upi--2020-09-04--Prolonged microgravity exposure doesn't cause loss of brain tissue, study says

Sept. 4 ( UPI ) -- Long-term space travel can have a variety of effects on the physiology of astronauts .
New research suggests prolonged exposure to microgravity does cause parts of the brain to reorganize itself , but does not trigger neurodegeneration , the loss of brain tissue .
For the new study , published Friday in the journal Science Advances , researchers imaged the brains of 11 male cosmonauts from Russia who spent an average of roughly six months in space .
Seven months later , the team followed up with a second round of imaging .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , diffusion MRI , operates by acquiring 153 brain scans for each session , rather than just one brain scan , '' lead researcher Steven Jillings , doctoral student at the University of Antwerp , told UPI in an email .
`` Each of these 153 scans have slightly different parameters . ''
By tweaking one parameter called the b value , scientists can effectively lower the signal on the MRI .
This signal decay , can help scientists identify different types of brain tissue , including gray matter , white matter and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allowed researchers to assess the effects of spaceflight on tissue microstructures in the brain .
Researchers calculated relative amounts of each of the three main brain tissue types in each voxel of the brain scans .
`` A voxel for MRI is like the pixel for a picture , '' Jillings said .
The analysis showed that while prolonged exposure to microgravity can alter the positioning of the brain and the distribution of tissue , brain tissue is not lost or destroyed .
The images confirmed what other studies have demonstrated -- that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ microgravity .
`` We started this study to investigate whether neuroplasticity occurs as a result of spaceflight , '' Jillings said .
`` Neuroplasticity is the ability of the brain to adapt to new situations and environments .
This is also exactly what we found , namely neuroplasticity in motor regions of the brain . ''
Scientists suspect the slight changes in the ratios of white and gray matter in different parts of the motor cortex are the result of astronauts learning to move around in a weightless environment .
Researchers also measure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surrounding the brain .
`` We saw a decrease over the top half of the brain and an increase along the base or lower half of the brain , '' Jillings said .
`` This is something that has been shown in previous studies as well and points toward a redistribution of the fluid within the skull as a result of weightlessness .
None of our findings are associated with cognitive function . ''
Researchers found that some , but not all , of the shifts in brain tissue ratios and cerebrospinal fluid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ months back on Earth .
In followup studies , scientists plan to investigate whether age , mission duration and previous experience in space influence structural changes in an astronaut 's brain .
`` Many open questions remain , because there have been so few studies looking at the effects of spaceflight on the brain , '' Jillings said .
`` Some of the most important ones are whether accumulative time in space -- either longer mission durations or multiple missions to space -- also causes accumulative effects . ''

The six-member Expedition 54 crew poses for a lighthearted crew portrait inside the Japanese Kibo laboratory module on the International Space Station in 2018. Photo by NASA/UPI | License Photo
Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Long-term space travel can have a variety of effects on the physiology of astronauts. New research suggests prolonged exposure to microgravity does cause parts of the brain to reorganize itself, but does not trigger neurodegeneration, the loss of brain tissue. For the new study, published Friday in the journal Science Advances, researchers imaged the brains of 11 male cosmonauts from Russia who spent an average of roughly six months in space. Seven months later, the team followed up with a second round of imaging. Advertisement
"This specific type of MRI we used, diffusion MRI, operates by acquiring 153 brain scans for each session, rather than just one brain scan," lead researcher Steven Jillings, doctoral student at the University of Antwerp, told UPI in an email. "Each of these 153 scans have slightly different parameters."
By tweaking one parameter called the b value, scientists can effectively lower the signal on the MRI. This signal decay, can help scientists identify different types of brain tissue, including gray matter, white matter and cerebrospinal fluid.
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This novel imaging technique allowed researchers to assess the effects of spaceflight on tissue microstructures in the brain. Researchers calculated relative amounts of each of the three main brain tissue types in each voxel of the brain scans.
"A voxel for MRI is like the pixel for a picture," Jillings said.
The analysis showed that while prolonged exposure to microgravity can alter the positioning of the brain and the distribution of tissue, brain tissue is not lost or destroyed.
The images confirmed what other studies have demonstrated -- that the brain reorganizes itself in response to microgravity.
"We started this study to investigate whether neuroplasticity occurs as a result of spaceflight," Jillings said. "Neuroplasticity is the ability of the brain to adapt to new situations and environments. This is also exactly what we found, namely neuroplasticity in motor regions of the brain."
Scientists suspect the slight changes in the ratios of white and gray matter in different parts of the motor cortex are the result of astronauts learning to move around in a weightless environment.
Researchers also measure changes in the amounts of cerebrospinal fluid surrounding the brain.
"We saw a decrease over the top half of the brain and an increase along the base or lower half of the brain," Jillings said. "This is something that has been shown in previous studies as well and points toward a redistribution of the fluid within the skull as a result of weightlessness. None of our findings are associated with cognitive function."
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Researchers found that some, but not all, of the shifts in brain tissue ratios and cerebrospinal fluid distribution had returned to normal after seven months back on Earth.
In followup studies, scientists plan to investigate whether age, mission duration and previous experience in space influence structural changes in an astronaut's brain.
"Many open questions remain, because there have been so few studies looking at the effects of spaceflight on the brain," Jillings said. "Some of the most important ones are whether accumulative time in space -- either longer mission durations or multiple missions to space -- also causes accumulative effects."


upi--2020-09-04--U.S., Australian forces conclude joint exercises

Sept. 4 ( UPI ) -- The U.S. Marine Corps and Air Force concluded a major training exercise with the Australian Defense Forces in August , the Marines announced on Friday .
The U.S. forces joined a combined task force in Australia 's Northern Territory , involving four B-1B Lancers , two B-2 Spirit stealth bombers , four F-15C Eagles and about 1,200 Marines for international interoperability exercises .
The Marine Rotational Force-Darwin , which has been involved in the annual training since 2012 , is now a `` highly capable force that provides significant opportunities to enhance interoperability with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statement by the Australian Defense Department statement said .
Marines practiced target location , confirmation and damage assessment , and used an RQ-21A unmanned aerial vehicle to conduct surveillance and reconnaissance of one target .
A simultaneous simulated strike was conducted with Australian Army forward air controllers in Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopters .
Air Force bombers provided air-to-ground low-pass coverage while U.S. Marines called in coordinated , rapid-air strikes , including live munitions dropped on targets in a demonstration of the B-2 Spirit 's precision strike capabilities .
`` It 's imperative that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work together , '' said Australian Army Sgt .
Aaron Costes , a JTAC [ joint terminal attack controller ] with the 102nd Coral Battery of the Royal Australian Artillery .
`` It 's such a feat that we can infill and have an aircraft come in from such long distances . ''
The B-1s arrived from Andersen Air Force Base , Guam , and the B-2s , deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri to Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean , flew about 4,000 miles to join the proceedings .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Japan , also flew to Darwin , Australia , to support the bomber presence .

U.S. Marines board a V22-Osprey tilt-rotor helicopter at the Mount Bundey Training Area in Australia's Northern Territories, in a joint U.S.-Australia exercise in August. Photo courtesy of Australian Defense Department
Sept. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. Marine Corps and Air Force concluded a major training exercise with the Australian Defense Forces in August, the Marines announced on Friday. The U.S. forces joined a combined task force in Australia's Northern Territory, involving four B-1B Lancers, two B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, four F-15C Eagles and about 1,200 Marines for international interoperability exercises. Advertisement
The Marine Rotational Force-Darwin, which has been involved in the annual training since 2012, is now a "highly capable force that provides significant opportunities to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defense Force," a statement by the Australian Defense Department statement said.
Marines practiced target location, confirmation and damage assessment, and used an RQ-21A unmanned aerial vehicle to conduct surveillance and reconnaissance of one target. A simultaneous simulated strike was conducted with Australian Army forward air controllers in Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopters.
Air Force bombers provided air-to-ground low-pass coverage while U.S. Marines called in coordinated, rapid-air strikes, including live munitions dropped on targets in a demonstration of the B-2 Spirit's precision strike capabilities.
"It's imperative that the U.S. Marine Corps and Australian Army work together," said Australian Army Sgt. Aaron Costes, a JTAC [joint terminal attack controller] with the 102nd Coral Battery of the Royal Australian Artillery. "It's such a feat that we can infill and have an aircraft come in from such long distances."
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The B-1s arrived from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and the B-2s, deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri to Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, flew about 4,000 miles to join the proceedings. KC-135 Stratotankers of the Kadena Air Base, Japan, also flew to Darwin, Australia, to support the bomber presence.


upi--2020-09-05--Coronavirus: India hits single-day high, surpasses 4M cases

Sept. 5 ( UPI ) -- India 's total COVID-19 infection tally surged past 4 million Saturday after the country reported a single-day record of 86,432 new cases .
It took less than two weeks for India 's case tally to increase from 3 million to 4 million cases , according to the Union Health Ministry , Press Trust of India reported .
The country has more than 69,000 deaths .
India is one of three countries that , combined , have more than half the world 's cases .
The United States and Brazil have had the largest outbreaks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Johns Hopkins University global tracker .
The United States has the highest number of cases worldwide at over 6.2 million and highest number of deaths at over 187,000 .
Brazil has the second-highest number of cases at over 4.09 million and second-highest number of deaths at over 125,000 .
In South Korea , public health officials have reported its lowest daily number of infections in three weeks .
The country confirmed 168 new cases , marking its lowest number since Aug. 15 , according to the country 's Centers for Disease Control and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ linked to Seoul 's Sarang-jeil church partially drove a surge in cases last month , along with another 510 cases linked to anti-government rallies held on Aug. 15 .
The government announced tighter COVID-19 restrictions on Aug. 28 , which took effect Sunday , including permitting only takeout services from franchise cafes and banning eat-in service between 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. at restaurants and bakeries .
Officials also closed gyms and indoor sports facilities .
South Korea has 21,010 cases and 333 deaths related to COVID-19 , according to the global tracker @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prime minister of the Cook Islands , Dr. Joseph Williams , who was in his 80s , died Friday night in Aukland City Hospital .
Doctors linked his death to COVID-19 .
Director-General of Health Dr. Ashley Bloomfield said that he was a well-known politician , physician and published author .
`` Dr. Williams was seen as a leading figure in the Cooks Islands medical community and he will be sadly missed , '' Bloomfield said .
`` Our thoughts are with his family and community at this time of loss and grief @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases and 24 deaths , the COVID-19 global tracker shows .
Worldwide , COVID-19 has infected over 26.6 million and killed over 875,000 .

