TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court has adopted&nbsp;<a href="https://kansascourts.org/l/SmyJlWOBjFpXcPQpvmoT-Oeqq6_wm9OBZWjuINks77c" target="_blank">Rule 124</a>&nbsp;to allow courts to&nbsp;<a href="https://kansascourts.org/l/SmyJlWOBjFpXcPQpvmoT-A3l-dh8hZPYyryxCB7ToRM" target="_blank">collect contact information</a>&nbsp;from witnesses and potential jurors who volunteer it to help with case processing, scheduling, or participation in a hearing or trial.

Contact information will include current mailing address, phone number, and email address. The contact information is not a public record under the Kansas Open Records Act, and it will not be disclosed to anyone outside the courts.

Courts will use the contact information as a service to potential jurors and witnesses. It may be used to remind witnesses to appear or to alert jurors of last-minute instructions for reporting. The rule will also help prevent unnecessary trips to the courthouse in the event a hearing is canceled or rescheduled.

Supreme Court Rule 124 includes provisions for retaining and ultimately disposing of contact information courts collect.

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 </figure>OJATOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court has adopted&nbsp;<a href="https://kansascourts.org/l/SmyJlWOBjFpXcPQpvmoT-Oeqq6_wm9OBZWjuINks77c" target="_blank">Rule 124</a>&nbsp;to allow courts to&nbsp;<a href="https://kansascourts.org/l/SmyJlWOBjFpXcPQpvmoT-A3l-dh8hZPYyryxCB7ToRM" target="_blank">collect contact information</a>&nbsp;from witnesses and potential jurors who volunteer it to help with case processing, scheduling, or participation in a hearing or trial.Contact information will include current mailing address, phone number, and email address. The contact information is not a public record under the Kansas Open Records Act, and it will not be disclosed to anyone outside the courts.Courts will use the contact information as a service to potential jurors and witnesses. It may be used to remind witnesses to appear or to alert jurors of last-minute instructions for reporting. The rule will also help prevent unnecessary trips to the courthouse in the event a hearing is canceled or rescheduled.Supreme Court Rule 124 includes provisions for retaining and ultimately disposing of contact information courts collect.

Kan. Supreme Court adopts rule allowing courts to collect contact information

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Wichita State University president who abruptly resigned last week will be paid a reduced salary until June 2021 for unspecified consulting services, according to an agreement with the Kansas Board of Regents.

The document also requires Jay Golden to limit his presence on campus and prohibits him from having any official communications with faculty, staff or friends of the university — except for those related to consulting services that the interim or acting president may ask of him.

It further requires him to move out of the president’s residence by Sunday.

The letter to Golden from Regents President Blake Flanders was provided to The Associated Press in response to an open records request seeking Golden’s resignation letter.

It offers no details on&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kansas-wichita-archive-ivanka-trump-9b822f3a8d495307632b45f0be125c9d">what led up to the Friday’s resignation</a>, but says that Golden “indicated a desire to step down.”

Golden will receive a fraction of his present salary until June, but it is unclear exactly how much he will receive for the consulting services. His 2020 base salary was $450,000, but he was also eligible for additional compensation.

The money would come from private funds provided by the Wichita State University Foundation.

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 </figure>WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Wichita State University president who abruptly resigned last week will be paid a reduced salary until June 2021 for unspecified consulting services, according to an agreement with the Kansas Board of Regents.The document also requires Jay Golden to limit his presence on campus and prohibits him from having any official communications with faculty, staff or friends of the university — except for those related to consulting services that the interim or acting president may ask of him.It further requires him to move out of the president’s residence by Sunday.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Need your help. Can you re-tweet this to get the message out? Heading out of town today. I can’t leave without telling the faculty, staff &amp; especially the students <a href="https://twitter.com/WichitaState?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WichitaState</a> how much I ❤️you! You are what makes an institution great! Wichita needs your creativity &amp; energy <a href="https://t.co/a0zNBRoZGH">pic.twitter.com/a0zNBRoZGH</a>&mdash; Dr Jay Golden (@DrJayGolden1) <a href="https://twitter.com/DrJayGolden1/status/1310941558754160647?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 29, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>The letter to Golden from Regents President Blake Flanders was provided to The Associated Press in response to an open records request seeking Golden’s resignation letter.It offers no details on&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kansas-wichita-archive-ivanka-trump-9b822f3a8d495307632b45f0be125c9d">what led up to the Friday’s resignation</a>, but says that Golden “indicated a desire to step down.”Golden will receive a fraction of his present salary until June, but it is unclear exactly how much he will receive for the consulting services. His 2020 base salary was $450,000, but he was also eligible for additional compensation.The money would come from private funds provided by the Wichita State University Foundation.

Former WSU president still getting paid, must stay off campus

NEW YORK (AP) — The presidential debate commission says it will soon adopt changes to its format to avoid a repeat of the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/election-2020">disjointed first meeting</a>&nbsp;between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden.

The commission said Wednesday the debate “made clear that additional structure should be added to the format of the remaining debates to ensure a more orderly discussion of the issues.”

The next presidential debate is a town hall format scheduled for Oct. 15 in Miami.

One possibility being discussed is to give the moderator the ability to cut off the microphone of one of the debate participants while his opponent is talking, according to a person familiar with the deliberations who was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

Moderator Chris Wallace struggled to gain control of Tuesday’s debate in Cleveland because of frequent interruptions, primarily by Trump. The candidates interrupted Wallace or their opponent 90 times in the 90-minute debate, 71 of them by Trump, according to an analysis by The Washington Post.

Wallace, of Fox News, pleaded for a more orderly debate, at one point looking at Trump and saying, “the country would be better served if we allowed both people to speak with fewer interruptions. I’m appealing to you, sir, to do that.”

“Well, frankly, you’ve been doing more interrupting than he has,” Wallace said.

Biden on Wednesday called the debate “a national embarrassment.” But despite some suggestions that the final two presidential encounters be canceled, both campaigns said they expected their candidate to attend.

Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh said the commission was “only doing this because their guy got pummeled last night. President Trump was the dominant force and now Joe Biden is trying to work the refs.”

ABC News’ Martha Raddatz, who moderated one of the three debates between Trump and Hillary Clinton in 2016, said Wallace was put in nearly an impossible situation. Faced with the same behavior, she said she might have called a full stop to the debate for a moment to recalibrate.

She never had the option, technically, to cut off the microphone of a candidate four years ago, she said. It also wasn’t in the rules that were agreed to in advance by the candidates and commission.

“To say, ‘He’s not going to follow the rules so we aren’t, either,’ It’s an unprecedented situation,” Raddatz said. “That was so out of control.”

Twitter was ablaze with criticism for Wallace early in the debate for losing control of the proceedings. That was illustrated by MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough, who tweeted “What is Chris Wallace doing? He has no control over the debate. He asks a question and let’s Trump continue yelling. This is a disgrace.”

By the time he was on “Morning Joe″ the next morning, Scarborough had cooled off. He called on the debate commission to act.

“While it was extraordinarily frustrating, I think all of us need to walk a mile in his shoes before saying the morning after, ‘He could have done this, he could have done that,’” Scarborough said.

Some of the president’s supporters felt that Wallace was too hard on their candidate. Trump himself suggested he was also debating Wallace, “but that’s no surprise.”

Wallace even got some criticism from opinion personalities on his own network. “Trump is debating the moderator and Biden,” prime-time host Laura Ingraham tweeted during the debate.

Another Fox colleague, Geraldo Rivera, expressed more sympathy.

“The guy signed up to moderate a debate and he ended up trying to referee a knife fight,” he said.

Wallace, host of “Fox News Sunday,” was not immediately made available for comment by Fox.

There is some skepticism about what the commission can do that is really meaningful. “I’m not sure that there’s a format change that can solve that problem,” said Sen. Pat Toomey, Republican, of battleground state Pennsylvania.

Wallace is the only presidential debate moderator this cycle with prior experience, after receiving praise for handling the final Clinton-Trump debate in 2016. The other two moderators are Steve Scully of C-SPAN and Kristen Welker of NBC News.

Scully moderates the Miami debate, a town hall format where citizens get to ask questions, which may make interruptions more difficult.

“Having prepared for these, the town hall is a completely different event in the debate Olympics,” tweeted David Plouffe, an adviser to former President Barack Obama. “If Trump brings the same nastiness to Florida, it will be doubly painful to watch but it will be doubly painful for him politically.”

The Nielsen company’s estimate on how many people watched Tuesday’s debate was expected later Wednesday.

