usatoday--2020-09-10--Coronavirus updates: 190K deaths in US; 900K deaths worldwide; Britain bans gatherings of more than

A day after a vaccine maker hit pause on its COVID-19 clinical trial , the nation 's top health experts said Wednesday that the delay shows the degree of safety going into testing the candidate vaccines .
AstraZeneca put a hold on its COVID-19 clinical trials worldwide while it investigated an adverse reaction in a trial participant in the United Kingdom .
The interruption represents the first major hiccup in what has been a remarkably smooth path in the historically rapid vaccine effort spanning the globe , but Dr. Anthony Fauci said such pauses are not uncommon .
`` It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that you have on clinical trials such as this , so it ’ s unfortunate that it happened , '' Fauci said .
The news comes as 900,000 deaths from COVID-19 are recorded worldwide , 190,000 of which are from the United States .
• New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that New York City could resume indoor dining at the end of the month at 25 % capacity with other restrictions .
• Five counties in California , including Orange County south of Los Angeles , are moving ahead with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus cases across the state .
Places of worship , restaurants with indoor dining and movie theaters will soon be allowed to reopen at 25 % capacity , Gov .
Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday .
• Honolulu is extending stay-at-home orders for another two weeks amid a surge in cases .
• Internationally , India reported another 89,000 cases on Wednesday after becoming the world 's second hardest-hit country the previous day .
• The Transportation Security Agency reported its busiest day since March over the Labor Day weekend : About 935,000 passengers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • Senate Republicans unveiled a coronavirus relief plan far smaller than what lawmakers on both sides of the aisle spent weeks arguing over .
It 's a bill that even Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says is n't perfect .
📈 Today 's numbers : The U.S. has more than 6.3 million confirmed cases and more than 190,000 deaths , according to Johns Hopkins University data .
Globally , there are almost 27.6 million cases and more than 900,000 fatalities .
📰 What we 're reading : A study by a California research @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in South Dakota led to more than 260,000 coronavirus cases in the month following the event .
Gov .
Kristi Noem called the study `` fiction . ''
🗺 Mapping coronavirus : Track the U.S. outbreak , state by state This file will be updated throughout the day .
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Teachers in at least three states have died after bouts with the coronavirus since the dawn of the new school year , and a teachers ’ union leader worries that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deadly impact across the U.S. if proper precautions aren ’ t taken .
AshLee Marinis , a 34-year-old special education teacher in Missouri , died after being hospitalized for three weeks .
Elsewhere , a third-grade teacher died Monday in South Carolina , and two other educators died recently in Mississippi — which has reported 604 cases among school workers .
Randi Weingarten , president of the American Federation of Teachers , said schools need guidelines such as mandatory face coverings and strict social distancing rules to reopen safely .
“ If community @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Missouri and Mississippi , if you don ’ t have the infrastructure of testing , and if you don ’ t have the safeguards that prevent the spread of viruses in the school , we believe that you can not reopen in person , ” Weingarten said .
Gov .
Gretchen Whitmer ’ s bold use of emergency powers during the coronavirus pandemic reached the Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday as justices heard hours of arguments about whether she has illegally made far-reaching decisions without input from the Legislature .
Justice David @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whether the 1945 emergency law Whitmer relied on was ever intended to deal with a health pandemic .
Deputy Solicitor General Eric Restuccia , representing the governor 's office , pushed back , saying that although the Emergency Powers of Governor Act does not specifically mention epidemics , it says it can be invoked when `` public safety is imperiled '' and it references disasters and catastrophes that would clearly include major threats to public health .
– The Associated Press and Paul Egan , Detroit Free Press Events at near-empty stadiums still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ soccer matches played in near-empty stadiums were linked to higher COVID-19 cases and deaths in the area , a study at the University of Reading found .
Researchers studied hundreds of soccer matches in England in February and March and found that a match led to six more COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people in the area where the match took place , two more COVID-19 deaths and three additional excess deaths .
Even stadiums that are 80 % empty are unlikely to reduce rates of COVID-19 transmission without effective social distancing measures for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the researchers concluded .
`` Even when stadiums are only partially filled , fans tend to pack together in groups .
They also mix in bar areas , toilets , and queues , as well as in pubs , shops and restaurants outside the grounds , '' said sports economist and study author James Reade .
`` This behaviour presents an effective route for airborne viruses to spread , and is no less prevalent with smaller crowds . ''
Britain bans gatherings of more than 6 people British Health Secretary Matt Hancock @ @ @ @ @ @ @ England to six people are set to stay in place for the `` foreseeable future , '' potentially until or even through Christmas .
Hancock said the new limit for both indoor and outdoor gatherings , which will come into force and be enforceable by law from Monday , will provide `` more clarity '' to people and should help keep a lid on a recent spike in coronavirus cases .
Though there are exemptions , such as for schools , workplaces and `` life events '' like funerals and weddings , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ limits will be easily understood and followed .
Unlike the previous set of guidelines , people could be fined for not following the rules – 100 pounds ( $ 130 ) for a first offense , up to a potential 3,200 pounds ( $ 4,100 ) .
New York City to resume indoor dining at month 's end Indoor dining is set to resume in New York City after being stopped in late March because of COVID-19 .
Gov .
Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that restaurants can add indoor dining at 25 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The rest of the state has been allowed to have limited indoor dining , and the entire state has had outdoor dining since late spring as the virus ' infection rate has stayed below 1 % for 33 straight days .
New York City has had the most COVID deaths in the state , and Cuomo and city officials have been cautious in reopening businesses , particularly in the city .
The safety guidance will require temperature checks at the door for all indoor customers and require one member of each party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if needed .
Indoor dining will also prohibit any bar service , and masks must be worn when not seated at tables .
Restaurants will have to close at midnight , and the state is encouraging them to improve infiltration systems .
Trump said he knew the coronavirus was deadly but chose to 'play it down' President Donald Trump told journalist Bob Woodward that he knew the coronavirus was more deadly and contagious than the flu while he continued to downplay its dangers to the public , according to Woodward 's new book @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to always play it down .
I still like playing it down , because I don ’ t want to create a panic , '' Trump told Woodward on March 19 in excerpts of audio interviews obtained by CNN .
In interviews with Woodward from December 2019 to July 2020 , Trump discussed the threat of the coronavirus with a level of detail that he had not yet acknowledged to the public , noting Feb. 7 that it was `` deadly stuff , '' and `` more deadly than your – even your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the threat of the virus to Woodward , he continued to assure the public that it was `` under control '' in the U.S. and would `` go away . ''
Three-time Olympic beach volleyball gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings wrote in a recent Instagram post that she did not wear a mask while shopping over the weekend , which she referred to as `` a little exercise in being brave . ''
The consensus among public health experts is that wearing a mask is a crucial preventive measure amid the coronavirus pandemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wants `` people to stop living in fear and start living in a way that strengthens themselves body , mind and spirit . ''
The next day , Walsh Jennings offered an apology after facing sharp criticism , including from fellow beach volleyball player Jennifer Kessy and Walsh Jennings ' own sister , Kelli Mezzetti .
NIH head : No way anyone could know the exact date vaccine will be ready Dr. Francis Collins , the head of the National Institutes of Health , said health officials do not expect that all six @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be proved safe and effective in clinical trials but that safety was `` foremost in all our minds . ''
Collins , testifying before a Senate panel Wednesday , said three of the six candidates are in Phase 3 trials , and that the hold on AstraZeneca 's trial is a `` concrete example '' of the safety measures in place to pause a trial after even one illness .
Collins also said he was cautiously optimistic about a vaccine being ready by the end of the year but that no scientist would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could be ready by a specific date – a reference to President Donald Trump 's repeated promise a vaccine will be ready by Election Day .
Collins was also optimistic about the potential efficacy of the vaccine .
He said that if he had to guess , he would expect a vaccine to have longer lasting efficacy than a seasonal flu vaccine .
However , Collins cautioned that scientists wo n't know for sure until later on in the trials .
Fauci : Vaccine trial pause is unfortunate but not uncommon Dr. Anthony @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , called AstraZeneca 's hold on its COVID-19 candidate vaccine trials `` unfortunate '' but said it was `` not uncommon at all '' during vaccine development .
“ It ’ s really one of the safety valves that you have on clinical trials such as this , so it ’ s unfortunate that it happened , ” Fauci told CBS “ This Morning ” on Wednesday .
“ Hopefully , they ’ ll work it out and be able to proceed along with the remainder of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They need to investigate it further.
” AstraZeneca , one of the companies racing to make a vaccine against the coronavirus , said Tuesday that it was investigating an adverse reaction in a trial participant in the United Kingdom and paused its COVID-19 clinical trials worldwide .
The company , which is currently working with the University of Oxford on Phase 3 of testing its vaccine , said the pause was `` a routine action which has to happen whenever there is a potentially unexplained illness in one of the trials .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a 'common good' Pope Francis , in an appeal Wednesday against the `` partisan interests '' emerging among some nations and groups during the COVID-19 pandemic , made a plea for all to look out for the health of others as well as themselves .
`` The coronavirus is showing us that each person ’ s true good is a common good and , vice versa , the common good is a true good for the person .
Health , in addition to being an individual good , is also a public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that takes care of everyone ’ s health , '' Francis said in a public address .
Francis resumed his weekly public audiences last week after a six-month hiatus because of the pandemic .
A limited crowd gathered to see Francis , with chairs were spaced out in the San Damaso courtyard inside the Apostolic Palace .
BioNTech CEO confident vaccine will be ready for approval by mid-October BioNTech CEO and co-founder Ugur Sahin said in an interview with CNN that his company 's vaccine being developed along with Pfizer could be ready @ @ @ @ @ @ @ November .
`` It has an excellent profile and I consider this vaccine ... near perfect , and which has a near perfect profile , '' Sahin told CNN on Tuesday .
Sahin 's comments came the same day another candidate vaccine hit a snag as AstraZeneca paused its trial after an unexplained illness .
The comments also come after BioNTech and Pfizer were among the nine biopharmaceutical companies that issued a letter Tuesday pledging to fully vet their COVID-19 candidate vaccines before asking for federal approval to market them .
President Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be ready before the November election and that if it was n't , it was because of a `` deep state '' conspiracy against him .
Majority of young adults live with their parents for first time since Great Depression The number of 18- to 29-year-olds living with their parents reached record highs as more than half reported residing at home in July .
In February , 47 % of young adults reported living at home .
That number grew to 52 % by July , or roughly an increase of 2.6 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pew Research Center .
The number is higher than any previous measurements , Pew says .
At the end of the Great Depression , based on data from the 1940 census , 48 % of young adults lived at home .
The peak during the Great Depression may have been higher , but there is no available data , Pew says .
The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic has been particularly hard for young Americans , and Pew 's data show many moved home due to job loss or college campus closures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jamain Stephens , 20 , has died , the school announced Tuesday .
Stephens , a senior defensive lineman , was the son of former Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals offensive lineman Jamain Stephens .
Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh , where Stephens played , said in a statement posted to Facebook on Tuesday his cause of death was related to complications involving COVID-19 .
It is unclear how he contracted the disease .
California University was not playing football this fall with COVID-19 health concerns forcing sports to be halted by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cause of death was not given in the California University announcement .
Trump says North Carolina restrictions will hurt his reelection bid President Donald Trump kicked off a campaign rally on Tuesday in Winston-Salem , North Carolina , by accusing the state 's governor of using coronavirus restrictions to hurt his reelection chances .
`` Your state should be open , '' Trump said to a crowd of hundreds that erupted in cheers at the Smith Reynolds Airport .
The president , still stung from the loss of the GOP convention that was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ month but moved to a nearly all-virtual event over COVID-19 , said North Carolina and other key battleground states such as Michigan were keeping their states shut for `` political reasons . ''
`` On Nov. 4 , every one of those states will be open .
They 're doing it for political reasons , '' Trump said in remarks that lasted 76 minutes .
Los Angeles County health officials have set guidelines for Halloween celebrations amid the coronavirus pandemic .
The city banned door-to-door trick-or-tricking , trunk-or-treating events where children receive treats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and other related events .
`` Door-to-door trick-or-treating is not allowed because it can be very difficult to maintain proper social distancing on porches and at front doors especially in neighborhoods that are popular with trick or treaters , '' the guidelines say .
Instead , officials are encouraging families to celebrate by attending virtual events , car parades , drive-in movie theaters and other activities that follow the city 's public health guidelines .
The Transportation Security Agency reported Tuesday that more people flew over the Labor Day weekend than at any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ About 935,308 passengers went through TSA checkpoints on Monday , setting a new record .
That betters the previous high of 862,949 that was set on Aug. 16 .
The number of passengers who went through TSA checkpoints went over 900,000 twice during the long holiday weekend – first on Friday with 968,673 , then again on Monday .
Thursday also saw higher-than-average traffic with 877,673 passengers being screened .
Though the TSA numbers approached 1 million for the first time since the country went on lockdown , they 're still a far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , when more than 2 million passed through checkpoints all but one day .
Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell announced Tuesday that he will extend an existing stay-at-home order for two weeks to control the coronavirus in Hawaii 's largest city .
