upi--2020-10-04--Famous birthdays for Oct. 4: Caitriona Balfe, Dakota Johnson

Oct. 4 ( UPI ) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Libra .
-- Rutherford @ @ @ @ @ of the United States , in 1822 -- Frederic Remington , painter of the American @ @ @ @ @ Civil rights activist Jamil Abdullah al-Amin , formerly known as H. Rap Brown , in @ @ @ @ @

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Caitriona Balfe attends the Toronto International Film Festival photocall for "Ford v Ferrari" at TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto on September 10, 2019. The actor turns 41 on October 4. File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Libra. They include: Advertisement
-- Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th president of the United States, in 1822
-- Frederic Remington, painter of the American West, in 1861
-- Writer Alfred Runyan in 1880
-- Pioneer movie comedian Buster Keaton in 1895
-- Actor Charlton Heston in 1923
-- Football Hall of Fame member Sam Huff in 1934 (age 86)
-- Author Jackie Collins in 1937
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-- Author Anne Rice in 1941 (age 79)
-- Author author Roy Blount Jr., both in 1941 (age 79)
-- Civil rights activist Jamil Abdullah al-Amin, formerly known as H. Rap Brown, in 1943 (age 77)
-- Baseball Hall of Fame member Tony La Russa in 1944 (age 76)
-- Actor Clifton Davis in 1945 (age 75)
-- Actor Susan Sarandon in 1946 (age 74)
-- Actor Armand Assante in 1949 (age 71)
-- Actor Christoph Waltz in 1956 (age 64)
-- Actor Bill Fagerbakke in 1957 (age 63)
-- Recording executive/businessman Russell Simmons in 1957 (age 63)
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-- Singer Jon Secada in 1961 (age 59)
-- Actor Liev Schreiber in 1967 (age 53)
-- Actor Alicia Silverstone in 1976 (age 44)
-- Actor Rachael Leigh Cook in 1979 (age 41)
-- Actor Caitriona Balfe in 1979 (age 41)
-- Actor Melissa Benoist in 1988 (age 32)
-- Actor Dakota Johnson in 1989 (age 31)


upi--2020-10-04--Julia Ormond: 'Walking Dead: World Beyond' is kids’ journey through apocalypse

NEW YORK , Oct. 4 ( UPI ) -- The Walking Dead : World Beyond , set to premiere Sunday on AMC , distinguishes itself from the other shows in the franchise by focusing on how teens , not their parents , deal with the zombie apocalypse .
`` This spinoff takes elements I really relish in [ The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead ] and then adds its own fresh take , '' series co-star Julia Ormond told reporters in a recent video conference .
`` It 's not so much about what the parents will do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
`` It 's about the kids ' journey and the kids growing up and how they are going to define the world going forward . ''
Ormond , who plays Elizabeth , the leader of a shadowy military organization , said the show reflects how young people in the real world are fighting for what is important to them .
`` Elizabeth is a character who seems to have a certain level of power ... that needs to be torn down or challenged .
I think there is something about our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ systems showing up to be flawed and out of date and not serving us , '' Ormond said , adding it has been young people `` taking up the mantle of leading us into whatever the world beyond is , making it new . ''
At the heart of the show are Hope ( Alexa Mansour ) and Iris ( Aliyah Royale , ) teen sisters who are part of the first generation to come of age after the breakdown of civilization .
When they receive a distress message from their scientist father @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nebraska college campus on which they were raised to rescue him in New York .
Tagging along are their fellow adventure-starved Generation Zers Elton and Silas ( Nicolas Cantu and Hal Cumpston , ) and tracking the whole gang with the intention of bringing them home are the girls ' adopted brother Felix ( Nico Tortorella ) and his friend , Huck ( Annet Mahendru ) .
Viewers do n't have to know The Walking Dead or Fear the Walking Dead to enjoy World Beyond , but fans of the other shows will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` You get some more answers and then some more non-answers to the questions that were posed in the other series , '' Royale said .
`` We start to deal with news on a national level , not just a local level like the other series , which have smaller communities that run into each other , '' Tortorella explained .
`` We get big-picture puzzle pieces .
It seems like the old versus the young and vice versa in a lot of ways , not just in age .
It 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
Cantu thinks World Beyond stands by itself , but will be recognizable to those already entrenched in The Walking Dead universe .
`` What 's cool about our show is that it is a two-season , limited event , and we have a complete story that wraps up quite nicely .
We know where we are going , '' he said .
Like its predecessors , World Beyond explores the thorny ethics of its characters , trying not to judge its humans or paint them as all good or bad .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ on which side of the argument you stand and who you are rooting for , '' Tortorella said .
He then paraphrased series co-creator Matt Negrete , saying that by the end of this series , some of the characters will be villains and some will be heroes .
`` But that means different things to different people , '' Tortorella said , referring to people 's individual perspectives on the characters ' behaviors .
Royale said the biggest danger within the show is n't flesh-eating monsters ( called `` empties '' on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the humans become when they encounter them .
`` It 's how we fight or flee , '' she said .
`` It 's who we are when there are n't any walkers near and we have to deal with the four of us and we are young and we are afraid and we do n't know if we can trust each other yet and different dynamics grow . ''
Even the relationship between Hope and Iris changes over time , Royale warned , adding , `` It grows and then it 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' With themes like trauma , secrets , heartbreak , confusion , family and love , audience members of all ages should be able to connect to someone on the show , Royale said .
`` The younger fans are going to see a part of themselves in these characters , '' Sansour said , noting she expects some viewers will identify with the fictional teens ' struggles and be inspired to speak up about their feelings and , hopefully , `` not feel so alone . ''
Cumpston pointed out the personalities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dead already have formed because they were adults before the apocalypse .
`` They know their moral code .
These are teenagers , '' he said of the characters on World Beyond .
`` They do n't even know how they should be reacting to these situations or who they are . ''
`` You 're watching these young adults make decisions for themselves -- split decisions -- in-the-heat-of-the-moment , life-or-death decisions without needing an adult to tell them , 'This is what you should do , ' '' Royale said .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ await them or how to avoid them , but they are smart , brave and have a strong sense of direction .
`` We know that we 're going to get through it , '' Royale said .
`` We make a choice very early on that , regardless of what happens , we would rather be out here in the field than be in the sheltered community . ''

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Julia Ormond will be seen in "The Walking Dead: World Beyond," which debuts on Sunday. Photo courtesy of AMC
NEW YORK, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The Walking Dead: World Beyond, set to premiere Sunday on AMC, distinguishes itself from the other shows in the franchise by focusing on how teens, not their parents, deal with the zombie apocalypse. "This spinoff takes elements I really relish in [The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead] and then adds its own fresh take," series co-star Julia Ormond told reporters in a recent video conference. Advertisement
"It's not so much about what the parents will do to protect the kids," she said. "It's about the kids' journey and the kids growing up and how they are going to define the world going forward."
Ormond, who plays Elizabeth, the leader of a shadowy military organization, said the show reflects how young people in the real world are fighting for what is important to them.
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"Elizabeth is a character who seems to have a certain level of power ... that needs to be torn down or challenged. I think there is something about our world today that is being challenged -- systems showing up to be flawed and out of date and not serving us," Ormond said, adding it has been young people "taking up the mantle of leading us into whatever the world beyond is, making it new."
At the heart of the show are Hope (Alexa Mansour) and Iris (Aliyah Royale,) teen sisters who are part of the first generation to come of age after the breakdown of civilization.
When they receive a distress message from their scientist father, they leave the safety of the Nebraska college campus on which they were raised to rescue him in New York.
Tagging along are their fellow adventure-starved Generation Zers Elton and Silas (Nicolas Cantu and Hal Cumpston,) and tracking the whole gang with the intention of bringing them home are the girls' adopted brother Felix (Nico Tortorella) and his friend, Huck (Annet Mahendru).
Viewers don't have to know The Walking Dead or Fear the Walking Dead to enjoy World Beyond, but fans of the other shows will be rewarded, the cast teased.
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"You get some more answers and then some more non-answers to the questions that were posed in the other series," Royale said.
"We start to deal with news on a national level, not just a local level like the other series, which have smaller communities that run into each other," Tortorella explained. "We get big-picture puzzle pieces. It seems like the old versus the young and vice versa in a lot of ways, not just in age. It's definitely a through line of the series."
Cantu thinks World Beyond stands by itself, but will be recognizable to those already entrenched in The Walking Dead universe.
"What's cool about our show is that it is a two-season, limited event, and we have a complete story that wraps up quite nicely. We know where we are going," he said.
Like its predecessors, World Beyond explores the thorny ethics of its characters, trying not to judge its humans or paint them as all good or bad.
"It's a fine line depending on which side of the argument you stand and who you are rooting for," Tortorella said.
He then paraphrased series co-creator Matt Negrete, saying that by the end of this series, some of the characters will be villains and some will be heroes.
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"But that means different things to different people," Tortorella said, referring to people's individual perspectives on the characters' behaviors.
Royale said the biggest danger within the show isn't flesh-eating monsters (called "empties" on the show), but rather who the humans become when they encounter them.
"It's how we fight or flee," she said. "It's who we are when there aren't any walkers near and we have to deal with the four of us and we are young and we are afraid and we don't know if we can trust each other yet and different dynamics grow."
Even the relationship between Hope and Iris changes over time, Royale warned, adding, "It grows and then it's finicky and then it grows again."
With themes like trauma, secrets, heartbreak, confusion, family and love, audience members of all ages should be able to connect to someone on the show, Royale said.
"The younger fans are going to see a part of themselves in these characters," Sansour said, noting she expects some viewers will identify with the fictional teens' struggles and be inspired to speak up about their feelings and, hopefully, "not feel so alone."
Cumpston pointed out the personalities of the main characters on The Walking Dead already have formed because they were adults before the apocalypse.
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"They know their moral code. These are teenagers," he said of the characters on World Beyond. "They don't even know how they should be reacting to these situations or who they are."
"You're watching these young adults make decisions for themselves -- split decisions -- in-the-heat-of-the-moment, life-or-death decisions without needing an adult to tell them, 'This is what you should do,'" Royale said.
The teens may not know exactly what perils await them or how to avoid them, but they are smart, brave and have a strong sense of direction.
"We know that we're going to get through it," Royale said. "We make a choice very early on that, regardless of what happens, we would rather be out here in the field than be in the sheltered community."


