Sheriffs slam governor's plan to curb Portland violence

A plan by the governor of Oregon to use sheriff’s deputies from surrounding counties to help patrol Portland following the deadly shooting of a right-wing Trump supporter was sharply criticized by law enforcement

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15 years later, Walmart launches its answer to Amazon Prime

Walmart is launching a new membership service for shoppers this month that it hopes can compete with Amazon Prime

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IPL 2020: Adam Zampa Replaces Kane Richardson In RCB Squad

RCB announced on Twitter that Kane Richardson and his wife are expecting the birth of their first child due to which the Australian has pulled out of the tournament.

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Sensex Jumps Over 400 Points, Nifty Tops 11,500 Amid Gains Across Sectors

Consumer spending, private investments and exports all collapsed during the world's strictest lockdown imposed in late March to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Today in History

Today in History Today is Tuesday, Sept. 1, the 245th day of 2020. There are 121 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On September 1, 1945, Americans received word of Japan’s formal surrender that ended World War II. (Because of the time difference, it was Sept. 2 in Tokyo Bay, where the ceremony took place.) On this date: In 1894, the Great Hinckley Fire destroyed Hinckley, Minnesota, and five other communities, killing more than 400 people. In 1923, the Japanese cities of Tokyo and Yokohama were devastated by an earthquake that claimed some 140,000 lives. In 1939, World War II began as Nazi Germany invaded Poland. In 1941, the first municipally owned parking building in the United States opened in Welch, W. Va. In 1942, U.S. District Court Judge Martin I. Welsh, ruling from Sacramento, Calif., on a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of Fred Korematsu, upheld the wartime detention of Japanese-Americans as well as Japanese...

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Absent details, police shooting narratives seek to distract

A familiar narrative has emerged since Jacob Blake’s shooting by a police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin

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UN chief: Virus reversed fragile progress on gender equality

The United Nation chief says the COVID-19 pandemic has deepened inequality between men and women and reversed “decades of limited and fragile progress on gender equality and women’s rights.”

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Jobs App For Poor Workers Used By Amazon, BigBasket Raises $8 Million

The app helps first-time internet users access job opportunities by entering their name, age, and skills to generate a virtual "business card" that's shared with potential employers.

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-24%: India On Track For First Full-Year Contraction In 4 Decades

Gross domestic product shrank 23.9% in the three months to June from a year earlier, the Statistics Ministry said in a report Monday.

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Petrol Prices Hiked by 4-5 Paise Across Metros On Tuesday

In Delhi, the price of petrol was hiked to Rs 82.08 from Rs 82.03 paise per litre, while diesel was untouched at Rs 73.56 per litre, according to Indian Oil Corporation.

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Sensex, Nifty Likely To Have A Firm Opening

The domestic stock markets are likely to open in the green, a day after plunging more than 2 per cent, going by early indications from Singapore Nifty futures trading.

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75 years later, Japanese man recalls bitter internment in US

When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941, the first thing Hidekazu Tamura thought was: I’ll be killed by my fellow Americans

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US wildlife officials aim to remove wolf protections in 2020

The Trump administration plans to lift endangered species protections for gray wolves across most of the nation by the end of the year

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