CSi Weather…

.REST OF TODAY…Decreasing clouds. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. Heat index 90 to 95.

.TONIGHT…Increasing clouds. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

.FRIDAY…Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms in the

morning, then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the

afternoon. Cooler. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds 10 to

15 mph.  Chance of precipitation 80 percent.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 5 to

10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds 5 to

15 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.

.SUNDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Clear. Lows in the lower 50s.

.MONDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.

.TUESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.

 

 

There is a chance of thunderstorms Thursday afternoon and evening.
If storms do develop, they will likely become severe with large
hail up to golf ball size, damaging winds up to 70 mph, and very
heavy rain.

Another round of thunderstorms is possible Friday morning. These
storms may also be severe, with large hail up to ping pong ball
size and damaging winds up to 70 mph.

There will be several periods of thunderstorm potential through Saturday. Strong to severe storms will be possible.

 

NDDoH

COVID-19 Stats

Wed. Aug. 12, 2020

Posted at 11-a.m.

COVID-19 Test Results
Results listed are from the previous day.

INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19

  • Woman in her 80s from Grand Forks County with underlying health conditions.
  • Man in his 60s from Morton County with underlying health conditions.


COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED WEDNESDAY

  • Benson County – 3
  • Bowman County – 1
  • Burleigh County – 11
  • Cass County – 15
  • Divide County – 1
  • Emmons County – 1
  • Golden Valley County – 1
  • Grand Forks County – 9
  • McIntosh County – 2
  • McLean County – 2
  • Morton County – 5
  • Mountrail County – 5
  • Pierce County – 1
  • Richland County – 3
  • Sioux County – 3
  • Stark County – 8
  • Ward County – 2
  • Wells County – 2
  • Williams County – 12


BY THE NUMBERS

372,813 – Total Number of Tests Completed* (+4,327 total tests from yesterday)

173,019 – Total Unique Individuals Tested* (+1,161 unique individuals from yesterday)

165,049 Total Negative (+1,076 unique individuals from yesterday)

7,970 – Total Positive (+87 unique individuals from yesterday)

It was discovered that a case from Mercer County and Ward County were incorrectly reported.

2,015 – Total Positives from Serial (Repeat) Testing (+39 from yesterday †)****

2.0% – Daily Positivity Rate**

 

440 – Total Hospitalized (+10 individual from yesterday)

58 – Currently Hospitalized (+3 individuals from yesterday)

6,815 – Total Recovered (+147 individuals from yesterday)

120 – Total Deaths*** (+2 individual from yesterday)

 

* Note that this does not include individuals from out of state and has been updated to reflect the most recent information discovered after cases were investigated.

**Because the serial tests completed and added to the total number of tests completed can result in new individuals who test positive, the daily positivity rate will be calculated using the total positives for the day by the daily number of tests completed instead of the daily number of unique individuals tested.

*** Number of individuals who tested positive and died from any cause while infected with COVID-19.
**** This number includes individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 after they had previously had a negative test.

For descriptions of these categories, visit the NDDoH dashboard.

For the most updated and timely information and updates related to COVID-19, visit the NDDoH website at www.health.nd.gov/coronavirus, follow on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and visit the CDC website at www.cdc.gov/coronavirus.

 

Valley City  (VCSU)  A free COVID-19 testing event for VCSU students and employees will be held Thursday, Aug. 13, from 10-11 a.m. on campus at the West Fieldhouse Parking Lot. Walk-ups are welcome, but preregistration at testreg.nd.gov is strongly encouraged.

City County Health is hosting weekly testing at Lokken Field from 4-p.m. to 5-p.m. on Thursdays August 20 and 27.

 

Jamestown  (CVHD)  Central Valley Health Unit in Jamestown will hold another COVID-19 Mass Testing on Friday August 14, from 10-a.m., to noon at the UJ Reiland Fine Arts Center.  200 test kits will be available.

CVHD Unit Administrator Robin Iszler says they hope to test more students, but have the availability for some  for the  public.

Those who plan on participating in the mass testing are encouraged  to register on line at testreg.nd.gov.

 

Valley City  (VCPS)  Valley City Public Schools Superintendent, Josh Johnson is notifying parents  that all students at Valley City Public Schools will need to register for the 2020-2021 school year beginning Monday, August 10th. Please note, regardless of whether your student will be attending school in-person or virtual, you will need to make sure your student is registered prior to Thursday, August 13th.

