– Wayne Byers Show – Morning- Aug 14

CSi Weather…

Flood Advisory for…
Central Barnes County in southeastern North Dakota…
Northwestern Cass County in southeastern North Dakota…
Southeastern Steele County in southeastern North Dakota…

* Until 345 PM CDT Friday.

Minor flooding is ongoing in the advisory area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen, as of Friday morning.

Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Valley City, Page, Sanborn, Rogers, Eckelson, Colgate, Pillsbury,
Urbana and Bald Hill Dam.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Safety message – Turn around, don`t drown. Don`t travel through
flooded areas. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

Flood updates and water level updates for the …

Sheyenne River Level Through Valley City

Lake Ashtabula Level

James River level through Jamestown.

Jamestown Dam

National Weather Service

Water amounts in the snow pack

The Latest Flood Warnings from The National Weather Service

https://ndresponse.gov/flood-region

Fire Danger Map for North Dakota

There is a slight chance of thunderstorms through the early Friday
evening. Severe weather is no longer expected.

.Saturday through Thursday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

Forecast…

REST OF TODAY….Rain showers and thunderstorms late in the

morning, then rain showers and thunderstorms likely in the

afternoon. Some thunderstorms may be severe. Locally heavy

rainfall possible late in the morning. Highs 65 to 70. Windy.

North winds around 15 mph increasing to northwest around 25 mph

in the afternoon. Gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of precipitation

90 percent.

.TONIGHT…Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

Gusts up to 30 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. Northwest

winds 5 to 10 mph.

.SUNDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds 5 to

10 mph.

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

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

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

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 60.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.

Scattered severe thunderstorms Friday. The hazards
will be large hail up to golf ball size and damaging wind gusts up
to 75 mph. Very heavy rain will fall with any severe storm.

Valley City (KLJ) Starting Friday, August 14 the intersection of 5th Avenue Northwest and 2nd Street Northwest in Valley City will be closed, and remain closed into next week until paving operations are completed.

6th Street Northwest will open on August 14 and then also close for paving operations August 17.

Schedules are pending weather. Contact KLJ with any questions at (701)-845-4980.

Fargo (KFGO) Two people were arrested by West Fargo police after fleeing during a traffic stop.

They ditched the car, still in drive, and it hit a light pole. Officers chased 26-year-old Cody Haman into an apartment building and believed he had a weapon.

They found Haman hiding in a bedroom and they found pieces of a gun that they say he attempted to hide. He was arrested for fleeing, felon in possession of a firearm and for multiple warrants in North Dakota and South Dakota.

His passenger, 25-year-old Kiana Chenze of Jamestown, was arrested for fleeing and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.

North Dakota health officials say the state set daily highs for COVID-19 tests and the number of positive screenings, led by a spike of 49 new cases in Stark County. Sherry Adams, executive officer at Southwestern District Health Unit in Dickinson, attributed many of the cases in Stark County to social gatherings. The update lifted total positive cases in the county from 300 to 349. Statewide, health officials confirmed 201 new cases in 28 counties, topping the previous record of 181 cases on Aug. 8. The state for the first time met its goal of 7,000 daily tests, reporting 7,182 screenings from the previous day.

NDDoH

COVID-19 Stats

Thurs. Aug 13, 2020

Posted 11-a.m.

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

COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED THURSDAY

Barnes County 1
Barnes County Positive 39
Barnes County Active 4
Barnes County Recovered 35
Barnes County
Benson County – 11
Billings County – 1
Bottineau County – 1
Burleigh County – 39
Cass County – 15
Divide County – 1
Eddy County – 2
Golden Valley County – 2
Grand Forks County – 18
Griggs County – 2
Kidder County – 1
McHenry County – 2
McIntosh County – 2
McLean County – 4
Mercer County – 1
Morton County – 18
Mountrail County – 5
Pierce County – 2
Ramsey County – 4
Richland County – 2
Rolette County – 3
Sioux County – 2
Stark County – 49
Traill County – 1
Walsh County – 1
Ward County – 6
Williams County – 5

BY THE NUMBERS

379,934 – Total Number of Tests Completed* (+7,182 total tests from yesterday)

173,019 – Total Unique Individuals Tested* (+2,021 unique individuals from yesterday)

166,869 Total Negative (+1,820 unique individuals from yesterday)

8,171 – Total Positive (+201 unique individuals from yesterday)

2,086 – Total Positives from Serial (Repeat) Testing (+71 from yesterday †)****

2.8% – Daily Positivity Rate**

445 – Total Hospitalized (+5 individual from yesterday)

59 – Currently Hospitalized (+1 individuals from yesterday)

6,953 – Total Recovered (+138 individuals from yesterday)

120 – Total Deaths*** (+0 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.

