Headlines for August 20, 2020
by mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#574NF)
- Kamala Harris Accepts Democratic Party's Nomination for Vice President
- Hundreds of Wildfires Choke California, as Coronavirus Sidelines Prisoner Firefighters
- U.S. Records Nearly 1,300 New Coronavirus Deaths as PPE Shortages Persist
- NYC Teachers' Union Threatens Strike If Schools Reopen Without Safety Measures
- New Zealand Deploys Troops to Enforce Quarantine; Zambian Vice President Positive for Coronavirus
- Emails Reveal Swedish Epidemiologist Urged Coronavirus Spread to Attain Herd Immunity
- Iran's Official COVID-19 Death Toll Passes 20,000 as Trump Pushes for New Sanctions
- European Union Readies Sanctions Against Belarus as Authoritarian Ruler Digs In
- Russian Opposition Activist Alexei Navalny Falls into Coma After Apparent Poisoning
- Israel Assaults Gaza Strip for Ninth Consecutive Night as Palestinians Protest Israel-UAE Deal
- Biden Campaign Attacks Palestinian American Activist Linda Sarsour over Israel Boycott
- President Trump Embraces Supporters of Far-Right QAnon Conspiracy Theory
- Facebook Bans Anti-Fascist and Anarchist Groups Along with QAnon Conspiracy Pages
- Supreme Court to Hear Trump Admin Challenge to Affordable Care Act on Nov. 10
- Cincinnati Reds Broadcaster Suspended over Anti-Gay Slur
- Michigan Agrees to Pay $600 Million to Flint Water Crisis Victims