upi--2020-07-13--Coronavirus cases, deaths climb worldwide as mortality down to 4.4%

July 12 ( UPI ) -- Coronavirus has spread worldwide since the pandemic began earlier this year , rising exponentially in deaths to more than 567,000 and nearly 13 million cases .
But despite those grim statistics , the mortality rate -- comparing deaths and cases -- has been declining .
On May 1 , the mortality rate was 7.2 percent but on Saturday it had decreased to 4.4 percent overall .
Seventy-two days ago , the death count was 240,976 and cases were 3,351,722 .
Deaths have more than doubled to 567,035 , while cases almost quadrupled to 12,884,231 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new cases , below the record of 236,918 the day before .
Deaths rose by 4,996 Saturday compared with 5,684 .
Since the first deaths were reported in the central Chinese city of Wuhan late last year , the outbreak spread to Europe , then the United States with hotspots also sprouting throughout Latin America , including Mexico , Brazil , Peru and Chile .
And the world 's second-most populous nation , India , also has had soaring numbers .
The United States represents about one-quarter of the world 's deaths and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also has been declining to below the world figure at 4.1 percent .
It 's cases have climbed dramatically from 36,101 on May 1 to above 70,000 last week .
In China , the world 's most populous nation with 1.4 billion people , the rate is 5.5 percent with 4,634 deaths , including none since April 26 , and 83,594 cases .
Italy , which became the next epicenter of the virus , has a more significant rate , 14.4 , Yet there were only 188 cases reported Saturday compared with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The nation reported only nine deaths Sunday after seven Saturday for a total of 34,954 .
Germany on Sunday reported zero deaths in the previous 24 hours for the first time since it registered its first fatality to the disease in March .
It also registered 138 new cases on Sunday , continuing a downward trend from a high of nearly 7,000 cases late March .
The new figures increase its total deaths to 9,134 and 199,950 cases .
Other countries have been setting daily case records in the past few weeks .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths at 71,515 and cases with 3,357,127 but its mortality rate is only 2.1 percent .
Its daily case high of 55,209 was set June 19 but on Saturday it was 36,474 .
Brazil 's daily death rate has been soaring and often is above 1,000 and the most in the world .
Saturday 's increase was 968 .
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro , who has minimized the outbreak and refuses to wear a mask , tested positive last week .
On Saturday , his wife , Michelle , said Saturday that she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the virus .
The president said he is taking an unproven drug , hydroxychloroquine , to treat the infection , has been in isolation and has been feeling in good shape .
He often has described the virus as a `` little flu . ''
Bolsonaro said `` misinformation '' is causing panic , noting `` side effects of fighting the virus could not be worse than the virus itself . ''
`` Millions of jobs destroyed , tens of millions of people in the informality without income and a country on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
Mexico overtook Italy for fourth in deaths on Sunday after recording 276 new fatalities in the past 24 hours .
It also sat eight with 299,750 positive infections .
However , its death rate is 11.8 percent .
The nation set a record in cases with 7,280 Friday and dropped to 6,891 Saturday .
On Sunday , it reported 4,482 .
Mexico , the United States and Canada have all but around 4,000 of the 184,763 deaths in North America .
Canada is in 12th place with 8,773 but has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 4 , including 14 on Saturday .
The U.S. border with Mexico and Canada remains closed until July 21 except for essential travel and goods .
Marcelo Ebrard , foreign secretary of Mexico , said Friday the restrictions could be extended to August , `` Until there is a decline in the area . ''
`` What we have is the southern states of the U.S. , California , Arizona , New Mexico , and Texas on the rise [ of coronavirus cases ] , so our perspective and the Mexican Secretary of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right now to open because then what we 're going to cause is an impact towards a respread , '' Ebrard announced during a morning conference from Mexico City .
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday .
Peru has risen to 10th on the globe with 11,682 deaths but is fifth in cases at 322,710 with a death rate of 3.6 percent .
The South American nation had 3,064 cases Saturday , much less the record 8,805 on May 31 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths , including 1,644 Saturday .
Chile , which is in 22nd place , added 100 .
In Asia , India has risen to eighth in deaths at 22,762 but is third in cases with 856,062 , including a record 27,755 Saturday but only 5,704 Sunday .
The mortality rate in India is 2.6 percent .
The Indian city of Bengaluru , the third largest in India , will be put under lockdown for a week starting Tuesday to contain a massive cluster of COVID-19 cases , authorities said .
There were 16,862 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ area and 245 cases in rural areas , state health authorities said .
Europe has four nations in the top 10 for deaths but the pandemic has stabilized there .
Britain , which is third in the world with 44,798 deaths , reported 21 deaths after 148 Saturday .
Its mortality rate is 15.5 percent .
On Sunday , Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said his nation may ask visitors from England to quarantine on arrival in Scotland .
Sturgeon told the BBC the decision is `` not political , it 's not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ similar view to countries across the world in terms of protecting populations from the risk of the virus . ''
Not reporting data Saturday were No .
6 France , which reported 25 deaths Friday , and No .
7 Spain , with 2 Friday .
In Europe , there were 462 deaths for a total of 196,338 .
The pandemic also has stabilized in Asia , where there have been 69,504 deaths but only 657 Sunday -- mostly in India .
Iran reported 194 deaths and is in 10th place .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ besides China with more than 1,000 deaths is the Philippines with 1,372 deaths , including 12 Saturday as well as 1,308 cases .
Japan , which has a total of 410 deaths , did n't report any deaths Saturday but it had 410 cases , which is the highest since 519 on April 25 .
Two U.S. Marine bases in Okinawa Prefecture are on lockdown , with 62 coronavirus cases confirmed last week , the prefectural government said Saturday .
Gov .
Denny Tamaki said some American military personnel had held parties in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to celebrate the U.S .
Independence Day .
In Korea , the nation has reported only 6 deaths since June 25 and none Sunday for a total of 288 .
Case counts also have been low with a high of 79 on May 28 .
The nation will require foreigners arriving from high-risk nations -- Bangladesh , Pakistan , Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan -- starting Monday to submit a certificate showing they tested negative for coronavirus because of the number of imported cases .
In Oceania , there have been 108 deaths in Australia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's last reported deaths were 2 on Monday , and 1 each on Saturday and Sunday .
The latest death was in Victoria where its borders were closed last week because of a spike , including 273 new cases in one day Saturday .
New Zealand 's last fatality was on May 28 .
Deaths continue to surge in Africa , going from 5,215 five weeks ago to 13,029 , including 220 Saturday .
South Africa leads with 3,971 , including 111 more Saturday , followed closely by Egypt with 3,769 , including @ @ @ @ @