A medical staff collects a swab sample from a woman during COVID-19 tests at slum area in Jammu, India. File Photo by Jaipal Singh/EPA-EFE
Sept. 5 (UPI) -- India's total COVID-19 infection tally surged past 4 million Saturday after the country reported a single-day record of 86,432 new cases. It took less than two weeks for India's case tally to increase from 3 million to 4 million cases, according to the Union Health Ministry, Press Trust of India reported. The country has more than 69,000 deaths. Advertisement
India is one of three countries that, combined, have more than half the world's cases. The United States and Brazil have had the largest outbreaks in the world, according to the Johns Hopkins University global tracker.
The United States has the highest number of cases worldwide at over 6.2 million and highest number of deaths at over 187,000. Brazil has the second-highest number of cases at over 4.09 million and second-highest number of deaths at over 125,000.
In Melbourne, Australia, police said they arrested 17 people and issued fines for another 160 after protests turned violent. Hundreds of people gathered at the city's Shrine of Remembrance to protest lockdowns in response to the pandemic.
One of the protesters arrested was accused of assaulting a police officer.
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"As a result of the protest, a police officer received lacerations to the head after being assaulted by an individual who was in attendance," Victoria Police said.
Australia has had more than 26,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 748 deaths as of Saturday.
In South Korea, public health officials have reported its lowest daily number of infections in three weeks.
The country confirmed 168 new cases, marking its lowest number since Aug. 15, according to the country's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A cluster of 1,156 cases linked to Seoul's Sarang-jeil church partially drove a surge in cases last month, along with another 510 cases linked to anti-government rallies held on Aug. 15.
The government announced tighter COVID-19 restrictions on Aug. 28, which took effect Sunday, including permitting only takeout services from franchise cafes and banning eat-in service between 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. at restaurants and bakeries. Officials also closed gyms and indoor sports facilities.
South Korea has 21,010 cases and 333 deaths related to COVID-19, according to the global tracker.
In New Zealand, the former prime minister of the Cook Islands, Dr. Joseph Williams, who was in his 80s, died Friday night in Aukland City Hospital. Doctors linked his death to COVID-19.
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Director-General of Health Dr. Ashley Bloomfield said that he was a well-known politician, physician and published author.
"Dr. Williams was seen as a leading figure in the Cooks Islands medical community and he will be sadly missed," Bloomfield said. "Our thoughts are with his family and community at this time of loss and grief."
New Zealand has reported 1,767 cases and 24 deaths, the COVID-19 global tracker shows.
Worldwide, COVID-19 has infected over 26.6 million and killed over 875,000.
World moves to reopen amid COVID-19 pandemic


upi--2020-09-05--Hurricane Laura: Louisiana reports new heat-related deaths; toll hits 28

Sept. 5 ( UPI ) -- Louisiana health officials have announced three new deaths related to last week 's Hurricane @ @ @ @ @ death toll from the storm to at least 28 .
The Louisiana Department of Health @ @ @ @ @ the new deaths were of men in their 40s who died from heat-related illnesses while @ @ @ @ @ .
The third , a 59-year-old man , died after being hit by a falling @ @ @ @ @ made landfall as a Category 4 storm early Aug. 27 in Cameron , La .
@ @ @ @ @ killed 23 people in the state -- nine from carbon monoxide poisoning after using a @ @ @ @ @ illness , five from falling trees or branches , one from drowning , one from @ @ @ @ @ one during storm cleanup .
Another five deaths in Texas have been blamed on the @ @ @ @ @ carbon monoxide poisoning .
Many people in the storm 's path turned to using the @ @ @ @ @ lost power .

Hurricane Laura cut power to hundreds of thousands of people in Texas and Louisiana, prompting the increased use of generators that killed 12 people. Photo by PO3 Paige Hause/U.S. Coast Guard/UPI | License Photo
Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Louisiana health officials have announced three new deaths related to last week's Hurricane Laura, bringing the overall death toll from the storm to at least 28. The Louisiana Department of Health on Friday said two of the new deaths were of men in their 40s who died from heat-related illnesses while cleaning debris after the storm. The third, a 59-year-old man, died after being hit by a falling tree branch. Advertisement
Hurricane Laura made landfall as a Category 4 storm early Aug. 27 in Cameron, La. Health officials said the storm killed 23 people in the state -- nine from carbon monoxide poisoning after using a generator, six from heat-related illness, five from falling trees or branches, one from drowning, one from falling off a roof and one during storm cleanup.
Another five deaths in Texas have been blamed on the storm from falling trees and carbon monoxide poisoning.
Many people in the storm's path turned to using the devices after hundreds of thousands lost power.


upi--2020-09-05--Anna Faris quits 'Mom' ahead of Season 8

Sept. 5 ( UPI ) -- Anna Faris has announced she is leaving Mom before Season 8 of the CBS sitcom starts filming .
`` The past seven years on Mom have been some of the most fulfilling and rewarding of my career , '' Faris said in a statement Friday .
`` I 'm so thankful to Chuck , the writers , and my amazing castmates for creating a truly wonderful work experience .
While my journey as Christy has come to an end , allowing me to pursue new opportunities , I 'll be watching next season and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The new season is scheduled to go into production on Sept. 14 in Los Angeles .
Until now , the show focused on a mother and daughter who reunite after years of substance abuse and bad decisions .
`` From the inception of Mom , Anna was the first and only choice for the role of Christy , '' WBTV , CBS and Chuck Lorre Productions said in a statement .
`` We are so proud of the stories we have been able to tell during Anna 's seven years with us .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and we thank her for her beautiful portrayal . ''

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Anna Faris has left her CBS sitcom "Mom" after seven seasons. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Anna Faris has announced she is leaving Mom before Season 8 of the CBS sitcom starts filming. "The past seven years on Mom have been some of the most fulfilling and rewarding of my career," Faris said in a statement Friday. Advertisement
"I'm so thankful to Chuck, the writers, and my amazing castmates for creating a truly wonderful work experience. While my journey as Christy has come to an end, allowing me to pursue new opportunities, I'll be watching next season and rooting for my TV family."
The new season is scheduled to go into production on Sept. 14 in Los Angeles.
Returning are stars Allison Janney, Mimi Kennedy, Jaime Pressly, Beth Hall, William Fichtner and Kristen Johnston.
Until now, the show focused on a mother and daughter who reunite after years of substance abuse and bad decisions.
"From the inception of Mom, Anna was the first and only choice for the role of Christy," WBTV, CBS and Chuck Lorre Productions said in a statement. "We are so proud of the stories we have been able to tell during Anna's seven years with us. We wish Anna all the best, and we thank her for her beautiful portrayal."


upi--2020-09-05--Powerful Typhoon Haishen closing in on Japan, South Korea

Sept. 4 ( UPI ) -- Typhoon Haishen is bearing down on Japan and South Korea , and the storm 's timing could n't be worse , as it comes right on the heels of Typhoon Maysak , which made landfall in South Korea early Thursday .
Haishen became the first super typhoon of the season in the western Pacific Ocean late this past week , according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center .
Despite losing some wind intensity and no longer holding that status , Haishen remains a powerful and dangerous typhoon as it nears land .
The Korean @ @ @ @ @ @ @ typhoon strike within a week 's time following Maysak and Typhoon Bavi , which made landfall in North Korea on Aug. 27 .
Residents still recovering from those two powerful storms will have little time to prepare for Haishen .
Tracking in an area of light wind shear and very warm ocean waters , Haishen surpassed Maysak as the strongest storm in the West Pacific so far this season .
The former super typhoon was packing 10-minute sustained winds of 115 mph as of Saturday afternoon .
This is equivalent to a Category @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Haishen could follow right behind Maysak and aim for southern Japan and the Korean Peninsula this weekend , bringing a second dose of tropical impacts , '' explained AccuWeather lead international meteorologist Jason Nicholls .
`` This has the potential to be particularly devastating for some parts of southern Japan and South Korea as two strong typhoons , both the equivalent of major hurricanes in the Atlantic , could strike in almost the same spot in less than a week , '' AccuWeather meteorologist Jake Sojda warned .
`` Any building @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minor damage from Maysak could then be taken out by Haishen .
There simply will not be enough time to repair and reinforce things , '' Sojda added .
Areas expected to be at the greatest risk from Haishen will be from the northern Ryukyu Islands and southern Kyushu in Japan into southern and eastern South Korea .
On Thursday , Japanese officials told residents to brace for impacts from the storm , urging many to evacuate their homes , reported the Japan Times .
`` People in affected areas should not hesitate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , even though they may be worried about becoming infected with the new coronavirus , '' the official said .
These areas could go through devastating impacts in terms of widespread power outages , flooding , mudslides and extensive wind damage .
Because of these anticipated impacts , Haishen is expected to be a 4 on the AccuWeather RealImpact Scale for Tropical Cyclones in Japan and a 4 in South Korea .
The RealImpact Scale is a six-point scale with ratings of less-than-1 and 1 to 5 .
In comparison to the Saffir-Simpson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by meteorologists for decades and classifies storms by wind speed only , the AccuWeather RealImpact Scale is based on a broad range of important factors .
The scale covers not only wind speed , but also flooding rain , storm surge and economic damage and loss .
This communicates a more comprehensive representation of the potential impact of a storm to lives and livelihoods .
Meteorologist Robert Speta , a Western Pacific weather expert , stated that Typhoon Haishen could rival Hurricane Laura , a storm that made landfall along the Louisiana coast @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the planet in 2020 .
Haishen is expected to be the equivalent strength to that of a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale while crossing southern Japan and a Category 3 equivalent typhoon when making landfall in South Korea .
Wind gusts in excess of 100 mph are expected in both of these areas .
An AccuWeather Local StormMax wind gust of 150 mph is possible and most likely across the northern Ryukyu Islands or the southern coast of Kyushu , dependent on the final track of Haishen .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ far this year , Haishen is forecast to become the fifth named tropical system to make landfall in South Korea in 2020 .
Should this happen , the five landfalls would break the record number of landfalls in the country in a single year .
According to Nicholls , Haishen would also be the fourth tropical system to impact the Korean Peninsula in the past 30 days .
Widespread heavy rain will also fall across southern Japan , the Korean Peninsula and northeastern China .
Rainfall from Haishen , in addition to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lead to significant and widespread flooding .
Many areas along the path of the storm are expected to receive 4 inches to 8 inches of rain .
An AccuWeather Local StormMax of 16 inches is possible across southern Japan .
Widespread flooding across North Korea and China could lead to significant agricultural impacts and crop loss .
North Korea is a country that relies heavily on agriculture , so the threat for widespread flooding may put a strain on the country 's food supply .

