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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.
Antifa rioters storm through Seattle in night of mayhem while police do nothing
New York Post - 15 Aug 2020 22:50
Roving gangs of Antifa rioters spent Friday evening rampaging through the streets of Seattle -- with police often nowhere to be found, video and eyewitness accounts show. Video shared by journalist Andy Ngo shows mobs of...
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...
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.
Coronavirus Chased Off Tourists---Locals Don't Want Them Ever Flocking Back
Wall Street Journal - 15 Aug 2020 11:30
The bustle of visitors has disappeared from places such as Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto--only to be replaced by dissension over whether they should ever be welcomed back.
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...
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."
British tourists scramble home after UK adds France to quarantine list
New York Post - 15 Aug 2020 16:15
Hundreds of thousands of British tourists scrambled to return home after the British government imposed a surprise quarantine deadline amid a spike of coronavirus cases in France. The British government made the decision...
Number of children infected with COVID-19 is on the rise, CDC says
New York Post - 15 Aug 2020 15:14
The number of children infected with the coronavirus is on the rise, according to alarming new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Kids now comprise more than 7% of all COVID-19 cases in the coun...
Wild boar that stole nudist's laptop could meet its demise
New York Post - 15 Aug 2020 14:54
Pigs and people don’t mix -- at least not wild boars hanging out in Berlin’s bucolic Grunewald forest. A spunky sow who made off with a nudist’s laptop could face an early demise because the locals are getting scar...
'The Fish Rots From the Head': How a Salmon Crisis Stoked Russian Protests
The New York Times - 15 Aug 2020 11:00
Plentiful salmon used to be one of the few perks for residents of Russia's Far East. Then the fish vanished, and many local residents blamed President Putin.
A 12-year-old girl was caught on camera gambling at an Australian casino
CNN - 15 Aug 2020 06:21
A 12-year-old girl was among three minors caught gambling at a casino in Sydney, Australia, regulators said Saturday.
'Noise Demonstration' Held Outside Home Of U.S. Postmaster General
The Huffington Post - 15 Aug 2020 20:34
Protesters gathered outside the home of Louis DeJoy to demand he stop trying to dismantle the U.S. Postal Service.
Faulty election mailers create confusion
CNN - 15 Aug 2020 16:05
Mailers meant to help voters with the absentee voting process amid the ongoing pandemic are instead sowing confusion for voters and leading some officials to levy allegations of attempted voter suppression ahead of the N...
Belarus braces for fresh protests as pressure grows on Lukashenko
Al Jazeera English - 15 Aug 2020 13:06
Opposition leaders call for weekend of protests; prime ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania call for new polls.
Japan's Abe, on WW2 anniversary, vows not to repeat war, sends offering
Eyewitness News - 15 Aug 2020 09:06
Abe, who did not echo Naruhito's reference to remorse, sent a ritual offering to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine for war dead. But he avoided a personal visit that would anger China and South Korea.