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Month: August 2020

Rev. Jesse Jackson calls for swift indictment of officers in Jacob Blake shooting

Rev. Jesse Jackson calls for swift indictment of officers in Jacob Blake shooting

Scott Olson/Getty ImagesBy BILL HUTCHISON, ABC News (KENOSHA, Wis.) — National civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson is joining the family of Jacob Blake, a Black man shot multiple times in the back by a police officer, in calling for prosecutors to indict the officer and others involved in the […]

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Provo mayor vetoes mask mandate; override vote expected

Provo mayor vetoes mask mandate; override vote expected

PROVO, Utah (AP) — The mayor of Provo, Utah has rejected a proposed city ordinance mandating people wear facial coverings indoors and outdoors in public areas and at large gatherings during the pandemic. The Daily Herald reported that Mayor Michelle Kaufusi vetoed the mandate. She argued she didn’t think it […]

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Provo Municipal Council issues mask mandate; veto expected

Provo Municipal Council issues mask mandate; veto expected

PROVO, Utah (AP) — City officials in Utah have unanimously passed an ordinance in Provo mandating people wear facial coverings indoors and outdoors in public areas and at large gatherings during the pandemic. The Daily Herald reported that the Provo Municipal Council voted Tuesday during its second special public meeting […]

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Social media posts linked to alleged gunman at Wisconsin protests under investigation

Social media posts linked to alleged gunman at Wisconsin protests under investigation

Pornpak Khunatorn/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, JOSH MARGOLIN and JACK DATE, ABC News (KENOSHA, Wis.) — Authorities investigating social media accounts associated with the name of the alleged gunman in Kenosha, Wisconsin, have found references of support for President Donald Trump and a video that appears to show the poster at a […]

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Hurricane Laura updates: Dozens of Louisiana families didn’t evacuate, official says

Hurricane Laura updates: Dozens of Louisiana families didn’t evacuate, official says

ABC NewsBy WILLIAM MANSELL, DANIEL MANZO and MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Laura is barreling inland across the southeastern United States as a powerful tempest with an “unsurvivable storm surge” expected in some areas, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm made landfall near the Texas-Louisiana […]

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Six arrested as violent protest erupts in Minneapolis over false reports of fatal shooting involving police

Six arrested as violent protest erupts in Minneapolis over false reports of fatal shooting involving police

kali9/iStockBy BILL HUTCHINSON and WILLIAM MANSELL, ABC News (MINNEAPOLIS) — Violence erupted in Minneapolis overnight when protesters took to the streets, some looting and vandalizing businesses, after social media posts wrongly claimed officers fatally shot a Black man who police alleged died by suicide following his involvement in a homicide. […]

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Hurricane Laura updates: Storm weakens to Category 2, ‘unsurvivable’ storm surge expected

Hurricane Laura updates: Storm weakens to Category 2, ‘unsurvivable’ storm surge expected

ABC NewsBy WILLIAM MANSELL and DANIEL MANZO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Laura is hitting the Gulf Coast as a Category 2 hurricane with an “unsurvivable storm surge” expected in some areas, according to the National Hurricane Center. “Unsurvivable storm surge with large and destructive waves will cause catastrophic damage […]

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University of Notre Dame changes ‘battle plan’ after rise in COVID-19 cases

University of Notre Dame changes ‘battle plan’ after rise in COVID-19 cases

wellesenterprises/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (NOTRE DAME, Ind.) — Before arriving on campus at the University of Notre Dame earlier this month, nearly all undergraduate and graduate students took COVID-19 tests. More than 11,800 tests yielded 33 positive cases, for a positivity rate of 0.28%. By Aug. 18, eight days […]

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Sailor investigated for possibly starting fire on Navy ship USS Bonhomme Richard

Sailor investigated for possibly starting fire on Navy ship USS Bonhomme Richard

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Julio Rivera/ReleasedBy LUIS MARTINEZ and MARTHA RADDATZ, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — A U.S. Navy sailor is being questioned by investigators for possible arson after allegedly starting the massive fire on the USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego in July, according to […]

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Multiple states report COVID-19 cases linked to Sturgis rally

Multiple states report COVID-19 cases linked to Sturgis rally

Ovidiu Dugulan/iStockBy ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Health experts’ fears about the hundreds of thousands of bikers who descended on South Dakota for the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in the middle of a pandemic are coming true. Dozens of coronavirus cases in eight states are believed to be linked […]

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