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August 13, 2020 at 3:35 pm
Vice President Pence said Wednesday he “can’t wait” to debate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), named this week as former Vice President Joe Biden‘s running mate.
“I think she is a skilled debater, but I can’t wait to get to Salt Lake City and be on the stage with her,” Pence said in a Fox News interview with Sean Hannity.
Pence said he wants to compare Biden’s record and the “radical left agenda,” which he argued Harris has embraced, with the “results of this president and this administration.”
Read more at The Hill.
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August 13, 2020 at 3:30 pm
Baltimore, MD – Aug. 13, 2020 - Levayah of Mrs. Chavie Klein, a’h.
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August 13, 2020 at 3:08 pm
President Trump on Thursday warned that GOP Senate candidates who don’t fully embrace him will lose their elections, a warning shot to some moderates who have kept their distance from the president.
Trump called into Maria Bartiromo‘s show on Fox Business Network, where he predicted Republicans would take back control of the House despite little polling to support that argument. But he acknowledged it may be more difficult for the GOP to maintain its slim majority in the Senate.
“We’re fighting very hard in the Senate. I’ll be honest, the Senate is tough,” Trump said. “We have a couple of people that aren’t as supportive of Trump as they should be, and those people are going to lose their elections.”
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August 13, 2020 at 3:07 pm
Former Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday called for a nationwide mask mandate to help fight the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
“Every American should be wearing a mask when they’re outside for the next three months at a minimum,” Biden told reporters in Wilmington, Del.
The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee spoke after sitting down for a briefing on the coronavirus with public health experts. He was joined at the briefing by his newly named running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris of California.
“That’s what real leadership looks like,” Harris said after Biden’s comments on masks.
President Trump has not called for a nationwide mandate.
Last month, the president said he is “a believer in masks” but add...
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August 13, 2020 at 3:00 pm
Talks on a new coronavirus relief package are going nowhere, increasing the likelihood that there won’t be a deal until at least September and the economy will be cut off from additional stimulus for weeks.
The stalemate could pose a risk to both parties, but there is little pressure for Congress to move for the time being.
Lawmakers have mostly fled to their home states, the next jobs report won’t be released until early September and the country’s attention is set to shift for nearly two weeks to the scaled back GOP and Democratic conventions.
Read more at The Hill.
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August 13, 2020 at 1:37 pm
Labyrinth Road Rebuilding Fund
Baltmore, MD - Aug. 13, 2020 - On Monday, August 10, 2020, a gas explosion rocked Labyrinth Road in the Fallstaff neighborhood, leveling three homes and damaging approximately 20 others. Two people were tragically killed, seven others were seriously wounded and countless people continue to experience the shock and grief associated with the loss and damages. CHAI professionals are working with Baltimore City officials on the needs of those affected. As needs continue to be assessed, CHAI is poised to help, bringing expertise and experience in home repair and community support to neighbors whose homes were damaged by the blast.
The Associated has established an emergency fund to support the rebuilding efforts. All of the funds collected by The Associated wi...
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August 13, 2020 at 1:10 pm
Baltimore, MD - Aug. 13, 2020 - On account of recent changes made by the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Company to its brand, the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf of Pikesville has permanently closed.
To our friends, customers and supporters -- Thank you for your patronage, your support and your encouragement! And thanks for the memories. We will never forget you!
At this time, we are pleased to inform patrons who miss our spacious café and the convenience of our drive thru, that the store will remain a coffee shop.
The popular STARBUCKS brand is scheduled to open at our location later this year.
With appreciation,
CBTL of Pikesville - Management.
P.S. For those who may be holding Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf gift cards, the cards may be used at any CBTL est...
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August 13, 2020 at 1:06 pm
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Thursday rebuffed the Republican Party and allowed a consent decree to go forward so that Rhode Island voters during the coronavirus pandemic could cast mail-in ballots without in-person witness verification.
It was the first time the justices had agreed to a pandemic-related voter relief effort. But they explained in a short, unsigned order that state officials had agreed to relax the rules, and the change already had been implemented during the June primary.
