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The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards took place Sunday night from the Staples Center in Los Angeles—and the living rooms of dozens of nominees . The socially distant ceremony was hosted by veteran Jimmy Kimmel with DJ’ing from DJ D-Nice. The show started off with five wins in a row for Schitt’s Creek , easing into the broadcast with welcome speeches from the stars and creators of the fan-favorite comedy. Succession, Watchmen, Ozark and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel headed into the night with the most nominations, while Netflix outpaced competitors with a record total of 160 nominations. Below, see all the winners at the 2020 Emmys. Read More: Limited Series Are Now the Best Thing on TV—and 7 More Takeaways From the 2020 Emmy Nominations Drama Series Better Call Saul The Crown The Handmaid’s Tale Killing Eve The Mandalorian Ozark Stranger Things Succession Comedy Series Curb Your Enthusiasm Dead to Me The Good Place Insecure The Kominsky Method The Marvelous Mrs.

Today’s obituaries for Ruth Bader Ginsburg , who died on Sept. 18 at the age of 87 of complications from cancer, will inevitably and rightly describe her first and foremost as a Supreme Court Justice. Her distinguished legal career, however, began decades before her 1993 appointment to that bench. Accordingly, her first appearance in the pages of TIME came decades earlier, in 1975, when she made the point that confusion and lack of understanding were the enemies of the passage of an Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) that would prohibit the denial of civil rights on the basis of gender. It was a point very much in keeping with her career up to that moment. After her 1959 graduation from law school, she quickly discovered that being a woman meant she could not get a job at a top New York City law firm. So, she decided to go another route, clerking for a district court judge and later teaching at Rutgers. From the beginning, defending equality — especially gender equality — pro

August Complex Fire threatens Emerald Triangle, U.S.'s largest cannabis region Published on September 15, 2020 at 04:03AM by Mike Moffitt The largest wildfire in California history took aim at the largest cannabis-growing region in the United States on Monday.

Thousands evacuated as fires burn through Oregon Published on September 09, 2020 at 04:09PM by Timothy Bella, The Washington Post As wildfires stretching for thousands of acres ripped through southwestern Oregon late Tuesday, the state's governor declared an emergency and tens of thousands of residents faced mandatory evacuation orders to escape the Almeda Fire, the latest blaze to devastate the region in recent days. By early Wednesday, the fire was burning its way toward the central neighborhoods of Medford, Ore., a city of 82,000 people, where many have now been forced to flee their homes. "Pray for Medford," tweeted resident Jeff Carpenter. "We are on fire tonight." Oregon Gov. Kate Brown's emergency order for Jackson County, which includes Medford, came after the National Weather Service placed all of southwestern Oregon an under an extreme fire danger warning for the first time, according to the Oregon Climate Office. Brown, D, had declared emerge

Cohen's book says Trump hired Obama actor for video" Published on September 07, 2020 at 05:29AM by Maggie Haberman, New York Times President Donald Trump routinely referred to Black leaders of foreign nations with racist insults. He had an abiding admiration for President Vladimir Putin’s willingness to treat Russia like a personal business. And he was consumed with hatred for President Barack Obama. Those are the descriptions that Michael Cohen, a former personal lawyer and self-described fixer for Trump, lays out in his book, “Disloyal: A Memoir,” which paints the president as a sordid, moblike figure willing to engage in underhanded tactics against anyone opposing him. “As a rule, Trump expressed low opinions of all Black folks, from music to culture and politics,” Cohen writes in the book, to be released Tuesday. He describes Trump calling Nelson Mandela, who led the emancipation of South Africa from white minority rule, “no leader.” “Tell me one country run by a Blac

Oakland Roots plan protest in support of Black Lives Matter" Published on September 05, 2020 at 04:00PM by Douglas Zimmerman On March 7, the Oakland Roots pro soccer team celebrated its first victory of the National Independent Soccer Association spring season. A few days later, pro athletes nationwide began testing positive for COVID-19, which resulted in the cancellation of almost all sports leagues, including the Roots’ remaining spring matches. Then in late May, the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor sparked protests throughout the United States. Pro athletes expressed their support for the Black Lives Matter movement, with actions ranging from wearing custom jerseys to the postponement of NBA playoff games. The police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin reverberated in the NISA as well, and last weekend’s three scheduled NISA matches were postponed. The Roots were not part of those three matches, but they say the cause of racial justice will be top of mi

Apple, Google build virus-tracing tech directly into phones" Published on September 02, 2020 at 04:27AM by By MATT O'BRIEN, AP Technology Writer Apple and Google are trying to get more U.S. states to adopt their phone-based approach for tracing and curbing the spread of the coronavirus by building more of the necessary technology directly into phone software. That could make it much easier for people to get the tool on their phone even if their local public health agency hasn't built its own compatible app. The tech giants on Tuesday launched the second phase of their “exposure notification” system, designed to automatically alert people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus. Until now, only a handful of U.S. states have built pandemic apps using the tech companies' framework, which has seen somewhat wider adoption in Europe and other parts of the world. States must choose whether they want to enable the Apple-Google system. If they do, iPhone users

Chadwick Boseman's death puts spotlight on colon cancer" Published on September 02, 2020 at 02:20AM by Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune The gravitas of actor Chadwick Boseman's death at age 43 has been felt around the world. For "Black Panther" fans and the Black community, his greatness was only in midstride, which makes his death even harder. But amid the tweets, TV specials and reruns of "Black Panther" in homage to his body of work, the medical community is speaking up about the rise in colorectal cancer rates among young ...

