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Senin, 31 Agustus 2020

Letters to the Editor: California's blackouts prove it: We still need oil and gas for energy

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California's leaders need to set aside ideology and admit that in the near term, the state still needs fossil fuels to prevent blackouts.

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German govt condemns 'unacceptable' attempt to storm Reichstag

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The German government Sunday slammed the "unacceptable" behaviour of protesters during a mass rally against coronavirus restrictions in which hundreds were arrested and an attempt was made to storm the Reichstag parliament building.

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The alt-right group Patriot Prayer, associated with a man killed in the Portland protests, has a history of provoking left-wing groups: 'This was just a matter of time'

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An Anti-Defamation League researcher fears that Aaron Danielson's killing will spur more bloodshed between right- and left-wing groups.

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New report deepens mystery around Trump’s sudden and suspicious visit to Walter Reed hospital

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Vice President Mike Pence was reportedly prepared to take over the presidential duties

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Mom rips gun and shoe from man accused of kidnapping her 1-year-old, Georgia cops say

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The child has since been found safe, officials say.

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Worth the wait: Yellowstone’s Giantess Geyser erupts for first time in six years

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Giantess is one of the biggest geysers in the national park, and typically explodes between twice and six times a year In these troubled times there comes a point where we all need to let off steam.For this huge geyser in Yellowstone park, the moment was now and the eruption was spectacular, after a six-year wait.But, for the rest of us, watching this natural phenomenon is strangely meditative and beautifully distracting from much of the bad news around, despite the violent geothermal forces propelling it.Giantess Geyser spouted for the first time in more than six years in Yellowstone National Park, which straddles part of Wyoming and a little of Montana, on 25 August, according to the US National Park Service (NPS).“She” has more typically erupted between twice and six times a year in the past, according to the NPS website, and blasts a spout up to 200ft high.“The surrounding area may shake from underground steam explosions just before the initial water and/or steam eruptions,” the NPS website adds.Giantess is one of the biggest geysers in the park, alongside phenomena such as the super-tall Steamboat geyser, the largest active geyser in the world, and the park’s most famous, Old Faithful, renowned for its punctual regularity as it soars from the ground about 20 times a day.Colorful hot spring features in the park include the blue-hued Morning Glory Pool and the psychedelic Grand Prismatic spring, as well as whiffy, sulfurous bubblers and roiling natural pots of scalding hot water fizzing out of the rocks.The features are among more than 10,000 hot springs and geysers in the park, a Unesco world heritage site.

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Will my child be sent home for cough, runny nose? What to know about day care guidelines during COVID-19

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With flu, cold and allergy season around the corner, experts say a runny nose or cough is almost inevitable at daycare facilities.

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Filmmaker Michael Moore warns of 2016 redux, says Trump support is ‘OFF THE CHARTS’

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This is not an affirmation of celebration from a Donald Trump supporter, but a warning from filmmaker Michael Moore. The Oscar-winning documentary director posted on social media that signs are pointing to a Trump reelection come November. Moore, an avid critic of the president and advocate of Sen. Bernie Sanders, took to his Facebook page to let his followers know that history may be repeating itself as the president’s poll numbers rise in swing states that will be critical to winning the electoral college.

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Black Lives Matter is just tip of iceberg. Economic gain, worker protections, voting also key

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'My work is about uprooting structural racism from every aspect of our society — our economy, our government and our communities.'

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'Hero' St. Louis police officer dies after being shot in the head

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A St. Louis police officer died Sunday after being shot in the head by a gunman, authorities said.

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Sex workers blame Bella Thorne for changes at OnlyFans that harm their income

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The content subscription platform said its new transaction rules were not due to one user and will "continue to review these limits" amid the backlash.

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Trump blames Democrats for unrest in Kenosha and Portland - CBS This Morning

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Trump blames Democrats for unrest in Kenosha and Portland CBS This Morning
Trump blasts Portland leaders as 'terrible,' 'incompetent' after latest violence, says residents 'tired of it' Fox News
No One Wants to Solve Real Problems National Review
Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day Chicago Tribune
Meadows: Trump 'on the side of law enforcement and the rule of law.' - Business Insider Business Insider
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India's economy shrinks at the fastest pace on record - CNN

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India's economy shrinks at the fastest pace on record CNN
Indian Economy Shrinks By 24% As The Country Sees Its Highest Coronavirus Numbers NPR
3 Reasons The Economic Recovery Will Be Long And Slow Seeking Alpha
Q1 GDP: A reminder of the economic cost of lockdowns BusinessLine
Last quarter’s washout must spur policy action Livemint
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‘We Germans,’ Alexander Starritt by the Author: An Excerpt

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Unwitting Progressives for Trump

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Facebook Could Block Sharing of News Stories in Australia

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Frustrated by Election Boycott, Venezuela’s Leader Pardons 100 Opponents

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A Teacher and Congresswoman Confronts School Reopenings

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Trump Fans Strife as Unrest Roils the U.S.

