upi--2020-08-30--Ohio State DL Haskell Garrett in stable condition after being shot

Aug. 30 ( UPI ) -- Ohio State Buckeyes defensive lineman Haskell Garrett is in stable condition after being shot in the face early Sunday morning , authorities said .
Garrett , listed at 6-foot-2 and 299 pounds , was found in an apartment in Columbus , Ohio , with the gunshot wound , according to police .
The 22-year-old defensive tackle was transported to the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center , where he is in stable condition following the incident .
Officers were dispatched to the scene at 12:28 a.m. EDT and found blood in the street and one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ report .
The officers followed a trail of blood about two blocks to where Garrett was found with a `` through-and-through gunshot wound to the cheeks on his face . ''
The Columbus Police Department has n't released any information about a suspect and is n't providing any additional details about the shooting at this time .
Garrett , a senior from Las Vegas , has appeared in 33 games for Ohio State .
He recorded 10 total tackles and 2.5 tackles for a loss last season .
Garrett was projected to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this fall before the season was canceled by the Big Ten Conference because of the coronavirus pandemic .

Ohio State defensive lineman Haskell Garrett (92) recorded 10 total tackles and 2 1/2 tackles for a loss last season. File Photo by Aaron Josefczyk/UPI | License Photo
Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Ohio State Buckeyes defensive lineman Haskell Garrett was in stable condition after being shot in the face early Sunday, authorities said. Garrett, listed at 6-foot-2 and 299 pounds, was found in an apartment in Columbus, Ohio, with the gunshot wound, according to police. The 22-year-old defensive tackle was transported to the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center. Advertisement
Officers were dispatched to the scene at 12:28 a.m. EDT and found blood in the street and one shell casing, according to the incident report. The officers followed a trail of blood about two blocks to where Garrett was found with a "through-and-through gunshot wound to the cheeks on his face."
The Columbus Police Department didn't immediately release any information about the shooter or any additional details about what happened.
Garrett, a senior from Las Vegas, has appeared in 33 games for Ohio State. He recorded 10 total tackles and 2 1/2 tackles for a loss last season.
Garrett was projected to be a starting defensive tackle for the Buckeyes this fall before the season was canceled by the Big Ten Conference because of the coronavirus pandemic.


upi--2020-08-30--NBA playoffs: Clippers eliminate Mavericks, Celtics top Raptors in Game 1

Aug. 30 ( UPI ) -- The Los Angeles Clippers outlasted star guard Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks to reach the Western Conference semifinals , while the Boston Celtics opened their second-round series against the Toronto Raptors with a win Sunday inside the NBA 's bubble .
Kawhi Leonard had 33 points , 14 rebounds , seven assists and five steals to guide the Clippers to a 111-97 win over the short-handed Mavs in six games .
Dallas , playing in its first postseason since 2016 , was missing All-Star big man Kristaps Porzingis for the third consecutive game @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who was dealing with an ankle injury for much of the series , capped his remarkable first postseason with 38 points , nine rebounds and nine assists in the loss .
He averaged 31 points , 9.8 rebounds and 8.7 assists per game in the first-round series .
The 21-year-old star kept the game close in the fourth quarter , but the Clippers had too many answers .
Los Angeles had a strong defensive effort and Leonard reached the 30-point mark in his fifth straight playoff game to push the No .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ with either the Denver Nuggets or Utah Jazz .
Paul George and Ivica Zubac each added 15 points for the Clippers .
Reserve guard Reggie Jackson had 14 points and five rebounds off the bench .
Dorian Finney-Smith recorded 16 points , six boards and four assists for the Mavericks .
Tim Hardaway Jr. finished with 10 points on 4-of-15 shooting .
Meanwhile , the Celtics rolled to a 112-94 victory over the Raptors on Sunday to begin their second-round Eastern Conference series .
Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart each scored 21 points @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the contest .
Celtics All-Star guard Kemba Walker added 18 points and 10 assists .
With the win , the Celtics improved to 4-1 against the defending champion Raptors this season and earned their second blowout win over Toronto inside the bubble near Orlando , Fla. '' You got a team like Toronto , the defending champs , a really , really good team and they know what it takes .
... You have to be locked in even more , '' Smart said .
`` And that 's just [ what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do . ''
Jaylen Brown scored 17 points and Daniel Theis recorded 13 points and 15 rebounds for Boston , which holds a 5-0 record this postseason .
Kyle Lowry led the Raptors with 17 points and eight assists .
Pascal Siakam , who was slowed by early foul trouble , finished with 13 points .
Toronto guard Fred VanVleet chipped in 11 points to go with eight assists and six steals .
Serge Ibaka had 15 points and nine rebounds in 26 minutes off the bench .
The NBA 's playoff schedule @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Thursday and Friday in response to sports-wide protests of the police shooting of Jacob Blake .
On Saturday , the No .
1 seed Milwaukee Bucks closed out the Orlando Magic in five games to advance to the next round , while the Western Conference 's top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers edged the Portland Trail Blazers in five games .
The Houston Rockets earned a 114-80 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder to take a 3-2 series lead .

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic (L) attempts a shot over Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard (R) during the second half of Game 6 in their first-round series Sunday at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Fla. Photo by John G. Mabanglo/EPA-EFE
Aug. 30 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles Clippers outlasted star guard Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks to reach the Western Conference semifinals, while the Boston Celtics opened their second-round series against the Toronto Raptors with a win Sunday inside the NBA's bubble. Kawhi Leonard had 33 points, 14 rebounds, seven assists and five steals to guide the Clippers to a 111-97 win over the short-handed Mavs in six games. Dallas, playing in its first postseason since 2016, was missing All-Star big man Kristaps Porzingis for the third consecutive game because of a knee injury. Advertisement
Doncic, who was dealing with an ankle injury for much of the series, capped his remarkable first postseason with 38 points, nine rebounds and nine assists in the loss. He averaged 31 points, 9.8 rebounds and 8.7 assists per game in the first-round series.
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The 21-year-old star kept the game close in the fourth quarter, but the Clippers had too many answers. Los Angeles had a strong defensive effort and Leonard reached the 30-point mark in his fifth straight playoff game to push the No. 2 seed Clippers into a second-round meeting with either the Denver Nuggets or Utah Jazz.
Paul George and Ivica Zubac each added 15 points for the Clippers. Reserve guard Reggie Jackson had 14 points and five rebounds off the bench.
Dorian Finney-Smith recorded 16 points, six boards and four assists for the Mavericks. Tim Hardaway Jr. finished with 10 points on 4-of-15 shooting.
Meanwhile, the Celtics rolled to a 112-94 victory over the Raptors on Sunday to begin their second-round Eastern Conference series. Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart each scored 21 points for the Celtics, who never trailed in the contest.
Celtics All-Star guard Kemba Walker added 18 points and 10 assists. With the win, the Celtics improved to 4-1 against the defending champion Raptors this season and earned their second blowout win over Toronto inside the bubble near Orlando, Fla.
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"You got a team like Toronto, the defending champs, a really, really good team and they know what it takes. ... You have to be locked in even more," Smart said. "And that's just [what] we try to come out and do."
Jaylen Brown scored 17 points and Daniel Theis recorded 13 points and 15 rebounds for Boston, which holds a 5-0 record this postseason.
Kyle Lowry led the Raptors with 17 points and eight assists. Pascal Siakam, who was slowed by early foul trouble, finished with 13 points.
Toronto guard Fred VanVleet chipped in 11 points to go with eight assists and six steals. Serge Ibaka had 15 points and nine rebounds in 26 minutes off the bench.
The NBA's playoff schedule resumed Saturday after games were postponed Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in response to sports-wide protests of the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
On Saturday, the No. 1 seed Milwaukee Bucks closed out the Orlando Magic in five games to advance to the next round, while the Western Conference's top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers edged the Portland Trail Blazers in five games.
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The Houston Rockets earned a 114-80 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder to take a 3-2 series lead.


