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Sen. Kamala Harris gets a look at California wildfire damage
The Democrat said "ideology should not kick in" when responding to wildfires and the climate crisis, a veiled criticism of President Donald Trump, though she did not say his name.
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Louisville to pay $12M to Breonna Taylor's family
Taylor's death sparked months of protests in Louisville and calls nationwide for the officers to be criminally charged.
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Israel, UAE and Bahrain set to sign historic deal
President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister and two Gulf Arab nations foreign ministers to the White House to sign a historic diplomatic deal.
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Gov. Tim Walz sends Minnesota firefighters to Oregon to help fight wildfires
Oregon needs 10 crews. Minnesota will send two.
Business
EPA rejects quota reductions in victory for corn farmers, ethanol producers
Agency denied Big Oil requests for 2011-18 that allowed lower biofuels production.
Local
More than 70 Minnesotans deployed to assist Western wildfires
Firefighters, support crew members and Red Cross volunteers are working in several areas devastated by raging wildfires.
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Governor: Dozens missing in Oregon wildfires
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown says the missing come from blazes in southern Oregon near Medford and the northern part of the state near the state capital of Salem.
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Soldier gets Medal of Honor for saving 70 captives
Sgt. Maj. Thomas "Patrick" Payne was honored for his role in a 2015 rescue mission.
Business
Medical device trade association says U.S. companies can meet COVID needs
The statement by the AdvaMed CEO came as the FDA published a list of items in short supply.
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Remembering 9/11
Sights and sounds of this day in 2001, when America suffered the worst terrorist attack on its soil.
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Fires, evacuations and smoky air across West Coast
A Northern California wildfire that destroyed a foothill hamlet has become the state's deadliest blaze of the year as deadly wildfires in northwest Oregon were growing,
Nation
Endangered baby gorilla dies six days after birth
The cause remains undetermined, but zoo officials in New Orleans say the mother may not have produced enough milk.
Nation
Scarcity of key material squeezes N95 medical mask manufacturing
The Associated Press has found the Trump administration took months to sign contracts with companies that make the crucial component inside N95 masks: meltblown textile.
Local
UW-Madison moves to all-online classes as COVID case count rises
It's the most significant step by the University of Wisconsin to curb a virus caseload that has surpassed 1,000 infections in mere days.
Nation
Video shows massive flames, smoke plumes in Oregon
Deadly windblown wildfires raging across the Pacific Northwest destroyed hundreds of homes in Oregon, the governor said.
Nation
New theory asks: Could a mask be a crude 'vaccine'?
The unproven idea, described in a commentary published Tuesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, is inspired by the age-old concept.
Nation
Experts fear worse climate disasters in future
Freak natural disasters, most with what scientists say likely have some kind of climate change connection, seem to be everywhere.
Nation
Rochester, N.Y., police leader retires after Daniel Prude's death
Mayor Lovely Warren told city council members in an online briefing that she believes the entire command staff decided to retire.
Nation
Late summer snow blankets parts of South Dakota
Accumulations of 6 to 12 inches were forecast for higher elevations in the Black Hills.
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