upi--2020-10-04--On This Day, Oct. 4: 1st private rocket, SpaceShipOne, reaches edge of space

Oct. 4 ( UPI ) -- On this date in history : In 1876 , the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas , now Texas A & M , opened .
It was the first public higher education institution in Texas .
In 1883 , the Orient Express train made its first run , originating in Paris , at Gare de l'Est , and ending in Giurgiu , Romania , with stops in Munich and Vienna .
In 1895 , the U.S. Open men 's golf tournament was first contested .
It was won by Horace Rawlins .
In 1927 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rushmore .
It would take 14 years to complete , with work on the monument finishing in 1941 .
Despite the difficult nature of the project , there were no worker fatalities .
In 1957 , the Soviet Union launched the first man-made space satellite , Sputnik 1 .
The Soviet 's successful launch caught America by surprise and was the spark which ignited the Space Race .
In 1965 , Pope Paul VI arrived at Kennedy International Airport in New York on the first visit by a pope to the United States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as U.S. agriculture secretary , with an apology for what he called the `` gross indiscretion '' of uttering a racist remark .
In 1989 , Art Shell was hired by the Oakland Raiders as the first black head coach in the modern National Football League .
In 1991 , the United States and 23 other countries signed an agreement banning mineral and oil exploration in Antarctica for 50 years .
In 1992 , up to 250 people were killed when an El Al 747 cargo plane crashed into an apartment building on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , U.S. President Bill Clinton ordered several hundred more U.S. troops to Somalia on the second day the Battle of Mogadishu .
In 2001 , a Siberian Airlines jetliner exploded and plunged into the Black Sea , killing all 64 passengers and 12 crew members .
The United States said evidence indicated the plane had been hit by a missile fired during a Ukrainian military training exercise .
In 2004 , SpaceShipOne , the first privately funded rocket to reach the edge of space , flew to an altitude above 62 miles over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ WikiLeaks.org was created by Julian Assange as a depository for leaked documents and other classified materials .
In 2010 , a sludge reservoir burst in Hungary , sending 200 million gallons of toxic mud onto the roads of three villages , killing seven people , injuring 150 others and driving hundreds from their homes .
In 2018 , New England 's Tom Brady became the third NFL quarterback to throw 500 touchdown passes in the Patriots ' 38-24 victory over the Indianapolis Colts .
He was preceded by Peyton Manning and Brett Favre @

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On October 4, 2004, SpaceShipOne, the first privately funded rocket to reach the edge of space, flew to an altitude above 62 miles over the California desert. UPI File Photo | License Photo
Oct. 4 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1876, the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, now Texas A&M, opened. It was the first public higher education institution in Texas. Advertisement
In 1883, the Orient Express train made its first run, originating in Paris, at Gare de l'Est, and ending in Giurgiu, Romania, with stops in Munich and Vienna.
In 1895, the U.S. Open men's golf tournament was first contested. It was won by Horace Rawlins.
In 1927, artist Gutzon Borglum begins sculpting Mount Rushmore. It would take 14 years to complete, with work on the monument finishing in 1941. Despite the difficult nature of the project, there were no worker fatalities.
File Photo by Ron Sachs/UPI
In 1957, the Soviet Union launched the first man-made space satellite, Sputnik 1. The Soviet's successful launch caught America by surprise and was the spark which ignited the Space Race.
In 1965, Pope Paul VI arrived at Kennedy International Airport in New York on the first visit by a pope to the United States.
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In 1976, Earl Butz resigned as U.S. agriculture secretary, with an apology for what he called the "gross indiscretion" of uttering a racist remark.
In 1989, Art Shell was hired by the Oakland Raiders as the first black head coach in the modern National Football League.
In 1991, the United States and 23 other countries signed an agreement banning mineral and oil exploration in Antarctica for 50 years.
In 1992, up to 250 people were killed when an El Al 747 cargo plane crashed into an apartment building on the outskirts of Amsterdam.
In 1993, U.S. President Bill Clinton ordered several hundred more U.S. troops to Somalia on the second day the Battle of Mogadishu.
File Photo by L. Mark/UPI
In 2001, a Siberian Airlines jetliner exploded and plunged into the Black Sea, killing all 64 passengers and 12 crew members. The United States said evidence indicated the plane had been hit by a missile fired during a Ukrainian military training exercise.
In 2004, SpaceShipOne, the first privately funded rocket to reach the edge of space, flew to an altitude above 62 miles over the California desert.
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In 2006, WikiLeaks.org was created by Julian Assange as a depository for leaked documents and other classified materials.
In 2010, a sludge reservoir burst in Hungary, sending 200 million gallons of toxic mud onto the roads of three villages, killing seven people, injuring 150 others and driving hundreds from their homes.
In 2018, New England's Tom Brady became the third NFL quarterback to throw 500 touchdown passes in the Patriots' 38-24 victory over the Indianapolis Colts. He was preceded by Peyton Manning and Brett Favre.


upi--2020-10-04--Tracee Ellis Ross, Anthony Anderson pressured ABC to bring 'black-ish' back early

LOS ANGELES , Oct. 4 ( UPI ) -- ABC originally planned to air Season 7 of black-ish in spring 2021 , but the cast of the show , including Tracee Ellis Ross and Anthony Anderson , and creator Kenya Barris , fought for black-ish to air this fall .
Season 7 officially begins Oct. 21 , but an election special will air Sunday .
Barris said the special was in the works before ABC agreed in June to put the show back on the fall schedule .
`` We were trying to figure out a way to still have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year , '' Barris said on a recent Television Critics Association panel .
`` We did n't know if we could be on . ''
The election special will be partially animated , with the black-ish cast voicing likenesses of their characters .
Anthony Anderson plays Andre Johnson , a father whose family lives in a mostly White , middle-class community .
The six seasons of black-ish have found humor and poignancy in the Johnson family 's struggles to stay connected with their Black culture .
The hourlong election episode centers around Andre @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) , who is now over 18 , but finds his voter registration purged .
Ross , who plays Junior 's mother , Rainbow , suggested animation early in the COVID-19 pandemic .
Ross said she spoke with ABC Entertainment President Karey Burke about ways to produce a show before COVID-19 safety protocols were finalized .
`` I was not ready to go back to work and be on a set , '' Ross said .
The show has previously run an animated segment satirizing Schoolhouse Rock cartoons to illustrate historic events .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ wonderful animation on our show already , '' Ross said .
`` Would there be a way for us to do an episode that was animated ? ''
ABC agreed June 18 to include black-ish in the network 's fall lineup .
The show resumed live-action production under COVID-19 safety protocols at the end of the summer .
However , they still moved forward with the animated special .
`` The special was still just as important , '' Barris said .
Barris said he hopes the election episode will encourage viewers to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feature Barris voicing a character whom he says resembles his likeness .
`` I just looked at that character , and I 'm like , ' I 've had a rough road , guys . '
'' Barris said .
The cast members said they had separate conversations with ABC in June .
Anderson said he impressed upon executives that the election season , following the beginning of Black Lives Matter protests in May , was exactly the world in which black-ish should air .
`` I felt that it would be doing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disservice to the community and a disservice to our show to have our voices muted in a time like this , '' he said .
Black-ish has produced episodes addressing the Juneteenth holiday , the impact of Donald Trump 's presidency and issues present in the Black community .
Barris felt the 2020 election season would provide more topics for the show to address with humor .
`` We felt like , during this time in particular , the show would be unusually but importantly necessary , '' Barris said .
`` We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opinion to ABC who also shared in that opinion . ''
Barris added that ABC initially decided to hold black-ish until Spring before the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent protests .
Ross also credited Burke and ABC for listening to her and her cast mates ' ideas for bringing the show back in the fall .
`` People speak up , and then they make a change , '' Ross said .
`` I think there 's a lot to be said when somebody makes a choice and then realizes it was n't the @ @ @ @ @ @ @

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Tracee Ellis Ross said she fought for "black-ish" to air on ABC in the fall. File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI | License Photo
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- ABC originally planned to air Season 7 of black-ish in spring 2021, but the cast of the show, including Tracee Ellis Ross and Anthony Anderson, and creator Kenya Barris, fought for black-ish to air this fall. Season 7 officially begins Oct. 21, but an election special will air Sunday. Barris said the special was in the works before ABC agreed in June to put the show back on the fall schedule. Advertisement
"We were trying to figure out a way to still have a presence, especially in an election year," Barris said on a recent Television Critics Association panel. "We didn't know if we could be on."
The election special will be partially animated, with the black-ish cast voicing likenesses of their characters. Anthony Anderson plays Andre Johnson, a father whose family lives in a mostly White, middle-class community.
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The six seasons of black-ish have found humor and poignancy in the Johnson family's struggles to stay connected with their Black culture. The hourlong election episode centers around Andre's son, Junior (Marcus Scribner), who is now over 18, but finds his voter registration purged.
Ross, who plays Junior's mother, Rainbow, suggested animation early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Ross said she spoke with ABC Entertainment President Karey Burke about ways to produce a show before COVID-19 safety protocols were finalized.
"I was not ready to go back to work and be on a set," Ross said.
The show has previously run an animated segment satirizing Schoolhouse Rock cartoons to illustrate historic events.
"I thought, we do such wonderful animation on our show already," Ross said. "Would there be a way for us to do an episode that was animated?"
ABC agreed June 18 to include black-ish in the network's fall lineup. The show resumed live-action production under COVID-19 safety protocols at the end of the summer. However, they still moved forward with the animated special.
"The special was still just as important," Barris said.
Barris said he hopes the election episode will encourage viewers to vote. The animated episode also will feature Barris voicing a character whom he says resembles his likeness.
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"I just looked at that character, and I'm like, 'I've had a rough road, guys.'" Barris said.
The cast members said they had separate conversations with ABC in June. Anderson said he impressed upon executives that the election season, following the beginning of Black Lives Matter protests in May, was exactly the world in which black-ish should air.
"I felt that it would be doing a disservice to our audience, a disservice to the community and a disservice to our show to have our voices muted in a time like this," he said.
Black-ish has produced episodes addressing the Juneteenth holiday, the impact of Donald Trump's presidency and issues present in the Black community. Barris felt the 2020 election season would provide more topics for the show to address with humor.
"We felt like, during this time in particular, the show would be unusually but importantly necessary," Barris said. "We felt that we needed to voice our opinion to ABC who also shared in that opinion."
Barris added that ABC initially decided to hold black-ish until Spring before the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent protests. Ross also credited Burke and ABC for listening to her and her cast mates' ideas for bringing the show back in the fall.
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"People speak up, and then they make a change," Ross said. "I think there's a lot to be said when somebody makes a choice and then realizes it wasn't the right one and changes course."


