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Putin critic Navalny remains critical after German transfer

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Prominent Russian anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny, who has been in a coma since Thursday, remains in a "very critical" if stable condition since arriving in Germany for medical treatment after his suspected poisoning, according to an ally who helped organize his transfer.

"The good news is that he arrived in Berlin in a stable ...Read more

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Total COVID-19 cases in Florida near 600,000 as state adds 4,311 new cases, 106 deaths

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MIAMI - Saturday brought some further dips in COVID-19 cases across South Florida's four counties - and statewide.

Florida's Department of Health announced 4,311 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 - a drop of 373 compared to Friday's 4,684 - bringing the state's known total to 597,597.

Florida's Department of Health on Friday announced 106...Read more

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Trump pressures the FDA, claiming 'deep state' slowing COVID-19 vaccine

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For most of President Donald Trump's administration, science-driven health agencies have faced less of the criticism and mistrust aimed at the spy agencies, the Justice Department and other parts of the federal government.

But with Trump's political future hinging on his response to the COVID-19 pandemic and his promise to bring forth a vaccine...Read more

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There's an echo of 1989 hanging over Belarus

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Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko visited one of the nation's big state-owned factories in the capital Minsk this week, aiming to show he still had support despite nationwide calls for his resignation. He'd have done well to remember Nicolae Ceausescu.

The decision of the last Communist leader of Romania to counter a budding revolution by ...Read more

A 'disorganized' Tropical Storm Laura tracks away from Florida. Marco gains strength

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MIAMI - The Florida Keys could feel stormy conditions from Tropical Storm Laura on Monday, but mainland Florida appears to be clear of the storm's track, forecasters said Saturday, as the "disorganized" Laura is forecast to track away from the state after it passes by Puerto Rico, Hispaniola and Cuba.

Tropical Storm watches may be required for ...Read more

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Trump's Iran move at UN amplifies 'America First' snub of allies

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The U.S. move to "snap back" UN nuclear sanctions on Iran involves legal arcana unlikely to be resolved quickly. What's clear, however, is that the Trump administration took an approach certain to inflict damage on Iran and relations with America's allies.

For critics and supporters alike, the disputed U.S. effort to force the restoration of ...Read more

South Florida's beaches still set to open for Labor Day as hotels lower their prices

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Unlike past holidays during this pandemic, the upcoming Labor Day weekend will offer South Floridians more choices for outings.

The latest state figures show COVID-19 has eased its grip on Florida. As a result, local governments are leaning toward leaving South Florida's beaches open, and hotels are offering deals for a ...Read more

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Coronavirus overshadows Trump's legacy in office

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WASHINGTON - Four years ago, when Donald Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination in a Cleveland basketball arena, he painted a dark portrait of a nation in crisis. "I alone can fix it," he vowed.

In April this year, as a deadly contagion scythed the land and millions lost their jobs, Trump deflected all blame for his ...Read more

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Notre Dame's class suspension may be a cautionary tale for other campuses trying to reopen

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CHICAGO - Hours before the University of Notre Dame suspended in-person classes to quell a growing COVID-19 outbreak among students, Clay Goldman walked into a campus testing center that didn't have enough chairs for everyone awaiting results.

Goldman, a first-year law student, went to the center inside Notre Dame's famed football stadium ...Read more

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California's data failures stymie efforts to curb virus

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The failure of California's infectious disease monitoring system for a stretch of at least 20 days in July and August triggered potentially deadly fallout that continues to reverberate across the state.

The fallout has been most severe in heavily populated counties, which rely primarily on a statewide electronic information system to guide ...Read more

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Firefighters 'running on fumes,' begging for equipment, manpower amid firestorms

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BEN LOMOND, Calif. - Wildfires ravaged and menaced communities from Napa's wine country to the coast above Santa Cruz on Friday, forcing California officials to make tough choices on which ones to fight as the state braced for a weekend that could include more lightning strikes.

In some places, officials said they were being turned down for ...Read more

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'Do not worry about any firefighting': Bay Area fire crews fight to rescue people as fires spread unchecked

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VACAVILLE, Calif. - Flames were chewing through a log cabin on Cherry Glen Road when Vallejo firefighter Wally Trujillo arrived. The Engine 27 crew had responded to calls to help beat back a fast-moving blaze sweeping over Mount Vaca from Napa.

It was just before midnight on Wednesday, and the LNU Lightning Complex fires had jumped Pleasants ...Read more

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Trump ordered to pay lingering legal fees to Stormy Daniels

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NEW YORK - Lawyers representing porn star Stormy Daniels posted a court ruling online indicating that President Donald Trump has been ordered to pay $43,000 in legal fees to their client, who has claimed in great detail that she had an affair with Trump in 2006 after his son Barron was born.

"Yep, another win!" Daniels tweeted in response to ...Read more

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Habitats for endangered green sea turtles will be federally protected in Florida

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MIAMI - Endangered green sea turtles will have some of their nesting beaches in Florida protected by federal agencies under a new legal agreement with conservation groups.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service must designate protected critical habitats for green sea turtles by June 30, 2023, the Center for ...Read more

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National Enquirer mogul and Trump ally David Pecker steps down

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American Media LLC's David Pecker, the executive who oversaw the National Enquirer tabloid and was an ally to President Donald Trump during the last election, will step down as head of the company as part of a merger deal.

American Media will be combined with Accelerate360 LLC, a logistics company, and be renamed A360 Media, according to a ...Read more

Ex-Green Beret charged with spying for Russia for decades

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WASHINGTON - A former Special Forces soldier was arrested and accused of conspiring with the Russian intelligence services and leaking classified national defense information in a decades-long spying operation.

U.S. prosecutors in Virginia said on Friday that Peter Rafael Dzibinski Debbins, an ex-Green Beret, turned over information to Russian ...Read more

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Postal Service board creates panel to oversee mail-in voting

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WASHINGTON - The governing board of the U.S. Postal Service, under intense scrutiny over its ability to handle a surge of mail-in voting in the November elections, is creating a panel to oversee the process.

The board acted amid a furor raised by Democrats about impact on voting of cutbacks at the agency and President Donald Trump's repeated ...Read more

Once in a lifetime: Two hurricanes, same time, same place

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ORLANDO, Fla. - As if the 2020 hurricane season needed another reason to be remembered, meteorologists are now predicting two hurricanes may hit near the same location at about the same time.

The phenomenon is one that has never been recorded before, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

On Friday, the National ...Read more

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Texts to a 'positive' DeWine: 'How did that mask work for you?' … 'What a hypocrite!!!!'

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COLUMBUS, Ohio - "So you tested positive for COVID-19?!?! What a hypocrite!!!!"

"Hey heard you are sick. How did that mask work for you?"

"Let it run through the population, develop herd immunity and move on."

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine apparently doesn't shy from sharing his cellphone number with people who might turn out to be coronavirus ...Read more

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Sturgis rally linked to 15 Minnesota COVID-19 cases, including 1 hospitalization

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MINNEAPOLIS - State health officials say 15 Minnesotans who attended the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally this month have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, including one state resident hospitalized with COVID-19.

The Minnesota Department of Health received the first case report on Thursday and 14 more case reports on Friday, said Kris ...Read more