upi--2020-08-30--SpaceX launches satellite for Argentina into polar orbit

Somalia 's capital city , Mogadishu is seen as the International Space Station passed over the Horn of Africa on February 19 .
This historic port on the coast of the Indian Ocean is home to more than 2 million people .
The red and orange colors in the dune fields are due to natural chemical and weathering processes that left behind traces of iron in the sandy minerals .
These dunes stand in contrast to the lightly-colored , calcium carbonate-rich sands near the shore .
Photo courtesy of NASA | NASA 's Juno mission captured this look at Jupiter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's close approach to the planet on February 17. Notable features in this view are the long , thin bands that run through the center of the image from top to bottom , observed since Juno 's first close pass by Jupiter in 2016 .
The streaks are layers of haze particles that float above the underlying cloud features .
Scientists do n't yet know precisely what these hazes are made of or how they form .
NASA/UPI | This image is one of the most photogenic examples of the many turbulent stellar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ observed during its 30-year lifetime .
The portrait features the giant nebula NGC 2014 and its neighbor NGC 2020 , which together form part of a vast star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud , a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way , about 163,000 light-years away .
The image is nicknamed the `` Cosmic Reef '' because it resembles an undersea world .
Photo courtesy of NASA/ESA | This Hubble image shows a globular cluster known as NGC 104 , or , more commonly , 47 Tucanae , since it is part @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Toucan ) in the southern sky .
Scientists using Hubble observed the white dwarfs in the cluster .
These dying stars migrate from the crowded center of the cluster to its outskirts .
While astronomers knew about this process , they had never seen it in action until the detailed study of 47 Tucanae .
Photo courtesy of NASA/ESA | MyCn18 , a young planetary nebula located about 8,000 light-years away , was imaged with the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 aboard Hubble .
This image reveals the true shape of MyCn18 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pattern of `` etchings '' in its walls .
This picture has been composed from three separate images taken in the light of ionized nitrogen ( represented by red ) , hydrogen ( green ) , and doubly ionized oxygen ( blue ) .
Photo courtesy of NASA/ESA | The Eagle Nebula 's Pillars of Creation , one of Hubble 's most iconic images , shows the pillars as seen in visible light , capturing the multi-colored glow of gas clouds , wispy tendrils of dark cosmic dust , and the rust-colored elephants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pillars .
With these new images comes better contrast and a clearer view for astronomers to study how the structure of the pillars is changing over time .
Photo courtesy of NASA/ESA | The Wide Field Camera 3 ( WFC3 ) aboard Hubble snapped this image of the planetary nebula , cataloged as NGC 6302 , but more popularly called the Bug Nebula or the Butterfly Nebula , on July 27 , 2009 .
NGC 6302 lies within our Milky Way galaxy , roughly 3800 light-years away .
The `` butterfly '' stretches @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is nearly half the distance from the Sun to the nearest star , Proxima Centauri .
Photo courtesy of NASA/ESA | The NGC 4651 galaxy may look serene and peaceful as it swirls in the vast , silent emptiness of space .
It is believed that this galaxy consumed another smaller galaxy to become the beautiful spiral .
Although only a telescope like the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope , which captured this image , could give a picture this clear , NGC 4651 can also be observed with an amateur telescope .
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Sunday evening, carrying an Earth observation satellite, SAOCOM 1B, for the Argentine space agency. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI | License Photo
ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 30 (UPI) -- SpaceX launched a satellite for Argentina's space agency from Florida on Sunday evening that will monitor weather and agricultural conditions. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off with the SAOCOM 1B satellite at 7:18 p.m. EDT from Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Clouds that had threatened a delay cleared right before launch time. Advertisement
The Argentine mission was the first polar orbit launch from Cape Canaveral in more than 50 years. To reach that orbit, the rocket headed south over the Atlantic Ocean. Most other launches from Florida fly east.
The Falcon 9 passed over Cuba, and the first stage booster flew back to near the launch complex and touched down on land.
Argentina's satellite had been scheduled for launch in March, but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Argentine agency, known as CONAE for the Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (National Commission of Space Activities).
The launch had been set for Friday night, but another planned launch -- United Launch Alliance's rocket carrying a U.S. spy satellite -- bumped the Argentine mission to Sunday.
The spy satellite launch, however, was aborted three seconds before liftoff early Saturday. ULA said it would take at least a week to ready the rocket for another attempt.
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The first of two SAOCOM satellites went into orbit in October 2018. According to the mission description for the program, the satellite's data on soil moisture "will help producers know the best time for sowing, fertilizing and irrigation, in crops such as soybeans, corn, wheat and sunflower."
Out-of-this-world images from space
The International Space Station is pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour during a flyaround of the orbiting lab that took place following its undocking from the Harmony module’s space-facing port on November 8. Photo courtesy of NASA


upi--2020-08-30--'New Mutants' tops the North American box office with $7M

Aug. 30 ( UPI ) -- New Mutants -- starring Maisie Williams , Anya Taylor-Joy and Charlie Heaton -- is @ @ @ @ @ in North America this weekend with $ 7 million in receipts , BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday @ @ @ @ @ .
2 is Unhinged with $ 2.6 million , followed by The SpongeBob Movie : @ @ @ @ @ No .
3 with $ 604,000 , The Personal History of David Copperfield at No @ @ @ @ @ and Words on Bathroom Walls at No .
5 with $ 454,000 .
Because of @ @ @ @ @ new movie debuts have been delayed , with some theatrical releases skipped altogether in favor @ @ @ @ @ throughout the United States and Canada were closed for months in keeping with social-distancing practices @ @ @ @ @ of the virus .
They recently began opening their doors , however those in high-population @ @ @ @ @ , New Jersey and California remain shuttered .
On March 8 , the North American @ @ @ @ @ $ 100 million .

Maisie Williams' "New Mutants" is the No. 1 movie in North America this weekend. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Aug. 30 (UPI) -- New Mutants -- starring Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy and Charlie Heaton -- is the No. 1 movie in North America this weekend with $7 million in receipts, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday. Coming in at No. 2 is Unhinged with $2.6 million, followed by The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run at No. 3 with $604,000, The Personal History of David Copperfield at No. 4 with $520,000 and Words on Bathroom Walls at No. 5 with $454,000. Advertisement
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, most new movie debuts have been delayed, with some theatrical releases skipped altogether in favor of streaming-service premieres.
Theaters throughout the United States and Canada were closed for months in keeping with social-distancing practices intended to slow the spread of the virus.
They recently began opening their doors, however those in high-population states such as New York, New Jersey and California remain shuttered.
On March 8, the North American box office take was about $100 million.


upi--2020-08-30--LSU star WR Ja'Marr Chase to opt out of season, enter NFL Draft

Aug. 30 ( UPI ) -- LSU star Ja'Marr Chase , who is widely considered the top wide receiver in college football , is expected to opt out of the 2020 season .
League sources told ESPN , CBS Sports and Sports Illustrated on Sunday that Chase has informed the team of his plan to skip this season and enter next year 's NFL Draft .
The school has yet to announce the decision .
Chase , who is projected to be a top-5 pick in the 2021 draft , led the FBS in receiving yards ( 1,780 ) and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He won the Biletnikoff Award , which is given annually to the country 's top receiver .
The standout pass-catcher will become the third player to opt out at LSU , joining cornerback Kary Vincent and defensive lineman Neil Farrell .
The defending champion Tigers now must attempt to move forward without both Chase and quarterback Joe Burrow -- the Heisman Trophy winner who was selected No .
1 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals in this year 's draft .
Junior signal-caller Myles Brennan is the current front-runner to start at quarterback for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have plenty of standout targets in the Tigers ' offense , including Terrace Marshall Jr. and Racey McMath .
LSU is set to open the season Sept. 26 at home against Mississippi State .
The Tigers -- along with the rest of the SEC -- will play a 10-game , conference-only schedule this fall due to the coronavirus pandemic .

LSU standout wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase (1) led the FBS in receiving yards and touchdowns last season. File Photo by Pat Benic/UPI | License Photo
Aug. 30 (UPI) -- LSU star Ja'Marr Chase, who is widely considered the top wide receiver in college football, is expected to opt out of the 2020 season. League sources told ESPN, CBS Sports and Sports Illustrated on Sunday that Chase has informed the team of his plan to skip this season and enter next year's NFL Draft. The school has yet to announce the decision. Advertisement
Chase, who is projected to be a top-5 pick in the 2021 draft, led the FBS in receiving yards (1,780) and touchdowns (20) last season. He won the Biletnikoff Award, which is given annually to the country's top receiver.
The standout pass-catcher will become the third player to opt out at LSU, joining cornerback Kary Vincent and defensive lineman Neil Farrell.
The defending champion Tigers now must attempt to move forward without both Chase and quarterback Joe Burrow -- the Heisman Trophy winner who was selected No. 1 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals in this year's draft. Junior signal-caller Myles Brennan is the current front-runner to start at quarterback for LSU this season.
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Brennan will still have plenty of standout targets in the Tigers' offense, including Terrace Marshall Jr. and Racey McMath.
LSU is set to open the season Sept. 26 at home against Mississippi State. The Tigers -- along with the rest of the SEC -- will play a 10-game, conference-only schedule this fall due to the coronavirus pandemic.


upi--2020-08-30--Firefighters make progress containing California wildfires, acreage burned reaches 1.42M

Aug. 30 ( UPI ) -- Two of the sprawling complex fires burning in northern California were about 50 % contained on Sunday , fire officials said .
Firefighters have made progress containing more than 840 wildfires that have burned 1.42 million acres since a lightning siege of more than 14,000 lightning strikes struck the state beginning on Aug. 15 , the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said in its daily update .
A total of seven deaths , including a helicopter pilot battling the Hills fire , have been reported,2,500 buildings have been destroyed and more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ LNU Lightning Complex , the most destructive of the fires , was 56 % contained and hs burned 375,209 acres in Napa , Sonoma , Lake , Yolo and Solano counties , Cal Fire said on Sunday .
The fire has resulted in five deaths and four injuries while destroying 1,209 structures and damaging 193 more .
The largest of the wildfires , the SCU Lightning Complex , reached 50 % containment Sunday as it burned 377,471 acres in Santa Clara , Alameda , Contra Costa , San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , destroyed 53 structures and damaged nine more .
The 84,640-acre CZU Lightning fire , was 35 % contained in Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties and has resulted in one fatality and one injury in addition to destroying 1,177 structures and damaging 125 more .
Cal Fire also said that the BTU/TGU Lightning Complex fire in Butte , Tehama and Glenn counties has burned 58,654 acres at 39 % containment .
It has resulted in one injury , destroyed two structures and damaged one other .