upi--2020-10-03--Washington state ag officials look for giant hornets ahead of 'slaughter phase'

Oct. 3 ( UPI ) -- The Washington State Department of Agriculture is desperately looking to track down a nest of giant Asian hornets before they go into what scientists call `` the slaughter phase . ''
Six giant Asian hornets have been caught , trapped or reported since Sept. 21 in Washington state , according to agriculture officials .
Sven-Erik Spichiger , an entomologist with the agriculture department , said officials believe they are dealing with a nest and that it 's critical that scientists find and destroy it before the slaughter phase or before the insects reproduce enough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , sometimes dubbed `` murder hornets '' because they prey on other insects -- including honeybees , which are critical to agriculture in the state -- were first spotted in the United States last year .
`` Asian giant hornets this time of year start going into what we call the slaughter phase , '' Sven-Erik Spichiger , a department entomologist , said during a news conference Friday .
`` They will visit apiaries , basically mark a hive , attack it in force , removing every bee from the hive , decapitating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and then spending the next few days harvesting the brood and the pupae out of the hive as a food source . ''
The first of the recent sightings occurred two weeks ago when a landowner in Whatcom County , near the Canadian border , caught two hornets .
On Sept. 30 a scientist trapped one hornet alive -- a first for the Department of Agriculture .

Washington state scientists are seeking to find and destroy the nest of giant Asian hornets ahead of what they call the "slaughter phase." Photo by Filippo Turetta courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The Washington State Department of Agriculture is desperately looking to track down a nest of giant Asian hornets before they go into what scientists call "the slaughter phase." Six giant Asian hornets have been caught, trapped or reported since Sept. 21 in Washington state, according to agriculture officials. Advertisement
Sven-Erik Spichiger, an entomologist with the agriculture department, said officials believe they are dealing with a nest and that it's critical that scientists find and destroy it before the slaughter phase or before the insects reproduce enough to build new nests.
The hornets, sometimes dubbed "murder hornets" because they prey on other insects -- including honeybees, which are critical to agriculture in the state -- were first spotted in the United States last year.
"Asian giant hornets this time of year start going into what we call the slaughter phase," Sven-Erik Spichiger, a department entomologist, said during a news conference Friday. "They will visit apiaries, basically mark a hive, attack it in force, removing every bee from the hive, decapitating them, killing all of the workers and then spending the next few days harvesting the brood and the pupae out of the hive as a food source."
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The first of the recent sightings occurred two weeks ago when a landowner in Whatcom County, near the Canadian border, caught two hornets.
On Sept. 30 a scientist trapped one hornet alive -- a first for the Department of Agriculture.


upi--2020-10-04--1 dead, 2 critically injured after plane crashes into Queens pier

Oct. 4 ( UPI ) -- One person was killed and two others were critically injured when a seaplane they were flying in crashed into a concrete pier in Queens , New York City , on Sunday , officials said .
The New York Fire Department said via Twitter that the single-engine seaplane crashed into a Long Island Sound pier at about 3 p.m. '' Witnesses said that the plane was traveling rather fast along the water , skipped twice and hit the pier , '' Fire Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro said during a news conference from the crash site @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how this accident occurred . ''
Responders arrived within minutes of the crash being reported to find two of the plane 's occupants had already been removed by a `` good samaritan '' who attempted to administer aid while a third victim was removed by members of the FDNY , he said .
The pilot and one of the two passengers were transferred in critical condition to local hospitals while a second passenger had died , he said .
Two others , including the civilian who removed the victims from the plane , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scene , he said , adding that the FDNY HazMat units have offloaded the planes ' remaining fuel .
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted that emergency crews were at the scene .
`` Please keep these people and their families in your thoughts tonight , '' he said .

Witnesses said the seaplane skipped twice off the water before crashing into the pier on Sunday afternoon. Photo courtesy of New York City Fire Department/ Twitter
Oct. 4 (UPI) -- One person was killed and two others were critically injured when a seaplane they were flying in crashed into a concrete pier in Queens, New York City, on Sunday, officials said. The New York Fire Department said via Twitter that the single-engine seaplane crashed into a Long Island Sound pier at about 3 p.m. Advertisement
"Witnesses said that the plane was traveling rather fast along the water, skipped twice and hit the pier," Fire Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro said during a news conference from the crash site. "An investigation will proceed into how this accident occurred."
Responders arrived within minutes of the crash being reported to find two of the plane's occupants had already been removed by a "good samaritan" who attempted to administer aid while a third victim was removed by members of the FDNY, he said.
The pilot and one of the two passengers were transferred in critical condition to local hospitals while a second passenger had died, he said.
Two others, including the civilian who removed the victims from the plane, were injured and were treated at the scene, he said, adding that the FDNY HazMat units have offloaded the planes' remaining fuel.
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NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted that emergency crews were at the scene.
"Please keep these people and their families in your thoughts tonight," he said.
A small seaplane crashed into a pier on Riverside Drive in Queens earlier today. Emergency crews are on the scene. 3 passengers have been taken to the hospital. We'll provide more updates as we get them. Please keep these people and their families in your thoughts tonight.— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) October 4, 2020


upi--2020-10-04--Ravens' Lamar Jackson reaches historic milestone in win over Washington

Oct. 4 ( UPI ) -- Baltimore Ravens star quarterback Lamar Jackson reached 5,000 passing yards and 2,000 rushing yards faster than any player in NFL history during Sunday 's 31-17 win over the Washington Football Team .
Jackson recorded the historic feat in his 35th career game , which surpassed former dual-threat star Michael Vick ( 39 games ) .
Entering Sunday 's contest , Jackson needed 96 passing yards to reach the 5,000-yard milestone .
He set the record on a 25-yard touchdown pass to tight end Mark Andrews in the second quarter .
`` Lamar played great @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` So when you have a guy like 'eight ' it 's just fun to fly around and play games , and it was a good win . ''
Jackson also showed off his running ability with a 50-yard touchdown run earlier in the second quarter -- the longest of his career .
It was the longest touchdown run by a quarterback in the last five seasons .
With Jackson 's strike to Andrews and his 50-yard scamper , it marked the first time a player had a touchdown run of 50 or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at least 25 yards since Marcus Mariota in 2015 .
`` Lamar came up and just made some big touchdown throws , scramble plays [ and ] plays where he had great vision , '' Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said .
`` So , probably the key to the game right there . ''
Jackson completed 14 of 21 throws for 193 yards , two touchdowns and one interception against Washington .
He ran for 53 yards and one score on seven carries .
The Ravens ( 3-1 ) play the Cincinnati @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an AFC North matchup .

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson became the fastest player in league history to reach 5,000 passing yards and 2,000 rushing yards in Sunday's win over the Washington Football Team. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Baltimore Ravens star quarterback Lamar Jackson reached 5,000 passing yards and 2,000 rushing yards faster than any player in NFL history during Sunday's 31-17 win over the Washington Football Team. Jackson recorded the historic feat in his 35th career game, which surpassed former dual-threat star Michael Vick (39 games). Advertisement
Entering Sunday's contest, Jackson needed 96 passing yards to reach the 5,000-yard milestone. He set the record on a 25-yard touchdown pass to tight end Mark Andrews in the second quarter.
"Lamar played great out there," Andrews said. "So when you have a guy like 'eight' it's just fun to fly around and play games, and it was a good win."
Jackson also showed off his running ability with a 50-yard touchdown run earlier in the second quarter -- the longest of his career. It was the longest touchdown run by a quarterback in the last five seasons.
With Jackson's strike to Andrews and his 50-yard scamper, it marked the first time a player had a touchdown run of 50 or more yards and a touchdown pass of at least 25 yards since Marcus Mariota in 2015.
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"Lamar came up and just made some big touchdown throws, scramble plays [and] plays where he had great vision," Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said. "So, probably the key to the game right there."
Jackson completed 14 of 21 throws for 193 yards, two touchdowns and one interception against Washington. He ran for 53 yards and one score on seven carries.
The Ravens (3-1) play the Cincinnati Bengals (1-2-1) next Sunday in an AFC North matchup.
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upi--2020-10-04--Joe Burrow earns first NFL win as Bengals beat Jaguars

Oct. 4 ( UPI ) -- Rookie quarterback Joe Burrow , the No .
1 overall pick in this year 's draft , secured his first NFL victory in the Cincinnati Bengals ' 33-25 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium .
Burrow completed 25 of his 36 pass attempts for 300 yards , one touchdown and an interception .
He became the first rookie signal-caller in NFL history to throw for 300 or more yards in three consecutive games .
`` It gets the monkey off your back a little bit , '' Bengals head @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's the truth .
You got to get that first win of the season .
A lot of the small things that pop over the weeks when you 're not winning , they add up .
`` So to get that first win , everybody gets that pressure off of him a little bit .
Now we can just free up and go play ball . ''
Bengals running back Joe Mixon rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries to help his rookie quarterback earn that elusive first win .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a 9-yard swing pass from Burrow late in the second quarter .
In total , the Bengals ( 1-2-1 ) accumulated 505 offensive yards against the Jaguars , and the team 's struggling offensive line allowed only one sack .
`` The O-line played really , really well today , '' Burrow said .
`` They 've taken a lot of heat the last couple weeks , and I was super happy for those guys to have the game they did today and they 're going to continue to build on it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ quarterback Gardner Minshew was 27 for 40 for 351 yards and two touchdowns .
He also threw one pick and was sacked three times .
James Robinson led the Jags ( 1-3 ) with 75 rushing yards on 17 carries .
D.J .
Chark Jr. had eight catches for 95 yards and two receiving scores .
The Bengals travel to play the Baltimore Ravens next Sunday , while the Jaguars visit the Houston Texans .

