Biden campaign jumps on Woodward interview to pin COVID deaths on Trump's 'playing it down'

As the revelations by journalist Bob Woodward of how President Trump misled the American people about the severity of the coronavirus reverberated this week, the Biden campaign did its best to keep the story alive with scathing digital advertising.

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Tropical Storm Sally forms in the Gulf of Mexico

It's the 18th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, which peaks in mid-September.

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Here's What the Massive Amount of Smoke Created by West Coast Wildfires Looks Like From Space

Satellite images show massive amounts of smoke engulfing the West Coast of the U.S. and extending hundreds of miles over the Pacific Ocean

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Top Durham aide resigns amid investigation of Russia probe origins

The resignation of Nora Dannehy may set off alarm bells about Attorney General William Barr's efforts to influence the investigation.

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Workers rescued after ATL parking deck collapses

Rescue crews were at the scene to help the trapped workers and airlift them to safety.

At least five construction workers suffered non-life threatening injuries, according to local media.

The reason for the collapse is unknown.

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Oregon braces for "mass fatality incident" as wildfires rage

More than half a million people — 12% of the state's population — have fled their homes in Oregon.

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Beijing to impose restrictions on all US diplomats in China

Beijing will impose "reciprocal restrictions" on all American diplomats on Chinese soil in response to curbs on its embassy personnel in the United States, China's foreign ministry said Friday.

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CDC: Dining out and drinking at bars are the pandemic's 2 riskiest activities

Dining out is one of the most likely ways you can contract COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.For a report published Friday, dozens of health care workers surveyed people who'd tested positive for COVID-19 and others who'd tested negative, asking them where they'd been in the past 14 days. Coronavirus-positive patients were twice as likely to have gone to a bar or restaurant in the last two weeks than those who were negative, suggesting those locations drastically increased their chances of getting coronavirus.When looking at just people who had no close contact with someone who had coronavirus, eating at a restaurant tripled their chances of infection, and going to an indoor bar quadrupled it. That's because "masks cannot be effectively worn while eating and drinking," while the rest of the activities on the list — shopping, using public transportation, and others — "do not preclude mask use," the CDC said.> RISKIEST PLACES: Restaurant eating + Bar drinking stands out as the two leading risk factors, according to latest CDC @CDCMMWR report. > > Restaurants have 3x higher odds> > Bars have 4x higher odds of infection. > > HT @donwinslow for the good reminder. COVID19 https://t.co/XnNtcEDemD pic.twitter.com/vQJySLUF8z> > — Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) September 11, 2020It's worth noting that the CDC's survey didn't distinguish between eating inside a restaurant or outside on a patio; it simply asked if a person ate anywhere designated by the restaurant for dining. It did specify an indoor bar.More stories from theweek.com The true Election Day nightmare scenario The epistemic crisis of political polling Are the troops turning on Trump?

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The US Postal Service has reportedly used outdated systems for years that left the agency vulnerable to hackers and a potential $1 billion loss

An audit of the USPS found flaws "that increase the risk of disclosure of sensitive information and potential impact to business operations."

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Rough arrest of Black teen in southern Louisiana prompts internal police probe

One Lafayette officer was put on leave and two more taken of regular duties, following bowling alley confrontation.

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California governor signs bill giving prisoners battling wildfires a shot at becoming pro firefighters

Gov. Gavin Newsom passed a bill that will give prisoners battling California's massive wildfires a chance to become firefighters after their release.

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‘It’s a lack of respect.’ Why Haitians felt spurned by Kamala Harris’ Miami visit

Kamala Harris courted Venezuelan, African-American and Jewish voters during her first visit to Miami on behalf of her running mate, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.