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A series of primaries in Massachusetts could be a bellwether for the Democratic Party.

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M&S food goes fully online with Ocado launch

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The grocer is making its entire range available for delivery but experts are divided on the move.

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Child Trust Funds: Teenagers get first chance to access cash

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Savings pots could now be worth more than £1,000 but many teenagers are unaware they exist.

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How this African restaurant adapted to the pandemic

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Molly Malone's Restaurant in Johannesburg has converted its carpark into an outdoor 'roadhouse'.

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Trump resumes campaign rallies and utters the unthinkable: 'If Biden wins...'

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One night after accepting the Republican nomination, Donald Trump resumed campaigning for reelection as though the coronavirus pandemic was a thing of the past, rallying hundreds of supporters at New Hampshire airport hangar.

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Chicago police respond to 10 shootings in about 3 hours Sunday, including 3 homicides and an attack that left 2 officers seriously wounded

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Report: New York tenants were not aware they would be featured at the Republican National Convention

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The tenants were interviewed by a HUD official, they said. The RNC was criticized for blurring the lines between the government and partisan politics.

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A couple received an anonymous note calling their unpainted house an "eyesore," then they received over $48,000 to help with repairs

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A couple that has suffered multiple health issues received a note shaming them for their unpainted house. A GoFundMe page raised money for repairs.

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Letters to the Editor: Keep up the pressure on Postal Service officials who appointed Louis DeJoy

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Recent protests at the San Marino home of a Postal Services Board of Governors member are a welcome development, says a reader.

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'Have it both ways': Trump makes appeal to suburban voters and base in RNC balancing act

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Republicans sought to show a softer side of President Trump while warning Joe Biden would be disastrous. But did they focus too little on pandemic?

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French lieutenant-colonel stationed at a NATO base in Italy charged with spying for Russia

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A senior French military officer has been charged with espionage for allegedly passing top secret documents to Russian intelligence, Florence Parly, the defence minister, said on Sunday. The lieutenant-colonel, who has not been named, is stationed at a NATO base in Italy. He was detained by France’s General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI), the equivalent of MI5, 10 days ago. The officer was about to return to Italy after a holiday in France, Europe 1 radio reported, and is being held at La Santé prison in Paris. Ms Parly said the defence ministry had referred the case to public prosecutors. She declined to give details about the nature of the information allegedly given to Russia, saying the matter was sub judice. “We have taken all necessary measures. Now justice must be allowed to take its course while respecting the secrecy of the investigation… It is for the judicial system to decide what he is guilty of and whether he is guilty.” If convicted, the officer risks life imprisonment and a €750,000 (£669,000) fine. The case is likely to embarrass France in the eyes of its western allies if security failings that could potentially compromise NATO are revealed. It comes after two former agents of France’s external intelligence service, the DGSE, were handed prison sentences of 12 and 8 years last month for spying for China. The highly sensitive trial was held behind closed doors and little is known about the case against the agents, who had already retired when they were charged three years ago. One of them, named as Henri M, served as the DGSE’s Beijing station chief in the 1990s. He was recalled after starting an affair with the French ambassador’s Chinese interpreter. After his retirement, he returned to China in 2003 and married the former interpreter. The couple took up residence on Hainan Island, off China’s southern coast. Now 73, he was arrested in France in 2017. Around the same time the other agent, named as Pierre-Marie H, 68, was arrested at Zurich airport carrying a large amount of cash after meeting a Chinese contact on an island in the Indian Ocean. Under French law, the full names of former intelligence agents may not be made public.

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Riot in Sweden after anti-Muslim Danish leader banned

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At least 10 people were arrested, and several police officers injured, in violence which broke out in southern Sweden after an anti-Muslim Danish politician was blocked from attending a Koran-burning rally, police said Saturday.

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Sex workers blame Bella Thorne for changes at OnlyFans that harm their income

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The content subscription platform said its new transaction rules were not due to one user and will "continue to review these limits" amid the backlash.