Chinese soldiers wear protective face masks as the march back to their barracks after changing guard in Beijing's embassy district on Thursday. Despite the easing of restrictions and the lowered threat of COVID-19 in China's capital, the government still requires people to wear face masks when in public areas. The nation is 21st in the world in deaths with 4,634 and its mortality rate is 5.5 percent, about 1 percentage point above the world rate. Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI | License Photo
July 12 (UPI) -- Coronavirus has spread worldwide since the pandemic began earlier this year, rising exponentially in deaths to more than 567,000 and nearly 13 million cases. But despite those grim statistics, the mortality rate -- comparing deaths and cases -- has been declining. On May 1, the mortality rate was 7.2 percent but on Saturday it had decreased to 4.4 percent overall. Advertisement
Seventy-two days ago, the death count was 240,976 and cases were 3,351,722. Deaths have more than doubled to 567,035, while cases almost quadrupled to 12,884,231. On Saturday, there were 214,786 new cases, below the record of 236,918 the day before. Deaths rose by 4,996 Saturday compared with 5,684.
Since the first deaths were reported in the central Chinese city of Wuhan late last year, the outbreak spread to Europe, then the United States with hotspots also sprouting throughout Latin America, including Mexico, Brazil, Peru and Chile. And the world's second-most populous nation, India, also has had soaring numbers.
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The United States represents about one-quarter of the world's deaths and cases. But it's mortality rate also has been declining to below the world figure at 4.1 percent. It's cases have climbed dramatically from 36,101 on May 1 to above 70,000 last week.
In China, the world's most populous nation with 1.4 billion people, the rate is 5.5 percent with 4,634 deaths, including none since April 26, and 83,594 cases.
Italy, which became the next epicenter of the virus, has a more significant rate, 14.4, Yet there were only 188 cases reported Saturday compared with a high of 6,553 on March 21. The nation reported only nine deaths Sunday after seven Saturday for a total of 34,954.
Germany on Sunday reported zero deaths in the previous 24 hours for the first time since it registered its first fatality to the disease in March. It also registered 138 new cases on Sunday, continuing a downward trend from a high of nearly 7,000 cases late March.
The new figures increase its total deaths to 9,134 and 199,950 cases.
Other countries have been setting daily case records in the past few weeks.
Brazil is in second place worldwide in deaths at 71,515 and cases with 3,357,127 but its mortality rate is only 2.1 percent. Its daily case high of 55,209 was set June 19 but on Saturday it was 36,474.
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Brazil's daily death rate has been soaring and often is above 1,000 and the most in the world. Saturday's increase was 968.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who has minimized the outbreak and refuses to wear a mask, tested positive last week. On Saturday, his wife, Michelle, said Saturday that she and her two daughters had tested negative for the virus. The president said he is taking an unproven drug, hydroxychloroquine, to treat the infection, has been in isolation and has been feeling in good shape. He often has described the virus as a "little flu."
Bolsonaro said "misinformation" is causing panic, noting "side effects of fighting the virus could not be worse than the virus itself."
Namely, the economy.
"Millions of jobs destroyed, tens of millions of people in the informality without income and a country on the brink of recession," Bolsonaro said.
Mexico overtook Italy for fourth in deaths on Sunday after recording 276 new fatalities in the past 24 hours. It also sat eight with 299,750 positive infections. However, its death rate is 11.8 percent. The nation set a record in cases with 7,280 Friday and dropped to 6,891 Saturday. On Sunday, it reported 4,482.
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Mexico, the United States and Canada have all but around 4,000 of the 184,763 deaths in North America.
Canada is in 12th place with 8,773 but has been under triple digits since 139 on June 4, including 14 on Saturday.
The U.S. border with Mexico and Canada remains closed until July 21 except for essential travel and goods.
Marcelo Ebrard, foreign secretary of Mexico, said Friday the restrictions could be extended to August, "Until there is a decline in the area."
"What we have is the southern states of the U.S., California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas on the rise [of coronavirus cases], so our perspective and the Mexican Secretary of Health is that it would be unwise right now to open because then what we're going to cause is an impact towards a respread," Ebrard announced during a morning conference from Mexico City.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday.
Peru has risen to 10th on the globe with 11,682 deaths but is fifth in cases at 322,710 with a death rate of 3.6 percent. The South American nation had 3,064 cases Saturday, much less the record 8,805 on May 31.
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South America has a total of 103,914 deaths, including 1,644 Saturday. Chile, which is in 22nd place, added 100.
In Asia, India has risen to eighth in deaths at 22,762 but is third in cases with 856,062, including a record 27,755 Saturday but only 5,704 Sunday. The mortality rate in India is 2.6 percent.
The Indian city of Bengaluru, the third largest in India, will be put under lockdown for a week starting Tuesday to contain a massive cluster of COVID-19 cases, authorities said. There were 16,862 cases of COVID-19 in the Bengaluru urban area and 245 cases in rural areas, state health authorities said.
Europe has four nations in the top 10 for deaths but the pandemic has stabilized there.
Britain, which is third in the world with 44,798 deaths, reported 21 deaths after 148 Saturday. Its mortality rate is 15.5 percent.
On Sunday, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said his nation may ask visitors from England to quarantine on arrival in Scotland.
Sturgeon told the BBC the decision is "not political, it's not constitutional, it's just taking a similar view to countries across the world in terms of protecting populations from the risk of the virus."
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Not reporting data Saturday were No. 6 France, which reported 25 deaths Friday, and No. 7 Spain, with 2 Friday.
In Europe, there were 462 deaths for a total of 196,338.
The pandemic also has stabilized in Asia, where there have been 69,504 deaths but only 657 Sunday -- mostly in India.
Iran reported 194 deaths and is in 10th place.
In the Far East, the only nation besides China with more than 1,000 deaths is the Philippines with 1,372 deaths, including 12 Saturday as well as 1,308 cases.
Japan, which has a total of 410 deaths, didn't report any deaths Saturday but it had 410 cases, which is the highest since 519 on April 25.
Two U.S. Marine bases in Okinawa Prefecture are on lockdown, with 62 coronavirus cases confirmed last week, the prefectural government said Saturday. Gov. Denny Tamaki said some American military personnel had held parties in downtown areas and beaches around July 4 to celebrate the U.S. Independence Day.
In Korea, the nation has reported only 6 deaths since June 25 and none Sunday for a total of 288. Case counts also have been low with a high of 79 on May 28.
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The nation will require foreigners arriving from high-risk nations -- Bangladesh, Pakistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan -- starting Monday to submit a certificate showing they tested negative for coronavirus because of the number of imported cases.
In Oceania, there have been 108 deaths in Australia and 22 in New Zealand. Australia's last reported deaths were 2 on Monday, and 1 each on Saturday and Sunday.
The latest death was in Victoria where its borders were closed last week because of a spike, including 273 new cases in one day Saturday.
New Zealand's last fatality was on May 28.
Deaths continue to surge in Africa, going from 5,215 five weeks ago to 13,029, including 220 Saturday. South Africa leads with 3,971, including 111 more Saturday, followed closely by Egypt with 3,769, including a rise of 67.


upi--2020-07-13--Christchurch mosque gunman to represent himself at sentencing

July 13 ( UPI ) -- The Australian man who pleaded guilty to killing 51 people during a shooting spree last year in Christchurch has said he will represent himself during sentencing next month , a New Zealand court said Monday .
Brenton Tarrant , 29 , pleaded guilty mid-March to 51 counts of murder , 40 counts of attempted murder and one charge of engaging in a terrorist act for attacking two mosques in Christchurch in March of 2019 .
He is scheduled for sentencing on Aug. 24 .
Judge Cameron Mander approved Tarrant 's request during the pre-sentencing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stating his change in legal representation would not affect the date of his sentencing .
`` Because Mr. Tarrant wishes to represent himself at sentencing , I will be appointing a lawyer to fulfill the role of standby counsel , '' Mander said in a statement .
`` The role of standby counsel is to assist the defendant if and to the extent the defendant wishes to accept that counsel 's assistance . ''
His former representation , Shane Tait and Jonathan Hudson , said there was no `` conflict or relationship breakdown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ instructed counsel that he wishes to act for himself at sentence .
We are not disappointed by Mr. Tarrant 's decision , '' the two lawyers said in a joint statement .
Tarrant was arrested on March 15 , 2019 , by police after being accused of attacking Muslims attending Friday prayer at two Christchurch mosques .

Brenton Tarrant (Pixelated) has told a New Zealand court that he will represent himself next month during sentencing. Photo by Martin Hunter/EPA-EFE
July 13 (UPI) -- The Australian man who pleaded guilty to killing 51 people during a shooting spree last year in Christchurch has said he will represent himself during sentencing next month, a New Zealand court said Monday. Brenton Tarrant, 29, pleaded guilty mid-March to 51 counts of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder and one charge of engaging in a terrorist act for attacking two mosques in Christchurch in March of 2019. He is scheduled for sentencing on Aug. 24. Advertisement
Judge Cameron Mander approved Tarrant's request during the pre-sentencing hearing via video link on Monday, stating his change in legal representation would not affect the date of his sentencing.
"Because Mr. Tarrant wishes to represent himself at sentencing, I will be appointing a lawyer to fulfill the role of standby counsel," Mander said in a statement. "The role of standby counsel is to assist the defendant if and to the extent the defendant wishes to accept that counsel's assistance."
His former representation, Shane Tait and Jonathan Hudson, said there was no "conflict or relationship breakdown" with Tarrant.
"Tarrant has instructed counsel that he wishes to act for himself at sentence. We are not disappointed by Mr. Tarrant's decision," the two lawyers said in a joint statement.
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Tarrant was arrested on March 15, 2019, by police after being accused of attacking Muslims attending Friday prayer at two Christchurch mosques.


upi--2020-07-13--Iran blames 'human error' for Ukrainian jetliner shootdown

July 12 ( UPI ) -- Iran has blamed the fatal shootdown of a Ukrainian jetliner early this year on a misaligned missile battery and an operator firing on the aircraft without authorization from commanders .
A report released Saturday by Iran 's Civil Aviation Organization comes months after Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was shot down shortly after take off early Jan. 8 , killing all 176 people on board .
Iran had initially denied responsibility for the downed plane but later that month admitted under international scrutiny that two of its missiles struck the aircraft before it crashed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Tehran .
The downing of the plane came amid escalating tensions between Tehran and Washington as the two adversaries had exchanged military provocations .
Iran was in a heightened state of readiness for a potential American assault as hours before the plane was struck , Tehran had fired multiple missiles at two U.S. military bases in Iraq in retaliation for President Donald Trump assassinating the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ' leader , Qassem Soleimani , days earlier .
According to the new report , `` a chain of events initiated by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ukrainian airliner being shot down .
The report states the aircraft was cleared for takeoff but the alignment of an air defense unit relocated amid the heightened tensions was off causing the system operator to incorrectly target the plane as a threat .
The operator notified the target to the coordination center but the communication was unsuccessful , the report states , and without receiving a response from the coordination center `` the air defense unit operator fired a missile at the threatening target he had detected . ''
`` If each had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been targeted , '' the report said , adding that further issues may be found once the plane 's flight recorders are read .
Canada on Sunday called on Iran to conduct further investigations .
`` Immediate action is required from the Iranian regime to ensure that they conduct a comprehensive and transparent investigation so that all those responsible are held accountable , '' Sylvain Leclerc , a spokesman for Global Affairs Canada , said in a statement .
The majority of those on board the plane were Iranian with 85 either @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
On June 22 , Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne spoke on the phone with Mohammad Javad Zarif , his Iranian counterpart , stressing the need for a comprehensive , transparent investigation and for Tehran to provide compensation for the victims ' families , according to a readout of their conversation .
Zarif committed to sending the flight recorders to France for analysis and to enter negotiations for reparations .

Wreckage at the site of a crash of an Iranian Boeing 737 jet about 30 miles south of Tehran, Wednesday, Jan. 8. All 176 passengers on board were killed during a Ukrainian airplane crash shortly after takeoff from the Imam Khomeini International airport. Photo by Morteza Nikoubazi/UPI | License Photo
July 12 (UPI) -- Iran has blamed the fatal shootdown of a Ukrainian jetliner early this year on a misaligned missile battery and an operator firing on the aircraft without authorization from commanders. A report released Saturday by Iran's Civil Aviation Organization comes months after Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was shot down shortly after take off early Jan. 8, killing all 176 people on board. Advertisement
Iran had initially denied responsibility for the downed plane but later that month admitted under international scrutiny that two of its missiles struck the aircraft before it crashed shortly after departing Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran.
The downing of the plane came amid escalating tensions between Tehran and Washington as the two adversaries had exchanged military provocations.
Iran was in a heightened state of readiness for a potential American assault as hours before the plane was struck, Tehran had fired multiple missiles at two U.S. military bases in Iraq in retaliation for President Donald Trump assassinating the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' leader, Qassem Soleimani, days earlier.
According to the new report, "a chain of events initiated by a human error" resulted in the Ukrainian airliner being shot down.
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The report states the aircraft was cleared for takeoff but the alignment of an air defense unit relocated amid the heightened tensions was off causing the system operator to incorrectly target the plane as a threat.
The operator notified the target to the coordination center but the communication was unsuccessful, the report states, and without receiving a response from the coordination center "the air defense unit operator fired a missile at the threatening target he had detected."
"If each had not arisen, the aircraft would not have been targeted," the report said, adding that further issues may be found once the plane's flight recorders are read.
Canada on Sunday called on Iran to conduct further investigations.
"Immediate action is required from the Iranian regime to ensure that they conduct a comprehensive and transparent investigation so that all those responsible are held accountable," Sylvain Leclerc, a spokesman for Global Affairs Canada, said in a statement.
The majority of those on board the plane were Iranian with 85 either holding citizenship or permanent residency in Canada.
On June 22, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne spoke on the phone with Mohammad Javad Zarif, his Iranian counterpart, stressing the need for a comprehensive, transparent investigation and for Tehran to provide compensation for the victims' families, according to a readout of their conversation.
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Zarif committed to sending the flight recorders to France for analysis and to enter negotiations for reparations.


