Residents wait to board a bus as residents evacuate ahead of Hurricane Laura at the Island Community Center on August 25, 2020 in Galveston, Texas. NEW ORLEANS (AP) - More than half a million people were ordered to evacuate the Gulf Coast on Tuesday as Laura strengthened into a hurricane that forecasters said could slam Texas and Louisiana with ferocious winds, heavy flooding and the power to push seawater miles inland.More than 385,000 residents were told to flee the Texas cities of Beaumont, Galveston and Port Arthur, and another 200,000 were ordered to leave low-lying Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana, where forecasters said as much as 13 feet (3.96 meters) of storm surge topped by waves could submerge whole.

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South Manchester pub forced to close for deep clean after staff member tests positive for coronavirus

Fallowfield has been forced to temporarily close after a member of staff contracted Covid-19. The Friendship Inn on Wilmslow Road will be shut until Thursday (September 3) while the venue undergoes a deep clean.Bosses say there is no reason for customers to be concerned, but urged anyone with symptoms to follow government guidelines.They reassured punters that stringent policies are in place for such an incident - and that the safety of customers remained their priority.In a statement on Facebook, they said: "Unfortunately one member of our staff team has been tested positive for Covid-19.

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Reducing Alberta class sizes would cost $4 billion: Kenney

Premier Jason Kenney said the Alberta government will announce Wednesday how it will spend the $262 million in federal funding announced last week, but revealed it won’t allow for smaller class sizes because the province has estimated that would cost $4 billion.

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Broad Bipartisan Support for Additional Stimulus in U.S.

Editor's Note: The research below was conducted in partnership between Franklin Templeton and Gallup.WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As Congress and the Trump administration remain deadlocked in talks over the next coronavirus stimulus package, seven in 10 Americans (70%) say they would support the government sending an additional economic impact payment (EIP) to all qualified adults.

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Trafford's Covid-19 rate is spiking despite LOWER testing rates with borough still set to come out of local lockdown tomorrow

is now more than three times higher than the national average, standing at 35.8 cases per 100,000 people in the latest figures up to the week ending Friday, August 28, but hospital admissions for COVID are down.

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Tropical Storm Laura left behind a beautiful 'eddy' when passing close to Key West, NWS explains

Photo by Bryan Kasch KEY WEST, Fla. - Photos of an "eddy" that formed in Key West as Laura moved through are stunning.Bryan Kasch captured the awesome, vivid photos just days after Tropical Storm Laura moved near Key West.At the time it neared Key West, Laura was just a tropical storm. It went on to become a devastating Category 4 hurricane, making landfall in Louisiana.

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Brazil’s leader Bolsonaro says no one will be forced to take coronavirus vaccine

Brazil records 566 new coronavirus deaths over past 24 hours “No one can force anyone to get a vaccine,” he said in response to a question from a supporter, according to a video posted on social media.Brazil has become a hot spot in recent months, with 3,908,272 confirmed cases and 121,381 deaths from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus.On Monday, the Health Ministry reported 45,961 new cases of the coronavirus and 553 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.Bolsonaro, who recently recovered from the coronavirus, has downplayed its importance, calling it a “small flu,” ignoring scientific recommendations and opposing quarantine efforts by Brazilian governors and mayors.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest

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Paul has 28, helps Thunder force Game 7 against the Rockets

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Chris Paul gave the Oklahoma City Thunder at least one more game in the bubble, scoring 15 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter for a 104-100 victory over the Houston Rockets on Monday night in Game 6 of a Western Conference first-round series.Paul made two free throws with 13.1 seconds left and the game tied at 100, and Danilo Gallinari added two more after a turnover by Russell Westbrook to finish it off.Game 7 will be Wednesday night, with the winner advancing to face the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers.

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Downtown Guelph’s dining district sticking around for a few more weeks

downtown dining district will stick around for a few more weeks.The program, which allows restaurants near Macdonell and Wyndham streets to extend their patios onto the road, was scheduled to wrap up on Sept. 7.

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Guelph COVID-19 assessment centre to move once again

Guelph’s Catholic school board pushes back start to school year Officials say now that the province is in Stage 3 of its reopening plan, they said it’s time for the recreation centre to return to its original use.The new location, which is being supplied by Danby Products, will remain there for the duration of the pandemic.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The first COVID-19 assessment clinic opened on March 17 on Delhi Street next to the hospital. It then moved to the recreation centre on Victoria Road on April 6.“The assessment centre in Guelph has played a key role in responding to the pandemic in our community,” Guelph’s medical officer of health, Dr.

