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Video testimony from two soldiers supports widespread accusations that Myanmar’s military tried to eradicate the ethnic minority in a genocidal campaign. — Hannah Beech, Saw Nang and Marlise Simons
FOX News: Naked except for “spit hoods” in a reference to the killing of Daniel Prude, several protesters sat outside Rochester’s police headquarters Monday morning to push for police accountability, local news outlets reported.
FOX News: Democrats do not have the “moral courage” to call out Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters harassing diners, Turning Point USA spokesperson Rob Smith said on Tuesday. — Joshua Nelson
Tuesday: Over the holiday weekend, another record-shattering heat wave slammed the West Coast and new fires erupted across California. — Jill Cowan
Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia praised the August jobs report of 1.4 million jobs added in August with unemployment dropping to 8.4% as a great way to head into Labor Day weekend. — Caleb Parke
San Francisco Mayor London Breed blasted “reckless” beachgoers celebrating Burning Man in her city after the actual festival, which was supposed to take place in Nevada, was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. — Evie Fordham
Two tropical depressions out over the Atlantic Ocean are forecast to become tropical storms on Monday as the peak of the hurricane season is just days away. — Travis Fedschun
Harvick won in front of 8,000 fans at the South Carolina track. — Pete Iacobelli
Democratic officials are calling for an investigation of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy following a Washington Post report that claims when he was still at his former company New Breed Logistics, DeJoy pushed employees to donate to Republicans then reimbursed them through bonuses