Unlike "similar cases where a state defends its own law, here the state election officials support the challenged decree, and no state official has expressed opposition," the order said. "Under these circumstances, the applicants lack a cognizable interest in the state's ability to enforce its...
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August 13, 2020 at 11:29 am
The peace deal was the product of lengthy discussions between Israel, the UAE and the United States that accelerated recently, White House officials said.
Israel and the United Arab Emirates reached a historic peace deal on Thursday that will lead to a full normalization of diplomatic relations between the two Middle Eastern nations in an agreement that US President Donald Trump helped broker.Under the agreement, Israel has agreed to suspend applying sovereignty to areas of the West Bank that it has been discussing annexing, senior White House officials told Reuters.
The peace deal was the product of lengthy discussions between Israel, the UAE and the United States that accelerated recently, White House officials said.The agreement was sealed in a phone call on Thursday between Trump...
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August 13, 2020 at 11:23 am
Baltimore, MD - Aug. 13, 2020:
1. Maryland hospitalization peaked at 1,700 beds on 4/30 and as of 8/13 is down to 470. A decrease of 72.4%.2. Baltimore City hospitalization peaked at 437 beds on 5/4 and as of 8/11 is down to 144. A decrease of 67.0%3. The testing positivity rate peaked in Maryland at 26.92% on 4/17 and as of 8/13 is down to 3.49%. A decrease of 87.0%
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August 13, 2020 at 11:20 am
Israel and the United Arab Emirates have reached an agreement to normalize relations between the two countries for the first time since the establishment of the Jewish state in 1948, according to a report by Reuters Thursday afternoon.
The historic peace deal was brokered by the Trump administration, senior White House officials told Reuters.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is expected to make a formal statement on the development at 7:00 p.m. Jerusalem time.
As part of the deal, Israel has agreed to suspend its plan to apply sovereignty over parts of Judea and Samaria.
“Israel will suspend declaring sovereignty over areas outlined in the President’s Vision for Peace and focus its efforts now on expanding ties with other countries in the Arab and Muslim wor...
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August 13, 2020 at 11:05 am
A flash flood watch is in effect Thursday for most of Maryland as storms saturate the region.
As storms flash flood watch is in effect for much of Maryland Thursday as thunderstorms move through the region.
The flash flood watch is in effect from 7 a.m. to midnight and means conditions may lead to flash flooding, or a rapid rise in water level. Authorities ask people to be extra careful driving at night.
Slow-moving thunderstorms may bring heavy rain to the region Thursday, officials say, which could prompt flash flooding around roads and buildings.
"It wouldn't take much to cause flooding, given heavy rainfall across much of the area both yesterday and again this morning," the National Weather Service said in a forecast discussion.
Thursday's flash flood watch&n...
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August 13, 2020 at 10:58 am
WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Israel and the United Arab Emirates reached a historic peace deal on Thursday that will lead to a full normalization of diplomatic relations between the two Middle Eastern nations in an agreement that U.S. President Donald Trump helped broker.
Under the agreement, Israel has agreed to suspend applying sovereignty to areas of the West Bank that it has been discussing annexing, senior White House officials told Reuters.
The peace deal was the product of lengthy discussions between Israel, the UAE and the United States that accelerated recently, White House officials said.
The agreement was sealed in a phone call on Thursday between Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed, crown prince of Abu Dhabi.
The officials descri...
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August 13, 2020 at 10:53 am
The world’s doctors and public health officials are bracing for the fall and winter seasons, which could deliver the nightmare scenario that everyone is dreading: two infectious diseases could hit the same communities at the same time. Dual outbreaks of COVID-19 and the flu would place additional strain on healthcare systems and could put more people’s lives at risk. We’ve learned to live with the flu and tame it, but it’s endemic. We deal with flu epidemics every year, and they continue to take lives despite the availability of effective therapeutics and vaccines. The novel coronavirus is a different beast, one we’re just learning how to defeat.
America’s top infectious disease expert said in a new interview that the US is in for a “difficul...