The stay-at-home order will be kept in place through Sept. 24 .
But Caldwell said he will modify the rules to allow solo activity at beaches , parks and trails .
Individuals will be able to run , sit or eat by themselves in these public places beginning Thursday .
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Coronavirus updates: 190K deaths in US; 900K deaths worldwide; Britain bans gatherings of more than 6
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A day after a vaccine maker hit pause on its COVID-19 clinical trial, the nation's top health experts said Wednesday that the delay shows the degree of safety going into testing the candidate vaccines.
AstraZeneca put a hold on its COVID-19 clinical trials worldwide while it investigated an adverse reaction in a trial participant in the United Kingdom. The interruption represents the first major hiccup in what has been a remarkably smooth path in the historically rapid vaccine effort spanning the globe, but Dr. Anthony Fauci said such pauses are not uncommon.
"It's really one of the safety valves that you have on clinical trials such as this, so it’s unfortunate that it happened," Fauci said.
The news comes as 900,000 deaths from COVID-19 are recorded worldwide, 190,000 of which are from the United States.
Some significant developments:
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that New York City could resume indoor dining at the end of the month at 25% capacity with other restrictions.
Five counties in California, including Orange County south of Los Angeles, are moving ahead with reopening plans amid a decline in confirmed coronavirus cases across the state. Places of worship, restaurants with indoor dining and movie theaters will soon be allowed to reopen at 25% capacity, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday.
Honolulu is extending stay-at-home orders for another two weeks amid a surge in cases.
Internationally, India reported another 89,000 cases on Wednesday after becoming the world's second hardest-hit country the previous day.
The Transportation Security Agency reported its busiest day since March over the Labor Day weekend: About 935,000 passengers went through TSA checkpoints on Saturday.
Senate Republicans unveiled a coronavirus relief plan far smaller than what lawmakers on both sides of the aisle spent weeks arguing over. It's a bill that even Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says isn't perfect.
📈 Today's numbers: The U.S. has more than 6.3 million confirmed cases and more than 190,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data. Globally, there are almost 27.6 million cases and more than 900,000 fatalities.
📰 What we're reading: A study by a California research group estimates that the Sturgis motorcycle rally in South Dakota led to more than 260,000 coronavirus cases in the month following the event. Gov. Kristi Noem called the study "fiction."
🗺 Mapping coronavirus: Track the U.S. outbreak, state by state
This file will be updated throughout the day. For updates in your inbox, subscribe to The Daily Briefing newsletter.
Teachers in at least three states have died after bouts with the coronavirus since the dawn of the new school year, and a teachers’ union leader worries that the return to in-person classes will have a deadly impact across the U.S. if proper precautions aren’t taken.
AshLee Marinis, a 34-year-old special education teacher in Missouri, died after being hospitalized for three weeks. Elsewhere, a third-grade teacher died Monday in South Carolina, and two other educators died recently in Mississippi — which has reported 604 cases among school workers.
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, said schools need guidelines such as mandatory face coverings and strict social distancing rules to reopen safely.
“If community spread is too high as it is in Missouri and Mississippi, if you don’t have the infrastructure of testing, and if you don’t have the safeguards that prevent the spread of viruses in the school, we believe that you cannot reopen in person,” Weingarten said.
– The Associated Press
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s bold use of emergency powers during the coronavirus pandemic reached the Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday as justices heard hours of arguments about whether she has illegally made far-reaching decisions without input from the Legislature.
Justice David Viviano raised pointed and repeated questions about whether the 1945 emergency law Whitmer relied on was ever intended to deal with a health pandemic.
Deputy Solicitor General Eric Restuccia, representing the governor's office, pushed back, saying that although the Emergency Powers of Governor Act does not specifically mention epidemics, it says it can be invoked when "public safety is imperiled" and it references disasters and catastrophes that would clearly include major threats to public health.
– The Associated Press and Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press
Professional soccer matches played in near-empty stadiums were linked to higher COVID-19 cases and deaths in the area, a study at the University of Reading found.
Researchers studied hundreds of soccer matches in England in February and March and found that a match led to six more COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people in the area where the match took place, two more COVID-19 deaths and three additional excess deaths.
Even stadiums that are 80% empty are unlikely to reduce rates of COVID-19 transmission without effective social distancing measures for fans before, during and after matches, the researchers concluded.
"Even when stadiums are only partially filled, fans tend to pack together in groups. They also mix in bar areas, toilets, and queues, as well as in pubs, shops and restaurants outside the grounds," said sports economist and study author James Reade. "This behaviour presents an effective route for airborne viruses to spread, and is no less prevalent with smaller crowds."
– Grace Hauck
British Health Secretary Matt Hancock says new limits on social gatherings in England to six people are set to stay in place for the "foreseeable future," potentially until or even through Christmas.
Hancock said the new limit for both indoor and outdoor gatherings, which will come into force and be enforceable by law from Monday, will provide "more clarity" to people and should help keep a lid on a recent spike in coronavirus cases.
Though there are exemptions, such as for schools, workplaces and "life events" like funerals and weddings, the government is clearly hoping that the new limits will be easily understood and followed. Unlike the previous set of guidelines, people could be fined for not following the rules – 100 pounds ($130) for a first offense, up to a potential 3,200 pounds ($4,100).
– The Associated Press
New York City to resume indoor dining at month's end
Indoor dining is set to resume in New York City after being stopped in late March because of COVID-19. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that restaurants can add indoor dining at 25% capacity in the city starting Sept. 30.
The rest of the state has been allowed to have limited indoor dining, and the entire state has had outdoor dining since late spring as the virus' infection rate has stayed below 1% for 33 straight days.
New York City has had the most COVID deaths in the state, and Cuomo and city officials have been cautious in reopening businesses, particularly in the city.
The safety guidance will require temperature checks at the door for all indoor customers and require one member of each party to provide contact information for COVID tracing if needed. Indoor dining will also prohibit any bar service, and masks must be worn when not seated at tables. Restaurants will have to close at midnight, and the state is encouraging them to improve infiltration systems.
– Joseph Spector, New York State Team
President Donald Trump told journalist Bob Woodward that he knew the coronavirus was more deadly and contagious than the flu while he continued to downplay its dangers to the public, according to Woodward's new book "Rage."
"I wanted to always play it down. I still like playing it down, because I don’t want to create a panic," Trump told Woodward on March 19 in excerpts of audio interviews obtained by CNN.
In interviews with Woodward from December 2019 to July 2020, Trump discussed the threat of the coronavirus with a level of detail that he had not yet acknowledged to the public, noting Feb. 7 that it was "deadly stuff," and "more deadly than your – even your strenuous flus."
While Trump discussed the threat of the virus to Woodward, he continued to assure the public that it was "under control" in the U.S. and would "go away."
– Jeanine Santucci
Three-time Olympic beach volleyball gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings wrote in a recent Instagram post that she did not wear a mask while shopping over the weekend, which she referred to as "a little exercise in being brave."
The consensus among public health experts is that wearing a mask is a crucial preventive measure amid the coronavirus pandemic, but Walsh Jennings said that she wants "people to stop living in fear and start living in a way that strengthens themselves body, mind and spirit."
The next day, Walsh Jennings offered an apology after facing sharp criticism, including from fellow beach volleyball player Jennifer Kessy and Walsh Jennings' own sister, Kelli Mezzetti.
– Chris Bumbaca
Dr. Francis Collins, the head of the National Institutes of Health, said health officials do not expect that all six candidate COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. will be proved safe and effective in clinical trials but that safety was "foremost in all our minds."
Collins, testifying before a Senate panel Wednesday, said three of the six candidates are in Phase 3 trials, and that the hold on AstraZeneca's trial is a "concrete example" of the safety measures in place to pause a trial after even one illness.
Collins also said he was cautiously optimistic about a vaccine being ready by the end of the year but that no scientist would be able to say whether a vaccine could be ready by a specific date – a reference to President Donald Trump's repeated promise a vaccine will be ready by Election Day.
Collins was also optimistic about the potential efficacy of the vaccine. He said that if he had to guess, he would expect a vaccine to have longer lasting efficacy than a seasonal flu vaccine. However, Collins cautioned that scientists won't know for sure until later on in the trials.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, called AstraZeneca's hold on its COVID-19 candidate vaccine trials "unfortunate" but said it was "not uncommon at all" during vaccine development.
“It’s really one of the safety valves that you have on clinical trials such as this, so it’s unfortunate that it happened,” Fauci told CBS “This Morning” on Wednesday. “Hopefully, they’ll work it out and be able to proceed along with the remainder of the trial but you don’t know. They need to investigate it further.”
AstraZeneca, one of the companies racing to make a vaccine against the coronavirus, said Tuesday that it was investigating an adverse reaction in a trial participant in the United Kingdom and paused its COVID-19 clinical trials worldwide.
The company, which is currently working with the University of Oxford on Phase 3 of testing its vaccine, said the pause was "a routine action which has to happen whenever there is a potentially unexplained illness in one of the trials."
– Elizabeth Weise and Karen Weintraub
Pope Francis, in an appeal Wednesday against the "partisan interests" emerging among some nations and groups during the COVID-19 pandemic, made a plea for all to look out for the health of others as well as themselves.
"The coronavirus is showing us that each person’s true good is a common good and, vice versa, the common good is a true good for the person. Health, in addition to being an individual good, is also a public good. A healthy society is one that takes care of everyone’s health," Francis said in a public address.
Francis resumed his weekly public audiences last week after a six-month hiatus because of the pandemic. A limited crowd gathered to see Francis, with chairs were spaced out in the San Damaso courtyard inside the Apostolic Palace.
BioNTech CEO and co-founder Ugur Sahin said in an interview with CNN that his company's vaccine being developed along with Pfizer could be ready for regulatory approval by mid-October or early November.
"It has an excellent profile and I consider this vaccine ... near perfect, and which has a near perfect profile," Sahin told CNN on Tuesday. Sahin's comments came the same day another candidate vaccine hit a snag as AstraZeneca paused its trial after an unexplained illness.
The comments also come after BioNTech and Pfizer were among the nine biopharmaceutical companies that issued a letter Tuesday pledging to fully vet their COVID-19 candidate vaccines before asking for federal approval to market them.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly said a vaccine could be ready before the November election and that if it wasn't, it was because of a "deep state" conspiracy against him.
The number of 18- to 29-year-olds living with their parents reached record highs as more than half reported residing at home in July. In February, 47% of young adults reported living at home. That number grew to 52% by July, or roughly an increase of 2.6 million people, according to data from the Pew Research Center.
The number is higher than any previous measurements, Pew says. At the end of the Great Depression, based on data from the 1940 census, 48% of young adults lived at home. The peak during the Great Depression may have been higher, but there is no available data, Pew says.
The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic has been particularly hard for young Americans, and Pew's data show many moved home due to job loss or college campus closures.
California University of Pennsylvania football player Jamain Stephens, 20, has died, the school announced Tuesday. Stephens, a senior defensive lineman, was the son of former Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals offensive lineman Jamain Stephens.
Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, where Stephens played, said in a statement posted to Facebook on Tuesday his cause of death was related to complications involving COVID-19. It is unclear how he contracted the disease.
California University was not playing football this fall with COVID-19 health concerns forcing sports to be halted by the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. A cause of death was not given in the California University announcement.
– Erick Smith
President Donald Trump kicked off a campaign rally on Tuesday in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, by accusing the state's governor of using coronavirus restrictions to hurt his reelection chances.
"Your state should be open," Trump said to a crowd of hundreds that erupted in cheers at the Smith Reynolds Airport.
The president, still stung from the loss of the GOP convention that was due to take place in Charlotte last month but moved to a nearly all-virtual event over COVID-19, said North Carolina and other key battleground states such as Michigan were keeping their states shut for "political reasons."
"On Nov. 4, every one of those states will be open. They're doing it for political reasons," Trump said in remarks that lasted 76 minutes.
– John Fritze, Courtney Subramanian and David Jackson
Los Angeles County health officials have set guidelines for Halloween celebrations amid the coronavirus pandemic. The city banned door-to-door trick-or-tricking, trunk-or-treating events where children receive treats from car-to-car, haunted houses, festivals and other related events.
"Door-to-door trick-or-treating is not allowed because it can be very difficult to maintain proper social distancing on porches and at front doors especially in neighborhoods that are popular with trick or treaters," the guidelines say.
Instead, officials are encouraging families to celebrate by attending virtual events, car parades, drive-in movie theaters and other activities that follow the city's public health guidelines.
The Transportation Security Agency reported Tuesday that more people flew over the Labor Day weekend than at any other point in the COVID-19 pandemic. About 935,308 passengers went through TSA checkpoints on Monday, setting a new record. That betters the previous high of 862,949 that was set on Aug. 16.
The number of passengers who went through TSA checkpoints went over 900,000 twice during the long holiday weekend – first on Friday with 968,673, then again on Monday. Thursday also saw higher-than-average traffic with 877,673 passengers being screened.
Though the TSA numbers approached 1 million for the first time since the country went on lockdown, they're still a far cry from Labor Day weekend in 2019, when more than 2 million passed through checkpoints all but one day.
– Jayme Deerwester
Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell announced Tuesday that he will extend an existing stay-at-home order for two weeks to control the coronavirus in Hawaii's largest city.
The stay-at-home order will be kept in place through Sept. 24. But Caldwell said he will modify the rules to allow solo activity at beaches, parks and trails. Individuals will be able to run, sit or eat by themselves in these public places beginning Thursday.
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usatoday--2020-09-10--'We all do stupid things at 17': Donald Trump Jr. speaks about Kenosha protest shootings