Allen Strong waters down the roof of a friends restaurant in Ben Lomond, Calif., following the effects of the CZU Lightning Complex fire. Photo by Peter DaSilva/UPI | License Photo
Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Two of the sprawling complex fires burning in northern California were about 50% contained on Sunday, fire officials said. Firefighters have made progress containing more than 840 wildfires that have burned 1.42 million acres since a lightning siege of more than 14,000 lightning strikes struck the state beginning on Aug. 15, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said in its daily update. Advertisement
A total of seven deaths, including a helicopter pilot battling the Hills fire, have been reported,2,500 buildings have been destroyed and more than 60,000 people have been evacuated.
The LNU Lightning Complex, the most destructive of the fires, was 56% contained and hs burned 375,209 acres in Napa, Sonoma, Lake, Yolo and Solano counties, Cal Fire said on Sunday.
The fire has resulted in five deaths and four injuries while destroying 1,209 structures and damaging 193 more.
The largest of the wildfires, the SCU Lightning Complex, reached 50% containment Sunday as it burned 377,471 acres in Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties.
The blaze has resulted in five injuries, destroyed 53 structures and damaged nine more.
The 84,640-acre CZU Lightning fire, was 35% contained in Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties and has resulted in one fatality and one injury in addition to destroying 1,177 structures and damaging 125 more.
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Cal Fire also said that the BTU/TGU Lightning Complex fire in Butte, Tehama and Glenn counties has burned 58,654 acres at 39% containment.
It has resulted in one injury, destroyed two structures and damaged one other.


upi--2020-08-30--Netanyahu: Palestinians will no longer have 'veto on peace' with Arab nations

Aug. 30 ( UPI ) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said Israel would not wait for Palestinians to make peace with the Arab world , following a normalization deal with the United Arab Emirates .
Netanyahu spoke alongside senior White House adviser Jared Kushner and U.S. National Security adviser Robert O'Brien as he praised the agreement to fully normalize relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates , while criticizing Palestinians for rejecting the agreement .
`` For far too long Palestinians have had a veto on peace , not only between the Palestinians and Israel , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Netanyahu said .
`` If we had to wait for the Palestinians , we would have to wait forever .
But no longer . ''
O'Brien said Sunday that the deal will allow Muslims who wish to pray at the Al-Asqa Mosque to fly from Abu Dhabi to Tel Aviv , as he and Kushner are set to travel on the first-ever direct flight from Israel to the UAE on Monday .
Netanyahu went on to say that he is willing to negotiate peace with Palestinians based on the plan laid out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ includes Israel suspending annexation of the West Bank .
`` As more Arab and Muslim countries join the circle of peace [ the Palestinians ] will be hard-pressed to remain outside , '' he said .
The agreement was finalized earlier this month during a phone call between Trump , Netanyahu , and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed , deputy supreme commander of the United Arab Emirates .
Kushner , Trump 's son-in-law , said Sunday that the deal gives Palestinians `` the opportunity '' to make peace .
`` The offer that 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very gracious , realistic offer , '' said Kushner .
`` That offer showed other people in the region that Israel was serious and that led to the breakthrough that we 've had here today . ''

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Senior U.S. Presidential Adviser Jared Kushner, not seen, make joint statements to the press about the Israeli-United Arab Emirates peace accords in Jerusalem, on Sunday. Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI | License Photo
Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said Israel would not wait for Palestinians to make peace with the Arab world, following a normalization deal with the United Arab Emirates. Netanyahu spoke alongside senior White House adviser Jared Kushner and U.S. National Security adviser Robert O'Brien as he praised the agreement to fully normalize relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, while criticizing Palestinians for rejecting the agreement. Advertisement
"For far too long Palestinians have had a veto on peace, not only between the Palestinians and Israel, but Israel and the Arab states," Netanyahu said. "If we had to wait for the Palestinians, we would have to wait forever. But no longer."
O'Brien said Sunday that the deal will allow Muslims who wish to pray at the Al-Asqa Mosque to fly from Abu Dhabi to Tel Aviv, as he and Kushner are set to travel on the first-ever direct flight from Israel to the UAE on Monday.
Netanyahu went on to say that he is willing to negotiate peace with Palestinians based on the plan laid out by U.S. President Donald Trump, which includes Israel suspending annexation of the West Bank.
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"As more Arab and Muslim countries join the circle of peace [the Palestinians] will be hard-pressed to remain outside," he said.
The agreement was finalized earlier this month during a phone call between Trump, Netanyahu, and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed, deputy supreme commander of the United Arab Emirates.
Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, said Sunday that the deal gives Palestinians "the opportunity" to make peace.
"The offer that's been made to the Palestinians is a very gracious, realistic offer," said Kushner. "That offer showed other people in the region that Israel was serious and that led to the breakthrough that we've had here today."


upi--2020-08-30--FDA willing to fast track COVID-19 vaccine, as U.S. nears 6 million cases

Aug. 30 ( UPI ) -- Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn said the agency would be willing to fast track a COVID-19 vaccube as the United States nears 6 million cases .
In an interview with Financial Times , Hahn said the FDA would consider an emergency authorization of a vaccine for the coronavirus before the completion of phase three clinical trials if it found it appropriate to do so .
`` It is up to the [ vaccine developer ] to apply for authorization or approval and we make an adjudication of their application , '' he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before the end of phase three , we may find that appropriate .
We may find that inappropriate , we will make a determination . ''
Hahn said the decision would not be politically influenced and would rather be based on science , medicine and data .
`` We have a convergence of the COVID-19 pandemic with the political season , and we 're just going to have to get through that and stick to our core principles , '' said Hahn .
He added that an emergency use authorization , like the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ convalescent plasma treatments following criticism by President Donald Trump , is not the same as full approval .
`` The legal , medical and scientific standard for that is that the benefit outweighs the risk in a public health emergency , '' Hahn said .
Hahn 's comments come as the United States nears 6 million total COVID-19 cases , with a world-leading 5,969,916 reported as of Sunday afternoon , according to data collected by Johns ' Hopkins University .
The United States has also reported more deaths than any other nation since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ death toll of 182,909 .
California reported 6,070 new cases on Sunday for a total of 699,909 , as it leads the nation in total cases .
The state also reported 71 new deaths for a death toll of 12,905 in third place behind New York and New Jersey .
Florida on Sunday reported 2,583 new COVID-19 cases , its lowest total since June after reporting a record high of 15,299 on July 12 .
The state is second in the nation with a total of 621,586 reported cases .
Florida also reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of 11,119 , also the lowest since 12 in June , and fifth overall .
Texas is third in the nation in total COVID-19 cases , reporting 3,759 new positives for a total of 610,354 and fourth in deaths at 12,510 after reporting 90 new fatalities .
New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo announced the state reported 698 new COVID-19 cases and eight new deaths on Sunday , as the state also set a record-high with 100,022 test results .
The state leads the nation in deaths with 32,944 confirmed fatalities and is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 434,100 after having been the U.S. epicenter of the virus .
SUNY Oneonta , a public college in central New York , announced Sunday it would suspend in-person classes for two weeks after they began on Monday .
The university has reported 105 positive cases since the start of the semester as of Sunday , while 36 students have been quarantined on campus and seven are in isolation .
State University of New York Chancellor Jim Malatras is set to visit the university on Sunday after reports of `` a number of large @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Georgia reported 1,298 new cases for the fifth highest total in the nation at 268,973 and 28 new deaths for a total of 5,604 .
It 's the first time cases fell under 1,300 since late June .