Typhoon Haishen is the strongest typhoon of the 2020 season. Photo courtesy of the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere
Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Typhoon Haishen, the season's first super typhoon, bore down on Japan and South Korea on Saturday. Haishen became the first super typhoon of the season in the western Pacific Ocean late this past week, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Despite losing some wind intensity and no longer holding that status, Haishen remains a powerful and dangerous typhoon as it nears land. Advertisement
The Korean Peninsula is bracing for its third significant typhoon strike within a week's time following Maysak and Typhoon Bavi, which made landfall in North Korea on Aug. 27. Residents still recovering from those two powerful storms will have little time to prepare for Haishen.
As of Saturday night, typhoon warnings were in place across the Ryukyu Islands and southwestern Kyushu as Haishen began to move over the region.
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Minamidaitojima, a small island in southern Japan, spent much of Saturday and Saturday night in the eye wall of Haishen and reported a wind gust of 115 mph.
As of Saturday evening, local time, thousands of residents are without power across mainland Japan ahead of the arrival of the main impacts from Haishen.
On Thursday, Japanese officials told residents to brace for impacts from the storm, urging many to evacuate their homes, reported the Japan Times.
"People in affected areas should not hesitate to evacuate their homes and find shelter, even though they may be worried about becoming infected with the new coronavirus," the official said.
Ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Haishen, the search and rescue mission for missing sailors in the East China Sea has been temporarily suspended. Dozens of sailors have been missing since the middle of last week after a cargo ship carrying cattle capsized in the rough surf from Typhoon Maysak.
Tracking in an area of light wind shear and very warm ocean waters, Haishen surpassed Maysak as the strongest storm in the West Pacific so far this season. The former super typhoon was packing 10-minute sustained winds of 115 mph as of Saturday afternoon. This is equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale.
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Haishen is following right behind Maysak, bringing a second dose of tropical impacts to southern Japan and the Korean Peninsula," explained AccuWeather Lead International Meteorologist Jason Nicholls.
"This has the potential to be particularly devastating for some parts of southern Japan and South Korea as two strong typhoons, both the equivalent of major hurricanes in the Atlantic, could strike in almost the same spot in less than a week," AccuWeather meteorologist Jake Sojda warned.
"Any building or infrastructure that is weakened or sustained minor damage from Maysak could then be taken out by Haishen. There simply will not be enough time to repair and reinforce things," Sojda added.
Areas expected to be at the greatest risk from Haishen will be from the northern Ryukyu Islands and southern Kyushu in Japan into southern and eastern South Korea.
On Thursday, Japanese officials told residents to brace for impacts from the storm, urging many to evacuate their homes, reported the Japan Times.
"People in affected areas should not hesitate to evacuate their homes and find shelter, even though they may be worried about becoming infected with the new coronavirus," the official said.
These areas could go through devastating impacts in terms of widespread power outages, flooding, mudslides and extensive wind damage.
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Haishen is expected to remain a powerful typhoon as it continues to cross southern Japan and eventually makes landfall in South Korea. Wind gusts in excess of 160 km/h (100 mph) are expected in both of these areas.
An AccuWeather Local StormMax wind gust of 150 mph is possible and most likely across the northern Ryukyu Islands or the southern coast of Kyushu, dependent on the final track of Haishen.
Widespread heavy rain will also fall across southern Japan, the Korean Peninsula and northeastern China. Rainfall from Haishen, in addition to the recent heavy rain from Maysak, could lead to significant and widespread flooding.
Many areas along the path of the storm are expected to receive 4 inches to 8 inches of rain. An AccuWeather Local StormMax of 16 inches is possible across southern Japan.
Coastal surge will exacerbate flooding across parts of Japan and South Korea. Busan, a port city along the southern coast of the Korean Peninsula, has been hit hard by flooding this year. If the track of Haishen wobbles farther west, strong onshore winds and heavy rain can once help floodwaters inundate the city.
Because of these anticipated impacts, Haishen is expected to be a 4 on the AccuWeather RealImpact™ Scale for Tropical Cyclones in Japan and a 4 in South Korea. The RealImpact™ Scale is a six-point scale with ratings of less-than-1 and 1 to 5.
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In comparison to the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale, which has been used by meteorologists for decades and classifies storms by wind speed only, the AccuWeather RealImpact™ Scale is based on a broad range of important factors. The scale covers not only wind speed, but also flooding rain, storm surge and economic damage and loss. This communicates a more comprehensive representation of the potential impact of a storm to lives and livelihoods.
Widespread flooding across North Korea and China could lead to significant agricultural impacts and crop loss as the storm eyes these regions into the beginning of the week.
North Korea is a country that relies heavily on agriculture, so the threat for widespread flooding may put a strain on the country's food supply.
The West Pacific tropical season was suspiciously quiet earlier this summer, but has turned active and even record breaking through August and the beginning of September.
Meteorologist Robert Speta, a Western Pacific weather expert, stated that Typhoon Haishen could rival Hurricane Laura, a storm that made landfall along the Louisiana coast in August, as the strongest storm on the planet in 2020 so far.
In addition to becoming the strongest typhoon so far this year, Haishen is forecast to become the fifth named tropical system to make landfall in South Korea in 2020. Should this happen, the five landfalls would break the record number of landfalls in the country in a single year.
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According to Nicholls, Haishen would also be the fourth tropical system to impact the Korean Peninsula in the past 30 days, with each system stronger than the last.


upi--2020-09-05--Taylor Swift's 'Folklore' tops the U.S. album chart for a 5th week

Sept. 5 ( UPI ) -- Taylor Swift 's Folklore is the No .
1 album in the United States @ @ @ @ @ week .
Coming in at No .
2 on the Billboard 200 chart dated Saturday @ @ @ @ @ For the Stars Aim For the Moon , followed by Juice WRLD 's Legends Never @ @ @ @ @ , the Hamilton cast album at No .
4 and Nas ' King 's Disease @ @ @ @ @ Rounding out the top tier are Lil Baby 's My Turn at No .
6 @ @ @ @ @ 4 Love at No .
7 , The Killers ' Imploding the Mirage at No @ @ @ @ @ Blame It On Baby at No .
9 and Post Malone 's Hollywood 's Bleeding @ @ @ @ @

Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Taylor Swift's Folklore is the No. 1 album in the United States for a fifth, consecutive week.
Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart dated Saturday is Pop Smoke's Shoot For the Stars Aim For the Moon, followed by Juice WRLD's Legends Never Die at No. 3, the Hamilton cast album at No. 4 and Nas' King's Disease at No. 5.


upi--2020-09-05--Some COVID-19 survivors may have permanent nerve damage

Placing a hospitalized COVID-19 patient in a face down position to ease breathing -- or `` proning '' -- has steadily gained traction as a pandemic lifesaver .
But a small new study warns that it may lead to permanent nerve damage .
The concern is based on the experience of 83 COVID-19 patients who were placed face down while attached to a ventilator .
Once they improved , all began post-COVID-19 rehabilitation at a single health care facility .
By that point , roughly 14 % had developed a `` peripheral nerve injury '' ( PNI ) involving one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the wrist , hand , foot or shoulder .
Despite that damage , study author Dr. Colin Franz said proning `` is a lifesaving intervention , and we think it is saving lives during the COVID pandemic . ''
And although placing patients face down has been known to cause skin pressure injuries in non-COVID-19 patients , he said nerve compression injuries are typically uncommon with regular repositioning and careful padding .
`` So we were very surprised to find 12 out of 83 patients with nerve injuries , '' said Franz , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine , in Chicago .
He characterized the nature of the nerve damage as so severe that affected patients were `` unlikely to fully recover . ''
The damage included loss of hand function , frozen shoulder and foot dragging that may lead to a need for a brace , cane or wheelchair .
`` Full recovery for nerve damage is estimated to occur in only about 10 % of patients under the best of circumstances , '' Franz explained .
`` And the recovery that does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 24 months . ''
In other words , the nerve damage might be the longest-lasting effect of COVID-19 for most of these patients , he suggested .
And if the risk seen among the study group is any indication , thousands of patients worldwide could have the same damage , Franz said .
Franz noted that some , but not all , of the patients had pre-existing conditions such as diabetes that made them more likely to have nerve injuries from compression .
Many of the patients were also old or obese .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ about COVID-19 infection itself makes nerves more vulnerable to damage .
Among the possible triggers : the increased inflammatory state brought on by SARS-CoV-2 , the virus that causes COVID-19 , as well as poor blood circulation and blood clotting .
Prone-triggered PNI may also result from `` the way patients are positioned and the weight it may put on certain nerves for prolonged periods of time , '' said Dr. Armeen Poor , an attending physician of pulmonary critical care medicine at Metropolitan Hospital Center in New York City , who reviewed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the pandemic , said Poor , `` many hospitals were proning more patients at a time than usual .
This excess strain on staff could have compromised the frequency of careful patient repositioning while prone , and potentially increased the risk of nerve injury . ''
Dr. Nicholas Caputo , an associate chief and attending emergency physician at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center , Bronx , N.Y. , also reviewed the findings .
He said it 's important to recognize that this study focused only on patients proned while on a ventilator @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been successfully deployed among non-ventilated patients , often in hopes of staving off ventilation .
Such `` self-proning '' patients are awake and `` instructed to change positions if they become uncomfortable . ''
In the intensive care unit , however , ventilated patients are generally proned for eight to 12 hours before being turned , Caputo said .
`` This puts much more pressure on certain areas of the body , and places the patients at risk for complications such as peripheral neuropathies , '' he added .
Hoping to reduce @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Franz 's team has been `` mapping '' regions most vulnerable to nerve damage .
That information could help doctors , nurses and physical therapists deploy modified positioning , extra padding and protection of vulnerable areas .
Wearable sensors could be used to `` measure and monitor [ the ] loading of nerves , '' he said .
`` In medicine we focus on 'ABCs ' -- airway , breathing and circulation -- when there is an emergency , '' Franz said .
`` Intubation and proning positioning fall within these categories and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first priority .
We do think these added measures will help prevent these nerve injuries , however . ''
The findings have not yet been peer-reviewed but were reported online recently in medRxiv in advance of publication in The British Journal of Anaesthesia .
Learn more about COVID-19 and proning at the University of Pennsylvania .

