upi--2020-08-24--Detroit funeral home finds woman, 20, alive after she was declared dead

Aug. 24 ( UPI ) -- Funeral home workers in Detroit discovered a 20-year-old Oakland County , Mich. , woman was alive after she was declared dead at a local emergency room and brought in after being released to her family .
The Southfield Fire Department was called to the woman 's home at 7:34 a.m. Sunday by family members who found her unresponsive , a statement from the department said .
Paramedics performed CPR and other lifesaving methods , but she did not revive .
`` Given medical readings and the condition of the patient , it was determined @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have signs of life , '' Fire Chief Johnny Menifee said in a statement Monday , as reported in the Oakland Press .
The woman , whose name was not released , was declared dead by emergency room doctors at Ascension Health who reported the death to the Oakland County Medical Examiner 's office .
Officials did not release the purported cause of death .
The medical examiner 's office decides whether to perform an autopsy or release a body to family members , Bill Mullan , a spokesman for Oakland County , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was released to the James H. Cole Home for Funerals , which issued a statement saying staff picked up the woman 's body after receiving clearance from the medical examiner .
`` Upon her arrival at the funeral home , our staff confirmed she was breathing and called EMS , '' the statement said .
The woman was taken to a Detroit hospital , where she remains .
Detroit Fire Department medics found the woman breathing , with a heart rate of 80 , Dave Fornell , deputy commissioner of the department said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' Fornell added .
The funeral home had no further information , saying in a statement , `` It is our practice not to comment on open investigations . ''

Staffers at a Detroit funeral home found a 20-year-old woman was alive after paramedics performed CPR and life-saving measures and she was declared dead in a hospital emergency room. Photo courtesy of Detroit Fire Department
Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Funeral home workers in Detroit discovered a 20-year-old Oakland County, Mich., woman was alive after she was declared dead at a local emergency room and brought in after being released to her family. The Southfield Fire Department was called to the woman's home at 7:34 a.m. Sunday by family members who found her unresponsive, a statement from the department said. Paramedics performed CPR and other lifesaving methods, but she did not revive. Advertisement
"Given medical readings and the condition of the patient, it was determined at that time that she did not have signs of life," Fire Chief Johnny Menifee said in a statement Monday, as reported in the Oakland Press.
The woman, whose name was not released, was declared dead by emergency room doctors at Ascension Health who reported the death to the Oakland County Medical Examiner's office. Officials did not release the purported cause of death.
The medical examiner's office decides whether to perform an autopsy or release a body to family members, Bill Mullan, a spokesman for Oakland County, told the Detroit News.
The body was released to the James H. Cole Home for Funerals, which issued a statement saying staff picked up the woman's body after receiving clearance from the medical examiner.
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"Upon her arrival at the funeral home, our staff confirmed she was breathing and called EMS," the statement said.
The woman was taken to a Detroit hospital, where she remains.
Detroit Fire Department medics found the woman breathing, with a heart rate of 80, Dave Fornell, deputy commissioner of the department said.
"We couldn't believe it," Fornell added.
The funeral home had no further information, saying in a statement, "It is our practice not to comment on open investigations."


upi--2020-08-24--Live-action 'Powerpuff Girls' in development with Diablo Cody, Greg Berlanti

Aug. 24 ( UPI ) -- The CW is developing a live-action Powerpuff Girls series .
Writers Diablo Cody and Heather Regnier will also executive produce the series with Greg Berlanti , Sarah Schechter and David Madden for Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television .
The Powerpuff Girls were an animated trio of kindergarteners with the super powers of sugar , spice and Chemical X. Craig McCracken created the series which ran for six seasons between 1998 and 2005 .
There were 78 episodes and a theatrical movie .
Cartoon Network launched an animated reboot in 2016 .
Variety and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CW reboot is that the Powerpuff Girls -- Blossom , Bubbles and Buttercup -- are now twentysomethings .
They feel they missed out on childhood because they were so busy saving the world , but now circumstances force them to reunite once more .
Berlanti oversees the comic book shows on The CW , including The Flash , DC 's Legends of Tomorrow , Supergirl , Black Lightning , Batwoman , Stargirl and the just ended Arrow as well as Riverdale from Archie Comics .
Schechter produces those shows too and Madden joined @ @ @ @ @ @ @ teen movies Juno and Jennifer 's Body as well as dramas Tully and Young Adult .
On television she created , and co-created One Mississippi with Tig Notaro .
Regnier has been a writer and producer on series SMILF , iZombie and Sleepy Hollow .

Greg Berlanti is adding a live-action "Powerpuff Girls" series to his television superhero slate. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Aug. 24 (UPI) -- The CW is developing a live-action Powerpuff Girls series. Writers Diablo Cody and Heather Regnier will also executive produce the series with Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter and David Madden for Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television. The Powerpuff Girls were an animated trio of kindergarteners with the super powers of sugar, spice and Chemical X. Craig McCracken created the series which ran for six seasons between 1998 and 2005. There were 78 episodes and a theatrical movie. Cartoon Network launched an animated reboot in 2016. Advertisement
Variety and Deadline report that the premise of the CW reboot is that the Powerpuff Girls -- Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup -- are now twentysomethings. They feel they missed out on childhood because they were so busy saving the world, but now circumstances force them to reunite once more.
Berlanti oversees the comic book shows on The CW, including The Flash, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, Black Lightning, Batwoman, Stargirl and the just ended Arrow as well as Riverdale from Archie Comics. Schechter produces those shows too and Madden joined Berlanti Productions in February.
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Cody wrote teen movies Juno and Jennifer's Body as well as dramas Tully and Young Adult. On television she created, and co-created One Mississippi with Tig Notaro. Regnier has been a writer and producer on series SMILF, iZombie and Sleepy Hollow.


upi--2020-08-24--Enemy jammer takes first test flight aboard EA-18G Growler

Aug. 24 ( UPI ) -- An advanced electronic system to disrupt enemy communications was successfully used aboard a fighter plane for the first time , maker Raytheon said on Monday .
A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler plane carried the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band device earlier this month , Raytheon said in a statement .
The jammer is an advanced electronic attack system used to deny , disrupt and degrade enemy technology , including communication tools and air defense systems .
The system can operate at significantly enhanced ranges compared to previous systems in use , can attack multiple targets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Navy has been testing the device since July 2019 .
At that time , Raytheon announced that it will produce 15 prototypes of the jammer , which is housed in a pod beneath one wing of the aircraft .
All objectives were met during the test flight at Naval Air Station Patuxent River , Md.
, company officials said .
The flight was preceded by 600 hours of Navy ground testing .
With the pod onboard , Growler pilots can rapidly identify and defeat hostile actors in highly contested electromagnetic spectrum environments .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ scanned arrays , or AESAs , which radiate high power-jamming energy to neutralize enemy transmissions , the company said .
The system is designed to replace the AN/ALQ-99 Tactical Jamming System currently integrated on the EA-18G Growler aircraft .

Raytheon's Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band device, pictured, took its first test flight while attached to an EA-18G Growler fighter plane, the company announced. Photo courtesy of Raytheon Intelligence and Space
Aug. 24 (UPI) -- An advanced electronic system to disrupt enemy communications was successfully used aboard a fighter plane for the first time, maker Raytheon said on Monday. A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler plane carried the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band device earlier this month, Raytheon said in a statement. Advertisement
The jammer is an advanced electronic attack system used to deny, disrupt and degrade enemy technology, including communication tools and air defense systems.
The system can operate at significantly enhanced ranges compared to previous systems in use, can attack multiple targets simultaneously and can be upgraded.
The Navy has been testing the device since July 2019. At that time, Raytheon announced that it will produce 15 prototypes of the jammer, which is housed in a pod beneath one wing of the aircraft.
All objectives were met during the test flight at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., company officials said. The flight was preceded by 600 hours of Navy ground testing.
With the pod onboard, Growler pilots can rapidly identify and defeat hostile actors in highly contested electromagnetic spectrum environments.
Its superiority derives from its active electronically scanned arrays, or AESAs, which radiate high power-jamming energy to neutralize enemy transmissions, the company said.
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The system is designed to replace the AN/ALQ-99 Tactical Jamming System currently integrated on the EA-18G Growler aircraft.


upi--2020-08-24--New York sues Trump Organization, Eric Trump, tax attorney, filing shows

Aug. 24 ( UPI ) -- New York filed a sealed lawsuit against President Donald Trump 's company , his son Eric Trump , and a tax attorney over compliance with an investigatory subpoena , a filing Monday shows .
N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James is investigating the Trump Organization based on accusations that it misled lenders by inflating its net worth , including valuations of Trump 's Los Angeles golf course , an office building at 40 Wall St. and a country estate called `` Seven Springs '' in Westchester County , N.Y. Last year , the Washington Post @ @ @ @ @ @ @ value of the Seven Springs property in a `` Statement of Financial Condition . ''
In the filing , the attorney general 's office asks a state judge to enforce an investigatory subpoena against the Trump Organization , Eric Trump , and tax attorney Sheri Dillon of Morgan , Lewis & Bockius , who has represented the president and his company on tax matters .
Eric Trump abruptly canceled an interview in late July , and is now refusing to be interviewed , according to the filing .
`` We can not allow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pursuant to those rights afforded to every individual under the Constitution , '' Eric Trump 's lawyers said .
The attorney general 's office said it has `` not reached a determination '' on whether the Trump Organization violated the law .
The Trump Organization 's chief legal officer Alan Garten defended the group of approximately 500 business entities under the sole or principal ownership of Trump , according to a statement from Morgan , Lewis & Bockius .
`` The Trump Organization has done nothing wrong , '' Garten said in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the company as we approach the election ( and the filing of this motion on the first day of the Republican National Convention ) once again confirms that this investigation is all about politics . ''
The investigation began after Trump 's former personal attorney Michael Cohen told Congress in February of last year that Trump inflates his net worth when it benefits him and downplays his income when it 's tax time as a general rule of business .
Trump was also in a legal fight with previous N.Y. attorney general @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump University . ''
In April 2018 , a federal judge finalized a $ 25 million settlement for the school to pay students of his defunct Trump University real estate program .

