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Student with COVID-19 knowingly attends first day of high school, Oklahoma officials say

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A student at another high school in Moore also tested positive for the virus, officials say. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3iKss5M via Latest News

5 people wounded in shooting at flea market in San Antonio

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Mogadishu attack: Somali troops end deadly siege at Elite Hotel

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At least 10 people are dead after al-Shabab militants stormed the Elite Hotel in the capital. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Y87iXs via Latest News

Rare 'fire tornado' springs from blazes spreading rapidly across Northern California

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A rare "firenado" sprung from a California forest fire this weekend and lead the National Weather Service (NWS) to warn residents of "extremely dangerous fire behaviour".Since Friday, the Loyalton fire has burned more than 20,000 acres north of Lake Tahoe. As of Sunday morning, zero per cent of the forest fire has been contained, according to Tahoe National Forest. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3awG95t via Latest News

Texas police say 3 officers shot, but in stable condition

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Three police officers were shot Sunday and a person remained barricaded inside a home located in a suburb of Austin, Texas, authorities said. The Cedar Park Police Department said on Twitter that officers were responding to a call at a home off Natalie Cove when three were shot. The officers were in stable condition at a local hospital, Interim Police Chief Mike Harmon said on Twitter. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3kPdsFF via Latest News

Trump's Post Office meddling is plainly illegal

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On Thursday, President Trump flatly admitted he opposes aid to the Post Office because he wants to prevent mail-in voting. "They want three and a half billion dollars for the mail-in votes. Universal mail-in ballots. They want $25 billion, billion, for the Post Office. Now they need that money in order to make the Post Office work so it can take all of these millions and millions of ballots," he said on Fox News. "But if they don't get those two items that means you can't have universal mail-in voting because you they're not equipped to have it."There we have it, folks: Trump now openly admits he is sandbagging the Post Office to prevent Americans from voting by mail. Obstructing the ability to vote of the American people is a crime at the federal level and in every state. Not for the first time, the president has confessed to criminal acts on television.Now, Trump defenders will no doubt claim that the president is just trying to prevent voter fraud. Th...

Apple's failure to approve updated Telegraph app gives Android users first crack at new feature - PhoneArena

Apple's failure to approve updated Telegraph app gives Android users first crack at new feature    PhoneArena Telegram launches one-on-one video calls on iOS and Android    The Verge Telegram Just Launched A Major New Feature To Beat Zoom    Forbes Telegram's one-on-one video calls are live on Android and iOS    Engadget Zoom, Apple get new competition as Telegram launches video calling    Fox Business View Full Coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/3iHj1E0 via Technology

Microsoft tells Windows 10 users they can never uninstall Edge. Wait, what? - ZDNet

Microsoft tells Windows 10 users they can never uninstall Edge. Wait, what?    ZDNet Windows 10 KB4565351 and KB4566782 are causing installation issues for some users - MSPoweruser    MSPoweruser Windows 10 0x800f0988, 0x800f081f or 0x800f08a errors? You are not alone    BetaNews Windows 10 May 2020 Update finally arrives on Surface Pro X and other Microsoft devices    TechRadar Microsoft releases August firmware update for Surface Book 2, Surface Pro X: Windows Hello improvements and    MSPoweruser View Full Coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2E3XhDs via Technology

Alexa hack granted attackers access to an Echo user's smart home network - AppleInsider

Alexa hack granted attackers access to an Echo user's smart home network    AppleInsider Amazon kicks off new Alexa smart speaker sale: Echo Plus $75, more from $17.50    9to5Toys Why you should be using Alexa on your smartphone    Popular Science Researchers find Amazon Alexa flaw exposing personal data to hacking    The Star Online Amazon's back-to-school deals include a $75 Echo Plus    Engadget View Full Coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2PV4msN via Technology

This 2020 Corvette Needs A Hero To Bring It Back To Life - CarScoops

This 2020 Corvette Needs A Hero To Bring It Back To Life    CarScoops from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2FnjLjk via Technology

Wayfair offers up to 65 percent off top sellers for Home Renovation Sale - New York Post

Wayfair offers up to 65 percent off top sellers for Home Renovation Sale    New York Post from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2PX148r via Technology

Poll: Biden remains ahead of Trump nationally before conventions begin

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Sixty-one percent say U.S. coronavirus response has been unsuccessful; Kamala Harris holds net-positive rating. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/341J3xT via Latest News

