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Dense smoke smothers Pacific Northwest, hindering firefighting efforts
Kristopher Smith holds his dog outside his tent on Sunday at an evacuation center in Oak Grove, Ore. (AP)
Air quality across Oregon was listed as “hazardous” or “very unhealthy,” and a dense smoke advisory remained in effect for much of the state. Similar warnings were issued for Washington state.
Trump and Biden condemn shooting of Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies
The sheriff’s department said the deputies remained in critical condition Sunday after they were shot Saturday night as they sat in their patrol vehicle in Compton.
Election 2020How Steve Bannon joined forces with a Chinese billionaire who has divided the president’s allies
Bannon, the former Trump adviser who was arrested last month on a yacht belonging to businessman Guo Wengui, has emerged as one of the biggest champions of Guo, who casts himself as an anti-communist dissident, even as other critics of the Chinese government have grown skeptical of his claims.
Two meat plants were fined $29,000 for failing to keep workers safe from the virus. Critics say it is not enough.
Critics said the federal fines were so small that they would fail to serve as an incentive for meatpackers to protect their employees.
Israel heads to a second lockdown as coronavirus cases soar
The new restrictions on people’s movements for at least three weeks are set to begin Friday, coinciding with the start of a month of Jewish holy festivals.
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