Johnson’s statement says, “This year our student registration will be completely ONLINE due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We have provided a step-by-step process for you to be able to complete student registration online following our specific directions. We will have a HELP DESK for anyone that needs assistance and/or may have questions. Please call this hotline 701.490.4078 anytime Monday-Thursday 8:00am-4:00pm. If you are registering on a mobile device and would prefer to register on a computer, come to the Central Office at 460 Central Avenue, and we will assist you with completing registration on a computer. If you come to the office, please bring a face covering with you and plan to wear while you register.

We are very excited for the 2020-2021 school year and our goal is to have 100% of all students registered by 5:00pm on Thursday, August 13th. Please help us to meet this goal and IF you have any questions and/or need help, don’t hesitate to contact our help desk. We are here to help and want to make the new online student registration process as simple for you as possible.

Begin Registering Online by Clicking on the Attachment and Following the Directions!

This brings us one step closer to the beginning of what will be a great 2020-2021 school year at Valley City Public Schools. We will be Better Together: Bridging Health and Education!

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (AP) — The remains of a newborn girl have been returned to a grave in Valley City a year after they were exhumed in a decades-old cold case. The remains were buried again Tuesday at Hillside Cemetery in a ceremony attended by Barnes County and Valley City officials. The body of the infant, later called Baby Rebecca, was found in the underbrush near the Valley City State University campus on April 15, 1981. Investigators revealed the newborn child died from asphyxia shortly after she was born. In July of 2019, Valley City police exhumed the remains and sent them to a lab in Texas for DNA testing to determine her parental origins. The search for her parents continues.

Jamestown  (Chamber)   The Jamestown Area Chamber Beautification Committee, Jamestown Parks and Recreation and other local partners held a ribbon cutting ceremony and Business After Hours celebrating the Sensory Garden at Solien-Denault Park. This garden is located at 17th Ave. & 35th St. SE in Jamestown. All five human senses are addressed at the garden, which is free and open to the public. To learn more about the Sensory Garden, visit www.jamestownparksandrec.com.

Businesses qualify for a ribbon-cutting ceremony if they open, move, remodel, are under new ownership or change their name.  For more information, contact Emily Bivens by emailing: director@jamestownchamber.com or call the chamber at 701-252-4830.

Jamestown  (Chamber)  Members of the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassador Committee and the Young Professionals of Jamestown presented the Customer Service Award for August to Amy Humes of Lakeview Meadow Resort for her outstanding customer service.  The chamber honors individuals who demonstrate a consistent commitment to delivering products or services that satisfy customers by exceeding their requirements or expectations.

Her nomination said, “I contacted Lakeview Meadow to check on changing my cabin rental for my son’s graduation celebration in May. I was told that Amy was working from home due to the current pandemic, but the message would be passed along and she would call me back. It couldn’t have been more than 5 minutes and I received a call. I asked if the cabin I requested was available on the new proposed graduation date in July. Amy told me that it was and that when she had read the article in the Jamestown Sun the previous day, she had tentatively rescheduled all of her graduation rentals. Her thoughtfulness meant the world to me! Thank you, Amy for relieving some stress for me and for all you do to make Lakeview Meadow Resort such an enjoyable place for us to spend our summers!”

Congratulations to Amy, who along with all the other monthly winners, will be recognized at the Chamber’s annual banquet in January 2021.  Customer Service Award nomination forms are available at the Chamber office and on their website at www.jamestownchamber.com or call 701-252-4830.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)   – A pork steak dinner will be served on Thursday, Aug. 20, at a drive by “Dinner in the Park” event hosted by local Democratic-Nonpartisan League candidates from District 12. The meal will be served on a first come, first served basis from 5 to 7 p.m. at McElroy Park while supplies last.

Vehicles that stop at the Sertoma Shelter in the park will be served a boxed dinner for just $15 or freewill offering. Every 25th meal is free!

Meal includes a pork steak, baked potato, corn and bottled water.

