Powerful Hurricane Laura makes landfall.
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TOP STORIES
Thursday, Aug. 27
RNC'S ALTERNATE 'LAW AND ORDER' UNIVERSE Speakers on the third night of the Republican National Convention hammered their "law and order" theme, but it seemed separated from a moment in which the country is in severe turmoil stemming from the Kenosha police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man. Catch up on the convention news with these takeaways. [HuffPost]
MONSTER HURRICANE LAURA MAKES LANDFALL Hurricane Laura made landfall in Louisiana early Thursday as a strong Category 4 storm; it was downgraded to a Category 3 a few hours later. More than half a million people were urged to flee their homes. The National Hurricane Center issued dire warnings of extensive damage and catastrophic storm surges. Laura has killed at least 23 people in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. [HuffPost]
NBA TEAMS BOYCOTT GAMES IN PROTEST The NBA postponed playoff games in response to several teams' decisions to not participate over Sunday's police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The Milwaukee Bucks initially staged a walkout during their playoff game against the Orlando Magic. WNBA and some MLB teams have also postponed games in solidarity. [HuffPost] |
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WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT KENOSHA SHOOTING Catch up on the facts surrounding the police shooting of Jacob Blake and the protests. Amid the unrest, a 17-year-old from Illinois who was among a group of heavily armed vigilantes has been charged in a shooting at a protest that left two dead and one injured. [HuffPost]
TIKTOK CEO RESIGNS After less than four months on the job, TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer resigned amid U.S. pressure for the video app's Chinese owner to sell to an American company. [AP]
NATIONAL GUARD CALLED IN MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz activated the National Guard in response to unrest in downtown Minneapolis following what authorities said were false rumors about the suicide death of a Black homicide suspect. People broke store windows and stole merchandise and police were making arrests overnight. [HuffPost] |
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WHAT'S BREWING
LIFE SENTENCE FOR CHRISTCHURCH MOSQUE SHOOTER The white supremacist who killed 51 worshippers at two New Zealand mosques was sentenced to life in prison without parole, the maximum. The judge said Brenton Tarrant's crimes were so wicked that a lifetime in jail couldn't begin to atone for them. [HuffPost]
PENCE KEEPS MUM ON CRISES The vice president barely touched on the crises facing America — including the pandemic, police brutality, racial injustices and Hurricane Laura — in a convention speech that praised President Donald Trump at length. [HuffPost]
CALIFORNIA MAKES PROGRESS BATTLING FIRES Northern California firefighters are making some progress containing record-breaking blazes. Tens of thousands of people remain under orders to evacuate across the region. Gov. Gavin Newsom said a monster of a fire near Santa Cruz is "another demonstratable example of the reality of climate change." [HuffPost]
OREGON GOV.: TRUMP ERASING MINORITY VOICES The Trump administration's sudden decision to end 2020 census field operations a month early will disproportionately hurt communities of color, and this is absolutely what the administration intended to do, according to Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, a Democrat. [HuffPost]
OBAMA PRAISES BOYCOTTING PLAYERS Former President Barack Obama praised players on professional sports teams for "standing up for what they believe in" and boycotting scheduled games following the police shooting of Jacob Blake. “It’s going to take all our institutions to stand up for our values,” he said. [HuffPost]
WHY IT TOOK A SEX SCANDAL TO TOPPLE FALWELL JR. Allegations of racism, bullying and shady business deals weren't enough to break Jerry Falwell Jr.'s seemingly unshakeable hold on the evangelical Liberty University. In the end, it was the sex stuff. [HuffPost] |
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