MILWAUKEE –While speaking about 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse , charged with homicide in the shooting deaths of two people and the wounding of a third during unrest in Kenosha , Donald Trump Jr. said , `` We all do stupid things at 17 . ''
The president 's son made the comment during an interview with `` Extra '' host Rachel Lindsay , a former contestant on `` The Bachelor . ''
Lindsay asked Trump Jr. why the Trump administration has not condemned Rittenhouse , who according to prosecutors used an AR-15-style rifle to shoot and kill Joseph Rosenbaum , 36 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and injure Gaige Grosskreutz , 26 , along a road , where protesters went after being expelled from Civic Center Park during clashes with law enforcement .
“ We 're waiting for due process .
We 're not jumping to a conclusion , '' Trump Jr. said .
`` If I put myself in Kyle Rittenhouse ( 's shoes ) , maybe I should n't have been there .
He 's a young kid .
I do n't want 17-year-olds running around the street with AR-15s , '' he said .
`` Maybe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that situation .
Who knows ?
But we all do stupid things at 17 , '' he said .
`` I think it 's a little bit beyond stupid , '' Lindsay said .
`` Really stupid , fine , '' Trump Jr. said .
`` But we all have to let that process play out and let due process take its course . ''
Rittenhouse 's legal team has said the teen acted in self-defense to protect himself from a `` mob '' of attackers .
According to videos , interviews and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ armed men on the streets of Kenosha aiming to protect life and property in the wake of unrest after public outrage over a cellphone video that showed Rusten Sheskey , a city police officer , shooting Jacob Blake seven times from behind .
Lindsay also asked why the president met with police during his visit to Kenosha and did not meet Blake 's family .
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden met with Blake 's family during a visit two days later .
`` Those police he was speaking to were n't involved in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` They were involved in quelling riots and businesses being burned down , indiscriminately . ''
Trump , on his visit , met with both the Kenosha police chief and the Kenosha County sheriff .
The advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety condemned Trump Jr. 's words in a statement Wednesday .
`` Donald Trump Jr. ’ s callous and demeaning remarks illuminate just how little he cares about those standing up for Black Lives , or anyone who doesn ’ t like his dad , for that matter , ” former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a statement provided by the group .

Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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MILWAUKEE –While speaking about 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse, charged with homicide in the shooting deaths of two people and the wounding of a third during unrest in Kenosha, Donald Trump Jr. said, "We all do stupid things at 17."
The president's son made the comment during an interview with "Extra" host Rachel Lindsay, a former contestant on "The Bachelor."
Lindsay asked Trump Jr. why the Trump administration has not condemned Rittenhouse, who according to prosecutors used an AR-15-style rifle to shoot and kill Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26, and injure Gaige Grosskreutz, 26, along a road, where protesters went after being expelled from Civic Center Park during clashes with law enforcement.
“We're waiting for due process. We're not jumping to a conclusion," Trump Jr. said.
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"If I put myself in Kyle Rittenhouse('s shoes), maybe I shouldn't have been there. He's a young kid. I don't want 17-year-olds running around the street with AR-15s," he said.
"Maybe I wouldn't have put myself in that situation. Who knows? But we all do stupid things at 17," he said.
"I think it's a little bit beyond stupid," Lindsay said.
"Really stupid, fine," Trump Jr. said. "But we all have to let that process play out and let due process take its course."
Rittenhouse's legal team has said the teen acted in self-defense to protect himself from a "mob" of attackers.
According to videos, interviews and social media posts, Rittenhouse joined other armed men on the streets of Kenosha aiming to protect life and property in the wake of unrest after public outrage over a cellphone video that showed Rusten Sheskey, a city police officer, shooting Jacob Blake seven times from behind.
Lindsay also asked why the president met with police during his visit to Kenosha and did not meet Blake's family. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden met with Blake's family during a visit two days later.
"Those police he was speaking to weren't involved in that incident," Trump Jr. said. "They were involved in quelling riots and businesses being burned down, indiscriminately."
Trump, on his visit, met with both the Kenosha police chief and the Kenosha County sheriff.
The advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety condemned Trump Jr.'s words in a statement Wednesday.
"Donald Trump Jr.’s callous and demeaning remarks illuminate just how little he cares about those standing up for Black Lives, or anyone who doesn’t like his dad, for that matter,” former Wisconsin congressional candidate Khary Penebaker said in a statement provided by the group.
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usatoday--2020-09-09--Nets coach Steve Nash understands questions of white privilege surrounding his hiring: 'I own it'

New Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash understood the line of questioning .
Did white privilege help Nash , who has no prior head coaching experience , get the Nets job ?
“ I have benefited from white privilege .
Our society has a lot of ground to make up , ” Nash said at his introductory press conference on Wednesday .
However , he does not think that was a factor in the Nets hiring him .
`` I 'm not saying this position was a factor , as far as white privilege.
” Nash said .
“ As white @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are served a privilege and benefit by the color of our skin and our communities .
We have a long way to go to find equality and social and racial justice .
I hope that I ’ m a great ally to that cause .
… “ I ’ m very sensitive to the cause and the goal .
I ’ m not sure that this is an example that purely fits that conversation .
But I own it , and I understand why it ’ s important to talk about it and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opportunity for African-American coaches and staff in all capacities.
” There is nuance to the Nash situation .
Yes , he is a first-time coach with no previous head-coaching and bench experience .
But he is a two-time MVP who played point guard , and there is a history of point guards getting head-coaching jobs without prior experience – Isiah Thomas , Doc Rivers , Magic Johnson , Mark Jackson and Jason Kidd among them .
Point guards are connected to the coach , and as Nash pointed out , they are leaders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ often directly involved in the Xs and Os of a game while on the court .
And just important as Nash ’ s knowledge of the game is , he also developed a relationship with Nets star Kevin Durant .
Nash , who was a player development consultant with the Golden State Warriors for the previous five seasons , got to know Durant while he was still playing in the NBA .
“ We worked together in the offseason , ” Nash said .
“ When I retired , I continued to work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just as a friend .
When I was with Golden State and he came to Golden State , obviously got the chance to work up close and personal during the season for the first time.
” “ It ’ s a privilege to work with one of the greatest players to ever play the game and someone who ’ s incredibly coachable , inquisitive , and that lends itself to the question of searching for something , ” Nash said .
“ Kevin ’ s always searching , he always curious , inquisitive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He ’ s a deep person who has a lot of goals , a lot about him , not just a basketball player .
… He ’ s always trying to grow , always trying to learn , always asking how he can get better.
” In today ’ s NBA , a coach benefits from a strong relationship with his star player , or in this case , star players .
Nash also has a relationship with Nets star Kyrie Irving .
“ Kyrie ’ s one of my favorite players of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He ’ s brilliant – skill level historically off the charts .
He ’ s creative , ( has ) guts , competitiveness .
For me to get to coach him , it ’ s really a pleasure .
We have a relationship going back to when he was a rookie playing against him .
Got a chance to train with him for a couple of days in New York City after I retired .
”

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New Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash understood the line of questioning.
Did white privilege help Nash, who has no prior head coaching experience, get the Nets job?
“I have benefited from white privilege. Our society has a lot of ground to make up,” Nash said at his introductory press conference on Wednesday.
However, he does not think that was a factor in the Nets hiring him.
"I'm not saying this position was a factor, as far as white privilege.” Nash said. “As white people, we have to understand we are served a privilege and benefit by the color of our skin and our communities. We have a long way to go to find equality and social and racial justice. I hope that I’m a great ally to that cause. …
“I’m very sensitive to the cause and the goal. I’m not sure that this is an example that purely fits that conversation. But I own it, and I understand why it’s important to talk about it and that we need more diversity and more opportunity for African-American coaches and staff in all capacities.”
There is nuance to the Nash situation. Yes, he is a first-time coach with no previous head-coaching and bench experience. But he is a two-time MVP who played point guard, and there is a history of point guards getting head-coaching jobs without prior experience – Isiah Thomas, Doc Rivers, Magic Johnson, Mark Jackson and Jason Kidd among them.
Point guards are connected to the coach, and as Nash pointed out, they are leaders, game managers on the court and often directly involved in the Xs and Os of a game while on the court.
And just important as Nash’s knowledge of the game is, he also developed a relationship with Nets star Kevin Durant. Nash, who was a player development consultant with the Golden State Warriors for the previous five seasons, got to know Durant while he was still playing in the NBA.
“We worked together in the offseason,” Nash said. “When I retired, I continued to work with him at times in the offseason just as a friend. When I was with Golden State and he came to Golden State, obviously got the chance to work up close and personal during the season for the first time.”
Relationships matter, too.
“It’s a privilege to work with one of the greatest players to ever play the game and someone who’s incredibly coachable, inquisitive, and that lends itself to the question of searching for something,” Nash said. “Kevin’s always searching, he always curious, inquisitive, developing as a human being. He’s a deep person who has a lot of goals, a lot about him, not just a basketball player. … He’s always trying to grow, always trying to learn, always asking how he can get better.”
In today’s NBA, a coach benefits from a strong relationship with his star player, or in this case, star players. Nash also has a relationship with Nets star Kyrie Irving.
“Kyrie’s one of my favorite players of all-time,” Nash said. “He’s brilliant – skill level historically off the charts. He’s creative, (has) guts, competitiveness. For me to get to coach him, it’s really a pleasure. We have a relationship going back to when he was a rookie playing against him. Got a chance to train with him for a couple of days in New York City after I retired.”