 

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — Authorities have identified a John Doe whose body was found in the Missouri River near Williston in 1982. The Williams County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday identified the man as Phillip Peterson. The man’s body was exhumed on Monday in hopes of bringing closure to family members. Authorities say a potential family member contacted the sheriff’s office after seeing images of the man’s tattoos on the news. The combination of a name and new technologies for digital forensics helped authorities positively identify the man as Peterson. His body was found in the Missouri River east of Williston on June 22, 1982. Investigators at the time were unable to identify him, and he was buried in an unmarked grave.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A group opposed to a proposed constitutional amendment meant to reform voting redistricting rules in North Dakota is asking the state Supreme Court to keep the measure off the ballot. The Brighter Future Alliance says in its petition filed Wednesday that sponsors of the measure failed to provide a full text of the measure while they were gathering signatures. The opposing group says that requirement was established by a Supreme Court ruling in in 1924. Carol Sawicki is chairwoman of North Dakota Voters First, which gathered the signatures. She says the lawsuit is a waste of taxpayer dollars and opponents should let the people vote.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — State officials won’t release information on any companies that have declined to cooperate with requests from health officials during the coronavirus pandemic, after information about one Fargo company was released in error. The Associated Press requested the information Wednesday after The Forum reported that GPK Products ignored recommendations by the state epidemiologist in May to shut down its plant after at least 10 employees tested positive for COVID-19. State Department of Health spokeswoman Nicole Peske says state law that prohibits disclosure of information contained in disease control records. She declined to provide the documents that had been released by mistake.

In sports..

Valley City  (VCSU)  This year’s VCSU Viking Golf Scramble is planned for Saturday, August 29, 2020, at Valley City Town & Country Club.

Check-in/Registration from 9:00-9:45 a.m. Shotgun start at 10:00 a.m.

Entry Fee: Pre-register online for $75/person, OR register the day of the event for $100/person.

Entry Fee Includes:

  • Green fees – 18 holes
  • Meal provided
  • Hole prizes and contests
  • Team picture

To Reserve Carts: Call Valley City Town & Country Club at 701-845-4626

 

VIRUS OUTBREAK-COLLEGE SPORTS

 

UNDATED (AP) — The Big 12 Conference is moving ahead with plans to play college football and other fall sports. They will join the Atlantic Coast and Southeastern conferences in taking the field amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The Big 12 board of directors approved a plan to begin fall sports after Sept. 1 after the Big Ten and Pac-12 announced they would not play this fall. The Big 12 football schedule allows each team to play one non-conference game before league play begins Sept. 26.

In other college sports news:

— The Big East has joined the growing list of conferences not playing sports in the fall. The conference announced that men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross country, volleyball and field hockey won’t be contested. Georgetown is the defending national champions in men’s soccer.

— The Big South Conference has decided to delay its fall sports seasons with hopes of playing in the spring. But it will allow football-playing members to schedule up to four non-conference games in the fall at their own discretion. Commissioner Kyle Kallander says the decision was made to protect student-athletes during the coronavirus pandemic.

NHL..

— Nazem Kadri (NA’-zehm KA’-dree), J.T. Compher and Mikko Rantanen scored in an 83-second span late in the third period to send the Avalanche past the Coyotes, 3-0. Philipp Grubauer needed to make just 14 saves for his second career playoff shutout, helping Colorado take the opener of the series. Darcy Kuemper (KEHM’-pur) turned back 37 shots for Arizona.

— Carter Hart handled 27 shots and the Flyers opened their series by nipping the Canadiens’ 2-1. Joel Farabee netted the go-ahead goal late in the second period, 16 seconds after Shea Weber scored on a power play. Ivan Provorov also scored against Carey Price, who had 29 saves.

UNDATED (AP) — The Boston Bruins were able to win the latest marathon hockey game in Toronto.

Patrice Bergeron (pah-TREES’ BEHR’-zheh-rahn) scored early in double-overtime to give the Bruins a 4-3 win over the Hurricanes in Game 1 of their opening-round series.

David Krejci (KRAY’-chee) put Boston ahead 3-2 59 seconds into the third period, but Carolina forced OT on Haydn (HAY’-dehn) Fleury’s goal midway through the period.

David Pastrnak (PAHS’-tur-nahk) assisted on the game-winner after netting a first-period goal.

The game was postponed 15 hours to a rare late-morning start after Tuesday night’s Blue Jackets-Lightning series opener in the same Toronto arena went to five overtimes.

 

— The Islanders scored four unanswered goals to turn a 2-0 deficit into a 4-2 win over the Capitals in Game 1. Josh Bailey broke a 2-2 deadlock with a short-handed goal about seven minutes into the third period. The Islanders tied it on goals by Jordan Eberle and Anders Lee 1:54 apart bridging the second and third periods.

