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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has consulted with President Trump about acquiring TikTok's U.S. assets.

Microsoft Consults With Trump About Ongoing Talks To Buy TikTok From Chinese Firm

8:55pm August 02, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

In its first public acknowledgement of a deal that could be worth in the billions of dollars, Microsoft said it is continuing talks with TikTok about a potential takeover of the hugely popular app.

Waves crash along the Juno Beach Pier as Tropical Storm Isaias passes through the area Sunday in Juno Beach, Fla. The storm is now headed toward the Carolinas.

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Tropical Storm Isaias Grazes Florida En Route To The Carolinas

8:42pm August 02, 2020

by Rachel Treisman

Isaias largely spared Florida over the weekend, but is expected to be a "strong tropical storm" when it reaches the coast of eastern South Carolina or southern North Carolina on Monday night.

Imperial County, California, is rural but has been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Deborah Birx warned that the U.S. epidemic is in a "new phase."

Birx Warns U.S. Coronavirus Epidemic Is In 'New Phase' As Cases And Deaths Climb

6:33pm August 02, 2020

by Rachel Treisman

Dr. Deborah Birx said on Sunday that infections are widespread in both urban and rural areas. Adm. Brett Giroir said it is time to "move on" from hydroxychloroquine and focus on effective treatments.

This Nov. 13, 2013 file photo shows the main gate of Camp Pendleton Marine Base in Southern California. Eight service members are presumed dead after their amphibious vehicle sank Thursday.

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7 Marines, 1 Sailor Presumed Dead After Training Accident

6:07pm August 02, 2020

by Huo Jingnan

The Marine Corps called off rescue operations for seven Marines and one Navy sailor who went missing when their amphibious vehicle sank during training off the coast of Southern California.

Democratic Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib Faces Key Test

5:25pm August 02, 2020

An outspoken first term Democratic member of Congress faces a primary challenge because of her loud opposition to President Trump.

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NASA 'Dads' Make Successful SpaceX Splashdown

5:25pm August 02, 2020

by Brendan Byrne

The NASA astronauts who flew on the SpaceX craft to the International Space Station in May returned to Earth on Sunday. They splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico due to bad weather in the Atlantic.

Team USA Basketball Player Kareem Maddox Drives Toward Tokyo

5:25pm August 02, 2020

Kareem Maddox, a 3x3 basketball player for Team USA, tells NPR how he's spending his summer now that the Tokyo Summer Olympics have been postponed to 2021.

UNC-Chapel Hill Faculty To Students: We Can't Safely Return To Campus

5:25pm August 02, 2020

NPR's David Folkenflik talks with Michael Palm, professor at the University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill, about a faculty letter asking undergraduates to consider remote learning this fall.

A brush fire burns amid the Apple Fire in Banning, Calif. on Saturday.

California's Apple Fire Destroys More Than 20,000 Acres

3:30pm August 02, 2020

by Christianna Silva

Officials have ordered evacuations for nearly 8,000 people in southern California, as the state continues to grapple with a rapidly growing number of COVID-19 cases.

Palm Beach County Fire Rescue check out the ocean as waves crash ashore from Tropical Storm Isaias as it passes through the area on August 2, 2020 in Juno Beach, Fla.

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Tropical Storm Isaias Closes In On Florida

1:20pm August 02, 2020

by Huo Jingnan

While the storm has weakened from hurricane status, it had sustained winds on Sunday of 65 mph and is expected to inundate much of the East Coast this week with heavy rains and strong winds.