Placing a hospitalized COVID-19 patient in a face down position to ease breathing -- or "proning" -- has steadily gained traction as a pandemic lifesaver. But a small new study warns that it may lead to permanent nerve damage.
The concern is based on the experience of 83 COVID-19 patients who were placed face down while attached to a ventilator. Once they improved, all began post-COVID-19 rehabilitation at a single health care facility.
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By that point, roughly 14% had developed a "peripheral nerve injury" (PNI) involving one or more major joints, such as the wrist, hand, foot or shoulder.
Despite that damage, study author Dr. Colin Franz said proning "is a lifesaving intervention, and we think it is saving lives during the COVID pandemic."
And although placing patients face down has been known to cause skin pressure injuries in non-COVID-19 patients, he said nerve compression injuries are typically uncommon with regular repositioning and careful padding.
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"So we were very surprised to find 12 out of 83 patients with nerve injuries," said Franz, neurology director of the Regenerative Neurorehabilitation Laboratory at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, in Chicago.
He characterized the nature of the nerve damage as so severe that affected patients were "unlikely to fully recover."
The damage included loss of hand function, frozen shoulder and foot dragging that may lead to a need for a brace, cane or wheelchair. "Full recovery for nerve damage is estimated to occur in only about 10% of patients under the best of circumstances," Franz explained. "And the recovery that does take place will happen over 12 to 24 months."
In other words, the nerve damage might be the longest-lasting effect of COVID-19 for most of these patients, he suggested. And if the risk seen among the study group is any indication, thousands of patients worldwide could have the same damage, Franz said.
Franz noted that some, but not all, of the patients had pre-existing conditions such as diabetes that made them more likely to have nerve injuries from compression. Many of the patients were also old or obese.
But he and his colleagues suspect something about COVID-19 infection itself makes nerves more vulnerable to damage. Among the possible triggers: the increased inflammatory state brought on by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, as well as poor blood circulation and blood clotting.
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Prone-triggered PNI may also result from "the way patients are positioned and the weight it may put on certain nerves for prolonged periods of time," said Dr. Armeen Poor, an attending physician of pulmonary critical care medicine at Metropolitan Hospital Center in New York City, who reviewed the findings.
Another possible contributor: overworked hospital staff.
During the height of the pandemic, said Poor, "many hospitals were proning more patients at a time than usual. This excess strain on staff could have compromised the frequency of careful patient repositioning while prone, and potentially increased the risk of nerve injury."
Dr. Nicholas Caputo, an associate chief and attending emergency physician at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, N.Y., also reviewed the findings. He said it's important to recognize that this study focused only on patients proned while on a ventilator.
But, he noted, proning has been successfully deployed among non-ventilated patients, often in hopes of staving off ventilation. Such "self-proning" patients are awake and "instructed to change positions if they become uncomfortable."
In the intensive care unit, however, ventilated patients are generally proned for eight to 12 hours before being turned, Caputo said. "This puts much more pressure on certain areas of the body, and places the patients at risk for complications such as peripheral neuropathies," he added.
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Hoping to reduce prone-linked PNI risk among intubated patients, Franz's team has been "mapping" regions most vulnerable to nerve damage. That information could help doctors, nurses and physical therapists deploy modified positioning, extra padding and protection of vulnerable areas. Wearable sensors could be used to "measure and monitor [the] loading of nerves," he said.
"In medicine we focus on 'ABCs' -- airway, breathing and circulation -- when there is an emergency," Franz said. "Intubation and proning positioning fall within these categories and save lives. This is always the first priority. We do think these added measures will help prevent these nerve injuries, however."
The findings have not yet been peer-reviewed but were reported online recently in medRxiv in advance of publication in The British Journal of Anaesthesia.
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Learn more about COVID-19 and proning at the University of Pennsylvania.
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upi--2020-09-05--Famous birthdays for Sept. 5: Raquel Welch, Michael Keaton

Sept. 5 ( UPI ) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Virgo .

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Raquel Welch attends the premiere of "How to Be a Latin Lover" on August 26, 2017, at the ArcLight Cinerama Dome in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. The actor turns 80 on September 5. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Virgo. They include: Advertisement
-- French King Louis XIV in 1638
-- Outlaw Jesse James in 1847
-- Distiller Jack Daniel in 1846
-- Baseball Hall of Fame member Napoleon Lajoie in 1874
-- Marketing research engineer A.C. Nielsen in 1897
-- Comedian Bob Newhart in 1929 (age 91)
-- Singer/actor Carol Lawrence in 1932 (age 88)
-- Actor William Devane in 1939 (age 81)
-- Actor George Lazenby in 1939 (age 81)
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-- Civil rights activist Claudette Colvin in 1939 (age 81)
-- Actor Raquel Welch in 1940 (age 80)
-- Film director Werner Herzog in 1942 (age 78)
-- Singer Al Stewart in 1945 (age 75)
-- Singer Loudon Wainwright III in 1946 (age 74)
-- Singer Freddie Mercury in 1946
-- Actor Dennis Dugan in 1946 (age 74)
-- Cartoonist Cathy Guisewite in 1950 (age 70)
-- Actor Michael Keaton in 1951 (age 69)
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-- Rock musician Dweezil Zappa in 1969 (age 51)
-- Actor Rose McGowan in 1973 (age 47)
-- Actor Paddy Considine in 1973 (age 47)
-- Actor Carice Van Houten in 1976 (age 44)
-- Actor Kat Graham in 1989 (age 31)
-- Actor Emmy Raver-Lampman in 1988 (age 32)
-- Olympic gold medal-winning South Korean figure skater Kim Yuna in 1990 (age 30)


upi--2020-09-05--Tiz the Law could turn a Kentucky Derby to forget into one to remember

Sept. 5 ( UPI ) -- The 146th Kentucky Derby certainly is the strangest ever and , in many respects , one to forget .
But if the overwhelming favorite , Tiz the Law , runs to his notices early Saturday evening , he will make the race one to remember .
In a `` normal '' year , Derby Day is the biggest day of the year , not just for Churchill Downs , but for the city of Louisville and the entire Commonwealth of Kentucky .
Not 2020 .
First , the COVID-19 pandemic forced a four-months delay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ revelry normally surrounding the Run for the Roses .
Then track officials tried every which way to get approval to allow even a small fraction of the usual 150,000 fans to attend the race .
All those efforts came to naught .
A brand-new , specially built 20-stall starting gate was delivered early this year to eliminate the need for an awkward auxiliary gate .
But as contenders fell by the wayside , it became clear there would n't be 20 3-year-olds to put into the apparatus on race day , anyway .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ gelding named Finnick the Fierce -- withdrawn Friday because of veterinary concerns , even though his trainer said the horse is just fine .
Reports of planned demonstrations by Black Lives Matter activists concerned some owners and trainers .
And questions were raised even about the century-old tradition of playing of `` My Old Kentucky Home '' as the horses take the track for the Run for the Roses .
But for all that , the show must go on .
And as it does , the spotlight is firmly on Tiz the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Constitution .
He is owned by Sackatoga Stable , which campaigned Funny Cide to victory in the 2003 Derby and is trained by 82-year-old Barclay Tagg .
Tiz the Law has won six of his seven starts .
In his last outing , he was an easy winner in the Belmont Stakes .
A victory Saturday would position him to vie for the Triple Crown in next month 's Preakness Stakes at Pimlico .
Normally , the Triple Crown series starts with the Derby , progresses through the Preakness and ends with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Still , a Triple Crown is a Triple Crown , no matter how its jewels are arranged .
And a sweep of those races would set up Tiz the Law for a so-called `` Grand Slam '' if he could add the Breeders ' Cup Classic Nov. 7 at Keeneland .
Only American Pharoah in 2015 has swept those four races and he completed the task at Keeneland .
Tagg fretted early in Derby week as a rain-soaked track prevented him from giving Tiz the Law the kind of maintenance work he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and Friday morning 's gallop was more to the trainer 's liking .
`` He had a very nice gallop , '' Tagg said .
`` Right speed .
Everything was comfortable .
He pulled up nicely and came back nicely .
We 're all good . ''
Tiz the Law drew post position No .
17 -- a number that has never won the Derby .
Because the field is not full , Churchill Downs officials will leave the inside gate and the three outside gates open , so Tiz the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stall .
Despite the wide draw , Tagg said he hopes jockey Manny Franco can get Tiz the Law going quickly the first time down the backstretch .
`` I 'd like for us to be laying third all the way around until we get down for business , '' Tagg said .
`` I 'm very confident in our horse .
He 's a very nice colt .
I hope he wins it .
He 's a good horse .
Good horses do good things . ''
The second and third favorites @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A.P .
and Authentic , also visited the track early Friday .
Authentic 's trainer , Bob Baffert , is looking for a record-tying sixth Derby win and said jockey John Velazquez will have to keep busy on the colt , who almost blew a big lead in winning the Grade I Haskell at Monmouth Park in his last start .
`` He 's the kind of horse where he looks around , like , in the stretch , '' Baffert said of Authentic .
`` I told Johnny if we 're lucky @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's right there , you have to keep him busy because he does check things out . ''
Honor A.P.
, the Santa Anita Derby winner , was the first of the Derby contenders to take the track Friday , emerging about 5:15 a.m. , and trainer John Shirreffs said he was happy with his colt 's look .
But , he added , `` When you get to this level , they all look good . ''

