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Recent surge of violence impacting 2020 election polls Former deputy assistant to President George W. Bush Brad Blakeman on President Trump blaming the Democrats for growing violence in their cities and 2020 presidential election polls. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Man nabbed in Mississippi in slaying of Fort Hood soldier, 2 others A man wanted in the March shooting deaths of three individuals, including a Fort Hood soldier, has been arrested in Mississippi. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Professional athletes call for social justice Life Flip Media CEO and president Eric Mitchell on whether professional athletes should get into the political arena to enact social justice. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Glimmer of hope in recent coronavirus data Fox News' Aishah Hasnie reports on coronavirus showing no signs of disappearing soon in the U.S., but some stats are showing some promising trends. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Baltimore cops charged with kidnapping contractor in patio-renovation dispute A second Baltimore police officer was arrested in connection with the kidnapping and extortion of a home contractor after the officer's colleague was unhappy with renovations the worker had done to his patio.  https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Tulsi Gabbard says she wasn't invited to participate in Democratic National Convention Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hi., was one of seven candidates to win delegates during the 2020 democratic presidential primaries, but she wasn’t invited to speak at the Democratic National Convention this week. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

21 people shot Wednesday in Chicago Chicago endured another day of citywide gun violence Wednesday with 21 people being shot, according to police records.  https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Seattle-area man, 62, held after discovery of couple's remains inside suitcase: authorities A 62-year-old Washington state man was in custody Thursday, suspected of killing a couple whose remains were found by teens in a suitcase on a West Seattle beach in June, according to authorities. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

1 in 5 nursing homes experienced summer shortages in PPEs and staff: report https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

This Day in History: Aug. 21 Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal attorney, pleads guilty to campaign-finance violations. Paul Manafort becomes the first campaign associate of President Trump found guilty by a jury as part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Kentucky man tries to sell 4-year-old for $2,500 at gas station: police Kentucky State Police have charged a 29-year-old man with promoting child trafficking after he allegedly tried to sell a 4-year-old boy for $2,500 at a gas station. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Florida man steals lottery tickets, tries to cash in $30 winner at same store: police Looks like a Florida man’s luck ran out, according to police. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Police arrest 2 suspects in Los Angeles hate crime targeting 3 transgender women Two men were arrested in connection with an attack on a group of transgender women in Hollywood this week, police said Thursday.  https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Portland police officer talks about experience at protests: ‘This is not what we're used to’ Amid weeks into chaotic protests in Portland that started with a peaceful message against police brutality and racial injustice, the gatherings have since devolved into nightly rioting and violence by agitators not interested in social justice, according to one police officer. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Newsom scorches Trump in abbreviated DNC appearance as wildfires rage California Gov. Gavin Newsom knocked President Trump Thursday before praising the Democratic ticket in a Democratic Convention appearance that had been modified due to the large-scale outbreak of wildfires across his home state. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyers describe grim jail conditions in letter to judge https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

‘Critical new information’ found in Ghislaine Maxwell case, lawyers claim Attorneys for Ghislaine Maxwell discovered “critical new information” last week that will impact both her criminal and civil cases in Manhattan federal court, according to court documents filed Monday. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Watchdog group accuses police of excessive force in George Floyd protests Police and law enforcement used force against protesters in at least 125 separate incidents across the country in the 10 days following the death of George Floyd, a new watchdog report revealed on Monday.  https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Murder charge filed in fatal shooting of 9-year-old on Near North Side A 39-year-old man was ordered held without bail Tuesday in connection with the fatal shooting of a 9-year-old Chicago boy over the weekend.  https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Nursing homes accused of fraud, mismanagement receive millions more from government: report Nursing homes with histories of fraud and labor violations received hundreds of millions of dollars in a "no strings attached" federal handout meant to cover shortfalls and expenses during the coronavirus pandemic, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell talked by phone on day kids' bodies found, recording shows A couple at the center of a mystery over the deaths of the woman's two children were heard in a jailhouse recording speaking by telephone to each other on the day authorities found their bodies on the man's property in rural Idaho in a case that has attracted national headlines. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

105-year-old WWII veteran celebrates milestone birthday with drive-by salute After joining the Marine Corps in 1934, Maj. Bill White served on active duty for 30 years, including during World War II and the Korean War. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

