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The US, China and Russia are pouring money into aircraft that can fly at five times the speed of sound. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3lzayFi via IFTTT

Four teachers share their experiences of the pandemic as they prepare to welcome pupils back to school. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3lv4SfD via IFTTT

Who was the last British deckle-maker? Who makes withy pots? And what is an orrery? from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/32GvPUZ via IFTTT

Vice President Mike Pence was reportedly prepared to take over the presidential duties from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YRCI4A via IFTTT

An Anti-Defamation League researcher fears that Aaron Danielson's killing will spur more bloodshed between right- and left-wing groups. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3lwfdIh via IFTTT

A 22-year-old Russian opposition activist has been hospitalised after what supporters said was a vicious attack by two men outside his house in Moscow. Yegor Zhukov, who came to prominence last year when he was arrested and tried over opposition protests, posted pictures of his bruised and bloody face to social media following the attack. He was taken to hospital for an MRI scan which showed he had “fortunately managed to avoid serious injuries or internal bleeding,” a spokesman said. The activist “remained calm and even joked about what happened,” his team said in a social media post, adding that he was allowed home following tests. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ExzMU1 via IFTTT

The most active day of the hurricane season is around Sept. 10. As the season's peak nears, forecasters are watching four areas for development. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3bcOiw3 via IFTTT

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Monday challenged the Republican talking point that people will not be safe in the United States with Biden as president. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3gJ7cMj via IFTTT

On the first day of school, the English teacher in Los Angeles wore a shirt that read, "I can't breathe," a message associated with the BLM movement. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2QDwGAa via IFTTT

Republican congressional candidate Kim Klacik joins Maria Bartiromo on 'Sunday Morning Futures.' from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2QBEeTQ via IFTTT

The Trump administration and Senate Republicans have been in regular contact over possible coronavirus relief measures and the Senate's top Republican will "hopefully" unveil a new bill next week, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Monday. Asked about the collapse of talks with Democrats over aid legislation, Mnuchin told Fox Business Network that he and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows have been speaking regularly with Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2QIzRXq via IFTTT

Ghislaine Maxwell has reportedly been allowed an in-person visit by her legal team in what is believed to be the first permitted in a New York City federal jail during the pandemic lockdown. According to the New York Daily News, Maxwell, who is facing six criminal charges, was allowed to hold a face to face meeting at Sunset Park’s Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn on Friday morning. All involved reportedly wore masks during the meeting. Other inmates, who have been in lockdown since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, have had neither family, nor legal visits. Maxwell has been held on remand for less than two months. “I’m incredulous really that she was the first one when there are those of us who have been waiting for nearly six months to have an in-person visit with our clients,” Susan Marcus, a lawyer representing detainees in the centre, told the paper. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/32TkC3F via IFTTT

In an interview with the Financial Times published Sunday, FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn said that he is willing to issue an emergency use authorization for a COVID-19 vaccine prior to the conclusion of human trials.Hahn said this could be done because "the benefit outweighs the risk in a public health emergency," and claimed he would not give in to President Trump or other politicians who have asserted that there will be a vaccine available before the end of the year. "This is going to be a science, medicine, data decision," Hahn told the Financial Times. "This is not going to be a political decision."Public health experts quickly pushed back on the idea of fast-tracking a vaccine out of the normal testing guidelines. Dr. Angela Rasmussen, a virologist at Columbia University, tweeted that it would be unethical to administer the vaccine before it is proven safe and effective. "We absolutely cannot tolerate or accept an emergency authorization for any

Hazardous emissions from a chlorine plant fire, abruptly shuttered oil and gas refineries and still-to-be assessed plant damage are seeping into the air after Hurricane Laura, regulators say, but some key state and federal monitors to alert the public of air dangers remain offline in Louisiana. While the chlorine fire was being monitored as a potential health threat, Louisiana environmental spokesman Greg Langley says he knows of no other major industrial health risks from the storm in the state. With dozens of petroleum, petrochemical and other industrial sites, Louisiana is home to communities with some of the nation's highest cancer risks, according to Environmental Protection Agency rankings. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3hIPWrU via IFTTT

U.S. Rep. Jim Banks introduced a bill that would ban people from receiving unemployment aid if convicted of a federal offense related to protests. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3lC00p5 via IFTTT

Blue-hour view of the free-standing bell tower of the Pula Cathedral, Pula, Croatia. The present-day cathedral came into existence through a series of expansions of pre-existing 5th-century religious buildings, whereas the baroque-style bell tower, located in front of the basilica, was added in 1707 and was built using stones taken from the Roman-built Pula Arena.. Learn more .