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 </figure>NEW YORK (AP) — The presidential debate commission says it will soon adopt changes to its format to avoid a repeat of the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/election-2020">disjointed first meeting</a>&nbsp;between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden.The commission said Wednesday the debate “made clear that additional structure should be added to the format of the remaining debates to ensure a more orderly discussion of the issues.”The next presidential debate is a town hall format scheduled for Oct. 15 in Miami.One possibility being discussed is to give the moderator the ability to cut off the microphone of one of the debate participants while his opponent is talking, according to a person familiar with the deliberations who was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.<figure>
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 </figure>Moderator Chris Wallace struggled to gain control of Tuesday’s debate in Cleveland because of frequent interruptions, primarily by Trump. The candidates interrupted Wallace or their opponent 90 times in the 90-minute debate, 71 of them by Trump, according to an analysis by The Washington Post.Wallace, of Fox News, pleaded for a more orderly debate, at one point looking at Trump and saying, “the country would be better served if we allowed both people to speak with fewer interruptions. I’m appealing to you, sir, to do that.”“Ask him, too,” Trump said.“Well, frankly, you’ve been doing more interrupting than he has,” Wallace said.Biden on Wednesday called the debate “a national embarrassment.” But despite some suggestions that the final two presidential encounters be canceled, both campaigns said they expected their candidate to attend.Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh said the commission was “only doing this because their guy got pummeled last night. President Trump was the dominant force and now Joe Biden is trying to work the refs.”ABC News’ Martha Raddatz, who moderated one of the three debates between Trump and Hillary Clinton in 2016, said Wallace was put in nearly an impossible situation. Faced with the same behavior, she said she might have called a full stop to the debate for a moment to recalibrate.She never had the option, technically, to cut off the microphone of a candidate four years ago, she said. It also wasn’t in the rules that were agreed to in advance by the candidates and commission.“To say, ‘He’s not going to follow the rules so we aren’t, either,’ It’s an unprecedented situation,” Raddatz said. “That was so out of control.”Twitter was ablaze with criticism for Wallace early in the debate for losing control of the proceedings. That was illustrated by MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough, who tweeted “What is Chris Wallace doing? He has no control over the debate. He asks a question and let’s Trump continue yelling. This is a disgrace.”By the time he was on “Morning Joe″ the next morning, Scarborough had cooled off. He called on the debate commission to act.“While it was extraordinarily frustrating, I think all of us need to walk a mile in his shoes before saying the morning after, ‘He could have done this, he could have done that,’” Scarborough said.Some of the president’s supporters felt that Wallace was too hard on their candidate. Trump himself suggested he was also debating Wallace, “but that’s no surprise.”Wallace even got some criticism from opinion personalities on his own network. “Trump is debating the moderator and Biden,” prime-time host Laura Ingraham tweeted during the debate.Another Fox colleague, Geraldo Rivera, expressed more sympathy.“The guy signed up to moderate a debate and he ended up trying to referee a knife fight,” he said.Wallace, host of “Fox News Sunday,” was not immediately made available for comment by Fox.There is some skepticism about what the commission can do that is really meaningful. “I’m not sure that there’s a format change that can solve that problem,” said Sen. Pat Toomey, Republican, of battleground state Pennsylvania.Wallace is the only presidential debate moderator this cycle with prior experience, after receiving praise for handling the final Clinton-Trump debate in 2016. The other two moderators are Steve Scully of C-SPAN and Kristen Welker of NBC News.Scully moderates the Miami debate, a town hall format where citizens get to ask questions, which may make interruptions more difficult.“Having prepared for these, the town hall is a completely different event in the debate Olympics,” tweeted David Plouffe, an adviser to former President Barack Obama. “If Trump brings the same nastiness to Florida, it will be doubly painful to watch but it will be doubly painful for him politically.”The Nielsen company’s estimate on how many people watched Tuesday’s debate was expected later Wednesday.___

Debate commission says it will make changes to format

DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling more than 700,000 vehicles in North America because the backup cameras can show distorted images or suddenly go dark. 

The recall covers most 2020 versions of Ford’s F-Series trucks, as well as the 2020 Explorer, Mustang, Transit, Expedition, Escape, Ranger and Edge. Also included are the Lincoln Nautilus and Corsair. F-Series trucks are the top-selling vehicle in the U.S. 

The company says in documents posted Wednesday by the government that a poor electrical connection is causing the problem.  Dealers will replace the rearview camera at no cost to owners. The recall is expected to start Nov. 7.

DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling more than 700,000 vehicles in North America because the backup cameras can show distorted images or suddenly go dark. The recall covers most 2020 versions of Ford’s F-Series trucks, as well as the 2020 Explorer, Mustang, Transit, Expedition, Escape, Ranger and Edge. Also included are the Lincoln Nautilus and Corsair. F-Series trucks are the top-selling vehicle in the U.S. The company says in documents posted Wednesday by the government that a poor electrical connection is causing the problem. Dealers will replace the rearview camera at no cost to owners. The recall is expected to start Nov. 7.

Ford recalls over 700K vehicles; backup cameras can go dark

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Criminals have targeted Kansas' unemployment system in a multibillion dollar fraud scheme that has delayed relief payments to thousands of people around the state who lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic, officials say.

Ryan Wright, the acting secretary of the Kansas Department of Labor, said the agency has blocked at least 45,000 fraudulent payments this year. The agency doesn't know how much money the fraudsters are believed to have stolen in Kansas, but the Legislature approved an audit of the program to determine how many payments slipped through to them.

“We will know eventually what the scale and scope of this is and what those costs are,” Wright said.

State unemployment systems throughout the U.S. have been targeted by criminal organizations and individuals who use stolen identities to exploit the massive expansion of benefits offered because of the coronavirus pandemic, authorities say. Wright said the U.S. Department of Labor’s inspector general estimates that $8 billion in fraudulent claims have been filed this year nationwide.

Victims often don’t find out they’ve been targeted until they run into problems filing legitimate claims or their employer approaches them.

Among them was Margaret Dawe, an associate professor in the creative writing program at Wichita State University, who was surprised to be notified by the school’s human research department that an unemployment claim had been filed in her name even though she has worked full-time throughout the pandemic.

“I was a little scared that these bad guys had my Social Security number,” she said. “And it’s scary not knowing their end game.”

The fraudulent claims have placed an additional burden on a state agency that was already&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/b9f8cbcf80de8de755d99d6cbe771b4c">struggling&nbsp;</a>to make payments to Kansas workers and traditionally handles few fraud cases.

Wright said the fraudsters have primarily targeted the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program, or PUA. The program was created by the CARES Act to expand unemployment benefits to a wide variety of affected workers who lack a sufficient enough work history to file a claim or have been disqualified for state benefits but who were affected by COVID-19. They include the self-employed, independent contractors, gig workers and people who work for religious organizations, among others.

Wright explained that in Kansas' regular unemployment system, the state has a relationship with the employers and has access to their records and earnings reports.

"And in this particular program, that must all be furnished by the individual because they’re independent contractors. So that relationship is even different, and that’s what makes this so very different than everything else,“ he said.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Criminals have targeted Kansas' unemployment system in a multibillion dollar fraud scheme that has delayed relief payments to thousands of people around the state who lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic, officials say.Ryan Wright, the acting secretary of the Kansas Department of Labor, said the agency has blocked at least 45,000 fraudulent payments this year. The agency doesn't know how much money the fraudsters are believed to have stolen in Kansas, but the Legislature approved an audit of the program to determine how many payments slipped through to them.“We will know eventually what the scale and scope of this is and what those costs are,” Wright said.State unemployment systems throughout the U.S. have been targeted by criminal organizations and individuals who use stolen identities to exploit the massive expansion of benefits offered because of the coronavirus pandemic, authorities say. Wright said the U.S. Department of Labor’s inspector general estimates that $8 billion in fraudulent claims have been filed this year nationwide.Victims often don’t find out they’ve been targeted until they run into problems filing legitimate claims or their employer approaches them.Among them was Margaret Dawe, an associate professor in the creative writing program at Wichita State University, who was surprised to be notified by the school’s human research department that an unemployment claim had been filed in her name even though she has worked full-time throughout the pandemic.“I was a little scared that these bad guys had my Social Security number,” she said. “And it’s scary not knowing their end game.”The fraudulent claims have placed an additional burden on a state agency that was already&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/b9f8cbcf80de8de755d99d6cbe771b4c">struggling&nbsp;</a>to make payments to Kansas workers and traditionally handles few fraud cases.Wright said the fraudsters have primarily targeted the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program, or PUA. The program was created by the CARES Act to expand unemployment benefits to a wide variety of affected workers who lack a sufficient enough work history to file a claim or have been disqualified for state benefits but who were affected by COVID-19. They include the self-employed, independent contractors, gig workers and people who work for religious organizations, among others.Wright explained that in Kansas' regular unemployment system, the state has a relationship with the employers and has access to their records and earnings reports."And in this particular program, that must all be furnished by the individual because they’re independent contractors. So that relationship is even different, and that’s what makes this so very different than everything else,“ he said.

