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Accused Kenosha shooter's lawyer claims self-defense

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Don’t argue with anti-mask customers, CDC warns businesses in new guidance

Here’s what experts suggest instead.

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Army Paratrooper Shot in the Foot During Live-Fire Exercise at Fort Bragg

The incident occurred while soldiers were moving through a shoot-house, clearing rooms and firing live ammunition.

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Trump says his campaign will demand Joe Biden be drug tested ahead of presidential debates

Donald Trump, offering no medical evidence, has suggested Joe Biden was drugged when he debated Bernie Sanders and said he wants the former vice president drug-tested before they go toe-to-toe.The president made his latest bold declaration ahead of night No. 3 of the Republican National Convention, and threatened to distract from the biggest speech of Vice President Mike Pence's political career as the GOP ticket trails Mr Biden and running mate Kamala Harris in national polls and ones taken in most key battleground states.

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‘Catch-up’ stimulus checks to be sent out soon, IRS says. Here’s who will get them

About 50,000 people will receive the payments, the IRS says.

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Hurricane Laura ‘will cause unsurvivable storm surge’

Hurricane Laura is heading for Texas and Louisiana with wind speeds of up to 150 mph (240km/h).

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Remote Andamans tribe with just 53 members reports nearly one-in-ten have fallen sick with coronavirus

Four members of a remote tribe living on India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands have tested positive for Covid-19, sparking fears for the group’s survival. The Greater Andamese number as few as 53 and have limited immunity to viruses like Covid-19 due to their isolated nature. They numbered more than 5,000 in the 1850s but when the British colonised the islands successive outbreaks of diseases like measles caused their numbers to plummet. Two of the Great Andamese who have tested positive have been admitted to hospital and two have been quarantined in a care centre. “It is extremely alarming that members of the Great Andamanese tribe tested positive for Covid-19,” said Sophie Grigg, a Senior Researcher at Survival International, an NGO campaigning for the rights of tribal people. “They will be all too aware of the devastating impact of epidemics that have decimated their people”.

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RNC speaker Abby Johnson shows how not to appeal to women voters

Donald Trump is far behind with female voters. Given that fact, one would expect the Trump campaign to make some moves to appeal to women. Yet on Tuesday night, anti-abortion activist Abby Johnson addressed the RNC and its audience of millions, despite her holding views that go far beyond garden-variety opposition to abortion.Earlier in the day on Tuesday, Johnson faced a firestorm of criticism for saying in a YouTube video earlier this year that her "brown son is more likely to commit a violent offense over my white sons." Then, shortly before the RNC began, a White House reporter for CBS News drew attention to two of Johnson’s tweets from May in which she expressed support for "bringing back household voting," which would give each household a single vote — and give husbands "the final say." (Johnson doubled down on this outlandishly retrograde position on Tuesday evening just a few hours before her speech.)No wonder, then, that when she stood at the podium at the Mellon Auditorium in Washington D.C., Johnson unleashed an unmodulated attack on her former employer Planned Parenthood, denouncing its "racist roots," deploring its "barbarity," and even pausing to evoke "what abortion smells like." The assault naturally culminated in gushing praise for the anti-abortion efforts of President Trump.There are ways for Republicans to appeal to women. There are even ways to do so in pro-life terms — by talking about the tragic, wrenching struggles and anguish experienced by so many women when they contemplate and make the decision to terminate a pregnancy. But Johnson said nothing about any of that, and really expressed no empathy for women at all. Which is exactly what one would expect of someone who would prefer a Handmaid's Tale world in which women lose their bodily and political autonomy and are forced to submit their minds and civic convictions to the absolute rule of their husbands.More stories from theweek.com Trump's RNC role is a much bigger mistake than Republicans realize Trump calls for drug tests before presidential debates Trump's D.C. hotel hosting at least 15 events for donors amid RNC, including bourbon tasting with Rand Paul

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The Papers: 'Secret' care deaths and UK ushered back to office

Claims that virus death tolls in care homes are not being disclosed feature on Friday's front pages.

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Bill & Ted Face the Music Review: Nostalgia & Fun Outweigh Predictability

Rating: 

BEGIN SLIDESHOW

8/10

Cast:

Keanu Reeves as Theodore “Ted” Logan

Alex Winter as William “Bill” S. Preston, Esq.

Brigette Lundy-Paine as Wilhelmina “Billie” Logan

Samara Weaving as Theodora “Thea” Preston

William Sadler as Grim Reaper

Kristen Schaal as Kelly

Anthony Carrigan as Dennis Caleb McCoy

Jayma Mays as Princess Joanna Preston

Erinn Hayes as Princess Elizabeth Logan

Holland Taylor as The Great Leader

Kid Cudi as himself

Jillian Bell as Dr. Taylor Wood

Hal Landon Jr. as Captain Jonathan Logan

Amy Stoch as Missy

Beck Bennett as Deacon Logan

Directed by Dean Parisot; Written by Chris Matheson & Ed Solomon

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Bill & Ted Face the Music Review:

Looking at his career for the past 25 years, it’s hard to believe Keanu Reeves was ever once an airhead on film and after years of trying to get the ball rolling, he and Alex Winter have finally returned as the excellent time travelers Bill & Ted for the long-awaited threequel and though it may not live up to the legacy of the originals, Bill & Ted Face the Music proves to be a plenty fun and nostalgic trip for fans of the franchise.

