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ELECTION 2020-LABOR DAY — Joe Biden and President Donald Trump spent Labor Day diminishing each other’s credentials on the economy and ability to understand American workers. Biden said Trump “lives by a code of lies, greed and selfishness,” while Trump said Biden and his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, would “destroy this country and would destroy this economy.” By Noreen Nasir, Alexandra Jaffe and Kathleen Ronayne. SENT: 1,020 words, photos.
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CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES — New wildfires ravaged bone-dry California during a scorching Labor Day weekend that saw a dramatic airlift of more than 200 people trapped by flames and ended with the state’s largest utility turning off power to 172,000 customers to try to prevent its power lines and other equipment from sparking more fires. By Marcio Jose Sanchez and Christopher Weber. SENT: 1,130 words, photos. With CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE-GENDER REVEAL — California fire sparked by device to reveal baby’s gender. SENT: 600 words, photos.
BELARUS-PROTESTS — A leading opposition activist in Belarus has been held on the border after she resisted the authorities’ attempt to force her to leave the country as part of a clampdown on protests against the re-election of the country’s authoritarian leader. By Yuras Karmanau. SENT: 450 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-LABOR DAY — The Lost Summer of 2020 drew to a close with many big Labor Day gatherings canceled across the U.S. and health authorities pleading with people to keep their distance from others so as not to cause another surge in coronavirus cases like the one that followed Memorial Day. By Jeffrey Collins. SENT: 540 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-GAZA-HEALTH WORKERS — Dozens of health-care workers in the Gaza Strip have been infected by the coronavirus during an outbreak that was first detected last month. The infections have further strained an already overburdened medical system gutted by years of strife with Israel and intra-Palestinian feuding. By Fares Akram. SENT: 1,075 words, photos.
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CONGRESS RETURNS — At least there won’t be a government shutdown. But as lawmakers return to Washington for an abbreviated preelection session, hopes are dimming for another coronavirus relief bill — or much else. By Andrew Taylor. SENT: 790 words, photos.
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TROPICAL WEATHER — Two tropical storms form in the Atlantic, including Rene, off the coast of Africa. Rene is the earliest “R-named” storm in a record-setting hurricane season. SENT: 180 words.
AUSTRALIA-SHARK ATTACK — A shark has fatally mauled a man on Australia’s Gold Coast city tourist strip. SENT: 220 words.
CHILD KILLED-CHICAGO SHOOTING — An 8-year-old girl was killed and two adults were severely wounded after they were shot Monday evening in Chicago while traveling in a vehicle on the city’s South Side. SENT: 355 words.
SRI LANKA-SHIP-FIRE — Ships and aircraft from Sri Lanka and India intensified efforts to extinguish a new fire on an oil tanker off Sri Lanka’s coast carrying nearly 2 million barrels of crude oil, two days after the previous three-day blaze was doused. SENT: 390 words, photo.
PHILIPPINES-US MARINE-KILLING — The Philippine president pardons a U.S. Marine in a surprise move that will free him from imprisonment in the 2014 killing of a transgender Filipino woman. SENT: 710 words, photo.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRITAIN — The British government is facing pressure to act fast to keep a lid on coronavirus infections after a sharp spike in new cases across the U.K. over recent days stoked concerns about the pandemic’s prospective path during winter. By Pan Pylas. SENT: 630 words.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SPAIN-EDUCATION — The highly anticipated return to classrooms in Spain is becoming a nightmare for many families who face being charged with absenteeism if they don’t send their children to schools because they fear coronavirus contagion. By Sara Puig. SENT: 1,260 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-AFRICA-TOURISM — Africa’s tourism sector is struggling to cope with the drop in international travel caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The World Travel and Tourism Council estimates the drop in travel caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will see Africa lose between $53 billion and $120 billion in contributions to its GDP in 2020. By Gerald Imray. SENT: 855 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK — At the height of the coronavirus lockdown, President Donald Trump and his top health advisers trumpeted a new test that would help Americans reclaim their lives — one that would tell them if they already had the virus and were protected from getting it again. Months later, the U.S. is awash in the tests but the bold predictions about their usefulness have yet to materialize. By Health Writer Matthew Perrone. SENT: 1,140 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-CHINA — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has praised China’s role in battling the coronavirus pandemic and expressed support for the World Health Organization. His praise for the country and for the UN. health agency was a repudiation of U.S. criticism and a bid to rally domestic support for Communist Party leadership. SENT: 450 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-DIARY-MIDNIGHT-INTERLUDE — One writer crossed the border between Taiwan and China with a cold, a risky undertaking at a time of pandemic. Health authorities in the Taiwan airport acted quickly, sending her to a centralized quarantine location an hour outside of Taipei to be kept under observation. She experienced the seriousness with which the Taiwanese government treats the coronavirus, which is also behind the success of the island’s fight against the pandemic. By Huizhong Wu. SENT: 650 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-VIRAL QUESTIONS-HAND SANITIZER — When picking a hand sanitizer, opt for one that contains mostly alcohol and has few other ingredients. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says hand sanitizers should be at least 60% alcohol. Health officials also say to watch out for hand sanitizers packaged in food and drink containers, since accidentally ingesting them could be dangerous. SENT: 230 words, photo.