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn on Sunday said the agency would consider issuing an emergency use authorization for a COVID-19 vaccine ahead of stage three clinical trials. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn said the agency would be willing to fast track a COVID-19 vaccine as the United States nears 6 million cases. In an interview with Financial Times, Hahn said the FDA would consider an emergency authorization of a vaccine for the coronavirus before the completion of phase three clinical trials if it found it appropriate to do so. Advertisement
"It is up to the [vaccine developer] to apply for authorization or approval and we make an adjudication of their application," he said. "If they do that before the end of phase three, we may find that appropriate. We may find that inappropriate, we will make a determination."
Hahn said the decision would not be politically influenced and would rather be based on science, medicine and data.
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"We have a convergence of the COVID-19 pandemic with the political season, and we're just going to have to get through that and stick to our core principles," said Hahn.
He added that an emergency use authorization, like the one the agency issued last week for convalescent plasma treatments following criticism by President Donald Trump, is not the same as full approval.
"The legal, medical and scientific standard for that is that the benefit outweighs the risk in a public health emergency," Hahn said.
Hahn's comments come as the United States nears 6 million total COVID-19 cases, with a world-leading 5,969,916 reported as of Sunday afternoon, according to data collected by Johns' Hopkins University. The United States has also reported more deaths than any other nation since the start of the pandemic with a death toll of 182,909.
California reported 6,070 new cases on Sunday for a total of 699,909, as it leads the nation in total cases. The state also reported 71 new deaths for a death toll of 12,905 in third place behind New York and New Jersey.
Florida on Sunday reported 2,583 new COVID-19 cases, its lowest total since June after reporting a record high of 15,299 on July 12. The state is second in the nation with a total of 621,586 reported cases. Florida also reported 14 new resident deaths for a total of 11,119, also the lowest since 12 in June, and fifth overall.
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Texas is third in the nation in total COVID-19 cases, reporting 3,759 new positives for a total of 610,354 and fourth in deaths at 12,510 after reporting 90 new fatalities.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the state reported 698 new COVID-19 cases and eight new deaths on Sunday, as the state also set a record-high with 100,022 test results. The state leads the nation in deaths with 32,944 confirmed fatalities and is fourth in cases with a total of 434,100 after having been the U.S. epicenter of the virus.
SUNY Oneonta, a public college in central New York, announced Sunday it would suspend in-person classes for two weeks after they began on Monday.
The university has reported 105 positive cases since the start of the semester as of Sunday, while 36 students have been quarantined on campus and seven are in isolation. State University of New York Chancellor Jim Malatras is set to visit the university on Sunday after reports of "a number of large gatherings and parties" reported on campus.
Georgia reported 1,298 new cases for the fifth highest total in the nation at 268,973 and 28 new deaths for a total of 5,604. It's the first time cases fell under 1,300 since late June.


upi--2020-08-30--More tropical activity expected for the already record-breaking Atlantic season

With the dissipation of former Hurricane Laura , the Atlantic tropical basin has settled down .
But , this quiet period is n't expected to last long as AccuWeather meteorologists will be monitoring multiple areas for tropical development this week as we approach the climatological peak of hurricane season .
A disturbance moving along a cold front in the southeastern United States is the first area being monitored for strengthening this week .
This front is part of the same system that absorbed Tropical Rainstorm Laura after it helped to fuel areas of heavy rain and severe thunderstorms to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emerged off the coast of northern Florida early in the day on Sunday and forecast to move into an area of low wind shear and warm water .
`` The first and most immediate threat for development is tracking away from Florida and will move along the Southeast coast of the United States early this week , '' said AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Adam Douty .
`` This feature is expected to become better organized and can develop into a tropical depression by the middle of the week as it passes between the East @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Through the second half of the week , the storm is forecast to track to the northeast into the northern Atlantic Ocean .
If a non-tropical storm system is able to pull this tropical feature farther north , it could bring impacts to Atlantic Canada late this week .
`` Other than an increase in surf and showers along the Carolina coast on Monday and Tuesday , this does not appear to be a significant threat to the United States , '' Douty said .
Another area being monitored for tropical development @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , that moved into the eastern Caribbean on Saturday .
This disturbance is quickly organizing as it tracks through an area conducive for tropical development .
Warm waters of the Caribbean Sea and an area of low wind shear over the region could allow this feature to develop into a tropical depression by the beginning of the week .
Regardless of development , this feature will bring tropical downpours and gusty winds to the Caribbean as it tracks toward Central America through Wednesday .
A third area will be monitored for tropical development @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moves off the the coast of Africa .
According to Douty , this feature could develop into a tropical depression around the end of week or into the weekend .
AccuWeather forecasters will continue to monitor this area for intensity as it tracks across the Atlantic and toward the Lesser Antilles into next week .
September is typically the busiest month for tropical storm development , and the peak date for tropical activity is usually around Sept. 10 .
Over the past 100 years on this date , there have been more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ season has already brought 13 named storms , which is not only well ahead of the average pace , but also in record territory , even surpassing the infamous 2005 season .
The year 2005 brought Katrina , Rita and Wilma .
This year , Cristobal and all the storms from Edouard through Marco set early season formation records for their respective letters .
Thus far , Laura has had the most devastating impact on the United States and also left more than 20 dead in the Caribbean as it unleashed heavy flooding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Cuba and Puerto Rico .
The next names on the list for 2020 are Nana and Omar .
With development chances for these two storms currently at less than 50 % , the string of early season formation records could be disrupted , and 2005 may stay in the books for the `` N '' and `` O '' storms .
Nate holds the early formation record for the `` N '' storms on Sept. 5 , 2005 , and Ophelia holds the early formation record for the `` O '' storms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been seven named systems that have made landfall in the continental United States this year , a record amount to have occurred by the end of August .
This record was set when Laura made landfall on Aug. 27 , breaking the previous marks set in 1886 and 1916 with six through the end of August , according to Colorado State University Meteorologist Phil Klotzbach .
In addition to Laura , Marco , Isaias , Hanna , Fay , Cristobal and Bertha all made landfall .
Additional landfalls are likely in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Atlantic hurricane season .

A disturbance moving along a cold front in the southeastern United States is being monitored for strengthening this week. This front is part of the same system that absorbed Tropical Rainstorm Laura. Photo courtesy National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
With the dissipation of former Hurricane Laura, the Atlantic tropical basin has settled down. But, this quiet period isn't expected to last long as AccuWeather meteorologists will be monitoring multiple areas for tropical development this week as we approach the climatological peak of hurricane season. A disturbance moving along a cold front in the southeastern United States is the first area being monitored for strengthening this week. This front is part of the same system that absorbed Tropical Rainstorm Laura after it helped to fuel areas of heavy rain and severe thunderstorms to the Northeast on Saturday. Advertisement
This tropical disturbance emerged off the coast of northern Florida early in the day on Sunday and forecast to move into an area of low wind shear and warm water.
"The first and most immediate threat for development is tracking away from Florida and will move along the Southeast coast of the United States early this week," said AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Adam Douty.
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"This feature is expected to become better organized and can develop into a tropical depression by the middle of the week as it passes between the East Coast and Bermuda," added Douty.
Through the second half of the week, the storm is forecast to track to the northeast into the northern Atlantic Ocean. If a non-tropical storm system is able to pull this tropical feature farther north, it could bring impacts to Atlantic Canada late this week.
"Other than an increase in surf and showers along the Carolina coast on Monday and Tuesday, this does not appear to be a significant threat to the United States," Douty said.
Another area being monitored for tropical development is a tropical wave, or disturbance, that moved into the eastern Caribbean on Saturday.
This disturbance is quickly organizing as it tracks through an area conducive for tropical development. Warm waters of the Caribbean Sea and an area of low wind shear over the region could allow this feature to develop into a tropical depression by the beginning of the week.
Regardless of development, this feature will bring tropical downpours and gusty winds to the Caribbean as it tracks toward Central America through Wednesday.
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A third area will be monitored for tropical development later this week after a tropical wave moves off the the coast of Africa. According to Douty, this feature could develop into a tropical depression around the end of week or into the weekend.
AccuWeather forecasters will continue to monitor this area for intensity as it tracks across the Atlantic and toward the Lesser Antilles into next week.
September is typically the busiest month for tropical storm development, and the peak date for tropical activity is usually around Sept. 10. Over the past 100 years on this date, there have been more than 90 active named storms.
The 2020 season has already brought 13 named storms, which is not only well ahead of the average pace, but also in record territory, even surpassing the infamous 2005 season. The year 2005 brought Katrina, Rita and Wilma. This year, Cristobal and all the storms from Edouard through Marco set early season formation records for their respective letters.
Thus far, Laura has had the most devastating impact on the United States and also left more than 20 dead in the Caribbean as it unleashed heavy flooding rain in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Cuba and Puerto Rico.
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The next names on the list for 2020 are Nana and Omar. With development chances for these two storms currently at less than 50%, the string of early season formation records could be disrupted, and 2005 may stay in the books for the "N" and "O" storms. Nate holds the early formation record for the "N" storms on Sept. 5, 2005, and Ophelia holds the early formation record for the "O" storms on Sept. 7, 2005.
There have been seven named systems that have made landfall in the continental United States this year, a record amount to have occurred by the end of August. This record was set when Laura made landfall on Aug. 27, breaking the previous marks set in 1886 and 1916 with six through the end of August, according to Colorado State University Meteorologist Phil Klotzbach. In addition to Laura, Marco, Isaias, Hanna, Fay, Cristobal and Bertha all made landfall.
Additional landfalls are likely in the U.S. before the end of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season.


upi--2020-08-30--Office of the Director of National Intelligence to stop in-person briefings to Congress

