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University of Alabama reports more than 500 confirmed COVID-19 cases

The University of Alabama on Monday released the first numbers of on-campus COVID-19 test results that raised alarm bells internally.

A total of 531 confirmed cases between students, faculty and staff were reported on the Tuscaloosa campus since classes resumed Aug. 19, UA announced Monday evening. The dashboarddid not include how many were tested Aug. 19 through Aug. 23 or the rate of…

Laura rapidly intensifies, expected to be ‘catastrophic’ Category 4 as it zeroes in on Texas, Louisiana

‘Life-threatening’ storm surge of 10 to 15 feet predicted, one of the worst in years, and destructive winds

August 26, 2020 at 8:06 AM EDT

Hurricane Laura is rapidly strengthening and is poised to strike the upper Texas coast and western Louisiana with a ferocity that has not been seen in this region in more than a decade.

The storm, which leaped from a Category 1 to Category 3…

For one cynical and perhaps illegal moment, Trump finds a use for immigrants

President Trump looks on as five candidates for naturalization recite the oath of allegiance on Tuesday. (Republican National Convention/Handout via Reuters)

By Philip Bump

National correspondent focused largely on the numbers behind politics

August 26, 2020 at 12:56 AM EDT

It began with two Marines turning on their heels to face each other. In unison, they slid open a pair of…

Natalie Harp said Trump saved her life. Experts doubt that’s true.

August 25, 2020 at 7:00 PM EDT

Under the bright lights of the Republican National Convention on Monday night, California entrepreneur Natalie Harp said President Trump literally saved her life.

“When I failed the chemotherapies that were on the market, no one wanted me in their clinical trials,” Harp said in an emotional address. “They didn’t give me the right to try experimental…

Two dead and one wounded in Kenosha shootings during Jacob Blake protests

By Mark Guarino and Jaclyn Peiser

KENOSHA, Wis. — Two people were killed and one was seriously wounded by gunfire late Tuesday at a protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake Jr., Kenosha police said early Wednesday.

The shootings came after a confrontation between protesters and armed men who said they were protecting a gas station, the New York Times reported. Kenosha County…

Fact-checking the second night of the 2020 Republican National Convention

By Glenn Kessler,

August 26, 2020 at 12:06 AM EDT

It was another tsunami of untruths on the second night of the Republican National Convention. Here are 19 claims that caught our attention. As is our practice, we do not award Pinocchios for a roundup of statements made during convention events.

“Biden has pledged to defund the police.”

—Eric Trump

This is a false claim that…

Trump complains of roll call coverage; nets cut speech off

NEW YORK (AP) — The opening of the Republican National Convention on Monday offered quick proof that how it is covered by the news media will be an ongoing sore spot.

President Donald Trump complained about spotty coverage of the roll call vote that renominated him as the Republican candidate for president, and some television networks abandoned Trump’s informal, 54-minute acceptance speech…

‘Life-threatening’ storm surge of 10 to 15 feet predicted, one of the worst in years, and destructive winds

August 26, 2020 at 8:06 AM EDT

Hurricane Laura is rapidly strengthening and is poised to strike the upper Texas coast and western Louisiana with a ferocity that has not been seen in this region in more than a decade.

The storm, which leaped from a Category 1 to Category 3 overnight…