Eric Trump is among those named in a filing Monday to compel investigatory subpoena over President Donald Trump's business allegedly inflating its assets. File Photo by Stefani Reynolds/UPI | License Photo
Aug. 24 (UPI) -- New York filed a sealed lawsuit against President Donald Trump's company, his son Eric Trump, and a tax attorney over compliance with an investigatory subpoena, a filing Monday shows. N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James is investigating the Trump Organization based on accusations that it misled lenders by inflating its net worth, including valuations of Trump's Los Angeles golf course, an office building at 40 Wall St. and a country estate called "Seven Springs" in Westchester County, N.Y. Advertisement
Last year, the Washington Post reported that Trump had inflated potential sale value of the Seven Springs property in a "Statement of Financial Condition."
In the filing, the attorney general's office asks a state judge to enforce an investigatory subpoena against the Trump Organization, Eric Trump, and tax attorney Sheri Dillon of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, who has represented the president and his company on tax matters.
Eric Trump abruptly canceled an interview in late July, and is now refusing to be interviewed, according to the filing.
"We cannot allow the requested interview to go forward ... pursuant to those rights afforded to every individual under the Constitution," Eric Trump's lawyers said.
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The attorney general's office said it has "not reached a determination" on whether the Trump Organization violated the law.
The Trump Organization's chief legal officer Alan Garten defended the group of approximately 500 business entities under the sole or principal ownership of Trump, according to a statement from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.
"The Trump Organization has done nothing wrong," Garten said in the statement. James' "continued harassment of the company as we approach the election (and the filing of this motion on the first day of the Republican National Convention) once again confirms that this investigation is all about politics."
The investigation began after Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen told Congress in February of last year that Trump inflates his net worth when it benefits him and downplays his income when it's tax time as a general rule of business.
Trump was also in a legal fight with previous N.Y. attorney general Eric Schneiderman over defrauding students at "Trump University." In April 2018, a federal judge finalized a $25 million settlement for the school to pay students of his defunct Trump University real estate program.


upi--2020-08-24--Study: Targeting COVID-19 virus reproduction could halt infections

The COVID-19 coronavirus uses an unusually complex method to replicate itself inside human cells , and experts say the somewhat clunky process could be exploited to stop the virus in its tracks .
All viruses hijack the biological processes of an infected cell to pull together the different proteins needed to make copies of themselves .
But the virus that causes COVID-19 makes a stop along the way that 's a head-scratcher for scientists .
It 's widely known now that the virus infects cells using a spiky receptor `` that is widely distributed to multiple tissue types , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scholar with the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security in Baltimore .
`` This may explain its ability to impact multiple organ systems beyond the respiratory tract , to which other coronaviruses are largely restricted , '' Adalja said .
After infection , the coronavirus -- which is 1/100th the size of an average human cell -- uses two-thirds of its genetic material inside the cell to replicate .
The hijacked cell reads the virus ' genetic map and starts making the proteins needed to assemble new copies of it .
At this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of emerging straight from the cell 's membrane , the new coronaviruses stop at a pancake-like structure inside the cell called the Golgi complex .
The Golgi complex acts as a kind of post office for the cell , sorting and processing proteins and sending them along to their final destination after encasing them in a protective coating called a vesicle .
The viruses slip through the Golgi membrane , fully assembling there and using a piece of the membrane to form its protective outer envelope .
The Golgi complex then encases each @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the cell surface .
Thus , the coronavirus emerges from the cell as a fully complete virus , unlike other types of virus that assemble themselves as they emerge by stealing a piece of the cell membrane on the way out , said researcher Carolyn Machamer , a professor of cell biology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine .
`` We 're trying to understand the benefit for the virus , because it 's a very inefficient way of getting out of the cell , '' she said .
`` Viruses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mutate .
If the process was n't advantageous , the virus would be doing it a different way . ''
What makes this mystery harder to understand is that the Golgi complex is acidic , and potentially could damage the spiky proteins that the COVID-19 virus uses to infect healthy cells .
But the coronavirus appears to have figured out a way to neutralize the pH of the Golgi body so it can obtain its vesicle coating without damaging these spikes , the researchers said .
Ultimately , each infected cell can release @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the cell finally breaks down and dies .
These extra steps -- the trip through the Golgi complex and then emergence from the cell -- are promising targets for future drugs aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19 , Machamer said .
Current COVID-19 drugs like remdesivir work by blocking the replication process inside the cell , or help the body 's organs and systems by reducing inflammation .
`` We do n't have anything for the later steps , where the virus assembles and then makes it way out of the cell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Treatments for [ the coronavirus ] attack various points of the cycle it takes in entering and traversing cells , as do treatments for all viruses , '' he said .
These traits in coronavirus replication have been seen in other viruses , but have come together in a unique way for the new one , researchers said .
Some viruses also use the Golgi complex in the assembly process , the most well-known being the German measles virus , rubella .
Others like West Nile and hepatitis C emerge fully @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus , but use a different method of assembly , Machamer said .
In this video , Johns Hopkins outlines the cellular processes involved : The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has more about COVID-19 .

Researchers saycoronavirus that causes COVID-19 uses an exploitable reproduction method to spread through the body -- and it may be a target for treatment. Illustration courtesy of CDC
The COVID-19 coronavirus uses an unusually complex method to replicate itself inside human cells, and experts say the somewhat clunky process could be exploited to stop the virus in its tracks. All viruses hijack the biological processes of an infected cell to pull together the different proteins needed to make copies of themselves. But the virus that causes COVID-19 makes a stop along the way that's a head-scratcher for scientists. Advertisement
It's widely known now that the virus infects cells using a spiky receptor "that is widely distributed to multiple tissue types," said Dr. Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar with the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security in Baltimore.
"This may explain its ability to impact multiple organ systems beyond the respiratory tract, to which other coronaviruses are largely restricted," Adalja said.
After infection, the coronavirus -- which is 1/100th the size of an average human cell -- uses two-thirds of its genetic material inside the cell to replicate.
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The hijacked cell reads the virus' genetic map and starts making the proteins needed to assemble new copies of it. At this point, things get weird.
Instead of emerging straight from the cell's membrane, the new coronaviruses stop at a pancake-like structure inside the cell called the Golgi complex. The Golgi complex acts as a kind of post office for the cell, sorting and processing proteins and sending them along to their final destination after encasing them in a protective coating called a vesicle.
The viruses slip through the Golgi membrane, fully assembling there and using a piece of the membrane to form its protective outer envelope. The Golgi complex then encases each virus in a vesicle and ships it to the cell surface.
Thus, the coronavirus emerges from the cell as a fully complete virus, unlike other types of virus that assemble themselves as they emerge by stealing a piece of the cell membrane on the way out, said researcher Carolyn Machamer, a professor of cell biology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
"We're trying to understand the benefit for the virus, because it's a very inefficient way of getting out of the cell," she said. "Viruses are so streamlined, and they can mutate. If the process wasn't advantageous, the virus would be doing it a different way."
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What makes this mystery harder to understand is that the Golgi complex is acidic, and potentially could damage the spiky proteins that the COVID-19 virus uses to infect healthy cells. But the coronavirus appears to have figured out a way to neutralize the pH of the Golgi body so it can obtain its vesicle coating without damaging these spikes, the researchers said.
Ultimately, each infected cell can release millions of copies of a virus before the cell finally breaks down and dies. These extra steps -- the trip through the Golgi complex and then emergence from the cell -- are promising targets for future drugs aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19, Machamer said.
Current COVID-19 drugs like remdesivir work by blocking the replication process inside the cell, or help the body's organs and systems by reducing inflammation.
"We don't have anything for the later steps, where the virus assembles and then makes it way out of the cell," Machamer said.
Adalja agreed. "Treatments for [the coronavirus] attack various points of the cycle it takes in entering and traversing cells, as do treatments for all viruses," he said.
These traits in coronavirus replication have been seen in other viruses, but have come together in a unique way for the new one, researchers said.
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Some viruses also use the Golgi complex in the assembly process, the most well-known being the German measles virus, rubella. Others like West Nile and hepatitis C emerge fully formed from the cell like the new coronavirus, but use a different method of assembly, Machamer said.
In this video, Johns Hopkins outlines the cellular processes involved:
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upi--2020-08-24--Each human gut hosts a unique community of viruses