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A teen activist in New Jersey received a $2,500 bill to pay for police presence at a Black Lives Matter protest she organized

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Mayor Mario Kranjac of Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, said the bill covered police presence and their overtime hours.

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SpaceX may attempt 3 rocket launches on Sunday

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SpaceX, Elon Musk's aerospace company, has scheduled two back-to-back Falcon 9 launches in Florida, just nine hours apart.

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One dead, five injured in shooting at Chicago restaurant - Fox News

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Descended from cops, Thomas Lane's Minneapolis police career lasted 4 days - Minneapolis Star Tribune

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Descended from cops, Thomas Lane's Minneapolis police career lasted 4 days Minneapolis Star Tribune
Officer charged in George Floyd's death argues drug overdose killed him, not knee on neck ABC News
Ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin requested dismissal of murder charges in George Floyd killing MSN Money
Chauvin lawyer: Restraint didn't kill Floyd, ill health and drug abuse did Minneapolis Star Tribune
Derek Chauvin seeking dismissal of charges in George Floyd case: reports Fox News
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Mayors Of College Towns Brace For The Economic Impact Of Remote Learning - NPR

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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway buys stakes in Japan's five leading trading companies - CNBC

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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway buys stakes in Japan's five leading trading companies CNBC
Warren Buffett on the best investment you can make Yahoo Finance
Happy birthday, Warren Buffett: One of the investing legend's best tips Yahoo Finance
Photos: Warren Buffett's life and career CNN
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FDA commissioner says willing to fast-track COVID-19 vaccine: FT - Yahoo News

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Tate McRae Performs "You Broke Me First" | 2020 MTV VMAs - MTV

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19 Photos From the 1999 VMAs That'll Blow Your Mind MSN Money
All the Looks From the 2020 MTV VMAs ELLE.com
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Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’ Ties for Most Weeks at No. 1 in 2020 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart - Billboard

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Report: LSU's Ja'Marr Chase Will Opt-Out of 2020 Season, Prepare for NFL Draft - Bleacher Report

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Report: LSU's Ja'Marr Chase Will Opt-Out of 2020 Season, Prepare for NFL Draft Bleacher Report
Source: LSU receiver Ja'Marr Chase to enter NFL draft ESPN
LSU star Ja'Marr Chase expected to opt out of season | CBS Sports HQ CBS Sports HQ
LSU receiver Ja'Marr Chase leaving before his junior season to prepare for 2021 NFL Draft Daily Advertiser
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Stories of 2020: Five Lives Caught in a Year of Upheaval and Pain

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Government paid influencers to promote Test and Trace

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Taxpayer money was used to pay influencers to promote Test and Trace.

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Government paid influencers to promote Test and Trace

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Taxpayer money was used to pay influencers to promote Test and Trace.

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The search engine boss who wants to help us all plant trees

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Christian Kroll is the boss of Ecosia, which donates 80% of its profits to tree-planting projects.

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One in four BHS stores remain vacant four years after collapse

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Department store chain closed its last stores in 2016 but finding new uses is a lengthy process.

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Derek Chauvin, former officer accused in George Floyd's death, wants murder charges dismissed

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Attorneys for Derek Chauvin, former Minneapolis officer accused of killing George Floyd, have asked a judge to dismiss the murder charges against him.

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Top general says no role for military in presidential vote

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The U.S. armed forces will have no role in carrying out the election process or resolving a disputed vote, the top U.S. military officer has told Congress. The comments from Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, underscore the extraordinary political environment in America, where the president has declared without evidence that the expected surge in mail-in ballots will make the vote “inaccurate and fraudulent,” and has suggested he might not accept the election results if he loses. Milley's comments were released Friday.

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Does Kyle Rittenhouse Have a Self-Defense Claim?