usatoday--2020-09-09--Jessica Krug, the professor who pretended to be Black, resigns from George Washington University

Jessica Krug , the embattled historian and African studies scholar who admitted last Thursday to impersonating a Black woman , has resigned from her post as an associate professor at George Washington University .
Her resignation was announced by the university in a tweet Wednesday afternoon , explaining that her classes for this upcoming semester `` will be taught by other faculty members . ''
Krug initially shared her story on the blogging platform Medium , where she confessed that she `` built her life on a violent anti-Black lie '' by claiming a multiplicity of Black identities over the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , including being Afro-Caribbean and North African .
Krug is , in fact , a white Jewish woman .
She attributed her appropriation of Black identities to “ unaddressed mental health demons ” from her childhood .
The resignation follows a joint statement from George Washington 's provost and dean last week announcing that Krug 's classes were cancelled .
The Department of History at George Washington also released a statement calling for her resignation and `` rescinding of her tenure , '' saying that she `` betrayed the trust of countless current @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Africana Studies , colleagues in our department and throughout the historical discipline . ''
Jessica Krug : A white professor says she pretended to be Black , Afro-Latina for her entire career Throughout her tenure , she taught courses on subjects such as African history , Caribbean immigration and the African diaspora , per a biography on George Washington 's website .
Her professor page is no longer accessible on the university website .
Krug was also a published writer , publishing works in Essence Magazine and authoring a book on African history @ @ @ @ @ @ @ since been removed from its website .
Contributing : Wyatte Grantham-Phillips , USA TODAY ; The Associated Press .
Follow Joshua Bote on Twitter : @ joshua_bote .

Jessica Krug, the professor who pretended to be Black, resigns from George Washington University
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Jessica Krug, the embattled historian and African studies scholar who admitted last Thursday to impersonating a Black woman, has resigned from her post as an associate professor at George Washington University.
Her resignation was announced by the university in a tweet Wednesday afternoon, explaining that her classes for this upcoming semester "will be taught by other faculty members."
Krug initially shared her story on the blogging platform Medium, where she confessed that she "built her life on a violent anti-Black lie" by claiming a multiplicity of Black identities over the course of her adult and professional life, including being Afro-Caribbean and North African. Krug is, in fact, a white Jewish woman.
She attributed her appropriation of Black identities to “unaddressed mental health demons” from her childhood.
Update regarding Jessica Krug: Dr. Krug has resigned her position, effective immediately. Her classes for this semester will be taught by other faculty members, and students in those courses will receive additional information this week. — GW University (@GWtweets) September 9, 2020
The resignation follows a joint statement from George Washington's provost and dean last week announcing that Krug's classes were cancelled.
The Department of History at George Washington also released a statement calling for her resignation and "rescinding of her tenure," saying that she "betrayed the trust of countless current and former students, fellow scholars of Africana Studies, colleagues in our department and throughout the historical discipline."
Jessica Krug: A white professor says she pretended to be Black, Afro-Latina for her entire career
Throughout her tenure, she taught courses on subjects such as African history, Caribbean immigration and the African diaspora, per a biography on George Washington's website. Her professor page is no longer accessible on the university website.
Krug was also a published writer, publishing works in Essence Magazine and authoring a book on African history in 2018. The Essence essay has since been removed from its website.
Contributing: Wyatte Grantham-Phillips, USA TODAY; The Associated Press. Follow Joshua Bote on Twitter: @joshua_bote.


usatoday--2020-09-10--'Shock, grief, pain and dismay': 3 National Guard members killed in Tennessee plane crash

Authorities have identified three National Guard members who died after a plane crashed in Tennessee on Tuesday .
The Federal Aviation Administration said the victims were aboard a single-engine Piper PA-28 airplane that crashed about 11:40 a.m. near Warren County Memorial Airport in McMinnville .
The Warren County Sheriff 's Office confirmed the victims were Lt. Col. Shelli Dawn Huether , 45 , of Nolensville ; Capt .
Jessica Naomi Wright , 37 , of Murfreesboro and Scott Alan Bumpus , 53 , of Murfreesboro .
All three were part of the 18th Intelligence , Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ FAA , the crash occurred under unknown circumstances and while the flight was en route .
The information shows that one person was part of the flight crew and two people were passengers .
It was not immediately clear who was flying the plane .
“ Words can not begin to explain the shock , grief , pain and dismay we feel having lost three remarkable members of our Guard family , ” said Col. Todd Wiles in a news release .
“ All three were dedicated to the service of our nation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and our prayers.
” No one else was on board .
The plane took off from the Warren County airport and crashed in a nearby field , National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Peter Knudson said .
A witness told investigators that the plane appeared to be trying to return to the airport when it crashed .
The cause of the crash remains under investigation .
Contributing : Brinley Hineman , The Tennessean ; The Associated Press .
Natalie Neysa Alund covers breaking news in Nashville for USA TODAY NETWORK - TENNESSEE .
Reach @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her on Twitter @ nataliealund .

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Authorities have identified three National Guard members who died after a plane crashed in Tennessee on Tuesday.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the victims were aboard a single-engine Piper PA-28 airplane that crashed about 11:40 a.m. near Warren County Memorial Airport in McMinnville.
The Warren County Sheriff's Office confirmed the victims were Lt. Col. Shelli Dawn Huether, 45, of Nolensville; Capt. Jessica Naomi Wright, 37, of Murfreesboro and Scott Alan Bumpus, 53, of Murfreesboro. All three were part of the 18th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group.
According to preliminary information compiled by the FAA, the crash occurred under unknown circumstances and while the flight was en route. The information shows that one person was part of the flight crew and two people were passengers. It was not immediately clear who was flying the plane.
“Words cannot begin to explain the shock, grief, pain and dismay we feel having lost three remarkable members of our Guard family,” said Col. Todd Wiles in a news release. “All three were dedicated to the service of our nation. Their families are in our hearts and our prayers.”
No one else was on board.
The plane took off from the Warren County airport and crashed in a nearby field, National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Peter Knudson said. A witness told investigators that the plane appeared to be trying to return to the airport when it crashed.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Contributing: Brinley Hineman, The Tennessean; The Associated Press.
Natalie Neysa Alund covers breaking news in Nashville for USA TODAY NETWORK - TENNESSEE. Reach her at nalund@tennessean.com and follow her on Twitter @nataliealund.


usatoday--2020-09-09--Two Delaware women indicted on hate crime charges after taking MAGA hat from Trump supporters

WILMINGTON , Del .
– The two women seen in a viral video confronting and taking a red `` Make America Great Again '' hat from supporters of President Donald Trump at the Democratic National Convention in Wilmington last month have been indicted on hate crime charges .
Olivia Winslow and Camryn Amy , both 21 and from Wilmington , were indicted by a New Castle County grand jury on Tuesday on charges of second-degree robbery , second-degree conspiracy , endangering the welfare of a child , third-degree assault , attempted third-degree assault , offensive touching and felony hate crimes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media , Winslow and Amy were seen damaging signs and taking a red MAGA hat from a group of Trump supporters protesting the nomination of former Vice President Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee for president .
A young boy in the video can be heard saying , `` That 's somebody else 's hat , '' after Winslow appears to pick it up off the ground and throws it .
`` Call 911 , '' the boy says to his mother as the two women walk away with the hat .
Later @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to get the hat back appears to be punched by the second suspect , who later throws the hat over a fence .
Video of the confrontation , posted by Students for Trump on Twitter , has been viewed millions of times and was shared by Trump 's son Donald Jr. Winslow and Amy were arrested shortly after the incident .
Wilmington police said they identified the two after reviewing the video footage .
Three of the seven charges the two women face are felonies and collectively are punishable by 15 years in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lead to the most prison time of all the charges .
Delaware law states that a person is guilty of such when they commit a `` crime for the purpose of interfering with the victim ’ s free exercise or enjoyment of any right , privilege or immunity protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution , or commits said crime because the victim has exercised or enjoyed said rights . ''
Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings , whose office pursued the indictment against the women , said in a written @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — let alone a child — because of the expression of their views betrays the principles on which our country was founded . ''
The two women are out on bail , a spokesman for Jennings said Tuesday .
It is unclear when they are to be arraigned on the charges .

