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In an interview with the state-owned Xinhua news agency and CCTV, the foreign minister said U.S. behavior on issues including Taiwanese independence was undermining bilateral ties and damaging Washington’s reputation. “The U.S. continues to stir up trouble on issues concerning China’s sovereignty, security and development interests, causing harm and damage to bilateral relations,” Wang said, according to a transcript posted on the website of China’s embassy in Washington, D.C....

The island nation has experienced a marked escalation in intimidation by the People’s Liberation Army since Tsai Ing-wen first took office in 2016. In a speech welcoming the envoys on Thursday, she said Taiwan was ready to work with the U.S. to safeguard peace in the region. The unofficial diplomatic assignment led by former Senator Chris Dodd and accompanied by Richard Armitage and James Steinberg—former deputy heads of the State Department under George W....

“On Pompeo’s congratulation to Tsai Ing-wen on her inauguration, we express strong indignation and condemnation. China will take necessary countermeasures, and the consequences will be borne by the U.S. side,” said Zhao Lijian, a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry. Tsai, who has vowed to not let Beijing “downgrade” Taiwan, secured a second term after a landslide win in January. “Congratulations to Dr. Tsai Ing-wen on the commencement of your second-term as Taiwan’s President....

Batshuayi came on the the 61st minute against Watford and scored two goals to help turn the match from 1-2 down to a 4-2 win in favour of the Blues. Chelsea 9/2 to win Carabao Cup Chelsea have risen up the table to fourth and Cahill says that Batshuayi’s goals on Saturday will be a boost to him as he fights for minutes on the pitch. “Yeah, I’m sure that himself he feels he’s got things to prove and, as a player, that’s exactly how you respond – he’s come on and changed the game for us, scored two goals and arguably won us the game," Cahill said at Stamford Bridge....

On Saturday, Jenner, a reality TV star and 1976 Olympic gold medalist who’s running for California governor, told TMZ that she opposes “biological boys who are trans competing in girls’ sports in school.” “It just isn’t fair. And we have to protect girls’ sports in our schools,” she said. “This is a question of fairness.” Last month, Jenner announced her intention to run for California governor as a Republican and criticized Gavin Newsom’s handling of the pandemic....

Firefighters rushed to build defensive lines at the Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort on Sunday, a resort located South of Lake Tahoe, as authorities warned residents in nearby towns to evacuate from their homes, CBS SF reported. By Sunday evening, the El Dorado County sheriff issued an evacuation warning for the entire Tahoe Basin. The fire began spreading so rapidly that officials at South Lake Tahoe’s Barton Memorial Hospital said they were beginning to evacuate admitted patients to other facilities....

Such is September baseball. MORE: Building the perfect playoff rotations | Cubs fans excited about future Milwaukee lost again on Monday, for the sixth time in a row since starting their current road trip with a win at San Diego. The 4-2 loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field, combined with St. Louis’ come-from-behind 5-4 win at home against the Pirates, moved the Cardinals a game up on the Brewers....

One undeniably positive bit of good news, though, is that the Calgary Saddledome is nearly up and running. Last time we saw it, it had been destroyed by flood waters. The phrase "total loss" was used, and that's never a good thing. Millions of gallons of water flooded the arenain late June and rose 15 feet above ice level. Everything below that was destroyed. Remember this? Now, though, it's almost ready to roll....

In an interview with Fox 11, Gavin Newsom was asked what his state might look like if Trump managed to get re-elected. “It’s more of the same,” he said, “we’re involved in more than 100 lawsuits against the Trump administration, almost 60 in the environmental space, so we’re consistently playing defense, all the headwinds coming out of Washington, D.C.” “While we’ve established a good working relationship, not a sparring one, on issues of wildfires and of COVID, the reality is that it’s tenuous, at best....

Chan suffered a serious head injury, according to a statement released by her office. Though she was rushed to Highland Hospital, the medical staff there was unable to revive her. Chan was 72. She is survived by two children and two grandchildren. Her family thanked the first responders and medical staff for their “wonderful” care, they said in a statement delivered by Chan’s chief of staff, Dave Brown. Alameda police are investigating the crash....