upi--2020-07-13--Pentagon: U.S. soldier killed in non-combat incident in Afghanistan

July 13 ( UPI ) -- The Pentagon announced Monday that a 24-year-old soldier was killed in a non-combat-related incident in Afghanistan .
In a statement , the Department of Defense said 1st Lt. Joseph Trent Allbaugh of Folsom , Calif. , died Sunday in Kandahar where he was deployed in support of Operation Freedom 's Sentinel , the United States ' counter-terrorism mission in Afghanistan .
`` The incident is under investigation , '' the release said .
`` The loss of 1st Lt. Joseph Allbaugh is devastating for everyone , '' Col. Charles Matllana , the 108th Air @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a statement .
`` On behalf of the 109th ADA Brigade , I want to extend our deepest condolences .
Our thoughts are with his family , friends and fellow soldiers .
We are with them during this incredibly painful time . ''
Allbaugh is the 10th U.S. soldier to be killed while deployed to Afghanistan this year and the most recent death since Spc .
Vincent Sebastian Ibarria died in a vehicle rollover accident on July 3 .
Allbaugh is survived by his wife , Ashley Allbaugh , of Placerville , Calif @

First Lt. Josephy Trent Allbaugh of Folsom, Calif., died Sunday in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Photo courtesy of U.S. Army
July 13 (UPI) -- The Pentagon announced Monday that a 24-year-old soldier was killed in a non-combat-related incident in Afghanistan. In a statement, the Department of Defense said 1st Lt. Joseph Trent Allbaugh of Folsom, Calif., died Sunday in Kandahar where he was deployed in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel, the United States' counter-terrorism mission in Afghanistan. Advertisement
"The incident is under investigation," the release said.
Allbaugh was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 108th ADA Brigade, Fort Campbell, Ky.
"The loss of 1st Lt. Joseph Allbaugh is devastating for everyone," Col. Charles Matllana, the 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade commander, said in a statement. "On behalf of the 109th ADA Brigade, I want to extend our deepest condolences. Our thoughts are with his family, friends and fellow soldiers. We are with them during this incredibly painful time."
Allbaugh is the 10th U.S. soldier to be killed while deployed to Afghanistan this year and the most recent death since Spc. Vincent Sebastian Ibarria died in a vehicle rollover accident on July 3.
Allbaugh is survived by his wife, Ashley Allbaugh, of Placerville, Calif.
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upi--2020-07-13--Kings' Richaun Holmes placed in quarantine after leaving NBA bubble for food

July 13 ( UPI ) -- Sacramento Kings center Richaun Holmes is back in quarantine after leaving the NBA 's bubble in Orlando , Fla. , for a food delivery .
Holmes said in a statement Monday that he `` accidentally '' crossed the league 's campus line at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando .
The food pickup landed him an additional 10-day quarantine in his hotel room .
`` After the initial quarantine period , I briefly and accidentally crossed the NBA campus line to pick up a food delivery , '' Holmes said .
`` I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days left .
I apologize for my actions and look forward to rejoining my teammates for our playoff push . ''
After NBA players entered the league 's bubble last week , any individual caught leaving for an unauthorized reason or breaking the initial quarantine period was subject to the NBA 's re-entry protocols .
The initial quarantine period required players to stay in their hotel rooms until passing multiple coronavirus tests over two or more days .
Houston Rockets forward Bruno Caboclo also is in quarantine again after unintentionally leaving the NBA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the result of separate circumstances in which the players had interactions with members of the public outside the Disney entrance gate , and are in accordance with the health and safety protocols agreed to by the NBA and the NBA Players Association , '' the league said in a statement about Holmes and Caboclo .
Players will be subject to financial penalties if they break quarantine once the seeding games begin at the end of this month .
According to ESPN , each game missed will cost about one percent of salary , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 50,000 for every game missed .
Holmes ' mother , Lydecia , took to Twitter to reprimand her son for leaving the bubble for anything other than her own cooking .
Holmes , 26 , started 33 games for the Kings before the NBA suspended play in mid-March because of the coronavirus pandemic .
He has averaged 12.8 points and 8.3 rebounds this season , his first with the Kings .

Former Philadelphia 76ers big man Richaun Holmes (22) is in his first season with the Sacramento Kings. He has averaged 12.8 points and 8.3 rebounds this season. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
July 13 (UPI) -- Sacramento Kings center Richaun Holmes is back in quarantine after leaving the NBA's bubble in Orlando, Fla., for a food delivery. Holmes said in a statement Monday that he "accidentally" crossed the league's campus line at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando. The food pickup landed him an additional 10-day quarantine in his hotel room. Advertisement
"After the initial quarantine period, I briefly and accidentally crossed the NBA campus line to pick up a food delivery," Holmes said. "I am currently in quarantine and have eight days left. I apologize for my actions and look forward to rejoining my teammates for our playoff push."
After NBA players entered the league's bubble last week, any individual caught leaving for an unauthorized reason or breaking the initial quarantine period was subject to the NBA's re-entry protocols. The initial quarantine period required players to stay in their hotel rooms until passing multiple coronavirus tests over two or more days.
Houston Rockets forward Bruno Caboclo also is in quarantine again after unintentionally leaving the NBA's bubble.
"These quarantines are the result of separate circumstances in which the players had interactions with members of the public outside the Disney entrance gate, and are in accordance with the health and safety protocols agreed to by the NBA and the NBA Players Association," the league said in a statement about Holmes and Caboclo.
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Players will be subject to financial penalties if they break quarantine once the seeding games begin at the end of this month. According to ESPN, each game missed will cost about one percent of salary, meaning Holmes would have been docked about $50,000 for every game missed.
Holmes' mother, Lydecia, took to Twitter to reprimand her son for leaving the bubble for anything other than her own cooking.
You only cross the line for your MOMA's COOKING! AND I WAS NOT IN FLORIDA SIR!! #lol @Rich_Holmes22. Love you baby!— Dr. Lydecia Holmes (@DrLydecia) July 13, 2020
Holmes, 26, started 33 games for the Kings before the NBA suspended play in mid-March because of the coronavirus pandemic. He has averaged 12.8 points and 8.3 rebounds this season, his first with the Kings.


upi--2020-07-13--Dozens injured as Navy ship USS Bonhomme Richard continues to burn in San Diego

July 13 ( UPI ) -- Dozens were injured as U.S. Navy and local firefighters continued to battle the blaze at docked amphibious assault ship the USS Bonhomme Richard in a San Diego harbor Monday .
Naval Surface Forces , US Pacific Fleet , reported 36 sailors and 23 civilians were treated for heat exhaustion and smoke inhalation with no personnel hospitalized , an increase of two sailors from a few hours earlier .
The three-alarm fire had burned for more than 24 hours as of Monday .
About 160 people were on board around 8:30 a.m. Sunday when the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ internal explosion , said Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck , commander of Expeditionary Strike Group Three .
Sobeck said the ship was listing and that the superstructure and upper decks are damaged and a forward mast had collapsed .
About 400 Navy and local first-responders were working on the fire , which burned at temperatures past 1,000 degrees , he said .
Flames were caused by burning office supplies and other materials in the lower deck , he said .
The ship 's fuel tanks are beneath two platforms , and not likely to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
Several MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters from the Navy 's Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Three dropped hundreds of buckets of water on the ship to cool it down , said squadron commander Capt .
Will Eastham .
San Diego Fire Chief Colin Stowell hypothesized Monday that the ship could burn for days `` down to the waterline . ''
Thick plumes of smoke in San Diego caused the National Weather Service to issue an air quality warning for towns of La Mesa , Kearny Mesa , San Marcos and Oceanside .
Cmdr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Response Department at the Coast Guard San Diego , said they are continuously assessing the `` environmental sensitivities '' of the evolving situation .
`` The safety of first responders , protection of the marine environment and the uninterrupted flow of commerce remain the highest concerns to the Coast Guard , '' Wright said via Twitter .
`` Responders will continue to monitor and assess potential environmental concerns and adjust response actions to ensure the safety and security of the maritime public and the marine environment . ''
The ship was recently refurbished @ @ @ @ @ @ @ May .
The Bonhomme Richard is a Wasp-class Landing Helicopter Dock amphibious assault ship designed to deploy helicopters , landing craft , supplies and personnel .
She is capable of carrying most of a Marine Expeditionary Unit .

