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Stephen and Ayesha Curry will make their biggest foray into the political world Thursday when they — and their daughters — appear in a video at the Democratic National Convention to announce their support for Joe Biden.

Starting nose tackle D.J. Jones exited the 49ers’ fifth practice of training camp early Thursday with a shoulder injury. Head coach Kyle Shanahan did not have word on the severity of the injury after practice, saying Jones was being examined.

DEAR ABBY: I live with my significant other. We have been together for 13 years now. I would like to ask his stepmother why she refuses to acknowledge me. She sends holiday cards addressed only to her stepson. I am left off invitations as if I simply do not exist. Should I confront her and tell her it hurts my feelings?

Floating 1,100 feet in the air, this week’s most expensive new listing is a full-floor, New York City penthouse on the 82nd floor.

The San Francisco Giants’ promotion of 2018 first-rounder Joey Bart marks an important turn in the club’s bid to rebuild following the crash that followed three World Series championships. Here are five key takeaways

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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A $600 million deal between the state of Michigan and residents of Flint who were harmed by lead-tainted water is a step toward making amends for a disaster that upended life in the poor, majority-Black city, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Thursday.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A commission looking at police accountability in New Hampshire is recommending law enforcement agencies collect more demographic data on arrests and that race be included on driver’s licenses.

NY Albany NY Zone Forecast for Thursday, August 20, 2020

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Zone Forecast Product for Eastern New York and Western New England

National Weather Service Albany NY

327 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2020

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327 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2020

.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy this evening, then becoming mostly clear. Читать дальше...

TX Lubbock TX Zone Forecast for Thursday, August 20, 2020

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Zone Forecasts for the South Plains Area

National Weather Service Lubbock TX

233 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2020

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233 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2020

.TONIGHT...Clear in the evening then becoming mostly clear. Lows

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CT Albany NY Zone Forecast for Thursday, August 20, 2020

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National Weather Service Albany NY

327 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2020

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327 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2020

.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds

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BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — An appeals court has allowed ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft to continue treating their drivers as independent contractors in California while an appeal works its way through the court.

BOSTON (AP) — A former Bank of America manager has been charged with embezzling $1.5 million from a client company and using some of the money to fund a lavish lifestyle, including a luxury vehicle, prosecutors said Thursday.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee authorities cannot pursue perjury charges against voters who seek mail ballots by concluding on their own that they, or someone in their care, have a health condition that increases their risk for COVID-19, an attorney for the state said in court Thursday.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s insistence on a public airing of a rapidly widening corruption scandal could complicate the investigation and open the case to criticism that it’s more about political payback than justice.

CHICAGO (AP) — Funding for police officers in Chicago Public Schools will be cut by more than half, while other ‘major reforms' will be implemented for the way police operate in the school district, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and district CEO Janice Jackson said.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy announced Thursday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus and is experiencing some COVID-19 symptoms. He said he is quarantining in Louisiana.

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington will apply to join a federal coronavirus program providing an additional $300 a week in unemployment benefits, state officials announced Thursday.

WYNNEWOOD, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma zoo featured in Netflix's “Tiger King" documentary has closed after federal authorities investigated it for alleged maltreatment of animals and suspended its license.

CA Las Vegas NV Zone Forecast for Thursday, August 20, 2020

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Zone forecasts for the Mojave Desert and Southern Great Basin

National Weather Service Las Vegas NV

1226 PM PDT Thu Aug 20 2020

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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation health officials have reported 14 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 but no additional deaths.

BOSTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorsed fellow Democratic House member Joe Kennedy III on Thursday in his bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Edward Markey in the Democratic primary.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Latino group openly pressured Gov. Gavin Newsom Thursday to select a Hispanic replacement if U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris' seat becomes vacant, saying it was time for a historic pick that would reflect the growing influence of Latinos in the nation's most populous state.

The San Francisco Giants announced Thursday morning that their most heralded prospect, catcher Joey Bart, was called up to the major leagues.

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden is hoping to start unifying divided America as well as the nation's diverse Democrats Thursday night as he accepts his party's presidential nomination in the climax of recent history's most unorthodox national convention.