The August Complex Fire is reported to be heading towards the Post Mountain and Trinity Pines areas, which is home to dozens of cannabis farms. The Los Angeles Times reported that owners have been refusing to evacuate the area and leave millions of dollars worth of marijuana behind. “There [are] millions and millions of dollars of marijuana out there. Some of those plants are 16-feet tall and they are all in the budding stages of growth right now,” noted Nate Trujillo, a narcotics deputy from the Trinity County Sheriff’s Department....

Dust storms and smoke from recent wildfires continue to affect the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles Area and San Joaquin Valley, some of which were reported to have extremely dangerous air conditions. According to an official San Francisco Bay Area smoke outlook report for Tuesday and Wednesday by the Wildland Fire Air Quality Response Program: “Dispersion will be good for most areas impacted overnight by lingering smoke. The exception will be adjacent to the fire along 101....

“Late Friday evening, @JenSiebelNewsom and I learned that 3 of our children had been exposed to an officer from the California Highway Patrol who had tested positive for COVID-19,” read the tweet. His tweets went into more detail that the Governor and his wife had not been in direct contact with the individual reported to have coronavirus, but were self-isolating for 14 days, as per local advice. “I had no direct interaction with the officer and wish them a speedy recovery,” wrote Gov....

The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (Cal/OSHA) is set to meet Thursday to consider new workplace rules that would permit workers to take off their masks only if everyone in the vicinity has been vaccinated against COVID-19, the Associated Press reported. More than five dozen business organizations wrote a letter to the board and called the proposed rules an “inconsistent standard.” “If you are fully vaccinated, (under CDC recommendations) you don’t need to wear a mask inside or outside....

As part of his “Golden State Stimulus” plan, Governor Gavin Newsom proposed sending $600 stimulus checks to those with incomes below $30,000. However, the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) found that may not help those most adversely affected by the pandemic and the agency proposed sending out higher payments, but only to those who weren’t eligible for federal aid. A report from the LAO, a nonpartisan government agency that provides fiscal and policy advice to the state legislature, suggested California send $1,800 payments to ITIN filers—resident and nonresident immigrants who cannot get a Social Security number—with incomes below $30,000....

Photographs appearing online on the day of the election showed an unidentified man working the polls during early voting on Monday while wearing a “Trump 2020” hat, a “Trump Train” face mask and a red Trump campaign t-shirt reading “Where’s Hunter,” a line that the former president often repeated at pre-election rallies in reference to President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden. California election officials said that the worker had been “released” from working the polls....

John Calipari tweeted on Thursday afternoon that he reached out to Jim Boeheim regarding the Syracuse coach’s thoughts on his aversion to college coaches’ involvement in Team USA and the purported effect that influence has on landing the nation’s top recruits. MORE: Top 25 teams | Coach K says advantage is “utterly ridiculous” | USA’s resurgence On Wednesday, Boeheim told the Syracuse Post-Standard that Calipari had complained several times to Team USA’s board of directors about the additional access to younger players that coaches who participate in the program receive....

Drudge’s prickly denouement with Fox had been brewing for a while. Ratings for the weekly “Drudge” talk show, which looked like “Meet the Press” on the movie set of “Chinatown,” were down 33 percent this year, and one Fox executive said Drudge seemed distracted: “He found the work heavier lifting than he wanted to bother with.” He demanded that a studio be built in his apartment. (Drudge wouldn’t comment.) The flash point came early this month when Drudge said that on his next show, to demonstrate his ardent opposition to partial-birth abortion, he would display a dramatic photo of a tiny hand of a fetus reaching out of an incision in the womb....

If you haven’t already, make sure you check out Newsweek’s guide on how to get early access to Modern Warfare 2. The latest Call of Duty game is a continuation of the reboot of Infinity Ward’s hit Modern Warfare series. It sees the return of iconic characters like Captain Price, which is why many are looking forward to jumping into the campaign. You’ll be able to start playing the campaign up to a week early....

The Dallas Empire steamrolled their way to a title and $1.5 million grand prize with a 5-1 championship match win over the Atlanta FaZe. MORE: How CDL is handling its internal drama Atlanta was by far the best CDL team in the regular season, going 26-7 and finishing with a league-high 280 points. Dallas finished second with 260 points. But FaZe were no match for the Empire in postseason competition, losing twice to their rival this weekend....