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Trump says he’s ‘looking into’ whether U.S. should ban Chinese tech giant Alibaba

Donald Trump said on Saturday during a press conference that he was “looking into” whether Chinese technology giant Alibaba should be banned in the United States.Trump has been piling pressure on Chinese-owned companies, such as by vowing to ban short-video app TikTok from the United States. How the U.S.

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Robert Trump, the president’s younger brother, dead at 71

Robert Trump (l.) with brother Donald at the Taj Mahal Casino Resort last week in Atlantic City, NJ (Robert Rosamilio/New York Daily News)(Photo by Robert Rosamilio/NY Daily News via Getty Images). WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's younger brother, Robert Trump, a businessman known for an even keel that seemed almost incompatible with the family name, died Saturday night after being hospitalized in New York, the president said in a statement.

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Robert Trump, the president’s younger brother, dead at 72

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President Trump visits ill brother Robert in New York hospital

U.S. President Donald Trump was seen Friday walking into Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York to visit his brother Robert.

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Trump gets endorsement of New York City police union

(Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks) NEW YORK - Seeking to amplify his law-and-order message, President Donald Trump on Friday told hundreds of New York Police Department officers that “no one will be safe in Biden’s America” if the former Democratic vice president defeats him in November.“This guy has been taking your dignity away and your respect,”″ Trump said of former Vice President Joe Biden. “And I’m telling you on Nov.

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Trump says his brother is “having a hard time” after being hospitalized

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that his brother is “having a hard time” after being hospitalized in New York, adding that he hopes he will be all right.

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Reality check: A look at Trump’s recent claims on Biden-Harris, U.S. economy

Donald Trump greeted the Democratic presidential ticket of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris this past week with a litany of distortion and falsehoods, raging against cases of voting fraud where they didn’t exist and declining to quash conspiracy theories about Harris’ eligibility for office.Trump also misrepresented Biden’s position on taxes, again minimized the coronavirus threat and exaggerated his own record on the economy.A look at some of the past week’s rhetoric and the facts:TRUMP: “If Biden would win … he’s going to double and triple everybody’s taxes.” — news conference Wednesday.THE FACTS: Trump is exaggerating. Wildly so.Biden would raise taxes, primarily on the wealthy.

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COMMENTARY: Are mandatory masks politically separating Canadians too?

recent protest in Montréal against mandatory mask usage and anti-mask protests taking place across the United States.The similarities may indicate that the ideological chasm that has defined the American COVID-19 experience is making its way north of the border.The use of masks as a preventive measure against COVID-19 has divided Americans along partisan lines since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) first issued its recommendation to wear cloth masks on April 3.

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Donald Trump’s younger brother, Robert, hospitalized in New York: White House

President Donald Trump’s younger brother, Robert Trump, has been hospitalized in New York.The president is expected to visit his 72-year-old brother at a hospital in Manhattan on Friday, according to White House spokesman Judd Deere. Trump was already scheduled to visit his property in Bedminster, New Jersey, on Friday.The White House did not immediately release details about why Robert Trump had been hospitalized, but officials said that he was seriously ill.“I have a wonderful brother.

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Critics accuse Trump of voter suppression, gutting USPS

U.S. President Donald Trump is making baseless claims that mail-in ballots will encourage voter fraud in the 2020 election and has blocked further funding to the U.S.

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Virtual convention to test Democrats hoping to build excitement for Biden, Harris

Joe Biden is poised to unveil his vision for the modern Democratic Party in the first presidential nominating convention of the coronavirus era, an all-virtual affair that will test the former vice president’s ability to overcome unprecedented logistical challenges in an urgent mission to energize a winning coalition.The Democratic National Convention, which formally begins Monday, is not a convention in the traditional sense. There will be no physical gathering place, no cheering audience, no balloons.

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Trump ignores reporter who asked if he regrets ‘all the lying’

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday ignored a question by a reporter during a White House briefing who asked if he regretted all the lying he has done while in office.

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Reporter waits 5 years to ask Trump question: ‘Do you regret all the lying?’

Donald Trump a question, and he finally got his chance. But the blunt question was not met with an answer.Speaking in front of reporters, Trump spent the first part of his press conference talking about the coronavirus and Joe Biden, then he called on Huffington Post’s White House correspondent, S.V.

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Trump promotes false conspiracy claiming Kamala Harris ineligible for White House

President Donald Trump on Thursday gave credence to a false and racist conspiracy about Kamala Harris‘ eligibility to be vice-president, fueling an online misinformation campaign that parallels the one he used to power his rise into politics.Asked about the matter at the White House, Trump told reporters he had “heard” rumours that Harris, a Black woman and U.S.-born citizen whose parents were immigrants, does not meet the requirement to serve in the White House. The president said he considered the rumours “very serious.” Biden campaign raises $26M in 24 hours after naming Kamala Harris running mate The conspiracy is false.