Black Portland reflects on role of white allies in movement

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More than two months of intense protests in Portland, Oregon — one of America's whitest major cities — have captured the world's attention and put a place that's less than 6% Black at the heart of the conversation about police brutality and systemic racism. Since May, nightly demonstrations in Oregon’s largest city have featured overwhelmingly white crowds — from middle-aged mothers marching arm in arm to the mayor getting tear-gassed by federal agents to teenagers dressed in black smashing police precinct windows and tossing fireworks at authorities. The weeks of often-chaotic protests have transformed Portland into a microcosm of the national debate on race and police brutality. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3iKQWMb via Latest News

#LoveIsNotTourism: Some European countries lift travel restrictions for couples, but you may have to show proof

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More European countries are making exceptions so that binational unmarried couples no longer have to remain separated, but some require proof. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Y9aKkq via Latest News

The machines USPS is removing from distribution centers can sort more than 36,000 pieces of mail per hour. Here's how they work.

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Each machine can sort up to 36,000 pieces of mail per hour including letters and post cards. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2PXmO40 via Latest News

Israel launches new air strikes on Hamas positions in Gaza, closes fishing zone

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Israel's army launched new air strikes on Sunday against Hamas positions in Gaza and closed the fishing zone around the Palestinian enclave in response to rockets and firebombs sent into Israeli territory. The measures came after a week of heightened tensions, including clashes on Saturday evening along the Gaza-Israeli border, the army said. Dozens of Palestinian rioters burned tyres, hurled explosive devices and grenades towards the security fence and attempted to approach it," the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement. Long-simmering Palestinian anger has flared further since Israel and the UAE on Thursday agreed to normalise relations, a move Palestinians saw as a betrayal of their cause by the Gulf country. Over the past week Israeli forces have carried out repeated night-time strikes on targets linked to the Islamist group Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip. The army says they were carried out in response to makeshift firebombs attached to balloons and kites ...

CNN's Jake Tapper, Mark Meadows clash over unsubstantiated allegations of voter fraud

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White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows isn't satisfied with the lack of evidence pointing to widespread voter fraud. From his perspective, there also isn't evidence that there's not widespread fraud.Meadows made the comment during an appearance Sunday on CNN's State of the Union, during which host Jake Tapper asked him about President Trump's push to squash state's efforts to implement universal mail-in voting during the coronavirus pandemic. Meadows denied allegations that the president was attempting to undermine the post office to manipulate the voting process and expressed openness to a standalone bill that would expand postal aid, but he did repeat Trump's unsubstantiated claims that mail-in voting is a gateway to fraud.Tapper took issue with Meadows' reasoning, arguing that prosecutors generally find it quite easy to discover fraud.> Here's the video:> > Tapper: "Theres no evidence of widespread voter fraud." > > COS M...

Police move in after fights break out during Georgia protest

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After several hours of mostly peaceful demonstrations Saturday in an Atlanta suburb that's home to a giant Confederate memorial, large numbers of police moved in to disperse the crowds when fights broke out. Several dozen right-wing demonstrators, some waving the Confederate battle flag and many wearing military gear, gathered in downtown Stone Mountain where they faced off against a few hundred counterprotesters, many of whom wore shirts or carried signs expressing support for the Black Lives Matter movement. Right-wing groups led by an Arkansas group called Confederate States III%, had applied for a permit to hold a rally in Stone Mountain Park, where there's a giant sculpture of Confederate leaders. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3kPuSSA via Latest News

Philippines death penalty: A fight to stop the return of capital punishment

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The death penalty might soon return to the Philippines, but critics warn it targets the most vulnerable. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3iOW6qn via Latest News

The US Postal Service is weighing higher fees on domestic packages

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The US Postal Service reported losing $2.2 billion in the second quarter of this year and currently has $160 billion in debt. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2DKwdJL via Latest News

Wildfires in Northern California led to a rare 'firenado' — a fire and tornado combination — that tore through the region

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The National Weather Service issued a fire tornado warning as wildfires raged in Loyalton, California, near the Nevada border. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2DWwsRO via Latest News

Joe Biden leading President Trump nationally ahead of DNC, RNC, poll finds

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An NBC/Wall Street Journal poll finds Joe Biden leading Trump by 9 points less than 100 days before the November election. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31S4wqk via Latest News

Get an Apple Watch Series 5 for just $299 - CNET

The latest version of Apple's smartwatch hits its lowest price ever. from CNET https://ift.tt/2E8cl32 via Mobiles