A stricken ship off the coast of Mauritius which has already leaked about 1,000 metric tons of oil into a pristine Indian Ocean lagoon could be about to break in two, experts fear — spelling disaster for the ecologically rich area. The Japanese-owned ship, MV Wakashio, ran aground at Pointe d’Esny in late July. A…… MORE
New Zealand has reintroduced coronavirus restrictions in parts of the country after new locally transmitted cases broke the 102-day streak the country had gone without recording a local infection. New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed four new locally transmitted coronavirus cases on Tuesday night, and announced that New Zealand’s most populous city, Auckland, will…… MORE
Democratic freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar, a member of the progressive Democratic “squad,” is fighting to keep her seat in a Minnesota primary election on Tuesday. In Georgia, a GOP candidate with a track record of incendiary rhetoric and ties to the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory is in a primary runoff. If Marjorie Taylor Greene prevails…… MORE
Stephanie Byers, a retired public-school teacher of nearly three decades, is many things. She is passionate about expanding Medicaid and funding public education. She is a member of the Chickasaw Nation. And she could become the first transgender lawmaker in the state of Kansas’ history. Byers, who ran unopposed, won her district’s Democratic primary earlier…… MORE
A federal appeals court on Tuesday is considering whether former national security adviser Michael Flynn should have his case dismissed immediately because he shouldn’t have been interviewed by the FBI in the early days of the Trump administration and thus should never have pleaded guilty to lying, according to the Justice Department’s reasoning. The case…… MORE
States are bracing for controversy as they work to ensure that Postal Service postmarks and other tracking will back efforts to prove mail-in votes are sent on time. They’re seeking to avoid lawsuits and other issues about unclear markings that have dogged some primaries and could mar ballot counts come Election Day. In primaries this…… MORE
The Democratic National Convention Committee on Tuesday announced its speaker line-up for next week’s convention, unveiling a list that includes both Barack and Michelle Obama, Jill Biden and a host of women Joe Biden has considered as his running mate. The speaker list for the convention has been scaled back significantly after the coronavirus forced…… MORE
Mississippi’s new state flag could feature a magnolia flower, or a light house, or a mosquito surrounded by a circle of stars. The state is currently in the process of picking a new state flag after its old one — which was the last US state flag to feature the Confederate battle flag — was…… MORE
Just 15 months ago, Collin Morikawa was an amateur, college golf player. In fact, he remembers watching the final round of Brooks Koepka’s PGA Championship victory in 2019 with some friends and his team. But now, aged just 23, he is a major winner himself, having brilliantly won the PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park…… MORE
The G7 meeting, which was going to be held in June and then was moved to September, is now officially postponed until after the US election. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to…… MORE
Tyler’s session took place in April, at the same studio where some of his favorite records were recorded. “I’m standing, doing these vocals to ‘Brown Sugar,’ right where Little Richard sang,” Tyler told Rogan. “Right where he sang, I see a picture on the wall of him standing right there.”
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