Big Time News Blog: 07/26/20

Sunday, July 26, 2020

A face mask is part of the 'scamdemic,' they say. But they'll be happy to sell you one

Even people who think masks are pointless against 'coronavirus cooties' are trying to sell them.

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Portland protests: Police declare riot as demonstrators break through court fence

Police in Portland, Oregon have declared a riot after protesters breached a fence surrounding a court building where federal officers have been stationed during ongoing protests against police brutality and the presence of militarised law enforcement.A police announcement condemned protesters' "violent conduct" that created a "grave risk of public alarm" after a group of protesters had pulled down a section of fencing around 1.20am on Sunday.

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12 people infected with the coronavirus were falsely told they'd tested negative — and at least one was hospitalized

Kevin Evans, a Delaware resident who was told he was negative on July 21, was hospitalized two days later after vomiting and falling unconscious.

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3 storm systems bearing down on United States, the Caribbean

While Hurricane Douglas is barreling toward Hawaii, tropical storms are taking aim at Texas and the Windward Islands.

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India's PM to attend temple groundbreaking at disputed site

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend a groundbreaking ceremony next month for a Hindu temple on a disputed site in northern India where a 16th century mosque was torn down by Hindu hard-liners in 1992, according to the trust overseeing the temple construction. The ceremony is set for Aug. 5, a date organizers said was astrologically auspicious for Hindus but that also marks a year since the Indian Parliament revoked the semi-autonomous status of its only Muslim-majority state, Jammu and Kashmir.

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John Lewis: Body of civil rights leader carried across Selma bridge on his final journey

More than 50 years after police attacked demonstrators marching across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama in a turning point for voting rights, the body of John Lewis – a giant of the civil rights movement and a 30-year member of Congress – has crossed the bridge a final time.He died on 17 July after a pancreatic cancer diagnosis. He was 80 years old.

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Federal Agents in Portland Are Generating Unrest Elsewhere as Well

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Did Hearst’s Culture Kill Hearst’s Biggest Magazine Story?

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Trump’s Nakedly Political Pandemic Pivot

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Cruz slams Pelosi for "shoveling cash at the problem"

Cruz said on "Face the Nation" a coronavirus relief package pushed by House Democrats fails to focus on the global pandemic and economic hardship facing the country.

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Hurricane Hanna: Flood threat remains despite weakening

The hurricane was downgraded after making landfall, but authorities say heavy rains will continue.

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Putin attends naval parade, promises new ships to navy

President Vladimir Putin said the Russian navy will get 40 new ships and vessels this year, as he attended a naval parade in St. Petersburg on Sunday marking the Navy Day in Russia. The parade in St. Petersburg and the nearby town of Kronshtadt featured 46 ships and vessels and over 4,000 troops and aimed to “demonstrate the growing power of our navy,” Putin said Friday.

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Republican Rep. Ted Yoho resigns from a Christian non-profit's board after verbally attacking Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

The non-profit said it "sought [Yoho's] resignation" after determining his attack on AOC didn't reflect "values of respect and compassion."

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US officers force open rear door of Chinese consulate in Houston following closure order

Law enforcement officials were seen forcing open a door at the Chinese consulate in Houston shortly after the US-imposed deadline for its closure took effect.The group, who were accompanied by a State Department official, pried open a rear door and went inside without responding to questions from reporters.

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Mountain rescuers heft ailing St. Bernard off English peak

St. Bernards are known for helping to rescue distressed travelers in the mountains, but the tables were turned Sunday in northern England. Sixteen volunteers from the Wasdale mountain rescue team took turns carrying Daisy, a 121-pound (55 kilogram) St Bernard, from England’s highest peak, Scafell Pike. The mountain rescue team spent nearly five hours rescuing Daisy, who had collapsed Friday evening while descending the mountain with her owners.

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Staff leaving U.S. Chengdu consulate under high security as deadline looms

Staff of the U.S. consulate in Chengdu made final efforts to clear the premises on Sunday as security remained tight outside, ahead of a Monday closure ordered by Beijing as China-U.S. relations continue to worsen. Consulate closures in Houston and Chengdu have escalated a sharp deterioration in ties between the world's two biggest economies, which were already their worst in decades amid disputes over trade and technology, the COVID-19 pandemic, China's territorial claims in the South China Sea and its clampdown on Hong Kong. Police asked people to move on when crowds formed outside the consulate, as onlookers took photos and videos of what they expected would be the last time to see the compound in U.S. hands.

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Florida passes New York as US state with the second-highest number of coronavirus cases

Florida has reported more than 414,000 cases of the coronavirus, with over 12,000 new cases reported Saturday. California remains the hardest-hit state.

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As $600-a-week benefit nears end, White House suggests short-term unemployment bill

With time running out on $600 weekly benefits, Republicans have had difficulty agreeing on a new proposal. A stopgap bill may be needed, officials say.

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Oakland protesters set fire to courthouse, smash windows

A protest in Oakland, California, in support of racial justice and police reform turned violent when a small group of demonstrators wearing helmets and goggles and carrying large signs that doubled as shields set fire to a courthouse, vandalized a police station and shot fireworks at officers, authorities said. About 700 demonstrators participated in what started as a peaceful march Saturday night but then some broke from the larger group and smashed windows, spray-painted graffiti and pointed lasers at officers, said Officer Johnna Watson, an Oakland Police Department spokesperson.

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