U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his praise for the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, which is unproven to treat COVID-19, telling reporters “I happen to believe in it” and adding that “many doctors” think it is successful in treating COVID-19.

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Florida surpasses 500K coronavirus cases as testing resumes after tropical storm

Florida surpassed 500,000 coronavirus cases Wednesday as testing ramped up following a temporary shutdown of some sites because of Tropical Storm Isaias, state officials said.A long line of cars waited outside Hark Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on Wednesday morning for a coronavirus testing site to reopen after being closed because of the storm.Florida reported 225 new deaths Wednesday, bringing its seven-day average of daily reported deaths to a high of 185, behind Texas with 197. Florida’s rate is approaching a quarter of that seen in New York at its peak in mid-April.

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Drugmakers will have tens of millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses by early 2021: Fauci

tens of millions of doses of a coronavirus vaccine in the early part of next year, with production ramping up so that it hits a billion doses by the end of 2021, Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. government official on infectious diseases, said in a Reuters interview on Wednesday.Fauci said he has not seen any pressure from the White House to announce a vaccine close to the Nov.

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Michelle Obama Has ‘Low-Grade Depression’ Over Trump’s Handling Of Pandemic – Listen

Michelle Obama, like other Americans, is having difficulty adjusting to life during the COVID-19 pandemic. The former first lady confessed on the second episode of The Michelle Obama Podcast that she believes she’s suffering from a “low-grade depression” as the country enters its sixth month of lockdown, partly brought on by the actions of President Donald Trump. Or, rather, his inactions.

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US officials dispute Trump's claim that Beirut blast was attack

WASHINGTON - U.S. officials said Wednesday there is no indication the massive explosion in Lebanon that killed at least 100 people was an attack, contradicting President Donald Trump who said American generals told him it was likely caused by a bomb.The officials, speaking only on condition of anonymity to discuss internal assessments, said that while it was not out of the realm of possibility that the blast was deliberately caused, the belief so far was that it was most likely an accident.From the outset, U.S.

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Coronavirus kills one person every 15 seconds as world death toll passes 700,000

coronavirus as the global death toll surpassed 700,000. It is estimated some 5,900 people are dying every 24 hours from the deadly disease on average, according to calculations based on data from the past two weeks.That equates to 247 people per hour, or one person every 15 seconds.President Donald Trump said the coronavirus outbreak is as under control as it can get in the United States.More than 155,000 people have died amid a patchy response to the public health crisis which has failed to stem a rise in cases.“They are dying, that’s true,” Trump said in an interview with the Axios news website.“It is what it is.

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Jimmy Fallon Skewers Trump's Coronavirus Death Toll Indifference in Axios Interview

Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday lit into Donald Trump over the president's recent shockingly dismal interview with Axios that aired Monday night on HBO. One of the larger takeaways from the interview was Trump's apparent lack of care that more than 150,000 people have died thus far from the pandemic in the U.S.; with the president tellinginterviewer Jonathan Swan, "It is what it is." The Tonight Show host — taking a sharp turn from his days of wearing kid gloves with Trump, even infamously playing with the then-presidential candidate's hair on the show — expressed his disgust over Trump's indifference.

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Trump sues Nevada over mail-in voting, one day after encouraging Floridians to vote by mail

President Donald Trump (file photo) WASHINGTON - In an abrupt reversal, President Donald Trump is encouraging voters in the critical swing state of Florida to vote by mail after months of criticizing the practice — and while his campaign and the GOP challenge Nevada over its new vote-by-mail law.Democratic requests to vote by mail have surged in Florida, a state that Trump almost certainly must win to secure a second term.

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Trump considering giving convention speech from White House

President Donald Trump speaks during the press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 30, 2020. (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he's considering delivering his Republican convention acceptance speech from the White House in a move that would mark an unprecedented use of public property for partisan political purposes.Trump also called for the first formal presidential debate, scheduled for Sept.

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Trump offers ‘deepest sympathies’ following explosion in Beirut

U.S. President Donald Trump offered his administration’s “deepest sympathies” to the people of Beirut after an explosion in the Lebanese capital Tuesday resulted in the deaths of at least 70 peoples.

