About 1,360 firefighters and multiple aircraft were battling the blaze in Southern California.
Source:: USA Today
California’s Apple fire scorches 26,450 acres and is 5% contained; smoke seen as far as Arizona
Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia return to talks over disputed dam
Three key Nile basin countries on Monday resumed their negotiations to resolve a years-long dispute over the operation and filling of a giant hydroelectric dam that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile, officials said. The talks came a day after tens of thousands of Ethiopians flooded the streets of their capital, Addis Ababa, in a government-backed rally to celebrate the first stage of the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam’s 74 billion-cubic-meter reservoir. Ethiopia’s announcement sparked fear and confusion downstream in Sudan and Egypt.
Source:: Yahoo
Player opts out of MLB season for ‘Covid-related reasons’ after mysteriously disappearing before game
New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Céspedes decided to opt out of the MLB season “for Covid-related reasons” after he did not report to the ballpark for Sunday’s game in Atlanta, according to the team’s general manager Brodie Van Wagenen.
Source:: CNN
Leon Fleisher, sublime pianist undaunted by mysterious hand malady, dies at 92
By Anne Midgette He was in his 30s when fingers in his right hand suddenly stopped working, but remained a gifted performer while gaining renown as a conductor and teacher. …read more
Tropical Storm Isaias’s path nears east coast of Florida, aims for Carolinas
Coronavirus: Victoria declares state of disaster after spike in cases
The Australian state’s premier says “we must go harder” after a surge in new coronavirus infections.
Source:: Yahoo
Coronavirus reunites long-lost sisters who haven’t seen each other in over 50 years
Two Nebraska sisters who were separated 53 years ago are now reunited thanks to the coronavirus.
Source:: CNN
Hurricane Isaias churns through Bahamas en route to Florida’s east coast; North Carolina island evacuated
Staples customer who told woman to wear mask is thrown to ground, has broken leg
Margot Kagan, who recently had a liver transplant and was walking with a cane, was thrown to the ground by another customer she had told to wear a mask.
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