Kan. unemployment system blocks at least 45K bogus claims

WICHITA, KAN.&nbsp;– A second defendant pleaded guilty Wednesday to an armed robbery at a convenience store in Newton, Stephen McAllister said.

Rico Montes, 28, Wichita, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of robbery. In his plea, Montes admitted he and co-defendant&nbsp;Jorge Correa, 25, Wichita, robbed the EZ Trip at 100 S. Main in Newton, Kan., while another man waited in the car. Montes and Correa were armed when they entered the store.

Montes is set for sentencing Dec. 16. He could face a penalty of up to 20 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000.

Correa pleaded guilty last week and is set for sentencing Dec. 8. He admitted firing several shots during the robbery. No one was injured. A third defendant,&nbsp;Jeremiah Urias, 18, Wichita, who is alleged to have driven the&nbsp;getaway car, is set for a change of plea hearing Oct. 13.

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 </figure>Rico Montes, 28, Wichita, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of robbery. In his plea, Montes admitted he and co-defendant&nbsp;Jorge Correa, 25, Wichita, robbed the EZ Trip at 100 S. Main in Newton, Kan., while another man waited in the car. Montes and Correa were armed when they entered the store.<figure>
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 </figure>Correa pleaded guilty last week and is set for sentencing Dec. 8. He admitted firing several shots during the robbery. No one was injured. A third defendant,&nbsp;Jeremiah Urias, 18, Wichita, who is alleged to have driven the&nbsp;getaway car, is set for a change of plea hearing Oct. 13.

2nd suspect admits role in Kan. armed robbery

TOPEKA— The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Kansas increased by 1120 to a total of 59,749 the state health department reported Wednesday afternoon.&nbsp;

Coronavirus deaths were reported at 678, an increase of 41.

<a href="https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/160/COVID-19-in-Kansas">Click here&nbsp;</a>for additional numbers from the KDHE.

TOPEKA— The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Kansas increased by 1120 to a total of 59,749 the state health department reported Wednesday afternoon.&nbsp;Coronavirus deaths were reported at 678, an increase of 41.<a href="https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/160/COVID-19-in-Kansas">Click here&nbsp;</a>for additional numbers from the KDHE.<figure>
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KDHE: Latest coronavirus numbers in Kansas

TOPEKA—Law enforcement authorities are investigating after&nbsp; &nbsp;a car was badly damaged after an explosive device was placed inside the vehicle.

Just after 5p.m. Tuesday, police responded to an apartment complex at 4140 SW 6th Avenue in Topeka after a suspicious item found in a parked vehicle on the west end of the property, according to Lt. Ron Ekis.

Police asked the&nbsp;Topeka Fire Department Investigation Unit to assist with the investigation involving the detonated IED in the vehicle.&nbsp;

The Topeka Police Department Bomb Unit determined the scene to be safe and assisted with the investigation. They learned that an explosive device had been intentionally placed in the car’s passenger compartment, according to Fire Marshal Todd Harrison.&nbsp;&nbsp;A search of the area revealed no other devices. There were no injuries reported.

Estimated damage is being listed at approximately $1500.00 and was contained to the vehicle, according to Harrison.

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 </figure>TOPEKA—Law enforcement authorities are investigating after&nbsp; &nbsp;a car was badly damaged after an explosive device was placed inside the vehicle.Just after 5p.m. Tuesday, police responded to an apartment complex at 4140 SW 6th Avenue in Topeka after a suspicious item found in a parked vehicle on the west end of the property, according to Lt. Ron Ekis.Police asked the&nbsp;Topeka Fire Department Investigation Unit to assist with the investigation involving the detonated IED in the vehicle.&nbsp;The Topeka Police Department Bomb Unit determined the scene to be safe and assisted with the investigation. They learned that an explosive device had been intentionally placed in the car’s passenger compartment, according to Fire Marshal Todd Harrison.&nbsp;&nbsp;A search of the area revealed no other devices. There were no injuries reported.Estimated damage is being listed at approximately $1500.00 and was contained to the vehicle, according to Harrison.

Police: Explosive device intentionally placed in car

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Kan. —&nbsp;An Emporia State political science professor says civil discourse took a step back Tuesday in Cleveland.

"For years, people that do debate properly in high school and colleges have been saying, those presidential debates aren't really debates," said Michael Smith. "I've never seen such an egregious example of that as last night."

The tough part is, even as dueling stump speeches, neither candidate was allowed to speak freely.

"Trump, his best characteristic is that he's not scripted," Smith said. "He says what he really thinks. His worst characteristic is he's not scripted, he says what he really thinks. Then, Biden was left to respond to that."

Smith notes that some people got what they were looking for.

"Lots of us complained in the old days about how politicians seemed to be reading from scripts and they sounded so stilted," Smith said. "You never heard anything new. I don't think that when we were complaining about that, we thought that it would lead to this."

The next debate between the two campaigns will involve their vice presidential nominees. It is Oct. 7.

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HUTCHINSON,
Kan. —&nbsp;An Emporia State political science professor says civil discourse took a step back Tuesday in Cleveland."For years, people that do debate properly in high school and colleges have been saying, those presidential debates aren't really debates," said Michael Smith. "I've never seen such an egregious example of that as last night."The tough part is, even as dueling stump speeches, neither candidate was allowed to speak freely."Trump, his best characteristic is that he's not scripted," Smith said. "He says what he really thinks. His worst characteristic is he's not scripted, he says what he really thinks. Then, Biden was left to respond to that."Smith notes that some people got what they were looking for."Lots of us complained in the old days about how politicians seemed to be reading from scripts and they sounded so stilted," Smith said. "You never heard anything new. I don't think that when we were complaining about that, we thought that it would lead to this."The next debate between the two campaigns will involve their vice presidential nominees. It is Oct. 7.

Kansas professor: Not really a debate Tuesday

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two white Topeka police officers who fatally shot a Black man as he fled from them after a struggle that revealed he was armed have been removed from a federal lawsuit accusing them of using excessive force.

A second count in the lawsuit&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/100cc5e397f549f0aa01d8720e88cfc0">brought by</a>&nbsp;the family of Dominique White, which contends the city failed to train its police officers adequately, continues to move forward. A trial date hasn’t been set.

U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree on Monday described the case as “particularly difficult," but that it wasn't clearly established that Officers Justin Mackey and Michael Cruse violated the 30-year-old White’s Fourth Amendment right protecting him from excessive force, The Topeka Capital-Journal&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cjonline.com/news/20200929/officers-removed-as-defendants-in-dominique-whitersquos-familyrsquos-lawsuit">reports.</a>&nbsp;The officers remain employed by the police force.

The ruling was made on the three-year anniversary of White's fatal shooting near a Topeka park. His death certificate says he died primarily from gunshots in the back.

The officers were responding to a report of gunfire in the area in September 2017 when they confronted White,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/f736ffe89fbf42a39803f330f4cf3f35">who they discovered during a struggle was armed</a>.

Police body camera footage shows White fleeing from the officers before he was shot. Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay ruled earlier that the shooting was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/7eb8efdf3a8241d6a3ea6ff1d4531d44">justified</a>, saying White moved his hand over a pocket that contained a gun as he fled. An internal police investigation concluded that Mackey and Cruse had committed no policy violations.

“Unlike other cases where officers learned later that the suspect wasn’t armed, the officers here actually knew Mr. White had a gun in his pocket,” Crabtree wrote Monday. “Officer Mackey saw the gun in Mr. White’s pocket, and Officer Cruse later recovered it (along with additional magazines) from Mr. White’s pocket. Mr. White resisted the officers’ attempts to secure the weapon, and he ignored their commands to lie down and stop. Instead, Mr. White struggled against the officers’ attempts to secure the firearm, he broke free from them, and he ran away while armed with a gun in his pocket.”

But White’s family said the body camera footage shows he wasn’t an immediate threat to the officers. An attorney for White’s family, Andrew Stroth, said Tuesday that they were reviewing Crabtree’s ruling and would pursue all available legal options.

“Similar to other young Black males in America, Dominique White was unjustifiably killed by the police,” said Stroth, the managing director of the Chicago-based civil rights law firm Action Injury Law Group. “In this case, the two officers working within the scope of their employment with the Topeka Police Department tragically and without provocation killed Dominique.”

