AP News:印度单日新增新冠确诊病例逾6万例

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The first night of the Republican National Convention included dire warnings about what would happen to the United States if Joe Biden is elected president. The convention included video of President Donald Trump discussing the coronavirus with frontline workers.

Police in Kenosha, Wisconsin fired tear gas at protesters who defied a curfew, threw bottles and shot fireworks. It was the second straight night of protests after video showed a police officer shooting a black man, apparently in the back, wounding him.

India reported more than 60,000 coronavirus infections in a 24-hour period. The virus has affected well over three million people in India, but more than three quarters of those patients have been discharged from hospitals.

Tropical Storm Laura is now expected to become a major hurricane. Laura is forecast to make a landfall Wednesday night or Thursday near the Texas-Louisiana border.