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The 3-alarm fire began Sunday morning and has now burned for more than 24 hours. Photo by U.S. Naval Surface Forces
July 13 (UPI) -- Dozens were injured as U.S. Navy and local firefighters continued to battle the blaze at docked amphibious assault ship the USS Bonhomme Richard in a San Diego harbor Monday. Naval Surface Forces, US Pacific Fleet, reported 36 sailors and 23 civilians were treated for heat exhaustion and smoke inhalation with no personnel hospitalized, an increase of two sailors from a few hours earlier. Advertisement As of 3:30 p.m. Pacific time July 13, firefighting teams continue operations on board @LHD6BHR. 59 personnel, 36 @USNavy Sailors and 23 civilians, have been treated for minor injuries including heat exhaustion and smoke inhalation. Currently, there are no personnel hospitalized. pic.twitter.com/P8SLgEJEyQ— Naval Surface Forces (@SurfaceWarriors) July 13, 2020 The three-alarm fire had burned for more than 24 hours as of Monday. About 160 people were on board around 8:30 a.m. Sunday when the fire broke out, followed by an internal explosion, said Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group Three. Read More 21 people injured in 3-alarm fire on board USS Bonhomme Richard
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Sobeck said the ship was listing and that the superstructure and upper decks are damaged and a forward mast had collapsed. About 400 Navy and local first-responders were working on the fire, which burned at temperatures past 1,000 degrees, he said. Flames were caused by burning office supplies and other materials in the lower deck, he said.
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The ship's fuel tanks are beneath two platforms, and not likely to be exposed to the heat, Sobeck said.
Several MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters from the Navy's Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Three dropped hundreds of buckets of water on the ship to cool it down, said squadron commander Capt. Will Eastham.
San Diego Fire Chief Colin Stowell hypothesized Monday that the ship could burn for days "down to the waterline."
Thick plumes of smoke in San Diego caused the National Weather Service to issue an air quality warning for towns of La Mesa, Kearny Mesa, San Marcos and Oceanside.
Cmdr. Chris Wright, head of the Response Department at the Coast Guard San Diego, said they are continuously assessing the "environmental sensitivities" of the evolving situation.
"The safety of first responders, protection of the marine environment and the uninterrupted flow of commerce remain the highest concerns to the Coast Guard," Wright said via Twitter. "Responders will continue to monitor and assess potential environmental concerns and adjust response actions to ensure the safety and security of the maritime public and the marine environment."
The ship was recently refurbished in a multiyear project that ended in May. The Bonhomme Richard is a Wasp-class Landing Helicopter Dock amphibious assault ship designed to deploy helicopters, landing craft, supplies and personnel. She is capable of carrying most of a Marine Expeditionary Unit.


upi--2020-07-13--NFL reveals Oakley Mouth Shield to protect players from coronavirus

July 13 ( UPI ) -- The NFL and Oakley created a new mouth shield designed to protect players from potential exposure to the coronavirus during play this season , officials announced Monday .
The Oakley Mouth Shield -- made in collaboration with doctors and engineers from the league and the players ' union -- features Oakley `` Prizm Lens Technology , '' which is used by skiers , military personnel and NFL players for enhanced color and contrast in their eyewear .
Plastic sheets extend down and then attach to the face guard .
There are airways and other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ none that will allow the direct transmission of droplets .
The mouth shield is expected to be delivered to all 32 NFL teams over the next week .
According to ESPN , the mouth shield has already been given to the Los Angeles Rams and L.A. Chargers -- two franchises close to Oakley 's headquarters .
`` [ Oakley ] had a visor that covers the eyes .
What could we do to cover the mouth and nose area ? ''
Dr. Jeff Crandall , chairman of the NFL 's Engineering Committee , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ came up with a mouth shield that tried to keep the field of view as much as possible .
`` You do n't want to block the lower part .
You want to promote breathing and not a sense of restriction .
You want to maximize comfort . ''
Safety protocol negotiations are still ongoing between the NFL and the NFL Players Association .
Currently , there is no requirement for players to wear a visor or mouth shield , but the league 's medical experts are pushing for the use of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what we 're going to encourage , '' Dr. Allen Sills , the NFL 's chief medical officer , told ESPN on Monday .
`` And we hope that we 're going to land on a product design that 's something that everyone would want to wear , because they 'll see the value and want that additional protection without any detriment to performance . ''
NFLPA medical director Dr. Thom Mayer said the mouth shield also has been distributed to multiple player representatives and equipment managers for additional feedback .
According to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been visibility and breathability .
`` We 've only had it on a few players -- we have 2,500 players in the league -- but I was surprised that ... claustrophobia has not been an issue yet , '' he said .
`` I think it will be when we [ have more players testing them ] . ''
While Oakley is the official visor supplier of the NFL , there are other manufacturers of face shields .
According to Renie Anderson , chief revenue officer and executive vice president of NFL partnership @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brands in 2020 .

July 13 (UPI) -- The NFL and Oakley created a new mouth shield designed to protect players from potential exposure to the coronavirus during play this season, officials announced Monday.
The Oakley Mouth Shield -- made in collaboration with doctors and engineers from the league and the players' union -- features Oakley "Prizm Lens Technology," which is used by skiers, military personnel and NFL players for enhanced color and contrast in their eyewear.
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Plastic sheets extend down and then attach to the face guard. There are airways and other small openings on the mouth shield but none that will allow the direct transmission of droplets.
The mouth shield is expected to be delivered to all 32 NFL teams over the next week. According to ESPN, the mouth shield has already been given to the Los Angeles Rams and L.A. Chargers -- two franchises close to Oakley's headquarters.
"[Oakley] had a visor that covers the eyes. What could we do to cover the mouth and nose area?" Dr. Jeff Crandall, chairman of the NFL's Engineering Committee, told Fox Business. "So they came up with a mouth shield that tried to keep the field of view as much as possible.
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"You don't want to block the lower part. You want to promote breathing and not a sense of restriction. You want to maximize comfort."
Safety protocol negotiations are still ongoing between the NFL and the NFL Players Association. Currently, there is no requirement for players to wear a visor or mouth shield, but the league's medical experts are pushing for the use of the protective equipment.
"That's certainly what we're going to encourage," Dr. Allen Sills, the NFL's chief medical officer, told ESPN on Monday. "And we hope that we're going to land on a product design that's something that everyone would want to wear, because they'll see the value and want that additional protection without any detriment to performance."
The Oakley Mouth Shield, designed to help fight the spread of COVID-19, is expected to be distributed to all 32 NFL teams over the next week to be tested. (via @Tim_McManus) pic.twitter.com/10CXVFtAXE— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) July 13, 2020
NFLPA medical director Dr. Thom Mayer said the mouth shield also has been distributed to multiple player representatives and equipment managers for additional feedback. According to Mayer, the two biggest concerns have been visibility and breathability.
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"We've only had it on a few players -- we have 2,500 players in the league -- but I was surprised that ... claustrophobia has not been an issue yet," he said. "I think it will be when we [have more players testing them]."
While Oakley is the official visor supplier of the NFL, there are other manufacturers of face shields. According to Renie Anderson, chief revenue officer and executive vice president of NFL partnership, players could wind up using other brands in 2020.


upi--2020-07-13--Judge lifts restraining order on Mary Trump's tell-all book

July 13 ( UPI ) -- A New York Supreme Court judge on Monday lifted a restraining order on presidential niece Mary Trump that would have prohibited her from publicizing her new book about her uncle U.S. President Donald Trump and his family .
The president 's brother , Robert Trump , had gone to court seeking to stop Mary Trump from publishing her family memoir Too Much And Never Enough : How My Family Created the World 's Most Dangerous Man , which will be released on Tuesday .
Robert Trump claimed Mary Trump was bound by a confidentiality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ settlement from her grandfather in 2001 .
Judge Hal Greenwald ruled that the confidentiality clause in `` what appeared to be somewhat nasty [ intrafamily ] litigation '' was `` so overly broad , as to be ineffective . ''
Greenwald also referred to a federal court ruling which stopped the Justice Department from blocking the publication of John Bolton 's book The Room Where it Happened , also published by Simon and Schuster .
`` To quote United States v. Bolton ... 'By the looks of it the horse is not just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of the country , ' '' Greenwald wrote .
Mary Trump 's lawyer , Theodore Boutrous Jr. said in a statement , `` The court got it right in rejecting the Trump family 's effort to squelch Mary Trump 's core political speech on important issues of public concern .
The First Amendment forbids prior restraints because they are intolerable infringements on the right to participate in democracy .
Tomorrow , the American public will be able to read Mary 's important words for themselves . ''
Simon and Schuster , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ruling from a New York State appellate judge to proceed with the publication of the book because the publisher was not a party to the settlement agreement .
According to the publisher , the tell-all book will seek to describe `` the dark history of their family in order to explain how her uncle became the man who now threatens the world 's health , economic security and social fabric . ''
`` Today , Donald is much as he was at 3 years old : incapable of growing , learning or evolving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moderate his responses , or take in and synthesize information , '' says the back cover of her book .
Mary Trump is the daughter of Donald Trump 's brother Fred Trump Jr .
In the book , she alleges that Donald Trump paid someone else to take standardized tests to attend Wharton business school at University of Pennsylvania , according to reviews .
`` Donald 's ego has been and is a fragile and inadequate barrier between him and the real world , which , thanks to his father 's money and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by himself , '' she wrote .
Mary Trump also identifies herself as the person who leaked Trump 's financial records to The New York Times .
The White House said Mary Trump 's work was a `` book of falsehoods . ''

Mary Trump, niece of U.S. President Donald Trump, will be allowed to promote her new tell-all family memoir after a New York Supreme Court judge lifted a temporary injunction against her. File Photo by Oliver Contreras/UPI | License Photo
July 13 (UPI) -- A New York Supreme Court judge on Monday lifted a restraining order on presidential niece Mary Trump that would have prohibited her from publicizing her new book about her uncle U.S. President Donald Trump and his family. The president's brother, Robert Trump, had gone to court seeking to stop Mary Trump from publishing her family memoir Too Much And Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man, which will be released on Tuesday. Robert Trump claimed Mary Trump was bound by a confidentiality agreement signed as part of an inheritance settlement from her grandfather in 2001. Advertisement
Judge Hal Greenwald ruled that the confidentiality clause in "what appeared to be somewhat nasty [intrafamily] litigation" was "so overly broad, as to be ineffective."
Greenwald also referred to a federal court ruling which stopped the Justice Department from blocking the publication of John Bolton's book The Room Where it Happened, also published by Simon and Schuster.
"To quote United States v. Bolton ... 'By the looks of it the horse is not just out of the barn, it is out of the country,'" Greenwald wrote.
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Mary Trump's lawyer, Theodore Boutrous Jr. said in a statement, "The court got it right in rejecting the Trump family's effort to squelch Mary Trump's core political speech on important issues of public concern. The First Amendment forbids prior restraints because they are intolerable infringements on the right to participate in democracy. Tomorrow, the American public will be able to read Mary's important words for themselves."
Simon and Schuster, the book's publisher, also obtained a ruling from a New York State appellate judge to proceed with the publication of the book because the publisher was not a party to the settlement agreement.
According to the publisher, the tell-all book will seek to describe "the dark history of their family in order to explain how her uncle became the man who now threatens the world's health, economic security and social fabric."
"Today, Donald is much as he was at 3 years old: incapable of growing, learning or evolving, unable to regulate his emotions, moderate his responses, or take in and synthesize information," says the back cover of her book.
Mary Trump is the daughter of Donald Trump's brother Fred Trump Jr.
In the book, she alleges that Donald Trump paid someone else to take standardized tests to attend Wharton business school at University of Pennsylvania, according to reviews.
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"Donald's ego has been and is a fragile and inadequate barrier between him and the real world, which, thanks to his father's money and power, he never had to negotiate by himself," she wrote.
Mary Trump also identifies herself as the person who leaked Trump's financial records to The New York Times.
The White House said Mary Trump's work was a "book of falsehoods."


