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• 6 dead as Hurricane Laura makes landfall in Gulf Coast states.
• Vice President Mike Pence calls for law and order at RNC, amidst protests of police shooting.
• NBA playoffs scrapped for two days to protest police shooting of black man in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
• Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris gives speech blasting President Donald Trump.
• More evacuation orders are lifted for 3 mega fires circling Bay Area.
• Gun control advocates sue Trump administration to stop proliferation of ghost guns.
• Police reform bill in California to strip badges for serious misconduct gets hearing.

Photo of Hurricane Laura, by NASA.

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