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.

Jamestown (CSi) the City of Jamestown announces that Vector Control will be AERIAL spraying for elevated mosquito nuisance in the City on Saturday, August 15, 2020 starting at 7:45 P.M. for two (2) to four (4) hours, with Sunday, August 16, 2020 as the contingent date.

Parents are advised to keep children out of the streets and indoors during above times.

The active ingredient in the ULV (Ultra Low Volume) spray is permethrin. This insecticide is labeled for use in residential areas and are found to be non-toxic to humans and pets.

Motorists should use extreme caution in the area

All AERIAL spraying operations are contingent upon weather conditions.

For more information visit www.jamestownnd.gov, click on Departments/ Vector Control or call 701-320-5503

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Author, Nancy Kuykendall latest book, is, Now I Lay Me Down TO SLEEP.

The book is – Now I Lay Me Down TO SLEEP.

The self-published book, with 20 chapters is non-fiction.

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Nancy said, the book about sleep deprivation.

She said the idea came to her because day after day she heard family, friends, co-workers, customers, and even strangers talk about how they couldn’t sleep at night. She heard it so often that she started thinking about reasons that might keep people awake at night.

Nancy pointed out that the chapters deal with sleeplessness from: pain, fear, worry, anxiety, indecision, finances, guilt, regret, anger, conflict, grief, busyness, inactivity, interruptions, bad habits, feeling insignificant, restlessness, random causes, separation from God. And the last chapter is about sleeping in peace.

A passage from the back of the book says, “Many of us have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep.

Sleep deprivation has become an epidemic and the consequences are often severe.

This book explores various reasons for sleeplessness and attempts to shed light on ways to combat it.

This is not a medical book.

This book looks at sleep deprivation caused by common hindrances and explores chronic problems shared by many.

I share personal experiences.

Some practical ideas are shared, as are spiritual truths that can help us.

This book is meant to encourage the sleepless.”

Nancy Kuykendall’s book, is available at Amazon, in paperback, or E-Book.

Also visit her website: Nancykuykendall.com which includes information on her past books.

Bismarck – Gov. Doug Burgum Thursday day announced the launch of the new Care19 Alert smartphone app designed to notify users of possible COVID-19 exposure while protecting their privacy with technology developed by Apple and Google.

“Care19 Alert is a powerful tool in the fight against COVID-19 and another example of how we’re embracing technology and innovation to save lives and livelihoods,” Burgum said. “North Dakota was the first state to launch a contact tracing app, and now we’re the first state to connect an exposure notification system with the National Key Server, which will allow Care19 Alert to work with similar apps in other states. This makes Care19 Alert a vital resource in keeping schools and businesses open while protecting personal privacy.”

North Dakota-based ProudCrowd LLC developed Care19 Alert in partnership with the North Dakota Department of Health using federal funding. The free app is available to download through the App Store and the Google Play Store. Care19 Alert is the only app in North Dakota allowed to use the exposure notification system (ENS) application programming interface (API) jointly created by Apple and Google.

“As COVID-19 cases continue to be identified across our state, it is important for people to know whether they have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for the virus,” interim State Health Officer Dr. Andrew Stahl said. “The more North Dakotans use Care 19 Alert, the greater the likelihood that they will receive timely exposure notifications that lead to effective disease prevention.”

The launch of Care19 Alert comes at a critical time as the school year begins and in-person classes resume for North Dakota students. Maintaining a healthy environment for staff and students through efficient contact tracing and exposure notification is essential in ensuring all students have the opportunity to learn and succeed.