Two Delaware women indicted on hate crime charges after taking MAGA hat from Trump supporters
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WILMINGTON, Del. – The two women seen in a viral video confronting and taking a red "Make America Great Again" hat from supporters of President Donald Trump at the Democratic National Convention in Wilmington last month have been indicted on hate crime charges.
Olivia Winslow and Camryn Amy, both 21 and from Wilmington, were indicted by a New Castle County grand jury on Tuesday on charges of second-degree robbery, second-degree conspiracy, endangering the welfare of a child, third-degree assault, attempted third-degree assault, offensive touching and felony hate crimes.
In a video posted on social media, Winslow and Amy were seen damaging signs and taking a red MAGA hat from a group of Trump supporters protesting the nomination of former Vice President Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee for president.
A young boy in the video can be heard saying, "That's somebody else's hat," after Winslow appears to pick it up off the ground and throws it.
"Call 911," the boy says to his mother as the two women walk away with the hat.
Later in the video, a man attempting to get the hat back appears to be punched by the second suspect, who later throws the hat over a fence.
Video of the confrontation, posted by Students for Trump on Twitter, has been viewed millions of times and was shared by Trump's son Donald Jr.
Winslow and Amy were arrested shortly after the incident. Wilmington police said they identified the two after reviewing the video footage.
Three of the seven charges the two women face are felonies and collectively are punishable by 15 years in prison.
Earlier: Wilmington police arrest 2 women in connection with viral MAGA hat theft
The hate crimes charge could lead to the most prison time of all the charges.
Delaware law states that a person is guilty of such when they commit a "crime for the purpose of interfering with the victim’s free exercise or enjoyment of any right, privilege or immunity protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, or commits said crime because the victim has exercised or enjoyed said rights."
Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings, whose office pursued the indictment against the women, said in a written statement Tuesday that "harming another person — let alone a child — because of the expression of their views betrays the principles on which our country was founded."
The two women are out on bail, a spokesman for Jennings said Tuesday. It is unclear when they are to be arraigned on the charges.
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usatoday--2020-09-09--New Hampshire woman votes topless after anti-Trump shirt disallowed

EXETER , N.H. – A woman voting in Tuesday ’ s New Hampshire primary found an unorthodox way of protesting an election official who ruled her T-shirt was a form of electioneering : She took it off and voted topless .
Exeter Town Moderator Paul Scafidi said the woman walked into the Talbot gymnasium Tuesday wearing a “ McCain Hero , Trump Zero ” T-shirt .
As a ballot clerk was checking her name off the voter list , Scafidi said he informed the woman she could not wear a shirt with a political candidate featured on it while she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was wearing a T-shirt supporting the American flag and the woman with the “ Trump Zero ” shirt questioned why she was being singled out , which escalated into a brief argument .
State law states no person “ shall distribute , wear , or post at a polling place any campaign material , ” in part , and if convicted , is subject to a fine up to $ 1,000 .
“ She asked why her and not me ?
” Scafidi said .
“ I said she was going to have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a shirt ) supporting the American flag was not electioneering .
That ’ s my opinion , and that was my call as the moderator.
” Scafidi said the woman then asked him if he wanted her to take her shirt off , despite not wearing anything underneath .
“ I said , I ’ d rather she not , ” Scafidi said .
“ But she took it off so fast , no one had time to react so the whole place just went , ‘ Woah , ’ and she walked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
She could ’ ve just gone into the hallway and turned it inside-out.
” New Hampshire ’ s public indecency law states an individual can be found guilty of indecent exposure and lewdness if the person “ fornicates , exposes his or her genitals , or performs any other act of gross lewdness under circumstances which he or she should know will likely cause affront or alarm.
” Scafidi said he did have the authority to have police remove the voter under the indecency law , but he did not want to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said she put her shirt back on as soon as she stepped out of the voting booth and cast her ballot .
“ I don ’ t know if she was trying to have me get her arrested , but I thought it was better to just let things play out , ” Scafidi said .
“ I don ’ t think there were more than 15 voters in the building at the time and if there were any children there , I didn ’ t see them.
” 2020 campaign : Pence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fundraiser hosted by QAnon backers Scafidi said as bizarre as the incident was in the moment , poll workers mostly laughed it off and continued about their day after she left the polling location .
“ If she felt it was her right , more power to her , ” Scafidi said .
“ We all laughed about it as things were winding down , so I don ’ t know if it was a set-up , but I ’ ve never experienced anything like that .
We had more important things to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2,000 people to vote safely , and check-in and count 2,000 absentee ballots .
”

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EXETER, N.H. – A woman voting in Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary found an unorthodox way of protesting an election official who ruled her T-shirt was a form of electioneering: She took it off and voted topless.
Exeter Town Moderator Paul Scafidi said the woman walked into the Talbot gymnasium Tuesday wearing a “McCain Hero, Trump Zero” T-shirt. As a ballot clerk was checking her name off the voter list, Scafidi said he informed the woman she could not wear a shirt with a political candidate featured on it while she voted.
Scafidi said another woman nearby was wearing a T-shirt supporting the American flag and the woman with the “Trump Zero” shirt questioned why she was being singled out, which escalated into a brief argument.
State law states no person “shall distribute, wear, or post at a polling place any campaign material,” in part, and if convicted, is subject to a fine up to $1,000.
“She asked why her and not me?” Scafidi said. “I said she was going to have to cover her shirt, and (a shirt) supporting the American flag was not electioneering. That’s my opinion, and that was my call as the moderator.”
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Scafidi said the woman then asked him if he wanted her to take her shirt off, despite not wearing anything underneath.
“I said, I’d rather she not,” Scafidi said. “But she took it off so fast, no one had time to react so the whole place just went, ‘Woah,’ and she walked away, and I let her vote. She could’ve just gone into the hallway and turned it inside-out.”
New Hampshire’s public indecency law states an individual can be found guilty of indecent exposure and lewdness if the person “fornicates, exposes his or her genitals, or performs any other act of gross lewdness under circumstances which he or she should know will likely cause affront or alarm.”
Scafidi said he did have the authority to have police remove the voter under the indecency law, but he did not want to see the incident escalate further. He said she put her shirt back on as soon as she stepped out of the voting booth and cast her ballot.
“I don’t know if she was trying to have me get her arrested, but I thought it was better to just let things play out,” Scafidi said. “I don’t think there were more than 15 voters in the building at the time and if there were any children there, I didn’t see them.”
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Scafidi said as bizarre as the incident was in the moment, poll workers mostly laughed it off and continued about their day after she left the polling location.
“If she felt it was her right, more power to her,” Scafidi said. “We all laughed about it as things were winding down, so I don’t know if it was a set-up, but I’ve never experienced anything like that. We had more important things to worry about; we had to get 2,000 people to vote safely, and check-in and count 2,000 absentee ballots.”


usatoday--2020-09-09--AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine trial has been stopped after an illness

