President Joe Biden’s administration won’t seek to reinstate enhanced weekly $300 unemployment benefits set to expire on Sept. 6 and is instead urging states that want to continue the extra payments to use their share of COVID-19 rescue funds. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/08/19/biden-wont-seek-extend-300-unemployment-benefits-past-sept-6/8195727002/
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‘Never seen anything this devastating’: At least 2 dead, 20 missing in North Carolina county flooded by Fred
The remnants of Tropical Storm Fred soaked the Northeast on Thursday as Southern states assessed the damage from severe flooding, which in North Carolina had left two people dead and 20 missing. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/08/19/fred-flooding-missing-people-north-carolina-tornado-warning-northeast/8191424002/
Deer in 4 states have been exposed to the coronavirus, USDA study shows. What does that mean for humans?
A study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture has found that white-tail deer, the kind some people will see in their backyards, are being exposed to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/08/18/deer-tested-positive-covid-antibodies-usda-study/8188718002/
August’s full moon is this weekend. Here’s why it’s also called a ‘sturgeon moon.’
The next full moon will take place this weekend, and the August 2021 full moon will be both a “sturgeon moon” and a “blue moon.” https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/08/19/full-moon-sturgeon-blue-moon-coming-saturday-sunday/8185323002/
2 women dead after shooting at Indiana automotive plant, authorities say; suspect arrested
A woman and her granddaughter were shot dead Wednesday after a gunman opened fire outside a central Indiana automotive plant where the women worked, authorities said. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/08/18/frankfort-indiana-factory-shooting-victims-suspect/8188063002/