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Live Isaias Updates: Tracking the Storm as it Charges North August 4, 2020
At least two people were killed after a tornado touched down in Bertie County, N.C., and caused significant damage to a neighborhood there.
Distrust of the Minneapolis Police, and Also the Effort to Defund Them August 4, 2020
Residents on Minneapolis’s North Side, which has a majority Black population, have mixed opinions on the City Council’s effort to significantly reduce the police force.
A Historic Supreme Court Ruling Upends Courts in Oklahoma August 4, 2020
Local prosecutors are referring criminal cases to the federal and tribal courts, which are now flooded with new cases.
Schools Debate Closing as Students and Staff Test Positive August 4, 2020
As schools in the South and the Midwest reopen this week, officials must decide what steps to take as staff members and students test positive.
‘Like a Horror Movie’: A Small Border Hospital Battles the Coronavirus August 4, 2020
The hospital in Starr County, Texas, had no I.C.U. at all, and only one doctor on duty for each shift. Then the coronavirus began surging through the Rio Grande Valley.
After Census Bureau Announces Early End to Its Count, Fears of a Skewed Tally Rise August 4, 2020
With 60 million households still uncounted, the bureau said it would wrap up the survey a month early. Critics called it a bald move to politicize the count in favor of Republicans.
Hurricane, Fire, Covid-19: Disasters Expose the Hard Reality of Climate Change August 4, 2020
Twin emergencies on two coasts this week — Hurricane Isaias and the Apple Fire — offer a preview of life in a warming world and the steady danger of overlapping disasters.
Trump Assesses John Lewis’s Legacy: ‘He Didn’t Come to My Inauguration’ August 4, 2020
President Trump was asked by an interviewer to reflect on the late congressman’s contributions to the civil rights movement. He talked up his own record instead.

The Guardian, UK

‘We’re fighting a ghost’: six months on, coronavirus victories remain fragile August 4, 2020
Governments are at a nebulous stage: past the initial shocks but still without a clear end in sight Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNobody is clapping any more. Six months since Covid-19 registered as an urgent threat, and one country after another spiralled into lockdown, the nightly outpourings of solidarity with essential worke […]
Coronavirus US: Biden tells Trump 'step up and do your job' over Covid-19 death toll – live August 4, 2020
Negotiations on bailout package stuck as parties disputeBiden: coronavirus is failing to ‘just disappear’Join us for an online event with Eric Holder to discuss voter suppression in the 2020 election, Thursday at 5pm ET. Register nowSign up to our First Thing newsletter 7.40pm BST Neil Young is suing Donald Trump’s campaign for alleged illegal usage of his m […]
UK coronavirus: 89 further deaths recorded as seven-day average nudges up — as it happened August 4, 2020
Total of 8,891 deaths in England and Wales in week to 24 July, reports ONS; researchers warn more testing needed ahead of schools reopeningBAME workers ‘disproportionately hit by coronavirus downturn’Local authority sets up own test-and-tracing schemeUp to 2,000 jobs to go at Pizza Express and Dixons CarphoneGlobal coronavirus live: latest updates 7.03pm BST […]
Beirut explosion: dead and wounded among 'hundreds of casualties', says Lebanon Red Cross – live updates August 4, 2020
Interior minister says ammonium nitrate likely caused at least one explosion amid reports hospitals too damaged to treat patientsFull report: huge explosion in BeirutBeirut explosion – in pictures 7.31pm BST Abby Sewell, a freelance journalist, says an overwhelmed hospital in east Beirut is treating people in the parking lot.Hospitals overwhelmed after Beiru […]
Coronavirus live news: Greece reports highest number of cases in weeks as Danish expert advises against lockdown easing August 4, 2020
UN says getting students safely back must be ‘top priority’; France says ‘situation is precarious’; record fines for isolation breaches in AustraliaGlobal report: France ‘could lose control of Covid-19 at any time’Trump flounders in interview over US death tollSix months on, victories remain fragileUK coronavirus live: latest updatesUS coronavirus live: late […]
Donald Trump flounders in interview over US Covid-19 death toll August 4, 2020
President again says he is doing ‘incredible job’ fighting pandemic and casts doubt on Jeffrey Epstein’s cause of deathCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDonald Trump visibly floundered in an interview when pressed on a range of issues, including the number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the US, his claims that mail-in voting is […]
Witness claims to have seen Prince Andrew at club with Virginia Giuffre August 4, 2020
Woman has come forward claiming she recalls seeing duke at Mayfair nightclub with GiuffreThe FBI has been passed information from a witness claiming to have seen the Duke of York at a nightclub with a woman who alleges the pair had sex when she was a teenager.The US lawyer Lisa Bloom, who is representing the victims of the royal’s former friend and convicted […]
Spain speculates over whereabouts of scandal-hit ex-king Juan Carlos August 4, 2020
Palace refuses to reveal former monarch’s location one day after he announced exile The whereabouts of Spain’s scandal-hit former king remained shrouded in mystery on Tuesday, one day after it was announced that Juan Carlos would be leaving the country in a bid to protect the crown from mounting scrutiny over his financial dealings. On Monday, Spain’s royal […]

The BBC

Beirut blast: Hundreds injured in explosion, Red Cross says August 4, 2020
The explosion has caused widespread damage, with hospitals struggling to treat all the casualties.
Spain puzzles over ex-King Juan Carlos's whereabouts August 4, 2020
Embattled ex-King Juan Carlos left weeks after he was linked to a probe into alleged corruption.
TikTok founder defends potential Microsoft sale August 4, 2020
President Donald Trump has threatened to bar the popular video-sharing social media firm from the US.
Tropical Storm Isaias lashes Carolinas, killing at least one August 4, 2020
The storm caused flooding and tornadoes resulting in at least one death in North Carolina.
Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa vows to 'flush out' opponents August 4, 2020
Emmerson Mnangagwa accuses the opposition of trying to destabilise the country.
Audi drops 'insensitive' girl with banana ad August 4, 2020
The German carmaker apologises for a tweeted car ad that sparked a furore.
'How I found out Pablo Escobar was my father' August 4, 2020
Phillip Witcomb speaks about his infamous father and how he grew up not knowing his true identity.
Belarus ruler Lukashenko says Russia lying over 'mercenaries' August 4, 2020
Days from a key election, President Alexander Lukashenko accuses Russia of a violent plot.

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