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Residents worry about help in aftermath of Hurricane Laura

LAKE CHARLES, La. - In a matter of hours last week, Hurricane Laura tore through the tire shop Layla Winbush's family started just under a year ago, reducing most of it to rubble and scattering hundreds of tires across the lot. The storm also damaged her home, which now reeks of mold.Federal and state officials are now on the ground to help residents with home repairs and hotel stays.

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Brevard SPCA en route to help pets stranded by Hurricane Laura

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – This week the SPCA of Brevard will head to Louisiana to rescue 70 pets from kill shelters and bringing them back to Central Florida to find forever homes.Hurricane Laura made landfall last week along Louisiana’s coast leaving destruction in its wake. According to the SPCA, dogs and cats have started arriving at rural shelters near Lafayette, Louisiana.

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Alleged ‘covidiots’ force all passengers on Greece-U.K. flight into quarantine

tested positive for COVID-19.At least seven passengers from three different parties were infectious or potentially infectious on the plane, which flew from Zante on the Greek island of Zakynthos to Cardiff in Wales last week, and now 193 passengers and crew are being asked to self-isolate for two weeks.“Cardiff and Vale Test Trace Protect and Public Health Wales have identified at least seven confirmed cases of COVID-19 from three different parties who were infectious on TUI Flight 6215 from Zante to Cardiff on 25 August,” Giri Shankar, incident director for the novel coronavirus outbreak response at Public Health Wales, said in a statement.“As a result, we are advising that all passengers on this flight are considered close contacts and

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Coronavirus pandemic forces cancellation of Quebec International Peewee Hockey Tournament

Quebec students in English schools head back to class[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Organizers say a fear of a second wave of COVID-19 was a major factor in the cancellation.The 2021 event was slated to feature about 2,500 players from around the world, 400 volunteers and 450 billeting families.Founded in 1960, the event has featured future NHL stars like Wayne Gretzky, Guy Lafleur, Steve Yzerman and Mario Lemieux.

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Howard Eskin completes 1,100 'Walk to Tampa' while raising thousands of dollars

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia broadcasting great Howard Eskin has completed his 'walk to Tampa' symbolizing the Philadelphia Eagles path to the Super Bowl.The longtime radio host began his journey a few months back as he set out with the goal to walk more than 1,100 miles. That is the distance between Philadelphia and Tampa, Florida, the site of this year's Super Bowl.Howard aimed to cover that distance around the Delaware Valley before the start of the Eagles season.

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Cocktail bar could be forced to shut every Friday because of 'aggressive and abusive' customers refusing to follow coronavirus rules

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Lower Moreland students start school year with mix of in-school, virtual learning

LOWER MORELAND TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Some students in Montgomery County returned to the classroom for the first time this school year as Lower Moreland Township Schools offer both in-person and virtual learning options.Lower Moreland parents and students were given the option to learn completely virtually or follow a hybrid learning model that brings students into their school building a few days a week.As classes resume Monday, half of the students who chose to hybrid learning model will report to school buildings.

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Coronavirus: Face covering rule comes into force in Scottish schools

Pupils have been made to wear face masks at school in Scotland today under new regulations.

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Finger coverings? Coronavirus worries force election officials to get creative

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The coronavirus has upended everyday life in ways big and small. What happens when those disruptions overlap with voting? Thousands of state and local election officials across the U.S are sharing ideas and making accommodations to try to ensure that voters and polling places are safe amid an unprecedented pandemic.Some are finding ways to expand access to voter registration and ballot request forms.

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Bear is caught on camera taking a swipe at a jogger on a Coquitlam Crunch trail

Conservation officers are now trying to trap the bear. As Julia Foy reports, the encounter has wildflife experts very concerned.

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£10,000 fines as thousands attend illegal rave in Wales

As many as 3,000 people are thought to have travelled to an illegal rave in Wales today, despite new rules to crack down on mass gatherings in Britain due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Rockets can clinch, Thunder look to force a Game 7

The law of averages says an Oklahoma City Thunder starter will make a 3-pointer relatively quickly on Monday night.Someone better, or else.Houston — which famously wasted a chance to reach the NBA Finals by missing 27 consecutive 3-pointers in Game 7 of the 2018 Western Conference finals — is a game away from the second round of these playoffs, after watching the Thunder suddenly forget how to shoot on Saturday night.

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Entire TUI flight forced to self-isolate after seven confirmed coronavirus cases

coronavirus were confirmed. The flight from Zante to Cardiff took place earlier this week on August 25.

