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Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler directed the Police Bureau to halt the use of CS gas as a crowd control tool amid ongoing protests that have routinely gotten out of hand. — FOX News: Louis Casiano
Los Angeles County Public Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer was caught on audiotape saying the country’s largest county would not reopen its schools until “after the election.” — FOX News: Morgan Phillips
The Afghan government and the Taliban are to meet on Saturday to open negotiations about power sharing after years of relentless war. The differences on major issues are vast. — NYT: Mujib Mashal
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics who were present when a Detroit-area woman was determined to be dead, only to be declared alive later at a funeral home, are suing to stop their licenses from being suspended. — FOX News
Fifty-seven people were charged with trying to steal more than $175 million from the Paycheck Protection Program, law enforcement officials said. — NYT: Katie Benner
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., accused Democrats Thursday of choosing to “play games” with coronavirus relief after a Republican measure failed to clear a procedural hurdle in the Senate, effectively killing the legislation that GOP leadership touted as a vital economic lifeline. — FOX News: Yael Halon
This ambitious angler hopes to reel in a new world record for a good cause. — FOX News: Janine Puhak
A participant in the company’s late-stage coronavirus vaccine trial reportedly developed severe neurological symptoms. Now experts must assess whether the vaccine was responsible. — NYT: Katherine J. Wu
Orange flames and a plume of black smoke rose over the city, terrifying residents still recovering from last month’s explosion. — NYT: Ben Hubbard and Hwaida Saad