City of Topeka media relations coordinator Molly Hadfield on Tuesday released a one-sentence statement.

“The court found that the law was not clearly established that Mr. White’s Fourth Amendment rights were violated under the circumstances of this case, and that the officers were entitled to qualified immunity,” the city said.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/9/1601408473933.png" alt="White-photo Kansas Dept. of Corrections" />
 <figcaption>White-photo Kansas Dept. of Corrections</figcaption>
 </figure>TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two white Topeka police officers who fatally shot a Black man as he fled from them after a struggle that revealed he was armed have been removed from a federal lawsuit accusing them of using excessive force.A second count in the lawsuit&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/100cc5e397f549f0aa01d8720e88cfc0">brought by</a>&nbsp;the family of Dominique White, which contends the city failed to train its police officers adequately, continues to move forward. A trial date hasn’t been set.U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree on Monday described the case as “particularly difficult," but that it wasn't clearly established that Officers Justin Mackey and Michael Cruse violated the 30-year-old White’s Fourth Amendment right protecting him from excessive force, The Topeka Capital-Journal&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cjonline.com/news/20200929/officers-removed-as-defendants-in-dominique-whitersquos-familyrsquos-lawsuit">reports.</a>&nbsp;The officers remain employed by the police force.The ruling was made on the three-year anniversary of White's fatal shooting near a Topeka park. His death certificate says he died primarily from gunshots in the back.The officers were responding to a report of gunfire in the area in September 2017 when they confronted White,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/f736ffe89fbf42a39803f330f4cf3f35">who they discovered during a struggle was armed</a>.Police body camera footage shows White fleeing from the officers before he was shot. Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay ruled earlier that the shooting was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/7eb8efdf3a8241d6a3ea6ff1d4531d44">justified</a>, saying White moved his hand over a pocket that contained a gun as he fled. An internal police investigation concluded that Mackey and Cruse had committed no policy violations.“Unlike other cases where officers learned later that the suspect wasn’t armed, the officers here actually knew Mr. White had a gun in his pocket,” Crabtree wrote Monday. “Officer Mackey saw the gun in Mr. White’s pocket, and Officer Cruse later recovered it (along with additional magazines) from Mr. White’s pocket. Mr. White resisted the officers’ attempts to secure the weapon, and he ignored their commands to lie down and stop. Instead, Mr. White struggled against the officers’ attempts to secure the firearm, he broke free from them, and he ran away while armed with a gun in his pocket.”But White’s family said the body camera footage shows he wasn’t an immediate threat to the officers. An attorney for White’s family, Andrew Stroth, said Tuesday that they were reviewing Crabtree’s ruling and would pursue all available legal options.“Similar to other young Black males in America, Dominique White was unjustifiably killed by the police,” said Stroth, the managing director of the Chicago-based civil rights law firm Action Injury Law Group. “In this case, the two officers working within the scope of their employment with the Topeka Police Department tragically and without provocation killed Dominique.”City of Topeka media relations coordinator Molly Hadfield on Tuesday released a one-sentence statement.“The court found that the law was not clearly established that Mr. White’s Fourth Amendment rights were violated under the circumstances of this case, and that the officers were entitled to qualified immunity,” the city said.

White Kan. officers who fatally shot Black man dropped from suit

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said Tuesday she supports new federal guidelines that will allow some visitations at nursing homes that accept Medicaid and Medicare if proper coronavirus-related safety measures are followed.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued guidance last week that provides ways for nursing facilities to allow families to make in-person visits, which have mostly been banned since the pandemic began.

Kelly said in a statement that it’s important to remain vigilant about protecting the health of nursing home residents and stopping the spread of the virus, but her administration recognizes that “prolonged separation of nursing facility residents from their loved ones has taken a significant mental health toll on everyone involved."

Nursing homes have been a major source of COVID-19 outbreaks in Kansas and other states. The state Department of Health and Environment’s&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-kansas-business-topeka-nursing-homes-1f6317285d954200a56094668c08e2c2">report</a>&nbsp;last week on coronavirus clusters showed 14 of 29 clusters in the state were tied to nursing homes in 11 counties.

The report on clusters, which is released on Wednesdays, defines a cluster as places that have five or more active cases within the past 14 days.

The federal guidance say nursing facilities should continue to follow basic safety measures, such as social distancing and temperature screenings. But nursing homes subject to the federal guidelines can allow indoor visits if they have no new COVID-19 cases for 14 days and are not conducting active outbreak testing.

The CMS said facilities could be fined if they don’t adopt the new guidelines without a valid reason.

The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services inspects state nursing homes to ensure that they comply with federal laws and standards.

“We’re glad to see the guidelines shift back to focus more on ‘resident rights’ and a standardized approach,” the agency’s deputy director of facilities, Scott Brunner, said in a news release.

He said it would take time to implement the new guidelines because every facility will have to follow the protocols based on their different challenges.

Some other long-term care centers in the state are not subject to the guidelines. KDADs said it would use the federal guidelines to issue state guidance in the coming weeks for those facilities.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said Tuesday she supports new federal guidelines that will allow some visitations at nursing homes that accept Medicaid and Medicare if proper coronavirus-related safety measures are followed.The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued guidance last week that provides ways for nursing facilities to allow families to make in-person visits, which have mostly been banned since the pandemic began.Kelly said in a statement that it’s important to remain vigilant about protecting the health of nursing home residents and stopping the spread of the virus, but her administration recognizes that “prolonged separation of nursing facility residents from their loved ones has taken a significant mental health toll on everyone involved."Nursing homes have been a major source of COVID-19 outbreaks in Kansas and other states. The state Department of Health and Environment’s&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-kansas-business-topeka-nursing-homes-1f6317285d954200a56094668c08e2c2">report</a>&nbsp;last week on coronavirus clusters showed 14 of 29 clusters in the state were tied to nursing homes in 11 counties.The report on clusters, which is released on Wednesdays, defines a cluster as places that have five or more active cases within the past 14 days.The federal guidance say nursing facilities should continue to follow basic safety measures, such as social distancing and temperature screenings. But nursing homes subject to the federal guidelines can allow indoor visits if they have no new COVID-19 cases for 14 days and are not conducting active outbreak testing.The CMS said facilities could be fined if they don’t adopt the new guidelines without a valid reason.The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services inspects state nursing homes to ensure that they comply with federal laws and standards.“We’re glad to see the guidelines shift back to focus more on ‘resident rights’ and a standardized approach,” the agency’s deputy director of facilities, Scott Brunner, said in a news release.He said it would take time to implement the new guidelines because every facility will have to follow the protocols based on their different challenges.Some other long-term care centers in the state are not subject to the guidelines. KDADs said it would use the federal guidelines to issue state guidance in the coming weeks for those facilities.

Kansas governor backs new guidelines on nursing home visits

CLEVELAND (AP) — The first debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden deteriorated into bitter taunts and near chaos Tuesday night as Trump repeatedly interrupted his opponent with angry — and personal — jabs that sometimes overshadowed the sharply different visions each man has for a nation facing historic crises.

<a href="https://www.c-span.org/debates/">Click here to watch</a>&nbsp;a replay of the debate&nbsp;

In&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-virus-outbreak-donald-trump-elections-c1eb47d330f6f074ea069abb999a2b2e">the most tumultuous presidential debate in recent memory</a>, Trump refused to condemn white supremacists who have supported him, telling one such group known as Proud Boys to “stand back, stand by.” There were also heated clashes over the president’s handling of the pandemic, the integrity of the election results, deeply personal attacks about Biden’s family and how the Supreme Court will shape the future of the nation’s health care.

But it was the belligerent tone that was persistent, somehow fitting for what has been an extraordinarily ugly campaign. The two men frequently talked over each other with Trump interrupting, nearly shouting, so often that Biden eventually snapped at him, “Will you shut up, man?”

“The fact is that everything he’s saying so far is simply a lie,” Biden said. “I’m not here to call out his lies. Everybody knows he’s a liar.”

The presidential race has been remarkably stable for weeks, despite the historic crises that have battered the country this year, including a pandemic that has killed more than 200,000 Americans and a reckoning over race and police brutality. With just five weeks until Election Day and voting already underway in some key states, Biden has maintained a lead in national polls and in many battlegrounds.

It’s unclear whether the debate will do much to change those dynamics.

Over and over, Trump tried to control the conversation, interrupting Biden and repeatedly talking over the moderator, Chris Wallace of Fox News.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-ap-fact-check-joe-biden-donald-trump-health-cbc3c669510b06475fef63fe766542b7">The president tried to deflect tough lines of questioning</a>&nbsp;— whether on his taxes or the pandemic — to deliver broadsides against Biden.