upi--2020-07-13--Congress  questions private ICE detention center CEOs about pandemic response

July 13 ( UPI ) -- Four CEOs of private-sector immigrant detention companies defended their response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in front of a congressional subcommittee Monday .
Since the pandemic began , more than 3,000 detainees , 280 contractors and 45 ICE employees have tested positive for COVID-19 .
Two detainees and five contractors have died of complications after contracting COVID-19 , a statement from Chairwoman Kathleen Rice , of the Border Security , Facilitation and Operations Subcommittee .
Rice said transfers between facilities and inadequate medical care are two factors spreading COVID-19 among detained populations .
Members @ @ @ @ @ @ @ testimony from heads of CoreCivic , Geo Group , Management and Training Corp and LaSalle Corrections after the DHS Inspector General issued a June report saying that facilities lacked the space to practice social distancing and lacked space to isolate detainees with symptoms or a coronavirus diagnosis .
More than 80 percent of the 34,000 immigrants in ICE custody are housed at privately run detention facilities .
Contractors are paid $ 130 per day to house detainees .
Rice said ICE officials refused to attend the virtual hearing saying that the White House @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Congress unless the hearings were held in person .
CEOs said they worked with ICE to maintain best practices and that employees and detainees were tested regularly for symptoms and were then tested for COVID-19 .
Employees and detainees had access to masks , and were tested regularly , they said .
Whistleblowers from the Government Accountability Project and about 30 detainees who spoke to The New York Times have said that social distancing in ICE facilities is difficult , as 50-75 detainees are kept in each `` pod '' and that PPE @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nearly half of the employees at a CoreCivic facility in Eloy , Ariz. , recently tested positive for the virus , where CEO Damon Hininger , CEO of CoreCivic said that masks were `` optional '' for detainees .
Other committee members had questions about their specific local detention centers .
`` My office has heard reports of dozens and even hundreds of detainees being moved in and out of the Colorado facility with little or no notice to their families of their lawyers , '' said Joe Neguse , D-Colo. Neguse asked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allegedly being used by Geo Group contractors in `` crowded and confined spaces '' in the Aurora , Colo. , facility , saying that detainees were complaining of bloody noses and skin rashes .
George Zoley , CEO of Geo Group also denied to Neguse that detainees were asked to `` volunteer '' to clean common areas under threat of solitary confinement if they refused .
The ACLU filed a $ 5 million class-action lawsuit in 2014 alleging that Geo Group had forced detainees to work as `` slave labor '' in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ per day .
ICE has worked within Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations and reduced the density of detainees to 70 percent in its facilities , said Rep. Clay Higgins , R-La.
, the panel 's ranking member .
The federal agency also released 900 detainees across the country who `` posed a low risk to public safety , '' Higgins said .
Higgins complained that ICE contractors were doing their best to work with guidelines set by the CDC and Congress .
`` We create ever moving goalposts for hardworking federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their jobs abiding by the laws as prescribed by Congress , '' Higgins said .

July 13 (UPI) -- Four CEOs of private-sector immigrant detention companies defended their response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in front of a congressional subcommittee Monday.
Since the pandemic began, more than 3,000 detainees, 280 contractors and 45 ICE employees have tested positive for COVID-19. Two detainees and five contractors have died of complications after contracting COVID-19, a statement from Chairwoman Kathleen Rice, of the Border Security, Facilitation and Operations Subcommittee.
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Rice said transfers between facilities and inadequate medical care are two factors spreading COVID-19 among detained populations.
Members of the House Homeland Security Committee requested testimony from heads of CoreCivic, Geo Group, Management and Training Corp and LaSalle Corrections after the DHS Inspector General issued a June report saying that facilities lacked the space to practice social distancing and lacked space to isolate detainees with symptoms or a coronavirus diagnosis.
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More than 80 percent of the 34,000 immigrants in ICE custody are housed at privately run detention facilities. Contractors are paid $130 per day to house detainees.
Rice said ICE officials refused to attend the virtual hearing saying that the White House advised the agency not to testify in Congress unless the hearings were held in person.
CEOs said they worked with ICE to maintain best practices and that employees and detainees were tested regularly for symptoms and were then tested for COVID-19. Employees and detainees had access to masks, and were tested regularly, they said.
Whistleblowers from the Government Accountability Project and about 30 detainees who spoke to The New York Times have said that social distancing in ICE facilities is difficult, as 50-75 detainees are kept in each "pod" and that PPE for detainees is difficult to acquire.
Nearly half of the employees at a CoreCivic facility in Eloy, Ariz., recently tested positive for the virus, where CEO Damon Hininger, CEO of CoreCivic said that masks were "optional" for detainees.
Other committee members had questions about their specific local detention centers.
"My office has heard reports of dozens and even hundreds of detainees being moved in and out of the Colorado facility with little or no notice to their families of their lawyers," said Joe Neguse, D-Colo.
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Neguse asked about a disinfectant called HALT that was allegedly being used by Geo Group contractors in "crowded and confined spaces" in the Aurora, Colo., facility, saying that detainees were complaining of bloody noses and skin rashes.
George Zoley, CEO of Geo Group also denied to Neguse that detainees were asked to "volunteer" to clean common areas under threat of solitary confinement if they refused. The ACLU filed a $5 million class-action lawsuit in 2014 alleging that Geo Group had forced detainees to work as "slave labor" in the kitchens and laundry rooms for $1 per day.
ICE has worked within Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations and reduced the density of detainees to 70 percent in its facilities, said Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., the panel's ranking member.
The federal agency also released 900 detainees across the country who "posed a low risk to public safety," Higgins said.
Higgins complained that ICE contractors were doing their best to work with guidelines set by the CDC and Congress.
"We create ever moving goalposts for hardworking federal employees and contractors who are simply doing their jobs abiding by the laws as prescribed by Congress," Higgins said.


upi--2020-07-13--Seahawks' Greg Olsen to join Fox Sports as NFL analyst after retirement

July 13 ( UPI ) -- Seattle Seahawks veteran tight end Greg Olsen is signing a deal with Fox Sports and will join the network after he retires from the NFL .
League sources told ESPN and the New York Post on Monday that Olsen agreed to a contract to be the No .
2 television analyst for NFL games on the network .
According to the outlets , he will be the partner for Kevin Burkhardt .
Olsen , 35 , previously considered the move to Fox Sports after the Carolina Panthers released him earlier this off-season .
Instead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one-year , $ 7 million contract with the Seahawks .
The three-time Pro Bowler plans to honor his one-year deal with the Seahawks and has n't decided on when he will retire , according to ESPN .
If Olsen opts to continue playing after this season , the network would wait for him .
Olsen appeared as a guest analyst for Fox Sports during the Panthers ' bye week over the last two seasons .
He also has appeared on ESPN 's Postseason Super Bowl Countdown Show in the past two years .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ first round of the 2007 NFL Draft out of Miami .
In 188 career games with the Bears and Panthers , he has recorded 718 catches for 8,444 receiving yards and 59 touchdowns .

Former Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olsen signed a one-year, $7 million contract with the Seattle Seahawks earlier this off-season. File Photo by Nell Redmond/UPI | License Photo
July 13 (UPI) -- Seattle Seahawks veteran tight end Greg Olsen is signing a deal with Fox Sports and will join the network after he retires from the NFL. League sources told ESPN and the New York Post on Monday that Olsen agreed to a contract to be the No. 2 television analyst for NFL games on the network. According to the outlets, he will be the partner for Kevin Burkhardt. Advertisement
Olsen, 35, previously considered the move to Fox Sports after the Carolina Panthers released him earlier this off-season. Instead, the All-Pro tight end signed a one-year, $7 million contract with the Seahawks.
The three-time Pro Bowler plans to honor his one-year deal with the Seahawks and hasn't decided on when he will retire, according to ESPN. If Olsen opts to continue playing after this season, the network would wait for him.
Olsen appeared as a guest analyst for Fox Sports during the Panthers' bye week over the last two seasons. He also has appeared on ESPN's Postseason Super Bowl Countdown Show in the past two years.
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The Chicago Bears selected Olsen in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft out of Miami. In 188 career games with the Bears and Panthers, he has recorded 718 catches for 8,444 receiving yards and 59 touchdowns.


upi--2020-07-13--Zindzi Mandela, daughter of Nelson Mandela, dies at 59

July 13 ( UPI ) -- Zindzi Mandela , South Africa 's Ambassador to Denmark and the daughter of Nelson and Winnie Mandela died on Monday , the country 's government announced .
She was 59 .
A statement by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa 's office said Mandela died in a Johannesburg hospital early Monday morning .
`` Our sadness is compounded by this loss being visited upon us just days before the world marks the birthday of the great Nelson Mandela , '' said Ramaphosa .
`` Zindzi Mandela was a household name nationally and internationally , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the inhumanity of the apartheid system and the unshakable resolve of our fight for freedom . ''
The South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation said it was still gathering information on Mandela 's death .
`` Zindzi will not only be remembered as a daughter of our struggle heroes , Tata Nelson and Mama Winnie Mandela but as a struggle heroine in her own right .
She served South Africa well , '' said Grace Naledi Pandor , Minister of Internal Relations .
`` May her soul rest in peace .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mandela would be remembered as a `` special soul . ''
`` We valued her generosity , her warmth and her sense of humor , '' the foundation said .

