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Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is under fire for management changes he has made to the Postal Service that some say could slow the delivery of absentee ballots this fall.
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2020 Election: Secure Your Vote

New Postmaster Hasn't Yet Met Election Officials About Mail-In Ballot Concerns

Aug 14, 2020
It is not clear why the invitation has not been accepted, but those familiar with the exchange say the delay is unusual, considering that absentee ballots will go in the mail as soon as September.

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Air Date: Friday, August 14, 2020

You Can't Live There: A Long Struggle For Black Rights In Las Vegas

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  • The first in a series of discussions about race and racism in Nevada looks at the Black experience in a diverse city with a history of being known as the 'Mississippi of the West.'

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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Friday that New Zealand's elevated alert level will be extended another 12 days, as a cluster of new cases of COVID-19 in Auckland has grown.

New Zealand Investigates A Mystery: Where Did Its New Cases Come From?

Aug 14, 2020
The hunt is on to find the source of the outbreak, now at 30 cases. The country is working to understand how the coronavirus slipped through its defenses.
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World
People wave Lebanese flags at a protest near the Beirut port on Tuesday. Last week's explosion has prompted new hopes for political change, but enormous challenges remain.

Mass Protests Have Followed The Beirut Explosion. What's Next?

Aug 14, 2020
Last week's explosion has prompted new hopes for political change. But enormous challenges remain. Here's what's at stake and how things may play out.
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Law
The ruling by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Friday rolls back California's ban on the sale of ammunition magazines containing more than 10 bullets.

Federal Appeals Court Throws Out California Ban On Large-Capacity Gun Magazines

Aug 14, 2020
The court on Friday ruled that the state's "near-categorical ban of [the magazines] infringes on the fundamental right to self-defense." The decision is a blow to gun control activists.
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World
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, candidate for Belarus' presidential election, smiles as she speaks to people during a meeting in her support in Brest, Belarus, on Aug. 2.

Belarus' Opposition Leaders Reemerge After Post-Election Crackdown

Aug 14, 2020
The country's scattered opposition is regaining its footing after President Alexander Lukashenko unleashed his security forces on protesters during four nights of unprecedented violence.
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Animals
A bald eagle takes flight from a tree along the Platte River in Denver, Colorado. In Michigan, a bald eagle is being blamed for an attack that downed one of the state's drones.

In Aerial Combat Over Lake Michigan, Eagles: 1; Drones: 0

Aug 14, 2020
Last month, Hunter King was using a drone to map shoreline erosion for Michigan's environmental department when a bald eagle apparently attacked the vehicle, causing it to crash into the water.
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Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin is seen struggling to force George Floyd into the back seat of a police SUV in newly released body camera video recorded by Officer Tou Thao. Both Chauvin and Thao were fired, along with two other officers involved in Fl

Body Camera Video Of George Floyd And Police Offers New Details Of Deadly Encounter

Aug 14, 2020
In the police video, Officer Tou Thao seems to get increasingly agitated as the crowd becomes more vocal, with onlookers repeatedly asking him why Floyd's vital signs aren't being checked.
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Africa
A mother elephant and her calf head for a nearby marsh at Kenya's Amboseli National Park on August 12.

Some Good News: An 'Elephant Baby Boom' In One Kenyan National Park

Aug 14, 2020
Kenya's elephant population has more than doubled since the 1980s, and one national park is currently having a 'baby boom' thanks to a relief from drought and a drop in poaching.
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National
An air tanker drops retardant as the Lake Fire burns in the Angeles National Forest north of Santa Clarita, Calif., on Thursday.

Wildfire Season Is Off To A Roaring Start In California And Colorado

Aug 14, 2020
Two back-to-back wildfires have erupted around Los Angeles. And across the country, major wildfires are burning in a dozen states, including one of the largest in Colorado's history.
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