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Another big event starts up in South Dakota as infections from Sturgis motorcycle rally rise
ABC NewsBY: ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News(STURGIS, S.D.) -- Pandemic or no pandemic, the show will go on in South Dakota.The South Dakota State Fair opens Thursday and will run through Sept. 7. While it's ...
ABC Audio Sep 03, 2020
Tornadoes possible on East Coast Thursday as excessive heat continues in West
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A frontal storm system will move into the Mid-Atlantic states Thursday and will bring a threat for damaging winds and tornadoes from Washington, D.C. to P...
ABC Audio Sep 03, 2020
Coronavirus live updates: Temple University suspends in-person learning for fall semester
Myriam Borzee/iStockBy WILLIAM MANSELL, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 863,000 people worldwide.Over 26 million people across the globe have been di...
ABC Audio Sep 03, 2020
Millions projected to travel over Labor Day weekend despite COVID-19 concerns
Julia_Sudnitskaya/iStockBy MINA KAJI, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Millions are projected to travel this holiday weekend despite COVID-19 concerns. Labor Day flight bookings are only around a third of what t...
ABC Audio Sep 03, 2020
Colleges ask students to leave campus amid COVID-19 outbreaks, but experts advise the opposite
sshepard/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- As colleges deal with COVID-19 outbreaks, some are having their students leave campus -- which medical authorities warn is the opposite of what...
ABC Audio Sep 03, 2020
Family calls for Rochester police to be charged after Black man dies during mental health emergency while in custody
kali9/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC NewsThe family of a Black man who died after Rochester, New York, police arrested him during a mental health emergency earlier this year is calling for charges after b...
ABC Audio Sep 02, 2020
'Monumental' task remains as NYC delays opening schools, leaders say
fernandogarciaesteban/iStockBY: MEREDITH DELISO, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Families and educators pushing for a delay to the start of the New York City school year breathed a sigh of relief this wee...
ABC Audio Sep 02, 2020
What to know about the Trump administration's temporary eviction halt and who's covered
BackyardProduction/iStockBY: KARMA ALLEN, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration announced Tuesday evening a federal, temporary halt on evictions in an attempt to reduce the spread of ...
ABC Audio Sep 02, 2020
2020 was the hottest summer on record for dozens of US cities
Xurzon/iStockBY: KARMA ALLEN, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Some of the nation's largest cities recorded their hottest climatological summers on record this year, including destinations like Phoenix, Tu...
ABC Audio Sep 02, 2020
Flash flooding expected in southern Plains as West faces another heat wave
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- There is a high chance for flash flooding on Wednesday in the southern Plains. Already, more than a foot of rain has fallen since Sunday from Oklahoma to ...
ABC Audio Sep 02, 2020