Tiz the Law and jockey Manny Franco cross the finish line to win the Belmont Stakes on June 20 -- the first leg in this year's Triple Crown. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Sept. 5 (UPI) -- The 146th Kentucky Derby certainly is the strangest ever and, in many respects, one to forget. But if the overwhelming favorite, Tiz the Law, runs to his notices early Saturday evening, he will make the race one to remember. In a "normal" year, Derby Day is the biggest day of the year, not just for Churchill Downs, but for the city of Louisville and the entire Commonwealth of Kentucky. Not 2020. Advertisement
First, the COVID-19 pandemic forced a four-months delay and canceled most of the week-long civic revelry normally surrounding the Run for the Roses.
Then track officials tried every which way to get approval to allow even a small fraction of the usual 150,000 fans to attend the race. All those efforts came to naught.
A brand-new, specially built 20-stall starting gate was delivered early this year to eliminate the need for an awkward auxiliary gate. But as contenders fell by the wayside, it became clear there wouldn't be 20 3-year-olds to put into the apparatus on race day, anyway.
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The latest to defect was a one-eyed gelding named Finnick the Fierce -- withdrawn Friday because of veterinary concerns, even though his trainer said the horse is just fine.
Reports of planned demonstrations by Black Lives Matter activists concerned some owners and trainers. And questions were raised even about the century-old tradition of playing of "My Old Kentucky Home" as the horses take the track for the Run for the Roses.
But for all that, the show must go on. And as it does, the spotlight is firmly on Tiz the Law, a New York-bred colt by Constitution. He is owned by Sackatoga Stable, which campaigned Funny Cide to victory in the 2003 Derby and is trained by 82-year-old Barclay Tagg.
Tiz the Law has won six of his seven starts. In his last outing, he was an easy winner in the Belmont Stakes. A victory Saturday would position him to vie for the Triple Crown in next month's Preakness Stakes at Pimlico.
Normally, the Triple Crown series starts with the Derby, progresses through the Preakness and ends with the Belmont. Not in this pandemic-scrambled year.
Still, a Triple Crown is a Triple Crown, no matter how its jewels are arranged. And a sweep of those races would set up Tiz the Law for a so-called "Grand Slam" if he could add the Breeders' Cup Classic Nov. 7 at Keeneland.
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Only American Pharoah in 2015 has swept those four races and he completed the task at Keeneland.
Tagg fretted early in Derby week as a rain-soaked track prevented him from giving Tiz the Law the kind of maintenance work he wanted. The skies cleared by Thursday, and Friday morning's gallop was more to the trainer's liking.
"He had a very nice gallop," Tagg said. "Right speed. Everything was comfortable. He pulled up nicely and came back nicely. We're all good."
Tiz the Law drew post position No. 17 -- a number that has never won the Derby. Because the field is not full, Churchill Downs officials will leave the inside gate and the three outside gates open, so Tiz the Law actually will start from the 16th stall.
Despite the wide draw, Tagg said he hopes jockey Manny Franco can get Tiz the Law going quickly the first time down the backstretch.
"I'd like for us to be laying third all the way around until we get down for business," Tagg said. "I'm very confident in our horse. He's a very nice colt. I hope he wins it. He's a good horse. Good horses do good things."
The second and third favorites on the Derby morning line, Honor A.P. and Authentic, also visited the track early Friday.
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Authentic's trainer, Bob Baffert, is looking for a record-tying sixth Derby win and said jockey John Velazquez will have to keep busy on the colt, who almost blew a big lead in winning the Grade I Haskell at Monmouth Park in his last start.
"He's the kind of horse where he looks around, like, in the stretch," Baffert said of Authentic. "I told Johnny if we're lucky and we turn for home and he's right there, you have to keep him busy because he does check things out."
Honor A.P., the Santa Anita Derby winner, was the first of the Derby contenders to take the track Friday, emerging about 5:15 a.m., and trainer John Shirreffs said he was happy with his colt's look.
But, he added, "When you get to this level, they all look good."
Authentic wins Kentucky Derby in race without spectators


upi--2020-09-05--On This Day, Sept. 5: President Gerald Ford escapes assassination attempt unharmed

Sept. 5 ( UPI ) -- On this date in history : In 1774 , the first Continental Congress convened in secret in Philadelphia .
In 1836 , Sam Houston was elected president of Texas .
In 1877 , Oglala Sioux chief Crazy Horse was fatally bayoneted by a U.S. soldier after resisting confinement in a guardhouse at Fort Robinson , Neb .
A year earlier , Crazy Horse was among the Sioux leaders who defeated George Armstrong Custer 's Seventh Cavalry at the Battle of Little Bighorn in Montana Territory .
In 1882 , 10,000 workers marched in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York City .
In 1939 , President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a proclamation declaring U.S. neutrality in World War II .
The United States joined the war in 1941 after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor , Hawaii .
In 1972 , Palestinian militants invaded the Olympic Village outside Munich , West Germany , and killed 11 Israeli athletes and six other people .
In 1975 , Lynette `` Squeaky '' Fromme , a follower of mass murderer Charles Manson , failed in an attempt to shoot U.S. President Gerald Ford .
Fromme was paroled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In 1978 , President Jimmy Carter hosted Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin at Camp David , Md.
, for Middle East peace talks that laid the groundwork for a permanent peace agreement between Egypt and Israel after three decades of hostilities .
The summit resulted in the Camp David Accords , which earned Sadat and Begin the Nobel Peace Prize .
In 1995 , France conducted an underground nuclear test at the Mururoa Atoll in the South Pacific .
It was the first of several -- all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In 2006 , Katie Couric , longtime co-host of the NBC Today show , became the first solo female anchor on a major U.S. television network when she took over the CBS Evening News .
In 2007 , wealthy , record-setting U.S. adventurer-aviator Steve Fossett , 63 , vanished on a short flight in western Nevada .
He was declared dead five months later .
Among his many records , he was the first person to fly around the world solo in a balloon and first to fly around the globe solo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officials said Ahmed Abdi Godane , leader of the Somalia-based Islamic militant organization al-Shabab , was killed in a U.S. airstrike .
In 2012 , the United States had posted a $ 7 million reward for his arrest .
In 2018 , scientists announced the Loch Ness monster could actually be explained by the presence of giant eels in the famed Scottish lake .

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Secret Service agents rush President Gerald R. Ford toward the California State Capitol following an attempt on the president's life by Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme on September 5, 1975, in Sacramento, Calif. File Photo courtesy Gerald R. Ford Library
Sept. 5 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1774, the first Continental Congress convened in secret in Philadelphia. Advertisement
In 1836, Sam Houston was elected president of Texas.
In 1877, Oglala Sioux chief Crazy Horse was fatally bayoneted by a U.S. soldier after resisting confinement in a guardhouse at Fort Robinson, Neb. A year earlier, Crazy Horse was among the Sioux leaders who defeated George Armstrong Custer's Seventh Cavalry at the Battle of Little Bighorn in Montana Territory.
In 1882, 10,000 workers marched in the first Labor Day parade -- in New York City.
In 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a proclamation declaring U.S. neutrality in World War II. The United States joined the war in 1941 after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
In 1972, Palestinian militants invaded the Olympic Village outside Munich, West Germany, and killed 11 Israeli athletes and six other people.
In 1975, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, a follower of mass murderer Charles Manson, failed in an attempt to shoot U.S. President Gerald Ford. Fromme was paroled in 2009 after 34 years in prison.
Secret Service agents rush President Gerald R. Ford towards the California State Capitol following an attempt on the president's life by Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme -- a disciple of Charles Manson -- on September 5, 1975, in Sacramento, Calif. File Photo courtesy Gerald R. Ford Library
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In 1978, President Jimmy Carter hosted Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin at Camp David, Md., for Middle East peace talks that laid the groundwork for a permanent peace agreement between Egypt and Israel after three decades of hostilities. The summit resulted in the Camp David Accords, which earned Sadat and Begin the Nobel Peace Prize.
In 1995, France conducted an underground nuclear test at the Mururoa Atoll in the South Pacific. It was the first of several -- all of which were met by protests worldwide.
In 1997, Mother Teresa died at age 87.
In 2006, Katie Couric, longtime co-host of the NBC Today show, became the first solo female anchor on a major U.S. television network when she took over the CBS Evening News.
File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
In 2007, wealthy, record-setting U.S. adventurer-aviator Steve Fossett, 63, vanished on a short flight in western Nevada. He was declared dead five months later. Among his many records, he was the first person to fly around the world solo in a balloon and first to fly around the globe solo without refueling.
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In 2014, U.S. officials said Ahmed Abdi Godane, leader of the Somalia-based Islamic militant organization al-Shabab, was killed in a U.S. airstrike. In 2012, the United States had posted a $7 million reward for his arrest.
In 2018, scientists announced the Loch Ness monster could actually be explained by the presence of giant eels in the famed Scottish lake.


upi--2020-09-05--You could make money betting the Derby, even with an odds-on favorite

Sept. 5 ( UPI ) -- How can a $ 2 bettor make any money on the Kentucky Derby when Tiz the Law is likely to go to the post as a heavy odds-on favorite ?
It 's always fun to win but who wants a $ 3 -- or less -- return on a $ 2 win ticket ?
Big races like this should be hit for a lot more .
Well , there are a couple ways to look at it .
One would be to decide Tiz the Law really might not win .
That would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ available evidence .
`` It 's a little daunting being the 3-5 favorite in the Kentucky Derby , but I think he 's earned it , '' Jack Knowlton , head of the Sackatoga Stables ' ownership group , said Thursday morning on the Churchill Downs backstretch .
He 's right .
So let 's look for another approach .
Even if Tiz the Law wins by the length of the stretch , there could be a reasonable return on a trifecta or exacta ticket if a long shot ( or two ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being the Kentucky Derby , that 's not unlikely .
But where to look for those lucky long shots ?
Santa Anita Derby winner Honor A.P .
certainly won ' be a really long shot .
He 's the 5-1 second pick on the morning line .
But if he actually starts at that price and he 's the most likely to win if the favorite falters , let 's get him on the ticket !
Trainer Bob Baffert has two colts in the race as he seeks a record-tying sixth Derby win @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Authentic but , despite Baffert 's protestations , its debatable he will stay the 1 1/4 miles .
The other Baffert entry , Thousand Words , looks like he 's improving at the right time and will be a square price .
Ny Traffic is the colt who almost caught Authentic in the Haskell .
He has been moving in the right direction and might benefit from the additional distance .
He does n't win often , but has n't missed a top-three finish in any of his five starts this year .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1 trifecta box with Tiz the Law ( 17 ) , Honor A.P .
( 16 ) , Thousand Words ( 10 ) and Ny Traffic ( 15 ) .
That will cost $ 24 .
If Tiz the Law wins and Honor A.P .
is second , it wo n't pay much .
But there 's the potential for a decent payoff if some other combination finishes 1-2-3 .
Another thought : If Tiz the Law is a lock to win , how about a superfecta bet with him on top ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ win and six horses boxed underneath only costs $ 12 .
If some bombers finish second through fourth , kaching !
Well , a muted kaching !
It 's only a 10-cent wager .
For that , consider the aforementioned Authentic ( 18 ) , deep closer Enforceable ( 3 ) , who could pick up some pieces from a hot early pace , and Max Player ( 2 ) , who was third behind Tiz the Law in both the Belmont and the Travers .
The most important consideration here : Never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lose .

