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They Said It: Leaders At The Virtual UN, In Their Own Words
Lots of leaders saying lots of things about lots of topics topics that matter to them, to their regions, to the world.
Bill To End Mandatory Jail Time For Assaults On Police Fails
Virginia lawmakers on Tuesday killed legislation that called for eliminating mandatory jail time for assaulting a police officer, a bill that drew heated opposition from Republicans who said it would send the wrong message at a time when law enforcement h...
As U.S. Surpasses 200,000 COVID-19 Deaths, Wisconsin Sounds Alarm Over Surges In Cases
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers on Tuesday declared a new public health emergency and extended a face mask mandate into November to fight a coronavirus flareup, as the number of people who have died across the United States since the pandemic began passed 2...
U.S. House Democratic Leaders Hope For Tuesday Vote On Bill To Avoid Shutdown
Democratic leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives said they hoped to have a vote later Tuesday on a stopgap government funding bill, after putting the legislation on hold earlier in the day while debating whether to include farm aid sought by Presid...
Wisconsin Sounds Alarm After Surge In COVID-19 Cases As Nation Surpasses 200,000 Deaths
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers declared a new public health emergency and extended a face coverings mandate into November to fight a flareup of coronavirus cases, as the United States surpassed the grim milestone of 200,000 COVID19 deaths on Tuesday.
Israeli Kibbutz Tweaks Its Name To Honor Ginsburg
An Israeli kibbutz has changed its name to honor the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in a weeklong tribute to the Jewish American judge.
Court, COVID, Race Are Topics For First Trump-Biden Debate
President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will face off on the Supreme Court, the coronavirus pandemic and race and violence in the nation's cities next week when they meet for their first presidential debate.
Trump Supreme Court Gains Steam As Romney Backs Election-year Senate Vote
President Donald Trump's push to widen the U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority received a boost on Tuesday as a longtime rival, Republican Senator Mitt Romney, said the Senate should move forward with a vote on his replacement for liberal Justice R...
State Auditor: UC Wrongly Admitted Well-connected Students
A California state audit has found that the University of California wrongly admitted at least 64 wealthy students over the past six years as favors to donors, family, and friends."
Trooper Who Faced Firing In Black Man's Death Dies In Crash
A Louisiana state trooper has died following a single-vehicle highway crash that happened just hours after he learned he would be fired for his role last year in the in-custody death of a Black man.
Kansas City Police ID 1-year-old Killed In Triple Shooting
Authorities have identified a child killed in a triple shooting in Kansas City as a 1yearold boy, making him the citys youngest homicide victim this year, police said.
China Sentences Xi Critic To 18 Years For Graft
China sentenced a former property executive who once called President Xi Jinping "a clown" to 18 years in prison for graft, a court said on Tuesday, in what some critics called an especially harsh sentence amid an ongoing clampdown on dissent.
South Africa's Rhino Poaching Drops During Virus Lockdown
South Africa's antiCOVID19 lockdown is credited with helping to achieve a dramatic drop in rhino killings, but as the country opens up experts warn of a possible resurgence of poaching of one of Earth's most endangered mammals.
Australian Rescuers Save 25 Of 270 Stranded Whales So Far
Around one third of an estimated 270 pilot whales that became stranded on Australias island state of Tasmania have died, with rescuers managing to return 25 to the sea in an ongoing operation, officials said Tuesday.
World Powers Set To Take The Stage, Virtually, At UN Debate
The U.N.s first virtual meeting of world leaders was set to start Tuesday with prerecorded speeches from some of the planet's biggest powers, kept at home by the coronavirus pandemic that will likely be a dominant theme at their video gathering this year.
Third Parties Could Play A Lesser Role In 2020 Campaign
In close elections, it doesn't take much for thirdparty candidates to play an outsize role as Democrats learned the hard way in 2016.