Aug. 24 ( UPI ) -- Much of the research into the microbial contents of the human digestive tract has focused on bacteria , but there are viruses in the human gut , too .
The virome is the equivalent of the microbiome , and research published Monday in the journal Cell Host and Microbe suggests each human hosts a unique virome in their gut .
Scientists examined data from 32 studies of viruses in the guts of nearly 2,000 individuals from 16 different countries , including both healthy and sick people .
The survey , which relied on machine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , found 33,000 different viral populations .
`` We were interested in how many types of viruses we could see in the gut , and we determined that by how many types of genomes we could see since we could n't visually see the viruses , '' Ann Gregory , who conducted the research while a graduate student at Ohio State University , said in a news release .
The analysis failed to reveal a core community of gut viruses common to all humans , but scientists were able to identify a variety @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Western Hemisphere , virus diversity in the gut increases and decreases over the course of a person 's lifespan .
From childhood to adulthood , biodiversity increases , before decreasing after age 65 .
Gut microbiome diversity follows the same pattern .
However , scientists did find a difference between the virome and microbiome in the human gut .
Whereas newborns and infants , with undeveloped immune systems , are short on bacterial diversity , the latest research suggests their guts are teeming with viruses .
Researchers found measurable differences in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and non-Western individuals , as well as differences in the diversity of viruses in the guts of sick and health individuals .
`` A general rule of thumb for ecology is that higher diversity leads to a healthier ecosystem , '' Gregory said .
`` We know that more diversity of viruses and microbes is usually associated with a healthier individual .
And we saw that healthier individuals tend to have a higher diversity of viruses , indicating that these viruses may be potentially doing something positive and having a beneficial role .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the gut , 97.7 percent , were phages , the types of viruses that infect bacteria .
Most viruses do n't cause disease in humans .
Researchers suggest an improved understanding on the human virome could help medical researchers develop new strategies for fighting disease-causing bacteria .
`` Phages are part of a vast interconnected network of organisms that live with us and on us , and when broad-spectrum antibiotics are used to fight against infection , they also harm our natural microbiome , '' said senior study author Matthew Sullivan , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ohio State .
`` We are building out a toolkit to scale our understanding and capabilities to use phages to tune disturbed microbiomes back toward a healthy state . ''
`` Importantly , such a therapeutic should impact not only our human microbiome , but also that in other animals , plants and engineered systems to fight pathogens and superbugs , '' Sullivan said .
`` They could also provide a foundation for something we might have to consider in the world 's oceans to combat climate change . ''

Most viruses in the human gut are phages, or bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria. Photo by Dr. Graham Beards/ Wikimedia Commons
Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Much of the research into the microbial contents of the human digestive tract has focused on bacteria, but there are viruses in the human gut, too. The virome is the equivalent of the microbiome, and research published Monday in the journal Cell Host and Microbe suggests each human hosts a unique virome in their gut. Advertisement
Scientists examined data from 32 studies of viruses in the guts of nearly 2,000 individuals from 16 different countries, including both healthy and sick people.
The survey, which relied on machine learning algorithms to identify previously known viruses, found 33,000 different viral populations.
"We were interested in how many types of viruses we could see in the gut, and we determined that by how many types of genomes we could see since we couldn't visually see the viruses," Ann Gregory, who conducted the research while a graduate student at Ohio State University, said in a news release.
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The analysis failed to reveal a core community of gut viruses common to all humans, but scientists were able to identify a variety of trends.
In healthy individuals from the Western Hemisphere, virus diversity in the gut increases and decreases over the course of a person's lifespan. From childhood to adulthood, biodiversity increases, before decreasing after age 65. Gut microbiome diversity follows the same pattern.
However, scientists did find a difference between the virome and microbiome in the human gut. Whereas newborns and infants, with undeveloped immune systems, are short on bacterial diversity, the latest research suggests their guts are teeming with viruses.
Researchers found measurable differences in the virus diversity inside the guts of Western and non-Western individuals, as well as differences in the diversity of viruses in the guts of sick and health individuals.
"A general rule of thumb for ecology is that higher diversity leads to a healthier ecosystem," Gregory said. "We know that more diversity of viruses and microbes is usually associated with a healthier individual. And we saw that healthier individuals tend to have a higher diversity of viruses, indicating that these viruses may be potentially doing something positive and having a beneficial role."
The overwhelming majority of viruses found in the gut, 97.7 percent, were phages, the types of viruses that infect bacteria. Most viruses don't cause disease in humans.
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Researchers suggest an improved understanding on the human virome could help medical researchers develop new strategies for fighting disease-causing bacteria.
"Phages are part of a vast interconnected network of organisms that live with us and on us, and when broad-spectrum antibiotics are used to fight against infection, they also harm our natural microbiome," said senior study author Matthew Sullivan, who leads a virus research lab at Ohio State. "We are building out a toolkit to scale our understanding and capabilities to use phages to tune disturbed microbiomes back toward a healthy state."
"Importantly, such a therapeutic should impact not only our human microbiome, but also that in other animals, plants and engineered systems to fight pathogens and superbugs," Sullivan said. "They could also provide a foundation for something we might have to consider in the world's oceans to combat climate change."


upi--2020-08-24--Nellis AFB, Nev., opens pilots' virtual training center

Aug. 24 ( UPI ) -- A training center enabling pilot training in both live and virtual environments opened at Nellis Air Force Base , Nev. , the Air Force announced on Monday .
The Virtual Test and Training Center , ceremonially opened last week , will `` house the future of joint aerial combat training , '' an Air Force statement said .
The Center 's first missions will be conducted in early 2021 , when it will become a squadron assigned to the Nevada Test and Training Range , one of two military training areas at the base @ @ @ @ @ @ @ include platform-specific counterterrorism and live-fire exercises , as well as incorporation of multi-domain and near-peer threats across air , space and cyber domains , Col. Dean Caldwell , director of the USAF Warfare Center , said in the statement .
Since live and virtual training environments will be connected , the need for numerous aircraft and crew to arrive at a singular location will be reduced , lowering costs .
`` The VTTC is a great complementary piece to live-fly sorties , '' said Peter Zupas , USAF Warfare Center analyst .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number of sorties that otherwise would n't be regularly available to them in live-fly .
However , simulators are no substitute for live-fly operations . ''
The Air Force regards the use of advanced virtual simulators as a cost-effective and crucial element in pilot training .
In July it announced plans to adopt a virtual reality trainer for B-52 Stratofortress pilots .
Also in July , Lockheed Martin announced that it linked communications between F-35 , F-22 , F-16 and E3 airborne warning planes in a simulated environment

Col. Dean Caldwell cut a ceremonial ribbon opening the U.S. Air Force Virtual Test and Training Center at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., last week. Photo by Airman 1st Class Dwayne Young/USAF
Aug. 24 (UPI) -- A training center enabling pilot training in both live and virtual environments opened at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., the Air Force announced on Monday. The Virtual Test and Training Center, ceremonially opened last week, will "house the future of joint aerial combat training," an Air Force statement said. Advertisement
The Center's first missions will be conducted in early 2021, when it will become a squadron assigned to the Nevada Test and Training Range, one of two military training areas at the base.
The capabilities of the VTTC will include platform-specific counterterrorism and live-fire exercises, as well as incorporation of multi-domain and near-peer threats across air, space and cyber domains, Col. Dean Caldwell, director of the USAF Warfare Center, said in the statement.
Since live and virtual training environments will be connected, the need for numerous aircraft and crew to arrive at a singular location will be reduced, lowering costs.
"The VTTC is a great complementary piece to live-fly sorties," said Peter Zupas, USAF Warfare Center analyst. "It will allow personnel to increase the number of sorties that otherwise wouldn't be regularly available to them in live-fly. However, simulators are no substitute for live-fly operations."
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The Air Force regards the use of advanced virtual simulators as a cost-effective and crucial element in pilot training. In July it announced plans to adopt a virtual reality trainer for B-52 Stratofortress pilots.
Also in July, Lockheed Martin announced that it linked communications between F-35, F-22, F-16 and E3 airborne warning planes in a simulated environment


upi--2020-08-25--Watch: Millie Bobby Brown plays sleuth in trailer for Netflix's 'Enola Holmes'

Aug. 25 ( UPI ) -- Netflix is giving a glimpse of the new film Enola Holmes .
The streaming service shared a trailer for the movie Tuesday featuring Millie Bobby Brown as the title character , Enola .
The preview shows Enola ( Brown ) reunite with her brothers , Mycroft ( Sam Claflin ) and Sherlock Holmes ( Henry Cavill ) , after their mother , Edoria ( Helena Bonham Carter ) , goes missing .
Enola becomes a sleuth in her own right as she searches for her mother and helps protect a young lord ( Louis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ladies , I was never taught to embroider .
I was taught to watch , and listen .
I was taught to fight , '' Enola declares .
Enola Holmes is based on the Enola Holmes Mysteries book series by Nancy Springer .
The series consists of six books , the first of which , The Case of the Missing Marquess , was published in 2006 .
The film adaptation is written by Jack Thorne ( Harry Potter and the Cursed Child ) and directed by Harry Bradbeer ( Fleabag , Killing Eve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Brown also plays Eleven on the Netflix series Stranger Things .
Cavill portrays Geralt of Rivia in Netflix 's series adaptation of The Witcher , which resumed filming Season 2 this month .

Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Netflix is giving a glimpse of the new film Enola Holmes.
The streaming service shared a trailer for the movie Tuesday featuring Millie Bobby Brown as the title character, Enola.
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The preview shows Enola (Brown) reunite with her brothers, Mycroft (Sam Claflin) and Sherlock Holmes (Henry Cavill), after their mother, Edoria (Helena Bonham Carter), goes missing.
Enola becomes a sleuth in her own right as she searches for her mother and helps protect a young lord (Louis Partridge).
"Unlike most well-bred ladies, I was never taught to embroider. I was taught to watch, and listen. I was taught to fight," Enola declares.
Enola Holmes is based on the Enola Holmes Mysteries book series by Nancy Springer. The series consists of six books, the first of which, The Case of the Missing Marquess, was published in 2006.
The film adaptation is written by Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) and directed by Harry Bradbeer (Fleabag, Killing Eve). Brown is a co-producer.
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Enola Holmes premieres Sept. 23.
Brown also plays Eleven on the Netflix series Stranger Things. Cavill portrays Geralt of Rivia in Netflix's series adaptation of The Witcher, which resumed filming Season 2 this month.


upi--2020-08-25--Different social networks affect workplace productivity, earning potential

Aug. 25 ( UPI ) -- The structure of people 's social networks has a measurable impact on workplace productivity and earning potential , according to a study published Tuesday in the Economic Journal .
Researchers found large and loosely connected social networks make it easier to acquire information , while smaller , tighter networks amplify peer pressure .
In uncertain work environs , access to information is essential , while peer pressure intensifies .
The influence of social networks put women in the workplace at a disadvantage .
Women are more likely to be a part of tight networks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more common among men .
Researchers claim their findings offer an explanation for why men self-select into occupations featuring high-risk decisions , like finance and research , while women opt for more stable workplace settings in health and education .
`` We were surprised to learn that men 's and women 's networks differ in these drastic ways , with the differences being robust across very distinct environments , '' study authors Ilse Lindenlaub and Anja Prummer , said in a news release .
In uncertain work environments , where high-risk , high-reward @ @ @ @ @ @ @ information via large , loose social networks help participants gauge which projects are worth taking on .
According to study authors ' hypothesis , in more stable work environs , a tighter social network is more beneficial .
In these types of workplaces , failure is more likely to cause tensions within the groups .
The peer pressure of tighter networks motivate participants to put greater effort into projects in order to prevent failure and avoid tension .
Researchers developed their theory after examining social connections within a variety of datasets , including @ @ @ @ @ @ @ science set , email communications from Enron and AddHealth 's friendship networks .
The data allowed researchers to identify patterns among the social connections forged by men and women within different settings , including academia , private companies and schools .
The data showed women tend to form tighter , more interconnected networks featuring greater clustering , while men are more likely to forge looser connections , building larger social networks .
Researchers claim their findings help explain why women , on average , perform worse than men in high risk occupations .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ argued in their study , might account for wage differences in high risk industries .
`` We hope that our findings spark more research into the importance of network structure for labor market outcomes , not only but also to better understand gender gaps in the labor market , '' Lindenlaub and Prummer said .

The influence and type of social workplace social networks often put women at a disadvantage, researchers say. Photo by StartupStockPhotos /Pixabay
Aug. 25 (UPI) -- The structure of people's social networks has a measurable impact on workplace productivity and earning potential, according to a study published Tuesday in the Economic Journal. Researchers found large and loosely connected social networks make it easier to acquire information, while smaller, tighter networks amplify peer pressure. In uncertain work environs, access to information is essential, while peer pressure intensifies. Advertisement
The influence of social networks put women in the workplace at a disadvantage. Women are more likely to be a part of tight networks, whereas larger, looser networks are more common among men.
Researchers claim their findings offer an explanation for why men self-select into occupations featuring high-risk decisions, like finance and research, while women opt for more stable workplace settings in health and education.
"We were surprised to learn that men's and women's networks differ in these drastic ways, with the differences being robust across very distinct environments," study authors Ilse Lindenlaub and Anja Prummer, said in a news release.
In uncertain work environments, where high-risk, high-reward projects are the norm, access to information via large, loose social networks help participants gauge which projects are worth taking on.
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According to study authors' hypothesis, in more stable work environs, a tighter social network is more beneficial. In these types of workplaces, failure is more likely to cause tensions within the groups. The peer pressure of tighter networks motivate participants to put greater effort into projects in order to prevent failure and avoid tension.
Researchers developed their theory after examining social connections within a variety of datasets, including the Digital Bibliographic Library Browser's computer science set, email communications from Enron and AddHealth's friendship networks.
The data allowed researchers to identify patterns among the social connections forged by men and women within different settings, including academia, private companies and schools.
The data showed women tend to form tighter, more interconnected networks featuring greater clustering, while men are more likely to forge looser connections, building larger social networks.
Researchers claim their findings help explain why women, on average, perform worse than men in high risk occupations. Gender differences in social networks, researchers argued in their study, might account for wage differences in high risk industries.
"We hope that our findings spark more research into the importance of network structure for labor market outcomes, not only but also to better understand gender gaps in the labor market," Lindenlaub and Prummer said.


upi--2020-08-25--Look: Scarlett Byrne gives birth to daughter with Cooper Hefner

The 29-year-old actress welcomed her first child , daughter Betsy Rose , with her husband , Cooper Hefner , Monday in Los Angeles .
Hefner , the son of late Playboy founder Hugh Hefner , announced the baby 's birth on Instagram .
He shared the news alongside photos and videos of himself with Byrne and their daughter .
`` At 5:23pm this afternoon Scarlett and I welcomed our daughter Betsy Rose Hefner into the world .
We are overwhelmed with gratitude , love and joy , '' Hefner captioned the post .
Byrne 's Harry Potter co-star Evanna Lynch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Knight were among those to congratulate the couple in the comments .
`` Congratulations !
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So happy for both of you and your families !
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miss you !
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Lox added .
`` OH MY GOODNESS WELCOME TO THE WORLD LITTLE ONE !
congratulations PARENTS ! ''
Knight said .
Byrne and Hefner , 28 , married in November and announced in March that they were expecting their first child .
`` Cooper and I are delighted to share that we have a little one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Instagram at the time .
`` Our hearts are filled with gratitude and joy , and the two of us ca n't wait to meet the newest little Hefner . ''
Byrne showed her baby bump in new photos in July while 36 weeks pregnant .
Byrne played Pansy Parkinson in the Harry Potter films .
She also portrayed Lexi Glass-Mason on the TV series Falling Skies and Nora Hildegard on The Vampire Diaries .
Hefner is the younger son of Kimberley Conrad and Hugh Hefner , who died at age 91 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chief creative officer at Playboy , and founded the media companies Hop and Hefner Media Corporation .

Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Harry Potter actress Scarlett Byrne is a new mom.
The 29-year-old actress welcomed her first child, daughter Betsy Rose, with her husband, Cooper Hefner, Monday in Los Angeles.
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Hefner, the son of late Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, announced the baby's birth on Instagram. He shared the news alongside photos and videos of himself with Byrne and their daughter.
"At 5:23pm this afternoon Scarlett and I welcomed our daughter Betsy Rose Hefner into the world. We are overwhelmed with gratitude, love and joy," Hefner captioned the post.
Byrne's Harry Potter co-star Evanna Lynch, singer Mahogany Lox and actor Elliot Knight were among those to congratulate the couple in the comments.
"Oh my goodness she's perfecccct!!! congratulations!!!" Lynch wrote.
"Congratulations!!!!! So happy for both of you and your families!!! miss you!!!" Lox added.
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"OH MY GOODNESS WELCOME TO THE WORLD LITTLE ONE! congratulations PARENTS!" Knight said.
Byrne and Hefner, 28, married in November and announced in March that they were expecting their first child.
"Cooper and I are delighted to share that we have a little one on the way," Byrne said on Instagram at the time. "Our hearts are filled with gratitude and joy, and the two of us can't wait to meet the newest little Hefner."
Byrne showed her baby bump in new photos in July while 36 weeks pregnant.
Byrne played Pansy Parkinson in the Harry Potter films. She also portrayed Lexi Glass-Mason on the TV series Falling Skies and Nora Hildegard on The Vampire Diaries.
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Hefner is the younger son of Kimberley Conrad and Hugh Hefner, who died at age 91 in 2017. He previously served as chief creative officer at Playboy, and founded the media companies Hop and Hefner Media Corporation.


upi--2020-08-25--U.S., Chinese negotiators cite 'progress' in Phase One trade deal

Aug. 25 ( UPI ) -- U.S. and Chinese trade leaders spoke by phone Tuesday to discuss advancing the Phase One agreement , administration officials said .
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He .
Both administrations said progress was made on the agreement and the door is open for further negotiations .
Beijing said both sides had a `` constructive dialogue '' on issues including strengthening bilateral coordination and implementing the Phase One pact .
They also agreed to `` create conditions and atmosphere '' to follow through on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ January but has not yet been implemented .
The United States and China have traded numerous tariffs since the trade conflict began two years ago .
Lighthizer 's office said Tuesday 's talks included steps from China to make structural changes to `` ensure greater protection for intellectual property rights , remove impediments to American companies in the areas of financial services and agriculture , and eliminate forced technology transfer . ''
Intellectual property and access to Chinese markets have been issues of particular concern to the Trump administration .
`` Both sides @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the steps necessary to ensure the success of the agreement , '' Lighthizer 's office said .

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He before the leaders sign the Phase One trade agreement between the United States and China, in the East Room at the White House on January 15. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
Aug. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. and Chinese trade leaders spoke by phone Tuesday to discuss advancing the Phase One agreement, administration officials said. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He. Both administrations said progress was made on the agreement and the door is open for further negotiations. Advertisement
Beijing said both sides had a "constructive dialogue" on issues including strengthening bilateral coordination and implementing the Phase One pact. They also agreed to "create conditions and atmosphere" to follow through on the agreement, which was signed in January but has not yet been implemented.
The United States and China have traded numerous tariffs since the trade conflict began two years ago.
Lighthizer's office said Tuesday's talks included steps from China to make structural changes to "ensure greater protection for intellectual property rights, remove impediments to American companies in the areas of financial services and agriculture, and eliminate forced technology transfer."
Intellectual property and access to Chinese markets have been issues of particular concern to the Trump administration.
"Both sides see progress and are committed to taking the steps necessary to ensure the success of the agreement," Lighthizer's office said.


upi--2020-08-25--Watch: Maisie Williams says she played Sharon Osbourne in a nativity play on 'Late Late Show'

Aug. 25 ( UPI ) -- Maisie Williams told James Corden she once portrayed Sharon Osbourne in a school nativity play .
`` I just think they wanted to do something new and exciting and fresh for the parents , '' Williams said on Monday on The Late Late Show about why Osbourne was a character in the play .
`` I realized that everyone at school kind of thought that this character was really strange , but all of the parents loved it they were like , 'Sharon Osbourne in a nativity play .
This is perfect . '
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' she continued .
Williams said that she wore black boots and red hairspray to impersonate Osbourne and that acting in plays helped her realize she enjoyed performing .
`` It brought people so much joy and I think then I knew I just want to entertain people , '' the 23-year-old said .
Williams will next be seen in X-Men film The New Mutants , which hits theaters on Friday .
The film follows a group of teenagers with mutant powers who are being held in a secret facility against their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about it , honestly , was just that these are teenagers and although we think of them as superheroes , they really are just trying to figure out themselves and trying to figure out how to exist within the world , '' she said .

Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Maisie Williams told James Corden she once portrayed Sharon Osbourne in a school nativity play.
"I just think they wanted to do something new and exciting and fresh for the parents," Williams said on Monday on The Late Late Show about why Osbourne was a character in the play.
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"I realized that everyone at school kind of thought that this character was really strange, but all of the parents loved it they were like, 'Sharon Osbourne in a nativity play. This is perfect.' So I was really hamming it up," she continued.
Williams said that she wore black boots and red hairspray to impersonate Osbourne and that acting in plays helped her realize she enjoyed performing.
"It brought people so much joy and I think then I knew I just want to entertain people," the 23-year-old said.
Williams will next be seen in X-Men film The New Mutants, which hits theaters on Friday. The film follows a group of teenagers with mutant powers who are being held in a secret facility against their will.
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"What I really loved about it, honestly, was just that these are teenagers and although we think of them as superheroes, they really are just trying to figure out themselves and trying to figure out how to exist within the world," she said.


upi--2020-08-25--Paul Goldschmidt, Jack Flaherty star as Cardinals beat Royals

Aug. 25 ( UPI ) -- St. Louis Cardinals ace Jack Flaherty allowed just one hit in five shutout innings and Paul Goldschmidt went 3 for 4 with three RBIs in a win over the Kansas City Royals at Busch Stadium .
Cardinals shortstop Paul DeJong also had three RBIs in the 9-3 victory Monday in St. Louis .
Third baseman Brad Miller matched Goldschmidt 's three hits in the win .
The Cardinals loaded the bases with two walks and a hit batter in the bottom of the first inning before DeJong stepped into the batter 's box .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ against Royals starter Brad Keller before he hit a sacrifice fly to right field .
Tommy Edman scored on the play for a 1-0 lead .
Neither team scored for the next two innings before the Cardinals began the bottom of the fifth frame with three consecutive singles .
Goldschmidt plated Edman on the final single of the streak for a 2-0 edge .
Matt Carpenter walked in the next at-bat before DeJong raked a two-run single to left field .
Yadier Molina was hit by a pitch in the next at-bat to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the inning .
Dexter Fowler followed with a two-run double to right field to give St. Louis a 6-0 advantage .
Royals designated hitter Jorge Soler hit a three-run homer in the top of the sixth frame for Kansas City 's only runs of the game .
Goldschmidt responded in the bottom of the sixth inning with a 418-foot , two-run homer to left field .
The blast went 111 mph and left the field in 4.6 seconds , according to Statcast .
Edman hit an RBI single in the bottom of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the game .
Keller allowed six hits and five runs in four innings to move to 3-1 on the season .
Soler went 2 for 4 with three RBIs and a run scored for the Royals , who totaled just four hits in the loss .
The Cardinals ( 10-8 ) host the Royals ( 11-18 ) in the second game of the series at 8:15 p.m. EDT Tuesday at Busch Stadium .

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt (pictured) and shortstop Paul DeJong each collected three RBIs in a win over the Kansas City Royals Monday in St. Louis. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo
Aug. 25 (UPI) -- St. Louis Cardinals ace Jack Flaherty allowed just one hit in five shutout innings and Paul Goldschmidt went 3 for 4 with three RBIs in a win over the Kansas City Royals at Busch Stadium. Cardinals shortstop Paul DeJong also had three RBIs in the 9-3 victory Monday in St. Louis. Third baseman Brad Miller matched Goldschmidt's three hits in the win. Advertisement
The Cardinals loaded the bases with two walks and a hit batter in the bottom of the first inning before DeJong stepped into the batter's box. The Cardinals shortstop worked an even count against Royals starter Brad Keller before he hit a sacrifice fly to right field. Tommy Edman scored on the play for a 1-0 lead.
Neither team scored for the next two innings before the Cardinals began the bottom of the fifth frame with three consecutive singles. Goldschmidt plated Edman on the final single of the streak for a 2-0 edge.
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Matt Carpenter walked in the next at-bat before DeJong raked a two-run single to left field. Yadier Molina was hit by a pitch in the next at-bat to load the bases for the second time of the inning. Dexter Fowler followed with a two-run double to right field to give St. Louis a 6-0 advantage.
Royals designated hitter Jorge Soler hit a three-run homer in the top of the sixth frame for Kansas City's only runs of the game.
Goldschmidt responded in the bottom of the sixth inning with a 418-foot, two-run homer to left field. The blast went 111 mph and left the field in 4.6 seconds, according to Statcast.
Edman hit an RBI single in the bottom of the next inning for the final run of the game.
Keller allowed six hits and five runs in four innings to move to 3-1 on the season. Soler went 2 for 4 with three RBIs and a run scored for the Royals, who totaled just four hits in the loss.
The Cardinals (10-8) host the Royals (11-18) in the second game of the series at 8:15 p.m. EDT Tuesday at Busch Stadium.
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upi--2020-08-25--Kim Jong Un remains in charge in North Korea, Seoul says

Aug. 25 ( UPI ) -- Kim Jong Un is not sharing power with sister Kim Yo Jong , and suggestions the North Korean leader is involving his sibling at the highest level of government are an exaggeration , South Korean officials say .
Seoul 's Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo said Tuesday during a hearing at the National Assembly he can not confirm statements from Seoul 's National Intelligence Service , News 1 reported .
Last week the spy agency said Kim Jong Un had delegated his responsibilities to top officials , including his sister .
`` The defense ministry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through the sole leadership system that presides over the party , government and military , '' Jeong said , referring to Kim Jong Un 's monopoly over the regime .
`` [ But ] I do think he has allocated [ some of ] the responsibilities to those below . ''
South Korean Unification Minister Lee In-young said in a separate briefing on Tuesday he does not believe Kim Yo Jong is on equal footing with her brother , Seoul Pyongyang News reported .
`` It is unreasonable to say that the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ' Party , Kim Yo Jong , holds the status of a No .
2 in power , or exercising full powers as successor , '' Lee said .
Lee did say the government in North Korea could be in a state of transition .
`` North Korea is changing from a one-man-centered governance system to party-centered governance , '' the South Korean official said .
`` It is seen as a matter of reinforcing accountability and sharing more specific roles in the military , economy and in North Korea 's South Korea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said he did not detect any `` unusual trends '' in the North Korean military .
South Korean troops stand ready for potential provocations , he said .
Jeong also said North Korea retains two kinds of submarines for the launch of ballistic missiles , a Romeo-class weapon and a `` new submarine . ''
`` U.S. and South Korean intelligence authorities are closely watching developments , '' he said .

Kim Jong Un (C) is not sharing authority with sister Kim Yo Jong (second from right), South Korean officials said Tuesday. File Photo by KCNA/UPI | License Photo
Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Kim Jong Un is not sharing power with sister Kim Yo Jong, and suggestions the North Korean leader is involving his sibling at the highest level of government are an exaggeration, South Korean officials say. Seoul's Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo said Tuesday during a hearing at the National Assembly he cannot confirm statements from Seoul's National Intelligence Service, News 1 reported. Last week the spy agency said Kim Jong Un had delegated his responsibilities to top officials, including his sister. Advertisement
"The defense ministry assesses Kim Jong Un is holding power through the sole leadership system that presides over the party, government and military," Jeong said, referring to Kim Jong Un's monopoly over the regime. "[But] I do think he has allocated [some of] the responsibilities to those below."
South Korean Unification Minister Lee In-young said in a separate briefing on Tuesday he does not believe Kim Yo Jong is on equal footing with her brother, Seoul Pyongyang News reported.
"It is unreasonable to say that the first vice president of the North Korean Workers' Party, Kim Yo Jong, holds the status of a No. 2 in power, or exercising full powers as successor," Lee said.
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Lee did say the government in North Korea could be in a state of transition.
"North Korea is changing from a one-man-centered governance system to party-centered governance," the South Korean official said. "It is seen as a matter of reinforcing accountability and sharing more specific roles in the military, economy and in North Korea's South Korea policymaking."
On Tuesday, Jeong said he did not detect any "unusual trends" in the North Korean military. South Korean troops stand ready for potential provocations, he said.
Jeong also said North Korea retains two kinds of submarines for the launch of ballistic missiles, a Romeo-class weapon and a "new submarine."
"U.S. and South Korean intelligence authorities are closely watching developments," he said.


upi--2020-08-25--In photos: Moments from Major League Baseball for the week of Aug. 23, 2020

Minnesota Twins catcher Ryan Jeffers ( L ) puts his around pitcher Taylor Rogers after the Twins defeated the Cleveland @ @ @ @ @ Monday .
Photo by Aaron Josefczyk/UPI

The Indians' Franmil Reyes points to where the baseball landed in the stands after hitting a three-run homer against the Cardinals. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI


upi--2020-08-25--AstraZenca begins trial for new COVID-19 antibody treatment

Aug. 25 ( UPI ) -- Multinational pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca announced Tuesday that it has started a clinical trial for an antibody therapy intended to prevent and treat COVID-19 .
The company said the experimental drug , AZD7442 , combines of two monoclonal antibodies derived from convalescent patients with COVID-19 , the company said in a statement .
The antibodies were discovered by scientists at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and licensed to AstraZeneca in June .
Pre-clinical studies showed they can block the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 from binding to host cells , protecting against infection in cell and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which will involve dozens of healthy participants in Britain , is funded by U.S. government .
Should AZD7442 prove safe and effective , AstraZeneca said it will proceed with larger Phase II and III trials .
`` This trial is an important milestone in the development of our monoclonal antibody combination to prevent or treat COVID-19 , '' AstraZeneca Executive Vice President Mene Pangalos said .
`` This combination of antibodies , coupled to our proprietary half-life extension technology , has the potential to improve both the effectiveness and durability of use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ viral resistance . ''
The pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical company is also working on a COVID-19 vaccine in a partnership with Britain 's University of Oxford .
Late-stage trials for the vaccine are underway in Brazil and larger trials are expected to begin in Britain and the United States .