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Marred by trauma after George Floyd's death, Minneapolis hit with second wave of looting    NBC News Derek Chauvin seeking dismissal of charges in George Floyd case: reports    Fox News US prosecutors seek tough sentences for George Floyd cops    Times of India Thomas Lane: Descendant of a Minneapolis Police chief, defendant in George Floyd's killing.    Minneapolis Star Tribune Officer charged in George Floyd's death argues drug overdose killed him, not knee on neck    ABC News View Full Coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/32BV36V via IFTTT

Hurricane center monitoring 'quartet of systems,' disturbance could form off East Coast    Fox News Sunday morning tropical update: 3 waves to watch as we head into September    WWLTV Four Areas To Watch For Tropical Development in the Atlantic Going into September    The Weather Channel More tropical activity expected for the already record-breaking Atlantic season    Yahoo News Multiple tropical waves being monitored by the National Hurricane Center    KBTX View Full Coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/3jFEONd via IFTTT

Netanyahu: 'Many more' secret talks with Arab nations after US-brokered UAE agreement    Fox News In Israel, Jared Kushner Says 'Stage Is Set' for Mideast Progress    TIME On Path To Normalize Relations, UAE Formally Ends Boycott Of Israel    NPR James Carafano: Pompeo’s Mideast trip strengthens US ties with Arab nations and Israel    Fox News Iran and Turkey sing from the same sheet of music against Israel-UAE rapprochement    The Hill View Full Coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/3lvkhwr via IFTTT

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway buys stakes in Japan's five leading trading companies    CNBC Warren Buffett on the best investment you can make    Yahoo Finance Happy birthday, Warren Buffett: One of the investing legend's best tips    Yahoo Finance Buffett's Berkshire buys 5% stake each in five Japanese trading firms    Reuters Photos: Warren Buffett's life and career    CNN View Full Coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2YNzTle via IFTTT

FDA commissioner says willing to fast-track COVID-19 vaccine: FT    Yahoo News FDA willing to fast track coronavirus vaccine before phase three trials end    CNBC Gottlieb says "full approval" of coronavirus vaccine for general population unlikely before 2021    Face the Nation FDA leader says agency could consider authorization for Covid-19 vaccine before Phase 3 trials are complete, Financial Times reports    CNN Alarm as FDA willing to issue Covid-19 vaccine before stringent safety testing    The Guardian View Full Coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/3josXCI via IFTTT

Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’ Ties for Most Weeks at No. 1 in 2020 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart    Billboard Taylor Swift Sends Sweet Handwritten Card to Fan About to Get His PhD: 'A Moment Worth Celebrating'    PEOPLE Taylor Swift sends a sweet handwritten note to fan getting his PhD: It's important to celebrate great moments    PINKVILLA If 'Folklore' Turned You On to Taylor Swift, These Are the Deep Cuts You'll Like    Billboard Taylor Swift Keeps ‘Folklore’ At No. 1 For A Fifth Week As Nas And The Killers Land New Top 10 Albums    Forbes View Full Coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2Ew5jpn via IFTTT

Report: LSU's Ja'Marr Chase Will Opt-Out of 2020 Season, Prepare for NFL Draft    Bleacher Report Source: LSU receiver Ja'Marr Chase to enter NFL draft    ESPN LSU star Ja'Marr Chase expected to opt out of season | CBS Sports HQ    CBS Sports HQ LSU receiver Ja'Marr Chase leaving before his junior season to prepare for 2021 NFL Draft    Daily Advertiser LSU star wideout opts out of 2020 college football season    Fox News View Full Coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2G5ttY0 via IFTTT