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Coronavirus: Here’s what happens when a pandemic locks down a globe-trotting pope

coronavirus fatalities, Pope Francis emerged from lockdown to offer an extraordinary prayer and plea to his flock to reassess their priorities, arguing the virus had proved they needed one another.Francis’ words from the rain-slicked promenade of St.

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Chancellor 'considering £20bn tax hikes on wealthy to cover cost of coronavirus crisis'

Tax hikes of up to £20bn targeting the wealthy are being considered to cover the cost of the coronavirus crisis, it has been reported.Ministers are looking at raising capital gains tax and corporation tax as soon as the November Budget to address the nation's finances, according to the Sunday Times.The money could be clawed back from a range of sources including pensions, businesses, and foreign aid, the newspaper said.Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering hiking corporation tax from 19 per cent to 24pc in order to boost revenue by £12bn next year, it is claimed.Capital gains tax might also be paid at the same rate as income tax, under the ideas being looked at.Pension tax relief could also be 'slashed' under measures being considered by

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COVID-19 emergency and a sustained season of opposition from his conservative critics: He was utterly alone before an invisible enemy, preaching to a hauntingly empty piazza.During the virus crisis, Francis has become a 21st century “prisoner of the Vatican," as one of his predecessors was once known, robbed of the crowds, foreign travel and visits to the peripheries that so defined and popularized his papacy. He will resume physical contact with his flock this week with revived Wednesday general audiences, but the meetings will be held in an internal Vatican courtyard before a limited crowd rather than the vast St.

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Coronavius forces changes for Kentucky Derby jockeys

Jockeys riding in the rescheduled 146th Kentucky Derby have to arrive by Monday and then quarantine upon returning to their home tracks, just one of many changes forced by the coronavirus pandemic.Initially, Churchill Downs had proposed an arrival date of Aug. 24 — nearly two weeks before the Derby on Sept.

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2 Canadian Armed Forces members test positive for COVID-19 after stop in N.L.

Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members returning from the middle east aboard a military flight that stopped in Newfoundland and Labrador have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.As a result, some members of 5 Wing Goose Bay, located in Happy-Valley Goose Bay, N.L., are now self-isolating as a precautionary measure.The two CAF members were on board an aircraft bringing 35 personnel back to Canada from deployment on Operation Impact, which has as many as 850 Canadians deployed in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Kuwait. Historical tank that narrowly missed World War II combat gets prepped for new home in Halifax The flight stopped overnight at 5 Wing Goose Bay on Aug.

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Protests in London as thousands gather in Trafalgar Square claiming coronavirus is hoax

The Mirror reports. There was little or no social distancing and not many people seem to be wearing masks.

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Thousands of anti-lockdown protesters gather in London to claim coronavirus is a 'hoax'

Thousands of anti-lockdown protesters have gathered in central London, claiming coronavirus is a "hoax".

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U.S. Coast Guard shoots shark to protect swimmers, video shows

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Weather Authority: Remnants of Hurricane Laura to impact region Saturday

PHILADELPHIA - Expect periods of heavy rain Saturday as we feel the effects of remnants from Hurricane Laura.There's a chance for localized flash flooding with downpours from Friday and Saturday with possible flash flooding.Temperatures will reach a high of 82 degrees. DOWNLOAD THE FOX 29 WEATHER AUTHORITY APPThe rain will move out of the area by Sunday and give way to comfortable temperatures in the high 70s and plenty of sunshine.AdvertisementSeasonable conditions are expected to last through Thursday.____FRIDAY: Humid, p.m. rainfall.

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Trump promises COVID vaccine this year despite current progress

During the final night of the Republican National Convention, President Donald Trump, speaking on the White House lawn in front of a large, mostly unmasked audience, said his administration will have a vaccine against COVID-19 within the next 4 months.

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Tales from the storm: How four scientists tracked Hurricane Laura

Rasha Aridi, Rebekah Tuchscherer, David MalakoffCommunities across Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas are still reeling from the destruction wrought by Hurricane Laura, one of the most powerful storms to strike the coast of the Gulf of Mexico in decades.The storm, which made landfall near Cameron, Louisiana, as a Category 4 hurricane in the early hours of 27 August, has killed at least seven people, destroyed countless structures, and left hundreds of thousands of residents without power. Several research facilities along the coast felt the storm’s sting, but appear to have avoided major damage.