The stakes are higher than ever for the time-traveling exploits of William “Bill” S. Preston Esq. and Theodore “Ted” Logan.  Yet to fulfill their rock and roll destiny, the now middle aged best friends set out on a new adventure when a visitor from the future warns them that only their song can save life as we know it. Along the way, they will be helped by their daughters, a new batch of historical figures, and a few music legends – to seek the song that will set their world right and bring harmony in the universe.

The idea of revisiting the titular duo in their mid-40s is a great concept and the script explores it pretty well, touching on themes of their inability to grow up and the struggle it’s brought to both their families and lifestyle in relatively decent fashion. Though it may not be to the height of some prestige dramas touching upon similar themes, it proves to resonate at a deep enough level to feel believable as Bill and Ted grow over the course of the story.

The humor present throughout the story may not quite click as nicely as it did the first two rounds in 1990 and ’91, but it still mostly proves to be effective for newcomers and longtime fans alike. The time-traveling continues to deliver plenty of outrageous hijinks both in the various past and present eras, from the titular duo running into increasingly nonsensical future versions of themselves to their daughters assembling the ultimate band to save the world from catastrophe, and it all proves an absolute blast from start to finish.

One of the film’s biggest highlights is the story’s handling of the loss of George Carlin, the legendary comedian who played Bill & Ted’s mentor from the future, Rufus, who would guide them from a distance on their time-traveling journeys in order to keep the timeline of a utopian future intact. When development on the film first began a decade ago, Winter confirmed the role of Rufus would not be recast and rather than leave him out entirely, the writers find a truly beautiful way to honor his character and keep him alive throughout the film in a manner similar to the Jumanji sequels, but feels much more emotionally rewarding, bringing a tear to my eye in multiple moments.

Not to mention the performances from its ensemble cast all prove to be a joy to watch, namely those of Reeves and Winter who effortlessly slip back into the roles that first made them household names. Having seen Reeves in the far-more straight-faced John Wick franchise for the past five years, save from a hilarious self-burning cameo in Always Be My Maybe, it’s great to see he can still portray a stoner-level airhead believably and the chemistry Reeves and Winter share together is not indicative of a near-30-year gap between sequels.

Samara Weaving has certainly been a badass to watch in the horror and thriller genres of late, but she shows her range a the daughter to Reeves’ Ted and sparks just as believable of chemistry with co-star Brigette Lundy-Paine as their on-screen dads. And after Bogus Journey, no Bill & Ted would be complete without William Sadler’s Death and with the story taking place long after his first appearance, he gets to shine in an even more nutty and hilarious take on the Grim Reaper, even if it’s not for nearly long enough.

Despite a lot of things going right in the film, there are a handful of things that go wrong that keep it from matching or surpassing its predecessors, with the two biggest flaws coming in the form of its usage of CGI and its fairly predictable nature. One certainly doesn’t go into a Bill & Ted movie expecting to see them lose or be left with an Avengers: Infinity War-level cliffhanger, but there are moments in which the film’s humor or story does tend to feel a little too familiar and convenient in comparison to the past. While the time travel element never looked superb in the prior films, and it does get a decent enough face lift in the threequel, the problem is the decision to create completely green-screen environments for Hell and the future in a truly unconvincing manner.

The preceding films took a more practical approach to bringing the underworld and the utopian future to life that actually felt pretty real and indicative of a competent effort made on the department of the effects department, but be it assembling a cast full of expensive talent or the lack of a desire to actually create believable sets, we’re instead treated to what’s obviously empty warehouses coated in green that makes the worlds feel empty and hollow.

Despite some of the flaws on display throughout, Bill & Ted Face the Music proves to be well worth the wait with a story that is full of heart, effective airhead personas and great performances from its cast, resulting in a plenty fun and nostalgic adventure for longtime fans that could even convert newcomers.

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Biden says video of police shooting 'makes me sick,' but does not mention shooting deaths in Kenosha overnight

Joe Biden called on protesters to seek justice without resorting to further violence. Along with peaceful protests, there have been riots in recent nights, and soldiers from the Wisconsin National Guard have been dispatched to quell the unrest.

