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'Fire on all sides': California wildfires prompt evacuations 07 Sep 2020 - 12:08 am
San Miguel County Firefighters battle a brush fire along Japatul Road during the Valley Fire in Jamul, California on September 6, 2020 The Valley Fire in the Japatul Valley burned 4,000 acres overnight with no containment and 10 structures destroyed, Cal
Coronavirus rising in 22 US states ahead of Labor Day holiday weekend 06 Sep 2020 - 09:32 pm
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Up to a quarter of Brazilians may not take COVID-19 vaccine - newspaper 06 Sep 2020 - 08:58 pm
FILE PHOTO: A nurse holds China's Sinovac vaccine, a potential vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Sao Lucas Hospital of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), in Porto Alegre, Brazil August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Di
Harris says she won’t take Trump’s word on vaccine efficacy 06 Sep 2020 - 08:15 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 27, 2020 US Democratic vice presidential nominee and Senator from California, Kamala Harris, speaks on the administration of US President Donald Trump failures to contain Covid-19, in Washington, DC. / AFP / Eric
Portland police make over 50 arrests, use tear gas as protesters throw fire bombs 06 Sep 2020 - 07:27 pm
FILE PHOTO: Police officers detain a demonstrator during a protest against police violence and racial injustice in Portland, Oregon, U.S., August 24, 2020. REUTERS/Terray Sylvester/File Photo
Trump blasts media, Democrats over report he disparaged US troops 06 Sep 2020 - 06:10 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump listens to a question as he answers reporters questions during a news conference at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 4, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
California grid operator warns of rotating power outages in record heat wave 06 Sep 2020 - 11:30 am
An umbrella salesman stands on the first day of the Labor Day weekend amid a heatwave on September 5, 2020 in Santa Monica, California. Temperatures are soaring across California sparking concerns that crowded beaches could allow for wider spread of the c
Trump out to build 'permission structure' to win back voters 05 Sep 2020 - 04:37 pm
FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump makes a point during a press conference with US Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta early July 12, 2019 at the White House in Washington, DC.  AFP / Brendan Smialowski
'Rare, dangerous' heat wave to hit California, U.S. West 04 Sep 2020 - 09:37 pm
The sun sets behind power lines in Los Angeles, California on September 3, 2020, ahead of a heatwave to arrive September 4 through the Labour Day weekend prompting a statewide flex alert. / AFP / Frederic J. BROWN
Amazon to add 10,000 US jobs in Washington state 04 Sep 2020 - 05:15 pm
Amazon.com's logo is seen at Amazon Japan's office building in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 8, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
Facebook, Twitter flag Trump for misleading posts on voting 04 Sep 2020 - 12:07 am
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New York gov. calls for answers after video shows police suffocating a Black man under arrest 03 Sep 2020 - 11:42 pm
This March 23, 2020, image taken from police bodycam video released by the Rochester, New York, Police Department, shows police holding Daniel Pudre (L) on the ground after allegedly putting a hood over his head./ AFP / Rochester Police Department /
Canada backs opposition to Alaska oil drilling threatening caribou 03 Sep 2020 - 10:48 pm
FILE PHOTO: The sun sets behind an oil drilling rig in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska on March 17, 2011. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo - RC1C644EA560
Trump tells Americans to try to vote twice 03 Sep 2020 - 10:34 pm
(FILES) In this file photo US President Donald Trump smiles as he meets with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on April 28, 2020. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN
In Wisconsin, Biden meets with family of shooting victim Jacob Blake 03 Sep 2020 - 09:00 pm
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden , with his wife Dr. Jill Biden (L), is greeted by US Senator Scott Fitzgerald as he arrives at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on September 3, 2020. / AFP / JIM WATSON
New York pushes ahead with more reopenings as COVID-19 cases rise in U.S. Midwest 03 Sep 2020 - 08:55 pm
FILE PHOTO: People have their temperature checked before attending The Metropolitan Museum of Art on their first day open since closing due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., August 27
US states told be ready to distribute Covid-19 vaccine by Nov 1 03 Sep 2020 - 12:20 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 24, 2020, shows the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. / AFP / Tami Chappell
Portland mayor to leave home targeted by protesters 03 Sep 2020 - 12:03 am
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