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Sheffield United to sign Aaron Ramsdale from Bournemouth for £18.5m
The Guardian - 15 Aug 2020 15:19
Goalkeeper made his desire to return to Blades clear Dean Henderson will not return for a third season Sheffield United are close to completing the £18.5m signing of the Bournemouth goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale. The Blades...
Indian PM Narendra Modi promises to mass produce COVID-19 vaccine
New York Post - 15 Aug 2020 15:55
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his country was prepared to mass produce a coronavirus vaccine the moment it was ready. "Not one, not two, as many as three coronavirus vaccines are being tested in India," he sai...
R. Kelly's ex-manager called in threat to stop docuseries premiere: Feds
CBSNews - 15 Aug 2020 02:26
The threat forced the theater to evacuate and cancel the showing.
Trump orders ByteDance to sell off US TikTok assets
New York Post - 15 Aug 2020 04:49
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Friday gave the Chinese company ByteDance 90 days to divest itself of any assets used to support the popular TikTok app in the United States. Trump's executive order said there is ...
It was good against Brazil, but against Barca we were brutal - Bayern and Germany's Muller
BBC - 15 Aug 2020 00:56
Thomas Muller says Bayern Munich's 8-2 victory against Barcelona was more "brutal" than Germany's 7-1 win against Brazil - plus you tell us whether you have seen a more incredible game.
New Zealand coronavirus: seven new cases confirmed
The Guardian - 15 Aug 2020 05:17
Auckland's lockdown extended for two weeks; start of provincial women's rugby season delayed New Zealand reported seven new cases of coronavirus up to Saturday morning after a lockdown in Auckland was extended. Six of th...
Irish tourism chair resigns after ignoring coronavirus travel advice
The Guardian - 15 Aug 2020 17:42
Michael Cawley tenders his resignation after details of Italian holiday are revealed Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The chairman of Ireland's tourism authority has resigned after defying go...
Is the future of TV Freddie and Paddy shouting over old shows? Let's hope not
The Guardian - 15 Aug 2020 12:00
The BBC are repeating vintage episodes of Total Wipeout with new commentary by celeb duo Flintoff and McGuinness. Who is this for, exactly? One thing about the passage of time is that it's very hard to know what your era...
Belarus leader puts in call to Vladimir Putin as protests grow
New York Post - 15 Aug 2020 15:57
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko put in a call to his neighbor and fellow autocrat Vladimir Putin as protests in the Eastern European nation continue to grow. "There is a need to contact [Russian President Vladi...
Iran calls US defeat over UN arms embargo a 'humiliation'
The Guardian - 15 Aug 2020 22:01
Hassan Rouhani triumphant after only two countries vote in favour of prolonging embargo Iran's president said on Saturday that the US had suffered a humiliating defeat after the UN security souncil refused to extend an a...
US Navy carrier conducts exercises in South China Sea
Al Jazeera English - 15 Aug 2020 06:14
US navy says strike group led by USS Ronald Reagan conducts flight and maritime exercises in contested South China Sea.
This Virginia drug company is revamping the pharmaceutical supply chain
CBSNews - 15 Aug 2020 15:44
Earlier this year, U.S. officials awarded a contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars to Phlow, a little-known Virginia company promising to revamp the way medicines are made and distributed. Michelle Miller speaks ...
Public Land Is Getting Big Play In 2020 Elections In The West
The Huffington Post - 15 Aug 2020 14:00
Let the mudslinging and greenwashing begin.
Give refugees crossing Channel a chance, say Windrush survivors
The Guardian - 15 Aug 2020 15:15
Priti Patel risks replicating Home Office failings that led to scandal, victims and human rights campaigners warn Survivors of the Windrush scandal have attacked the home secretary, saying her approach to the Channel mig...
Bodies of a man and a woman recovered off Black Falcon Terminal
Boston - 15 Aug 2020 03:39
The bodies of a young man and a young woman were recovered Friday afternoon from an SUV submerged in 40 feet of water off the Black Falcon Terminal in Boston's Seaport District, State Police said. The bodies were recover...
The new doctor in Trump's pandemic response briefings: one who agrees with him
ABC News - 15 Aug 2020 00:44
Who is Dr. Scott Atlas? Trump's new coronavirus adviser. President Donald Trump introduced Atlas as a coronavirus adviser on Monday.
Georgia police try to break up near-violent Stone Mountain protests
New York Post - 15 Aug 2020 20:19
Heated and close to violent confrontations between armed right-wing militia members and black-masked counter-demonstrators were captured on video Saturday at Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial in Georgia. Rows of neatly...
Evacuations remain in place as Lake Fire in California grows to 17,000 acres
CBSNews - 15 Aug 2020 15:54
Some parts of the Angeles National Forest have not burned since the 1960s, leaving decades of brush ready to ignite.
Trump Ads Attack Biden Through Deceptive Editing and Hyperbole
The New York Times - 15 Aug 2020 15:43
We reviewed all of the Trump campaign's television ads since June. Two-thirds contained clearly misleading claims or videos.
COVID-19 Has 'Taken A Political Tone Like Nothing I've Ever Seen,' Warns Anthony Fauci
The Huffington Post - 15 Aug 2020 04:17
The doctor is stunned by the divisiveness as the U.S. should be "pulling in the same direction" the pandemic. "We are certainly not where I hoped we would be."
Postal Service inspector general investigates changes at post offices
CBSNews - 15 Aug 2020 15:18
Recent changes have resulted in delays and concerns about delivery of election mail.
UK infrastructure inadequate for climate emergency, experts warn
The Guardian - 15 Aug 2020 09:00
British building stock is ill-suited to modern heatwaves, infrastructure experts say Government advisers and leading infrastructure experts have said ministers must do much more to protect the UK's infrastructure from ex...