The president drew a lecture from Wallace, who pleaded with both men to stop talking over each other. Biden tried to push back against Trump, sometimes looking right at the camera to directly address viewers rather than the president and snapping, “It’s hard to get a word in with this clown.”

Again refusing to commit to honoring the results of the election, Trump spread falsehoods about mail voting. Without evidence, he suggested that the process — surging in popularity during the pandemic — was ripe for fraud and incorrectly claimed impropriety at a Pennsylvania voting site.

But despite his efforts to dominate the discussion, Trump was frequently put on the defensive and tried to sidestep when he was asked if he was willing to condemn white supremacists and paramilitary groups.

“What do you want to call them? Give me a name. Give me a name,” Trump said, before Biden mentioned the far right, violent group known as the Proud Boys. Trump then pointedly did not condemn the group, instead saying: “Proud Boys, stand back, stand by. But I’ll tell you what, somebody’s got to do something about antifa and the left because this is not a right-wing problem. This is a left-wing problem.”

Biden attacked Trump’s handling of the pandemic, saying that the president “waited and waited” to act when the virus reached America’s shores and “still doesn’t have a plan.” Biden told Trump to “get out of your bunker and get out of the sand trap” and go in his golf cart to the Oval Office to come up with a bipartisan plan to save people.

Trump snarled a response, declaring: “I’ll tell you Joe, you could never have done the job that we did. You don’t have it in your blood.”

“I know how to do the job,” was the solemn response from Biden, who served eight years as Barack Obama’s vice president.

The pandemic’s effects were in plain sight, with the candidates’ lecterns spaced far apart, all the guests in the small crowd tested and the traditional opening handshake scrapped. While neither candidate wore a mask to take the stage, their families did sport face coverings.

Trump struggled to define his ideas for replacing the Affordable Care Act on health care in the debate’s early moments and defended his nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, declaring, “I was not elected for three years, I’m elected for four years.”

“We won the election. Elections have consequences. We have the Senate. We have the White House and we have a phenomenal nominee, respected by all.”

Trump criticized Biden over the former vice president’s refusal to comment on whether he would try to expand the Supreme Court in retaliation if Barrett is confirmed to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. That idea has gained momentum on the party’s left flank but Biden tried to put distance between himself and the liberal wing, declining to endorse the Green New Deal and rejecting the assertion that he was under the control of radicals by declaring “I am the Democratic Party now.”

The scattershot debate bounced from topic to topic, with Trump again refusing to embrace the science of climate change while Biden accused Trump of walking away from the American promise of equity for all and making a race-based appeal.

“This is a president who has used everything as a dog whistle to try to generate racist hatred, racist division,” Biden said.

Recent months have seen major protests after the deaths of Black people at the hands of police. Biden said the country faces a problem with systemic racism and that while the vast majority of police officers are “decent, honorable men and women” there are “bad apples” and people have to be held accountable.

Trump in turn claimed that Biden’s work on a federal crime bill treated the African American population “about as bad as anybody in this country.” The president pivoted to his hardline focus on those protesting racial injustice and accused Biden of being afraid to use the words “law and order,” out of fear of alienating the left.

“Violence in response is never appropriate, “Biden said. “Never appropriate. Peaceful protest is.”

The attacks turned deeply personal when Trump returned to a campaign attack line by declaring that Biden’s son, Hunter, had inappropriately benefitted from his father’s connections while working in Ukraine. Biden rarely looked at Trump during the night but turned to face the president when he defended his sons, including his son Beau, an Army veteran who died of cancer in 2015, after the commander-in-chief’s reported insults of those who served in the military.

A new report from two Republican-led Senate committees alleged that Hunter Biden’s work in Ukraine at the same time his father was vice president raised conflict-of-interest concerns for the Obama administration, but the report did not link Joe Biden to any wrongdoing or misconduct. Trump was impeached for pushing Kiev to investigate the Biden family.

The debate was arguably Trump’s best chance to try to reframe the campaign as a choice between candidates and not a referendum over his handling of the virus that has killed more people in America than any other nation. Americans, according to polling, have soured on his leadership in the crisis, and the president has struggled to land consistent attacks on Biden.

In the hours before the debate, Biden released his 2019 tax returns just days after the blockbuster revelations about Trump’s long-hidden tax history, including that he paid only $750 a year in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017 and nothing in many other years. The Bidens paid nearly $300,000 in taxes in 2019.

Trump, in the debate, insisted he paid millions in taxes — but refused to say how much he paid in federal income taxes — and insisted he had taken advantage of legal tax incentives, another angry exchange that led to Biden declaring that Trump was the “worst president” the nation has ever had.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The first debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden erupted in contentious exchanges Tuesday night over the coronavirus pandemic, job losses and how the Supreme Court will shape the future of the nation’s health care.

<a href="https://www.c-span.org/debates/">Click here to watch</a>&nbsp;the debate replay

Fitting for an edge in their bitter campaign, the two men frequently interrupted each other with angry interjections, with Biden eventually snapping at Trump “Will you shut up, man?” That was after the president badgered him over his refusal to comment on whether he would try to expand the Supreme Court in retaliation if Trump’s high court pick, Amy Coney Barrett, was confirmed to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader

CLEVELAND (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden prepared to face off Tuesday in their crucial first debate of the 2020 campaign, the most pivotal opportunity yet for the candidates to outline starkly different visions for a country facing multiple crises.

<a href="https://www.c-span.org/debates/">Click here to watch</a>&nbsp;the debate LIVE&nbsp;

Trump and Biden arrived in Cleveland hoping the debate would energize their bases of support, even as they competed for the slim slice of undecided voters who could decide the election. It has been generations since two men asked to lead a nation facing such tumult, with Americans both fearful and impatient about the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 200,000 of their fellow citizens and cost millions of jobs.

With just 35 days until the election, and early voting already underway in some states, Biden steps onto the stage holding leads in the polls — significant in national surveys, close in some battleground states — and looking to expand his support among suburban voters, women and seniors. Surveys show&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-religion-virus-outbreak-race-and-ethnicity-4b9c9d7a7aa46c523047a3a0e932e2a8">the president has lost significant ground among those groups</a>&nbsp;since 2016, but Biden faces his own questions encouraged by Trump’s withering attacks.

<a href="https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-virus-outbreak-donald-trump-health-e1362f5448c8988b2deee177e1256592">Trump will have arguably his best chance to try to reframe the campaign as a choice</a>&nbsp;between candidates and not a referendum over his handling of the virus that has killed more people in America than any other nation. Americans, according to polling, have soured on his leadership in the crisis, and the president has struggled to land consistent attacks on Biden.

Leaving the White House for Cleveland, Trump pumped his fist for supporters gathered on the White House lawn but did not address reporters. He spent the morning in informal debate preparations while a more formal session was set for the afternoon once he arrived in Ohio. Biden held an umbrella to ward off the Delaware rain as he boarded a new, bigger campaign plane en route to Cleveland. He, too, did not address reporters.

Though some Trump aides involved in the preparations urged the president to adopt a measured tone while selling his own accomplishments, Trump had told advisers he was preparing an all-out assault on Biden, claiming that the former senator’s 47 years in Washington have left him out of touch and that his family, namely his son Hunter, has benefited from corruption.

Biden’s performances during the primary debates were uneven, and some Democrats have been nervous as to how he would fare in an unscripted setting. But his team also viewed the night as a chance to illuminate Trump’s failings with the pandemic and economy, with the former vice president acting as a “fact checker on the floor” while bracing himself for the onslaught that was coming.

The tumult of 2020 was difficult to overstate: COVID-19 has rewritten the rules of everyday life; racial justice protests have swept into cities after several highly publicized killings of Black people by police, and the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg allowed Trump to nominate a conservative jurist to replace a liberal voice and perhaps reshape the high court for generations.

But the impact of the debate — and the two to follow — remained unclear. Despite the upheaval, the presidential race has seemed largely unchanged since Biden seized control of the Democratic field in March and opened a steady lead over Trump.

Both sides looked to one-up each other in the hours before the debate.

<a href="https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-politics-donald-trump-kamala-harris-c60c184e7b1b25fc089909d9f6370686">Biden released his 2019 tax returns just days after the blockbuster revelations about Trump’s</a>&nbsp;long-hidden tax history, including that he paid only $750 a year in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017 and nothing in many other years. The Bidens paid nearly $300,000 in taxes in 2019.