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Cincinnati Bengals rookie quarterback Joe Burrow (9) throws under pressure from Jacksonville Jaguars pass rusher Myles Jack (44) during the first half of play Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. Photo by John Sommers II/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Rookie quarterback Joe Burrow, the No. 1 overall pick in this year's draft, secured his first NFL victory in the Cincinnati Bengals' 33-25 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium. Burrow completed 25 of his 36 pass attempts for 300 yards, one touchdown and an interception. He became the first rookie signal-caller in NFL history to throw for 300 or more yards in three consecutive games. Advertisement
"It gets the monkey off your back a little bit," Bengals head coach Zac Taylor said. "That's the truth. You got to get that first win of the season. A lot of the small things that pop over the weeks when you're not winning, they add up.
"So to get that first win, everybody gets that pressure off of him a little bit. Now we can just free up and go play ball."
Bengals running back Joe Mixon rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries to help his rookie quarterback earn that elusive first win. He also added a third score on a 9-yard swing pass from Burrow late in the second quarter.
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In total, the Bengals (1-2-1) accumulated 505 offensive yards against the Jaguars, and the team's struggling offensive line allowed only one sack.
"The O-line played really, really well today," Burrow said. "They've taken a lot of heat the last couple weeks, and I was super happy for those guys to have the game they did today and they're going to continue to build on it. I know they are."
Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew was 27 for 40 for 351 yards and two touchdowns. He also threw one pick and was sacked three times.
James Robinson led the Jags (1-3) with 75 rushing yards on 17 carries. D.J. Chark Jr. had eight catches for 95 yards and two receiving scores.
The Bengals travel to play the Baltimore Ravens next Sunday, while the Jaguars visit the Houston Texans.
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upi--2020-10-04--NBA Finals: Miami Heat's Bam Adebayo, Goran Dragic ruled out for Game 3

Oct. 4 ( UPI ) -- Miami starters Bam Adebayo and Goran Dragic have been ruled out for Game 3 @ @ @ @ @ Sunday night , leaving the Heat shorthanded once again in the championship series .
The @ @ @ @ @ Adebayo and Dragic about two hours before tipoff inside the NBA bubble near Orlando , @ @ @ @ @ with a neck injury , while Dragic is out with a torn left plantar fascia @ @ @ @ @ at the arena as longshots to suit up .
Adebayo had been trying to persuade @ @ @ @ @ play but ultimately was ruled out again .
Both were injured in the Heat 's @ @ @ @ @ Los Angeles Lakers , and neither played in Miami 's Game 2 loss Friday night @ @ @ @ @ hit us at the wrong time , '' Heat forward Jae Crowder said .
The @ @ @ @ @ in the best-of-seven series .
Game 4 is set for Tuesday night .

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (R) is guarded by Miami Heat forward Bam Adebayo (L) in the first half of Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Sept. 30, 2020, at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Fla. File Photo by Erik S. Lesser/EPA-EFE
Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Miami starters Bam Adebayo and Goran Dragic have been ruled out for Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night, leaving the Heat shorthanded once again in the championship series. The team announced the decision on Adebayo and Dragic about two hours before tipoff inside the NBA bubble near Orlando, Fla. Adebayo was ruled out with a neck injury, while Dragic is out with a torn left plantar fascia. Advertisement
The injured stars arrived at the arena as longshots to suit up. Adebayo had been trying to persuade coaches to allow him to play but ultimately was ruled out again.
Both were injured in the Heat's Game 1 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, and neither played in Miami's Game 2 loss Friday night.
"The injury bug hit us at the wrong time," Heat forward Jae Crowder said.
The Lakers hold a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. Game 4 is set for Tuesday night.


upi--2020-10-04--Wildfires in California exceed 4 million acres burned

Oct. 4 ( UPI ) -- Wildfires throughout the state of California have exceeded 4 million acres burned this year , officials said Sunday .
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection , or Cal Fire , said that there have been 8,200 wildfires that have burned `` well over '' 4 million acres , adding that firefighters also responded to 27 new wildfires on Saturday , bringing them all to full containment .
`` The 4 million mark is unfathomable , and it takes your breath away , '' Cal Fire spokesman Scott McClean said .
The acreage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ previous record set in 2018 when wildfires burned 1.67 million acres in the state .
Two months remain in the 2020 fire season .
At least 31 people have died and more than 8,454 structures have been destroyed as a result of the fires , according to Cal Fire .
The fires this year include the August Complex , the largest blaze in the state 's history at 987,654 acres , as well as the SCU Lightning Complex , LNU Lightning Complex , North Complex and Creek Fire , ranking fourth , fifth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fire in Shasta County has burned 56,305 acres at 68 % containment , resulting in four deaths , while the Glass Fire in Napa and Sonoma County has burned 63,885 acres and was 17 % contained as of Sunday , the agency said .
Red Flag conditions designated over the weekend had subsided on Sunday but Cal Fire warned that warm temperatures and low humidity will continue to challenge efforts by 16,500 firefighters to contain the blazes .
`` Temperatures will remain warm today across the state but a cooling trend is expected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ each day , '' the agency said .

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection on Sunday said that wildfires have burned "well over" 4 million acres this year. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Wildfires throughout the state of California have exceeded 4 million acres burned this year, officials said Sunday. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, said that there have been 8,200 wildfires that have burned "well over" 4 million acres, adding that firefighters also responded to 27 new wildfires on Saturday, bringing them all to full containment. Advertisement
"The 4 million mark is unfathomable, and it takes your breath away," Cal Fire spokesman Scott McClean said.
The acreage burned is more than two times the previous record set in 2018 when wildfires burned 1.67 million acres in the state. Two months remain in the 2020 fire season.
At least 31 people have died and more than 8,454 structures have been destroyed as a result of the fires, according to Cal Fire.
The fires this year include the August Complex, the largest blaze in the state's history at 987,654 acres, as well as the SCU Lightning Complex, LNU Lightning Complex, North Complex and Creek Fire, ranking fourth, fifth and sixth all-time respectively.
The Zogg Fire in Shasta County has burned 56,305 acres at 68% containment, resulting in four deaths, while the Glass Fire in Napa and Sonoma County has burned 63,885 acres and was 17% contained as of Sunday, the agency said.
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Red Flag conditions designated over the weekend had subsided on Sunday but Cal Fire warned that warm temperatures and low humidity will continue to challenge efforts by 16,500 firefighters to contain the blazes.
"Temperatures will remain warm today across the state but a cooling trend is expected to begin slowly, decreasing temperatures slightly each day," the agency said.


upi--2020-10-04--South Carolina police officer killed in shooting Saturday night

Oct. 4 ( UPI ) -- A Myrtle Beach Police officer was killed in a shooting that left another officer @ @ @ @ @ officials said .
Patrolman Jacob Hancher was killed after exchanging fire with a man while @ @ @ @ @ at around 10 p.m. Saturday , Police Chief Amy Prock said .
Another officer was @ @ @ @ @ with non-life-threatening injuries .
The suspect was discovered dead after the shooting and no other @ @ @ @ @ said Hancher served as a community service officer for four years and a police officer @ @ @ @ @ `` He was a dedicated public servant , who upheld his oath to protect this @ @ @ @ @ sacrifice , '' she said .
`` He cared about the people that he served @ @ @ @ @ absolutely loved Myrtle Beach . ''
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating the @ @

Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A Myrtle Beach Police officer was killed in a shooting that left another officer injured in South Carolina, officials said.
Patrolman Jacob Hancher was killed after exchanging fire with a man while responding to a domestic call at around 10 p.m. Saturday, Police Chief Amy Prock said. Another officer was taken to a medical facility with non-life-threatening injuries.
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The suspect was discovered dead after the shooting and no other injuries were reported.
Prock said Hancher served as a community service officer for four years and a police officer for nearly one year.
"He was a dedicated public servant, who upheld his oath to protect this community and made the ultimate sacrifice," she said. "He cared about the people that he served, served with, and absolutely loved Myrtle Beach."
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating the shooting.


upi--2020-10-04--New York City to close schools, non-essential business in nine 'hot spot' ZIP codes

Oct. 4 ( UPI ) -- New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Sunday that non-essential businesses , public and private schools in areas most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic will close Wednesday pending state approval .
The mayor said the closures will affect nine ZIP codes in Brooklyn and Queens with above 3 % COVID-19 positivity test rates for at least seven consecutive days , adding that 11 other ZIP codes in the city that have not yet reached 3 % positivity rate could face their own restrictions .
`` This was not an easy choice to make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we have n't seen any issues in these schools .
We must , however , be proactive about the safety and health of New Yorkers , '' said de Blasio .
`` This is out of an abundance of caution and in coordination with a larger strategy that mirrors what we did successfully in the spring of a larger shutdown to make sure we stopped the spread . ''
The announcement came as New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo said that the state reported 1,222 positive cases , with 22 % coming from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bringing its case total to 464,582 -- fourth-highest in the nation .
The state also recorded 14 new deaths for the nation 's highest death toll at 25,519 of confirmed cases and 33,205 including probable deaths .
Cuomo on Sunday said that the state would begin `` aggressive enforcement '' of COVID-19 restrictions beginning Monday .
`` I 'm concerned about the lack of testing in the schools .
If the localities do not do testing immediately in the schools in those areas , the state will close them immediately , '' Cuomo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United States has reported world-leading a total of cases at 7,403,437 cases -- including President Donald Trump , first lady Melania Trump and about a dozen people linked to events at the White House within the past week -- as well as a death toll of 209,668 deaths , according to data collected by John 's Hopkins University .
Doctors on Sunday said Trump , who often downplayed the threat of the virus , was continuing to recover and could be discharged from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center as early as Monday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dropped twice since Friday .
California reported 4,293 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday , bringing its nation-leading total to 823,729 .
The state also added 46 deaths , raising its death toll to 16,120 -- third in the nation , behind New Jersey 's 16,135 .
Texas reported 2,181 new cases on Sunday placing it second with a total of 765,984 and counted 33 new deaths for the nation 's fourth-highest death toll at 16,025 .
Florida added 1,868 COVID-19 cases on Sunday for the third-highest total in the United States at 716,459 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ death toll of 14,671 .
Georgia tallied 880 new cases Sunday for the nation 's fifth-highest total at 322,925 , it also reported 28 new deaths and a death toll of 7,162 -- ninth in the United States .
Only Texas , Missouri and South Carolina had reported decreasing case totals compared to the previous week as of Saturday , while Alaska , Connecticut , Delaware , Idaho , Indiana , Kentucky , Maryland , Massachusetts , Montana , Nebraska , Nevada , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New Mexico , New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Island , Vermont , Wisconsin and Wyoming all reported increases in new cases , according to CNN .

