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A prolonged gun battle between rival gangs inside Ecuador's largest prison was the latest violence to hit the Litoral Penitentiary, which recently saw the country's worst prison bloodbath.

Big Bird, who is technically 6 years old, got his COVID-19 vaccine over the weekend. His announcement did not sit well with conservatives like Sen. Ted Cruz, who called it "government propaganda."

Monday, San Diego County restaurants, gyms, salons and other businesses are allowed to reopen for indoor operations — with restrictions. But some business owners said they cannot survive on the severely limited capacity required. Also, one-fifth of San Diego students returning to virtual school this month are English Language Learners -- and that makes distanced-learning all the more difficult. Plus, a state law that went into effect a year ago requires police departments to release videos within 45 days every time an officer fires his or her weapon or uses force that causes great bodily injury. But the law is limited -- it doesn't say "all the video," instead it says "a video or audio recording."

"Be alert to criminals who ask you, by phone, email, text – or even on social media, to verify your information," the IRS cautions.

The new strategy is called "postvention." It means having a plan built on truth, compassion and counseling that quickly addresses the mental health needs of friends and classmates after a suicide.

"My client came forward at this time because she felt in sharing her story and related documentation, she could help protect other women," said attorney Debra Katz on Sunday.

The Black Lives Matter movement has generated debate and awareness regarding racial prejudice, and calls for reform, in communities across America. That includes the overwhelmingly white city of Coronado … where a petition to encourage schools there to imbue curricula with minority perspectives garnered 4,500 signatures. But that movement for change has sparked a backlash, a counter-petition. It labels Black Lives Matter a “highly political Marxist organization with views that are rightfully alarming to anyone who believes in family, the Constitution, and civil society.”

A stretch of high temperatures in the 80s and 90s for San Diego is not that unusual in August - but with humidities also near 80-percent? That is not typical San Diego weather. However, it might be something we’re going to have to get used to. The heat and humidity we’ve been experiencing for the past two weeks can be traced back to changes in the earth’s climate - and those uncomfortable conditions could become more frequent in the coming years.

Luke Wood, SDSU's vice president for student affairs and campus diversity, said all in-person classes —200 mostly lab work classes — would move online, and all students who have moved into campus housing would be able to move out if they so choose. Plus, this week across the county, restaurants, gyms, salons and other businesses are reopening with restrictions following new COVID-19 guidelines — But this time businesses are required to take contact information from customers in the event of an outbreak. Also, the City of San Diego has stopped making rent payments on its highly controversial lease of a downtown office building, in a move meant to address what's seen as a huge real estate blunder by the city.

William Ivey Long is an iconic presence on Broadway, designing costumes for shows such as Diana: The Musical and Chicago. Now two men have accused the former Tony Awards chairman of sexual abuse.