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Kenosha, a city of 100,000 in Wisconsin’s southeastern corner, now confronts the question of when lethal force is justified in two different cases. One, the shooting of Jacob Blake by a police officer, I addressed yesterday. The other is the case of Kyle Rittenhouse, who is alleged to have killed two people and injured one during the civil unrest this week, and who has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide, reckless homicide, and other offenses.Rittenhouse is a 17-year-old from Antioch, Ill., about a half hour’s drive from Kenosha. Inexplicably, this underage police cadet from out of state wound up on the streets after curfew in a place where a riot was likely imminent, doing interviews with journalists and openly carrying an AR-15–style rifle.There can be no question that Rittenhouse and whatever adults were in charge of him made idiotic decisions. Minors should not stand guard at riots play-acting at being cops. But even people who knowingly put themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time are allowed to defend themselves against attack when they get there. So the biggest legal question is: Did Rittenhouse defend himself against attack with an appropriate amount of force, or were the people he shot the ones acting in self-defense by trying to disarm him?The very beginning of the situation is not on video that I am aware, but the complaint against Rittenhouse contains some key details from Richard McGinnis, a Daily Caller reporter who was interviewing Rittenhouse at the time:> McGinnis said that as they were walking south another armed male who appeared to be in his 30s joined them and said he was there to protect the defendant. McGinnis stated that before the defendant reached the parking lot and ran across it, the defendant had moved from the middle of Sheridan Road to the sidewalk and that is when McGinnis saw a male ([Joseph] Rosenbaum) initially try to engage the defendant. McGinnis stated that as the defendant was walking Rosenbaum was trying to get closer to the defendant. When Rosenbaum advanced, the defendant did a “juke” move and started running. McGinnis stated that there were other people that were moving very quickly. McGinnis stated that they were moving towards the defendant. McGinnis said that according to what he saw the defendant was trying to evade these individuals.After that, much of the situation was recorded, and the New York Times has done an excellent job of stitching the videos together. This Twitter thread from a co-author of the piece nicely explains the events and (for those willing to watch graphic footage) provides the key clips:> A teenager faces charges in shootings that left 2 people dead in Kenosha, WI. The @nytimes Visual Investigations team reviewed hours of livestreams to track 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse’s movements during and leading up to the shootings. [THREAD] https://t.co/FRCYlS5wgH> > -- Christiaan Triebert (@trbrtc) August 27, 2020 The first video starts with people already chasing Rittenhouse, one of whom throws something at him. One person even fires a handgun in the air — and another, Rosenbaum, charges at Rittenhouse, who shoots him. After that, there are more shots from an unknown source, and Rittenhouse calls a friend on his phone and leaves.But again he’s pursued, with some protesters urging others to join in, and this time he falls down. Several people move in on him, and he takes shots at three, hitting two. One is holding a handgun and survives a shot to the arm; the other has a skateboard and dies. Again there are additional mysterious gunshots after the fact.Obviously, a big unanswered question right now is how this all really got started. But as we wait for that information, let’s take a gander at the Wisconsin laws at issue.There are two extremes here: justifiable use of deadly force and first-degree intentional homicide. So let’s see what the law says about those two situations, bearing in mind that other charges can apply if Rittenhouse’s behavior fell in between them. (There are plenty of options: Rittenhouse is charged with reckless homicide for the first fatal shooting, first-degree intentional homicide for the second, and attempted first-degree intentional homicide for the nonfatal one, in addition to charges for reckless endangerment and bearing a dangerous weapon as a minor.)Quite typically for a U.S. state, Wisconsin allows civilian use of deadly force when one “reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm.” One major issue, then, will be whether Rittenhouse reasonably thought that the folks engaging with him meant to inflict serious injury, not just disarm him.But what if Rittenhouse provoked the confrontation to begin with? That’s bad for a claim of self-defense, but it doesn’t preclude one. Here’s another excerpt from the Wisconsin statute books:> (a) A person who engages in unlawful conduct of a type likely to provoke others to attack him or her and thereby does provoke an attack is not entitled to claim the privilege of self-defense against such attack, except when the attack which ensues is of a type causing the person engaging in the unlawful conduct to reasonably believe that he or she is in imminent danger of death or great bodily harm. In such a case, the person engaging in the unlawful conduct is privileged to act in self-defense, but the person is not privileged to resort to the use of force intended or likely to cause death to the person's assailant unless the person reasonably believes he or she has exhausted every other reasonable means to escape from or otherwise avoid death or great bodily harm at the hands of his or her assailant.> > (b) The privilege lost by provocation may be regained if the actor in good faith withdraws from the fight and gives adequate notice thereof to his or her assailant.> > (c) A person who provokes an attack, whether by lawful or unlawful conduct, with intent to use such an attack as an excuse to cause death or great bodily harm to his or her assailant is not entitled to claim the privilege of self-defense.So, even if Rittenhouse bears some responsibility for the initial conflict, he can still argue that he did everything he could to escape the situation and withdraw from the fight. Both shooting incidents began with him running away.Moving to the other extreme, to prove first-degree intentional homicide, prosecutors will have to show that Rittenhouse “cause[d] the death of another human being with intent to kill that person” and will have to disprove the existence of any “mitigating circumstances” the defense asserts. If the prosecution fails at the latter task, the offense is knocked down to the second degree.Mitigating circumstances include “adequate provocation,” meaning the victim did something “sufficient to cause complete lack of self-control in an ordinarily constituted person”; “unnecessary defensive force,” meaning Rittenhouse “believed he . . . was in imminent danger of death or great bodily harm and that the force used was necessary to defend [himself],” even though the belief was unreasonable; and “prevention of felony,” meaning he believed his actions were necessary to stop the “commission of a felony,” even though the belief was unreasonable. In other words, even if Rittenhouse unreasonably thought his actions were necessary, he can get the charge downgraded, though in that case he’ll still have committed a very serious offense.Rittenhouse is already a hero to some and a supervillain to others; in that sense, he is the Bernie Goetz of 2020. The highest charge against him strikes me as a stretch, but beyond that I don’t have any bold opinions yet. The outcome for each shooting will depend on whether Rittenhouse reasonably feared for his life, which in turn might depend on broader context we lack thus far — and even if all three shootings were justified, there are still firearms and reckless-endangerment charges for him to contend with.Where the f*** were this kid’s parents?