By using Care19 Alert in conjunction with the original Care19 app, now called Care19 Diary, residents can maximize the number of people who can be notified of exposure. Both apps maintain users’ privacy and work seamlessly to reduce the spread of COVID-19 by providing timely notifications to a broad range of users in an efficient and secure manner.

“For those heading off to college in the coming weeks, the app can be customized to a student’s college or university so that specific campus information can be quickly provided to the student,” North Dakota University System Chancellor Mark Hagerott said. “The North Dakota University System is committed to providing a safe learning environment, and we encourage everyone to utilize the tools our state has in place to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.”

Care19 Alert uses Bluetooth proximity technology provided by both Apple and Google notification systems. The app provides proactive alerts and notifications to users based on anonymous keys exchanged between smartphones as users go about their daily activities. Click the following link for more info on the technology: www.google.com/covid19/exposurenotifications/.

Care19 Alert users will be notified if their device was in proximity of another device whose user tests positive for COVID-19. The app updates daily with positive COVID-19 results submitted by other users, which are then checked against the list of random keys that each device has encountered for more than 15 minutes in the last 14 days.

People who use Care19 Alert must explicitly choose to turn on exposure notifications, and they can turn off the app at any time. The Apple-Google Notification System utilized by the app does not collect, use or store any device location, including for users who report positive results. Users have the option to decide whether to report a positive COVID-19 diagnosis, and identities are not known to Apple, Google or other app users. The system is only used for exposure notifications by official public health authorities and is not monetized.

Care19 Alert is the first exposure notification app to connect with the National Key Server provided by the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL). Use of this server allows different states’ apps to communicate with each other, protecting North Dakotans when they are traveling across state borders or when others are visiting North Dakota and subsequently become COVID-19 positive.

Those who already have Care19 Diary will still need to download Care19 Alert to use the exposure notification system; the existing app will not update automatically to incorporate the new technology.

More information about Care19 Alert and Care19 Diary can be found at https://belegendary.link/Care19.

For more information on North Dakota’s COVID-19 response, visit www.health.nd.gov/coronavirus or www.ndresponse.gov.

Bismarck (CSi) – The North Dakota Department of Commerce has announced that the agency received more than 869 application submissions for the Economic Resiliency Grant (ERG) on the program’s first day of opening applications.

Commerce Commissioner Michelle Kommer says“The Commerce team has diligently prepared for the launch of the ERG application portal. Today we were proud to see the success of our efforts with more than half the funds, a total of more than 35 million dollars, requested through the program. We did experience some technical issues with our vendor that were out of our control, however, working together we were able to get the system functioning at full capacity, processing four applications per minute.”

Commerce will continue to accept applications until the program’s first round closing date of Aug. 28.

Kommer adds, “Commerce would like to thank everyone for their patience and persistence to get the applications submitted. We look forward to seeing the impact made through this grant, bringing customers back to the marketplace safely, to help North Dakota businesses thrive.”

The ERG is a grant opportunity designed by Commerce to enhance revenue in both the immediate and long-term future by growing consumer confidence. The grant will provide funding to private companies operating in North Dakota for costs associated with the business improvements to reduce the spread of infection and instill consumer confidence in the marketplace.

Eligible applicants may qualify to receive grant funding up to $50,000 per business and up to $100,000 per business with multiple locations for direct investments that help create a safe environment for both employees and consumers.

Applications will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis. Funding will be approved if the application meets all criteria and funding is available. Additional information can be found at belegendary.link/ERG.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The state of North Dakota wants to intervene in a lawsuit filed by the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation over mineral rights under Lake Sakakawea on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. MHA Nation is suing the federal government over a decision the U.S. Department of the Interior issued in May concluding that the state is the legal owner of the submerged property. The state contends that its interests in the dispute may differ from those of the federal government, so it should be allowed to intervene. At stake is more than $100 million in unpaid royalties and future payments certain to come from oil drilling beneath the original Missouri River bed.

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.

In sports…

UNDATED (AP) — Major college football will be the only championship decided by the NCAA, and the prospect of holding that still hangs in the balance.