Drugmaker AstraZeneca said the new trial, which will involve dozens of healthy participants in Britain, is funded by the U.S. departments of Defense and Health and Human Services. File Photo by Drago Prvulovic/EPA
Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Multinational pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca announced Tuesday that it has started a clinical trial for an antibody therapy intended to prevent and treat COVID-19. The company said the experimental drug, AZD7442, combines of two monoclonal antibodies derived from convalescent patients with COVID-19, the company said in a statement. Advertisement
The antibodies were discovered by scientists at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and licensed to AstraZeneca in June. Pre-clinical studies showed they can block the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 from binding to host cells, protecting against infection in cell and animal models of disease.
The trial, which will involve dozens of healthy participants in Britain, is funded by U.S. government.
Should AZD7442 prove safe and effective, AstraZeneca said it will proceed with larger Phase II and III trials.
"This trial is an important milestone in the development of our monoclonal antibody combination to prevent or treat COVID-19," AstraZeneca Executive Vice President Mene Pangalos said. "This combination of antibodies, coupled to our proprietary half-life extension technology, has the potential to improve both the effectiveness and durability of use in addition to reducing the likelihood of viral resistance."
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The pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical company is also working on a COVID-19 vaccine in a partnership with Britain's University of Oxford. Late-stage trials for the vaccine are underway in Brazil and larger trials are expected to begin in Britain and the United States.


upi--2020-08-25--Houston Astros' Framber Valdez strikes out 11 in rout of Los Angeles Angels

Aug. 25 ( UPI ) -- Starting pitcher Framber Valdez threw 11 strikeouts and allowed four runs in seven innings to lead the Houston Astros to an 11-4 rout of the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night .
Astros shortstop Carlos Correa drove in three runs in the victory at Minute Maid Park in Houston .
Martin Maldonado , Josh Reddick , Michael Brantley and Kyle Tucker each collected two hits for the Astros .
Angels outfielder Mike Trout went 0 for 3 and had two strikeouts in the loss .
The win helped the Astros ( 16-13 ) snap @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( 9-21 ) now have the most losses in Major League Baseball .
Tucker gave the Astros a 1-0 lead with a leadoff home run in the bottom of the second inning .
Reddick plated Yuli Gurriel in the same frame with an RBI single for a 2-0 edge .
David Fletcher cut the Astros lead in half with an RBI single in the top of the third before the Astros responded with three runs .
Angels left fielder Justin Upton hit his third home run of the season in the top of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 5-2 .
Anthony Rendon and Albert Pujols each hit RBI singles for the Angels in the fifth inning to cut the Astros lead to one run .
Correa responded with a three-run double in the bottom of the sixth to push Houston 's advantage to 8-4 .
Tucker hit an RBI double in the next at-bat to plate Correa for the Astros ' ninth run .
Astros outfielder Myles Straw hit a two-run double in the bottom of the seventh inning for the final two runs of the game .
Angels starter Patrick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2 2/3 innings to move to 0-4 on the season .
Fletcher went 3 for 5 with an RBI and a run scored for the Angels .
The Angels again face the Astros at 4:05 p.m. EDT Tuesday in Houston .

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Houston Astros starting pitcher Framber Valdez throws in the first inning of a game Monday night against the Los Angeles Angels, at Minute Maid Park in Houston. Photo by Trask Smith/UPI | License Photo
Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Starting pitcher Framber Valdez threw 11 strikeouts and allowed four runs in seven innings to lead the Houston Astros to an 11-4 rout of the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night. Astros shortstop Carlos Correa drove in three runs in the victory at Minute Maid Park in Houston. Advertisement
Martin Maldonado, Josh Reddick, Michael Brantley and Kyle Tucker each collected two hits for the Astros. Angels outfielder Mike Trout went 0 for 3 and had two strikeouts in the loss.
The win helped the Astros (16-13) snap a three-game losing streak. The Angels (9-21) now have the most losses in Major League Baseball.
Tucker gave the Astros a 1-0 lead with a leadoff home run in the bottom of the second inning. Reddick plated Yuli Gurriel in the same frame with an RBI single for a 2-0 edge. David Fletcher cut the Astros lead in half with an RBI single in the top of the third before the Astros responded with three runs.
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Angels left fielder Justin Upton hit his third home run of the season in the top of the fourth inning to make the score 5-2. Anthony Rendon and Albert Pujols each hit RBI singles for the Angels in the fifth inning to cut the Astros lead to one run.
Correa responded with a three-run double in the bottom of the sixth to push Houston's advantage to 8-4. Tucker hit an RBI double in the next at-bat to plate Correa for the Astros' ninth run.
Astros outfielder Myles Straw hit a two-run double in the bottom of the seventh inning for the final two runs of the game.
Angels starter Patrick Sandoval allowed seven hits and five runs in 2 2/3 innings to move to 0-4 on the season. Fletcher went 3 for 5 with an RBI and a run scored for the Angels.
The Angels again face the Astros at 4:05 p.m. EDT Tuesday in Houston.
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upi--2020-08-25--In photos: Moments from the Republican National Convention

Former Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley , speaking on the first night of the convention , said Biden @ @ @ @ @ weakness and failure '' on international relations .
Pool Photo by Chip Somodevilla/UPI

Fireworks explode over the Washington Monument after President Donald Trump delivered his acceptance speech for the GOP nomination for his re-election on the final night of the Republican National Convention on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington D.C., on Thursday. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI


upi--2020-08-25--WWE Raw: Keith Lee arrives, challenges Randy Orton

Lee made his Raw debut on Monday after he lost the NXT Championship to Karrion Kross on Saturday at NXT TakeOver : XXX .
Lee arrived with new entrance music and wrestling attire to challenge Orton who was bragging about his earlier attack on WWE Champion Drew McIntyre .
McIntyre had opened the show and welcomed Orton to face him again for the WWE Championship following SummerSlam on Sunday .
Orton attacked McIntyre from behind with their brawl spilling over into the backstage production area .
Orton then took out McIntyre with two kicks to the head .
Lee was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ displayed his superior strength .
The Limitless One blocked one of Orton 's punches and proceeded to crush his hand .
Lee tossed Orton around the ring and launched him to the ringside area .
Orton got back into the bout by nailing Lee with a Draping DDT , one of his most effective moves .
McIntyre ended the match , however , when he returned to attack Orton who was able to escape .
Orton did n't waste any time and attacked McIntyre from behind again , while the champ gave an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the head for a third time , sending him to the hospital .
WWE then announced that Orton and Lee will get another chance to face each other Sunday at pay-per-view event Payback .
Also on Raw , Rey Mysterio and his son Dominik Mysterio teamed up to take on Seth Rollins and his disciple Murphy .
The Mysterio family charged at Rollins and Murphy as they made their way to the ring to start the match .
The father and son duo worked well together and performed a double 619 on Murphy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been causing chaos around WWE for weeks , then appeared and beat up Rey and Dominik Mysterio as Rollins and Murphy escaped .
Retribution then posed together on the ring apron as Raw went off the air .
Newly crowned Raw Women 's Champion Asuka defended her title against Sasha Banks in a Lumberjack match .
The Lumberjack match involves having multiple superstars surrounding the ring who will throw the competitors back into the ring if they leave it .
SmackDown Women 's Champion Bayley , who is also Women 's Tag @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help her friend win the match until Shayna Baszler also got involved .
Baszler had faced Bayley earlier in the night in a match that ended in a disqualification .
Baszler prevented Bayley from interfering which distracted Banks .
Asuka took advantage of the situation and placed Banks into the Asuka Lock , forcing her to tap out .
Banks and Bayley will be defending their Women 's Tag Team Championships against the unlikely duo of Baszler and Nia Jax at Payback .
Other moments from Raw included Akira Tozawa winning the 24/7 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ford defeating Angel Garza ; The Riott Squad and Bianca Belair defeating The IIconics and Zelina Vega ; United States Champion Apollo Crews defeating Bobby Lashley in a Arm Wrestling Competition ; Aleister Black attacking Kevin Owens while appearing on the KO Show ; and Lashley winning multiple matches at Raw Underground .
WWE also announced on Monday that on the SmackDown side , The Fiend Bray Wyatt will be defending the Universal Championship against Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman at Payback in a Triple Threat , No Holds Barred match .