 

— The defending champs are trailing their series after third-period goals by Troy Stecher, Bo Horvat and J.T. Miller gave the Canucks a 5-2 win over the Blues. Horvat furnished two goals and Jacob Markstrom made 29 saves, blanking St. Louis after Jaden Schwartz tied it 2-2 midway through the second period. Elias Petterson also scored for the Canucks, who are seeking their first opening-round series win since 2011.

NBA..

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (YAH’-nihs an-teh-toh-KOON’-poh) has been suspended for Milwaukee’s final game of the regular season.

The NBA’s reigning MVP was punished for headbutting Washington’s Moe Wagner.

It’s unknown if Antetokounmpo would have played in Thursday’s game against Memphis anyway, given that the Bucks have already secured the No. 1 overall seed in the NBA playoffs.

Antetokounmpo will be eligible for Game 1 of the Bucks’ first-round series against Orlando.

NBA..

— Stanley Johnson scored the tiebreaking basket in the lane with 4.9 seconds remaining in the Raptors’ 125-121 triumph over the 76ers. Kyle Lowry and Chris Boucher each scored 19 points as Toronto improved to 6-1 in the restart.

— The Clippers wrapped up the No. 2 seed in the West as Paul George scored 27 points, and Kawhi (kah-WY’) Leonard had 26 in their 124-111 victory over the Nuggets. The Clippers took control with 13 straight points midway through the third quarter and never allowed the Nuggets to fully recover.

UNDATED (AP) — The Indiana Pacers beat Houston for the first time in their last six attempts despite an outstanding performance by Rockets guard James Harden. Myles Turner had 18 points and reserve Edmond Sumner added a season-high 17 as the Pacers held off the Rockets, 108-104. Justin Holliday chipped in 18 points for the Pacers, including two free throws with six seconds left after Houston erased most of a 14-point deficit over the final 5:05.

Harden scored 11 points while the Rockets reeled off a 14-2 run to get within 106-104. He poured in 45 points and tied his career high with 17 rebounds.

— Mike Muscala nailed a 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds and the Thunder overcame a 22-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Heat 116-115. Darius Bazley (BAYZ’-lee) contributed 21 points and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 18 for Oklahoma City, which outscored the Heat 34-15 in the final period.

 

MLB..

— Byron Buxton homered twice, Miguel Sano (sah-NOH’) added a solo shot and Kenta Maeda (mah-EH’-dah) worked into the seventh inning for the Twins in a 12-2 pounding of the Brewers. Marwin Gonzalez and Jose Cruz Jr. each had two RBIs as part of Minnesota’s 15-hit assault.

— Brad Keller tossed two-hit ball over six scoreless innings before the Royals completed a 5-4 win over the Reds. Salvador Perez supplied a solo homer and three RBIs while Kansas City was building a 5-0 lead.

UNDATED (AP) — The Oakland Athletics avoided a sweep while winning for the 10th time in 12 games.

Stephen Piscotty, Matt Olson and Robbie Grossman homered for the A’s in an 8-4 victory over the Angels. Seven of the Athletics’ nine hits were for extra bases after they were shut out on Tuesday.

Ramón Laureano made three nifty catches in center field as he awaits a decision of his appeal of a six-game suspension for charging Houston coach Alex Cintron on Sunday.

Elsewhere around the majors:

— Gary Sanchez and Clint Frazier launched back-to-back homers and Aaron Hicks delivered an RBI double that put the Yankees ahead to stay in a 6-3 downing of the Braves. Frazier had three hits and scored twice while starting in place of outfielder Aaron Judge, who was scratched due to tightness in his lower body.

— Magneuris Sierra poked a tiebreaking-two-run single in a three-run 10th that pushed the Marlins past the Blue Jays, 14-11 in Buffalo. Toronto lost despite smacking seven home runs, two by Travis Shaw.

— Martín Maldonado (mahr-TEEN’ mal-doh-NAH’-doh) belted a three-run home run to back a strong start by Zack Greinke (GREHN’-kee) in the Astros’ 5-1 decision over the Giants. Greinke allowed one run and scattered seven hits over a season-high 6 1/3 innings for his first win of the year.

— Justin Turner crushed a three-run homer in the eighth inning to give the Dodgers breathing room in a 6-0 shutout of the Padres. Tony Gonsolin fell one out short of qualifying for the victory, allowing two hits and striking out eight.