Honor A.P. could be a good horse to include on a trifecta or exacta ticket for the Kentucky Derby. Photo by John Sommers II/UPI | License Photo
Sept. 5 (UPI) -- How can a $2 bettor make any money on the Kentucky Derby when Tiz the Law is likely to go to the post as a heavy odds-on favorite? It's always fun to win but who wants a $3 -- or less -- return on a $2 win ticket? Big races like this should be hit for a lot more. Advertisement
Well, there are a couple ways to look at it. One would be to decide Tiz the Law really might not win. That would be a risky proposition, based on the available evidence.
"It's a little daunting being the 3-5 favorite in the Kentucky Derby, but I think he's earned it," Jack Knowlton, head of the Sackatoga Stables' ownership group, said Thursday morning on the Churchill Downs backstretch.
He's right. So let's look for another approach.
Even if Tiz the Law wins by the length of the stretch, there could be a reasonable return on a trifecta or exacta ticket if a long shot (or two) finishes in the top three. This being the Kentucky Derby, that's not unlikely.
But where to look for those lucky long shots?
Santa Anita Derby winner Honor A.P. certainly won' be a really long shot. He's the 5-1 second pick on the morning line. But if he actually starts at that price and he's the most likely to win if the favorite falters, let's get him on the ticket!
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Trainer Bob Baffert has two colts in the race as he seeks a record-tying sixth Derby win. The better-regarded of the two is Authentic but, despite Baffert's protestations, its debatable he will stay the 1 1/4 miles.
The other Baffert entry, Thousand Words, looks like he's improving at the right time and will be a square price.
Ny Traffic is the colt who almost caught Authentic in the Haskell. He has been moving in the right direction and might benefit from the additional distance. He doesn't win often, but hasn't missed a top-three finish in any of his five starts this year.
So, let's try a $1 trifecta box with Tiz the Law (17), Honor A.P. (16), Thousand Words (10) and Ny Traffic (15). That will cost $24. If Tiz the Law wins and Honor A.P. is second, it won't pay much. But there's the potential for a decent payoff if some other combination finishes 1-2-3.
Another thought: If Tiz the Law is a lock to win, how about a superfecta bet with him on top? A 10-cent superfecta with a single to win and six horses boxed underneath only costs $12. If some bombers finish second through fourth, kaching! Well, a muted kaching! It's only a 10-cent wager.
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For that, consider the aforementioned Authentic (18), deep closer Enforceable (3), who could pick up some pieces from a hot early pace, and Max Player (2), who was third behind Tiz the Law in both the Belmont and the Travers.
The most important consideration here: Never bet more than you're willing to lose.


upi--2020-09-05--People who don't believe in God may get better sleep, study says

Atheists and agnostics are much more likely to sleep like an angel than Catholics and Baptists , a new study finds .
It included more than 1,500 participants in the Baylor University Religion Survey who were asked about their religious affiliation , behaviors and beliefs , as well as their average nightly sleep time and difficulty getting to sleep .
While 73 % of atheists and agnostics said they got seven or more hours of nightly sleep , only 63 % of Catholics and only 55 % of Baptists said they got at least seven hours of sleep a night @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more hours of sleep a night is recommended by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine , or AASM , for good health .
Catholics and Baptists were also more likely to report having difficulty falling asleep than atheists and agnostics .
Study participants who said they slept seven or more hours per night were much more likely to believe that they would get into heaven , compared to those who got less sleep .
However , beliefs about getting into heaven were n't linked with difficulty falling asleep at night .
The researchers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more optimistic outlook and that in this study , that manifested as people believing they 'd get into heaven .
`` Mental health is increasingly discussed in church settings -- as it should be -- but sleep health is not discussed , '' said study author Kyla Fergason , a student at Baylor University in Waco , Texas .
`` Yet we know that sleep loss undercuts many human abilities that are considered to be core values of the church : being a positive member of a social community , expressing love and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and displaying integrity in moral reasoning and behavior , '' Fergason said in AASM news release .
`` Could getting better sleep help some people grow in their faith or become better Christians ?
We do n't know the answer to that question yet , but we do know that mental , physical and cognitive health are intertwined with sleep health in the general population , '' she noted .
The findings were recently published in an online supplement of the journal Sleep , and were presented last week at the virtual annual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The National Sleep Foundation has more on sleep .

Atheists and agnostics are much more likely to sleep like an angel than Catholics and Baptists, a new study finds.
It included more than 1,500 participants in the Baylor University Religion Survey who were asked about their religious affiliation, behaviors and beliefs, as well as their average nightly sleep time and difficulty getting to sleep.
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While 73% of atheists and agnostics said they got seven or more hours of nightly sleep, only 63% of Catholics and only 55% of Baptists said they got at least seven hours of sleep a night, preliminary data show.
Seven or more hours of sleep a night is recommended by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, or AASM, for good health.
Catholics and Baptists were also more likely to report having difficulty falling asleep than atheists and agnostics.
Study participants who said they slept seven or more hours per night were much more likely to believe that they would get into heaven, compared to those who got less sleep.
However, beliefs about getting into heaven weren't linked with difficulty falling asleep at night.
The researchers said that better sleep results in a more optimistic outlook and that in this study, that manifested as people believing they'd get into heaven.
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"Mental health is increasingly discussed in church settings -- as it should be -- but sleep health is not discussed," said study author Kyla Fergason, a student at Baylor University in Waco, Texas.
"Yet we know that sleep loss undercuts many human abilities that are considered to be core values of the church: being a positive member of a social community, expressing love and compassion rather than anger or judgment, and displaying integrity in moral reasoning and behavior," Fergason said in AASM news release.
"Could getting better sleep help some people grow in their faith or become better Christians? We don't know the answer to that question yet, but we do know that mental, physical and cognitive health are intertwined with sleep health in the general population," she noted.
The findings were recently published in an online supplement of the journal Sleep, and were presented last week at the virtual annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.
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upi--2020-09-04--U.S. Open tennis: Novak Djokovic, Naomi Osaka reach fourth round

Sept. 4 ( UPI ) -- Top-seeded Novak Djokovic remained perfect this year and advanced to the fourth round of the U.S. Open with a straight-sets win over Germany 's Jan-Lennard Struff on Friday in Queens , N.Y .
The Serbian beat Struff 6-3 , 6-3 , 6-1 in one hour and 43 minutes , holding serve throughout .
Struff managed only four break points and could n't convert .
Djokovic has earned victories in his last 29 matches and holds a 26-0 record this season .
The three-time U.S. Open champion plays No .
20 seed Pablo Carreno Busta @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 12th-seeded Denis Shapovalov rallied late in the fourth set to beat 19th-seeded American Taylor Fritz 3-6 , 6-3 , 4-6 , 7-6 ( 5 ) , 6-2 .
No .
5 seed Alexander Zverev also advanced to the fourth round with his win over 32nd-seeded Adrian Mannarino .
On the women 's side , No .
4 Naomi Osaka beat Marta Kostyuk 6-3 , 6-7 ( 4 ) , 6-2 by taking the final five games at Flushing Meadows .
Before and after her third-round match , Osaka wore a mask in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man who was fatally shot after being pursued by armed White men in Georgia .
For each match in the tournament , Osaka has worn a different mask in memory of a victim of racial injustice .
She previously honored Breonna Taylor in the first round and Elijah McClain in the second .
`` None of these deaths had to happen , '' Osaka said .
`` For me , I just want everyone to know the names more . ''
No .
17 seed and 2016 U.S. Open champion Angelique Kerber , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Yulia Putintseva and eight-seeded Petra Martic also advanced to the fourth round with victories Friday .

Novak Djokovic, a three-time U.S. Open champion, plays No. 20 seed Pablo Carreno Busta in the next round. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Novak Djokovic remained perfect this year and advanced to the fourth round of the U.S. Open with a straight-sets win over Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff on Friday in Queens, N.Y. The Serbian beat Struff 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 in one hour and 43 minutes, holding serve throughout. Struff managed only four break points and couldn't convert. Advertisement
Djokovic has earned victories in his last 29 matches and holds a 26-0 record this season. The three-time U.S. Open champion plays No. 20 seed Pablo Carreno Busta in the next round.
Earlier Friday, 12th-seeded Denis Shapovalov rallied late in the fourth set to beat 19th-seeded American Taylor Fritz 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2. No. 5 seed Alexander Zverev also advanced to the fourth round with his win over 32nd-seeded Adrian Mannarino.
On the women's side, No. 4 Naomi Osaka beat Marta Kostyuk 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-2 by taking the final five games at Flushing Meadows. Before and after her third-round match, Osaka wore a mask in honor of Ahmaud Arbery -- a Black man who was fatally shot after being pursued by armed White men in Georgia.
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For each match in the tournament, Osaka has worn a different mask in memory of a victim of racial injustice. She previously honored Breonna Taylor in the first round and Elijah McClain in the second.
"None of these deaths had to happen," Osaka said. "For me, I just want everyone to know the names more."
No. 17 seed and 2016 U.S. Open champion Angelique Kerber, sixth-seeded Petra Kvitova, No. 23 Yulia Putintseva and eight-seeded Petra Martic also advanced to the fourth round with victories Friday.


upi--2020-09-04--Miami Heat rally to take 3-0 series lead over Milwaukee Bucks

Sept. 4 ( UPI ) -- The Miami Heat used a big fourth quarter to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 115-100 on Friday night , putting the Eastern Conference 's No .
1 seed on the brink of elimination .
Jimmy Butler scored 30 points -- including 17 in the final frame -- to lead the Heat to their largest fourth-quarter playoff comeback in team history .
Miami outscored the Bucks 40-13 in the last quarter to take a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series .
The Heat trailed the Bucks by 12 points entering the last quarter .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the fourth quarter of Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs -- when Ray Allen sent the contest into overtime with a 3-pointer on the way to the Heat 's most recent championship .
`` No , I 'm not surprised , '' Butler said .
`` I think everybody else in the world might be , but not us here .
Not if you wear a Heat jersey , if you 're one of these coaches , if you 're part of this organization , if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been doing all year long , that does n't surprise us . ''
No team in NBA history has successfully rallied from a 3-0 deficit .
`` It can be us , '' Bucks superstar and reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo said .
`` It can definitely be us . ''
Heat big man Bam Adebayo recorded 20 points and 16 rebounds , and Jae Crowder had 17 points , five assists and four rebounds .
Goran Dragic scored 15 points and Tyler Herro added 13 off the bench .
Brook Lopez led @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shooting .
Antetokounmpo notched 21 points , 16 rebounds , nine assists and two blocks .
Bucks forward Khris Middleton had 18 points , seven assists and two steals .
George Hill chipped in 13 points and Donte DiVincenzo added 10 .
Game 4 of the best-of-seven series is set for Sunday .