Meanwhile, trying to hammer home a claim that Biden is not up to the job of president, Trump’s campaign pushed out a number of pre-debate accusations, including that the former vice president asked for numerous breaks during the 90-minute debate and had backed out of a search meant to rule out that either man was wearing an earpiece from which he could be fed answers.

The Biden campaign denied the accusations and, in a conference call Tuesday afternoon, chided reporters for biting on a Trump gambit.

“We’re in the middle of a global pandemic,” Biden senior campaign adviser Symone Sanders said. “Is this what you all would really like to spend your time on, these false, crazy, random, ridiculous assertions by the Trump campaign?”

The president’s handling of the coronavirus was likely to dominate much of the debate.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-virus-outbreak-health-campaigns-cleveland-e7b7c781ab07890df8901bffe45facda">The pandemic’s effects were in plain sight</a>, with the candidates’ lecterns spaced far apart, all of the guests in the small crowd tested and the traditional opening handshake scrapped.

The scene in Cleveland was notably understated compared to typical election years, with none of the pomp and pageantry. Instead of the usual auditorium, the debate was held in an atrium on Case Western University’s campus — one that had been temporarily converted into a COVID-19 hospital this spring — and signs were placed on two of every three three chairs reading, “Thank you for not sitting here in observance of social distancing.”

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/9/1601460930361.png" alt="President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden&nbsp; during Tuesday's tumultuous presidential debate -image courtesy CSPAN" />
 <figcaption>President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden&nbsp; during Tuesday's tumultuous presidential debate -image courtesy CSPAN</figcaption>
 </figure>CLEVELAND (AP) — The first debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden deteriorated into bitter taunts and near chaos Tuesday night as Trump repeatedly interrupted his opponent with angry — and personal — jabs that sometimes overshadowed the sharply different visions each man has for a nation facing historic crises.<a href="https://www.c-span.org/debates/">Click here to watch</a>&nbsp;a replay of the debate&nbsp;In&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-virus-outbreak-donald-trump-elections-c1eb47d330f6f074ea069abb999a2b2e">the most tumultuous presidential debate in recent memory</a>, Trump refused to condemn white supremacists who have supported him, telling one such group known as Proud Boys to “stand back, stand by.” There were also heated clashes over the president’s handling of the pandemic, the integrity of the election results, deeply personal attacks about Biden’s family and how the Supreme Court will shape the future of the nation’s health care.But it was the belligerent tone that was persistent, somehow fitting for what has been an extraordinarily ugly campaign. The two men frequently talked over each other with Trump interrupting, nearly shouting, so often that Biden eventually snapped at him, “Will you shut up, man?”“The fact is that everything he’s saying so far is simply a lie,” Biden said. “I’m not here to call out his lies. Everybody knows he’s a liar.”The presidential race has been remarkably stable for weeks, despite the historic crises that have battered the country this year, including a pandemic that has killed more than 200,000 Americans and a reckoning over race and police brutality. With just five weeks until Election Day and voting already underway in some key states, Biden has maintained a lead in national polls and in many battlegrounds.It’s unclear whether the debate will do much to change those dynamics.Over and over, Trump tried to control the conversation, interrupting Biden and repeatedly talking over the moderator, Chris Wallace of Fox News.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-ap-fact-check-joe-biden-donald-trump-health-cbc3c669510b06475fef63fe766542b7">The president tried to deflect tough lines of questioning</a>&nbsp;— whether on his taxes or the pandemic — to deliver broadsides against Biden.The president drew a lecture from Wallace, who pleaded with both men to stop talking over each other. Biden tried to push back against Trump, sometimes looking right at the camera to directly address viewers rather than the president and snapping, “It’s hard to get a word in with this clown.”Again refusing to commit to honoring the results of the election, Trump spread falsehoods about mail voting. Without evidence, he suggested that the process — surging in popularity during the pandemic — was ripe for fraud and incorrectly claimed impropriety at a Pennsylvania voting site.But despite his efforts to dominate the discussion, Trump was frequently put on the defensive and tried to sidestep when he was asked if he was willing to condemn white supremacists and paramilitary groups.“What do you want to call them? Give me a name. Give me a name,” Trump said, before Biden mentioned the far right, violent group known as the Proud Boys. Trump then pointedly did not condemn the group, instead saying: “Proud Boys, stand back, stand by. But I’ll tell you what, somebody’s got to do something about antifa and the left because this is not a right-wing problem. This is a left-wing problem.”Biden attacked Trump’s handling of the pandemic, saying that the president “waited and waited” to act when the virus reached America’s shores and “still doesn’t have a plan.” Biden told Trump to “get out of your bunker and get out of the sand trap” and go in his golf cart to the Oval Office to come up with a bipartisan plan to save people.Trump snarled a response, declaring: “I’ll tell you Joe, you could never have done the job that we did. You don’t have it in your blood.”“I know how to do the job,” was the solemn response from Biden, who served eight years as Barack Obama’s vice president.The pandemic’s effects were in plain sight, with the candidates’ lecterns spaced far apart, all the guests in the small crowd tested and the traditional opening handshake scrapped. While neither candidate wore a mask to take the stage, their families did sport face coverings.Trump struggled to define his ideas for replacing the Affordable Care Act on health care in the debate’s early moments and defended his nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, declaring, “I was not elected for three years, I’m elected for four years.”“We won the election. Elections have consequences. We have the Senate. We have the White House and we have a phenomenal nominee, respected by all.”Trump criticized Biden over the former vice president’s refusal to comment on whether he would try to expand the Supreme Court in retaliation if Barrett is confirmed to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. That idea has gained momentum on the party’s left flank but Biden tried to put distance between himself and the liberal wing, declining to endorse the Green New Deal and rejecting the assertion that he was under the control of radicals by declaring “I am the Democratic Party now.”The scattershot debate bounced from topic to topic, with Trump again refusing to embrace the science of climate change while Biden accused Trump of walking away from the American promise of equity for all and making a race-based appeal.“This is a president who has used everything as a dog whistle to try to generate racist hatred, racist division,” Biden said.Recent months have seen major protests after the deaths of Black people at the hands of police. Biden said the country faces a problem with systemic racism and that while the vast majority of police officers are “decent, honorable men and women” there are “bad apples” and people have to be held accountable.Trump in turn claimed that Biden’s work on a federal crime bill treated the African American population “about as bad as anybody in this country.” The president pivoted to his hardline focus on those protesting racial injustice and accused Biden of being afraid to use the words “law and order,” out of fear of alienating the left.“Violence in response is never appropriate, “Biden said. “Never appropriate. Peaceful protest is.”The attacks turned deeply personal when Trump returned to a campaign attack line by declaring that Biden’s son, Hunter, had inappropriately benefitted from his father’s connections while working in Ukraine. Biden rarely looked at Trump during the night but turned to face the president when he defended his sons, including his son Beau, an Army veteran who died of cancer in 2015, after the commander-in-chief’s reported insults of those who served in the military.A new report from two Republican-led Senate committees alleged that Hunter Biden’s work in Ukraine at the same time his father was vice president raised conflict-of-interest concerns for the Obama administration, but the report did not link Joe Biden to any wrongdoing or misconduct. Trump was impeached for pushing Kiev to investigate the Biden family.The debate was arguably Trump’s best chance to try to reframe the campaign as a choice between candidates and not a referendum over his handling of the virus that has killed more people in America than any other nation. Americans, according to polling, have soured on his leadership in the crisis, and the president has struggled to land consistent attacks on Biden.In the hours before the debate, Biden released his 2019 tax returns just days after the blockbuster revelations about Trump’s long-hidden tax history, including that he paid only $750 a year in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017 and nothing in many other years. The Bidens paid nearly $300,000 in taxes in 2019.Trump, in the debate, insisted he paid millions in taxes — but refused to say how much he paid in federal income taxes — and insisted he had taken advantage of legal tax incentives, another angry exchange that led to Biden declaring that Trump was the “worst president” the nation has ever had._________CLEVELAND (AP) — The first debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden erupted in contentious exchanges Tuesday night over the coronavirus pandemic, job losses and how the Supreme Court will shape the future of the nation’s health care.<a href="https://www.c-span.org/debates/">Click here to watch</a>&nbsp;the debate replayFitting for an edge in their bitter campaign, the two men frequently interrupted each other with angry interjections, with Biden eventually snapping at Trump “Will you shut up, man?” That was after the president badgered him over his refusal to comment on whether he would try to expand the Supreme Court in retaliation if Trump’s high court pick, Amy Coney Barrett, was confirmed to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader--------CLEVELAND (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden prepared to face off Tuesday in their crucial first debate of the 2020 campaign, the most pivotal opportunity yet for the candidates to outline starkly different visions for a country facing multiple crises.<a href="https://www.c-span.org/debates/">Click here to watch</a>&nbsp;the debate LIVE&nbsp;Trump and Biden arrived in Cleveland hoping the debate would energize their bases of support, even as they competed for the slim slice of undecided voters who could decide the election. It has been generations since two men asked to lead a nation facing such tumult, with Americans both fearful and impatient about the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 200,000 of their fellow citizens and cost millions of jobs.With just 35 days until the election, and early voting already underway in some states, Biden steps onto the stage holding leads in the polls — significant in national surveys, close in some battleground states — and looking to expand his support among suburban voters, women and seniors. Surveys show&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-religion-virus-outbreak-race-and-ethnicity-4b9c9d7a7aa46c523047a3a0e932e2a8">the president has lost significant ground among those groups</a>&nbsp;since 2016, but Biden faces his own questions encouraged by Trump’s withering attacks.<a href="https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-virus-outbreak-donald-trump-health-e1362f5448c8988b2deee177e1256592">Trump will have arguably his best chance to try to reframe the campaign as a choice</a>&nbsp;between candidates and not a referendum over his handling of the virus that has killed more people in America than any other nation. Americans, according to polling, have soured on his leadership in the crisis, and the president has struggled to land consistent attacks on Biden.Leaving the White House for Cleveland, Trump pumped his fist for supporters gathered on the White House lawn but did not address reporters. He spent the morning in informal debate preparations while a more formal session was set for the afternoon once he arrived in Ohio. Biden held an umbrella to ward off the Delaware rain as he boarded a new, bigger campaign plane en route to Cleveland. He, too, did not address reporters.Though some Trump aides involved in the preparations urged the president to adopt a measured tone while selling his own accomplishments, Trump had told advisers he was preparing an all-out assault on Biden, claiming that the former senator’s 47 years in Washington have left him out of touch and that his family, namely his son Hunter, has benefited from corruption.Biden’s performances during the primary debates were uneven, and some Democrats have been nervous as to how he would fare in an unscripted setting. But his team also viewed the night as a chance to illuminate Trump’s failings with the pandemic and economy, with the former vice president acting as a “fact checker on the floor” while bracing himself for the onslaught that was coming.The tumult of 2020 was difficult to overstate: COVID-19 has rewritten the rules of everyday life; racial justice protests have swept into cities after several highly publicized killings of Black people by police, and the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg allowed Trump to nominate a conservative jurist to replace a liberal voice and perhaps reshape the high court for generations.But the impact of the debate — and the two to follow — remained unclear. Despite the upheaval, the presidential race has seemed largely unchanged since Biden seized control of the Democratic field in March and opened a steady lead over Trump.Both sides looked to one-up each other in the hours before the debate.<a href="https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-politics-donald-trump-kamala-harris-c60c184e7b1b25fc089909d9f6370686">Biden released his 2019 tax returns just days after the blockbuster revelations about Trump’s</a>&nbsp;long-hidden tax history, including that he paid only $750 a year in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017 and nothing in many other years. The Bidens paid nearly $300,000 in taxes in 2019.Meanwhile, trying to hammer home a claim that Biden is not up to the job of president, Trump’s campaign pushed out a number of pre-debate accusations, including that the former vice president asked for numerous breaks during the 90-minute debate and had backed out of a search meant to rule out that either man was wearing an earpiece from which he could be fed answers.The Biden campaign denied the accusations and, in a conference call Tuesday afternoon, chided reporters for biting on a Trump gambit.“We’re in the middle of a global pandemic,” Biden senior campaign adviser Symone Sanders said. “Is this what you all would really like to spend your time on, these false, crazy, random, ridiculous assertions by the Trump campaign?”The president’s handling of the coronavirus was likely to dominate much of the debate.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-virus-outbreak-health-campaigns-cleveland-e7b7c781ab07890df8901bffe45facda">The pandemic’s effects were in plain sight</a>, with the candidates’ lecterns spaced far apart, all of the guests in the small crowd tested and the traditional opening handshake scrapped.The scene in Cleveland was notably understated compared to typical election years, with none of the pomp and pageantry. Instead of the usual auditorium, the debate was held in an atrium on Case Western University’s campus — one that had been temporarily converted into a COVID-19 hospital this spring — and signs were placed on two of every three three chairs reading, “Thank you for not sitting here in observance of social distancing.”

