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Adelson says he’ll keep paying casino employees during pandemic

Gambling magnate wins praise for promise to maintain salaries for thousands of workers at Las Vegas properties despite massive decline in annual revenue

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St. Louis County prosecutor reopened Michael Brown shooting case but won’t charge Darren Wilson – STLtoday.com

St. Louis County prosecutor reopened Michael Brown shooting case but won’t charge Darren Wilson  STLtoday.comView Full Coverage on Google News

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Remarks by President Trump in Press Briefing | July 30, 2020 – Whitehouse.gov

Remarks by President Trump in Press Briefing | July 30, 2020  Whitehouse.gov

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NBA Players, Coaches and Referees Kneel in Solidarity as Unprecedented Bubble Season Begins

(LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.) — Players and coaches from the New Orleans Pelicans and Utah Jazz knelt alongside one another before the first game of the NBA restart on Thursday night, an unprecedented image for the league in unprecedented times.

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Rakuten is shuttering the online shop formerly known as Buy.com

Japanese conglomerate Rakuten has pulled the plug on its U.S. online retail store, originally known as Buy.com, and will wind down its operations over the next two months, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. The shutdown means that the US headquarters

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Trump Floats an Election Delay, and Republicans Shoot It Down

The president’s suggestion that the Nov. 3 vote could be delayed — something he cannot do on his own — drew unusually firm Republican resistance and signaled worry about his re-election bid.

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As Portland seethes, Oregon’s Jewish AG takes a stand against federal agents

Ellen Rosenblum, who sued to get armed officers to leave her state, says agents sent by White House escalated violence; recalls role as synagogue leader

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Trump Attacks an Election He Is at Risk of Losing

Mr. Trump has become a heckler in his own government, failing to marshal leaders in Washington to form a robust response to the health and economic crises. Instead, he is raising doubts about holding the election on time.

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DHS compiled ‘intelligence reports’ on journalists who published leaked documents – The Washington Post

DHS compiled ‘intelligence reports’ on journalists who published leaked documents  The Washington Post Washington Post: DHS gathered intelligence reports on 2 journalists covering Portland protests  CNN The Constitutional Case Against Trump’s Use of the Department of Homeland Security  The New Yorker Dismantle the

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How dual threats of heat and COVID-19 exacerbate threats to vulnerable communities

As temperatures soared throughout the country in July, local and state officials had to adjust their crisis response plans to account for the ongoing threat of the coronavirus pandemic.

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