Aug. 30 ( UPI ) -- The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has informed Congress it will stop providing in-person briefings on election security and foreign interference , moving instead to written updates .
Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe told Congress of the changes saying he believes written briefings will help `` ensure , to the maximum extent possible , that ODNI provides the Congress in support in your oversight responsibilities on election security , foreign malign influence an election interference is not misunderstood nor politicized , '' in a letter obtained by CBS News and CNN @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our sources and methods and most sensitive intelligence from additional unauthorized disclosures or misuse , '' Ratcliffe wrote .
President Donald Trump on Saturday suggested that Ratcliffe `` got tired '' of information leaking from his briefings .
`` Director Ratcliffe brought information into the committee and the information leaked , '' Trump said .
`` So , he wants to do it in a different form because you have leakers on the committee . ''
A senior administration official told CNN that other agencies supporting election security such as the Department of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Homeland Security plan to continue delivering briefings to Congress .
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , D-Calif. , and House intelligence committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff , D-Calif. , issued a joint statement on Saturday condemning the ODNI 's decision .
`` This is a shocking abdication of its lawful responsibility to keep Congress currently informed and a betrayal of the public 's right to know how foreign powers are trying to subvert our democracy , '' they wrote .
In a tweet Saturday , Schiff also accused Trump of `` lying and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Trump fired the last DNI for briefing Congress on Russian efforts to help his campaign .
Now he 's ending briefings altogether , '' Schiff said .
`` Trump does n't want the American people to know about Russia 's efforts to aid his re-election . ''
Senate Democratic leader Charles Schumer said Ratcliffe had `` made clear he 's in the job only to protect Trump from democracy , not democracy from Trump . ''

Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe informed Congress this weekend it would halt in-person briefings on election security and foreign intelligence and instead issue only written updates. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
Aug. 30 (UPI) -- The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has informed Congress it will stop providing in-person briefings on election security and foreign interference, moving instead to written updates. Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe told Congress of the changes saying he believes written briefings will help "ensure, to the maximum extent possible, that ODNI provides the Congress in support in your oversight responsibilities on election security, foreign malign influence an election interference is not misunderstood nor politicized," in a letter obtained by CBS News and CNN. Advertisement
"It will also better protect our sources and methods and most sensitive intelligence from additional unauthorized disclosures or misuse," Ratcliffe wrote.
President Donald Trump on Saturday suggested that Ratcliffe "got tired" of information leaking from his briefings.
"Director Ratcliffe brought information into the committee and the information leaked," Trump said. "So, he wants to do it in a different form because you have leakers on the committee."
A senior administration official told CNN that other agencies supporting election security such as the Department of Justice, Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security plan to continue delivering briefings to Congress.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and House intelligence committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., issued a joint statement on Saturday condemning the ODNI's decision.
"This is a shocking abdication of its lawful responsibility to keep Congress currently informed and a betrayal of the public's right to know how foreign powers are trying to subvert our democracy," they wrote.
In a tweet Saturday, Schiff also accused Trump of "lying and projecting" in his comments about leaks.
"Trump fired the last DNI for briefing Congress on Russian efforts to help his campaign. Now he's ending briefings altogether," Schiff said. "Trump doesn't want the American people to know about Russia's efforts to aid his re-election."
Senate Democratic leader Charles Schumer said Ratcliffe had "made clear he's in the job only to protect Trump from democracy, not democracy from Trump."


upi--2020-08-30--India breaks daily world record for COVID-19 cases, nears 3rd in deaths

Aug. 30 ( UPI ) -- Coronavirus has been surging in India since the first cases and deaths were reported nearly six months ago .
On Sunday , the Asian country set a world record for most cases reported in one day , 78,761 , to total 3,542,733 infections , only behind the United States with more than 6 million and Brazil with nearly 4 million .
Four previous times in the past week the nation exceeded 70,000 cases .
India also reported 948 new deaths on Sunday -- following a record 1,120 on July 20 -- ranking fourth in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by just 321 fatalities so far Sunday , according to tracking by Johns Hopkins .
Meanwhile , the United States leads the world with 182,909 deaths followed by Brazil with 120,462 .
Total cases globally have passed 25 million with a total of 25,068,606 .
Deaths were 843,826 .
In the past three months , the pandemic has accelerated in India .
The death toll reached 5,608 on June 1 , after the first death was announced on March 12 , according to tracking by Worldometers.info .
The first three cases were announced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rose to 227,476 by June 1 .
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to exercise care during the coming festivity season .
`` This is a time for festivals but there is a sense of discipline among people due to COVID , '' Modi said during his monthly radio address .
`` The coronavirus will be defeated only if you follow safety measures .
The 2 meter distance norm [ 6.5 feet ] should be strictly followed . ''
Although deaths have surged , the nation of 1.38 billion people , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , has a relatively low mortality rate of 46 deaths per million population compared to the world total of 108.7 .
The rate is 564 in the United States , 66 in Brazil and 494 in Mexico .
But testing has been lagging in India .
The nation ranks third in the world with 41.4 million tests but that rate is only 29,997 per million compared with the U.S. with 244,798 per million with 81.1 million total tests .
China , the original epicenter and the world 's most populous nation with 1.44 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tests at 62,814 per million .
In India , two cricket players and 11 staff members in the Indian Premier League have tested positive for coronavirus , according to a statement issued Saturday by the Board of Control for Cricket in India .
All of them are asymptomatic and have been isolated from other team members .
`` Upon landing in the UAE [ United Arab Emirates ] , all the participants have followed a mandatory testing and quarantine program .
Total of 1,988 RT-PCR COVID tests were carried out between August 20th-28th @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' the statement read .
On Sunday , India reported 958 of the total 1,522 total deaths in Asia .
In all , the continent had 141,156 deaths .
Iran is the only other Asian county in the top 10 for deaths , adding 103 for a total of 21,462 in 10th place .
China has dropped to 29th in deaths and has n't reported a death since late April .
The case increase was nine .
Deaths and cases have been surging in Japan .
On Saturday , the nation reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ toll of 1,255 .
The new deaths match the number two days earlier and is just short of its largest total since 19 on May 22 .
It cases were 850 .
Japan also reported 85 new cases for a total of 67,952 .
Despite the spiking number , the Japanese government said Friday it will lift coronavirus-related re-entry restrictions on foreign residents on Sept. 1 .
It increased testing capacity at airports .
Around 2.4 million foreigners in Japan with resident status can now leave Japan and be allowed back in .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ total of 323 , and 299 cases to total 19,699 .
It was the 17th consecutive day of triple-digit daily increases .
Seoul officials enacted a `` 10 Million Citizen Standstill Week '' from Sunday to next Sunday , urging people to stay away from social gatherings , as 203 cases were reported in the area .
There are restriction on business hours of restaurants , bakeries and franchise cafes in Seoul and the broader capital areas for one week .
The pandemic continues to surge in South America with 1,581 deaths reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Brazil reported 904 deaths Saturday for a total of 120,498 .
Peru is in ninth place with 28,607 , including 136 Saturday .
Colombia is in 11th place at 19,064 , adding 297 Saturday .
And Chile is 14th with 11,181 , gaining 49 .
Foreign travel is now allowed in Fernando de Noronha archipelago off the coast of Brazil if people have shown they have had COVID-19 .
`` To land on the archipelago , the tourist will need to present the result of a positive PCR test that is at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ result of the serological test showing the presence of antibodies against COVID , '' its administrator , Guilherme Rocha , told a news conference Thursday .
Farther north in the Western Hemisphere , Mexico also is attempting to lure visitors despite reporting 673 deaths Saturday .
Cabo San Lucas and neighboring San Jose del Cabo last month reopened to tourists .
The government is allowing hotels in Cabo to fill 50 % of their rooms .
`` Wear a mask , '' one ad says , flashing to video of a woman snorkeling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` There are some residents who say , 'Why put my family 's life in danger by inviting more visitors , restarting more flights ? '
`` Luis Humberto Araiza López , tourism minister of Baja California Sur , told The Washington Post .
`` It 's a delicate line between trying to support public health and economic growth . ''
Andres Manuel López Obrador has predicted `` the tourism sector will have normalized '' by the end of the year .
A travel ban for non-essential travel remains among Mexico , United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Mexico and the United States , Canada 's situation has been mitigated .
The nation reported six deaths Saturday for a total of 9,113 , as well as 315 cases .
All but around 10,000 of the 267,457 deaths in North America have occurred in the U.S. , Mexico and Canada .
In Europe , the pandemic has largely subsided except for some spikes in cases .
On Saturday , the continent reported 184 deaths , led by Russia with 68 , for a total of 207,382 .
Britain has the most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fallen to fifth worldwide , including one Sunday compared with a high of 1,172 early in the pandemic .
Italy , which at one time was the world 's epicenter , is sixth with 35,477 , including four Sunday and 919 in one day .
France is seventh with 30,607 deaths , including four Sunday , but reported 5,413 cases after 7,379 Friday , the highest since 7,578 on March 31 .
Spain , which does n't report data on weekends , is eighth with 29,011 , including 15 Friday .
Masks are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , including in public areas .
French Prime Minister Jean Castex said Thursday with coronavirus `` gaining ground '' in nation , there will be `` exponential '' infection if more rules are not put in place .
Germany also has rules on face coverings , including fines .
Also big events are banned through the end of the year except for areas with low infection rates .
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday predicted the coming months will be `` even more difficult than now '' because of people being outdoors during the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the top 10 for deaths but has slid to 16th with 9,363 .
The nation did n't report any deaths Sunday but added 192 cases .
On Friday , the cases increase was 1,549 .
Australia and New Zealand have experienced a surge since the start of the pandemic .
Australia 's deaths have risen from 502 to 611 in one week , including 11 Sunday Case have increased by 858 in one week to 25,670 , including an addition of 123 Sunday .
New Zealand has n't reported a death since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of 22 .
Cases stand at 1,729 with a rise of 173 in one week .
New Zealand ends a lockdown Monday , though masks will be required on public transportation and strongly encouraged elsewhere .
`` Our system is good , it is designed to keep us on track with our elimination strategy at Level 2 in the scenario we now have but it will only work if people follow the guidance , '' Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Sunday .
`` There is no corner that has been untouched by this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are for everyone and we need everyone in Auckland to stick to them , no matter where you are . ''
In Africa , deaths increased by 331 Saturday to 29,472 , which is an increase of 2,000 in one week .
South Africa leads the continent with 13,981 , including 238 Saturday , about 1,000 more in a week .
Egypt followed with 5,376 deaths , including an additional 14 Saturday .
South Africa has the sixth-most most cases in the world at 622,551 , including 2,419 Saturday .