🎥 Chaotic first debate: Taunts overpower Trump, Biden visions

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country star Mac Davis, who launched his career crafting the Elvis hits “A Little Less Conversation” and “In the Ghetto,” and whose own hits include “Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me,” has died. He was 78.

His longtime manager Jim Morey said in a press release that Davis died in Nashville on Tuesday after heart surgery and was surrounded by family and friends.

Davis had a long and varied career in music for decades as a writer, singer, actor and TV host and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2006. He was named 1974’s entertainer of the year by the Academy of Country Music and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

“Thank you, dear Lord Jesus, for letting us know the man to whom you gave the most incredible talent,” said Reba McEntire in a statement. “He entertained and spread joy to so many people. What a wonderful legacy he left all of us with his music. Mac was one of a kind. I’m so blessed to have been one of his many friends.”

Born in Lubbock, Texas, and raised in Georgia, Davis was inspired by fellow Lubbock native Buddy Holly, but it was Elvis who gave him his first musical big break. Davis worked as a staff songwriter in Los Angeles for Nancy Sinatra's publishing company when in 1968 Presley cut “A Little Less Conversation.”

Although it had a little success at the time, the song became a bigger hit after Presley's death, being covered by more than 30 artists and became Davis' most licensed TV soundtrack song. The song reached the top of the UK charts in 2002 after it was used in a Nike commercial and was featured in the hit movie “Ocean's 11.”

Davis also helped craft the song “Memories” that was a cornerstone of Elvis’ big 1968 comeback TV special.

“A small town boy who’d achieved the greatest kinds of fame, he remained a good guy, a family man,” said country star Kenny Chesney. “That was Mac: a giant heart, quick to laugh and a bigger creative spirit. I was blessed to have it shine on me. And Mac, who was joyous, funny and created a family around him, never stopped writing great songs, creating music and inspiring everyone around him."

Davis got a recording deal of his own in 1970, recording “Hooked on Music," “It’s Hard to be Humble,” and “Texas in my Rearview Mirror,” and getting crossover success on pop charts. He had his own TV series, “The Mac Davis Show” on NBC, and also acted in TV and film, including alongside Nick Nolte in the football film “North Dallas Forty.” He even starred on Broadway, in “The Will Rogers Follies” and toured with the musical. The group Gallery had a hit on his song “I Believe in Music.”

“He was the songwriter behind some of the most iconic and timeless songs that transcend genres and generations and was named a BMI Icon in 2015,” said BMI President and CEO Mike O’Neil. “Beyond his extraordinary talent, Mac was a dedicated friend and advocate for songwriters everywhere.”

He also wrote songs recorded by Kenny Rogers (“Something’s Burning”), Dolly Parton ("White Limozeen") and Ray Price (“Lonesomest Lonesome”). He was still writing later in life, getting co-writing credits on songs by Avicii ( “Addicted to You") and Bruno Mars ("Young Girls.")

“Today our country community lost an amazing entertainer, songwriter and artist,” said Sarah Trahern, CEO of CMA. “I remember watching Mac’s TV show as a kid as well as his three years co-hosting the CMA Awards with Barbara Mandrell, which proved his command of the TV medium as well as the music.”

