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China sends warplanes as Taiwan honors ex-leader TAIPEI, Taiwan -- China sent more warplanes toward Taiwan for the second day Saturday as the island's leader, senior government officials and a high-level U.S. ... by HUIZHONG WU THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - September 20, 2020

Cities create committees to discuss race ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A growing number of cities across the U.S. are creating committees and task force panels aimed at discussing racial tensions. by RUSSELL CONTRERAS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - September 20, 2020

Covid-19 less deadly as medical treatments advance Covid-19 continues to kill close to 1,000 Americans a day, but for those who develop dangerous cases of the infection, advances in medical care and the growing ... by OLIVIA RAIMONDE BLOOMBERG NEWS - September 20, 2020

Holidays, seasonal shift to indoors add to virus concerns While some families have enjoyed the opportunity to gather relatively safely in backyards or other outdoor areas this spring and summer, the approach of colder ... by JULIE HALPERT THE NEW YORK TIMES - September 20, 2020

Scientists say climate change magnifying extremes in U.S. America's worsening climate change problem is as polarized as its politics. Some parts of the country have been burning this month while others were underwater ... by SETH BORENSTEIN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - September 20, 2020

Fundraising, strategizing kick off for court battle WASHINGTON -- Just hours after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death was announced Friday, the leaders of three of the left's most potent advocacy groups, Demand ... by MICHAEL D. SHEAR AND NICHOLAS FANDOS THE NEW YORK TIMES - September 20, 2020

Democrats raise $50M after Ginsburg's death WASHINGTON -- Democrats raised more than $50 million in the hours after Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death, demonstrating how the liberal icon's ... by The Associated Press - September 20, 2020

Cut-off Alzheimer's patients fading faster If only Dan Goerke could hold his wife's hand. by WILLIAM WAN THE WASHINGTON POST - September 20, 2020

QAnon ties seen among hopefuls Walmart, Amazon and other corporate giants donated money to the reelection campaign of a Tennessee state lawmaker who had used social media to amplify and promo... by MICHAEL KUNZELMAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - September 20, 2020

Science, politics at issue as vaccine nears NEW YORK -- The politics of the coronavirus vaccine are complicated, and lawmakers facing difficult elections this fall are working to navigate the delicate iss... by STEVE PEOPLES THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - September 20, 2020

Ethiopia tension leads to 24 arrests ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- Ethiopia has charged its most prominent opposition figure, Jawar Mohammed, and 23 others with terrorism-related offenses, telecommunica... by ELIAS MESERET THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - September 20, 2020

The Nation in Brief Backyard shots kill 2 people, hurt 14 by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports - September 20, 2020

Winds propel flames to houses JUNIPER HILLS, Calif. -- Winds pushed a wildfire burning for nearly two weeks in mountains northeast of Los Angeles onto the desert floor and spread it rapidly ... by MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ AND CHRISTOPHER WEBER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - September 20, 2020

After early fanfare, Russia cautious with use of covid vaccine MOSCOW -- More than a month after becoming the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine, Russia has yet to administer it to a large population outside a c... by ANDREW E. KRAMER THE NEW YORK TIMES - September 20, 2020

In The News Barb Byrum, the clerk of Ingham County, Mich., filed a complaint with police against a resident in Mason who placed a toilet on that person’s lawn with a sign t... September 20, 2020

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