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A Punjab police officer stands near barricades installed at the Gandhi Gate, during the weekend lockdown in Amritsar, India, on Sunday Another lockdown was imposed by the state government to control the spread of COVID-19. Photo by Raminder Pal Singh/EPA-EFE
Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Coronavirus has been surging in India since the first cases and deaths were reported nearly six months ago. On Sunday, the Asian country set a world record for most cases reported in one day, 78,761, to total 3,542,733 infections, only behind the United States with more than 6 million and Brazil with nearly 4 million. Four previous times in the past week the nation exceeded 70,000 cases. Advertisement
India also reported 948 new deaths on Sunday -- following a record 1,120 on July 20 -- ranking fourth in total deaths with 63,498 and trailing Mexico by just 321 fatalities so far Sunday, according to tracking by Johns Hopkins.
Meanwhile, the United States leads the world with 182,909 deaths followed by Brazil with 120,462. Total cases globally have passed 25 million with a total of 25,068,606. Deaths were 843,826.
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In the past three months, the pandemic has accelerated in India. The death toll reached 5,608 on June 1, after the first death was announced on March 12, according to tracking by Worldometers.info. The first three cases were announced on March 2 and the case total rose to 227,476 by June 1.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to exercise care during the coming festivity season.
"This is a time for festivals but there is a sense of discipline among people due to COVID," Modi said during his monthly radio address. "The coronavirus will be defeated only if you follow safety measures. The 2 meter distance norm [6.5 feet] should be strictly followed."
Although deaths have surged, the nation of 1.38 billion people, the second most populous in the world, has a relatively low mortality rate of 46 deaths per million population compared to the world total of 108.7. The rate is 564 in the United States, 66 in Brazil and 494 in Mexico.
But testing has been lagging in India. The nation ranks third in the world with 41.4 million tests but that rate is only 29,997 per million compared with the U.S. with 244,798 per million with 81.1 million total tests.
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China, the original epicenter and the world's most populous nation with 1.44 billion, has a world-high 90.4 million tests at 62,814 per million.
In India, two cricket players and 11 staff members in the Indian Premier League have tested positive for coronavirus, according to a statement issued Saturday by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. All of them are asymptomatic and have been isolated from other team members.
"Upon landing in the UAE [United Arab Emirates], all the participants have followed a mandatory testing and quarantine program. Total of 1,988 RT-PCR COVID tests were carried out between August 20th-28th across all participant groups in the UAE," the statement read.
On Sunday, India reported 958 of the total 1,522 total deaths in Asia. In all, the continent had 141,156 deaths.
Iran is the only other Asian county in the top 10 for deaths, adding 103 for a total of 21,462 in 10th place.
China has dropped to 29th in deaths and hasn't reported a death since late April. The case increase was nine.
Deaths and cases have been surging in Japan. On Saturday, the nation reported 17 deaths, for a total death toll of 1,255. The new deaths match the number two days earlier and is just short of its largest total since 19 on May 22. It cases were 850.
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Japan also reported 85 new cases for a total of 67,952.
Despite the spiking number, the Japanese government said Friday it will lift coronavirus-related re-entry restrictions on foreign residents on Sept. 1. It increased testing capacity at airports. Around 2.4 million foreigners in Japan with resident status can now leave Japan and be allowed back in.
South Korea reported two deaths for a total of 323, and 299 cases to total 19,699. It was the 17th consecutive day of triple-digit daily increases.
Seoul officials enacted a "10 Million Citizen Standstill Week" from Sunday to next Sunday, urging people to stay away from social gatherings, as 203 cases were reported in the area. There are restriction on business hours of restaurants, bakeries and franchise cafes in Seoul and the broader capital areas for one week.
The pandemic continues to surge in South America with 1,581 deaths reported Saturday and a total of 199,959 total.
Brazil reported 904 deaths Saturday for a total of 120,498. Peru is in ninth place with 28,607, including 136 Saturday. Colombia is in 11th place at 19,064, adding 297 Saturday. And Chile is 14th with 11,181, gaining 49.
Foreign travel is now allowed in Fernando de Noronha archipelago off the coast of Brazil if people have shown they have had COVID-19.
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"To land on the archipelago, the tourist will need to present the result of a positive PCR test that is at least 20 days old, or the result of the serological test showing the presence of antibodies against COVID," its administrator, Guilherme Rocha, told a news conference Thursday.
The beaches include turquoise waters, beaches of golden sand, dolphins swimming lazily offshore.
Farther north in the Western Hemisphere, Mexico also is attempting to lure visitors despite reporting 673 deaths Saturday.
Cabo San Lucas and neighboring San Jose del Cabo last month reopened to tourists. The government is allowing hotels in Cabo to fill 50% of their rooms.
"Wear a mask," one ad says, flashing to video of a woman snorkeling. "Practice social distancing."
"There are some residents who say, 'Why put my family's life in danger by inviting more visitors, restarting more flights?' " Luis Humberto Araiza López, tourism minister of Baja California Sur, told The Washington Post. "It's a delicate line between trying to support public health and economic growth."
Andres Manuel López Obrador has predicted "the tourism sector will have normalized" by the end of the year.
A travel ban for non-essential travel remains among Mexico, United States and Canada through September.
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Compared with Mexico and the United States, Canada's situation has been mitigated. The nation reported six deaths Saturday for a total of 9,113, as well as 315 cases.
All but around 10,000 of the 267,457 deaths in North America have occurred in the U.S., Mexico and Canada.
In Europe, the pandemic has largely subsided except for some spikes in cases.
On Saturday, the continent reported 184 deaths, led by Russia with 68, for a total of 207,382.
Britain has the most deaths in Europe with 41,586 and has fallen to fifth worldwide, including one Sunday compared with a high of 1,172 early in the pandemic. Italy, which at one time was the world's epicenter, is sixth with 35,477, including four Sunday and 919 in one day.
France is seventh with 30,607 deaths, including four Sunday, but reported 5,413 cases after 7,379 Friday, the highest since 7,578 on March 31. Spain, which doesn't report data on weekends, is eighth with 29,011, including 15 Friday.
Masks are now required in Paris and surrounding areas, including in public areas. French Prime Minister Jean Castex said Thursday with coronavirus "gaining ground" in nation, there will be "exponential" infection if more rules are not put in place.
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Germany also has rules on face coverings, including fines. Also big events are banned through the end of the year except for areas with low infection rates.
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday predicted the coming months will be "even more difficult than now" because of people being outdoors during the summer.
Germany was at one time in the top 10 for deaths but has slid to 16th with 9,363. The nation didn't report any deaths Sunday but added 192 cases. On Friday, the cases increase was 1,549.
Australia and New Zealand have experienced a surge since the start of the pandemic.
Australia's deaths have risen from 502 to 611 in one week, including 11 Sunday Case have increased by 858 in one week to 25,670, including an addition of 123 Sunday.
New Zealand hasn't reported a death since one on May 28 for a total of 22. Cases stand at 1,729 with a rise of 173 in one week.
New Zealand ends a lockdown Monday, though masks will be required on public transportation and strongly encouraged elsewhere.
"Our system is good, it is designed to keep us on track with our elimination strategy at Level 2 in the scenario we now have but it will only work if people follow the guidance," Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Sunday.
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"There is no corner that has been untouched by this cluster, that's why the rules are for everyone and we need everyone in Auckland to stick to them, no matter where you are."
In Africa, deaths increased by 331 Saturday to 29,472, which is an increase of 2,000 in one week. South Africa leads the continent with 13,981, including 238 Saturday, about 1,000 more in a week. Egypt followed with 5,376 deaths, including an additional 14 Saturday.
South Africa has the sixth-most most cases in the world at 622,551, including 2,419 Saturday.


