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	news As-it-happens update ⋅ September 2, 2020
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	The New York Times Covid-19 Live Updates: States Should Prepare for Possible Vaccine by Early November, CDC Says The New York Times A Minnesota man is the first person known to have died of Covid-19 after attending the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's former prime minister, tested positive for the virus. Right Now. The University of South Carolina has reported more than ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times How a Smooth Election in Massachusetts Could Be a Cautionary Tale The New York Times Aside from a Kennedy losing, election night in Massachusetts on Tuesday felt almost normal. Despite the disruption of the coronavirus pandemic, results for a hotly contested statewide race trickled in throughout the night, with a winner called around 10:30 ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times US Cuts Aid to Ethiopia Amid Nile Dam Dispute The New York Times JOHANNESBURG — On the guidance of President Trump, the State Department said Wednesday that the United States was suspending some aid to Ethiopia over the "lack of progress" in the country's talks with Egypt and Sudan over a disputed dam project it ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times 2 College Students Dreamed Up an ALS Treatment. The Results Are In. The New York Times Seven years ago, Joshua Cohen, then a junior at Brown University majoring in biomedical engineering, was captivated by the question of why people develop brain disorders. "How does a neuron die?" he wondered. After poring over scientific studies, ... Flag as irrelevant
	al.com Alabama dean: UA handled COVID cases well, impact of changes will take weeks al.com The measures instituted to stop the outbreak of COVID-19 on the Alabama campus were imperative and will take some time to see their impact, the dean UA's College of Community Health Sciences said Wednesday. Dr. Ricky Friend via video conference ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBSSports.com Michael Jordan joins DraftKings as special advisor, investor CBSSports.com It's no secret that Michael Jordan likes gambling, and his latest investment just further proves it. The Charlotte Hornets owner has taken an equity stake in DraftKings. As a result, Jordan is the fantasy sports giant's newest special adviser. The size of Jordan's ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Inexpensive Steroids Can Save Lives Of Seriously Ill COVID-19 Patients NPR Three new studies strongly support using inexpensive and widely available drugs to treat people who are seriously ill with COVID-19. The drugs are steroids, and the research published Wednesday confirms they are proving to be the most effective treatment ... Flag as irrelevant
	Politico 'I just don't get these guys': Biden blasts Trump, GOP lawmakers over virus response Politico Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden attacked President Donald Trump's deal-making abilities and criticized congressional Republicans' coronavirus response as woefully inadequate during a rare question-and-answer session with reporters ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes Robinhood Reportedly Hit By SEC Fraud Probe, Possible Fine Of Over $10 Million Forbes Millennial trading app Robinhood is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission for failing to disclose that it was selling clients' orders to high-speed trading firms, The Wall Street Journal first reported on Wednesday, the latest in a series ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News DC, Trump administration clash over slavery, famous names on city monuments ABC News In the face of Trump administration backlash, Washington, D.C.'s mayor has blocked a call to add context to the Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial to note the nation's founders were also slaveholders. An advisory group to the D.C. government ... Flag as irrelevant
	mlive.com 2 students test positive for coronavirus at Holland Public Schools mlive.com HOLLAND, MI — Two students have tested positive for coronavirus at Holland Public Schools, and 40 individuals are in self-quarantine as a result of contact tracing efforts, school leaders say. Administrators were notified of one positive case in a student at ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Exclusive: Aspiring TikTok buyers pursue four options in effort to revive talks Reuters (Reuters) - TikTok's prospective buyers are discussing four ways to structure an acquisition from its Chinese owner ByteDance, which include buying the app's U.S. operations without key software, after Beijing stalled a deal which could be worth $30 billion, ... Flag as irrelevant
	MarketWatch Nvidia gaming card upgrade is quite a deal, analysts say, as stock breaks more records MarketWatch Nvidia's pricing, technical advances 'drive a step up in its value proposition for developers and gamers,' one analyst says. Email icon; Facebook icon; Twitter icon; Linkedin icon; Flipboard icon. Print icon; Resize icon ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes 'There Were A Few Red Flags': Journalists Explain How They Were Duped To Work On A Russian Disinformation ... Forbes Facebook FB -0.7% announced Tuesday it had shut down a disinformation campaign from Russia attempting to sow cultural divisions ahead of the 2020 election. One of the ways they did it, Facebook claims, is by having Russian operatives pose as editors ... Flag as irrelevant
	NFL.com Saints, NFL Foundation pledge $500K to Hurricane Laura relief NFL.com In the aftermath of Hurricane Laura hitting Louisiana, the New Orleans Saints, the NFL Foundation and the NBA's New Orleans Pelicans pledged a $500,000 donation to provide relief to victims of the most powerful storm to hit the state in more than century. Flag as irrelevant