The NCAA has called off all fall championship events except for major college football because of the limited number of schools competing in sports such as men’s and women’s soccer and women’s volleyball during the first semester.

NCAA President Mark Emmert made the announcement in a video posted on Twitter, although it has been clear this was coming as conferences canceled fall sports seasons because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Emmert said the NCAA would prioritize staging championships in winter and spring sports because those — including the NCAA basketball tournaments— were canceled when COVID-19 first spiked across the United States in March.

The decision comes after The Big Sky, West Coast and Southern conferences announced Thursday that they are the latest Division I leagues to postpone its fall sports schedule.

New Mexico State has postponed its football season because of COVID-19 concerns and state restrictions. The Aggies are the third independent FBS program to decide not to play in the fall, joining Connecticut and Massachusetts.

New Mexico State says it will explore playing football in the spring.

Moving fall sports to the spring still must go through the Division I Council, which is comprised of representatives of all 32 conferences. It also would need approval by the DI Board of Directors.

WNBA…

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — A’ja Wilson had 23 points and eight rebounds, Angel McCoughtry scored 21 points and the Las Vegas Aces topped the Minnesota Lynx 87-77 for sole possession of second place. Kayla McBride added a season-high 17 points and Jackie Young had 16 points for Las Vegas, which moved within one game of Seattle for first in the WNBA standings. Napheesa Collier had 21 points and a career-high 14 rebounds for Minnesota. Crystal Dangerfield added 14 points and Kayla Alexander scored 11.

NHL..

UNDATED (AP) — It took the Columbus Jackets a while to get going following their five-overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Fortunately for the Jackets, netminder Joonas Korpisalo (YOH’-nuhs kohr-pih-SAH’-loh) was just as sharp as he performed while making a playoff-record 85 saves two days earlier.

The Stanley Cup first-round series is tied at a game apiece after Korpisalo stopped 36 shots to lead Columbus to a 3-1 win over the Lightning.

In other Stanley Cup first-round action:

— Dougie Hamilton broke a 2-2 stalemate midway through the third period to give the Hurricanes a 3-2 win over the Bruins, evening the series at a game apiece. Carolina trailed, 1-0 until Teuvo Teravainen and Andrei Svechnikov scored 1:28 late in the second, but Boston tied it on Brad Marchand’s goal with five seconds left in the period. James Reimer stopped 33 shots for the Canes

Dallas in a 5-4 win over the Flames.

— The Golden Knights squandered leads of 2-0 and 3-2 before Reilly Smith scored 7:13 into overtime to give them a 4-3 win over the Blackhawks.

NHL…

TORONTO (AP) — Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin (BERZH’-eh-vin) says coach Claude Julien was taken by ambulance to a Toronto hospital after experiencing chest pains Wednesday night. The 60-year-old Julien remained in the hospital Thursday afternoon while more tests were being conducted to determine the cause of his condition.

Bergevin said the situation is not COVID-19 related.

The 60-year-old coach is not expected to be back behind the bench for the rest of the team’s first-round series against Philadelphia. Associate coach Kirk Muller will take over Julien’s role in an interim basis.

NBA..

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — It will be the Portland Trail Blazers against the Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA’s Western Conference play-in series. The Trail Blazers advanced with a win over the Nets after the Grizzlies secured a spot by downing the league-leading Milwaukee Bucks.

Damian Lillard dropped in 42 more points and had a crucial steal as the Blazers earned a do-or-die victory, 134-133 over the Nets.

Memphis kept its season alive with a 119-106 victory over the Bucks.

The Blazers can advance to the first round against the Lakers by beating the Grizzlies on Saturday. If Memphis prevails, there will be a winner-take-all game on Sunday.

In other NBA action:

The Suns dominated the first half of a 128-102 trouncing of the Mavericks.

— Rayjon Tucker scored 18 points as the Jazz beat the Spurs 118-112, ending San Antonio string of playoff appearances at 22.

— Buddy Hield (heeld) nailed a 3-pointer that capped Sacramento’s streak of 11 consecutive baskets made in the third period of a 136-122 win over the Lakers.

— The Wizards picked up their lone win in the restart as Thomas Bryant had 26 points and nine rebounds lead a 96-90 decision over the Celtics.

