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By JULIE BOSMAN By JONATHAN MARTIN and SARAH MERVOSH and ALEXANDER BURNS KENOSHA, Wis. — The Justice Republicans used the third Department on Wednesday an- night of their convention on nounced a civil rights investiga- Wednesday to amplify warnings tion into the police shooting of a of violence and lawlessness under Black man in Kenosha, Wis., as Democratic leadership, trying to new details emerged in the case, a capitalize on the worsening unrest white teenager who confronted in to reclaim moderate demonstrators was arrested in voters who might be reluctant to connection with two deaths, and hand President Trump a second spread to athletes in term. three pro sports leagues. The party also made appeals to Protesters have poured into Ke- social conservatives with attacks nosha’s streets to decry the shoot- on abortion and accusations that ing of Jacob Blake, a Black father the Democrats and their nominee, who was partially paralyzed after Joseph R. Biden Jr., were “Catho- lics in name only.” And they inten- a white officer fired at him in front DOUG MILLS/THE NEW YORK TIMES of his children. The authorities re- sified their effort to lift Mr. leased new details of the case on Vice President Mike Pence, in his convention speech in Baltimore on Wednesday night, accused Democrats of tolerating violence. Trump’s standing among women Wednesday that gave a clearer with testimonials vouching for picture of why police officers con- him as empathetic and as a cham- fronted Mr. Blake, who they said pion of women in the workplace — had a knife. from women who work for him, a Amid the ire over the shooting G.O.P. Warnings of Chaos Resound in Wisconsin A ‘Welcome,’ number of female lawmakers and of Mr. Blake, some in Kenosha his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump. east corner of one of the most criti- have torched buildings, and the Speaking hours after Gov. Tony cal states in this election, where After 3 Years authorities have fired tear gas in By SABRINA TAVERNISE Evers of Wisconsin called in the Fires and Looting Push protests have raged for a number an effort to clear the streets. Coun- and ELLEN ALMER DURSTON National Guard to restore order to of increasingly combustible terprotesters have also emerged, Some in Swing State Of ‘Stay Out’ Kenosha, Wis., where a police offi- John Geraghty, a 41-year-old nights. and gunfire broke out along one worker in a tractor factory, has cer shot a Black man this week, While many demonstrators numerous Republicans led by crowded, dark street late Tuesday, barely paid attention to the presi- Closer to Trump have been peaceful, others have Vice President Mike Pence as- sending bystanders fleeing into dential race or the conventions. By ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS set fire to buildings. At least four and MICHAEL D. SHEAR sailed Mr. Biden for what they parking lots and screaming in ter- Every day he focuses on survival: businesses downtown have been WASHINGTON — President claimed was his tolerance of the ror. getting his son to sports practice, he is increasingly nervous that looted. Men armed with guns Trump moved within weeks of vandalism that has grown out of The violence that broke out working at his job where he now Democratic state leaders seem have shown up to confront pro- taking office to prohibit immi- racial justice protests, claiming came as demonstrators scuffled wears a mask, and getting home unable to contain the spiraling cri- testers, leading to the shooting of grants from Sudan from entering the country would not be safe with with a group of men carrying long to sleep, only to start over again sis. three people, two of them fatally. the United States, citing terrorism him as president. guns who said they were protect- the next day. “It’s crazy that it’s now happen- On Wednesday, a white teenager threats and including it in his trav- “Last week, Joe Biden didn’t ing the area from looting. The au- But when he up on Mon- ing in my home city,” he said. “We from across the state line in Illi- el ban on some predominantly say one word about the violence thorities were investigating day morning to images of his have to have a serious conversa- nois was arrested in connection to Muslim countries — restrictions and chaos engulfing cities across whether the white teenager who hometown, Kenosha, Wis., in tion about what are we going to do the shooting, and Mr. Trump was arrested on Wednesday, iden- that remain partly in place today. this country,” said Mr. Pence, flames, he could not stop watch- about it. It doesn’t seem like the vowed to send in federal law en- standing before an array of Amer- tified as Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, was But on Tuesday, when Mr. ing. The unrest in faraway places powers that be want to do much.” forcement and additional Na- ican flags at Fort McHenry in Bal- part of a vigilante group. His so- Trump wanted to portray himself like Portland, Ore., and Minneapo- The politically calculated warn- tional Guard troops. timore and vowing: “We will have cial media accounts appeared to as pro-immigrant, he invited lis had arrived at his doorstep, af- ings of President Trump and the In Kenosha County, where the law and order on the streets of this show an intense affinity for guns, Neimat Abdelazim Awadelseid, a ter a white police officer on Sun- Republican Party about chaos en- president won by fewer than 250 country for every American of ev- law enforcement and President Sudanese woman who had just day shot a Black man in the back veloping America should Demo- votes in 2016, those who already ery race and creed and color.” Trump. qualified to become a U.S. citizen, multiple times. And after feeling crats win in November are rever- supported Mr. Trump said in