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 </figure>NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country star Mac Davis, who launched his career crafting the Elvis hits “A Little Less Conversation” and “In the Ghetto,” and whose own hits include “Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me,” has died. He was 78.His longtime manager Jim Morey said in a press release that Davis died in Nashville on Tuesday after heart surgery and was surrounded by family and friends.Davis had a long and varied career in music for decades as a writer, singer, actor and TV host and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2006. He was named 1974’s entertainer of the year by the Academy of Country Music and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.“Thank you, dear Lord Jesus, for letting us know the man to whom you gave the most incredible talent,” said Reba McEntire in a statement. “He entertained and spread joy to so many people. What a wonderful legacy he left all of us with his music. Mac was one of a kind. I’m so blessed to have been one of his many friends.”Born in Lubbock, Texas, and raised in Georgia, Davis was inspired by fellow Lubbock native Buddy Holly, but it was Elvis who gave him his first musical big break. Davis worked as a staff songwriter in Los Angeles for Nancy Sinatra's publishing company when in 1968 Presley cut “A Little Less Conversation.”Although it had a little success at the time, the song became a bigger hit after Presley's death, being covered by more than 30 artists and became Davis' most licensed TV soundtrack song. The song reached the top of the UK charts in 2002 after it was used in a Nike commercial and was featured in the hit movie “Ocean's 11.”Davis also helped craft the song “Memories” that was a cornerstone of Elvis’ big 1968 comeback TV special.“A small town boy who’d achieved the greatest kinds of fame, he remained a good guy, a family man,” said country star Kenny Chesney. “That was Mac: a giant heart, quick to laugh and a bigger creative spirit. I was blessed to have it shine on me. And Mac, who was joyous, funny and created a family around him, never stopped writing great songs, creating music and inspiring everyone around him."Davis got a recording deal of his own in 1970, recording “Hooked on Music," “It’s Hard to be Humble,” and “Texas in my Rearview Mirror,” and getting crossover success on pop charts. He had his own TV series, “The Mac Davis Show” on NBC, and also acted in TV and film, including alongside Nick Nolte in the football film “North Dallas Forty.” He even starred on Broadway, in “The Will Rogers Follies” and toured with the musical. The group Gallery had a hit on his song “I Believe in Music.”“He was the songwriter behind some of the most iconic and timeless songs that transcend genres and generations and was named a BMI Icon in 2015,” said BMI President and CEO Mike O’Neil. “Beyond his extraordinary talent, Mac was a dedicated friend and advocate for songwriters everywhere.”He also wrote songs recorded by Kenny Rogers (“Something’s Burning”), Dolly Parton ("White Limozeen") and Ray Price (“Lonesomest Lonesome”). He was still writing later in life, getting co-writing credits on songs by Avicii ( “Addicted to You") and Bruno Mars ("Young Girls.")“Today our country community lost an amazing entertainer, songwriter and artist,” said Sarah Trahern, CEO of CMA. “I remember watching Mac’s TV show as a kid as well as his three years co-hosting the CMA Awards with Barbara Mandrell, which proved his command of the TV medium as well as the music.”

Country star and hit Elvis songwriter Mac Davis dies at 78

BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas woman who was shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy after refusing to pull over was unarmed and posed no danger to him or the public, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday.

The court filing paints a different picture to that&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/3bad2e32dc7ec2b3a50140691a175275">recounted by authorities</a>&nbsp;following the fatal shooting in Wichita of 51-year-old Debra Arbuckle of Andover by Sedgwick County Deputy Kaleb Dailey in the early morning hours of Dec. 30, 2019.

Authorities said at the time that the deputy fired several rounds after Arbuckle put her car into reverse and accelerated toward deputies. The sheriff’s department said the deputy feared for his life.

The family’s attorney, Michael Kuckelman, said multiple law enforcement videos show that while Arbuckle did put her car in reverse and the backup lights came on, she never accelerated toward the deputies. Furthermore, Dailey had just rammed her car onto a grassy area and her vehicle was surrounded by patrol cars so she couldn’t go anywhere, Kuckelman said. Dailey got out of his car and positioned himself so his vehicle separated him from Arbuckle.

“He wasn’t in any sort of danger,” Kuckelman said. “He shot her through the passenger window and he shot over his patrol car in order to shoot her.”

Arbuckle couldn’t have reached him even if she had wanted to, he said, noting that authorities had earlier spiked her tires during a pursuit so she was unable to drive faster than 15 mph (24 kilometers per hour). Deputies chased Arbuckle because her Volkswagen sedan had a license plate that belonged on a Chevy pickup truck.

The lawsuit, filed by Arbuckle’s son Alek Hansen, seeks unspecified general and punitive damages.

Lt. Benjamin Blick said the Sedgwick County sheriff’s office would not comment on the complaint. A home phone number for Dailey could not be found.

Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett said in an emailed statement that the case remains under review and that no charging decision has been made. He declined to comment further.

Arbuckle’s family wants the sheriff’s department to fire Dailey and for his law enforcement certification to be revoked. They also want Bennett to file criminal charges, Kuckelman said.

Dailey had been on the other side of Wichita when the chase began shortly after 3 a.m., and he raced across the city to join in, at one point reaching 142 mph (230 kilometers per hour).

“That in of itself should result in termination,” Kuckleman said. “We can’t have law enforcement driving at speeds of 142 miles an hour through Wichita to go to the east side and join a chase already underway about a wrong license plate being on a vehicle. That is reckless.”

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 </figure>BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas woman who was shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy after refusing to pull over was unarmed and posed no danger to him or the public, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday.The court filing paints a different picture to that&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/3bad2e32dc7ec2b3a50140691a175275">recounted by authorities</a>&nbsp;following the fatal shooting in Wichita of 51-year-old Debra Arbuckle of Andover by Sedgwick County Deputy Kaleb Dailey in the early morning hours of Dec. 30, 2019.Authorities said at the time that the deputy fired several rounds after Arbuckle put her car into reverse and accelerated toward deputies. The sheriff’s department said the deputy feared for his life.The family’s attorney, Michael Kuckelman, said multiple law enforcement videos show that while Arbuckle did put her car in reverse and the backup lights came on, she never accelerated toward the deputies. Furthermore, Dailey had just rammed her car onto a grassy area and her vehicle was surrounded by patrol cars so she couldn’t go anywhere, Kuckelman said. Dailey got out of his car and positioned himself so his vehicle separated him from Arbuckle.“He wasn’t in any sort of danger,” Kuckelman said. “He shot her through the passenger window and he shot over his patrol car in order to shoot her.”Arbuckle couldn’t have reached him even if she had wanted to, he said, noting that authorities had earlier spiked her tires during a pursuit so she was unable to drive faster than 15 mph (24 kilometers per hour). Deputies chased Arbuckle because her Volkswagen sedan had a license plate that belonged on a Chevy pickup truck.The lawsuit, filed by Arbuckle’s son Alek Hansen, seeks unspecified general and punitive damages.Lt. Benjamin Blick said the Sedgwick County sheriff’s office would not comment on the complaint. A home phone number for Dailey could not be found.Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett said in an emailed statement that the case remains under review and that no charging decision has been made. He declined to comment further.Arbuckle’s family wants the sheriff’s department to fire Dailey and for his law enforcement certification to be revoked. They also want Bennett to file criminal charges, Kuckelman said.Dailey had been on the other side of Wichita when the chase began shortly after 3 a.m., and he raced across the city to join in, at one point reaching 142 mph (230 kilometers per hour).“That in of itself should result in termination,” Kuckleman said. “We can’t have law enforcement driving at speeds of 142 miles an hour through Wichita to go to the east side and join a chase already underway about a wrong license plate being on a vehicle. That is reckless.”

Lawsuit: Kansas woman posed no danger when deputy killed her

SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a case involving an unknown suspect impersonating a police officer.

Just after 8p.m. Monday, a citizen reported being stopped by an unknown suspect in the area of MacArthur and Seneca in Wichita who was driving a dark blue or black Buick 4-door sedan with red and blue emergency lights in the upper windshield, according to Officer Charley Davidson.

The unknown suspect approached the vehicle, asked for a driver’s license and insurance.&nbsp; The suspect looked at the documents, gave them back, walked back to the Buick, and left.

The suspect is described as a man with average build and height, wearing a dark blue or black uniform and armed with a handgun.

Anyone with information on the case, please call detectives at 316-268-4407 or Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111.&nbsp; If a similar situation has occurred to you, you can file a police report by calling WPD police case desk at 316-268-4221.

All uniformed WPD officers are issued WPD badges, displayed clearly on their uniform to signify that they are a WPD officer.&nbsp; Additionally, if any question exists on the legitimacy of an officer, you can call 911.

SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a case involving an unknown suspect impersonating a police officer.Just after 8p.m. Monday, a citizen reported being stopped by an unknown suspect in the area of MacArthur and Seneca in Wichita who was driving a dark blue or black Buick 4-door sedan with red and blue emergency lights in the upper windshield, according to Officer Charley Davidson.The unknown suspect approached the vehicle, asked for a driver’s license and insurance.&nbsp; The suspect looked at the documents, gave them back, walked back to the Buick, and left.The suspect is described as a man with average build and height, wearing a dark blue or black uniform and armed with a handgun.Anyone with information on the case, please call detectives at 316-268-4407 or Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111.&nbsp; If a similar situation has occurred to you, you can file a police report by calling WPD police case desk at 316-268-4221.All uniformed WPD officers are issued WPD badges, displayed clearly on their uniform to signify that they are a WPD officer.&nbsp; Additionally, if any question exists on the legitimacy of an officer, you can call 911.