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August 13, 2020 at 9:47 am
“People wouldn’t be leaving their homes,” says Israeli Coronavirus Coordinator Ronni Gamzu, while praising City Hall for “acting on a neighborhood-by-neighborhood basis.”
(August 13, 2020 / JNS) Israel Coronavirus Project Coordinator Ronni Gamzu told Jerusalem officials on Wednesday that the infection rate in their city is so high that if it were in any other country in the world, “it would be completely locked down.”
According to Israeli news outlets, Gamzu told Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion and other municipal officials that under similar circumstances elsewhere in the world, “People wouldn’t be leaving their homes, wouldn’t be going to work; there wouldn’t be traffic in the city.”
However, he also reiterated...
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August 13, 2020 at 9:41 am
U.S. equity markets were mixed Thursday morning after initial jobless claims fell below 1 million for the first week since coronavirus lockdowns began in mid-March.
The S&P 500, on the verge of an all-time high after finishing Wednesday’s session less than six points below its record of 3,386.15, fell 0.23 percent. The index’s intraday high is 3,393.52.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, meanwhile, dropped 92 points, or 0.33 percent, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.37%.
Initial jobless claims for the week ended Aug. 8 totaled 963,000, according to the Labor Department. The reading marked the first time in 21 weeks that filings were below 1 million and was beneath the 1.12 million filings that Wall Street analysts surveyed by Refinitiv were expec...
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August 13, 2020 at 9:38 am
COSTA MESA, Calif. – Health experts say around half of American adults are overweight or obese. While excessive body weight is linked to a number of serious health conditions, including diabetes and heart disease, a new study reveals it can also reduce blood flow to the brain. Researchers warn this can put overweight individuals at great risk for Alzheimer’s disease.
The study examines brain blood flow in 17,721 adults between 18 and 94. To do this, researchers use a brain imaging technique known as single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT).
SPECT is a technique in which doctors inject a radioactive tracer into a patient’s blood and then use a special camera to look at the flow of blood. Participants were then split into five categories: underweight, norma...
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August 13, 2020 at 9:26 am
Lithuanian FM hails "successful cooperation between the Lithuanian and Israeli national security agencies"
Lithuania announced Thursday it was designating the Lebanese Hezbollah movement as a terrorist group in its entirety.
Vilnius also banned the group's members and its affiliates from entering the country, the ban set to remain in place for the next 10 years.
"Having taken into consideration the information acquired by our institutions and partners, we may conclude that ‘Hezbollah’ uses terrorist means that pose threat to the security of a significant number of countries, including Lithuania," Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said in a statement.
"We appreciate the successful cooperation between the Lithuanian and Israeli national security agencies," he added. ...
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August 13, 2020 at 9:22 am
'We will always be one step ahead of our enemies,' says Defense Minister and Alt. Prime Minister Gantz
The US and Israel successfully completed a flight test of the Arrow-2 ballistic missile defense system, the Defense Ministry said in a statement early Thursday.
”The Arrow-2 interceptor successfully performed its planned trajectory and destroyed the target,” the Pentagon said.
“Our ‘elite technological unit’ ensures that we will always be one step ahead of our enemies,” Defense Minister and Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz said.
The Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) conducted the joint test overnight at 11:45 pm in central Israel, the latest in a series of Israeli successes.
“Throughout the test, the Arrow-2 system succes...
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August 13, 2020 at 9:18 am
Group said to have used the seized cargo to make bombs and missile warheads
Lebanon's Hezbollah terrorist group had been tapping into the trove of ammonium nitrate stored in the Beirut port to make explosives, al-Arabiya reported Wednesday.
The news portal cited a security source as saying that the explosive substance, which had been stored in the port since 2014, was being siphoned off by a "third party" with military use in mind.
The source asserted that this was the reason why the ammonium nitrate has not been properly disposed of for years after its seizure.
Another source, described by the outlet as a being close to Hezbollah leadership, explained that the group used the substance to make bombs and warheads for missiles delivered from Iran and assembled local...
