A boy rides his bike down South Magnolia Street in Rockport, Texas, as Tropical Storm Beta approaches on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. (Courtney Sacco/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)
NEWS

Five national stories of the week

The U.N.'s first virtual meeting is expected to begin with prerecorded speeches, tropical storm Beta stalls along the Texas coast, former Wisconsin police chief to consult with prosecutors on Jacob Blake's shooting, Mike Bloomberg raises money for Florida felons to pay off fines to vote and Amy Coney Barrett is the polarizing front-runner for the vacant Supreme Court seat.


A woman talks to a healthcare worker before getting tested for COVID-19 at a sampling station in Prague, Czech Republic, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. The country coped well with the first wave of the coronavirus infections in the spring but has been facing a record surge of the new confirmed cases last week. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
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Five international stories of the week

India's Natural Disaster Response Force searches for survivors trapped in a residential building collapse, a pro-democracy plaque in Thailand is removed, people in Berlin march for migrants in Greece, European countries try new measures to contain the coronavirus and military commanders of India and China meet regarding their border standoff make up this week's five international stories.



OPINION

Open-minded: Falling for the season

September is flying by and taking with it pool days and watermelon harvests — finally welcoming fall back. It may not look like fall, or feel like fall or technically be fall yet, but it’s fall. OK, I celebrate early — but I have good reason to. 




Anthony Woods, who serves in the Army, counts the sandbags that he will use help protect his home in Gulfport, Miss., as Hurricane Sally slowly approaches the coast on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. (Lukas Flippo/The Sun Herald via AP)
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Five national stories of the week

Hurricane Sally projected to reach land near the Alabama-Mississippi state line, President Trump to preside over agreements between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, the Federal Reserve expected to issue economic projections Wednesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom's meeting with Trump about climate change and questions surrounding Bill Cosby's appeal to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court make up this week's five national stories.


Customers hang around The Cup Sept. 6, 2020, in The Village. As businesses start to reopen, more and more people are going out in areas that were popular before the pandemic. Mary Stempky, DN
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Village businesses feel financial strain from COVID-19

Though Ball State students and the business they bring to Muncie have returned, businesses in the Village are still feeling the stress of statewide quarantine mandates and the extended summer brought on by the university’s early dismissal last semester.


People, wearing a face mask as a precaution against the new coronavirus outbreak, walk on a pedestrian crossing at the main business district in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. Indonesia's capital on Monday begins to reimpose large-scale social restrictions to control a rapid expansion in the virus cases. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
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Five international stories of the week

A flight to Antarctica takes extra precuations to keep the coronavirus away, Indonesia's capital under social restrictions to curb coronavirus spread, Austria sees the beginning of a second virus wave, volunteers and firefighters in Brazil try to save animals from burning wetlands and the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine trials resume after a pause.


Elliott DeRose, DN Illustration
OPINION

Indiana Scones: Look up before it's too late.

My phone addiction is real, and I’m not the only one who has this problem. Right now, technology seems like the easiest way to pass time without putting yourself at risk. However, scrolling isn’t the only thing we can do while staying safe. While we are socially distancing, we can make the most of our time instead of wasting it on social media.  






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