Aug. 25 (UPI) -- NXT star Keith Lee officially joined WWE's red brand and challenged Randy Orton on Raw.
Lee made his Raw debut on Monday after he lost the NXT Championship to Karrion Kross on Saturday at NXT TakeOver: XXX.
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Lee arrived with new entrance music and wrestling attire to challenge Orton who was bragging about his earlier attack on WWE Champion Drew McIntyre.
McIntyre had opened the show and welcomed Orton to face him again for the WWE Championship following SummerSlam on Sunday. Orton attacked McIntyre from behind with their brawl spilling over into the backstage production area. Orton then took out McIntyre with two kicks to the head.
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Lee was given his match against The Viper and displayed his superior strength. The Limitless One blocked one of Orton's punches and proceeded to crush his hand. Lee tossed Orton around the ring and launched him to the ringside area.
Orton got back into the bout by nailing Lee with a Draping DDT, one of his most effective moves. McIntyre ended the match, however, when he returned to attack Orton who was able to escape.
Orton didn't waste any time and attacked McIntyre from behind again, while the champ gave an interview backstage. Orton kicked McIntyre in the head for a third time, sending him to the hospital.
WWE then announced that Orton and Lee will get another chance to face each other Sunday at pay-per-view event Payback.
Also on Raw, Rey Mysterio and his son Dominik Mysterio teamed up to take on Seth Rollins and his disciple Murphy.
The Mysterio family charged at Rollins and Murphy as they made their way to the ring to start the match. The father and son duo worked well together and performed a double 619 on Murphy.
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Retribution, the masked group who have been causing chaos around WWE for weeks, then appeared and beat up Rey and Dominik Mysterio as Rollins and Murphy escaped. Retribution then posed together on the ring apron as Raw went off the air.
Newly crowned Raw Women's Champion Asuka defended her title against Sasha Banks in a Lumberjack match. The Lumberjack match involves having multiple superstars surrounding the ring who will throw the competitors back into the ring if they leave it.
SmackDown Women's Champion Bayley, who is also Women's Tag Team Champion with Banks, attempted to help her friend win the match until Shayna Baszler also got involved. Baszler had faced Bayley earlier in the night in a match that ended in a disqualification.
Baszler prevented Bayley from interfering which distracted Banks. Asuka took advantage of the situation and placed Banks into the Asuka Lock, forcing her to tap out. Banks and Bayley will be defending their Women's Tag Team Championships against the unlikely duo of Baszler and Nia Jax at Payback.
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Other moments from Raw included Akira Tozawa winning the 24/7 Championship; Raw Tag Team Champion Montez Ford defeating Angel Garza; The Riott Squad and Bianca Belair defeating The IIconics and Zelina Vega; United States Champion Apollo Crews defeating Bobby Lashley in a Arm Wrestling Competition; Aleister Black attacking Kevin Owens while appearing on the KO Show; and Lashley winning multiple matches at Raw Underground.
WWE also announced on Monday that on the SmackDown side, The Fiend Bray Wyatt will be defending the Universal Championship against Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman at Payback in a Triple Threat, No Holds Barred match.


upi--2020-08-25--Trump appeals to evangelicals with claim of religious liberty under threat

Aug. 25 ( UPI ) -- `` He 's following the radical left agenda , take away your guns , destroy your Second Amendment , no religion , no anything , hurt the Bible , hurt God ...
He 's against God , '' President Donald Trump told supporters during a recent trip to Ohio .
Trump was speaking about Joe Biden , the Democrat challenger for the White House .
Never mind that Biden , a Catholic , has spoken openly and often about how his faith helped him cope with family tragedy and wears rosary beads that belonged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump 's statement echoed a strategy that paid dividends in the 2016 election and he is clearly hoping will do so again : Appeal to the nation 's evangelicals using a political agenda wrapped in the language of faith .
Although a highly complex term which does n't lend itself to an easy definition , evangelicals generally believe in the literal truth of the Bible .
They believe that the only way to salvation is through belief in Jesus Christ , and that salvation can only come through individual acceptance of God -- @ @ @ @ @ @ @ again '' experience .
Studies suggest around a quarter of Americans consider themselves to be evangelical , although estimates vary .
Eight out of 10 White evangelicals supported Trump over Hillary Clinton in 2016 .
Those who sought to revive the common 19th-century name evangelical during the second world war were just as politically active as their more contemporary descendants .
They testified before congressional committees , organized letter-writing campaigns and published editorials and articles in religious publications to support or criticize policies of the day .
But while their politics often leaned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the modern evangelical movement largely eschewed party politics -- as my own ongoing research is exploring .
`` We are rejoicing , '' Clyde Taylor , secretary of public affairs for the National Association of Evangelicals , one of the major evangelical organizations in the mid-20th century , told members in early 1953 , that the organization , `` has never allowed itself to become entangled with the political influences and parties of Washington . ''
All that changed in the 1980s when close connections between the evangelical-influenced religious right and the administration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by conservative activists , both secular and religious , who saw advantages to creating greater ties between faith and politics .
Since the late 1980s , religious conservatives have built networks of political , legal and social activism which have aggressively , and successfully , pushed their agenda into mainstream American politics .
A recent Pew Research Center poll indicated that although Trump 's approval ratings among White evangelicals have slipped slightly to 72 % , eight out of 10 still say they would vote for him again in November .
Yet given @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it 's easy to overlook the 19 % of White evangelicals , and those evangelicals of color , who did not support Trump in 2016 .
Among the most prolific and high profile are John Fea , Messiah College professor of history , and Randall Balmer , professor of religion at Dartmouth College .
But there are others , such as the Red Letter Christians , a group who seek to `` live out Jesus ' countercultural teachings '' and whose focus on social justice tends to see them allied more often with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , even the leading evangelical publication Christianity Today published a widely reported editorial supporting Trump 's impeachment .
Although these divisions run deep within the evangelical community , they have scarcely caused a ripple in American culture more generally .
So why has the political impact of these anti-Trump evangelicals been relatively small ?
First , the `` evangelical left '' has always struggled to achieve political impact , often attracting enthusiastic support but not huge numbers .
Second , the anti-Trump category is so large and diverse , and based on so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ easy for any one group to be submerged into the larger howl of protest .
And third , evangelicals are a diverse group who disagree on many issues .
Significant as it is within the evangelical community , the evangelical left is probably neither big enough nor sufficiently cohesive to have much of an electoral impact in November .
When commentators say Trump is speaking evangelicals ' language , what they mean is not the language of theology and faith , but the language of politicized religion that has come to form a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ referred to as the `` culture wars '' in America .
Trump began employing this language during the 2016 campaign and has continued throughout his term in office .
He has consistently claimed that people of faith are `` under siege , '' language which pointedly echoes a common refrain from evangelical leaders .
He also promised to `` totally destroy '' the Johnson amendment , which bars non-profit organizations such as churches from endorsing or opposing particular candidates -- although he has n't done so .
And he became the first sitting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Life rally in 2020 .
In this light , Trump 's claim that Biden poses a threat to the American faithful is part of a much longer history of the politicization of conservative Christianity .
It 's increasingly associated with issues such as free market capitalism , support for the state of Israel , abortion , gun ownership and religious liberty rights .
The rhetoric , promises and symbolism has far outstripped the reality of policy change , but that does not appear to matter a great deal .
Evangelicals who feel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ difficult place for them to live , '' believe Trump hears their fears , takes them seriously and responds .
And such symbolism is working : In March , 81 % of white evangelicals said the Trump administration had helped their constituency .
As the November election nears with Trump behind in the polls , expect him to turn more and more to those within his constituency , both secular and religious , on whom he has relied for affirmation and support .
It 's likely there will be more claims of religious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ religion with issues such as gun control , abortion and economic policy .
But evangelicals might heed a warning issued in 1950 by then-NAE President Stephen Paine that evangelicals should be wary of increasing engagement with the government .
They risked the state filling `` the place which the Lord should be '' and officials telling them what they wanted to hear while failing to provide real answers .
Neither state nor faith benefited from their mingling , he argued .
It 's a warning that clearly echoes in the 2020 campaign .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ American studies at the University of East Anglia .
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license .
Read the original article .