'Kindergarten Cop' screening canceled in Oregon, compared to 'Gone with the Wind' The NW Film Center canceled an Aug. 6 outdoor screening of the 1990 movie "Kindergarten Cop" starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, after it was excoriated on Twitter for glorifying the traumatization of children by police and was compared to "Birth of a Nation" and "Gone with the Wind."  https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Missing Marines, sailor presumed dead; search ends, Corps says A search for seven missing Marines and one Navy sailor, who went missing during a training exercise off the California coast last week, has ended, Marine Corps officials announced early Sunday. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Austin police warn of ‘armed’ rioters planning to access buildings: reports Groups of protesters began arriving in Austin, Texas, on Saturday evening amid warnings to the public from local police about potential trouble as the night progresses. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

This Day in History: August 2 President Trump decides to withdraw the U.S. from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty, the historic arms-control treaty signed by President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Texas city commissioner killed in gunbattle with police A Texas city commissioner was fatally shot in an exchange of gunfire with police and a sheriff's deputy who had responded to a domestic disturbance call at his home, authorities said. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Herschel Walker on calls to defund the police in America Former NFL star Herschel Walker joins Judge Jeanine Pirro on 'Justice with Judge Jeanine.' https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Sarasota schools to reopen in the fall Jen Ahearn-Koch, mayor of Sarasota, Florida, weighs in on 'Fox Report Weekend.' https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Southern California's Apple wildfire continues to spread as officials order nearly 8,000 people to evacuate A wildfire in southern California, which has been deemed the Apple fire, has forced evacuation orders in several neighborhoods after burning more than 4,000 acres and destroying at least one home Saturday. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Fyre Festival merch, assets being auctioned by US Marshals The U.S. Marshals announced Friday that they are holding an online auction for 126 lots of minor assets and merchandise from the fraudulent Fyre Festival, which was planned by William “Billy” McFarland, who is now in federal prison serving six years for fraud. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Chicago homicides increase 50 percent in 2020, 139 percent in July alone, data shows Chicago saw a dramatic increase in homicides and shootings in the first seven months of 2020 and a particularly remarkable increase in July, reflecting a growing trend in the U.S. that raised questions about potential police reform in major cities. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Eric Shawn: The new Jimmy Hoffa tip Dan Moldea on the New Jersey claim featured in Fox Nation's 'Riddle, The Search for James R. Hoffa.' https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Florida warnings, watches along Florida coastline as Hurricane Isaias approaches Category 1 hurricane churns toward Florida with sustained winds of 85 mph; Rick Reichmuth and Rick Leventhal report. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Entrepreneur Ken Rusk on reforming America's workforce Ohio-based entrepreneur Ken Rusk, founder of Rusk Industries, shares advice for America's blue-collar workers. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

FEMA Administrator Peter Gaynor on preparing for Hurricane Isaias East Coast bracing for Hurricane Isaias; insight from FEMA Administrator Peter Gaynor. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Red flag warnings in Fort Lauderdale as Hurricane Isaias churns toward Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says storm shelters will promote social distancing; Rick Leventhal reports from Fort Lauderdale. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Emergency management response to Hurricane Isaias complicated by coronavirus crisis The COVID pandemic creates massive complications for emergency response efforts, says Team Rubicon co-founder and CEO Jake Wood, who urges Americans in Isaias' path to take the storm seriously. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Former Boston police superintendent-in-chief reacts to court vacating Boston Marathon bomber's death sentence The court ruled Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's jurors may have been influenced by pre-trial publicity; reaction from Daniel Linskey, former superintendent-in-chief of the Boston Police Department. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Detroit police chief 'excited' for continuing relationship with federal law enforcement The Department of Justice sends federal agents to three more cities in an effort to curb violent crime under Operation Legend; reaction from Detroit Chief of Police James Craig. https://pxpx500.blogspot.com

Portland sees largely peaceful night of protests with more than 1,000 demonstrators as forces withdraw from city Portland protests remained peaceful Friday night as over a thousand demonstrators gathered in front of downtown's courthouse, just days after federal officers withdrew from the city.  https://pxpx500.blogspot.com