upi--2020-08-30--Stalled out storm system to drench the mid-South, Southeast

The same atmospheric set up that sparked powerful thunderstorms which led to flash flooding across Missouri , Arkansas and Oklahoma , Saturday night will continue to prompt similar threats through early week across the mid-South and the Southeast .
Little Rock , Ark.
, Tupelo , Miss.
, Memphis and Nashville , Tenn. , and many others in the region have already observed 150-200 percent or more of their average rainfall through the month of August , and there is more to come .
Many of these areas just dealt with former Hurricane Laura in recent days , so the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ result .
With the conditions primed across the region , Mother Nature will look to get in a few more rounds of wet weather to further tally up the rainfall totals before the end of the month .
A stalled out frontal boundary in place along a corridor from the southern Plains through the mid-South will act as a focal point for thunderstorm activity in the coming days .
Through at least Monday , a series of weak storm systems will travel eastward along this boundary , further focusing potential thunderstorm activity .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ again be in place across much of the Deep South will press northward , colliding with the boundary in place during the day on Sunday .
This air mass will provide all of the fuel necessary for heavy rain in many areas that would rather not see anymore for a little while .
The added heat , humidity and rainfall has already put a strain on clean-up efforts in the wake of Hurricane Laura and will likely continue to do so through early week .
During the day on Sunday , the main @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Arkansas , western Tennessee , northern Mississippi and northern Alabama , as heavy thunderstorms roll through .
The batch of showers and storms that will bring the aforementioned flood threat during the day on Sunday will begin to lift northeastward overnight , shifting the flood threat along with it .
Tennessee and Kentucky , may end up under the gun for heavy rain overnight as a result .
Although the thunderstorm coverage will diminish overnight across northern Mississippi and Alabama , there may still be a thunderstorm or two on the prowl that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Areas all along the stagnant boundary will continue to face a threat for heavy rain right into Monday as well .
Areas farther east across the Virginias and perhaps as far north as southern Pennsylvania , will begin to have heavy rain spread overhead .
This will only be one of the areas of focus for thunderstorm activity , as another weak storm system will ride along the boundary in place .
Another area meteorologists will be honing in on during the day on Monday will be across the southern Plains .
Atmospheric @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be in place across this zone , so a threat for damaging wind and hail will exist on top of the threat for flooding .
Some of this thunderstorm activity is expected to continue an eastward of southeastward trek through Monday night into Arkansas and portions of the Deep South .
Mother Nature will be reluctant to give this zone a break even after Monday , as the threat for heavy rain and thunderstorms could continue into Tuesday and Wednesday .
For areas that observe multiple rounds of heavy rain through this time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evolve by midweek .

The same atmospheric set up that sparked powerful thunderstorms which led to flash flooding across Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma, Saturday night will continue to prompt similar threats through early week across the mid-South and the Southeast. Little Rock, Ark., Tupelo, Miss., Memphis and Nashville, Tenn., and many others in the region have already observed 150-200 percent or more of their average rainfall through the month of August, and there is more to come. Advertisement
Many of these areas just dealt with former Hurricane Laura in recent days, so the area soil is especially waterlogged as a result.
With the conditions primed across the region, Mother Nature will look to get in a few more rounds of wet weather to further tally up the rainfall totals before the end of the month.
A stalled out frontal boundary in place along a corridor from the southern Plains through the mid-South will act as a focal point for thunderstorm activity in the coming days. Through at least Monday, a series of weak storm systems will travel eastward along this boundary, further focusing potential thunderstorm activity.
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Hot and humid conditions that will once again be in place across much of the Deep South will press northward, colliding with the boundary in place during the day on Sunday. This air mass will provide all of the fuel necessary for heavy rain in many areas that would rather not see anymore for a little while.
The added heat, humidity and rainfall has already put a strain on clean-up efforts in the wake of Hurricane Laura and will likely continue to do so through early week.
During the day on Sunday, the main zone for expected flooding will reside across Arkansas, western Tennessee, northern Mississippi and northern Alabama, as heavy thunderstorms roll through.
The batch of showers and storms that will bring the aforementioned flood threat during the day on Sunday will begin to lift northeastward overnight, shifting the flood threat along with it. Tennessee and Kentucky, may end up under the gun for heavy rain overnight as a result. Although the thunderstorm coverage will diminish overnight across northern Mississippi and Alabama, there may still be a thunderstorm or two on the prowl that could lead to localized flooding issues.
Areas all along the stagnant boundary will continue to face a threat for heavy rain right into Monday as well. Areas farther east across the Virginias and perhaps as far north as southern Pennsylvania, will begin to have heavy rain spread overhead.
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This will only be one of the areas of focus for thunderstorm activity, as another weak storm system will ride along the boundary in place.
Another area meteorologists will be honing in on during the day on Monday will be across the southern Plains. Atmospheric ingredients for severe thunderstorms are expected to be in place across this zone, so a threat for damaging wind and hail will exist on top of the threat for flooding. Some of this thunderstorm activity is expected to continue an eastward of southeastward trek through Monday night into Arkansas and portions of the Deep South.
Mother Nature will be reluctant to give this zone a break even after Monday, as the threat for heavy rain and thunderstorms could continue into Tuesday and Wednesday. For areas that observe multiple rounds of heavy rain through this time frame, a serious flood risk may evolve by midweek.


upi--2020-08-30--Disney working on new 'Haunted Mansion' movie

Aug. 30 ( UPI ) -- Disney is working on a second , live-action movie based on its popular theme @ @ @ @ @ Mansion .
Ghostbusters scribe Katie Dippold is attached to write the film .
Aladdin producers @ @ @ @ @ are set to produce it .
No casting has been announced yet .
Eddie Murphy @ @ @ @ @ version of The Haunted Mansion .
The ride debuted in 1969 at California 's Disneyland @ @ @ @ @ at Disney theme parks in Orlando and Tokyo , as well .
Disney previously turned @ @ @ @ @ ride into a blockbuster film franchise , starring Johnny Depp .
An adventure comedy led @ @ @ @ @ on the Jungle Cruise ride is set for release in 2021 .

Disney is working on a new "Haunted Mansion" movie. Eddie Murphy previously starred in a 2003 comedy based on the popular, theme park ride. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Disney is working on a second, live-action movie based on its popular theme park attraction, The Haunted Mansion. Ghostbusters scribe Katie Dippold is attached to write the film. Advertisement
Aladdin producers Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich are set to produce it.
No casting has been announced yet.
Eddie Murphy starred in a 2003 comedy version of The Haunted Mansion.
The ride debuted in 1969 at California's Disneyland. It now delights visitors at Disney theme parks in Orlando and Tokyo, as well.
Disney previously turned its Pirates of the Caribbean ride into a blockbuster film franchise, starring Johnny Depp.
An adventure comedy led by Dwayne Johnson and based on the Jungle Cruise ride is set for release in 2021.


upi--2020-08-30--Linda Hamilton's twin sister Leslie Freas dies at 63

Aug. 30 ( UPI ) -- Leslie Hamilton , the twin sister of Terminator and Beauty and the Beast icon @ @ @ @ @ at age 63 .
Freas ' obituary said the New Jersey hospice nurse died `` @ @ @ @ @ of death was specified .
`` Leslie was the consummate caretaker , and devoted her @ @ @ @ @ and the lives of others , '' the obit said .
`` She was an @ @ @ @ @ , and was not shy about out-fishing anyone who joined her .
Above all , @ @ @ @ @ with her family and friends , and will be deeply missed by those she leaves @ @ @ @ @ survived by her children , Ashley , Adam , Kendall ; her twin Linda ; @ @ @ @ @ and stepbrother Jeffrey .
Freas served as her sister 's body double in 1991 's @ @ @ @ @ .

Actress Linda Hamilton's twin sister, Leslie Hsmilton Freas, has died at age 63. File Photo by MORI Keizo/UPI | License Photo
Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Leslie Hamilton, the twin sister of Terminator and Beauty and the Beast icon Linda Hamilton, has died at age 63. Freas' obituary said the New Jersey hospice nurse died "unexpectedly." Advertisement
No cause of death was specified.
"Leslie was the consummate caretaker, and devoted her life to helping her children and the lives of others," the obit said. "She was an avid fisherwoman through the years, and was not shy about out-fishing anyone who joined her. Above all, she cherished the time spent with her family and friends, and will be deeply missed by those she leaves behind."
She is survived by her children, Ashley, Adam, Kendall; her twin Linda; sister Laura; brother Ford and stepbrother Jeffrey.
Freas served as her sister's body double in 1991's Terminator 2: Judgement Day.