MLB

— The Orioles completed a three-game sweep as Pedro Severino and Rio Ruiz homered in an 11-4 blasting of the Phillies. Thomas Eshelman allowed two runs and four hits in five innings to earn his second career win.

UNDATED (AP) —The Dodgers blasted the Padres, 11-2.

— Yu Darvish carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning and Kyle Schwarber belted a solo homer as the Cubs downed the Brewers, 4-2. Darvish struck out 11 over seven innings and didn’t allow a hit until Justin Smoak led off the seventh with a homer. The Cubs are 13-3 for the first time since 1907.

— The Rays have a six-game winning streak after Mike Zunino belted a three-run homer and collected four RBIs in a 17-8 dismantling of the Red Sox.

— Tomas Nido (TOH’-mahs NEE’-doh) broke out in the Mets’ 8-2 romp over the Nats, hitting a two-run homer in the fourth inning and a grand slam in the fifth. He is just the fifth catcher in Mets history to hit at least two homers and collect at least six RBIs in a game.

— Solo homers by Adam Frazier, Colin Moran and Gregory Polanco helped the Pirates beat the Reds, 9-5 and end a three-game skid. Polanco homered and walked with the bases loaded while Pittsburgh erupted for seven runs in the second inning to take a 9-0 lead.

— The Cardinals’ series opener against the White Sox has been postponed to Saturday, giving the Redbirds an extra day to recover from a coronavirus outbreak. The Cards, who haven’t played since July 29 and were set to resume their season Friday night in Chicago.

MLB-NEWS

Rangers lose Volquez

UNDATED (AP) — Rangers veteran right-hander Edinson Volquez has been put on the 45-day injured list with a right oblique strain, effectively ending his season.

Volquez sustained the injury when working the fifth inning Tuesday against Seattle.

In other major league news:

— Mets left fielder Jeff McNeil was carted off with a left knee injury after crashing into the wall to rob Asdrubal (as-DROO’-bul) Cabrera of a two-run extra-base hit on Thursday. Manager Luis Rojas says McNeile is day to day after X-rays and an MRI were negative.

— Nationals star Stephen Strasburg earned one of baseball’s most unique ejections in the third inning of Thursday’s loss to the Mets. Strasburg was sitting in Section 121 at Citi Field in this socially distant season when he began to complain loudly about a ball-and-strike call. Last year’s World Series MVP was tossed moments later, although it took a few seconds to realize who had been tossed.

NFL-NEWS

AP source: Kittle agrees to 5-year extension with 49ers

UNDATED (AP) — All-Pro George Kittle has agreed to a five-year, $75 million extension with the San Francisco 49ers, a record for tight ends.

According to overthecap.com, the previous high for annual value on a multiyear contract for a tight end was the four-year, $42 million deal Austin Hooper signed this offseason in Cleveland.

Kittle had been one of the NFL’s biggest bargains after being drafted in the fifth round in 2017.

In other NFL news:

— The Chiefs and star tight end Travis Kelce (KEHL’-see) have agreed to a four-year, $57.25 million contract extension that will keep him with the Super Bowl champions through 2025. That’s according to a person familiar with the contract. The move to secure the two-time All-Pro tight end is the latest in a string of big-money deals negotiated by general manager Brett Veach to keep the core of the Chiefs intact this offseason.

— The Bills are protecting quarterback Josh Allen’s blindside for the long term after signing left tackle Dion Dawkins to a four-year, $60 million contract extension. The team announced the signing, while a person with direct knowledge of the contract provided the value of the deal to The Associated Press. Dawkins has been a starter in Buffalo since being selected in the second round of the 2017 draft out of Temple.

TENNIS-LEXINGTON

Serena beats Venus to take 31st meeting

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Serena Williams came back and won the last four games to beat her older sister, Venus, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in a hard-hitting, back-and-forth, second-round matchup at the Top Seed Open on Thursday. It was the 31st meeting of their careers and it came 22½ years after the first.

Venus is 40, and Serena turns 39 next month, making their combined age the highest in a WTA match since 2004, when Martina Navratilova, 47, played Amy Frazier, 31.