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Chasm grows between Trump and government coronavirus experts

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 04: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on August 4, 2020 in Washington, DC.

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Widow Blasts President Trump & Texas Governor Over Husband's Death From Coronavirus in Obituary: 'Shame On All Of You'

David Nagy‘s obituary is going viral after his widow, Stacey Nagy, called out President Donald Trump and Texas Governor Greg Abbott for their failure to citizens with the COVID-19 coronavirus.

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Rate of new US coronavirus cases declines

The average daily case count for new COVID-19 cases each day in the past week has been just over 60,000 cases, which is a 9% decline from the previous week, according to a new analysis from the New York Times.

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Trump's demand for US cut of a TikTok deal is unprecedented

NEW YORK - President Donald Trump's demand that the U.S. government get a cut from a potential Microsoft purchase of TikTok is the latest unprecedented scenario in an unprecedented situation.Microsoft is in talks to buy parts of TikTok, a forced sale after Trump threatened to ban the Chinese-owned video app, which claims 100 million U.S.

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Deaf association sues White House for not providing ASL interpreter at COVID-19 briefings

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on August 3, 2020 in Washington, DC.

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Donald Trump's jaw-dropping coronavirus interview leaves shocked viewers baffled

Donald Trump 's car crash interview has raised eyebrows all over the world.

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Reporter Makes Donald Trump Look Like A Fool On Coronavirus Response & Twitter EXPLODES With Reactions! (Video)

Donald Trump is at it again, making us all scratch our heads and wonder how the f**k we ended up in the worst possible timeline.

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Trump withholds praise for John Lewis, notes he 'didn't come to my inauguration'

President Donald Trump makes remarks as he meets with U.S. tech workers and signs an executive order on hiring Americans in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 3, 2020 in Washington, D.C.

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Trump says U.S. should get ‘very large percentage’ of TikTok sale price

President Donald Trump repeated a claim he made earlier in the day on Monday that the U.S.

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Trump Says We Can't Look at COVID-19 Deaths in Proportion to Population - Watch the Bizarre Interview

A new interview with President Donald Trump was just released and he is making some more claims about coronavirus that have people enraged on Twitter.

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Trump threatens Tik Tok ban unless U.S. gets ‘substantial portion’ of operations sales price

Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. government should get a “substantial portion” of the sales price of the U.S.

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‘Bald-faced lies’: Joe Biden assails Trump over vote by mail comments

Joe Biden said on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump was telling “bald-faced lies” about voting by mail to distract from his own failures, after Trump last week suggested it could be cause to delay the election.Biden’s remarks were his strongest on the issue since Trump, who trails the presumptive Democratic nominee in opinion polls, tweeted on Thursday that he would not trust the results of an election that included widespread mail voting — a measure many observers see as critical during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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Anthony Fauci warns against opening schools in coronavirus hot spots in US

Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infections Diseases, spoke via video conference Monday to physicians and medical students at New Hampshire's Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Centre.He said while the nation's “default principle" should be that children return to school, “to say that every child has to go back to school is not really realising the fact that we have such a diversity of viral activity." He said there may be some areas where the level of virus is so high that it would not be prudent to bring children back to school.Determined to reopen America's schools despite coronavirus worries, President Donald Trump recently threatened to hold back federal money if school districts don't bring their students back in the

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Nevada to mail all voters ballots; Trump promises lawsuit

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Coronavirus: Trump claims vaccine could be available “far in advance of the end of the year”

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Prosecutor seeking Trump's taxes cites reports of 'protracted criminal conduct' at Trump Organization

NEW YORK - A Manhattan prosecutor trying to get President Donald Trump’s tax returns told a judge Monday that he was justified in demanding them, citing public reports of “extensive and protracted criminal conduct at the Trump Organization.”Trump’s lawyers last month said the grand jury subpoena for the tax returns was issued in bad faith and amounted to harassment of the president.Manhattan District Attorney District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr.

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COMMENTARY: Canada’s coronavirus response has not been as great as we like to think

leaders managed Canada’s response to COVID-19 or with how Ottawa, in particular, has doled out several hundred billion dollars of aid. Or both.Canadians may regard their country’s response to the lethal virus as good, but the national death toll has surpassed 8,900.