upi--2020-08-30--ABC to air 'Black Panther,' Chadwick Boseman special Sunday

Aug. 30 ( UPI ) -- ABC is set to air the 2018 blockbuster , Black Panther , and a special about its late star , Chadwick Boseman , on Sunday night .
Boseman died Friday after a four-year battle with cancer .
He was 43 .
`` Tonight , ABC will celebrate the legacy of Chadwick Boseman with a special presentation of Marvel Studios ' Black Panther followed by the ABC News Special : Chadwick Boseman - A Tribute for a King .
It all starts tonight at 8/7c on ABC , '' a tweet on ABC 's sister @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Panther is a Marvel comic-book adaptation that focuses on T'Challa , the titular superhero , as he ascends the throne as king of the isolated and technically advanced kingdom of Wakanda , following the death of his father .
The cast also includes Michael B. Jordan , Lupita Nyong ' o , Danai Gurira , Martin Freeman , Daniel Kaluuya , Letitia Wright , Winston Duke , Angela Bassett , Forest Whitaker and Andy Serkis .
Bassett , who played T'Challa 's mother Ramonda in the film , mourned Boseman 's death over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be for Chadwick and me to be connected , for us to be family .
But what many do n't know is our story began long before his historic turn as Black Panther .
During the premiere party for Black Panther , Chadwick reminded me of something .
He whispered that when I received my honorary degree from Howard University , his alma mater , he was the student assigned to escort me that day , '' Bassett wrote on Instagram Saturday .
`` And here we were , years later as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ glorious night ever !
We 'd spent weeks prepping , working , sitting next to each other every morning in makeup chairs , preparing for the day together as mother and son .
I am honored that we enjoyed that full circle experience .
This young man 's dedication was awe-inspiring , his smile contagious , his talent unreal .
So I pay tribute to a beautiful spirit , a consummate artist , a soulful brother ... 'thou are n't not dead but flown afar ... ' All you possessed , Chadwick , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sweet prince . ''
# WakandaForever . ''

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ABC is airing "Black Panther" on Sunday night, in honor of its star Chadwick Boseman, who died on Friday. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Aug. 30 (UPI) -- ABC is set to air the 2018 blockbuster, Black Panther, and a special about its late star, Chadwick Boseman, on Sunday night. Boseman died Friday after a four-year battle with cancer. He was 43. Advertisement
"Tonight, ABC will celebrate the legacy of Chadwick Boseman with a special presentation of Marvel Studios' Black Panther followed by the ABC News Special: Chadwick Boseman - A Tribute for a King. It all starts tonight at 8/7c on ABC," a tweet on ABC's sister network Disney+ said Sunday morning.
Black Panther is a Marvel comic-book adaptation that focuses on T'Challa, the titular superhero, as he ascends the throne as king of the isolated and technically advanced kingdom of Wakanda, following the death of his father.
The cast also includes Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker and Andy Serkis.
Bassett, who played T'Challa's mother Ramonda in the film, mourned Boseman's death over the weekend.
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"It was meant to be for Chadwick and me to be connected, for us to be family. But what many don't know is our story began long before his historic turn as Black Panther. During the premiere party for Black Panther, Chadwick reminded me of something. He whispered that when I received my honorary degree from Howard University, his alma mater, he was the student assigned to escort me that day," Bassett wrote on Instagram Saturday.
"And here we were, years later as friends and colleagues, enjoying the most glorious night ever! We'd spent weeks prepping, working, sitting next to each other every morning in makeup chairs, preparing for the day together as mother and son. I am honored that we enjoyed that full circle experience. This young man's dedication was awe-inspiring, his smile contagious, his talent unreal. So I pay tribute to a beautiful spirit, a consummate artist, a soulful brother...'thou aren't not dead but flown afar...' All you possessed, Chadwick, you freely gave. Rest now, sweet prince." #WakandaForever."
Tonight, ABC will celebrate the legacy of Chadwick Boseman with a special presentation of Marvel Studios' Black Panther followed by the ABC News Special: Chadwick Boseman - A Tribute for a King. It all starts tonight at 8/7c on ABC. pic.twitter.com/LA85YV1n0w— Disney+ (@disneyplus) August 30, 2020


upi--2020-08-30--One dead in shooting during protests in Portland

Aug. 30 ( UPI ) -- One man died in a shooting during demonstrations that involved a caravan of Donald Trump supporters and a counter-protest by various groups late Saturday night .
It was the 94th night in a row of protests against systemic racism and police brutality .
The shooting also sparked criticism by Trump and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler of each other .
Portland police said the man was shot around 8:45 p.m. after most of the Trump caravan had left downtown .
And police did n't say whether his death was related to the protests but next @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infidel and thin blue line patches , which commonly indicate support for law enforcement .
He reportedly wore a hat with a Patriot Prayer logo , which represents a far-right group .
Groups on both sides were getting heated with each other just before the shooting , a witness told KOIN-TV .
A vehicle rally in support of President Donald Trump began at 4 p.m. near Clackamas Town Center .
Pickuop trucks had American flags , `` Thin Blue Line '' flags and Trump 2020 flags .
Demonstrators were urged to come armed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Earlier Saturday night , police police posted on Twitter there is a `` political rally is caravanning throughout downtown Portland .
There have been some instances of violence between demonstrators and counterdemonstrators .
Officers have intervened and in some cases made arrests .
People were asked avoid downtown because of traffic .
For three weekends competing groups have clashed downtown .
On Sunday morning , Trump posted on Twitter : `` Our great National Guard could solve these problems in less than 1 hour .
Local authorities must ask before it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and other Democrat run cities , are disgusted with Schumer , Pelosi , and thier local 'leaders ' They want Law & Order ! ''
Trump criticized Wheeler in a series of tweets .
`` Ted Wheeler , the wacky Radical Left Do Nothing Democrat Mayor of Portland , who has watched great death and destruction of his City during his tenure , thinks this lawless situation should go on forever .
Wrong !
Portland will never recover with a fool for a Mayor .
`` He tried mixing with the Agitators and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would like to blame me and the Federal Government for going in , but he has n't seen anything yet .
We have only been there with a small group to defend our U.S .
Courthouse , because he could n't do it . ''
Wheeler , hours later during a news conference , returned the criticism .
`` It 's you who have created the hate and the division , '' Wheeler said .
`` It 's you who have not found a way to say the names of Black people killed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law enforcement have .
And it 's you who claimed that White supremacists are good people .
`` Your campaign of fear is as anti-democratic as anything you 've done to create hate and vitriol in our beautiful country . ''
`` For the last several years , and escalating in recent months , President Trump has encouraged division and stoked violence , '' she wrote .
`` It happened in Charlottesville .
It happened in Kenosha .
And now , unfortunately , it is happening in Portland , Oregon .
`` But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , this is a matter of life and death .
Whether it 's his completely incompetent response to the pandemic , where nearly 200,000 have died , or his outright encouragement of violence in our streets : it should be clear to everyone by now that no one is truly safe with Donald Trump as President . ''

Aug. 30 (UPI) -- One man died in a shooting during demonstrations that involved a caravan of Donald Trump supporters and a counter-protest by various groups late Saturday night.
It was the 94th night in a row of protests against systemic racism and police brutality.
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The shooting also sparked criticism by Trump and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler of each other.
Portland police said the man was shot around 8:45 p.m. after most of the Trump caravan had left downtown. And police didn't say whether his death was related to the protests but next to the body was camouflage gear with infidel and thin blue line patches, which commonly indicate support for law enforcement. He reportedly wore a hat with a Patriot Prayer logo, which represents a far-right group.
Groups on both sides were getting heated with each other just before the shooting, a witness told KOIN-TV.
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A vehicle rally in support of Trump began at 4 p.m. near Clackamas Town Center. Pickup trucks had American flags, "Thin Blue Line" flags and Trump 2020 flags.
Demonstrators were urged to come armed, but not carry their firearms openly.
Earlier Saturday night, police police posted on Twitter there is a "political rally is caravanning throughout downtown Portland. There have been some instances of violence between demonstrators and counterdemonstrators. Officers have intervened and in some cases made arrests."
People were asked to avoid downtown because of traffic.
For three weekends competing groups have clashed downtown.
On Aug. 15, one person fired shots inside a parking garage.
On Sunday morning, Trump posted on Twitter: "Our great National Guard could solve these problems in less than 1 hour. Local authorities must ask before it is too late. People of Portland, and other Democrat run cities, are disgusted with Schumer, Pelosi, and thier local 'leaders' They want Law & Order!"
Trump criticized Wheeler in a series of tweets.
"Ted Wheeler, the wacky Radical Left Do Nothing Democrat Mayor of Portland, who has watched great death and destruction of his City during his tenure, thinks this lawless situation should go on forever. Wrong! Portland will never recover with a fool for a Mayor.
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"He tried mixing with the Agitators and Anarchists and they mocked him. He would like to blame me and the Federal Government for going in, but he hasn't seen anything yet. We have only been there with a small group to defend our U.S. Courthouse, because he couldn't do it."
Wheeler, hours later during a news conference, returned the criticism.
"It's you who have created the hate and the division," Wheeler said. "It's you who have not found a way to say the names of Black people killed by police officers even as people in law enforcement have. And it's you who claimed that White supremacists are good people.
"Your campaign of fear is as anti-democratic as anything you've done to create hate and vitriol in our beautiful country."
Oregon Gov. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, a Democrat, also blasted Trump in a statement Sunday afternoon.
"For the last several years, and escalating in recent months, President Trump has encouraged division and stoked violence," she wrote. "It happened in Charlottesville. It happened in Kenosha. And now, unfortunately, it is happening in Portland, Oregon.
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"But despite the President's jeers and tweets, this is a matter of life and death. Whether it's his completely incompetent response to the pandemic, where nearly 200,000 have died, or his outright encouragement of violence in our streets: it should be clear to everyone by now that no one is truly safe with Donald Trump as President."