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Louisiana avoided Laura's 'wall of water'? Not so, says forecaster

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The highest surge hit about 15 miles east of where Laura was forecast to make landfall but it "wobbled" at the last moment. Most U.S. media played up a nine-foot surge recorded by a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration observation station near Cameron, Louisiana, and the NHC was criticized for perhaps raising too much alarm.

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Arrest made after firefighter’s wallet stolen as he battled wildfires, CA officials say

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The thief drained the bank account of the firefighter after the wallet was lifted from his vehicle. officials said.

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Iranian man sentenced to nine years in prison for beheading daughter while she slept in 'honour killing'

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An Iranian has been sentenced to nine years in jail for beheading his teenaged daughter in her sleep, local media reported Friday, adding that the mother wants him executed. The so-called "honour" killing of 14-year-old Romina Ashrafi on May 21 sparked widespread outrage, with media condemning "institutionalised violence" in the Islamic republic. Media said Romina was decapitated at the family home in the village of Talesh in the northern province of Gilan. "Despite the judicial authorities' insistence on a 'special handling' of the case, the verdict has terrified me and my family," Rana Dashti, the mother, told ILNA news agency. "I don't want my husband to return to our village ever again," she said, calling for the verdict to be reviewed and changed to "execution". Having lived with the man for 15 years, Dashti said she now fears for the life of the rest of her family. Ebtekar newspaper said at the time of Romina's killing that Iran's "eye for an eye" retributive justice does not apply to a father who kills his child, for which the customary sentence is jail time and fines. Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has "expressed his regrets" following the girl's killing and called for the speedy passing of several anti-violence bills. Romina had reportedly run away after the father refused to give permission for her to marry a man 15 years her senior. But she was detained by authorities and taken home, despite having pleaded with a judge that she feared for her life if returned. The man she wanted to marry, Bahman Khavari, was sentenced to two years in prison, local media said, without specifying the charge. The legal age of marriage for women in Iran is 13.

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Brian Kilmeade wonders why Biden can campaign from his house but 'not the president'

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Brian Kilmeade would do well to remember President Trump and Joe Biden's houses are very much not created equal.On Friday morning, the Fox & Friends host and his co-hosts were discussing controversy over Trump's use of the White House for his Republican National Convention acceptance speech. Critics say it was unethical for Trump to use the federal building for a political purpose, and a violation of the Hatch Act for federal employees who participated in the convention. But Kilmeade took issue with criticizing Trump while Biden campaigned from his basement, asking why "Joe Biden can do it from his house but not the president?"> Brian Kilmeade defends Trump using the White House for his nomination speech: "So he wanted to do it from his house. So why is Joe Biden can do it from his house but not the president?" pic.twitter.com/VowKEK6eAO> > — Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) August 28, 2020Kilmeade is missing a few important facts here. For one thing, Biden didn't actually give his Democratic nomination acceptance speech from his basement. And while Trump has other properties he could've given his speech from without a problem, the home in question here actually belongs to the federal government.More stories from theweek.com Trump's RNC polling bounce more about 'subtraction on the Biden side,' pollster suggests 5 more scathingly funny cartoons about the Republican National Convention Many uninsured coronavirus patients reportedly don't qualify for Trump's coverage program because of other illnesses

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Fact check: Jacob Blake did not 'brandish' knife, get gun before Kenosha police shooting

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There was no gun involved. Police did find a knife in the SUV, but authorities haven’t said if Blake held it at some point.