 

— Blake Snell pitched five shutout innings and the Rays backed him with a trio of 400-foot homers to beat the Boston Red Sox 8-5. Willy Adames (ah-DAH’-mehs), Brandon Lowe and Yoshi Tsutsugo (soo-SOO’-goh) all homered off Zack Godley, and Austin Meadows hit a solo shot in the ninth inning of Tampa Bay’s fifth consecutive win.

— Kyle Hendricks pitched six strong innings Anthony Rizzo homered as the pair led the Cubs to a 7-2 win over the Indians. The Cubs are 12-3 in their first season under manager David Ross, matching the club’s 15-game start since 1970.

— The Orioles also earned a 5-4 win over the Phillies as Rio Ruiz, Chance Sisco and Anthony Santander all homered. Baltimore reliever Miguel Castro wiggled out a jam in the eighth thanks to a fantastic diving stop by Ruiz.

— Starling Marte homered and drove in four runs as the Diamondbacks battered the Rockies, 13-7. Rockets outfielder Charlie Blackmon began the game batting an astonishing .500 before going 0 for 4, ending his hitting streak at 15 games, and sliding his average to .472.

— Pete Alonso and Dominic Smith provided back-to-back RBI doubles in a four-run first inning and hit consecutive homers in a five-run sixth as the Mets whipped the Nationals, 11-6. The fourth, fifth and sixth batters in the Mets’ lineup, Michael Conforto, Alonso and Smith, went 7-for-11 with eight RBIs, eight runs scored, three walks and a hit batsman in 15 plate appearances.

— The White Sox picked up a 7-5 win over the Tigers as Tim Anderson had four hits and finished a double shy of the cycle. Anderson and Eloy Jimenez opened the game with consecutive home runs, but Chicago blew a 3-1 lead before Luis Robert hit a bases-clearing double.

— Todd Frazier scored the tiebreaking run on a wild pitch while the Rangers plated five in the bottom of the eighth to beat the Mariners, 7-4. Texas rallied after Austin Nola and Daniel Vogelbach homered in Seattle’s four-run second.

MLB-NEWS

Ailing Marlins ready to go

UNDATED (AP) — Marlins manager Don Mattingly says his players sidelined by a coronavirus outbreak are all asymptomatic.

Mattingly says those players are feeling great and feel like they are ready to go, adding that some have applied for reinstatement.

The Marlins placed 17 players on the injured list last week following an outbreak in Philadelphia that forced seven games to be postponed. The infected players returned to Miami to be quarantined, and will likely need rehab workouts before rejoining the team.

Players on the COVID-19 injury list must be cleared by the MLB joint committee before returning.

In other major league news:

— Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly had his suspension for throwing pitches near the heads of Houston hitters reduced to five games on appeal. Kelly was originally penalized eight games by Major League Baseball on July 29.

— The Red Sox have placed outfielder Andrew Benintendi on the 10-day injured list with a right rib cage strain and recalled right-hander Ryan Weber from their alternate training site. Benintendi is batting just .103 this year after getting two hits in Tuesday’s game.

NBA-NEWS

NBA lays out plan for player guests to enter Disney bubble

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — NBA players could be joined by some family members or close friends inside the season-restart bubble by the end of the month. And that raises the possibility of having a real, albeit small, cheering section for some playoff games.

The opportunity to bring guests into the bubble at Walt Disney World will be only for teams advancing to the second round of the playoffs. The earliest any guest could satisfy quarantine rules and be reunited with a player is Aug. 31. In most cases, players would be limited to four guests.

In other NBA news:

— The league still hasn’t had a confirmed coronavirus case among players inside the season-restart bubble at Walt Disney World. The league released updated numbers showing that none of the 342 players who were tested daily since the league last released results on Aug. 5 has had a confirmed positive. There has not been a player positive yet since teams began entering the bubble more than a month ago.

— Pacers coach Nate McMillan has agreed to a one-year contract extension. McMillan says the deal would add one year to his current agreement, which was set to expire after next season. McMillan has led the Pacers to the playoffs in all four of his seasons since taking the job in 2016.

MASTERS-NO FANS

No roars at Augusta as Masters to be played without fans

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The Masters will be on mute this year. The club has decided there will be no spectators at Augusta National when the rescheduled tournament is played in November.

That means all three majors in this year of COVID-19 will not have fans.

Golf is coming off its first major without fans last week at the PGA Championship. The U.S. Open, moved from June to Sept. 17-20 because of the pandemic, previously announced it won’t have spectators at Winged Foot.

The British Open announced in April it would be canceled this year.