The hold AstraZeneca placed Tuesday on its COVID-19 vaccine trials is the first major setback in pursuit of a vaccine against a disease that has now killed 190,000 in the U.S. and nearly 900,000 worldwide .
One volunteer in a trial in the United Kingdom apparently developed a serious neurological problem after receiving the vaccine , though not much has been made publicly available about what happened .
AstraZeneca , which is running several large trials around the world , including one in the U.S. , put a temporary hold on all of them pending an investigation .
It may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 30,000-person trial because one person fell ill , but `` it 's not at all unprecedented , '' said Dr. Francis Collins , director of the National Institutes of Health , speaking Wednesday morning to a Senate committee .
Overall , only about 25 % of vaccines that enter human testing end up receiving approval and being marketed to the public , according to a 2018 study .
That 's why the federal government has invested in six different candidate vaccines , Collins said , `` because of the expectation that they won @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be lovely if they did . ''
The government has pledged more than $ 10 billion to six companies now developing candidate vaccines , with the possibility of adding one or two more .
The money is intended to cover development costs for most of the vaccines and production and distribution of 100 million doses of each by early next year .
If any vaccine fails to meet standards of safety and effectiveness , those pre-made doses will be thrown out .
The government signed a $ 1.2 billion contract with AstraZeneca @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to make 300 million doses of its vaccine It 's not clear whether AstraZeneca has already begun making doses of its vaccine , currently called AZD1222 .
Research trials are routinely stopped if the drug or vaccine being tested may have caused harm .
During the stoppage , an independent Data Safety Monitoring Board , which oversees the trial , will review what happened and decide whether it is safe for the trial to resume .
Anytime there is a trial of 30,000 people – especially in this case , where many of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other health conditions – someone will have an accident or a heart attack , said Barry Bloom , an immunologist at the Harvard T.H .
Chan School of Public Health .
It will be challenging to determine whether the person 's problem was coincident to the trial or caused by it , Bloom and others said .
Collins said the hold should be reassuring to people who are concerned about the COVID-19 vaccine process because it shows safety is being taken seriously .
`` This ought to be reassuring to anyone listening when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ focus on safety and make no compromises – here is Exhibit A about how that is happening in practice , '' Collins said .
`` I ’ m ready to roll up my sleeve as soon as they say it 's safe to take . ''
USA TODAY posed and answered some common questions about what happened : All of the COVID-19 vaccine trials have proceeded without any problems for months .
But it is not unexpected that some trial participants would have health problems .
`` These are vaccines to prevent COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in life , '' said Dr. Paul Offit , a vaccine development specialist at the Children 's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania .
The key question is : `` Is it coincidental or causal ? ''
The trials intentionally include large numbers of older adults and those with other health problems to make sure any vaccine that reaches the general public will be safe and effective for groups most at risk from COVID-19 .
The company did the right thing to stop its trial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ caused the problem or simply happened around the same time , Offit said .
`` It 's prudent of the company to take a step back , '' he said .
`` They 're doing testing now to try and figure out how to explain this disease . ''
What does this halt mean for the AstraZeneca candidate vaccine ?
The result will depend on whether the trial is stopped permanently , or just for a little while .
If the person 's illness is considered a result of the vaccine , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could decide that AstraZeneca 's candidate vaccine , AZD1222 , is n't safe enough to give to large numbers of people .
Based on technology developed by Oxford University , the vaccine uses a chimpanzee virus to deliver a bit of protein normally found on the outside of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 .
Once a person has received the vaccine , their body will be primed to fight off the SARS-CoV-2 virus if exposed .
Harvard 's Bloom said he does n't think the chimpanzee virus could be the cause of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But he said the coronavirus itself can cause such problems .
In the 1970s , a flu vaccine was connected to cases of a rare neurological condition called Guillain-Barré syndrome , although it was never clear whether the vaccine or the flu virus caused the syndrome .
Viral infections , including COVID-19 , have been known to cause rare neurological conditions .
What about the other vaccines being developed against COVID-19 ?
AstraZeneca 's trial stoppage does not affect any of the other candidate vaccines being tested , none of which rely on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nearly every other vaccine is based on the same protein from the SARS-CoV-2 virus .
If exposure to that so-called spike protein is the cause of the participant 's neurological problem , it could raise questions about the other experimental vaccines as well .
Two other candidate vaccines , one by Pfizer and a German biotech firm BioNTech , and another by Moderna , a Cambridge , Massachusetts-based biotech , also are in large , Phase 3 trials , of at least 30,000 people each .
They both use a technology called messenger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trials are expected to be completed as soon as next month .
Novavax Inc. , a Gaithersburg , Maryland , biotech that uses a third technology , is planning to start its Phase 3 trial this fall .
None of the other trials has reported neurological problems .
What happened to the patient ?
AstraZeneca has not revealed any details about the trial participant other than he or she suffered an `` unexplained illness . ''
The New York Times reported it was likely transverse myelitis , an inflammatory condition that affects the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But the company said the diagnosis has not yet been confirmed .
`` There is no final diagnosis , '' the company said in a statement Wednesday , and `` there will not be one until more tests are carried out . ''
AstraZeneca also confirmed Wednesday the company stopped the clinical trial briefly in July because another participant developed neurological symptoms .
That person was determined `` to have an undiagnosed case of multiple sclerosis , which the independent panel concluded was unrelated to the vaccine.
” Transverse myelitis , if that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , can cause limb weakness or paralysis , pain , bladder dysfunction and sensory problems , depending on the location of spinal inflammation .
Transverse myelitis strikes only about 1 in 250,000 to a million people , so to have it hit someone in a pool of less than 30,000 suggests there may be more than chance at play , said Dr. William Schaffner , an infectious disease and public health specialist at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine , in Nashville , Tennessee .
`` It 's hard to measure a risk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' he said .
It 's highly unlikely the trials would have missed other cases of transverse myelitis , he said , because its symptoms are so debilitating .
But transverse myelitis is a very vague diagnosis that could have a lot of causes , said Dr. Anne-Louise Oaklander , an associate professor of neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston .
Transverse myelitis could be triggered by the disease multiple sclerosis , by a stroke , an infection , or by someone falling down the stairs and damaging their spinal cord , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the problem is swelling in a part of the spinal cord , `` it does not tell you what the cause is , '' she said .
A vaccine could theoretically cause the body to cross-react with normal healthy cells , she said , triggering transverse myelitis .
`` It can wreak havoc .
But an infection can do the same thing , '' said Oaklander , who recently wrote a paper on the neurologic effects of infection with SARS-CoV-2 .
`` We barely know what the virus does so far , much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ How long could the trial be stopped ?
It 's not clear how long the stoppage will last .
If it turns out the person who had the bad reaction received a placebo instead of the active vaccine – as half the patients in the trials did – than AstraZeneca can safely resume its trials almost immediately , Schaffner said .
But if there 's a long , involved process to figure out whether the problem was created by the vaccine it could last a lot longer , he said .
Overall , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reminder that not everything goes perfectly in medical research .
`` Vaccine studies are not a straight line , '' he said .
`` You have to be prepared for all kinds of things that can come up .
This is an example par excellence of that . ''
Health and patient safety coverage at USA TODAY is made possible in part by a grant from the Masimo Foundation for Ethics , Innovation and Competition in Healthcare .
The Masimo Foundation does not provide editorial input .

Karen Weintraub and Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY

AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine trial has been stopped after an illness
Show Caption Hide Caption AMA updates progress of vaccine trials in US In a speech, delivered via livestream, the president of the American Medical Association laid out the progress being made in developing a COVID-19 vaccine in the United States. (Aug. 7) AP
The hold AstraZeneca placed Tuesday on its COVID-19 vaccine trials is the first major setback in pursuit of a vaccine against a disease that has now killed 190,000 in the U.S. and nearly 900,000 worldwide.
One volunteer in a trial in the United Kingdom apparently developed a serious neurological problem after receiving the vaccine, though not much has been made publicly available about what happened.
AstraZeneca, which is running several large trials around the world, including one in the U.S., put a temporary hold on all of them pending an investigation.
It may seem surprising to stop a multimillion-dollar, 30,000-person trial because one person fell ill, but "it's not at all unprecedented," said Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, speaking Wednesday morning to a Senate committee.
Overall, only about 25% of vaccines that enter human testing end up receiving approval and being marketed to the public, according to a 2018 study.
That's why the federal government has invested in six different candidate vaccines, Collins said, "because of the expectation that they won’t all work – though it would be lovely if they did."
The government has pledged more than $10 billion to six companies now developing candidate vaccines, with the possibility of adding one or two more. The money is intended to cover development costs for most of the vaccines and production and distribution of 100 million doses of each by early next year.
If any vaccine fails to meet standards of safety and effectiveness, those pre-made doses will be thrown out. The government signed a $1.2 billion contract with AstraZeneca in May that calls for the company to make 300 million doses of its vaccine It's not clear whether AstraZeneca has already begun making doses of its vaccine, currently called AZD1222.
Research trials are routinely stopped if the drug or vaccine being tested may have caused harm. During the stoppage, an independent Data Safety Monitoring Board, which oversees the trial, will review what happened and decide whether it is safe for the trial to resume.
Anytime there is a trial of 30,000 people – especially in this case, where many of the trial participants are older adults with other health conditions – someone will have an accident or a heart attack, said Barry Bloom, an immunologist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
It will be challenging to determine whether the person's problem was coincident to the trial or caused by it, Bloom and others said.
Collins said the hold should be reassuring to people who are concerned about the COVID-19 vaccine process because it shows safety is being taken seriously.
"This ought to be reassuring to anyone listening when we say we are going to first focus on safety and make no compromises – here is Exhibit A about how that is happening in practice," Collins said. "I’m ready to roll up my sleeve as soon as they say it's safe to take."
USA TODAY posed and answered some common questions about what happened:
How common are vaccine trials halted?
All of the COVID-19 vaccine trials have proceeded without any problems for months. But it is not unexpected that some trial participants would have health problems.
"These are vaccines to prevent COVID-19 infection, not everything else that happens in life," said Dr. Paul Offit, a vaccine development specialist at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The key question is: "Is it coincidental or causal?"
The trials intentionally include large numbers of older adults and those with other health problems to make sure any vaccine that reaches the general public will be safe and effective for groups most at risk from COVID-19.
The company did the right thing to stop its trial and investigate whether the vaccine may have caused the problem or simply happened around the same time, Offit said. "It's prudent of the company to take a step back," he said. "They're doing testing now to try and figure out how to explain this disease."
What does this halt mean for the AstraZeneca candidate vaccine?
The result will depend on whether the trial is stopped permanently, or just for a little while.
If the person's illness is considered a result of the vaccine, the company or the Data Safety Monitoring Board could decide that AstraZeneca's candidate vaccine, AZD1222, isn't safe enough to give to large numbers of people.
Based on technology developed by Oxford University, the vaccine uses a chimpanzee virus to deliver a bit of protein normally found on the outside of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. Once a person has received the vaccine, their body will be primed to fight off the SARS-CoV-2 virus if exposed.
Harvard's Bloom said he doesn't think the chimpanzee virus could be the cause of the trial participant's neurological problem. But he said the coronavirus itself can cause such problems.
In the 1970s, a flu vaccine was connected to cases of a rare neurological condition called Guillain-Barré syndrome, although it was never clear whether the vaccine or the flu virus caused the syndrome.
Viral infections, including COVID-19, have been known to cause rare neurological conditions.
What about the other vaccines being developed against COVID-19?
AstraZeneca's trial stoppage does not affect any of the other candidate vaccines being tested, none of which rely on the chimpanzee virus.
That said, nearly every other vaccine is based on the same protein from the SARS-CoV-2 virus. If exposure to that so-called spike protein is the cause of the participant's neurological problem, it could raise questions about the other experimental vaccines as well.
Two other candidate vaccines, one by Pfizer and a German biotech firm BioNTech, and another by Moderna, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based biotech, also are in large, Phase 3 trials, of at least 30,000 people each. They both use a technology called messenger RNA for their vaccines, and their trials are expected to be completed as soon as next month. Novavax Inc., a Gaithersburg, Maryland, biotech that uses a third technology, is planning to start its Phase 3 trial this fall.
None of the other trials has reported neurological problems.
What happened to the patient?
AstraZeneca has not revealed any details about the trial participant other than he or she suffered an "unexplained illness." The New York Times reported it was likely transverse myelitis, an inflammatory condition that affects the outer lining of the spinal cord. But the company said the diagnosis has not yet been confirmed.
"There is no final diagnosis," the company said in a statement Wednesday, and "there will not be one until more tests are carried out."
AstraZeneca also confirmed Wednesday the company stopped the clinical trial briefly in July because another participant developed neurological symptoms. That person was determined "to have an undiagnosed case of multiple sclerosis, which the independent panel concluded was unrelated to the vaccine.”
Transverse myelitis, if that is the latest participant's final diagnosis, can cause limb weakness or paralysis, pain, bladder dysfunction and sensory problems, depending on the location of spinal inflammation.
Transverse myelitis strikes only about 1 in 250,000 to a million people, so to have it hit someone in a pool of less than 30,000 suggests there may be more than chance at play, said Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease and public health specialist at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, in Nashville, Tennessee. "It's hard to measure a risk of about 1 in a million," he said.
It's highly unlikely the trials would have missed other cases of transverse myelitis, he said, because its symptoms are so debilitating.
But transverse myelitis is a very vague diagnosis that could have a lot of causes, said Dr. Anne-Louise Oaklander, an associate professor of neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
Transverse myelitis could be triggered by the disease multiple sclerosis, by a stroke, an infection, or by someone falling down the stairs and damaging their spinal cord, she said. The diagnosis tells you the problem is swelling in a part of the spinal cord, "it does not tell you what the cause is," she said.
A vaccine could theoretically cause the body to cross-react with normal healthy cells, she said, triggering transverse myelitis. "It can wreak havoc. But an infection can do the same thing," said Oaklander, who recently wrote a paper on the neurologic effects of infection with SARS-CoV-2. "We barely know what the virus does so far, much less what a vaccination does."
How long could the trial be stopped?
It's not clear how long the stoppage will last. If it turns out the person who had the bad reaction received a placebo instead of the active vaccine – as half the patients in the trials did – than AstraZeneca can safely resume its trials almost immediately, Schaffner said.
But if there's a long, involved process to figure out whether the problem was created by the vaccine it could last a lot longer, he said.
Overall, Schaffner said, this event is a reminder that not everything goes perfectly in medical research.
"Vaccine studies are not a straight line," he said. "You have to be prepared for all kinds of things that can come up. This is an example par excellence of that."
Contact Karen Weintraub at kweintraub@usatoday.com
Health and patient safety coverage at USA TODAY is made possible in part by a grant from the Masimo Foundation for Ethics, Innovation and Competition in Healthcare. The Masimo Foundation does not provide editorial input.