TENNIS-US OPEN

No. 1 Novak Djokovic says he’ll play at US Open, after all

UNDATED (AP) — Novak Djokovic (NOH’-vak JOH’-kuh-vich) says he will enter the U.S. Open and the hard-court tuneup tournament preceding it in New York this month.

Reigning U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu (an-dree-EHS’-koo) has pulled out of the Grand Slam tournament. She says the coronavirus pandemic prevented her from properly preparing for competition.

NCAA-COMPENSATING ATHLETES

Senators lay out plan for college athletes bill of rights

WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of senators led by Cory Booker of New Jersey and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut has released a plan for reforming college sports with an athletes bill of rights. It calls for college athletes to have the ability to earn money for their names, images and likenesses with “minimal restrictions.”

The senators also want to ensure for the athletes long-term medical coverage and treatment, enforceable medical standards, academic freedom and revenue sharing agreements.

The NCAA is in the process of changing its rules to permit athletes to earn money off their names, images and likenesses for things like endorsements and appearances. The association has asked for help from Congress to relieve pressure from state lawmakers.

PGA-WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP

3-way tie for clubhouse lead

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Harold Varner III, Tom Hoge and Roger Sloan share the clubhouse lead after shooting 8-under 62 in the first round of the PGA’s Wyndham Championship in North Carolina.

Hoge looked like he might have a shot at 59 after he went eagle-birdie on the 15th and 16th holes to reach 9 under.

There were 33 players on the course when the round was suspended due to bad weather.

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is intensifying his efforts to block mail-in voting. He acknowledged on Thursday that he’s starving the U.S. Postal Service of funding in order to make it harder to process an expected surge in ballots that he worries could cost him reelection. Meanwhile, his campaign is suing two Iowa counties that are making it easier to vote by mail during the pandemic. The Republican president said on Fox Business Network that among the sticking points on a new virus relief package are Democrats’ demand for billions of dollars to assist states in protecting the election and helping postal workers process mail-in ballots. The campaign of Trump’s Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, jumped on the comments, likening the president’s actions to sabotage.

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Kamala Harris is already bringing energy, dollars and more to Joe Biden’s presidential campaign. In the first two days after her historic selection as the first Black woman on a major national ticket, she’s fired off the campaign’s sharpest criticism of President Donald Trump’s shortcomings. She’s also vouched vigorously for Biden on race and his character. And the enthusiasm surrounding her candidacy has brought in a record $36 million, including contributions from 150,000 new donors. The campaign hopes it’s just the beginning.

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a reminder of his tactics when he rose to power in politics, President Donald Trump is giving credence to a false and racist conspiracy theory about Kamala Harris’ eligibility to be vice president. Trump told reporters Thursday he had “heard” the rumors that Harris, a Black woman and U.S.-born citizen whose parents were immigrants, does not meet the requirement to serve in the White House. Trump said he considered the rumors “very serious.” The conspiracy theory is false. Harris was born in Oakland, California, and is eligible to be president under the constitutional requirements.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Iran and Turkey are lashing out at their regional rival the United Arab Emirates over its decision to normalize diplomatic relations with Israel, accusing it of betraying the Palestinian cause. Most of the international community has welcomed the agreement, expressing hope it contributes to peace efforts. Iran on Friday called the U.S.-brokered deal a “dagger” in the backs of the Palestinian people and all Muslims. Turkey said the peoples of the region “will never forget and will never forgive this hypocritical behavior” by the UAE. The UAE said the agreement put a hold on Israel’s plans to unilaterally annex parts of the occupied West Bank, which the Palestinians want for their future state.

HOUSTON (AP) — Mourners are set to gather in Houston for a slain Texas soldier whose story has renewed a push for changes in the way the military handles sexual abuse and harassment. Vannessa Guillen’s family scheduled the memorial for noon to 8 p.m. Friday at Cesar E. Chavez High School. The Catholic service is open to the public and will also be streamed online. Guillen disappeared from Fort Hood on April 22. Investigators said she was bludgeoned to death on base by a fellow soldier, who later killed himself. Guillen’s family has said that fellow solider sexually harassed her, but the Army has said there is no evidence of that.