NFL-NEWS

Washington to start the season without fans present

UNDATED (AP) — The Washington Football Team will at least begin the NFL season playing without fans in its stadium.

The team says it plans to play home games at an empty FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, “out of an abundance of caution due to the rapidly changing dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Owner Dan Snyder said the decision followed discussions with federal, state and local officials. The plan can be reevaluated if conditions improve throughout the course of the season.

In other NFL news:

— Eagles coach Doug Pederson has returned to the team after missing less than two weeks because of the coronavirus. Pederson said he stayed engaged with the team virtually and watched practices on video while quarantining at home. The 52-year-old Pederson has led the Eagles to three straight playoff appearances and the franchise’s first Super Bowl victory following the 2017 season.

— The Bills have signed coach Sean McDermott to a multiyear contract extension. A person with direct knowledge told the Associated Press the contract is a four-year extension that runs through the 2025 season. McDermott is the first Bills coach to receive a contract extension since Dick Jauron in 2008 — though Jauron was fired the following year.

— A report by the State Department’s internal watchdog confirms news reports that U.S. ambassador to Britain and Jets owner Woody Johnson has been accused of making “insensitive” and “inappropriate” remarks to embassy staff. The State Department Office of the Inspector General in a report Wednesday called for further internal investigation of the allegations. The report says State Department officials contend that no further investigation is necessary because Johnson understands the responsibilities of his diplomatic job. Johnson has been an ambassador since 2017 and is a friend and campaign contributor to President Donald Trump.

In world and national news…

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have delivered an aggressive one-two attack on the character and performance of President Donald Trump while making their election case for the first time as running mates. On Wednesday, Biden pitched his former primary rival as a smart, tenacious figure who’ll help him defeat Trump in November amid the coronavirus pandemic, cratering economy and national reckoning on racism. Harris is making history as the first Black woman on a national major party ticket. Democrats see her as appealing to progressives, mainstream liberals, some independents and Republicans unhappy with Trump. The Republican president and his allies are attempting to cast her as too left-wing for the country.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans counting on emergency coronavirus aid from Washington may have to wait until fall. Negotiations over a new coronavirus aid package have all but ended. The White House and Congress are far apart on the size, scope and approach on relief for households, schools and a national strategy to contain the virus. President Donald Trump’s top negotiator, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, tried to revive stalled talks Wednesday. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer dismissed what they called an “overture,” saying the Trump administration is still refusing to meet them halfway. Trump said Democrats are “holding the American people hostage.”

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook will start labeling all U.S. posts about voting to send users authoritative information about the elections. The social network began applying the labels to posts about the voting process by federal politicians, including President Donald Trump, last month. Now it’s expanding it to everyone in the country. The move is part of Facebook’s broader effort to combat election-related misinformation on its platform as the U.S. presidential election nears. The company is also launching a voter information hub, similar to one around COVID-19 it says has been seen by “billions” of users around the world.

 

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico is preparing for a second round of voting after the U.S. territory’s Supreme Court ordered centers to open this Sunday for many unable to cast a ballot during last weekend’s botched primaries. The ruling affects only those centers that never opened or did not remain open for the required eight hours Sunday because of missing or delayed ballots. The ruling is raised concerns among some about leaving out voters who did not return to centers that opened late because they weren’t able to or weren’t aware voting had become possible. The president of Puerto Rico’s Supreme Court says there is no perfect solution for what lacerated “beyond repair” the fundamental right to vote.

 

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police have declared a riot outside a just center, next to a federal courthouse. Police said Wednesday night that some in the crowd were engaging in criminal activity, setting fires and exploding fireworks outside the federal building. They told people to leave and used tear gas in an attempt to push people out of the area. Protests have assembled nightly in Portland since the killing of George Floyd in late May. Floyd, a Black man, died after a white officer pressed a knee to his neck. Protests had dwindled but grew again after President Donald Trump sent federal agents in early July. They have since withdrawn. Some recent gatherings have been smaller and targeted local police facilities.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military says the Iranian navy boarded and briefly seized a Liberian-flagged oil tanker near the strategic Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions between Tehran and the U.S. The U.S. military’s Central Command published a black-and-white video showing what appeared to be special forces fast-roping down from a helicopter onto the MV Wila on Wednesday. The ship’s last position Thursday appeared to be off the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates near the city of Khorfakkan. The U.S. offered no motive for the brief seizure, which Iran did not immediately acknowledge.