President Donald Trump speaks at the 2019 National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. File Photo by Chris Kleponis/UPI | License Photo
Aug. 25 (UPI) -- "He's following the radical left agenda, take away your guns, destroy your Second Amendment, no religion, no anything, hurt the Bible, hurt God ... He's against God," President Donald Trump told supporters during a recent trip to Ohio. Trump was speaking about Joe Biden, the Democrat challenger for the White House. Never mind that Biden, a Catholic, has spoken openly and often about how his faith helped him cope with family tragedy and wears rosary beads that belonged to his late son, Beau. Advertisement
Trump's statement echoed a strategy that paid dividends in the 2016 election and he is clearly hoping will do so again: Appeal to the nation's evangelicals using a political agenda wrapped in the language of faith.
Although a highly complex term which doesn't lend itself to an easy definition, evangelicals generally believe in the literal truth of the Bible. They believe that the only way to salvation is through belief in Jesus Christ, and that salvation can only come through individual acceptance of God -- often through a conversion or "born again" experience.
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Studies suggest around a quarter of Americans consider themselves to be evangelical, although estimates vary. Eight out of 10 White evangelicals supported Trump over Hillary Clinton in 2016.
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Those who sought to revive the common 19th-century name evangelical during the second world war were just as politically active as their more contemporary descendants. They testified before congressional committees, organized letter-writing campaigns and published editorials and articles in religious publications to support or criticize policies of the day.
But while their politics often leaned to the right, these founders of the modern evangelical movement largely eschewed party politics -- as my own ongoing research is exploring. "We are rejoicing," Clyde Taylor, secretary of public affairs for the National Association of Evangelicals, one of the major evangelical organizations in the mid-20th century, told members in early 1953, that the organization, "has never allowed itself to become entangled with the political influences and parties of Washington."
All that changed in the 1980s when close connections between the evangelical-influenced religious right and the administration of President Ronald Reagan were developed consciously by conservative activists, both secular and religious, who saw advantages to creating greater ties between faith and politics.
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Since the late 1980s, religious conservatives have built networks of political, legal and social activism which have aggressively, and successfully, pushed their agenda into mainstream American politics.
Anti-Trump evangelicals
A recent Pew Research Center poll indicated that although Trump's approval ratings among White evangelicals have slipped slightly to 72%, eight out of 10 still say they would vote for him again in November.
Yet given the focus on evangelical Trump supporters, it's easy to overlook the 19% of White evangelicals, and those evangelicals of color, who did not support Trump in 2016. Among the most prolific and high profile are John Fea, Messiah College professor of history, and Randall Balmer, professor of religion at Dartmouth College.
But there are others, such as the Red Letter Christians, a group who seek to "live out Jesus' countercultural teachings" and whose focus on social justice tends to see them allied more often with the political left. In December 2019, even the leading evangelical publication Christianity Today published a widely reported editorial supporting Trump's impeachment.
Although these divisions run deep within the evangelical community, they have scarcely caused a ripple in American culture more generally. So why has the political impact of these anti-Trump evangelicals been relatively small?
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First, the "evangelical left" has always struggled to achieve political impact, often attracting enthusiastic support but not huge numbers. Second, the anti-Trump category is so large and diverse, and based on so many different issues, that it's easy for any one group to be submerged into the larger howl of protest.
And third, evangelicals are a diverse group who disagree on many issues. Significant as it is within the evangelical community, the evangelical left is probably neither big enough nor sufficiently cohesive to have much of an electoral impact in November.
Ramping up rhetoric
When commentators say Trump is speaking evangelicals' language, what they mean is not the language of theology and faith, but the language of politicized religion that has come to form a large part of what's now frequently referred to as the "culture wars" in America.
Trump began employing this language during the 2016 campaign and has continued throughout his term in office. He has consistently claimed that people of faith are "under siege," language which pointedly echoes a common refrain from evangelical leaders.
He also promised to "totally destroy" the Johnson amendment, which bars non-profit organizations such as churches from endorsing or opposing particular candidates -- although he hasn't done so. And he became the first sitting president to address the annual anti-abortion March for Life rally in 2020.
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In this light, Trump's claim that Biden poses a threat to the American faithful is part of a much longer history of the politicization of conservative Christianity. It's increasingly associated with issues such as free market capitalism, support for the state of Israel, abortion, gun ownership and religious liberty rights. The rhetoric, promises and symbolism has far outstripped the reality of policy change, but that does not appear to matter a great deal.
Evangelicals who feel that "America is becoming a more difficult place for them to live," believe Trump hears their fears, takes them seriously and responds. And such symbolism is working: In March, 81% of white evangelicals said the Trump administration had helped their constituency.
As the November election nears with Trump behind in the polls, expect him to turn more and more to those within his constituency, both secular and religious, on whom he has relied for affirmation and support. It's likely there will be more claims of religious liberty under threat and more merging of religion with issues such as gun control, abortion and economic policy.
But evangelicals might heed a warning issued in 1950 by then-NAE President Stephen Paine that evangelicals should be wary of increasing engagement with the government. They risked the state filling "the place which the Lord should be" and officials telling them what they wanted to hear while failing to provide real answers. Neither state nor faith benefited from their mingling, he argued. It's a warning that clearly echoes in the 2020 campaign.
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Emma Long is a senior lecturer in American studies at the University of East Anglia. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.


upi--2020-08-25--Violence again mars protests over Wisconsin police shooting

Aug. 25 ( UPI ) -- A second night of protests was marred by violence and fires , in Kenosha , Wis. , in the wake of the police shooting of a Black man in front of his children .
Cellphone video shows Jacob Blake , 29 , was shot in the back several times Sunday .
He was in serious condition Tuesday at a Milwaukee hospital .
Late Monday and early Tuesday , a group of rioters set fire to several Kenosha businesses and some looters made off with merchandise .
They set one fire at the Community Corrections @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lights .
Kenosha is about 30 miles south of downtown Milwaukee .
Authorities arrested at least two people while investigating a fire at a library , officials said , and National Guard troops helped patrol the city Monday night .
Hundreds of protesters filled the streets of Kenosha some two hours past curfew .
Some tossed fireworks into a line of police officers at a courthouse , which drew smoke bombs and flash-bang grenades in response .
A garbage truck burst into flames after a rioter tossed an incendiary device .
A protest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ night was mostly peaceful , although some demonstrators set fire to at least three trash bins .
Hundreds of activists who 'd gathered at the Wisconsin Capitol on Monday afternoon marched down State Street and remained in the area until nightfall .
New York City , Minneapolis and Portland , Ore. , were also sites of large gatherings on Monday to oppose the Blake shooting .
The police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May touched off global demonstrations opposing police brutality and racism .
`` It hurts to see another Black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was shot , '' Jaylani Hussein , executive director of the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations , said at the Minneapolis protest .
`` I kept looking at the gun .
I kept looking at this police officer .
He knew exactly what he was doing .
`` [ The officer ] had been trained to pull that gun out and he saw Jacob as a threat , a man who was walking away , a man who was going inside his car with his children inside . ''

Aug. 25 (UPI) -- A second night of protests was marred by violence and fires, in Kenosha, Wis., in the wake of the police shooting of a Black man in front of his children.
Cellphone video shows Jacob Blake, 29, was shot in the back several times Sunday. His father told the Chicago Sun Times his son is paralyzed from the waist down; doctors don't yet know if the condition is permanent.Late Monday and early Tuesday, a group of rioters set fire to several Kenosha businesses and some looters made off with merchandise. They set one fire at the Community Corrections Building and vandals targeted vehicles and street lights.
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Kenosha is about 30 miles south of downtown Milwaukee.
Authorities arrested at least two people while investigating a fire at a library, officials said, and National Guard troops helped patrol the city Monday night.
Hundreds of protesters filled the streets of Kenosha some two hours past curfew. Some tossed fireworks into a line of police officers at a courthouse, which drew smoke bombs and flash-bang grenades in response. A garbage truck burst into flames after a rioter tossed an incendiary device.
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A protest in Madison, Wis., on Monday night was mostly peaceful, although some demonstrators set fire to at least three trash bins.
Hundreds of activists who'd gathered at the Wisconsin Capitol on Monday afternoon marched down State Street and remained in the area until nightfall.
New York City, Minneapolis and Portland, Ore., were also sites of large gatherings on Monday to oppose the Blake shooting. The police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May touched off global demonstrations opposing police brutality and racism.
"It hurts to see another Black person get shot in the way Jacob was shot," Jaylani Hussein, executive director of the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said at the Minneapolis protest. "I kept looking at the gun. I kept looking at this police officer. He knew exactly what he was doing.
"[The officer] had been trained to pull that gun out and he saw Jacob as a threat, a man who was walking away, a man who was going inside his car with his children inside."


upi--2020-08-25--U.S. reports fewer than 40K new COVID-19 cases for 2nd day

Aug. 25 ( UPI ) -- The United States saw fewer than 40,000 new COVID-19 cases for the second straight day on Monday , the first time it 's made that mark in two months , according to data reported Tuesday from Johns Hopkins University .
The university 's Center for Systems Science and Engineering said there were 38,000 new cases , a slight increase from Sunday 's total ( 34,500 ) .
The last time the national total was that low for two straight days was June 24 .
There were also 450 new deaths , an increase of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the start of the pandemic , there have been 5.740 million cases in the United States and 177,200 deaths , according to the data .
The figures continue a gradual decline since peaking in mid-July .
In Florida , officials reported the state 's lowest number of new cases ( 2,200 ) since June .
A Florida judge on Monday also blocked an order by Gov .
Ron DeSantis ' administration that required school districts to resume in-person classes or risk losing funding .
In Texas , Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emergency campaign aimed at reducing its positivity rate , from 23 % last month , to under 5 % .
`` There 's no question we can get there if we continue to work at it together , '' Turner told KHOU-TV , noting that Houston 's positivity rate is down to 9.2 % -- its lowest since late May .
He cautioned , however , that Tropical Storm Laura could undo the progress if residents do n't continue to wear masks and distance .
`` It feeds off of people coming together @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people have to go to shelters or bunk with others , then you 're coming together and you fuel the virus . ''

A woman wears a face mask as she walks by the New York Stock Exchange on Monday in New York City. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Aug. 25 (UPI) -- The United States saw fewer than 40,000 new COVID-19 cases for the second straight day on Monday, the first time it's made that mark in two months, according to data reported Tuesday from Johns Hopkins University. The university's Center for Systems Science and Engineering said there were 38,000 new cases, a slight increase from Sunday's total (34,500). The last time the national total was that low for two straight days was June 24. Advertisement
There were also 450 new deaths, an increase of one over the day before.
Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 5.740 million cases in the United States and 177,200 deaths, according to the data. The figures continue a gradual decline since peaking in mid-July.
In Florida, officials reported the state's lowest number of new cases (2,200) since June.
A Florida judge on Monday also blocked an order by Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration that required school districts to resume in-person classes or risk losing funding.
In Texas, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said the city is nearing the goal of an emergency campaign aimed at reducing its positivity rate, from 23% last month, to under 5%.
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"There's no question we can get there if we continue to work at it together," Turner told KHOU-TV, noting that Houston's positivity rate is down to 9.2% -- its lowest since late May.
He cautioned, however, that Tropical Storm Laura could undo the progress if residents don't continue to wear masks and distance.
"It feeds off of people coming together," Turner said. "If people have to go to shelters or bunk with others, then you're coming together and you fuel the virus."