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Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin is not seeking re-election; cites health issue (Jonesboro, AR) - Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin has announced that due to a recent but ongoing health issue he will not seek re-election to a fourth term. “I’ve had a wonderful life over the past 27 years serving this community. I have been blessed to serve both as a member of the city council and as mayor,” Perrin said. “I have truly loved every minute of it; and I am thankful for the opportunity that our citizens have given me to serve. I plan to meet this next season of my life with the... Read MoreUpdated at 6:50 p.m. ET President Trump on Wednesday placed much of the blame for the swell in coronavirus cases on recent demonstrations against racism and police brutality, ignoring in large part his own large-scale rallies and his administration's push to reopen the national economy before the virus had been fully contained. The alleged killer of the son of a New Jersey federal judge may also have been involved in the shooting death of a men's rights attorney in California earlier this month, news reports said Wednesday. Attorney Marc Angelucci was killed July 11 in San Bernardino County. Just over a week later, a man dressed as a FedEx driver showed up at the home of U.S. District Judge Esther Salas, shot and killed her son, 20, and wounded Salas' husband, who survived. Already a Wall Street superstar, Tesla turned a profit for the fourth straight quarter, an important milestone that will make it eligible to join the S P 500 stock index for the first time. President Trump on Wednesday said his administration would "surge" federal law enforcement officials to help fight crime in Chicago and Albuquerque, N.M., as part of the Justice Department's controversial Operation Legend. Trump accused local politicians in the cities of not doing enough to address what he says are waves of crime as the public and some politicians call for the reduction of police department budgets. (Jonesboro, AR) - Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin has announced that due to a recent but ongoing health issue he will not seek re-election to a fourth term. “I’ve had a wonderful life over the past 27 years serving this community. I have been blessed to serve both as a member of the city council and as mayor,” Perrin said.  “I have truly loved every minute of it; and I am thankful for the opportunity that our citizens have given me to serve.  I plan to meet this next season of my life with the same commitment and tenacity as I have during the last one.” U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom Robert Wood "Woody" Johnson IV told embassy staff in 2018 that his friend, President Trump, asked him to help get the British Open golf tournament held at one of the Trump family's golf resorts in Scotland. U.S. Embassy staff have separately complained that Johnson made racist and sexist comments on the job. Police are investigating the death of a Fort Hood soldier whose body was found at a nearby lake — the third service member from the Texas base to be found dead in the past month. Pvt. Mejhor Morta, 26, was found unresponsive on July 17 in the area of Stillhouse Hollow Lake, according to the Fort Hood Press Center. His death is currently being investigated by the Bell County Sheriff's Department. The U.S. and the U.K. have revised their diplomatic immunity rules, almost a year after the wife of a U.S. diplomat fled the country after allegedly killing a young man with her car. The move, announced by U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, is aimed at making it more difficult for the families of some diplomats to claim immunity. Harry Dunn, 19, was struck by a car and killed last August while riding a motorbike in Northamptonshire, in central England. When a natural disaster strikes, it's complicated to evacuate and care for some of the people most at risk — the elderly and disabled. Now — add another complication: a pandemic. In recent weeks, U.S.-China relations have unraveled with alarming speed, and some analysts say they are now at their worst since the two countries normalized diplomatic ties in 1979. On Tuesday, the Trump administration ordered China's consulate in Houston to close, a step that significantly amps up the tension in already fraught relations between the world's top two economies. 2020 Election Candidate Guide More than two dozen people are running for president. Learn about them and see where they stand on key issues with this guide. Courtesy Associated Press. Waking up is hard to do, but it's easier with NPR's Morning Edition. For over 3 decades, this show has prepared listeners for the day ahead with news, analysis and commentary.

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