Zindzi Mandela, 59, ambassador to Denmark and daughter of Nelson and Winnie Mandela died Monday in Johannesburg. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
July 13 (UPI) -- Zindzi Mandela, South Africa's Ambassador to Denmark and the daughter of Nelson and Winnie Mandela died on Monday, the country's government announced. She was 59. A statement by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's office said Mandela died in a Johannesburg hospital early Monday morning. Advertisement
"Our sadness is compounded by this loss being visited upon us just days before the world marks the birthday of the great Nelson Mandela," said Ramaphosa. "Zindzi Mandela was a household name nationally and internationally, who during our years of struggle brought home the inhumanity of the apartheid system and the unshakable resolve of our fight for freedom."
The South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation said it was still gathering information on Mandela's death.
"Zindzi will not only be remembered as a daughter of our struggle heroes, Tata Nelson and Mama Winnie Mandela but as a struggle heroine in her own right. She served South Africa well," said Grace Naledi Pandor, Minister of Internal Relations. "May her soul rest in peace."
The Nelson Mandela foundation said that Mandela would be remembered as a "special soul."
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"We valued her generosity, her warmth and her sense of humor," the foundation said.


upi--2020-07-13--University of Texas to rename football field for Earl Campbell, Ricky Williams

July 13 ( UPI ) -- A month after football players at the University of Texas requested numerous changes be made on campus , the school has responded with a sweeping plan to `` redefine campus symbolism , '' including the renaming of its football field .
At the school 's Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium , Texas will erect a statue of Julius Whittier , who in 1970 became the first black player to letter for the Longhorns .
The university also will rename Joe Jamail Field at the stadium in honor of Texas ' two Heisman Trophy winners @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Williams -- at the request of the family of the late Jamail , who was a prominent booster at the school .
`` For countless days as young football players and upon being inducted to the Hall of Fame , Ricky and I have stood on this iconic field for many important points of our lives , '' Campbell said in a joint statement with Williams .
`` We never would have envisioned this historic site would one day bear our names .
`` The symbolism of this honor transcends the recognition of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extends to all students , but specifically black athletes , who continue to work to define our collective motto , 'Winning with Integrity . '
Ricky and I are humbled by this honor . ''
Texas interim president Jay Hartzell announced the changes in a letter to the community Monday .
In the letter , he listed a set of diversity initiatives that included `` reconsidering how to best reflect the university 's values , both in the symbols and names on campus and in the openness with which UT tells its history @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' which is sung before and after every football game , will remain , but the university said it will be `` open and transparent '' and teach about the song 's origins -- which were in a minstrel show featuring performers in blackface in 1903 .
The letter was in response to a June 12 statement from Longhorns football players .
The players requested the removal of `` The Eyes of Texas '' as the school song , the renaming of four campus buildings that are named after Confederate or racist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of color and the renaming of part of the team 's stadium .
`` During this past month , I have listened to scores of students , '' Hartzell said in the school 's letter .
`` I went into these conversations understanding that UT has worked hard to become a more diverse and welcoming place .
`` I came out of them realizing there is still more work to do -- and this starts and ends by creating an environment in which students are fully supported before , during and after their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said the timeline for the changes around campus will be disclosed at a later date .

July 13 (UPI) -- A month after football players at the University of Texas requested numerous changes be made on campus, the school has responded with a sweeping plan to "redefine campus symbolism," including the renaming of its football field.
At the school's Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, Texas will erect a statue of Julius Whittier, who in 1970 became the first black player to letter for the Longhorns.
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The university also will rename Joe Jamail Field at the stadium in honor of Texas' two Heisman Trophy winners -- running backs Earl Campbell and Ricky Williams -- at the request of the family of the late Jamail, who was a prominent booster at the school.
"For countless days as young football players and upon being inducted to the Hall of Fame, Ricky and I have stood on this iconic field for many important points of our lives," Campbell said in a joint statement with Williams. "We never would have envisioned this historic site would one day bear our names.
"The symbolism of this honor transcends the recognition of the Heisman Trophies we received. It extends to all students, but specifically black athletes, who continue to work to define our collective motto, 'Winning with Integrity.' Ricky and I are humbled by this honor."
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Texas interim president Jay Hartzell announced the changes in a letter to the community Monday. In the letter, he listed a set of diversity initiatives that included "reconsidering how to best reflect the university's values, both in the symbols and names on campus and in the openness with which UT tells its history."
"The Eyes of Texas," which is sung before and after every football game, will remain, but the university said it will be "open and transparent" and teach about the song's origins -- which were in a minstrel show featuring performers in blackface in 1903.
The letter was in response to a June 12 statement from Longhorns football players. The players requested the removal of "The Eyes of Texas" as the school song, the renaming of four campus buildings that are named after Confederate or racist figures, more diverse statues by people of color and the renaming of part of the team's stadium.
"During this past month, I have listened to scores of students," Hartzell said in the school's letter. "I went into these conversations understanding that UT has worked hard to become a more diverse and welcoming place.
"I came out of them realizing there is still more work to do -- and this starts and ends by creating an environment in which students are fully supported before, during and after their time at UT."
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The school said the timeline for the changes around campus will be disclosed at a later date.


upi--2020-07-13--United States rejects Beijing's claims to South China Sea

July 13 ( UPI ) -- The United States on Monday rejected most Beijing 's maritime claims to the South China Sea , declaring a formal challenge to China 's control over the waters .
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a statement saying the United States was strengthening its policy in a `` vital , contentious '' part of the region .
`` We are making clear : Beijing 's claims to offshore resources across most of the South China Sea are completely unlawful , as is its campaign of bullying to control them , '' Pompeo said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the area alongside Vietnam , Malaysia , the Philippines , Taiwan and Brunei .
In his statement on Monday , Pompeo cited a 2016 ruling by the United Nations declaring that China had no grounds for the so-called Nine-Dash-Line maps that depict China 's claim to the area .
Pompeo said the United States would reject China 's claim to James Shoal , a small submerged bank off the coast of Malaysia , and any waters beyond a 12-nautical mile territorial sea derived from islands in the Spratly Islands , an archipelago between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ marks a departure the United States ' usual policy of avoiding judgments on maritime disputes in the area , where it holds no claims .
The statement also comes amid increased tension between the two countries as they have traded sanctions over human rights abuses by the Chinese government against Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang region .
Last week , both countries held naval military exercises in the area .
The U.S. moved two aircraft carrier strike groups headed by the USS Ronald Reagan and the USS Nimitz into the region while the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Parcel Islands .

A file picture dated from 2015 shows an areal view of alleged artificial islands built by China in disputed waters in the South China Sea, west of Palawan, Philippines. Photo by Ritchie B. Tongo/EPA
July 13 (UPI) -- The United States on Monday rejected most of Beijing's maritime claims to the South China Sea, declaring a formal challenge to China's control over the waters. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a statement saying the United States was strengthening its policy in a "vital, contentious" part of the region. Advertisement
"We are making clear: Beijing's claims to offshore resources across most of the South China Sea are completely unlawful, as is its campaign of bullying to control them," Pompeo said.
China holds competing claims over much of the area alongside Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Brunei.
In his statement on Monday, Pompeo cited a 2016 ruling by the United Nations declaring that China had no grounds for the so-called Nine-Dash-Line maps that depict China's claim to the area.
Pompeo said the United States would reject China's claim to James Shoal, a small submerged bank off the coast of Malaysia, and any waters beyond a 12-nautical mile territorial sea derived from islands in the Spratly Islands, an archipelago between Vietnam and the Philippines.
The United States' top diplomat has previously criticized Beijing over its behavior in the waterway, accusing it of illegally building islands in the South China Sea that prevent neighboring nations from energy development.
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The decision marks a departure of the United States' usual policy of avoiding judgments on maritime disputes in the area, where it holds no claims.
China early Tuesday rejected Pompeo's statement out of hand calling his accusations "unreasonable" and the United States "distractors, saboteurs and disruptors of regional peace and stability."
In a statement, the spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in the United States said China maintains the right to safeguard its territorial sovereignty and interests in the South China Sea, urging the United States to stop interfering in its internal business.
"The United States is not a party to the dispute in the South China Sea but has frequently intervened in the South China Sea issue under the guise of maintaining stability in the South China Sea, showing off force, showing tension and instigating confrontation in the region," the statement said.
Pompeo's statement also comes amid increased tension between the two countries as they have traded sanctions over human rights abuses by the Chinese government against Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang region.
Last week, both countries held naval military exercises in the area. The U.S. moved two aircraft carrier strike groups headed by the USS Ronald Reagan and the USS Nimitz into the region while the Chinese Navy conducted military drills around the Parcel Islands.


upi--2020-07-13--HPV might cause 1 in 5 cases of prostate cancer, analysis says

July 13 ( UPI ) -- Just over 20 percent of men with prostate cancer tested positive for the human papilloma viruses , or HPVs , an analysis published Monday in the journal Infectious Agents and Cancer found .
The link suggests the viruses might be among the causes of a cancer that kills an estimated 30,000 American men each year , supporting the case for universal vaccination , the researchers said .
`` The data may indicate that HPV infection may be transmitted during sexual activity and play causal role in prostate cancer , as well as cervical cancer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ James Lawson , a professor at the University of New South Wales in Australia , said in a statement .
`` Although HPVs are only one of many pathogens that have been identified in prostate cancer , they are the only infectious pathogen we can vaccinate against , which makes it important to assess the evidence of a possible causal role of HPVs in prostate cancer , '' he said .
Lawson and colleague Wendy Glenn at the University of New South Wales reviewed data from 26 previous studies on HPVs and their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ HPV types 16 and 18 , which cause the majority of cervical cancers in women , have been identified in normal , benign and malignant prostate tissues , they found .
As many as 45 percent of American men 18 to 59 years old are positive for some form of genital HPV , according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
These infections have been linked with cancers in the genital area in the past , the agency said .
The prevalence of high-risk HPV DNA , which indicates the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ higher in prostate cancers compared to normal and benign prostate controls , according to Lawson and Glenn .
Recent studies found that 231 of 1,071 prostate cancers -- or roughly 22 percent -- were HPV positive , whereas only 74 of 1,103 benign prostate controls -- just under 7 percent -- were HPV positive , they said .
`` We found reasonably consistent evidence that high risk HPVs are significantly more prevalent in prostate cancers than in normal prostate tissues and benign prostate tissues , '' Glenn said .
How HPV infection potentially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not clear and studies exposing normal prostate cells to HPVs are needed to investigate these mechanisms , the researchers said .
It 's possible that the viruses play an indirect role of in cancer formation by inhibiting the protective function of specific enzymes , they said .
The viruses also might cause inflammation of the prostate , which can lead to benign prostate enlargement and later prostate cancer , they added .
`` HPVs are a common cause of cancers in men -- mainly genital cancers of the anus and penis , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tongue and throat , '' Lawson said .
`` It is therefore plausible that HPVs may also play a role in prostate cancer and that HPV vaccination may help prevent prostate cancer , '' Lawson said .