	The Hill Trump payroll tax deferral finds few takers among businesses The Hill Under guidance issued by the IRS last week, employers can stop withholding Social Security payroll taxes from paychecks from Sept. 1 through Dec. 31 for employees who make less than $4,000 on a biweekly basis. The ... Flag as irrelevant
	Press Herald York County Jail virus outbreak grows to 68 cases Press Herald An outbreak of COVID-19 at the York County Jail in Alfred has grown to 68 cases, including 46 inmates, making it one of the largest single-facility outbreaks Maine has seen during the pandemic. In addition, there have been 17 cases among household ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsday Dickerson homers 3 times, Giants win big over Rockies, 23-5 Newsday DENVER - (AP) -- Alex Dickerson hit three home runs and matched a career high with six RBIs, highlighting one of the biggest offensive shows ever at Coors Field as the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 23-5 on Tuesday night. "That's by far ... Flag as irrelevant
	Detroit Free Press Dr. Deborah Birx says it's up to governors to issue coronavirus mask mandates Detroit Free Press White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx came to Michigan Wednesday to meet with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and local health officials. Though Whitmer has called for a federal mask mandate to slow the ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBC News What Trump got wrong about what happened in Kenosha, Wis. MarketWatch WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is not waiting for a trial to sort out what happened on the streets of Kenosha, Wis., where prosecutors say a 17-year-old with a semiautomatic rifle fatally shot two men on a night of protest and violence. And he's ... Flag as irrelevant
	Albuquerque Journal Germany says Soviet-era nerve agent used on Russia's Navalny Albuquerque Journal BERLIN — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with the same type of Soviet-era nerve agent that British authorities identified in a 2018 attack on a former Russian spy, the German government said Wednesday. The findings — which ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC17News.com WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County again surpasses record for daily COVID-19 cases ABC17News.com UPDATE 4:20 P.M.: Boone County has crushed its record for daily COVID-19 cases for the second time in less than a week. The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services reported 168 new cases of the disease caused by ... Flag as irrelevant
	Atlanta Journal Constitution Experts: viral report on COVID-19 toll flawed Atlanta Journal Constitution A flawed news report on CDC death counts from COVID-19 whipped through social media Monday, seized on by thousands who thought the data revealed a truth they had long suspected: that nearly all people counted as dying of COVID-19 were actually ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS Denver Pilot Killed When Small Plane Crashes In Adams County CBS Denver ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– A small plane crashed near 160th and Gun Club Road in Adams County on Wednesday afternoon. Only the pilot was on board the single-engine plane when it went down near Van Aire Estates. (credit: Adams County). Flag as irrelevant
	al.com Alabama school meals free again thanks to USDA waiver al.com School meals will once again be available for free to all students in Alabama's K-12 schools, according to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, who made the announcement Monday morning. "As our nation reopens and people return to work, ... Flag as irrelevant
	WHSV First Alert Forecast: Hot and muggy with a few storms WHSV (WHSV) - Staying hot and muggy this week until a cold front crosses for the end of the week dropping the humidity for the weekend. WEDNESDAY: Partly to mostly cloudy, hot and very humid. Highs in the mid to upper 80s, breezy at times. A few showers and ... Flag as irrelevant
	WBUR 9 Current And Former Boston Police Officers Charged In Overtime Fraud Scheme WBUR For almost three years, Boston police officers assigned to work in the department's evidence warehouse in Hyde Park routinely filed for overtime they didn't work, federal prosecutors say, racking up more than $200,000 in fraudulent pay. The officers were ... Flag as irrelevant
	Tampa Bay Times Venice reclaims spotlight as first COVID-era film fest opens Tampa Bay Times VENICE — Venice is reclaiming its place as a top cultural destination with the opening of the Venice Film Festival — the first major in-person cinema showcase of the coronavirus era after Cannes canceled and other international festivals opted to go mostly ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Coronavirus: Face shields offer less protection for others than regular masks, study finds Fox News A new Florida Atlantic University study finds plastic face shields don't completely remove the danger of contracting the coronavirus. Face shields and masks with exhalation valves were found to be less effective ... Flag as irrelevant
	Politico Cyberattackers target Miami-Dade students Politico Cyberattackers disrupted some 350,000 Miami-Dade students as they attempted to log into online classes, school officials said, and the U.S. Secret Service and FBI have been brought in to investigate. The attacks, which began Monday morning, followed a ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report France's Macron Stresses Support for Iraqi Sovereignty in Baghdad Visit U.S. News & World Report BAGHDAD (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron voiced support on Wednesday for a sovereign Iraq and said its main challenges are Islamic State militants and foreign interference in its affairs. France also backs Prime Minister Mustafa ... Flag as irrelevant
