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	news As-it-happens update ⋅ September 2, 2020
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	Yahoo Sports Mitchell: 'Just the beginning' for Jazz after playoff loss Yahoo Sports Jazz All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell was hypercritical of Utah's playoff losses to Denver: His eight-second violation in Game 1. Blowing a big lead in Game 5. Not matching Denver's intensity in Game 6. Losing the ball late in a back-and-forth Game 7. Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News What's bigger than an event film? 'Tenet' might just be ABC News Christopher Nolan movies are always events. Larger-than-life, action-packed, ideas-driven and (mostly) original, they're created to be big screen spectacles that awe mass audiences and drive hefty returns. For Nolan to say that his latest, " Tenet," a ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Presidential debates to be moderated by Chris Wallace, Steve Scully and Kristen Welker CNN The presidential debates will be moderated by Chris Wallace of Fox News, Steve Scully of C-SPAN Networks and Kristen Welker of NBC News, and the vice presidential debate will be moderated by Susan Page of USA Today. Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY A Black man pinned to the ground by NY police died two months before George Floyd's death USA TODAY The curtain was lifted on the death of 41-year-old man named Daniel T. Prude at a late-morning news conference Wednesday at which Prude's family and local activists called for the officers involved to be fired and charged in his homicide. Flag as irrelevant
	Sporting News Should the Saints trade Alvin Kamara? Pros, cons of New Orleans paying or dealing Pro Bowl RB Sporting News The Saints are open to offers for a potential trade of three-time Pro Bowl running back Alvin Kamara, according to a Tuesday report from ESPN's Josina Anderson. But as Kamara has missed some of his team's 2020 training camp practices seeking a lucrative ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes engaged to longtime girlfriend USA TODAY KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — On the night Patrick Mahomes received his Super Bowl ring, the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback gave a ring away. Mahomes and his longtime girlfriend, Brittany Matthews, became engaged Tuesday night. The 24-year-old ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN US imposes new restrictions on Chinese diplomats CNN Washington (CNN) US-based senior Chinese diplomats will be required to seek US government permission to engage in a number of routine activities, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Wednesday -- the latest escalation amid worsening tensions ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Prominent journalist Hopewell Chin'ono granted bail in Zimbabwe -- with strict conditions CNN Harare (CNN) After more than a month in prison, multiple court appearances, and fears of Covid-19 infection, prominent Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin'ono was granted bail Wednesday. Chin'ono is charged with inciting violence ahead of a planned ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Steroids can save lives of patients with severe covid-19, earning WHO endorsement Washington Post Cheap, widely available steroid drugs reduced the number of deaths in the sickest patients with covid-19, show a trio of newly published clinical trials. The World Health Organization, citing evidence from these and similar trials, announced Wednesday it ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Paris St.-Germain Star Neymar Tests Positive for Coronavirus The New York Times Neymar, soccer's costliest player, is one of three Paris St.-Germain players who played in last week's Champions League final to test positive for the coronavirus, becoming the latest high-profile soccer star to contract the virus ahead of the new season. Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe Another parent charged in 'Varsity Blues' college admissions scandal The Boston Globe A federal grand jury in Boston on Monday indicted another parent in connection with the "Varsity Blues" college admissions cheating scandal that's already brought down Hollywood celebrities, titans of industry, and other luminaries. Amin Khoury, 54, was ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Belarusian leader credits Russian TV for helping him survive media strike Reuters MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) - Alexander Lukashenko, the leader of Belarus, has thanked Russian state-backed television channel RT for providing journalists to help prop up Belarusian state media after hundreds of staff went on strike in protest against his rule. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Who Needs a $100000 Car Right Now? Mercedes Thinks You Do The New York Times SINDELFINGEN, Germany — Hollywood premieres have been postponed. The U.S. Open is playing to empty stands. But no pandemic was going to stop Mercedes-Benz from unveiling its flagship luxury car on Wednesday, along with a state-of-the-art factory ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNBC Exclusive: Aspiring TikTok Buyers Pursue Four Options in Effort to Revive Talks-Sources The New York Times (Reuters) - TikTok's prospective buyers are discussing four ways to structure an acquisition from its Chinese owner ByteDance, which include buying its U.S. operations without key software, after Beijing stalled a deal which could be worth $30 billion, sources ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Businesses in NFL cities bracing for possibility of no fans FOXSports.com GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Hotel clerks in this town know exactly when the NFL releases its schedule each year. The incessant ringing of the telephone serves as its own alarm. "The second that schedule comes out, the phones just go off the hook," said Kelsie ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY John Boyega talks viral Black Lives Matter rally speech, says he planned to 'protest quietly' USA TODAY John Boyega's impassioned speech at a June Black Lives Matter protest in London went viral, but the actor says he originally didn't plan on speaking at the rally at all. In an interview with GQ published Wednesday, Boyega said he and his sister Grace took an ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wall Street Journal New Mississippi Flag With Magnolia Design Will Be on November Ballot Wall Street Journal JACKSON, Miss.—Mississippi voters will decide whether to accept a new state flag with a magnolia to replace an old one legislators retired under pressure because it included the Confederate battle emblem that's widely seen as racist. A commission on ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY United Airlines plans to furlough 16000 workers; Amtrak will furlough nearly 2000 USA TODAY United Airlines said Wednesday it plans to furlough 16,370 employees in October, down from an earlier target of 36,000 after thousands of workers took early retirement, buyouts, or long-term leaves of absence with the industry facing a slow recovery from the ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Cosmic Legos: Black Holes Merge Into Never Before Seen Size U.S. News & World Report Black holes are getting stranger — even to astronomers. They've now detected the signal from a long ago violent collision of two black holes that created a new one of a size that had never been seen before. "It's the biggest bang since the Big Bang observed ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Russians are again targeting Americans with disinformation, Facebook and Twitter warn. The New York Times The Russian group that interfered in the 2016 presidential election is at it again, using a network of fake accounts and a website set up to look like a left-wing news site, Facebook and Twitter said on Tuesday. The disinformation campaign by the ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Spain: Judge Strips Late Dictator's Heirs of Summer Retreat The New York Times MADRID — A Spanish court on Wednesday ordered the heirs of Gen. Francisco Franco to hand over to the state a 19th-century palace used by the late dictator as a summer retreat. The Spanish government had filed a lawsuit against the dictator's ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes Making Stuff Up: The CDC Bans Eviction Forbes In the long history of improvisation (also known as "making stuff up") the Center for Disease Control's (CDC) ban on evictions because of Covid-19 has to be one of the most creative – if inappropriate and unhelpful – uses of government authority ever. Flag as irrelevant
	The Weather Channel New Orleans Might be Better Prepared 15 Years After Hurricane Katrina, But Rising Sea Levels Pose Other Challenges The Weather Channel A march and secondline starts on the levee after the Hurricane Katrina 15th Anniversary Healing Ceremony in the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020. (Sophia Germer/The Advocate via AP) ... Flag as irrelevant
	Moneycontrol.com Facebook India Grilled Over Hate Speech, Alleged Bias The New York Times NEW DELHI — Facebook India executives were grilled Wednesday by members of a parliamentary committee on information technology over the company's alleged political bias and role in spreading hate speech in India. The closed-door hearing followed ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Turkey Criticizes US Decision to Lift Cyprus Arms Embargo The New York Times ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey called on the United States to reconsider a decision to partially lift a 33-year-old arms embargo against Cyprus, saying Wednesday that the move disrupts "equality and balance" between the Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot ... Flag as irrelevant
	Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News While COVID-19 cases spike among children, Fauci says colleges shouldn't send infected students home Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News (CNN) — New Covid-19 hot spots keep popping up across the US, with worrying trends in the Midwest and at colleges nationwide. More than 25,000 cases of Covid-19 have been reported from colleges and universities in 37 states, according to a CNN tally ... Flag as irrelevant
	Observer What We Need to See More of in 'The Mandalorian' Season 2 Observer Lucasfilm announced today that The Mandalorian will debut its second season on October 30. The production of the highly anticipated new episodes were not severely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and have been on pace for a Fall release all year. Flag as irrelevant
	The Hindu BusinessLine Abe's Assistant and Spokesman Seen as Favorite Successor The New York Times TOKYO — Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, a longtime loyal assistant and the public face of outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in daily media briefings, has emerged as a favorite to succeed him in an upcoming internal party vote. Flag as irrelevant
	STLtoday.com In mock funerals, Wakanda salutes and '42' jerseys, kids mourn Black Panther STLtoday.com NEW YORK (AP) — In their driveways or in their bedrooms, using little cardboard boxes or piles of backyard dirt, young fans of "Black Panther" star Chadwick Boseman paid their respects with lots of Wakanda salutes and mock funerals attended by action ... Flag as irrelevant
