In addition, the smoke from the blazes is posing a health hazard to millions. Oregon's Department of Environmental Quality said the entire state was reporting unhealthy or hazardous air Saturday morning. "It is apocalyptic," Democratic U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon said Sunday on the ABC program "This Week." "I drove 600 miles up and down the state, and I never escaped the smoke."
AstraZeneca, Oxford resume COVID-19 vaccine trial in UK
After a brief global pause in testing, pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and Oxford University have resumed clinical trials of their COVID-19 vaccine candidate . Clinical trials had been put on hold last week after a trial participant in the United Kingdom developed a serious neurological problem after receiving the vaccine. A standard review process triggered the study pause, the groups said, and an independent safety committee and national regulators reviewed the group's safety data. The vaccine developers said trials would resume across all U.K. clinical trial sites, but it was not immediately clear when or if other sites would resume.
Sally roars through Gulf, forecast to strengthen to hurricane
Tropical Storm Sally triggered evacuations in Louisiana on Sunday as the northern Gulf Coast prepared for it to make landfall overnight Monday as a Category 2 hurricane with winds near 100 mph . The developing worry for the region is the potential for Sally to slow to a crawl, bringing a long period of wind and rain. The storm comes two weeks after Hurricane Laura carved a path of destruction through Louisiana as the strongest hurricane ever to make landfall in the state. "This, when combined with the COVID-19 pandemic, can make us all weary," Gov. John Bel Edwards tweeted. "I implore Louisianans to take their preparations seriously."
Several NFL teams remain off field for national anthem
During Sunday's early slate of NFL games, several teams remained off the field for national anthem — four years after Colin Kaepernick first knelt as a means of protesting police brutality and racial injustice . The Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, Buffalo Bills and Jacksonville Jaguars stayed off the field while "The Star-Spangled Banner" played. Before Thursday's season kickoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs, the Houston Texans became the first team to stay in the locker room during the anthem. They also did not take the field for "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which the NFL said would be played before every game during opening weekend.
Chicago Bears' Akiem Hicks (96); Kyle Fuller (23); Roy Robertson-Harris (95), Brent Urban (92); Bilal Nichols (98); John Jenkins (90) and Cody Whitehair (65) listen during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions in Detroit, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020.
Paul Sancya, AP
Manhunt underway after 2 deputies ambushed in Los Angeles
A manhunt was underway Sunday for the gunman who shot two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies in an apparent ambush. In a video released after the shooting, someone is seen walking up to a patrol car and opening fire before fleeing the scene. The two deputies, a 31-year-old female and a 24-year-old male, were shot multiple times and are hospitalized in critical condition. The shooting occurred hours after demonstrators gathered to protest the death of Dijon Kizzee by Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies. Kizzee, a Black man, was shot and killed by police on Aug. 31 after they attempted to stop him over an unspecified "code violation" as he rode his bicycle.
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