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Trump to give TikTok owner 45 days to sell app: sources

Donald Trump has agreed to give China’s ByteDance 45 days to negotiate a sale of popular short-video app TikTok to Microsoft Corp, two people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.U.S. officials have said TikTok under its Chinese parent poses a national risk because of the personal data it handles.

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Trump says he’s going to ban TikTok. Will Canada do the same?

Donald Trump announced Friday that he was going to ban social media app TikTok from being used within the country.Such a move — which the president said could come through the usage of executive powers — would place the U.S. among several countries that have succeeded in ousting the app over cybersecurity or privacy concerns.According to Queen’s University professor David Skillicorn, TikTok’s data collection practices are used by most, if not all, major social media companies.

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Coronavirus: US COVID-19 testing czar says ‘evidence just doesn’t show’ hydroxychloroquine is effective

The Trump administration’s coronavirus testing czar, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) assistant secretary Adm.

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Bob Rae: Global coronavirus solution to be top priority in UN ambassador role

United Nations ambassador, Bob Rae, says his focus will be working to craft a globally coordinated effort to limit the fallout from the ongoing coronavirus crisis.Rae, former Ontario NDP premier and interim federal Liberal party leader, was named to the position last month when Canada’s outgoing ambassador stepped aside following the loss of the country’s bid for a seat on the UN Security Council, and takes on the new role next week.In an interview with The West Block guest host Farah Nasser, Rae weighed in on what the role abroad will look like for him.“This is a global pandemic, which is going to require some global solution.

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Jake Paul Defends Partying Amid The Pandemic, Says He’s Not ‘Gonna Sit Around’ & Wait For ‘Failing’ Leadership On COVID-19

As the number of coronavirus cases continues to climb across the country, Jake Paul does not appear to be phased by the COVID-19 health crisis.

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Republicans, Democrats report progress on coronavirus aid negotiations

coronavirus relief bill Saturday, as political pressure mounts to restore an expired $600-per-week supplemental unemployment benefit and send funding to help schools reopen.“This was the longest meeting we’ve had and it was more productive than the other meetings,” said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., who was part of the rare weekend session.

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Trump says he plans to ban TikTok in U.S., opposes Chinese sale

Donald Trump said Friday he plans to ban the social media app TikTok from operating in the country.Reporters accompanying Trump on Air Force One from an event in Florida back to Washington said Trump told them he planned to take action against the popular video-sharing service as soon as Saturday. White House preparing to force Chinese company to sell TikTok: sources “As far as TikTok is concerned we’re banning them from the United States,” Trump said, according to the pool report.Trump said the ban will come through either an executive order or by using executive economic powers.He also made clear that he opposed a deal to let a U.S.

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Trump says federal officers to remain in Portland on standby

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that federal officers would not be leaving Portland, Ore., but would remain on standby to allow local law enforcement to respond to ongoing protests, but said if this is not done they would send in the National Guard.

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Coronavirus: Trump says rate of positive COVID-19 cases in Florida is declining

According to U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday, the rate of positive COVID-19 cases in Florida, one of the hotspot states for the novel coronavirus, is declining.

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Trump says US 'may be banning' China-owned video app TikTok

NEW YORK - President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration is weighing action against TikTok, a popular Chinese-owned video app that has been a source of national-security and censorship concerns.Trump's comments came after published reports that the administration is planning to order China’s ByteDance to sell TikTok. There were also reports Friday that software giant Microsoft is in talks to buy the app.“We are looking at TikTok," Trump told reporters at the White House.