New York City is set to close schools and non-essential businesses in nine "hot spot" ZIP codes as COVID-19 cases continue to rise throughout much of the United States. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 4 (UPI) -- New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Sunday that non-essential businesses, public and private schools in areas most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic will close Wednesday pending state approval. The mayor said the closures will affect nine ZIP codes in Brooklyn and Queens with above 3% COVID-19 positivity test rates for at least seven consecutive days, adding that 11 other ZIP codes in the city that have not yet reached 3% positivity rate could face their own restrictions. Advertisement
"This was not an easy choice to make, and let me be clear: we haven't seen any issues in these schools. We must, however, be proactive about the safety and health of New Yorkers," said de Blasio. "This is out of an abundance of caution and in coordination with a larger strategy that mirrors what we did successfully in the spring of a larger shutdown to make sure we stopped the spread."
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The announcement came as New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that the state reported 1,222 positive cases, with 22% coming from 20 "hotspot ZIP codes," bringing its case total to 464,582 -- fourth-highest in the nation. The state also recorded 14 new deaths for the nation's highest death toll at 25,519 of confirmed cases and 33,205 including probable deaths.
Cuomo on Sunday said that the state would begin "aggressive enforcement" of COVID-19 restrictions beginning Monday.
"I'm concerned about the lack of testing in the schools. If the localities do not do testing immediately in the schools in those areas, the state will close them immediately," Cuomo wrote on Twitter.
Nationwide, the United States has reported world-leading a total of cases at 7,403,437 cases -- including President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and about a dozen people linked to events at the White House within the past week -- as well as a death toll of 209,668 deaths, according to data collected by John's Hopkins University.
Doctors on Sunday said Trump, who often downplayed the threat of the virus, was continuing to recover and could be discharged from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center as early as Monday, despite acknowledging his blood oxygen levels dropped twice since Friday.
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California reported 4,293 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing its nation-leading total to 823,729. The state also added 46 deaths, raising its death toll to 16,120 -- third in the nation, behind New Jersey's 16,135.
Texas reported 2,181 new cases on Sunday placing it second with a total of 765,984 and counted 33 new deaths for the nation's fourth-highest death toll at 16,025.
Florida added 1,868 COVID-19 cases on Sunday for the third-highest total in the United States at 716,459 and reported 42 more deaths for a death toll of 14,671.
Georgia tallied 880 new cases Sunday for the nation's fifth-highest total at 322,925, it also reported 28 new deaths and a death toll of 7,162 -- ninth in the United States.
Only Texas, Missouri and South Carolina had reported decreasing case totals compared to the previous week as of Saturday, while Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin and Wyoming all reported increases in new cases, according to CNN.


upi--2020-10-04--2019 French Derby winner Sottsass triumphant in the Arc; Enable is sixth

Oct. 4 ( UPI ) -- Last year 's French Derby winner , Sottsass , rallied through the final 100 meters to win Sunday 's Group 1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe , putting an end to a devastating string of setbacks for Europe 's premier race .
Two-time winner Enable , bidding for the second straight year to land an historic third victory , could do no better than sixth as age and very soft turf took their toll .
The Arc suffered blow after blow this year , starting with the badly scrambled summer schedule due to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of some key prep races .
Then , as race day neared , heavy rains beset Paris , saturating the turf at Longchamp and forcing Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien to withdraw the favorite , 3-year-old filly Love .
And then , things went totally south with the announcement mid-week that some batches of feed supplied to many British and Irish trainers inadvertently had been contaminated with a prohibited substance .
French labs found Saturday that urine samples taken from O'Brien 's horses showed traces of the substance and three more , including Investec @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the race .
O'Brien 's sons Donnacha and Joseph Patrick also withdrew entries from the Arc program .
Even Sottsass 's victory actually did n't quite end the string of misfortune and uncertainty that plagued the Arc in the star-crossed year of 2020 .
After he crossed the line first , a neck in front of In Swoop with the early leader , Persian King , holding third , the stewards hoisted the inquiry sign .
They then indicated the finish position of four runners , including Sottsass , was under review @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about 300 meters from the finish .
Among other issues , a slow-motion replay appeared to show early contender Chachnak attempting to bite Enable as she made a mild move .
Eventually , the result was allowed to stand and trainer Jean-Claude Rouget was able to celebrate his first victory in the Arc .
`` It has been difficult managing the races , '' Rouget said of Sottsass ' schedule .
The colt won the Group 1 Prix Ganay at Chantilly in June but then was second in a Group 3 event at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown before the Arc run .
`` He took the lead in the last furlong and had no problem to finish , '' the trainer said .
It was a bitter end for Enable 's rider Frankie Dettori , who has made no secret of his love for the mare .
`` She hated the ground , '' Dettori said of the saturated turf .
`` I knew my fate at the 400 [ meters ] .
She 's the queen of my heart , anyway . ''
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's last race and her owner , Prince Khalid Abdullah , was given full marks for keeping her in training at age 6 .
Before the race , racing manager Teddy Grimthorpe called out that assumption , saying , `` Whether it 's her last race , that 's up to Prince Khalid to decide .
We do n't know . ''
In 2018 , Enable went from her second Arc victory to the Longines Breeders ' Cup Turf at Churchill Downs , where she won a classic confrontation with the O'Brien-trained filly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Win and You 're In '' for the Longines Breeders ' Cup Turf at Keeneland Nov. 7 .
Sunday 's race also could have been the swan song for Stradivarius , Europe 's pre-eminent stayer over three seasons .
The 6-year-old son of Sea the Stars was shortened up from marathon distances this year specifically to tackle the Arc and had every chance in the stretch , racing alongside Enable .
But he could not find the needed turn of foot and finished seventh .
Japan 's faint hope to win an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and finished eighth .
Also on the Arc program : Tarnawa rallied steadily outside the leaders through the final 100 meters of the Group 1 Prix de l'Opera Longines for fillies and mares and was just along to win by a short neck from the favorite , Alpine Star .
Audarya was another 3/4 length back in third .
The non-runners in this due to the feed debacle included Fancy Blue , a 3-year-old filly by the late Japanese sire Deep Impact .
Fancy Blue , trained by Donnacha O'Brien , earlier landed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Chantilly and the Group 1 Qatar Nassau Stakes at Goodwood .
The late changes benefitted Tarnawa , an Aga Khan homebred daughter of Shamardal .
The 4-year-old filly improved to 3-for-3 on the season , backing up her win in the Group 1 Qatar Prix Vermille a month earlier .
She earned a `` Win and You 're In '' entry to the Maker 's Mark Filly & Mare Turf .
Wooded won a spirited stretch battle with the favorite Glass Slippers in the 5-furlongs Group 1 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Liberty Beach along for third .
Wooded , a 3-year-old filly by Wootton Bassett , came to the race on the back of a second-place finish in the Group 3 Qatar Prix Petit Couvert and won for just the third time in nine starts .
Battaash was ruled out of the race early in the week because of the heavy ground .
The race was a `` Win and You 're In '' for the Breeders ' Cup Turf Sprint .
One Master got by the favorite , Earthlight , well within the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1 Qatar Prix de la Foret , winning by a neck over that rival .
Safe Voyage was third .
It was the third straight Foret win for One Master , a 6-year-old mare by Fastnet Rock .
She went on from the 2018 win to finish fifth in the Breeders ' Cup Mile at Churchill Downs and followed the 2019 win with a second in the Group 1 Qipco British Champion Sprint .
Lope y Fernandez and Speak in Colours were late withdrawals from the Foret .
Sealiway dashed away late in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for 2-year-olds , winning by 8 lengths over the favorite , Nando Parrado .
Laws of Indices was third in the race , which missed intended Irish starter St Mark 's Basilica .
Sealiway , a Galiway colt trained by Frederick Rossi , produced his fourth win from six starts .
He reported second in a Group 3 prep for Sunday 's race .
The victory earned a `` Win and You 're In '' spot for the Breeders ' Cup Juvenile Turf Nov. 6 at Keeneland .
In the Group 1 Qatar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jessica Marcialis became the first female jockey to ride a Group 1 winner in France as she guided Tiger Tanaka to a 3/4-lengths win over Tasmania .
Tiger Tanaka , a Clodovil filly , broke well and raced patiently behind the leading quartet .
Marcialis produced her down the center of the course through the final 200 meters and she finished strongly enough to show promise at distances longer than this 1 mile .
Now a Group 1 winner with six wins from seven starts and a `` Win and You 're In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Juvenile Fillies Turf , she started her career in the claiming ranks .
Tiger Tanaka was the fictional head of the Japanese Secret Service in the James Bond novel You Only Live Twice .