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Riot in Sweden after anti-Muslim Danish leader banned

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U.S. military identifies two soldiers killed in Black Hawk training crash

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A soup kitchen in Pakistan has been serving hot meals for 20 years, but is being pushed to the limit in the pandemic

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The kitchen, Khana Ghar, charges a token amount for each meal so that customers feel like they've earned it and "their self-respect remains intact."

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2 officers fired tasers at Jacob Blake before he was shot

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Two other officers at the scene were identified as Vincent Arenas and Brittany Meronek.

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Man booked in slaying of 3, including Fort Hood soldier

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Trump: Police who escorted Rand Paul after RNC should receive a 'medal of some kind'

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Speaking to a crowd in Manchester, New Hampshire, President Donald Trump said Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul "walked out to a bunch of thugs" Thursday.

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Photos: The “Get Your Knee Off Our Necks” March on Washington - Vox.com

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Mauritius oil spill: Thousands march in Port Louis - BBC News

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Apple's next entry-level iPad might look a lot like an iPad Pro - Engadget

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Kourtney Kardashian & Scott Disick Risk Running Into His Ex Sofia Richie During Dinner Date - HollywoodLife

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‘It Was Challenging’: Bucks Return, Balancing Basketball and Activism

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Coronavirus Around the World

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‘Enough Is Enough’: New Racial Justice Leaders Rise in Kenosha

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One in four BHS stores remain vacant four years after collapse

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Department store chain closed its last stores in 2016 but finding new uses is a lengthy process.

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Forecasters eye two developing systems in the Atlantic: Nana, Omar could be next up on the heels of Hurricane Laura

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Although the remnants of Hurricane Laura are still drenching parts of the US Friday, there are already concerns about more storms stirring in the Atlantic.

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Hong Kong: China arrests 10 after intercepting boat 'fleeing Hong Kong'

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Activists were among those detained off Guangdong province on Sunday, Hong Kong media say.

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Man arrested after wallet stolen from California firefighter battling wildfires

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The sheriff of Santa Cruz County said the suspect admitted the theft and wrote a letter of apology.

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Republican senator, swarmed by protesters after Trump speech, calls for FBI probe

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Republican Senator Rand Paul on Friday called on the FBI to investigate a crowd of protesters that swarmed him as he departed the White House after listening to U.S. President Donald Trump accept his party's nomination for re-election. Paul told Fox News Channel he believes the group chanting his name and pushing against his impromptu police escort was paid to incite a riot. "I believe there are going to be people who were involved with the attack on us that actually were paid to come here and are not from Washington, D.C., and are sort of paid to be anarchists," Paul said.

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

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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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Rights groups call for release of Jordanian cartoonist

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Fox News' Chris Wallace calls out co-hosts for defending armed vigilantes

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Fox News' Chris Wallace has a brief legal reminder about vigilante justice.On Wednesday, a 17-year-old who appeared to be aligned with an armed vigilante group was arrested after allegedly shooting and killing two people during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Tuesday night. Several Fox News contributors and hosts discussed the situation in Kenosha on Thursday, with Katie Pavlich saying "on the topic of vigilante justice, when you have no police around ... then there is a void that is filled."Pavlich's comments spurred Wallace to "push back" against the "implication vigilante justice was understandable or justified by the lack of sufficient police action." But Pavlich and the other hosts tried to talk over Wallace and insist he hadn't heard what was just said. "Just as it's fair to say that rioting and looting is a completely inappropriate response to George Floyd or Jacob Blake, vigilante justice is a completely inappropriate response to the rioting on the street," Wallace eventually said, forcefully reminding them "vigilante justice is a crime."> Wallace pushes back in the next segment> > "I've got to push back ... there seemed to be the implication that somehow vigilante justice was understandable or justified by the lack of sufficient police action ... you were saying it filled a void, I don't think that's right" pic.twitter.com/MuWTi4Rio9> > — Lis Power (@LisPower1) August 27, 2020Protests have gone on for days in Kenosha since police shot Jacob Blake on Sunday, with peaceful daytime demonstrations turning violent at night. Fox News' Tucker Carlson is among conservatives defending the alleged killer.More stories from theweek.com McConnell inexplicably claims that Democrats want to tell Americans 'how many hamburgers you can eat' 7 scathingly funny cartoons about the Republican National Convention Biden's latest ad puts Trump's weirdest moments and empty rallies to a Bad Bunny song