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For Victoria Azarenka, Disappointment Again, but Plenty of Hope

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China approves 1st human trials for COVID-19 nasal spray vaccine

China on Wednesday approved Phase 1 human testing of a COVID-19 nasal spray vaccine being developed by researchers at Xiamen University, Hong Kong University, and vaccine maker Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy Enterprise Co. Children and some adults already get a nasal spray vaccine for the flu, and recent research from Washington University School of Medicine suggested a nasal vaccine was actually more effective than an injection at protecting mice against COVID-19 infections.This is the first nasal spray vaccine candidate for COVID-19 to be tested in humans, and preliminary studies showed it can significantly reduce lung damage in infected mice and hamsters, according to Science and Technology Daily, a newspaper linked to China's Ministry of Science and Technology, Bloomberg News reports. The intranasal vaccine aims to promote a natural immune response to the coronavirus by combining the new virus' spike proteins with a weakened flu virus.China now has 10 vaccines in human trials, including four in Phase 3 trials. The U.S. has three Phase 3 trials underway, although AstraZeneca and Oxford University paused their final-stage trial in the U.S. and elsewhere this week to investigate a spinal cord illness in one of its vaccine subjects. "Chinese drugmakers have taken their research abroad because the outbreak at home has been under control for months," The New York Times reports, but Beijing is also effectively using the promise of priority access to a vaccine and loans "in a charm offensive aimed at repairing damaged ties and bringing friends closer in regions China deems vital to its interests."More stories from theweek.com The true Election Day nightmare scenario The epistemic crisis of political polling Are the troops turning on Trump?

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Prosecutors: Chauvin used neck restraints in past arrests

A white police officer accused in the death of George Floyd had used neck or head and upper body restraints seven times before, including four incidents in which prosecutors say he went too far, according to prosecution documents released Friday in the case against four former Minneapolis officers charged in Floyd's death. In one July 2019 arrest, prosecutors say, Derek Chauvin kicked an intoxicated male in the midsection, then applied a neck restraint until he fell unconscious. In June 2017, Chauvin restrained an arrested female by placing his knee on her neck while she was prone on the ground, prosecutors said.

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New Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Trump slips 10 points behind Biden amid reports he misled U.S. about COVID-19 and disparaged U.S. soldiers

President Trump has fallen further behind Joe Biden following bombshell reports that the president knowingly misled Americans about the dangers of COVID-19 and privately disparaged dead U.S. soldiers as “suckers” and “losers,” according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll.

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The USPS is accused of 'confusing' voters by mailing all Americans 'postcards with misinformation' about voting

The same postcard about absentee voting was sent to all Americans despite differences in how states are choosing to conduct their November election.

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'Don't come back until you find him': The harrowing story of a father's desperate attempt to save his son in the Oregon wildfires

Chris Tofte made a gallant attempt to rescue his family from a raging Oregon wildfire.

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The mosquito population in southwest Louisiana is so big after Hurricane Laura that swarms of them are killing cows and horses

Swarms of mosquitoes are attacking livestock in Louisiana, draining their blood until they succumb to death.

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Beijing to impose restrictions on all US diplomats in China

Beijing will impose "reciprocal restrictions" on all American diplomats on Chinese soil in response to curbs on its embassy personnel in the United States, China's foreign ministry said Friday.

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Venezuela: President Maduro says US spy captured near oil sites

Venezuela is facing second, deep scarcity of fuel

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Fauci says Americans need to 'hunker down and get through this fall and winter,' or else play a game of whack-a-mole with the COVID-19 virus

The US did not shut down nearly as much as the European Union, according to indicators like grocery visits, park visits, and workplace attendance.

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Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari executed over 2018 security guard killing

Iran executed a wrestler after authorities accused him of murder during anti-governemtn protests, defying a global campaign for him to be spared the death penalty. Navid Afkari was convicted of stabbing a security guard to death during anti-government protests in 2018. But 27-year-old Greco-Roman wrestler, a national champion, insists he was forced into a confession after being tortured by security services clamping down during unrest in 2018 over economic hardship and political repression. An international union representing 85,000 athletes had called on Tuesday for Iran's expulsion from world sport if it executed Mr Afkari. US President Donald Trump also appealed to Iran, saying the wrestler's "sole act was an anti-government demonstration on the streets". The International Olympic Committee said the execution of Mr Afkari was "very sad news", adding in a statement that IOC President Thomas Bach had written this week to Iranian leaders asking for mercy for him. "It is deeply upsetting that the pleas of athletes from around the world and all the behind-the-scenes work of the IOC... did not achieve our goal," their statement said.

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