Headlines for August 10, 2020
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- Lebanon Unrest Mounting as Death Toll from Catastrophic Port Blast Tops 200
- Trump Signs Executive Orders After Coronavirus Bill Stalls, Dems Say They Are Unconstitutional
- U.S. COVID-19 Cases Top 5 Million, with More Evidence of Infections in Children and Teens
- Coronavirus Surging Across India, Brazil as Europe and Cuba Reimpose Containment Measures
- Hong Kong Arrests Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai Under National Security Law
- Protesters Take to Streets of Belarus, Accuse Officials of Fraud After Lukashenko Claims 80% of Vote
- Mauritius in State of "Environmental Emergency" as Tanker Leeches Fuel into Protected Areas
- 8 People Killed in Somalia Suicide Attack
- Airstrikes Kill At Least 9 Children in Northern Yemen
- Venezuela Sentences 2 Ex-U.S. Soldiers to 20 Years for Failed Coup Attempt
- Afghanistan Set to Release 400 Taliban Prisoners Ahead of Peace Talks
- Postmaster General, a Trump Ally, Overhauls Leadership of USPS Ahead of Elections
- Kai Kahele Wins HI Congressional Primary; Marquita Bradshaw Becomes TN's Dem. Candidate for Senate
- Puerto Rico Suspends Primary Voting Due to Lack of Ballots
- Louisiana Supreme Court Upholds Life Sentence for Black Man Who Stole Hedge Clippers
- Salt Lake City Protesters Face Life in Prison over Broken Windows, Red Paint
- Nagasaki Mayor Calls for Nuclear Weapons Ban on 75th Anniversary of Atomic Bombing