International fliers can undergo Covid test 15 days before departure date' Hindustan Times The national Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism and Hospitality (FAITH) has written to civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri suggesting ways to ease travel restrictions for inbound international passengers as a way to save the tourism industry. Flag as irrelevant
	Christian Science Monitor Signs of hope for troubled Afghanistan peace talks? Christian Science Monitor The need for peace would seem to be self-evident, but Afghanistan's years of fighting have made it a tough sell. Yet cause for optimism can be found, including with one hardened Taliban fighter the Monitor has tracked. Rahmat Gul/AP. Washington's peace ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Auburn Plainsman Report: Harvey Updyke, man who poisoned Toomer's Oaks, dead at 71 The Auburn Plainsman Harvey Updyke has died at the age of 71. Updyke is the Alabama fan who poisoned the oak trees at Toomer's Corner. AL.com first reported the news. His son, Bear Updyke, reported the death to AL.com, saying he died of natural causes in his home in ... Flag as irrelevant
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