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What's That on the Met's Roof Garden? A Big, Beautiful Wall
The New York Times - 27 Aug 2020 15:00
The artist Héctor Zamora's "Lattice Detour" is a monument to openness over enclosure, lightness over heaviness, transience over permanence. It's also fraught with political meanings.
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem says at RNC "our founding principles are under attack"
CBSNews - 27 Aug 2020 03:43
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem gave the first speech of the third night of the Republican National Convention, pushing the night's theme of "land of heroes." Watch her speech.
You're Beginning to Look Dull
The New York Times - 27 Aug 2020 11:00
How to get a healthy glow even if you've barely laid eyes on the sun all summer.
Shelters fill up fast as Hurricane Laura makes landfall near Texas-Louisiana border
CBSNews - 27 Aug 2020 16:01
Hurricane shelters are being pushed to capacity as thousands of people seek shelter from the onslaught of Hurricane Laura. Moreover, the need for social distancing measures due to the coronavirus pandemic means shelters ...
Coronavirus cases linked to Maine wedding reach jail, nursing home
New York Post - 27 Aug 2020 16:00
More coronavirus cases have been linked to a Maine wedding, officials said, detailing how the virus spread to a nursing home and a jail complex more than 200 miles away. According to a Wednesday update from Robert Long, ...
The biggest threat from Hurricane Laura
CBSNews - 27 Aug 2020 18:26
Major storms like Laura make up only 25% of landfalling hurricanes but cause 85% of the damage.
Hong Kong Denies Visa to Foreign Journalist in Another Blow to Press Freedom
Wall Street Journal - 27 Aug 2020 16:23
The journalist had lived in the city since 2015, and the visa was denied after he was hired to join an independent local news outlet.
Logger in 'Make Logging Great Again' hat thanks Trump for industry support at RNC
New York Post - 27 Aug 2020 03:49
He’s trying to make the “lumberjack look” hip again. Scott Dane, a logger and trucker from Wisconsin, threw his support behind President Trump in remarks at the 2020 Republican National Convention Wednesday. But it...
Ticks that carry Lyme disease are spreading fast
CBSNews - 27 Aug 2020 22:12
"Tick populations have exploded," researchers say - even in counties where they were never seen before
The Elite Needs to Give Up Its G.D.P. Fetish
The New York Times - 27 Aug 2020 22:25
"Material living standards" are not the same thing as "quality of life."
Police release video of suicide that sparked Minneapolis looting, riots
New York Post - 27 Aug 2020 15:56
Minneapolis police released surveillance video of a murder suspect committing suicide Wednesday — to dispel widespread rumors that cops killed the man. The false reports of a police-involved shooting sparked a violent ...
Mali's Ousted President Is Released From Detention by Coup Leaders
The New York Times - 27 Aug 2020 15:51
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta was allowed to return to his home in the capital by the military officers who forced him to resign as president.
Mike Pence accepts VP nomination, says Trump 'believes in America' at RNC
New York Post - 27 Aug 2020 04:53
Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday urged voters to reelect President Trump, hailing him as someone who “believes in America” at the 2020 Republican National Convention. Accepting his party’s vice presidential n...
Teen arrested after two shot dead in protest-hit US city of Kenosha
IBTimes - 27 Aug 2020 04:37
US President Donald Trump announced he was deploying federal law enforcement and national guard troops to Kenosha "to restore law and order."
NY Rep. Lee Zeldin lauds Trump's COVID-19 response at RNC
New York Post - 27 Aug 2020 04:20
Military veteran and Long Island Rep. Lee Zeldin touted President Trump as the candidate to lead America out of the coronavirus pandemic Wednesday night at the 2020 Republican National Convention -- citing all that he’...
U.S. Flood Strategy Shifts to 'Unavoidable' Relocation of Entire Neighborhoods
The New York Times - 27 Aug 2020 01:08
Using tax dollars to move whole communities out of flood zones, an idea long dismissed as radical, is swiftly becoming policy, marking a new and more disruptive phase of climate change.
In wake of shooting, Trump raised common concern about violent video games
CBSNews - 27 Aug 2020 22:44
"I'm hearing more and more people say the level of violence on video games is really shaping young people's thoughts," President Trump said at the White House
Social media posts linked to alleged gunman under investigation, officials say
ABC News - 27 Aug 2020 16:17
Authorities investigating social media associated with the name of the alleged gunman in Kenosha, Wisconsin, have found references of support for President Donald Trump.
Wisconsin protests shooting suspect is former member of youth police cadet program
CNN - 27 Aug 2020 13:50
• Officer who shot Jacob Blake has been with the department for 7 years • Boycott of NBA game sparks US sports stars to say enough is enough • Naomi Osaka pulls out of tournament over Blake shooting
Trump campaign adviser on response to coronavirus pandemic, Jacob Blake shooting
CBSNews - 27 Aug 2020 16:02
Few speakers at the Republican National Convention have acknowledged the toll of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S., which has claimed more than 179,000 lives. Steve Cortes, a senior adviser for the Trump campaign, joi...
Ted Cruz wasn't invited to speak at Republican National Convention
New York Post - 27 Aug 2020 15:54
Sen. Ted Cruz delivered one of the most talked about speeches at the 2016 Republican National Convention. This time around, he tells the New York Times, he wasn’t invited. “They didn’t ask me to participate. So, I�...
White woman slapped black child, used racial slur at Florida park: cops
New York Post - 27 Aug 2020 15:46
A white woman in Florida slapped an 11-year-old black child in the face and called him a racial slur when he crashed into her from behind on a go-kart track, police said.