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RNC speaker Abby Johnson shows how not to appeal to women voters

Donald Trump is far behind with female voters. Given that fact, one would expect the Trump campaign to make some moves to appeal to women. Yet on Tuesday night, anti-abortion activist Abby Johnson addressed the RNC and its audience of millions, despite her holding views that go far beyond garden-variety opposition to abortion.Earlier in the day on Tuesday, Johnson faced a firestorm of criticism for saying in a YouTube video earlier this year that her "brown son is more likely to commit a violent offense over my white sons." Then, shortly before the RNC began, a White House reporter for CBS News drew attention to two of Johnson’s tweets from May in which she expressed support for "bringing back household voting," which would give each household a single vote — and give husbands "the final say." (Johnson doubled down on this outlandishly retrograde position on Tuesday evening just a few hours before her speech.)No wonder, then, that when she stood at the podium at the Mellon Auditorium in Washington D.C., Johnson unleashed an unmodulated attack on her former employer Planned Parenthood, denouncing its "racist roots," deploring its "barbarity," and even pausing to evoke "what abortion smells like." The assault naturally culminated in gushing praise for the anti-abortion efforts of President Trump.There are ways for Republicans to appeal to women. There are even ways to do so in pro-life terms — by talking about the tragic, wrenching struggles and anguish experienced by so many women when they contemplate and make the decision to terminate a pregnancy. But Johnson said nothing about any of that, and really expressed no empathy for women at all. Which is exactly what one would expect of someone who would prefer a Handmaid's Tale world in which women lose their bodily and political autonomy and are forced to submit their minds and civic convictions to the absolute rule of their husbands.More stories from theweek.com Trump's RNC role is a much bigger mistake than Republicans realize Trump calls for drug tests before presidential debates Trump's D.C. hotel hosting at least 15 events for donors amid RNC, including bourbon tasting with Rand Paul

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Did a Sailor Set Fire to One of America's Largest Warships?

The USS Bonhomme Richard burned for four straight days in July. Now the Navy is investigating arson.

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Immigrants in Trump's RNC naturalization ceremony weren't warned it would be part of the convention and on TV

Critics said Trump, who has a well-documented record of xenophobia, used the immigrants in the ceremony as props.

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Cissie Graham Lynch attacks trans rights in RNC speech

Lynch, the granddaughter of late evangelical pastor Billy Graham, referred to transgender girls as "boys" in her Republican National Convention speech.

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Hurricane Laura's 'unsurvivable' storm surge: It looks like Louisiana was spared, but some rural areas likely hit hard

Gov. John Bel Edwards said Louisiana "caught a break" on storm surge. The National Hurricane Center says the surge was likely as bad as feared.

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Putin Says His Men Are Standing by Ready to Go into Belarus If Protests ‘Get Out of Hand’

Vladimir Putin says he has formed a reserve of law-enforcement officers to send to Belarus to help President Alexander Lukashenko if necessary, Russian media reported Thursday. Putin said he will not deploy these forces unless “extremist elements in Belarus cross a line and start plundering.” Speaking to the state-run Rossia 1 broadcaster, he said the agents would be on standby in case pro-democracy protests strengthened. “We’ve agreed that [the reserve] will not be used until the situation starts getting out of control,” Putin said, according to The Moscow Times.Earlier in the week, Russian media reported Putin had offered to help, but it was yet unclear in what way. The Washington Post reported Wednesday that Russian journalists replaced striking Belarus journalists at the country’s state television station in mid-August, and have been spreading Russian propaganda ever since. The Belarus journalists who walked off the job have not been allowed to return, creating a vacuum that likely helped fuel Lukashenko’s highly contested presidential win, which sparked country-wide protests calling for his ouster.The Belarus population has long been anti-Russia, with a recent poll showing that 93 percent of the population against Moscow taking over the country, but Lukashenko has been demonstrably pro-Putin.Protests raged after Lukashenko’s suspicious re-election against the popular opposition candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who has become the figurehead of the protests and a target of Russian misinformation. Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.

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Trevor Noah asks why police shot Jacob Blake but not Kyle Rittenhouse

'I feel like we know the answer,' says 'The Daily Show' host after white teen Kyle Rittenhouse was charged with killing protesters in Kenosha, Wis.

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Minneapolis under curfew, state of emergency after Black homicide suspect's death

The city has been the center of protests following the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American man, who died in May after a police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes. Floyd's death and further violence against Black people have led to broader anti-racism protests and demonstrations against police brutality in cities across the United States. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey imposed a curfew following what he described as mass looting of businesses, destruction of property and unrest.

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China protests alleged US spy plane incursion during drills

China is protesting the alleged incursion of a U.S. Air Force U-2 spy plane into a no-fly zone imposed during live-fire military exercises in the country’s north. In a statement issued late Tuesday, the Ministry of National Defense said the action had “seriously interfered in normal exercise activities” and “severely incurred the risk of misjudgment and even of bringing about an unintended air-sea incident.” China has lodged a stern protest and demanded the U.S. cease such actions, Wu said.

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