Italian rider Cristian Demuro on French horse Sottsass wins the 100th Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe race Saturday at the Paris Longchamps track in Paris. Photo by Christophe Petit Tesson/EPA-EFE/
Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Last year's French Derby winner, Sottsass, rallied through the final 100 meters to win Sunday's Group 1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, putting an end to a devastating string of setbacks for Europe's premier race. Two-time winner Enable, bidding for the second straight year to land an historic third victory, could do no better than sixth as age and very soft turf took their toll. Advertisement
The Arc suffered blow after blow this year, starting with the badly scrambled summer schedule due to a COVID-19 racing shutdown which forced cancellation of some key prep races.
Then, as race day neared, heavy rains beset Paris, saturating the turf at Longchamp and forcing Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien to withdraw the favorite, 3-year-old filly Love.
And then, things went totally south with the announcement mid-week that some batches of feed supplied to many British and Irish trainers inadvertently had been contaminated with a prohibited substance.
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French labs found Saturday that urine samples taken from O'Brien's horses showed traces of the substance and three more, including Investec Derby winner Serpentine, were ruled out of the race. O'Brien's sons Donnacha and Joseph Patrick also withdrew entries from the Arc program.
Even Sottsass's victory actually didn't quite end the string of misfortune and uncertainty that plagued the Arc in the star-crossed year of 2020.
After he crossed the line first, a neck in front of In Swoop with the early leader, Persian King, holding third, the stewards hoisted the inquiry sign. They then indicated the finish position of four runners, including Sottsass, was under review as a result of a traffic jam about 300 meters from the finish.
Among other issues, a slow-motion replay appeared to show early contender Chachnak attempting to bite Enable as she made a mild move.
Eventually, the result was allowed to stand and trainer Jean-Claude Rouget was able to celebrate his first victory in the Arc.
"It has been difficult managing the races," Rouget said of Sottsass' schedule. The colt won the Group 1 Prix Ganay at Chantilly in June but then was second in a Group 3 event at Deauville and fourth in the Group 1 Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown before the Arc run.
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"He took the lead in the last furlong and had no problem to finish," the trainer said.
It was a bitter end for Enable's rider Frankie Dettori, who has made no secret of his love for the mare.
"She hated the ground," Dettori said of the saturated turf. "I knew my fate at the 400 [meters]. She's the queen of my heart, anyway."
The Arc generally was presumed to be Enable's last race and her owner, Prince Khalid Abdullah, was given full marks for keeping her in training at age 6. Before the race, racing manager Teddy Grimthorpe called out that assumption, saying, "Whether it's her last race, that's up to Prince Khalid to decide. We don't know."
In 2018, Enable went from her second Arc victory to the Longines Breeders' Cup Turf at Churchill Downs, where she won a classic confrontation with the O'Brien-trained filly Magical. Sunday's renewal was a "Win and You're In" for the Longines Breeders' Cup Turf at Keeneland Nov. 7.
Sunday's race also could have been the swan song for Stradivarius, Europe's pre-eminent stayer over three seasons.
The 6-year-old son of Sea the Stars was shortened up from marathon distances this year specifically to tackle the Arc and had every chance in the stretch, racing alongside Enable. But he could not find the needed turn of foot and finished seventh.
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Japan's faint hope to win an Arc, Deirdre, was away slowly and finished eighth.
Also on the Arc program:
Tarnawa rallied steadily outside the leaders through the final 100 meters of the Group 1 Prix de l'Opera Longines for fillies and mares and was just along to win by a short neck from the favorite, Alpine Star.
Audarya was another 3/4 length back in third. The non-runners in this due to the feed debacle included Fancy Blue, a 3-year-old filly by the late Japanese sire Deep Impact.
Fancy Blue, trained by Donnacha O'Brien, earlier landed the Group 1 Prix de Diane Longines at Chantilly and the Group 1 Qatar Nassau Stakes at Goodwood.
The late changes benefitted Tarnawa, an Aga Khan homebred daughter of Shamardal. The 4-year-old filly improved to 3-for-3 on the season, backing up her win in the Group 1 Qatar Prix Vermille a month earlier. She earned a "Win and You're In" entry to the Maker's Mark Filly & Mare Turf.
Wooded won a spirited stretch battle with the favorite Glass Slippers in the 5-furlongs Group 1 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp Longines, prevailing by a neck with Liberty Beach along for third.
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Wooded, a 3-year-old filly by Wootton Bassett, came to the race on the back of a second-place finish in the Group 3 Qatar Prix Petit Couvert and won for just the third time in nine starts.
Battaash was ruled out of the race early in the week because of the heavy ground. The race was a "Win and You're In" for the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint.
One Master got by the favorite, Earthlight, well within the final 100 meters of the 7-furlongs Group 1 Qatar Prix de la Foret, winning by a neck over that rival. Safe Voyage was third.
It was the third straight Foret win for One Master, a 6-year-old mare by Fastnet Rock. She went on from the 2018 win to finish fifth in the Breeders' Cup Mile at Churchill Downs and followed the 2019 win with a second in the Group 1 Qipco British Champion Sprint.
Lope y Fernandez and Speak in Colours were late withdrawals from the Foret.
Sealiway dashed away late in the Group 1 Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere for 2-year-olds, winning by 8 lengths over the favorite, Nando Parrado. Laws of Indices was third in the race, which missed intended Irish starter St Mark's Basilica.
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Sealiway, a Galiway colt trained by Frederick Rossi, produced his fourth win from six starts. He reported second in a Group 3 prep for Sunday's race. The victory earned a "Win and You're In" spot for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Nov. 6 at Keeneland.
In the Group 1 Qatar Prix Marcel Boussac for 2-year-old fillies, Jessica Marcialis became the first female jockey to ride a Group 1 winner in France as she guided Tiger Tanaka to a 3/4-lengths win over Tasmania.
Tiger Tanaka, a Clodovil filly, broke well and raced patiently behind the leading quartet. Marcialis produced her down the center of the course through the final 200 meters and she finished strongly enough to show promise at distances longer than this 1 mile.
Now a Group 1 winner with six wins from seven starts and a "Win and You're In" ticket to the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, she started her career in the claiming ranks. Tiger Tanaka was the fictional head of the Japanese Secret Service in the James Bond novel You Only Live Twice.


upi--2020-10-04--'Tenet' tops the North American box office with $2.7M

Oct. 4 ( UPI ) -- The sci-fi thriller Tenet is the No .
1 movie in North America for a fifth week , earning an additional $ 2.7 million in receipts , BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday .
Coming in at No .
2 is Hocus Pocus with $ 1.9 million , followed by The New Mutants at No .
3 with $ 1 million , Unhinged at No .
4 with $ 870,000 and Infidel at No .
5 with $ 455,000 .
Rounding out the top tier are Star Wars Episode V : The Empire Strikes Back at No @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Uncut at No .
7 with $ 227,500 , Shortcut at No .
8 with $ 210,000 , Save Yourselves at No .
9 with $ 141,000 and The Call at No .
10 with $ 140,000 .
Because of the coronavirus pandemic , most highly anticipated movie debuts such as No Time to Die have been delayed until next year , with some U.S. theatrical releases like Mulan skipped altogether in favor of at-home , streaming-service premieres .
Theaters throughout the United States and Canada were closed for months in keeping with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the virus .
They recently began opening their doors , however attendance has been low with few new movies to entice audience members .
On March 8 , the North American box office take was about $ 100 million .
Media reports this weekend said Cineworld and Regal movie theaters would be closing again this week because of the shortage of new films to show .

John David Washington's "Tenet" is No. 1 at the North American box office again this weekend. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UP | License Photo
Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The sci-fi thriller Tenet is the No. 1 movie in North America for a fifth week, earning an additional $2.7 million in receipts, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday. Coming in at No. 2 is Hocus Pocus with $1.9 million, followed by The New Mutants at No. 3 with $1 million, Unhinged at No. 4 with $870,000 and Infidel at No. 5 with $455,000. Advertisement
Rounding out the top tier are Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back at No. 6 with $335,000, Possessor Uncut at No. 7 with $227,500, Shortcut at No. 8 with $210,000, Save Yourselves at No. 9 with $141,000 and The Call at No. 10 with $140,000.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, most highly anticipated movie debuts such as No Time to Die have been delayed until next year, with some U.S. theatrical releases like Mulan skipped altogether in favor of at-home, streaming-service premieres.
Theaters throughout the United States and Canada were closed for months in keeping with social-distancing practices intended to slow the spread of the virus.
They recently began opening their doors, however attendance has been low with few new movies to entice audience members.
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On March 8, the North American box office take was about $100 million.
Media reports this weekend said Cineworld and Regal movie theaters would be closing again this week because of the shortage of new films to show.