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Reports: Trump to order China's ByteDance to sell TikTok

NEW YORK - President Donald Trump will order China’s ByteDance to sell its hit video app TikTok because of national-security concerns, according to reports published Friday.“We are looking at TikTok," Trump told reporters Friday at the White House. "We may be banning TikTok.”Reports by Bloomberg News and the Wall Street Journal citing anonymous sources said the administration could announce as soon as Friday a decision ordering ByteDance to divest its ownership in TikTok.TikTok issued a statement Friday saying that, “While we do not comment on rumors or speculation, we are confident in the long-term success of TikTok.”RELATED: Rep. Adam Schiff: TikTok users beware; China could steal your informationByteDance launched TikTok in 2017, then

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WATCH LIVE: Flagler County officials provide update ahead of Hurricane Isaias

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – Officials with Flagler County’s Emergency Operation Center are expected to provide an update Friday ahead of Hurricane Isaias.A state of emergency has been declared along Florida’s east coast.[LIVE TRACK: Forecast cone, computer models, updates and more for Hurricane Isaias]Gov. Ron DeSantis made the announcement Friday morning during a brief press appearance in Tallahassee.

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Coronavirus: White House accuses Democrats of refusing to compromise on COVID-19 relief package

The White House offered a short-term extension Thursday of a $600 weekly unemployment benefit that has helped keep families and the economy afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, but Democrats rejected it, saying President Donald Trump’s team failed to grasp the severity of the crisis.

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Prosecutors: Pennsylvania man gets 20 years for threatening President Trump

SCRANTON, Pa. - A northeastern Pennsylvania man who was convicted of threatening President Donald Trump and a district attorney has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.Authorities charged 28-year-old Shawn Christy of McAdoo with threatening to "put a bullet" in Trump and Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli and threatening "lethal force" against police.MORE: Man accused of threatening President Trump suspected in break-inHe led police on a three-month manhunt through several states before his September 2018 capture in Ohio.U.S. District Judge Robert D.

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State of emergency declared on Florida’s east coast as Hurricane Isaias approaches

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – With Hurricane Isaias on a projected path to start impacting Florida as early as Saturday, a state of emergency has been declared along Florida’s east coast.Gov. Ron DeSantis made the announcement Friday morning during a brief press appearance in Tallahassee.

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Trump faces rare rebuke from GOP for floating election delay

NEW YORK (AP) - President Donald Trump repeatedly tests the Republican Party's limits on issues including race, trade and immigration. Now he has struck a boundary.GOP officials from New Hampshire to Mississippi to Iowa quickly pushed back against Trump's suggestion on Thursday that it might be necessary to delay the November election — which he cannot do without congressional approval — because of the unfounded threat of voter fraud.

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U.S. election likely won’t be delayed, but officials warn results may be

Donald Trump suggested on Thursday.Trump, seeking to already undermine the results of an election he could lose, demanded that the winner of the Nov. 3 contest be known that night.

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Trump, GOP suggest temporary fix for $600 jobless benefit

FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin (L) and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows (R) listen prior to Trump's Marine One departure from the South Lawn of the White House July 29, 2020 in Washington, DC.

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Trump suggests delaying 2020 U.S. presidential election

As the COVID-19 pandemic plagues the United States, President Donald Trump is now suggesting the November election should be postponed, claiming mail-in votes pose a huge risk for fraud. Jackson Proskow reports on whether Trump really has the power to delay America’s decision.

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Trump offers to help pay for Vanessa Guillen funeral

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump met Thursday with the family of a soldier who investigators say was slain on the Texas Army base where she was stationed, saying it is a "terrible story" and that he would help with funeral expenses.The family of Spc. Vanessa Guillen, whose remains were found July 2 following her disappearance in April from Fort Hood, rallied with several dozen supporters before the meeting with Trump, calling for justice in the case and for changes in the way the military handles sexual abuse and harassment."It's an incredible story.

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Q&A: Questions stirred by Trump's idea of an election delay

FILE - Thousands of ballots sit in boxes as Utah County election workers process the mail-in ballots for the midterm elections on November 6, 2018 in Provo, Utah. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images)ATLANTA (AP) - President Donald Trump has raised the radical prospect of delaying a presidential election, contending the expansion of voting by mail will lead to history's most fraudulent U.S.

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Coronavirus: Trump pays tribute to Herman Cain, says they mourn all those who died of COVID-19

U.S. President Donald Trump paid tribute to former Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain, who died of COVID-19, and sent condolences to Cain’s wife.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
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Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

Coronavirus: ‘I happen to believe in it’ Trump says of hydroxychloroquine

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