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The National Weather Service said wildfires burning across Northern California caused unprecedented smoke clouds .

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usatoday--2020-09-09--Green-haired doctor goes wild at virtual NBA game

At Children 's Wisconsin , Dr. David Margolis ' patients dye his hair green before Milwaukee Bucks games .
That @ @ @ @ @ when in-person attendance has .

Green-haired doctor goes wild at virtual NBA game
At Children's Wisconsin, Dr. David Margolis' patients dye his hair green before Milwaukee Bucks games. That tradition hasn't stopped even when in-person attendance has.
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usatoday--2020-09-09--President Trump doesn't dispute downplaying COVID in order to reduce 'panic'

A new book suggests that President Trump understood the threats of the coronavirus even as he told the nation it @ @ @ @ @ seasonal flu .

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usatoday--2020-09-09--Trump plans Michigan event one day after Biden visit

DETROIT – President Donald Trump will deliver remarks from a Michigan airport hangar Thursday as the presidential campaign heats up following the Labor Day holiday .
The Trump campaign announced Saturday evening that the president would hold an event at 7 p.m. EDT Thursday near MBS International Airport in Freeland , about 116 miles north of Detroit .
The airport serves Midland , Bay City and Saginaw , the initials for which give the airport its name .
It is Trump 's first campaign event in the state since a rally in Battle Creek late last year on the day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He visited a Ford Motor Co. plant in Ypsilanti in May but that was not a campaign event .
Thursday 's visit comes a day after his Democratic opponent in the Nov. 3 general election , former Vice President Joe Biden , held an event in Michigan .
The fact that both candidates are traveling to the state underscores Michigan 's continued importance as a battleground in the fall election and that the candidates are moving to increase their visibility in live events before the public with the election less than two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unveils plan to tax companies that move jobs overseas as he courts Michigan voters Trump won Michigan by less than 11,000 votes — or about two-tenths of a percentage point — in 2016 , becoming the first Republican presidential nominee to win the state since George H.W .
Bush in 1988 .
Most polls , however , have shown Biden with a lead in Michigan , though that is expected to narrow as the election approaches .
Trump had said he was eager to visit Michigan .
In July , he said in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hold a `` big rally '' in Michigan but was told he could n't because Democratic Gov .
Gretchen Whitmer was keeping social distancing restrictions in place in the wake of the coronavirus spike in the state .
The Governor 's Office said it never received any communication about a rally from the president or his campaign .
Trump 's event will be held at AvFlight Saginaw in Freeland .
The campaign said it will be general admission to the public .
The area around where Trump is holding the rally could be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In 2016 , he carried Bay County by nearly 13 percentage points over Democratic nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton , becoming the first Republican nominee to win the county in decades .
But in the gubernatorial race in 2018 , Whitmer won the county , defeating Republican nominee Bill Schuette .
State Republican Party Chairwoman Laura Cox welcomed the president 's visit , saying Trump `` has stood up for Michiganders time and time again .
At this critical juncture , there is no better person to continue to lead our state and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recovery phase of the COVID-19 pandemic '' State Democratic Party spokesman Christian Slater said `` a quick fly-by can ’ t fix the four years of chaos and crisis this president has created while Michiganders suffer from his failed leadership .
...
This November , Michigan will reject his failures and elect Joe Biden and ( running mate ) Kamala Harris . ''

Trump plans Michigan event one day after Biden visit
Show Caption Hide Caption Trump, Biden campaigning differs amid pandemic With less than eight weeks until the Nov. 3 election, US President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are taking diametrically opposite approaches to campaigning during the coronavirus pandemic. (Sept. 9) AP
DETROIT – President Donald Trump will deliver remarks from a Michigan airport hangar Thursday as the presidential campaign heats up following the Labor Day holiday.
The Trump campaign announced Saturday evening that the president would hold an event at 7 p.m. EDT Thursday near MBS International Airport in Freeland, about 116 miles north of Detroit. The airport serves Midland, Bay City and Saginaw, the initials for which give the airport its name.
It is Trump's first campaign event in the state since a rally in Battle Creek late last year on the day the U.S. House voted to impeach him. He visited a Ford Motor Co. plant in Ypsilanti in May but that was not a campaign event.
Thursday's visit comes a day after his Democratic opponent in the Nov. 3 general election, former Vice President Joe Biden, held an event in Michigan.
The fact that both candidates are traveling to the state underscores Michigan's continued importance as a battleground in the fall election and that the candidates are moving to increase their visibility in live events before the public with the election less than two months away.
More: Joe Biden unveils plan to tax companies that move jobs overseas as he courts Michigan voters
Trump won Michigan by less than 11,000 votes — or about two-tenths of a percentage point — in 2016, becoming the first Republican presidential nominee to win the state since George H.W. Bush in 1988.
Most polls, however, have shown Biden with a lead in Michigan, though that is expected to narrow as the election approaches.
Trump had said he was eager to visit Michigan. In July, he said in a TV interview that he wanted to hold a "big rally" in Michigan but was told he couldn't because Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was keeping social distancing restrictions in place in the wake of the coronavirus spike in the state. The Governor's Office said it never received any communication about a rally from the president or his campaign.
Trump's event will be held at AvFlight Saginaw in Freeland. The campaign said it will be general admission to the public.
The area around where Trump is holding the rally could be a key one for him in Michigan. In 2016, he carried Bay County by nearly 13 percentage points over Democratic nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton, becoming the first Republican nominee to win the county in decades. But in the gubernatorial race in 2018, Whitmer won the county, defeating Republican nominee Bill Schuette.
State Republican Party Chairwoman Laura Cox welcomed the president's visit, saying Trump "has stood up for Michiganders time and time again. At this critical juncture, there is no better person to continue to lead our state and our nation forward as we enter the recovery phase of the COVID-19 pandemic"
State Democratic Party spokesman Christian Slater said "a quick fly-by can’t fix the four years of chaos and crisis this president has created while Michiganders suffer from his failed leadership. ...This November, Michigan will reject his failures and elect Joe Biden and (running mate) Kamala Harris."
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