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (L) celebrates after a dunk with teammate Jae Crowder (R) during the second half of Game 3 in their Eastern Conference semifinal series Friday night at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Fla. Photo by Erik S. Lesser/EPA-EFE
Sept. 4 (UPI) -- The Miami Heat used a big fourth quarter to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 115-100 on Friday night, putting the Eastern Conference's No. 1 seed on the brink of elimination. Jimmy Butler scored 30 points -- including 17 in the final frame -- to lead the Heat to their largest fourth-quarter playoff comeback in team history. Miami outscored the Bucks 40-13 in the last quarter to take a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series. Advertisement
The Heat trailed the Bucks by 12 points entering the last quarter. The comeback win topped their 10-point rally in the fourth quarter of Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs -- when Ray Allen sent the contest into overtime with a 3-pointer on the way to the Heat's most recent championship.
"No, I'm not surprised," Butler said. "I think everybody else in the world might be, but not us here. Not if you wear a Heat jersey, if you're one of these coaches, if you're part of this organization, if you've been seeing what we've been doing all year long, that doesn't surprise us."
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No team in NBA history has successfully rallied from a 3-0 deficit.
"It can be us," Bucks superstar and reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo said. "It can definitely be us."
Heat big man Bam Adebayo recorded 20 points and 16 rebounds, and Jae Crowder had 17 points, five assists and four rebounds. Goran Dragic scored 15 points and Tyler Herro added 13 off the bench.
Brook Lopez led the Bucks with 22 points on 8-of-17 shooting. Antetokounmpo notched 21 points, 16 rebounds, nine assists and two blocks.
Bucks forward Khris Middleton had 18 points, seven assists and two steals. George Hill chipped in 13 points and Donte DiVincenzo added 10.
Game 4 of the best-of-seven series is set for Sunday.


upi--2020-09-05--Kentucky Derby runs without spectators

Kentucky Derby runs without spectators

The 146th running of the Kentucky Derby , was held at Churchill Downs in Louisville , Ky. , on September @ @ @ @ @ event , traditionally held in May , was delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic and @ @ @ @ @ safety precaution .
Belmont Stakes winner Tiz the Law was favored to win , but @ @ @ @ @ finished second .
Here 's a look at the some of the scenes from the @ @

Jockey John Velazquez (L) celebrates with trainer Bob Baffert after their horse Authentic won the 146th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on Saturday. It was Baffert's sixth Derby win. Photo by John Sommers II/UPI


upi--2020-09-05--25-year-old soldier dies after collapsing during training exercise at Fort Hood

Sept. 5 ( UPI ) -- A 25-year-old soldier is dead after collapsing during a training exercise at Fort Hood in Texas , officials announced Friday .
According to a press release from the installation , 25-year-old Pvt .
Corlton L. Chee died Wednesday after collapsing during a training exercise last week .
Chee was from Pinehill , N.M. , and joined the Army in February 2020 as a tank crewman .
He had been assigned to 2nd Battalion , 12th Cavalry Regiment , 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team , 1st Cavalry Division since July 2020 .
His awards and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the Army Service Ribbon .
According to the Army , Chee collapsed during physical fitness training Aug. 28 and was transported to Baylor Scott and White Health in Temple , Texas , Aug. 30 .
Chee died at the hospital with family by his side .
The Army said an autopsy will be conducted by the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences in Dallas .
According to Fort Hood 's press release , the incident is under investigation .
`` Our team is devastated by the loss of Pvt .
Chee .
Corlton @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of life and potential . ''
said Lt. Col. Ron Sprang , commander of 2nd Bn .
12th Cav .
Regt .
`` Every loss effects every single person in this Battalion because we a family of warriors , but this is exceptionally heartbreaking .
The entire Thunderhorse team sends our condolences to his family members and friends .
Our thoughts and prayers are with them during this difficult time . ''
Chee was a member of the Navajo Nation , which has called for an investigation into his death .
`` We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths at Fort Hood , and if there is any malfeasance or negligence involved , the Navajo Nation calls on our national leaders to purse every available avenue to protect the lives of our Navajo warriors and those serving in the U.S. Armed Forces , '' Navajo Nation speaker Seth Damon said Friday .
Chee is one of several soldiers to die on or near Fort Hood this year .
Earlier this week a medical examiner released a report describing the death of 23 -- year-old Elder Fernandes , who had gone missing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In July investigators determined that human remains found near the installation were those of Spc .
Vanessa Guillen , who had been missing since April .
A suspect in Guillen 's death , Spc .
Aaron David Robinson , died by suicide when officers made contact with him .
And investigators now suspect foul play in the death of Pvt .
Gregory Wedel-Morales , who went missing last August but was found dead in June .
Guillen 's death prompted at least four investigations and sparked discussion about the installation 's culture , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ August that its rate of violent crime is the highest of any military installation in the country .
On the same day Fernandes ' autopsy report was released , the Army announced it had named a new acting senior commander at the installation and that it would conduct an in-depth investigation into the chain of command 's response to Guillen .
The Army had also hired a consulting team to conduct an independent review of the installation .
Fernandes had filed a sexual assault complaint , which was not substantiated , and Guillen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sexually harassed on the installation , but had not filed a formal complaint .

25-year-old Pvt. Corlton L. Chee died Wednesday after collapsing during a training exercise at Fort Hood last week, Army officials said. Photo courtesy of Fort Hood
Sept. 5 (UPI) -- A 25-year-old soldier is dead after collapsing during a training exercise at Fort Hood in Texas, officials announced Friday. According to a press release from the installation, 25-year-old Pvt. Corlton L. Chee died Wednesday after collapsing during a training exercise last week. Advertisement
Chee was from Pinehill, N.M., and joined the Army in February 2020 as a tank crewman. He had been assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division since July 2020.
His awards and decorations include the National Defense Service Medal and the Army Service Ribbon.
According to the Army, Chee collapsed during physical fitness training Aug. 28 and was transported to Baylor Scott and White Health in Temple, Texas, Aug. 30.
Chee died at the hospital with family by his side.
The Army said an autopsy will be conducted by the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences in Dallas.
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According to Fort Hood's press release, the incident is under investigation.
"Our team is devastated by the loss of Pvt. Chee. Corlton was an amazing Trooper and so full of life and potential." said Lt. Col. Ron Sprang, commander of 2nd Bn. 12th Cav. Regt. "Every loss effects every single person in this Battalion because we a family of warriors, but this is exceptionally heartbreaking. The entire Thunderhorse team sends our condolences to his family members and friends. Our thoughts and prayers are with them during this difficult time."
Chee was a member of the Navajo Nation, which has called for an investigation into his death.
"We are deeply disturbed by the string of deaths at Fort Hood, and if there is any malfeasance or negligence involved, the Navajo Nation calls on our national leaders to purse every available avenue to protect the lives of our Navajo warriors and those serving in the U.S. Armed Forces," Navajo Nation speaker Seth Damon said Friday.
Chee is one of several soldiers to die on or near Fort Hood this year.
Earlier this week a medical examiner released a report describing the death of 23--year-old Elder Fernandes, who had gone missing in mid-August, as a suicide.
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In July investigators determined that human remains found near the installation were those of Spc. Vanessa Guillen, who had been missing since April.
A suspect in Guillen's death, Spc. Aaron David Robinson, died by suicide when officers made contact with him.
And investigators now suspect foul play in the death of Pvt. Gregory Wedel-Morales, who went missing last August but was found dead in June.
Guillen's death prompted at least four investigations and sparked discussion about the installation's culture, with Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy saying in August that its rate of violent crime is the highest of any military installation in the country.
On the same day Fernandes' autopsy report was released, the Army announced it had named a new acting senior commander at the installation and that it would conduct an in-depth investigation into the chain of command's response to Guillen.
The Army had also hired a consulting team to conduct an independent review of the installation.
Fernandes had filed a sexual assault complaint, which was not substantiated, and Guillen had told family members she was being sexually harassed on the installation, but had not filed a formal complaint.


upi--2020-09-05--Authentic wins Kentucky Derby, favorite Tiz the Law second

Sept. 5 ( UPI ) -- Authentic held on through deep stretch Saturday to upset heavy favorite Tiz the Law and win the 146th running of the Kentucky Derby , ending a year-long roller coaster ride for his trainer , Bob Baffert .
The outcome also ended hopes that Tiz the Law , winner of the Belmont Stakes and the Travers Stakes in his last two races , could go on to win a Triple Crown .
The events surrounding the race were as strange as the year itself .
Baffert won the Derby for the sixth time , tying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ although it appeared through much of the year he would be doing well just to get a horse into the race .
One by one , his top hopes , including the winners of both divisions of the Arkansas Derby , succumbed to injuries .
With the Derby pushed back four months from its usual first Saturday in May , Tiz the Law was rolling from race to race , dominating all competition , while Baffert was left with Santa Anita Derby runner-up Authentic and Shared Belief Stakes winner Thousand Words .
Then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Saturday 's 7:01 p.m. EDT post time as Thousand Words was startled in the paddock , reared and flipped .
He did not appear to be seriously injured but was scratched on veterinarians ' orders .
Baffert said his key assistant , Jimmy Barnes , broke his hand trying to restrain the colt .
In true `` all 's well that ends well '' fashion , Authentic then made things right on the track .
With John Velazquez riding , he broke a bit awkwardly from the outside gate , starting behind Tiz @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the field passed the finish line for the first time , he was on a lead he would never surrender .
Jockey Manny Franco got Tiz the Law a nice spot behind the leading trio , made a move into the top of the stretch to challenge Authentic , but then could find no more .
He settled for second , 1 1/4 lengths behind the winner .
Mr. Big News , an extreme long shot , was third with a late run .
Santa Anita Derby winner Honor A.P.
, who finished @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Belief at Del Mar , finished fourth after a rough start .
`` It was crazy what happened in the last 20 minutes , '' Baffert said shortly after the finish .
`` The emotions that go through your mind .
You go from the bottom to the top . ''
Then , in the winner 's circle , Authentic acted up and Baffert , shying away from the colt , ended up sprawled on the turf .
`` I 'm OK , '' he said , ending just another strange chapter .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` He rode the most incredible race .
He had it all figured out but he had the horse to do it with , '' Baffert said .
Authentic , an Into Mischief colt , won his first three races , all in California , and then finished second behind Honor A.P .
in the Santa Anita Derby .
He returned from that to win the Grade I Haskell at Monmouth Park in his last start before the Kentucky Derby but nearly blew a big lead in the stretch run there , raising @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1/4 miles of the Run for the Roses -- questions he answered .
Another unusual note : Authentic is owned in partnership by Spendthrift Farm , owned by B. Wayne Hughes , a decades-long fixture in the sport , and Myracehorse.com , a syndicate with more than 4,000 members , each of who put up a few hundred dollars .
Madaket Stables LLC and Starlight racing also have a piece of the colt .
With Tiz the Law winning the Belmont Stakes and Authentic the Kentucky Derby , there will be no Triple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two look to be likely candidates for the Longines Breeders ' Cup Classic in two months time , down the road at Keeneland in Lexington , Ky .
Thousand Words ' scratch left a field of 15 , the smallest since 1998 , to load into Churchill Downs ' brand-new , 20-stall starting gate .
The Derby had been delayed four months because of COVID-19 protocols .
After trying for months to work out a plan to allow a limited number of spectators , Churchill Downs officials surrendered to the inevitable just weeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , owners and a few of their guests were on hand rather than the usual cheering throng of 150,000 or so .
There were crowds of Black Lives Matter demonstrators outside Churchill Downs , but the demonstrations appeared to be orderly .
A large law enforcement contingent was present around the track .