upi--2020-10-04--European nations experience record spikes in coronavirus cases

Oct. 4 ( UPI ) -- European nations are dealing with a new coronavirus outbreak after largely containing the pandemic earlier this year .
Four European nations are in the top 10 for most deaths -- No .
5 Britain at 42,317 , No .
6 Italy at 35,986 , No .
8 France at 32,230 and No .
9 Spain at 32,086 -- but the fatalities and deaths had subsided after high levels at the start of the pandemic in March .
On Sunday , the continent recorded 50,007 new cases and 385 additional deaths one day after 65,676 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The worldwide death toll surpassed 1 million in the past week and now stands at 1,040,398 with 35,320,099 .
The United States continues to head the list with nearly 210,000 deaths and 7.4 million cases , according to Johns Hopkins tracking , followed by Brazil with 146,011 deaths , India with 101,841 and Mexico with 78,880 .
On Saturday , Britain reported 49 deaths .
At one time , it had a daily high of 1,172 but the toll had decreased into single digits often .
Britain reported a record 12,872 cases though @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the spike with a delayed posting of data .
Britain did n't report data Sunday .
Five days ago , Britain set a record with 7,143 new cases after daily cases had been below 5,000 from early May until Sept. 22 with 5,079 .
`` This could be a very tough winter for all of us , '' Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the BBC 's Andrew Mar on Sunday .
`` It 's gon na continue to be bumpy through to Christmas .
It may even be bumpy beyond . ''
Tighter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ northern England .
People are now allowed to meet others indoors from other households in the Liverpool City Region , Hartlepool , Middlesbrough and Warrington .
France also reported a daily record Saturday with 16,972 new cases surpassing last week 's record of 16,096 .
On Sunday , France announced 32 deaths and 12,565 cases .
On Thursday , health minister Olivier Veran said Paris was in danger of returning to lockdown .
Italy , which at one time was the world 's epicenter and reached single-day death toll of 919 , reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which is the highest since 3,022 on April 24 .
The nation did n't report data Sunday .
On Monday , Italian premier Giuseppe Conte plans to meet with government ministers to discuss measures .
Spain did n't report data Saturday but announced 3,722 cases Friday , which is below the record 13,738 on Sept. 18 .
However , an additional 113 deaths were reported with 241 on Sept. 22 , the highest since 244 on May 6 .
This weekend , the central government instituted restrictions on residents of Madrid and nine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ travel outside their home districts only for essential reasons .
In addition , bars and restaurants ca n't serve past 10 p.m. And the maximum number of people to meet in one place is six .
Germany also has experienced a spike in cases .
On Friday , the nation reported 2,673 new coronavirus infections , which is the highest number of daily infections since April 18 .
Germany added 985 cases Sunday , as well as 4 deaths and is in 19th place after being in the top 10 a few months @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Merkel ordered new measures and urged residents to `` obey the rules '' going into winter .
`` I am sure : life as we know it will return , but now we have to be reasonable , '' she said .
Parties held in public spaces are now limited to 50 people in areas that register more than 35 infections per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days .
As most European nations early largely controlled the outbreak , Russia has continued to report several thousand cases a day and deaths in triple digits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1,204,502 cases , including 10,499 Sunday , the most since 10,598 on May 15 .
Saturday 's increase was 9,859 .
The nation gained 107 deaths and is in 12th place .
Sweden , which has been doing `` herd immunity '' with no lockdown , does n't report data over the weekend and its death toll stands at 5,890 .
Neighboring Norway reported no deaths for the second day in a row to remain at 275 , as well as 59 more cases .
In Asia , the death toll has passed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and 4,634 in mainland China , which once was the epicenter , but no new deaths since April 26 .
On Sunday , 1,636 deaths were added in Asia for a total of 201,490 .
On Sunday , India reported 940 new deaths and 75,829 cases for a total of 6,549,373 in second place behind the United States .
The nation holds the world record for most infections reported in one day , 97,894 , late last month .
Elsewhere in the Far East , South Korea reported one death and 64 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths and 553 cases .
In the Middle East , Iran is in 10th place with 211 additional deaths with a record 235 on July 25 .
The Western Hemisphere has recorded more than half of the total deaths in the world -- 315,243 in North America and 260,456 in South America .
Brazil reported 580 deaths Saturday and 24,602 cases for a total of 4,906,883 in third .
Like President Donald Trump , its president , Jair Bolsonaro , has contracted COVID-19 though he downplayed the seriousness of the virus in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ little flu . ''
Peru announced 56 deaths Saturday and is in seventh place with 32,665 .
Colombia is 11th with 26,556 , Argentina 13th with 20,795 and Chile 15th with 12,919 .
In North America , Mexico reported 388 deaths and 4,863 cases .
Though Mexico is fourth in the world for most deaths , it is ninth for most cases .
Canada is far behind the United States and Mexico in deaths and cases but they have been spiking .
Canada is 20th in fatalities , reporting 52 deaths for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surging with 1,812 reported Saturday .
Since a record 2,730 infections on May 3 , new daily cases have only exceeded 2,000 twice -- both in the past week .
Between May 26 and Aug. 30 cases were never more than 1,000 .
In Montreal and Quebec City , along with a region south of Quebec 's capital , there are enhanced restrictions for 28 days .
Closed are bars , casinos , concert halls , cinemas , museums and libraries with restaurants limited to takeout .
Ontario is under a province-wide mandate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have close contact with those who live in the same household .
The borders between Canada , Mexico , and the United States will remain closed through Oct. 21 for nonessential travel .
In Oceania , there are 936 deaths with Australia at 894 and New Zealand at 25 .
In one week , Australia reported 64 , including one Sunday .
Since May 29 , New Zealand has reported three deaths with the last one Sept. 16 .
And cases stand at 1,833 , and its most recent locally acquired case was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week , Australia has reported 12 deaths , including two Sunday .
Beginning Oct. 16 , New Zealanders from areas that are not traveling from areas considered a `` COVID-19 hotspot '' -- defined by Australia as an area with an average of 10 locally-acquired coronavirus cases over three days , or at least 30 cases over three consecutive days -- will be able to travel to New South Walse and the Northern territory without undergoing 14 days of mandatory quarantine .
Travel from Australia to New Zealand remains prohibited and New Zealand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Zealanders returning from trips to Australia will be required to quarantine .
`` We will not open the borders for quarantine-free travel with Australia until it is safe to do so because doing it too early risks losing all of the freedoms that we already have in our economy , '' she said .
Victoria is still cut off from the rest of Australia .
In Africa , there have been 36,515 deaths , which is about 1,000 more from the previous week , led by South Africa with 16,938 , including 29 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with 14 more .
South Africa has the 10th-most cases in the world at 679,716 .
Last week international flights landed in South Africa for the first time in more than six months .

A woman passes a sanitizing station for cleaning of hands in Oxford Street in London, Britain, on Friday. Photo by Neil Hall/EPA-EFE
Oct. 4 (UPI) -- European nations are dealing with a new coronavirus outbreak after largely containing the pandemic earlier this year. Four European nations are in the top 10 for most deaths -- No. 5 Britain at 42,350, No. 6 Italy at 35,986, No. 8 France at 32,230 and No. 9 Spain at 32,086 -- but the fatalities and deaths had subsided after high levels at the start of the pandemic in March. Advertisement
On Sunday, the continent recorded 59,387 new cases and 427 additional deaths one day after 65,676 new infections and 592 additional deaths. The worldwide death toll surpassed 1 million in the past week and now stands at 1,041,543 with 35,389,694, according to Worldometers.info.
The United States continues to head the list with nearly 210,000 deaths and 7.4 million cases, according to Johns Hopkins tracking, followed by Brazil with 146,352 deaths, India with 101,782 and Mexico with 79,088.
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On Saturday, Britain reported 49 deaths. At one time, it had a daily high of 1,172 but the toll had decreased into single digits often.
Britain reported a record 12,872 cases though the government said a technical issue caused the spike with a delayed posting of data. Britain didn't report data Sunday.
Five days ago, Britain set a record with 7,143 new cases after daily cases had been below 5,000 from early May until Sept. 22 with 5,079.
"This could be a very tough winter for all of us," Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the BBC's Andrew Mar on Sunday. "It's gonna continue to be bumpy through to Christmas. It may even be bumpy beyond."
Tighter restrictions were instituted Saturday in parts of northern England. People are now allowed to meet others indoors from other households in the Liverpool City Region, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough and Warrington.
France also reported a daily record Saturday with 16,972 new cases surpassing last week's record of 16,096. On Sunday, France announced 32 deaths and 12,565 cases.
On Thursday, health minister Olivier Veran said Paris was in danger of returning to lockdown.
Italy, which at one time was the world's epicenter and reached a single-day death toll of 919, reported 27 deaths and 2,844 cases Saturday, which is the highest since 3,022 on April 24. The nation didn't report data Sunday.
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On Monday, Italian premier Giuseppe Conte plans to meet with government ministers to discuss measures.
Spain didn't report data Saturday but announced 3,722 cases Friday, which is below the record 13,738 on Sept. 18. However, an additional 113 deaths were reported with 241 on Sept. 22, the highest since 244 on May 6.
This weekend, the central government instituted restrictions on residents of Madrid and nine towns near the capital. They can travel outside their home districts only for essential reasons. In addition, bars and restaurants can't serve past 10 p.m. And the maximum number of people to meet in one place is six.
Germany also has experienced a spike in cases. On Friday, the nation reported 2,673 new coronavirus infections, which is the highest number of daily infections since April 18. Germany added 985 cases Sunday, as well as 4 deaths and is in 19th place after being in the top 10 a few months ago.
Last week, Chancellor Angela Merkel ordered new measures and urged residents to "obey the rules" going into winter.
"I am sure: life as we know it will return, but now we have to be reasonable," she said.
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Parties held in public spaces are now limited to 50 people in areas that register more than 35 infections per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days.
As most European nations early largely controlled the outbreak, Russia has continued to report several thousand cases a day and deaths in triple digits.
Russia is in fourth place with 1,215,001 cases, including 10,499 Sunday, the most since 10,598 on May 15. Saturday's increase was 9,859. The nation gained 107 deaths and is in 12th place.
Sweden, which has been practicing "herd immunity" with no lockdown, doesn't report data over the weekend and its death toll stands at 5,890. Neighboring Norway reported no deaths for the second day in a row to remain at 275, as well as 59 more cases.
In Asia, the death toll has passed 200,000 with more than half in India, and 4,634 in mainland China, which once was the epicenter, but no new deaths since April 26. On Sunday, 1,650 deaths were added in Asia for a total of 201,504.
On Sunday, India reported 940 new deaths and 75,829 cases for a total of 6,549,373 in second place behind the United States. The nation holds the world record for most infections reported in one day, 97,894, late last month.
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Elsewhere in the Far East, South Korea reported one death and 64 cases on Sunday with Japan announcing 12 deaths and 553 cases.
In the Middle East, Iran is in 10th place worldwide with 211 additional deaths with a record 235 on July 25.
The Western Hemisphere has recorded more than half of the total deaths in the world -- 315,243 in North America and 260,456 in South America.
Brazil reported 580 deaths Saturday and 24,602 cases for a total of 4,906,883 in third. Like President Donald Trump, its president, Jair Bolsonaro, has contracted COVID-19 though he downplayed the seriousness of the virus in the nation, mockingly calling it "a little flu."
Peru announced 56 deaths Saturday and is in seventh place with 32,665. Colombia is 11th with 26,556, Argentina 13th with 20,795 and Chile 15th with 12,919.
In North America, Mexico reported 388 deaths and 4,863 cases. Though Mexico is fourth in the world for most deaths, it is ninth for most cases.
Canada is far behind the United States and Mexico in deaths and cases but they have been spiking.
Canada is 20th in fatalities, reporting 53 deaths on Saturday and 19 on Sunday for a total of 9,481. Cases have been surging with 1,812 reported Saturday and 1,685 on Sunday. Since a record 2,730 infections on May 3, new daily cases have only exceeded 2,000 twice -- both in the past week. Between May 26 and Aug. 30 cases were never more than 1,000.
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In Montreal and Quebec City, along with a region south of Quebec's capital, there are enhanced restrictions for 28 days. Closed are bars, casinos, concert halls, cinemas, museums and libraries with restaurants limited to takeout.
Ontario is under a province-wide mandate for face coverings and residents may only have close contact with those who live in the same household.
The borders between Canada, Mexico, and the United States will remain closed through Oct. 21 for nonessential travel.
In Oceania, there are 936 deaths with Australia at 894 and New Zealand at 25. In one week, Australia reported 64, including one Sunday. Since May 29, New Zealand has reported three deaths with the last one Sept. 16. And cases stand at 1,833, and its most recent locally acquired case was reported on Aug. 21.
In one week, Australia has reported 12 deaths, including two Sunday.
Beginning Oct. 16, New Zealanders from areas that are not traveling from areas considered a "COVID-19 hotspot" -- defined by Australia as an area with an average of 10 locally-acquired coronavirus cases over three days, or at least 30 cases over three consecutive days -- will be able to travel to New South Walse and the Northern territory without undergoing 14 days of mandatory quarantine.
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Travel from Australia to New Zealand remains prohibited and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said that New Zealanders returning from trips to Australia will be required to quarantine.
"We will not open the borders for quarantine-free travel with Australia until it is safe to do so because doing it too early risks losing all of the freedoms that we already have in our economy," she said.
Victoria is still cut off from the rest of Australia.
In Africa, there have been 36,515 deaths, which is about 1,000 more from the previous week, led by South Africa with 16,938, including 29 more Saturday followed by Egypt with 5,970 with 14 more. South Africa has the 10th-most cases in the world at 679,716.
Last week international flights landed in South Africa for the first time in more than six months.