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Kenosha, Wis., Mayor John Antaramian told reporters Friday that he has no intention of requesting the resignations of Police Chief Daniel Miskinis or County Sheriff David Beth, despite calls from various civil rights groups for both men to step down. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3b7ncqr via IFTTT

A couple that has suffered multiple health issues received a note shaming them for their unpainted house. A GoFundMe page raised money for repairs. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3bcWbS9 via IFTTT

Leadville, Colo., has no car dealership, no Walmart, no department store and no dependable internet service. The post office fills important gaps. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2D9XvJ0 via IFTTT

The claim that families who make $75,000 would see their tax rate double under the Democratic nominee's plan is false. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ExzNr7 via IFTTT

One night after accepting the Republican nomination, Donald Trump resumed campaigning for reelection as though the coronavirus pandemic was a thing of the past, rallying hundreds of supporters at New Hampshire airport hangar. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3jpQ1kJ via IFTTT

The "hot-fire abort" derailed plans for three launches in just two days from Florida's Space Coast. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2GbvfqH via IFTTT

The tenants were interviewed by a HUD official, they said. The RNC was criticized for blurring the lines between the government and partisan politics. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3lnzmA9 via IFTTT

Fires set outside a police union building that's a frequent site for protests in Portland, Oregon, prompted police to declare a riot early Saturday and detain several demonstrators. An accelerant was used to ignite a mattress and other debris that was laid against the door of the Portland Police Association building, police said in a statement. As officers approached to move demonstrators away from the building and extinguish the fire, objects including rocks were thrown at them, police said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/32BcNiD via IFTTT

Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-Mass.) could soon be out of politics, and an unlikely colleague may have something to do with it, Politico reports.Kennedy is challenging Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) in the statewide Democratic primary for Markey's seat, which he's held since 2013. Politico notes that Kennedy tries to hit the 74-year-old Markey by criticizing his support for the 1994 crime bill and the Iraq War when he was in the House, both of which would seemingly put him in trouble with the progressive left. But the incumbent has maintained a lead over his 39-year-old challenger in large part thanks to an army of young voters, who, with a push from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), view Markey as key to the climate change movement.Mary Ann Marsh, a Boston-based Democratic consultant, told Politico that Ocasio-Cortez, the Sunrise Movement, and Justice Democrats have "allowed this remarkable makeover" of the veteran lawmaker who has been in Congress for 44 years, turning hi

An Arkansas sheriff who was secretly recorded using racial slurs reluctantly resigned Friday after saying in a hearing he is "by no means a racist." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/34Ko9DO via IFTTT

Joe Biden speaks at a National Guard Association of the United States virtual conference. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2EMegdN via IFTTT

A juvenile Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus in flight over Mount Carmel, Hai-Bar Nature Reserve in Israel. The brown feathers at the base of the neck show it is a young bird (adults have a white collar ruff); the lack of rings and tags at this time of year implies that this one has not yet been caught, ringed, and tagged by ornithologists.. Learn more .

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The education secretary has written an open letter to parents insisting that schools are safe. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2YLCuvU via IFTTT

Department store chain closed its last stores in 2016 but finding new uses is a lengthy process. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3lxldQH via IFTTT

After holding the protest in July, Emily Gil received a letter from Mayor Mario Kranjac saying she owed $2,499.26 for police overtime. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YLVlHe via IFTTT

Jacob Blake’s father has questioned the drastically different treatment his son received at the hands of Wisconsin police compared to a white suspect accused of opening fire and killing two people who were protesting Blake’s shooting.Blake was shot seven times by Kenosha Police Department officers last Sunday evening as he got into a car with his family. The shooting sparked days of protests in the city and, on Wednesday night, two of those protesters were shot dead. The suspect has been named as white 17-year-old Blue Lives Matter fan Kyle Rittenhouse.Jacob Blake Sr. spoke to CNN’s New Day on Friday, and spoke of his fury at the difference in how the two men have been treated by Kenosha cops. Rittenhouse was filmed receiving water from police officers before the shooting, and the armed group he was with was told by one cop: “We appreciate you guys... We really do.”“It’s two justice systems,” said Blake’s dad. “That 17-year-old Caucasian shot and killed two people and blew another man’