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Jockey John Velazquez (18), riding Authentic, wins the 146th running of the Kentucky Derby Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Photo by John Sommers II/UPI | License Photo
Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Authentic held on through deep stretch Saturday to upset heavy favorite Tiz the Law and win the 146th running of the Kentucky Derby, ending a year-long roller coaster ride for his trainer, Bob Baffert. The outcome also ended hopes that Tiz the Law, winner of the Belmont Stakes and the Travers Stakes in his last two races, could go on to win a Triple Crown. Advertisement
The events surrounding the race were as strange as the year itself.
Baffert won the Derby for the sixth time, tying the record held by Ben Jones, although it appeared through much of the year he would be doing well just to get a horse into the race.
One by one, his top hopes, including the winners of both divisions of the Arkansas Derby, succumbed to injuries.
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With the Derby pushed back four months from its usual first Saturday in May, Tiz the Law was rolling from race to race, dominating all competition, while Baffert was left with Santa Anita Derby runner-up Authentic and Shared Belief Stakes winner Thousand Words.
Then the strangeness continued, nearly up to Saturday's 7:01 p.m. EDT post time as Thousand Words was startled in the paddock, reared and flipped.
He did not appear to be seriously injured but was scratched on veterinarians' orders. Baffert said his key assistant, Jimmy Barnes, broke his hand trying to restrain the colt.
In true "all's well that ends well" fashion, Authentic then made things right on the track.
With John Velazquez riding, he broke a bit awkwardly from the outside gate, starting behind Tiz the Law. But by the time the field passed the finish line for the first time, he was on a lead he would never surrender.
Jockey Manny Franco got Tiz the Law a nice spot behind the leading trio, made a move into the top of the stretch to challenge Authentic, but then could find no more. He settled for second, 1 1/4 lengths behind the winner.
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Mr. Big News, an extreme long shot, was third with a late run. Santa Anita Derby winner Honor A.P., who finished second to Thousand Words in the Shared Belief at Del Mar, finished fourth after a rough start.
"It was crazy what happened in the last 20 minutes," Baffert said shortly after the finish. "The emotions that go through your mind. You go from the bottom to the top."
Then, in the winner's circle, Authentic acted up and Baffert, shying away from the colt, ended up sprawled on the turf.
"I'm OK," he said, ending just another strange chapter.
The trainer credited Velazquez's ride. "He rode the most incredible race. He had it all figured out but he had the horse to do it with," Baffert said.
Authentic, an Into Mischief colt, won his first three races, all in California, and then finished second behind Honor A.P. in the Santa Anita Derby.
He returned from that to win the Grade I Haskell at Monmouth Park in his last start before the Kentucky Derby but nearly blew a big lead in the stretch run there, raising questions whether he could handle the 1 1/4 miles of the Run for the Roses -- questions he answered.
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Another unusual note: Authentic is owned in partnership by Spendthrift Farm, owned by B. Wayne Hughes, a decades-long fixture in the sport, and Myracehorse.com, a syndicate with more than 4,000 members, each of who put up a few hundred dollars. Madaket Stables LLC and Starlight racing also have a piece of the colt.
With Tiz the Law winning the Belmont Stakes and Authentic the Kentucky Derby, there will be no Triple Crown winner this year. But those two look to be likely candidates for the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic in two months time, down the road at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky.
Thousand Words' scratch left a field of 15, the smallest since 1998, to load into Churchill Downs' brand-new, 20-stall starting gate.
The Derby had been delayed four months because of COVID-19 protocols.
After trying for months to work out a plan to allow a limited number of spectators, Churchill Downs officials surrendered to the inevitable just weeks before the race and only essential personnel, owners and a few of their guests were on hand rather than the usual cheering throng of 150,000 or so.
There were crowds of Black Lives Matter demonstrators outside Churchill Downs, but the demonstrations appeared to be orderly. A large law enforcement contingent was present around the track.
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upi--2020-09-05--Russian aircraft intercepts Norwegian plane in international airspace

Sept. 5 ( UPI ) -- A Russian military leader said Saturday that Russian fighter planes intercepted a Norwegian patrol aircraft over the Barents Sea for the third time in a row .
The Russian state-run news agency TASS reported that on Saturday , Russian radars detected a target in international airspace headed toward Russian airspace and a fighter jet was scrambled to intercept it .
According to the Russian National Defense Control Center , an MiG-31 fighter with the Northern Fleet 's air defense units identified the aircraft as a P-3S Orion maritime surveillance aircraft belonging to the Royal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aircraft turned away from Russian airspace , the MiG-31 returned to its home airfield , according to the Russian government .
According to TASS , Saturday was the third consecutive day Russian planes had intercepted Norwegian aircraft , and last week , an Mig-31 fighter jet intercepted a Norwegian Orion aircraft over the Barents Sea .
Last week two Russian Su-27 Flanker pilots intercepted a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber over international waters in the Black Sea , and F-22 fighter planes associated with North American Aerospace Defense Command intercepted three groups of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they entered U.S. or Canadian airspace .
And in March Norway used an F-35A fighter plane to intercept two Russian Tu-142 anti-submarine aircraft , with MiG-31 fighter planes escorting them , as the Russian crafts came near Norwegian airspace .

A Russian military MiG-31 plane reportedly intercepted a Norwegian aircraft Saturday as it neared Russian airspace. File Photo by Dmitriy Pichugin/Wikipedia https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Russian_Air_Force_MiG-31_inflight_Pichugin.jpg
Sept. 5 (UPI) -- A Russian military leader said Saturday that Russian fighter planes intercepted a Norwegian patrol aircraft over the Barents Sea for the third time in a row. The Russian state-run news agency TASS reported that on Saturday, Russian radars detected a target in international airspace headed toward Russian airspace and a fighter jet was scrambled to intercept it. Advertisement
According to the Russian National Defense Control Center, an MiG-31 fighter with the Northern Fleet's air defense units identified the aircraft as a P-3S Orion maritime surveillance aircraft belonging to the Royal Norwegian Air Force.
After the Norwegian aircraft turned away from Russian airspace, the MiG-31 returned to its home airfield, according to the Russian government.
According to TASS, Saturday was the third consecutive day Russian planes had intercepted Norwegian aircraft, and last week, an Mig-31 fighter jet intercepted a Norwegian Orion aircraft over the Barents Sea.
Last week two Russian Su-27 Flanker pilots intercepted a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber over international waters in the Black Sea, and F-22 fighter planes associated with North American Aerospace Defense Command intercepted three groups of two Russian patrol aircraft near Alaska before they entered U.S. or Canadian airspace.
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And in March Norway used an F-35A fighter plane to intercept two Russian Tu-142 anti-submarine aircraft, with MiG-31 fighter planes escorting them, as the Russian crafts came near Norwegian airspace.


upi--2020-09-05--Hundreds assemble as music changes chord for the first time in 7 years

Sept. 5 ( UPI ) -- Hundreds of people flocked to a German church Saturday to hear an organ change chords for the first time in nearly seven years .
The St. Burchardi church in Halberstadt is performing John Cage 's Organ/ASLSP ( As Slow As Possible ) on a special organ .
The experimental piece , which consists of eight pages of music meant to be played very slowly , is intended to last for an entirety of 639 years -- meaning it will end in 2640 if all goes according to plan .
The organ had been playing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 11 months before Saturday 's chord change .
The piece officially started playing Sept. 5 , 2001 but began without any sound -- until Feb. 5 , 2003 , when the first chord change happened .
Cage was born in 1912 and died in 1992 at 79 after a decades-long career as a composer and music theorist that drew both praise and scorn from critics and the public .
Best known for a composition called 4'33 '' -- which is just four minutes and 33 seconds of silence -- Cage wrote Organ/ASLSP in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chord changes draw thousands of visitors .
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , however , the church limited the size of the audience .

Hundreds of people flocked to St. Burchardi Church in Halberstadt, Germany, shown here in 2008, to witness a long-awaited chord change in the church's performance of Organ/ASLSP: As Slow As Possible by John Cage Photo by Matthias/Beinh/EPA-EFE
Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Hundreds of people flocked to a German church Saturday to hear an organ change chords for the first time in nearly seven years. The St. Burchardi church in Halberstadt is performing John Cage's Organ/ASLSP (As Slow As Possible) on a special organ. Advertisement
The experimental piece, which consists of eight pages of music meant to be played very slowly, is intended to last for an entirety of 639 years -- meaning it will end in 2640 if all goes according to plan.
The organ had been playing the same chord for six years and 11 months before Saturday's chord change.
The piece officially started playing Sept. 5, 2001 but began without any sound -- until Feb. 5, 2003, when the first chord change happened.
Cage was born in 1912 and died in 1992 at 79 after a decades-long career as a composer and music theorist that drew both praise and scorn from critics and the public.
Best known for a composition called 4'33" -- which is just four minutes and 33 seconds of silence -- Cage wrote Organ/ASLSP in the 1980s.
Typically the piece's chord changes draw thousands of visitors. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, the church limited the size of the audience.