inter- Gov. Kristi Noem of South Da- The fatal shooting followed a and four others to a White House “100 percent on the fence” about berating among some people in views that the events of the past kota said that places like Seattle, tense night of standoffs between naturalization ceremony that his who he will vote for in November, Kenosha, a small city in the south- Continued on Page A18 Portland and other Democrat-run the police and demonstrators and re-election campaign featured prominently during the Republi- cities are being “overrun by vio- escalated a situation that had lent mobs.” She likened the vio- drawn the attention of Mr. Trump, can National Convention. The president’s willingness to lence to the lead-up of the Civil who is in the third day of the Re- War and asserted that residents publican National Convention and use the trappings of presidential power during a campaign conven- “are left to fend for themselves.” has sought to portray Democratic Ms. Noem invoked a young cities as rife with violence and tion was a striking departure from previous presidents, who avoided Abraham Lincoln, claiming he crime. Protests over the shooting so blatantly blurring the lines be- had been “alarmed by the disre- of Mr. Blake also expanded to tween official actions and political gard for the rule of law throughout sports, where the N.B.A. post- activity. And Mr. Trump’s declara- the country.’’ poned multiple playoff games on tion that “we welcome five abso- “He was concerned for the peo- Wednesday after the lutely incredible new members ple that had seen their property Bucks boycotted their matchup into our great American family” destroyed, their families attacked with the Orlando Magic. stands in stark contrast to his anti- and their lives threatened or even Mr. Rittenhouse was arrested in immigrant policies, often fueled taken away,” she said, adding Antioch, Ill., and faces a charge of by xenophobic language. “Sound familiar?” first-degree intentional homicide, His decision to preside over the The intense focus on the rioting according to a court document naturalization ceremony ap- amounted to an acknowledgment from Lake County, Ill. Antioch is peared aimed at suburbanites, by Republicans that they must re- about 30 minutes southwest of Ke- people of color and women put off frame the election to make urban nosha, just over the Illinois line. by his usually strident talk. unrest central and shift attention Two men, a 26-year-old and a 36- Ms. Awadelseid, 66, a substitute away from the deaths and ill- year-old from Kenosha County teacher who works with Sudanese nesses of millions of people from Continued on Page A18 children in her suburban Virginia the coronavirus. Skirting the most community, said in an interview complex and trying issues of the that “it is hard for my country” to pandemic, Mr. Pence, calling REFUSAL TO PLAY Athletes across be subject to travel restrictions America “a nation of miracles,” sports raised the stakes of a social ALYSSA SCHUKAR FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES but that it was an honor to visit the teased the prospect of a vaccine in justice movement. PAGE B9 Protesters confronting the police on Tuesday in Kenosha, Wis., after the . Continued on Page A12 Continued on Page A15

Flood-Prone Communities Retreat to Drier Land Questions Swirl Around C.D.C.’s Shift on Testing The shift threatens to uproot Adm. Brett P. Giroir, the admin- By CHRISTOPHER FLAVELLE people not only on the coasts but By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG Finger-Pointing on Who istration’s coronavirus testing This week’s one-two punch of Sea Rising, U.S. Sours in flood-prone areas nationwide, WASHINGTON — Trump ad- czar, called it a “C.D.C. action,” Hurricane Laura and Tropical on Rebuild-in-Place potentially exacerbating racial in- ministration officials on Wednes- Made the Decision written with input from the agen- Storm Marco may be extraordi- equality while making the conse- day defended a new recommenda- cy’s director, Dr. Robert R. Red- nary, but the storms are just two of quences of climate change even tion that people without Covid-19 field. But he acknowledged that nine to strike Texas and Louisiana more painful for cities and towns symptoms abstain from testing, the revision came after a vigorous since 2017 alone, helping to drive a was too extreme to consider, an at- already squeezed financially. even as scientists warned that the were conflicting reports on who debate among members of the major federal change in how the tack on Americans’ love of home This month, the Federal Emer- policy could hobble an already was responsible. Two federal White House coronavirus task nation handles floods. and private property as well as a gency Management Agency de- weak federal response as schools health officials said the shift came force — including its newest mem- For years, even as seas rose and costly use of taxpayer dollars. tailed a new program, worth an reopen and a potential autumn as a directive to the Atlanta-based ber, Dr. Scott W. Atlas, a frequent flooding worsened nationwide, Now, that is rapidly changing initial $500 million, with billions wave looms. C.D.C. from higher-ups in Wash- Fox News guest and a special ad- policymakers stuck to the belief amid acceptance that rebuilding more to come, designed to pay for The day after the Centers for ington at the White House and the viser to President Trump. that relocating entire communi- over and over after successive large-scale relocation nationwide. Disease Control and Prevention Department of Health and Human “We all signed off on it, the docs, ties away from vulnerable areas floods makes little sense. Continued on Page A22 issued the revised guidance, there Services. Continued on Page A6

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