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ELECTION 2020-VACCINE — A vaccine to shield Americans from becoming infected with the coronavirus is emerging as the latest flashpoint in the race for the White House. By Darlene Superville. SENT: 885 words, photos.
TRUMP-MILITARY — President Donald Trump says Pentagon leaders want to keep waging wars in order to keep defense contractors “happy.” Trump continues to fight allegations that he made offensive comments about fallen U.S. service-members. At a White House news conference Monday, Trump repeated his claim that the story was a “hoax” and said: “I’m not saying the military’s in love with me. The soldiers are.” SENT: 230 words, photo.
OFFSHORE DRILLING-SOUTH CAROLINA — Offshore drilling is an issue that’s created some bipartisan unity in South Carolina among opponents arguing such expansion would mar the state’s pristine coastline. And it’s surfacing in a political action committee’s effort to oust U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham. By Meg Kinnard. SENT: 735 words, photos.
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ROCHESTER POLICE DEATH — Protesters demonstrated outside Rochester’s police headquarters naked except for “spit hoods” in reference to the killing of Daniel Prude. Local news outlets reported the demonstrators sat silently Monday morning with their hands behind them outside the city Public Safety Building. Prude, a 41-year-old Black man, died in March after police found him running naked through the street, put a hood over his head to stop him from spitting, then held him down for about two minutes until he stopped breathing. SENT: 745 words.
PORTLAND-PROTESTS — Pro-Trump supporters and counter-protesters clashed at Oregon’s Capitol. The right-wing crowd rushed a smaller group of Black Lives Matters counter-demonstrators, firing paint-gun pellets at them. There were skirmishes, and the Black Lives Matter group dispersed shortly after local police arrived on the scene. Earlier Monday, hundreds of people gathered in a small town south of Portland for a pro-Trump vehicle rally. By Andrew Selsky. SENT: 510 words, photos.
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RWANDA-HOTEL RWANDA-ARREST — The legal team for “Hotel Rwanda” hero Paul Rusesabagina has filed a complaint with the United Nations special rapporteur on torture asserting that Rusesabagina faces an “immediate risk” of cruel treatment as he remains cut off from lawyers, consular officials and his family more than a week after he appeared in handcuffs in Rwanda. By Cara Anna. SENT: 580 words, photos.
JAPAN-POLITICS — The official campaigning to head Japan’s ruling party has begun with the right-hand man of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seen as a top candidate and his likely successor to lead the government. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yosihide Suga faces two younger contenders, former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba and former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida. The winner of the in-party vote on Sept. 14 will eventually become Japan’s next prime minister because of the ruling bloc’s majority in the parliament. By Mari Yamaguchi. SENT: 765 words, photos.
CHINA-INDIA-DISPUTED-BORDER — India and China are accusing each other of making provocative military moves and firing warning shots along their disputed border despite talks on ending the escalating tensions. They have been engaged in a tense standoff in the cold-desert Ladakh region since May. SENT: 710 words, photos.
MYANMAR-POLITICS — Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi raised her party’s flag at its office in the capital to start an election campaign that may be disrupted by the coronavirus. Her National League for Democracy party is widely expected to win the most seats in the Nov. 8 election. The main opposition is a party formed by former generals in the country that was long under military rule. By Aung Shine Oo. SENT: 610 words, photos.
AUSTRALIA-CHINA-JOURNALISTS — The last two journalists working for Australian media in China have left the country after police demanded interviews with them and temporarily blocked their departures. By Rod McGuirk. SENT: 980 words, photos.
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BREXIT — The U.K.’s chief negotiator in post-Brexit trade talks called for “more realism” from the European Union ahead of the start Tuesday of another round of discussions between the two sides. With expectations of a breakthrough in the talks diminishing, there are concerns that they could collapse in the coming weeks. By Pan Pylas. SENT: 510 words, photos.
HOME NETWORKS-SECURITY — Home digital security is about much more than just antivirus programs on the home computers you may rely on for remote work and online school. The average U.S. home has about a dozen connected devices, many vulnerable to hacking. If you don’t want cyber cat burglars using them to traipse into your home network and loot your data you probably want to pay for a network-protection service. By Frank Bajak. SENT: 855 words.
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TOKYO-FUTURE — The International Olympic Committee and Japanese organizers are trying to remove public doubts that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will take place next year despite the COVID-19 pandemic. By Stephen Wade. SENT: 425 words, photos.
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