	oregonlive.com Intel's Tiger Lake processor, designed and built in Oregon, aims to make up lost ground in chip market oregonlive.com Intel conceived its latest microprocessor four years ago, in a very different world. No one envisioned a pandemic, millions of people working in their apartments, basements and attics. And Intel didn't anticipate a succession of manufacturing problems that have ... Flag as irrelevant
	MyNorthwest.com End of World War II was dawn of new era of military spending in Northwest MyNorthwest.com It was 75 years ago on September 2, when General Douglas MacArthur accepted the Japanese surrender to end World War II in Tokyo Bay aboard the Battleship Missouri. While World War II was officially over, it was also the dawn of an era of massive military ... Flag as irrelevant
	PCMag.com Apple, Google Push 'Express' COVID-19 Exposure Alerts PCMag.com iOS/Android users will now be notified in regions where local health authorities haven't built a contact tracing app. Stephanie Mlot. By Stephanie Mlot. September 2, 2020. facebook · twitter · flipboard. social share. Flipboard · Pinterest · Reddit · LinkedIn · Email. Flag as irrelevant
	Tampa Bay Times Quest data dump raises new concerns about whether COVID data is under-reported Tampa Bay Times TALLAHASSEE — For months, Florida officials have used test results as the foundation on which it has built a response to the coronavirus pandemic, but the revelation Tuesday that a lab that has supplied 22 percent of all of the tests results has been ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIProud.com Mosquitoes in Bloomington are carrying West Nile Virus, officials confirm CIProud.com BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — A mosquito pool collected in the 61705 area, just east of Bloomington, tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV), McLean County Health Department (MCHD) officials said Wednesday. The positive mosquito pool is the first ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wink News Florida study finds face shields, masks with valves can't stop COVID-19 spread Wink News A new simulation shows the limitations of face shields to protect against the coronavirus. Researchers at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton used laser light to show how face shields are able to block the initial forward motion of a simulated cough but fine ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian US imposes sanctions on top international criminal court officials The Guardian The US has imposed sanctions on the chief prosecutor of the international criminal court, Fatou Bensouda, in the latest of a series of unilateral and radical foreign policy moves. Announcing the sanctions, the secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, did not give any ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post 'So skeptical': Sen. Joni Ernst echoes conspiracy theory questioning coronavirus death count Washington Post In an interview with the Courier, she expanded on why she doubted the number of deaths caused by the novel coronavirus, which has claimed at least 181,000 lives in the United States and killed 1,121 people in Iowa as of early Wednesday. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report French leader in Baghdad, urges Iraqis to guard sovereignty The Republic BAGHDAD — French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that Iraq is facing multiple challenges with the two biggest problems being foreign interference in Iraqi affairs and the Islamic State group militants. In brief comments after meeting top Iraqi ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Daily News Journal USDA program will offer no-cost lunch to Williston students through Dec. 31 Williston Daily Herald Because of a recently announced USDA waiver, all students at Williston Public School District No. 1 are able to receive free breakfast and lunch through Dec. 31. The waiver means the meals are available to all students, regardless of whether they were ... Flag as irrelevant
	Haaretz US suspends some aid to Ethiopia over dam dispute with Egypt WBNG-TV JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The State Department says that on the guidance of President Donald Trump the U.S. is suspending some aid to Ethiopia over the "lack of progress" in the country's talks with Egypt and Sudan over a massive, disputed dam project it ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livemint It was seen as covid vaccine front-runner until China's spat with Canada Livemint One of the world's fastest-moving efforts to develop a Covid-19 vaccine is falling behind rivals, its advance appearing to be stymied by political tensions between China and Canada and concerns its shot may not work as well as others. CanSino Biologics Inc. Flag as irrelevant
	Gizmodo Australia Your Blue Jeans Are Polluting the Arctic Gizmodo Australia Since quarantine began, I've donned nary a pair of jeans. Sweatpants? Hell yeah! Dresses? Glorified pajamas, I say. But blue jeans? To sit on the couch all day? Couldn't be me. Well, it turns out that by leaving my jeans in the closet and not wearing and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Times Now China's latest incursion attempt was deliberate to provoke India: US intelligence Times Now Washington: China's transgression attempt near the southern bank of Pangong Tso, which was thwarted by the Indian Army was a deliberate move to provoke India, according to American intelligence assessment. SHOW FULL STORY. China's latest ... Flag as irrelevant
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