HPVs may cause some prostate cancers, a new study has found. Photo by the Laboratory of Tumor Virus Biology/NIH
July 13 (UPI) -- Just over 20 percent of men with prostate cancer tested positive for the human papilloma viruses, or HPVs, an analysis published Monday in the journal Infectious Agents and Cancer found. The link suggests the viruses might be among the causes of a cancer that kills an estimated 30,000 American men each year, supporting the case for universal vaccination, the researchers said. Advertisement
"The data may indicate that HPV infection may be transmitted during sexual activity and play causal role in prostate cancer, as well as cervical cancer [in women]," co-author James Lawson, a professor at the University of New South Wales in Australia, said in a statement.
"Although HPVs are only one of many pathogens that have been identified in prostate cancer, they are the only infectious pathogen we can vaccinate against, which makes it important to assess the evidence of a possible causal role of HPVs in prostate cancer," he said.
Lawson and colleague Wendy Glenn at the University of New South Wales reviewed data from 26 previous studies on HPVs and their links to prostate cancer.
The high-risk HPV types 16 and 18, which cause the majority of cervical cancers in women, have been identified in normal, benign and malignant prostate tissues, they found.
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As many as 45 percent of American men 18 to 59 years old are positive for some form of genital HPV, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
These infections have been linked with cancers in the genital area in the past, the agency said.
The prevalence of high-risk HPV DNA, which indicates the presence of cancer-causing types, was significantly higher in prostate cancers compared to normal and benign prostate controls, according to Lawson and Glenn.
Recent studies found that 231 of 1,071 prostate cancers -- or roughly 22 percent -- were HPV positive, whereas only 74 of 1,103 benign prostate controls -- just under 7 percent -- were HPV positive, they said.
"We found reasonably consistent evidence that high risk HPVs are significantly more prevalent in prostate cancers than in normal prostate tissues and benign prostate tissues," Glenn said.
How HPV infection potentially leads to prostate cancer in men is not clear and studies exposing normal prostate cells to HPVs are needed to investigate these mechanisms, the researchers said.
It's possible that the viruses play an indirect role of in cancer formation by inhibiting the protective function of specific enzymes, they said. The viruses also might cause inflammation of the prostate, which can lead to benign prostate enlargement and later prostate cancer, they added.
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"HPVs are a common cause of cancers in men -- mainly genital cancers of the anus and penis, but also ... cancers of the mouth, tongue and throat," Lawson said.
"It is therefore plausible that HPVs may also play a role in prostate cancer and that HPV vaccination may help prevent prostate cancer," Lawson said.


upi--2020-07-13--California orders indoor businesses to close, limits on churches, gyms in some counties

July 13 ( UPI ) -- California Gov .
Gavin Newsom on Monday ordered multiple business sectors to close down once again amid rising COVID-19 cases in the state .
Newsom ordered dine-in restaurants , bars , movie theaters , zoos , museums and some other businesses to close throughout the state which reported 8,358 new cases on Monday .
`` We 've made this point on multiple occasions and that is we 're moving back into modification mode of our original stay-at-home order , '' Newsom said during a press conference on Monday .
He also called for counties @ @ @ @ @ @ @ monitoring list for three days to also shut down additional activities .
Under the order some of California 's most populous areas including Los Angeles , Orange , Riverside , San Bernadino and Ventura counties , will be required to shut down fitness centers , worship services , protests , offices for nonessential sectors , malls , personal care services , hair salons and barbershops .
`` We 're seeing an increase in the spread of the virus , so that 's why it 's incumbent upon all of us to recognize soberly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ soon until there is a vaccine or an effective therapy , '' Newsom said .
California has risen to second in the nation in positive cases with a total of 329,162 , the state also has the fifth-highest death toll in the United States with 7,040 deaths .
Also Monday , the Los Angeles and San Diego unified districts , the two largest in the state , announced that the new school year would begin with online-only instruction as the districts construct a plan for a return to in-person instruction .
The districts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state over the past few weeks as the basis for its decision .
`` Our leaders owe it to all of those impacted by the COVID-19 closures to increase the pace of their work , '' the districts said .
`` No one should use the delay in the reopening of classrooms as a reason to relax . ''

California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered statewide closures of dine-in restaurants and all bars among other businesses while calling for gyms and salons to be shut down in some counties amid rising coronavirus cases. Photo by Ray Stubblebine/UPI | License Photo
July 13 (UPI) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday ordered multiple business sectors to close down once again amid rising COVID-19 cases in the state. Newsom ordered dine-in restaurants, bars, movie theaters, zoos, museums and some other businesses to close throughout the state which reported 8,358 new cases on Monday. Advertisement
"We've made this point on multiple occasions and that is we're moving back into modification mode of our original stay-at-home order," Newsom said during a press conference on Monday.
He also called for counties that have remained on the state's monitoring list for three days to also shut down additional activities.
Under the order some of California's most populous areas including Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernadino and Ventura counties, will be required to shut down fitness centers, worship services, protests, offices for nonessential sectors, malls, personal care services, hair salons and barbershops.
"We're seeing an increase in the spread of the virus, so that's why it's incumbent upon all of us to recognize soberly that COVID-19 is not going away anytime soon until there is a vaccine or an effective therapy," Newsom said.
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California has risen to second in the nation in positive cases with a total of 329,162, the state also has the fifth-highest death toll in the United States with 7,040 deaths.
Also Monday, the Los Angeles and San Diego unified districts, the two largest in the state, announced that the new school year would begin with online-only instruction as the districts construct a plan for a return to in-person instruction.
The districts cited "skyrocketing" infection rates in the state over the past few weeks as the basis for its decision.
"Our leaders owe it to all of those impacted by the COVID-19 closures to increase the pace of their work," the districts said. "No one should use the delay in the reopening of classrooms as a reason to relax."


upi--2020-07-13--Ridgecrest temblors increase chance of San Andreas earthquake, new study says

July 13 ( UPI ) -- The Ridgecrest temblors that hit California last year could make a San Andreas earthquake more likely , a new study found .
The likelihood is higher because the 2019 temblors in Ridgecrest , Calif. , `` stressed the Garlock Fault , '' and the Garlock Fault links the Ridgecrest faults with the San Andreas fault , researchers said in the study , published Monday in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America .
The 6.4-magnitude and 7.1-magnitude Ridgecrest earthquakes caused no deaths and modest damage because they were in a remote desert area @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could have far-reaching effects , '' according to researchers .
If another big earthquake ruptures the Garlock , it could cause a chain reaction that triggers a San Andreas earthquake north of Los Angeles , researchers said .
The probability of such a rupture in the next year remains low at a 2.3 percent chance , but that 's still 100 times higher than previous models have found .
`` So , the sky is not falling , co-author Ross Stein , CEO of Temblor , which assesses the risks of earthquakes , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is significantly higher , in our judgment , than what it would have been had the Ridgecrest earthquake not occurred . ''

The greater Los Angeles area lies near the San Andreas Fault, which researchers said Monday is at greater risk for an earthquake following two tremblors last year. Photo courtesy of Temblor
July 13 (UPI) -- The Ridgecrest temblors that hit California last year could make a San Andreas earthquake more likely, a new study found. The likelihood is higher because the 2019 temblors in Ridgecrest, Calif., "stressed the Garlock Fault," and the Garlock Fault links the Ridgecrest faults with the San Andreas fault, researchers said in the study, published Monday in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. Advertisement
The 6.4-magnitude and 7.1-magnitude Ridgecrest earthquakes caused no deaths and modest damage because they were in a remote desert area of Southern California, but they "could have far-reaching effects," according to researchers.
If another big earthquake ruptures the Garlock, it could cause a chain reaction that triggers a San Andreas earthquake north of Los Angeles, researchers said. The probability of such a rupture in the next year remains low at a 2.3 percent chance, but that's still 100 times higher than previous models have found.
"So, the sky is not falling," co-author Ross Stein, CEO of Temblor, which assesses the risks of earthquakes, told National Geographic. "But it is significantly higher, in our judgment, than what it would have been had the Ridgecrest earthquake not occurred."


upi--2020-07-13--Ghislaine Maxwell an 'extreme flight risk,' prosecutors tell judge in filing

July 13 ( UPI ) -- Federal prosecutors on Monday advised a New York judge to deny a $ 5 million personal recognizance bond proposed by lawyers of Ghislaine Maxwell , 58 , saying the arrested British heiress and friend of late financier Jeffrey Epstein poses an `` extreme risk of flight . ''
Prosecutors said Maxwell 's French citizenship , plus millions of dollars in `` dozens '' of overseas bank accounts made it likely that Maxwell would try to escape to France where citizens are able to avoid extradition .
Maxwell is accused in the Southern District of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Epstein to traffic minors over state lines and sexually abuse underage girls .
Prosecutors said Maxwell helped Epstein sexually exploit and abuse multiple minor girls as young as 14 years old from 1994 to 1997 .
She faces up to 35 years in prison if convicted .
Maxwell 's lawyers deny the charges .
Epstein , who was convicted of trafficking underage girls in Florida , was accused of procuring teen girls for sex with wealthy and powerful men in New York and on private estates in New Mexico and the Virgin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York federal detention center jail cell in August 2019 after pleading not guilty .
Monday 's filing shed light on the Federal Bureau of Investigation 's July 2 arrest of Maxwell in her $ 1 million secluded home on dozens of acres in New Hampshire , which Maxwell purchased under a corporate name designed to conceal her ownership .
According to the FBI , Maxwell 's property was `` barred by a locked gate , '' and guarded by private security guards `` staffed with former members of the British military .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ fleeing the room when agents knocked on the door and then burst into the house , the filing said .
On the table , agents found a cell phone altered to try to avoid police decryption .
`` [ Agents ] noticed a cell phone wrapped in tin foil on top of a desk , a seemingly misguided effort to evade detection , not by the press or public , which of course would have no ability to trace her phone or intercept her communications , but by law enforcement , '' the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn .

British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was described as an "extreme" flight risk Monday by federal prosecutors who advised a Southern District of New York judge to deny a proposed $5 million personal bond. File Photo by Rick Bajornas/ EPA-EFE
July 13 (UPI) -- Federal prosecutors on Monday advised a New York judge to deny a $5 million personal recognizance bond proposed by lawyers of Ghislaine Maxwell, 58, saying the arrested British heiress and friend of late financier Jeffrey Epstein poses an "extreme risk of flight." Prosecutors said Maxwell's French citizenship, plus millions of dollars in "dozens" of overseas bank accounts made it likely that Maxwell would try to escape to France where citizens are able to avoid extradition. Advertisement
Maxwell is accused in the Southern District of New York of multiple counts of conspiring with Epstein to traffic minors over state lines and sexually abuse underage girls.
Prosecutors said Maxwell helped Epstein sexually exploit and abuse multiple minor girls as young as 14 years old from 1994 to 1997. She faces up to 35 years in prison if convicted. Maxwell's lawyers deny the charges.
Epstein, who was convicted of trafficking underage girls in Florida, was accused of procuring teen girls for sex with wealthy and powerful men in New York and on private estates in New Mexico and the Virgin Islands. Epstein killed himself in his New York federal detention center jail cell in August 2019 after pleading not guilty.
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Monday's filing shed light on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's July 2 arrest of Maxwell in her $1 million secluded home on dozens of acres in New Hampshire, which Maxwell purchased under a corporate name designed to conceal her ownership.
According to the FBI, Maxwell's property was "barred by a locked gate," and guarded by private security guards "staffed with former members of the British military."
Maxwell was seen through a window fleeing the room when agents knocked on the door and then burst into the house, the filing said. On the table, agents found a cell phone altered to try to avoid police decryption.
"[Agents] noticed a cell phone wrapped in tin foil on top of a desk, a seemingly misguided effort to evade detection, not by the press or public, which of course would have no ability to trace her phone or intercept her communications, but by law enforcement," the filing said.
Maxwell is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.


upi--2020-07-13--British army to cut armored vehicles acquired for war in Afghanistan

July 13 ( UPI ) -- The British army intends to cull massive armored trucks using during the war in Afghanistan because , officials say , they have no practical purpose now , a plan revealed this month indicates .
The blast-proof trucks , designed to withstand roadside explosives , will be removed from service under the new Land Environment Fleet Optimization Plan , Defense Ministry Procurement Minister Jeremy said .
About 733 vehicles will be removed from service and likely sold to defense agencies of other countries , officials say .
Britain purchased thousands of armored vehicles to improve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but by ending its involvement in Afghanistan in 2014 , it has little use for them , officials say .
With names like Mastiff , Ridgeback and Wolfhound , the U.S.-made vehicles stand out by their size and armament .
The Defense Ministry notes that the Mastiff is `` a heavily armored , six by six-wheel-drive patrol vehicle which carries eight troops , plus two crew .
It is suitable for road patrols and convoys and is the newest in a range of protected patrol vehicles being used for operations .
Mastiff has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] , is armed with the latest weapon systems , including a 7.62mm general purpose machine gun , 12.7mm heavy machine gun or 40mm automatic grenade launcher . ''
The British Army has already removed over 2,800 vehicles from service as Britain reduces its catalog of military equipment .
The next phase of cuts involves the armored vehicles , Quin said on July 2 .
Britain 's Conservative government , working with a gross domestic product reduced by 20 percent because of the COVID-19 pandemic , continues to shrink the military , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when the Soviet Union fell in 1991 .
Since 2010 , two light aircraft carriers , two amphibious ships , four frigates , maritime patrol planes and carrier-compatible Harrier jump jets have been eliminated , and the number of service members dropped by 30,000 .
The army now has 89 fewer 316 Challenger 2 tanks and only about one-third of about 130 self-propelled howitzers available to it in 2010 .

Heavily armored vehicles like the Mastiff, pictured, were useful in the Afghanistan war but offering no current advantage and are the next elements on Britain's list of equipment to be sold, British defense officials have said. Photo courtesy of British Ministry of Defense
July 13 (UPI) -- The British army intends to cull massive armored trucks using during the war in Afghanistan because, officials say, they have no practical purpose now, a plan revealed this month indicates. The blast-proof trucks, designed to withstand roadside explosives, will be removed from service under the new Land Environment Fleet Optimization Plan, Defense Ministry Procurement Minister Jeremy said. Advertisement
About 733 vehicles will be removed from service and likely sold to defense agencies of other countries, officials say.
Britain purchased thousands of armored vehicles to improve protection for patrol and logistics operations, but by ending its involvement in Afghanistan in 2014, it has little use for them, officials say.
With names like Mastiff, Ridgeback and Wolfhound, the U.S.-made vehicles stand out by their size and armament.
The Defense Ministry notes that the Mastiff is "a heavily armored, six by six-wheel-drive patrol vehicle which carries eight troops, plus two crew. It is suitable for road patrols and convoys and is the newest in a range of protected patrol vehicles being used for operations.
Mastiff has a maximum speed of 90kph [56mph], is armed with the latest weapon systems, including a 7.62mm general purpose machine gun, 12.7mm heavy machine gun or 40mm automatic grenade launcher."
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The British Army has already removed over 2,800 vehicles from service as Britain reduces its catalog of military equipment. The next phase of cuts involves the armored vehicles, Quin said on July 2.
Britain's Conservative government, working with a gross domestic product reduced by 20 percent because of the COVID-19 pandemic, continues to shrink the military, which is roughly half the size it was when the Soviet Union fell in 1991.
Since 2010, two light aircraft carriers, two amphibious ships, four frigates, maritime patrol planes and carrier-compatible Harrier jump jets have been eliminated, and the number of service members dropped by 30,000.
The army now has 89 fewer 316 Challenger 2 tanks and only about one-third of about 130 self-propelled howitzers available to it in 2010.


upi--2020-07-13--New long-lasting solar-flow battery sets efficiency record

July 13 ( UPI ) -- U.S. chemists working with Australian researchers have created a long-lasting solar-flow battery that set a record for efficiency , according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature Materials .
The solar-flow battery has a 20 percent efficiency rate of converting energy from the sun , setting a new record of efficiency -- a 40 percent improvement over the previous solar-flow battery record -- according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison .
`` While solar flow batteries are years away from commercialization , they offer the potential to provide reliable electricity generation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or other fundamentals uses for homes in remote areas , '' researchers at the university said in a press release .
The UW-Madison chemists worked with University of Sydney and University of New South Wales researchers to create a battery that lasts long , and can store and redeliver renewable energy in one device .
Chemists in the Song Jin lab of UW-Madison created the battery from silicon tandem solar cells combined with halide perovskite material for photovoltaic cells to capture more energy from the sun .
`` Our motivation for the design @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these two materials together so we have both high efficiency and good stability , '' chemist Wenjie Li said .
Back in 2018 , the same lab developed a solar flow battery using expensive solar materials that achieved 14 percent efficiency but corrosion reduced the device 's lifetime .
The new solar flow battery 's long lifespan and 20 percent efficiency make it the best solar flow battery device yet , researchers say , but real world applications still require more robustness .
The researchers are aiming to develop solar flow batteries that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ commercial use , they said .
`` Our eventual goal , if we can make this practical , is to target solar home systems , '' Li said .
`` People who do n't have electrical grid access could use this devise to have reliable electricity . ''

A schematic illustration of an integrated solar flow battery is hooked up to tanks of chemicals that can store electricity for later use. Photo by Wenjie Li/University of Wisconsin-Madison
July 13 (UPI) -- U.S. chemists working with Australian researchers have created a long-lasting solar-flow battery that set a record for efficiency, according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature Materials. The solar-flow battery has a 20 percent efficiency rate of converting energy from the sun, setting a new record of efficiency -- a 40 percent improvement over the previous solar-flow battery record -- according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Advertisement
"While solar flow batteries are years away from commercialization, they offer the potential to provide reliable electricity generation and storage for lighting, cell phones or other fundamentals uses for homes in remote areas," researchers at the university said in a press release.
The UW-Madison chemists worked with University of Sydney and University of New South Wales researchers to create a battery that lasts long, and can store and redeliver renewable energy in one device.
Chemists in the Song Jin lab of UW-Madison created the battery from silicon tandem solar cells combined with halide perovskite material for photovoltaic cells to capture more energy from the sun.
"Our motivation for the design of the solar cell was to combine these two materials together so we have both high efficiency and good stability," chemist Wenjie Li said.
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Back in 2018, the same lab developed a solar flow battery using expensive solar materials that achieved 14 percent efficiency but corrosion reduced the device's lifetime.
The new solar flow battery's long lifespan and 20 percent efficiency make it the best solar flow battery device yet, researchers say, but real world applications still require more robustness.
The researchers are aiming to develop solar flow batteries that are more energy and cost efficient for commercial use, they said.
"Our eventual goal, if we can make this practical, is to target solar home systems," Li said. "People who don't have electrical grid access could use this devise to have reliable electricity."