upi--2020-10-04--Trump could be discharged from hospital as early as Monday, doctors say

Oct. 4 ( UPI ) -- President Donald Trump made a `` surprise '' visit to supporters outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Sunday , hours after doctors said Sunday the president could be discharged as early as Monday despite acknowledging his blood oxygen levels dropped twice since Friday .
Trump wore a cloth mask while sitting in the back seat and waving as the motorcade drove by supporters near the hospital in Maryland .
`` President Trump took a short , last-minute motorcade ride to wave to his supporters outside and has now returned to the Presidential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hosue Deputy Press Secretary Judd Deere said in a statement .
Secret Service agents riding in the car wore N95 masks , protective eyewear and protective gowns .
The president hinted at the appearance in a video shared to his Twitter account on Sunday evening , in which he said he was able to meet `` soldiers and first responders '' at Walter Reed , but did not elaborate on the nature of those meetings .
`` I also think we 're going to pay a little surprise to some of the great @ @ @ @ @ @ @ street , '' he said .
In the video , Trump also said that he was `` getting great reports from the doctors '' and that he has `` learned a lot about COVID '' since arriving at the hospital .
`` I learned it by really going to school .
This is the real school .
This is n't the 'let 's read the book ' school and I get it .
And I understand it .
And it 's a very interesting thing .
I 'm gon na be letting you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we love the USA and we love what 's happening , '' said Trump .
During a morning briefing , doctors treating Trump following his positive COVID-19 test late Thursday said the president has `` continued to improve '' and responded to treatment after he was transported to Walter Reed on Friday .
`` If he continues to look and feel as well as he does today , our hope is that we can plan for a discharge as early as tomorrow to the White House where he can continue his treatment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Johns Hopkins University .
White House physician Dr. Sean Conley also said that doctors will begin discharge plans if `` everything continues to go well . ''
The president , and first lady Melania Trump , tested positive for and doctors aid he had experienced symptoms including a mild cough , nasal congestion and fatigue beginning Thursday , but that those conditions have since improved .
As of Saturday , Conley said Trump had been fever free for more than 24 hours and had been walking around and tending to work .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of staff , told Fox News on Saturday night that Trump 's oxygen levels fell rapidly on Friday .
Conley , after previously declining to state whether Trump had been administered oxygen since the start of his treatment , said Sunday the president had two episodes of falling oxygen saturation levels and was administered supplemental oxygen Friday at the White House despite saying Trump was `` fairly adamant '' he did not need it .
Trump received the steroid dexamethasone to the president in response to his two drops in oxygen saturation , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ administered on Saturday .
The National Institutes of Health recommends only giving dexamethasone to Covid-19 patients who need oxygen , including those on ventilators , saying patients with severe Covid-19 can develop a systemic [ all-of-body ] inflammatory response that can lead to lung injury and multisystem organ dysfunction . ''
He also received two doses of the antiviral drug remdesivir that was authorized for emergency use in May for treating hospitalized patients with the coronavirus .
Conley said he did not initially disclose that Trump had received supplemental oxygen `` to reflect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' In a video shared to his Twitter account Saturday night Trump said he `` was n't feeling so well '' when he arrived at Walter Reed but assured he would `` be back soon '' to finish his re-election campaign .
Trump 's assistant Nicholas Luna tested positive for COVID-19 , CNN reported Sunday .
Luna was described as one of the president 's `` body men '' tasked with accompanying him throughout the day and night .
He joins about a dozen people linked to events attended by Trump at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have also tested positive for the coronavirus .

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Doctors treating President Donald Trump after he tested positive for COVID-19 said Sunday that he could be discharged from the hospital and return to the Whtie House as early as Monday. Photo by Michael Reynolds/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 4 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump made a "surprise" visit to supporters outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Sunday, hours after doctors said Sunday the president could be discharged as early as Monday despite acknowledging his blood oxygen levels dropped twice since Friday. Trump wore a cloth mask while sitting in the back seat and waving as the motorcade drove by supporters near the hospital in Maryland. Advertisement
"President Trump took a short, last-minute motorcade ride to wave to his supporters outside and has now returned to the Presidential Suite inside Walter Reed," White Hosue Deputy Press Secretary Judd Deere said in a statement.
Secret Service agents riding in the car wore N95 masks, protective eyewear and protective gowns.
The president hinted at the appearance in a video shared to his Twitter account on Sunday evening, in which he said he was able to meet "soldiers and first responders" at Walter Reed, but did not elaborate on the nature of those meetings.
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"I also think we're going to pay a little surprise to some of the great patriots that we have out on the street," he said.
In the video, Trump also said that he was "getting great reports from the doctors" and that he has "learned a lot about COVID" since arriving at the hospital.
"I learned it by really going to school. This is the real school. This isn't the 'let's read the book' school and I get it. And I understand it. And it's a very interesting thing. I'm gonna be letting you know about it. In the meantime, we love the USA and we love what's happening," said Trump.
During a morning briefing, doctors treating Trump following his positive COVID-19 test late Thursday said the president has "continued to improve" and responded to treatment after he was transported to Walter Reed on Friday.
"If he continues to look and feel as well as he does today, our hope is that we can plan for a discharge as early as tomorrow to the White House where he can continue his treatment course," said Dr. Brian Garibaldi of Johns Hopkins University.
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White House physician Dr. Sean Conley also said that doctors will begin discharge plans if "everything continues to go well."
The president, and first lady Melania Trump, tested positive for and doctors aid he had experienced symptoms including a mild cough, nasal congestion and fatigue beginning Thursday, but that those conditions have since improved.
As of Saturday, Conley said Trump had been fever free for more than 24 hours and had been walking around and tending to work.
Mark Meadows, the White House chief of staff, told Fox News on Saturday night that Trump's oxygen levels fell rapidly on Friday.
Conley, after previously declining to state whether Trump had been administered oxygen since the start of his treatment, said Sunday the president had two episodes of falling oxygen saturation levels and was administered supplemental oxygen Friday at the White House despite saying Trump was "fairly adamant" he did not need it.
Trump received the steroid dexamethasone to the president in response to his two drops in oxygen saturation, with Garibaldi saying the first dose was administered on Saturday.
The National Institutes of Health recommends only giving dexamethasone to Covid-19 patients who need oxygen, including those on ventilators, saying patients with severe Covid-19 can develop a systemic [all-of-body] inflammatory response that can lead to lung injury and multisystem organ dysfunction."
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He also received two doses of the antiviral drug remdesivir that was authorized for emergency use in May for treating hospitalized patients with the coronavirus.
Conley said he did not initially disclose that Trump had received supplemental oxygen "to reflect the upbeat attitude of the team."
In a video shared to his Twitter account Saturday night Trump said he "wasn't feeling so well" when he arrived at Walter Reed but assured he would "be back soon" to finish his re-election campaign.
Trump's assistant Nicholas Luna tested positive for COVID-19, CNN reported Sunday. Luna was described as one of the president's "body men" tasked with accompanying him throughout the day and night.
He joins about a dozen people linked to events attended by Trump at the White House over the past week who have also tested positive for the coronavirus.


upi--2020-10-04--NFL moves Chiefs-Patriots game, creates Monday doubleheader

Oct. 4 ( UPI ) -- The Week 4 matchup between the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs -- planned for Sunday -- will now be part of a Monday doubleheader , the NFL announced Sunday .
The Chiefs are now scheduled to host the Patriots at 7:05 p.m. EDT Monday in Kansas City .
The game was scheduled for 1 p.m. EDT Sunday in Kansas City , Mo.
, before it was postponed on Saturday after Patriots starting quarterback Cam Newton and Chiefs practice squad quarterback Jordan Ta'amu each tested positive for COVID-19 .
`` Further testing of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no new positives from Saturday and Sunday testing , '' the NFL said in a news release .
`` The clubs also worked closely with the NFL and [ players union ] and infectious disease experts to conduct contact tracing and post-COVID exposure protocols are now in effect for both teams . ''
Newton and Ta'amu have been placed on the reserve/COVID list are an ineligible for the Week 4 game .
Brian Hoyer is expected to start at quarterback for the Patriots on Monday in place of Newton .
The Atlanta Falcons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Packers at 8:15 p.m. EDT Monday in Green Bay , Wis. That game has been moved back to 8:50 p.m. EDT on Monday .
The Chiefs and Patriots game will air on CBS .
The Falcons and Packers game will air on ESPN .

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Patrick Mahomes (C) and the Kansas City Chiefs host the New England Patriots at 7:05 p.m. EDT Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. File Photo by David Tulis/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The Week 4 matchup between the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs -- planned for Sunday -- will now be part of a Monday doubleheader, the NFL announced Sunday. The Chiefs are now scheduled to host the Patriots at 7:05 p.m. EDT Monday in Kansas City. Advertisement
The game was scheduled for 1 p.m. EDT Sunday in Kansas City, Mo., before it was postponed on Saturday after Patriots starting quarterback Cam Newton and Chiefs practice squad quarterback Jordan Ta'amu each tested positive for COVID-19.
"Further testing of players and personnel on both teams returned no new positives from Saturday and Sunday testing," the NFL said in a news release.
"The clubs also worked closely with the NFL and [players union] and infectious disease experts to conduct contact tracing and post-COVID exposure protocols are now in effect for both teams."
Newton and Ta'amu have been placed on the reserve/COVID list are an ineligible for the Week 4 game. Brian Hoyer is expected to start at quarterback for the Patriots on Monday in place of Newton.
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The Atlanta Falcons were scheduled to face the Green Bay Packers at 8:15 p.m. EDT Monday in Green Bay, Wis. That game has been moved back to 8:50 p.m. EDT on Monday.
The Chiefs and Patriots game will air on CBS. The Falcons and Packers game will air on ESPN.
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