	Vanity Fair Trump's North Korea Strategy Involved "Jokingly" Asking Sarah Sanders to Seduce Kim Jong Un Vanity Fair Remember when Donald Trump took to Twitter to insist that sexually harassing women in the workplace is a fireable offense? You should, because it just happened several hours ago. While no doubt true—people should be terminated for such offenses—the ... Flag as irrelevant
	For The Win PGA Tour Championship leaderboard: Explaining the Tour Championship format For The Win One of the PGA Tour's best golfers will become $15 million richer on Sunday, as the FedEx Cup Playoffs come to a close with the annual Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club. Dustin Johnson and Jon Rahm are favorites to win this weekend after their ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Detroit News Ford notifies US workforce of buyout program; 1400 jobs to be cut The Detroit News Ford Motor Co. is launching a voluntary buyout program with the goal of cutting 1,400 white-collar jobs, the company told all of its U.S. employees on Wednesday. The Dearborn automaker's workforce received an email from Kumar Galhotra, president of ... Flag as irrelevant
	13WHAM-TV VIDEO: Body cam footage shows Rochester Police officers and Daniel Prude 13WHAM-TV Rochester, N.Y. – Body camera footage provided to 13WHAM purportedly shows the events of March 23 on Jefferson Avenue, in which family members allege actions by Rochester Police officers caused the death of a Chicago man. That body camera footage ... Flag as irrelevant
	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Milwaukee celebrates 75 years since the end of World War II with war memorial, field of flags and flyover Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Milwaukee celebrated 75 years since the United States declared victory over Japan with a replica of the World War II memorial, a flyover and a ceremony honoring Wisconsinites who served in the war. On Wednesday, veterans and others gathered for a ... Flag as irrelevant
	1011now Lincoln man's passionate 'boneless chicken wing' plea at city council meeting gets national attention 1011now LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Video from a Lincoln City Council meeting has gone viral, after a man proposed changing the name of boneless chicken wings. Ander Christensen of Lincoln prefers them to be called 'buffalo style chicken tenders' or 'saucy nugs', ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Lawsuit Filed to Keep Kanye West Off Virginia Ballot The New York Times RICHMOND, Va. — A law firm with ties to prominent Democrats has filed a lawsuit attempting to keep rapper Kanye West off presidential ballots in Virginia. Attorneys for Perkins Coie filed a lawsuit in Richmond on Tuesday on behalf of two people who say ... Flag as irrelevant
	SFist Fresno-Based Salon Owner Behind Leak Of Maskless Pelosi Photo At SF Hair Salon SFist A Fresno-based hair stylist and salon owner says she was "outraged" when one of her freelance stylists told her she would be accepting a blowout appointment with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the Union Street salon she owns. And that's why she ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bloomington Pantagraph McLean County collects evidence of West Nile Virus; no human cases reported Bloomington Pantagraph BLOOMINGTON — A mosquito pool collected east of Bloomington was positive for West Nile Virus in testing done by the McLean County Health Department, officials said Wednesday. The positive mosquito pool, collected in the 61705 area, is the first ... Flag as irrelevant
	Echo Press An Echo Press Editorial: How to deal with back-to-school time during COVID-19 Echo Press Back-to-school time can be stressful, exhilarating, scary, fun, busy or any combination of those emotions. Throw in the dangers of COVID-19 and this year's return to school is none like any other. The pandemic, education experts say, is changing the way ... Flag as irrelevant
	Boston Herald Celtics take 2-0 lead into game 3 against the Raptors Lincoln Journal Star Toronto Raptors (53-19, second in the Eastern Conference during the regular season) vs. Boston Celtics (48-24, third in the Eastern Conference during the regular season). Lake Buena Vista, Florida; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. EDT. LINE: Celtics -1; over/under is ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian Spanish judge orders Franco's heirs to hand over summer palace The Guardian A judge in north-west Spain has ruled that the Galician manor where Gen Francisco Franco spent his summers is the property of the state and has ordered the dictator's descendants to hand it over after 82 years of possession. The Pazo de Meirás, which was ... Flag as irrelevant
	KITV Honolulu Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 available mid-September KITV Honolulu Reuters reports hackers have stepped up efforts to knock Trump campaign and business websites offline ahead of the U.S. election. The security assessment was prepared by cybersecurity firm Cloudflare, which was hired by President Donald Trump to help ... Flag as irrelevant
	Carolinacoastonline Barr tightens rules on surveillance of political candidates Carolinacoastonline WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department announced new restrictions Tuesday for conducting any national security surveillance of candidates for federal office or their staff members and advisers. The restrictions, announced by Attorney General William ... Flag as irrelevant
	Radio Times Marvel's Avengers "throws curveball" with story creating a fresh perspective, says Troy Baker Radio Times It's not long until Marvel's Avengers is released, but fans still have a few questions. Advertisement. There's been plenty of teasers and trailers ahead of the Square Enix/Marvel story driven third-person game launch. The Marvel's Avengers beta has given us a ... Flag as irrelevant
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