United ends irritating, expensive change, standby fees for good" Published on August 31, 2020 at 03:33AM by Chris McGinnis United Airlines could be ushering in a new era of ticket pricing policies with its announcement on Sunday that it is getting rid of change fees on domestic trips. And not just for the next month or two – but for good. The airline said it is “permanently getting rid of change fees on all standard Economy and Premium cabin tickets for travel within the U.S., effective immediately.”

Trump praises supporters amid deadly clashes with demonstrators" Published on August 31, 2020 at 05:09AM by David Nakamura, Matt Viser and Robert Klemko, The Washington Post WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Sunday amplified his call for federal forces to help subdue protests in American cities, denouncing local Democratic leaders and fanning partisan tensions a day after a deadly clash between his supporters and social justice demonstrators in Portland, Ore., underscored the threat of rising politically motivated violence. Scenes of Trump supporters firing paint and pellet guns at protesters during a "Trump cruise rally" caravan through downtown Portland - a liberal bastion that has been the site of weeks of street demonstrations - raised the specter that the nation's summer of unrest had entered a new phase in which the president's backers are rallying to defend businesses and fight back against Black Lives Matter and other groups he has labeled "a

Protester killed in Portland as mayor, Trump trade blame" Published on August 31, 2020 at 04:57AM by By GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mayor of Portland, Oregon, and President Donald Trump engaged in a real-time argument Sunday as the president sent a flurry of critical tweets about Ted Wheeler as the mayor was holding a press conference about the fatal shooting of a right-wing supporter in his city the night before. After Trump called Wheeler, a Democrat, a “fool” and blamed him for allowing violence to proliferate in the liberal city, the visibly angry mayor lashed out at the president, addressing him in the first person through the TV cameras. “That’s classic Trump. Mr. President, how can you think that a comment like that, if you’re watching this, is in any way helpful? It’s an aggressive stance, it is not collaborative. I certainly reached out, I believe in a collaborative manner, by saying earlier that you need to do your part and I need to d

California moves to consider reparations for slavery" Published on August 30, 2020 at 05:44AM by By DON THOMPSON, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers are setting up a task force to study and make recommendations for reparations to African Americans, particularly the descendants of slaves, as the nation struggles again with civil rights and unrest following the latest shooting of a Black man by police. The state Senate supported creating the nine-member commission on a bipartisan 33-3 vote Saturday. The measure returns to the Assembly for a final vote before lawmakers adjourn for the year on Monday, though Assembly members overwhelmingly already approved an earlier version of the bill. “Let's be clear: Chattel slavery, both in California and across our nation, birthed a legacy of racial harm and inequity that continues to impact the conditions of Black life in California,” said Democratic Sen. Holly Mitchell of Los Angeles. She cited disproporti

The tens of thousands of protesters who took to the National Mall Friday, marking the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington, showed the power of the movement against police brutality that has mobilized across America this summer. But the demonstration was tinged by concern that efforts to suppress and intimidate supporters will hamper their ability to turn protest now into votes in the fall. Many demonstrators said their concerns start at the top with President Donald Trump. Trump has threatened to send law enforcement to the polls , raising accusations of voter intimidation. His administration pursued cost-cutting measures at the postal service that experts said could slow the delivery of mail ballots . He’s pursued lawsuits in multiple states over the expansion of vote by mail and drop boxes . He’s argued without evidence that the election will be full of widespread fraud. And he’s previously refused to commit to accepting the results. In one recent survey by Dem

Melania Trump's night: GOP convention stars first lady" Published on August 26, 2020 at 05:39AM by By STEVE PEOPLES, MICHELLE L. PRICE and DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The people closest to President Donald Trump — his family — were starring on the second night of the Republican National Convention as the GOP worked to reintroduce the president to American voters in the midst of the campaign and pandemic. First lady Melania Trump was delivering Tuesday evening's keynote address at the White House, while the president's daughter Tiffany and son Eric were to be featured, too. Trump himself played a significant role even before the formal program began. For a second consecutive night, his unscripted remarks threatened to overshadow the convention's carefully crafted message. And there was a separate controversy about one of the speakers, who was pulled from the convention minutes before it began. “The fraud and abuse will be an embarrass