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How to Weigh Evacuation Options with Both Wildfires and COVID at Your Door

Kaiser Health News (August 28)How to Weigh Evacuation Options with Both Wildfires and COVID at Your DoorAs the smoke thickened near her home in Santa Cruz, California, last week, Amanda Smith kept asking herself the same questions: Should we leave? And where would we go? The wildfire evacuation zone, at the time, ended a few blocks from her house. But she worried about what the air quality — which had reached the second-highest warning level, purple for “very unhealthy” — would do to her children’s lungs.

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FEMA Assesses Hurricane Damage, Taking COVID-19 Precautions

NPR (August 27)FEMA Assesses Hurricane Damage, Taking COVID-19 PrecautionsThe Federal Emergency Management Agency said Thursday that while the impact of Hurricane Laura was less catastrophic than initially predicted, the storm significantly damaged many communities and remains a threat to parts of several Southern states still in its path.

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Nursing Homes In Texas, Louisiana Evacuate Ahead Of Hurricane Laura.

AP (8/26, Sedensky) reports that dozens of nursing homes “evacuated their residents as Hurricane Laura bore down Wednesday, but many others with a choice just stayed put, concluding the risk of breaking their coronavirus lockdowns could be more deadly than the storm.” The Texas Health and Human Services Commission “said 64 long-term care facilities housing about 1,500 residents had evacuated as of Wednesday afternoon.” In Louisiana, “more than 800 residents in 11 nursing homes were also evacuated, according to the state health department.” The Washington Post (8/26, Bernstein) also reports.

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Alameda, Contra Costa counties attempting to reopen some businesses again

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California is poised to take another halting step toward normalcy with Gov. Gavin Newsom expected to announce plans for reopening businesses that were shuttered in July amid soaring coronavirus cases and hospitalizations.In the Bay Area, some changes were already taking place on Friday.

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Uncertainty, lower demand expected in Canada’s housing market: CMHC

housing market from the COVID-19 pandemic.The Crown corporation says it expects the housing market will have to reckon with significant short-term uncertainty, as well as falling housing demand from weaker household incomes in the medium term. Mortgage deferrals will soon end for many Canadians.

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Thousands gather at March on Washington commemorations amid revived racial tensions

Attendees raise their fists while participating in the March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial Aug. 28, 2020 in Washington, D.C.

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WATCH LIVE: Thousands gather for March on Washington commemoration

WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - WATCH LIVE FROM YOUR MOBILE DEVICEA turbulent summer in the nation’s capital will be capped off this week when the District once again takes center stage amid the twin crises gripping America – racial injustice and the coronavirus pandemic.Rev. Al Sharpton announced at George Floyd’s funeral that he would lead the March on Washington this summer.READ MORE: ‘We’re going back to Washington’: Rev. Al Sharpton announces march in DC set for Aug. 28Dr.

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Hurricane Laura: Florida Tech-trained Hurricane Hunter flies missions through eyewall

Florida Today reported.“It was intense. It was a very, very strong hurricane.

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Thousands expected at March on Washington commemorations amid revived racial tensions

WASHINGTON - Capping a week of protests and outrage over the police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin, civil rights advocates will highlight the scourge of police and vigilante violence against Black Americans at a commemoration of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.Thousands are expected at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Friday, where the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Weather improves, thousands of evacuated Californians return home after wildfires

David Serna, a veteran firefighter, found himself on the other side of the fireline. He returned home to find his home destroyed in the CZU Lightning Complex Fire.

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Man forced into Covid quarantine in hotel launches hunger strike over cold meals

coronavirus quarantine hotel in New Zealand has gone on hunger strike to protest being served cold meals.

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Local group heads to historic March on Washington, thousands expected

PHILADELPHIA - A local group boarded a bus Thursday to head to the historic March on Washington. "Enough is enough," said Monique Gaillard to dozens of women boarding a bus in Germantown Thursday afternoon. On Friday, they will join tens of thousands for the historic March on Washington. "We are making history.

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Spanish league forced to deal with another star departing

MADRID – First it was Neymar. Then Cristiano Ronaldo.

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Central Florida crews help with recovery after Hurricane Laura hits Louisiana

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Hurricane Laura hammered southwestern Louisiana with fierce winds and torrential rain.As it weakened an elite team of roughly 40 highly skilled firefighters from Central Florida were deployed from Orlando and arrived near Lake Charles, Louisiana.The Urban Search and Rescue Taskforce 4 arrived early Thursday morning.“We are running our operations right now out of an airport near Lake Charles. Looking around one whole neighborhood is completely destroyed, the neighborhood next door not quite damaged,” Lt.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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