The veteran Fox News host said he didn't think it was right for vigilante justice to "fill the void" of police presence at protests. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Ewns6c via IFTTT

Rusten Sheskey said in an August 2019 interview that what he likes most about police work "is that you're dealing with people on perhaps the worst day of their lives and you can try and help them." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2DbxE3y via IFTTT

An Iranian has been sentenced to nine years in jail for beheading his teenaged daughter in her sleep, local media reported Friday, adding that the mother wants him executed. The so-called "honour" killing of 14-year-old Romina Ashrafi on May 21 sparked widespread outrage, with media condemning "institutionalised violence" in the Islamic republic. Media said Romina was decapitated at the family home in the village of Talesh in the northern province of Gilan. "Despite the judicial authorities' insistence on a 'special handling' of the case, the verdict has terrified me and my family," Rana Dashti, the mother, told ILNA news agency. "I don't want my husband to return to our village ever again," she said, calling for the verdict to be reviewed and changed to "execution". Having lived with the man for 15 years, Dashti said she now fears for the life of the rest of her family. Ebtekar newspaper said at the time of Romina's

The thief drained the bank account of the firefighter after the wallet was lifted from his vehicle. officials said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/32ztprh via IFTTT

The tenants were interviewed by a HUD official, they said. The RNC was criticized for blurring the lines between the government and partisan politics. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3lnzmA9 via IFTTT

Hurricane Laura blew up quickly as it headed for the Louisiana coast, intensifying from a tropical storm to a major hurricane in less than 24 hours. By the time it made it landfall, it was a powerful Category 4 hurricane with 150 mile-per-hour winds.The Atlantic has seen several hurricanes rapidly intensify like this in recent years. In 2018, Hurricane Michael unexpectedly jumped from Category 2 to Category 5 in the span of a day before hitting the Florida Panhandle. Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria in 2017 also met the definition of rapid intensification: an increase of at least 35 miles per hour in a 24-hour period. Based on preliminary reports from the National Hurricane Center, Laura gained 65 mph in one 24-hour period and, more impressively, added 80 mph from Aug. 25 to Aug. 27.But do all these fast-growing, powerful storms in recent years mean rapid intensification is becoming more common?With information about hurricanes coming through social media and phone apps, that’s a ques

The Biden campaign has acquired the web domain KeepAmericaGreat.com and has dedicated the site to criticising president Donald Trump‘s policies and handling of the coronavirus pandemic.When Mr Trump launched his reelection campaign for the 2020 presidential election last year, he revealed “Keep America Great” as its official slogan, following on from his 2016 phrase, “Make America Great Again.” from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3jsMthG via IFTTT

Byron Allen‘s $10 billion racial discrimination lawsuit filed against Charter Communications will proceed after a district court judge ruled in his favor in a motion to dismiss. Allen’s Entertainment Studios Networks, Inc., which is the parent company of theGrio, announced on Friday that Federal District Court Judge George H. Wu once again denied Charter Communications’ motion to dismiss the suit in which Allen accused the cable company of violating the Civil Rights Act of 1866. Judge Wu had previously ruled in Allen’s favor back in October 2016, which Charter later appealed. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YLFgRE via IFTTT

Kyle Rittenhouse faces two first-degree homicide charges, as well as two charges of attempted homicide, according to Wisconsin court records.. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2D8Hmnl via IFTTT

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The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee announced contempt proceedings against Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday, citing his refusal to comply with a subpoena for records into his "transparently political misuse" of department resources. The Democratic chairman of the House of Representatives committee, Eliot Engel, also cited a speech Pompeo recorded in Jerusalem for this week's Republican National Convention. Engel said Pompeo had "demonstrated alarming disregard for the laws and rules governing his own conduct and for the tools the Constitution provides to prevent government corruption." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31BkqWZ via IFTTT

“Some stations have so much mail backed up, it’s three times more than the volume you would see at Christmas,” a Chicago postal worker said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3gLavTr via IFTTT