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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has decided to endorse 23 freshmen House Democrats in this fall's elections, a bipartisanship move by an organization that has long leaned strongly toward Republicans.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge will not block Tennessee’s implementation of a law that requires verifying signatures of voters looking to cast ballots by mail.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — University of Kansas athletes must play without fans, Kansas State University is battling four new coronavirus outbreaks and a Topeka-area school district has halted in-person classes just days into the fall semester.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa continued to see significant transmission of the coronavirus on Tuesday with the state reporting more than 600 new cases and a federal report pegging Iowa with the nation's highest rate of virus spread in the country.

MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Nana has formed south of Jamaica, and is taking aim at Central America.

WA Spokane WA Zone Forecast for Tuesday, September 1, 2020

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ZFPOTX

Zone Forecast Product for Eastern Washington and North Idaho

National Weather Service Spokane WA

922 AM PDT Tue Sep 1 2020

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Northeast Blue Mountains-

Including the cities of Anatone and Peola

922 AM PDT Tue Sep 1 2020

.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the 80s.

.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Читать дальше...

WA Seattle WA Zone Forecast for Tuesday, September 1, 2020

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ZFPSEW

Zone Forecast Product for Western Washington

National Weather Service Seattle WA

922 AM PDT Tue Sep 1 2020

Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation

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Seattle and Vicinity-

Including the cities of Seattle, Shoreline, Federal Way, and Kent

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The prime minister-designate of Tunisia spelled out his plans to “save the country” ahead of a parliamentary vote of confidence on his proposed government Tuesday as the North African country faces a deep economic crisis worsened by the coronavirus pandemic.

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on the Aug. 23 police shooting of Jacob Blake (all times local):

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The former speaker of the Ohio House said Tuesday he will plead not guilty to a corruption charge following his arrest in a $60 million federal bribery probe that shook the Statehouse earlier this summer.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A former maintenance director for American International College, Cornell University and other educational institutions has admitted to accepting nearly $1 million in kickbacks from hired contractors.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities in Belarus detained scores of university students who took to the streets Tuesday to demand that authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko resign after an election the opposition has denounced as rigged.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Rapper Kanye West has sued the West Virginia Secretary of State's Office after being told his bid to get on the ballot for president came up short on qualified signatures.

After their game Sunday in Houston was postponed due to a positive coronavirus test, the Oakland Athletics traveling party recorded no additional positive tests in testing conducted Sunday and Monday.

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — The former English teacher who ran for president as an opposition candidate in Belarus said Tuesday that she thinks the country's authoritarian government will eventually succumb to public pressure and agree to enter discussions on a peaceful transition of power.

Fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger and his wife, Dee Ocleppo, have placed their stylish Miami-area mansion back on the market, now at a price of $24.5 million.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A commission in Virginia has found that history learning standards in the state's schools “continue to be incomplete with regards to incorporating African American history into the larger narrative.”

A woman died Monday after her car tumbled down a cliff on Highway 1 near Grey Whale Cove south of Devils Slide in San Mateo County, officials said.

EUREKA, Kan. (AP) — A 15-year-old boy is the fifth suspect to be arrested in the killing of a 78-year-old man at his home in the southeast Kansas town of Eureka, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation said.

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors says it has finished making 30,000 medical breathing machines for the U.S. government to help treat coronavirus patients.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Californians who haven't paid their rent since March 1 because of the coronavirus can stay in their homes through at least Jan. 31 under a new state law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed late late Monday — one day before statewide eviction protections are set to expire.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Anchorage Assembly said it will reopen meetings for in-person participation by members of the public after the city temporarily suspended open meetings because of the coronavirus.

LONDON (AP) — Climate change activists sat in the road near Britain's Houses of Parliament on Tuesday while demanding government action to save the planet.

The man stood in front of the Christ the Redeemer statue in a hazmat suit, gloves, respirator and goggles. Two soldiers wearing face masks bowed their heads solemnly. Over a dozen more in full-body gear paused from disinfecting the popular tourist site overlooking Rio de Janeiro’s skyline and beaches.

SKAGWAY, Alaska (AP) — A southeast Alaska community is considering how to diversify its port traffic when a significant tourism contract ends, which has drawn the interest of the mining industry.