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States can’t afford Trump’s jobless aid plan, Wolf says

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (Office of Gov. Tom Wolf)HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania does not have the money to provide $100 a week as President Donald Trump pushes states to help pay for a new round of federal unemployment assistance, Gov.

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U.S. recruits scientists abroad to test COVID-19 vaccine candidates, pledges access to doses

Trump administration’s coronavirus vaccine project is recruiting scientists in South Africa and Latin America to help test possible vaccines in U.S.- backed clinical trials, pledging to ease their countries’ access to any successful products, Reuters has learned.Moncef Slaoui, a former pharmaceutical executive who heads Operation Warp Speed, a multi-billion dollar U.S. collaboration between the federal government and drugmakers, made the commitment to international scientists late last month, two people familiar with the matter said.

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President Trump and Joe Biden trade barbs over coronavirus, mask mandate

WILMINGTON, Del. – President Donald Trump is attacking Joe Biden for calling on governors to mandate that all Americans wear masks for the next three months, accusing the Democratic presidential candidate of politicizing an issue Trump himself has used for political gain in recent months.Trump claimed Biden has been wrong about the coronavirus pandemic at every turn, “ignoring the scientific evidence and putting left-wing politics before facts and evidence." Trump went on to falsely say that Biden was advocating for the president to use executive power to institute a nationwide mask mandate and that Biden was in favor of “locking all Americans in their basements for months on end.”“To Joe, I would say stop playing politics with the virus,"

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Trump requests mail-in ballots for Florida primary despite weeks of criticism

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has requested a mail-in ballot for Florida’s Tuesday primary election, despite weeks of criticizing the practice.Ballots were mailed on Wednesday to both the president and First lady Melania Trump at the Mar-a-Lago resort, which Trump lists as his legal address, according to online Palm Beach County elections records.

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Trump reacts to Newsweek opinion article questioning Kamala Harris’s citizenship

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would have to look into claims that Sen.

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U.S. schools close again as COVID-19 cases surge

Some American schools have closed their doors again, after experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks. As Jennifer Johnson reports, U.S. President Donald Trump still wants the facilities open.

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Facebook beefs up anti-misinformation efforts ahead of US election

OAKLAND, Calif. - Beginning Thursday, U.S. Facebook users who post about voting may start seeing an addendum to their messages -- labels directing readers to authoritative information about the upcoming presidential election.It's the social network's latest step to to combat election-related misinformation on its platform as the Nov.

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Coronavirus: President Trump opposes Biden’s position on mandatory face masks

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Hundreds of students across US in quarantine after COVID-19 outbreaks at reopened schools

FILE - Cheryl Nicholas, Principal of Layer Elementary School, explains to the media the social distancing and other health precautions that have been initiated at the school a week before classes begin for the year during the COVID-19 pandemic on Aug (Photo by Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images)LOS ANGELES - The school year is already off to a troubled start as hundreds of U.S.

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United Arab Emirates and Israel to establish full diplomatic ties in historic deal

JERUSALEM - Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced Thursday they are establishing full diplomatic relations in a U.S.-brokered deal that required Israel to halt its contentious plan to annex occupied West Bank land sought by the Palestinians.The historic deal delivered a key foreign policy victory to President Donald Trump as he seeks re-election and reflected a changing Middle East in which shared concerns about archenemy Iran have largely overtaken traditional Arab support for the Palestinians.A spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said the deal amounts to “treason,” and should be reversed.The agreement makes the UAE the third Arab country, after Egypt and Jordan, to have full diplomatic ties with Israel.

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Axl Rose Fires Back At Trump Admin Over Handling Of Pandemic: They ‘Don’t Care’ About Families

Guns N Roses frontman Axl Rose, 58, lashed out at the Trump administration again on Twitter, criticizing them for their handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Axl, a frequent critic of President Donald Trump, tweeted on August 13, “It isn’t that this Administration doesn’t grasp the ‘magnitude’ of the problems that American families r facing. It’s that they don’t care. There’s a difference.”

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President Donald Trump says UAE to establish full diplomatic ties with Israel

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The United Arab Emirates and Israel have agreed to establish full diplomatic ties as part of a deal to halt the annexation of occupied land sought by the Palestinians for their future state, President Donald Trump said Thursday.The announcement makes the UAE the first Gulf Arab state to do so and only the third Arab nation to have active diplomatic ties with Israel.“Today we usher in a new era of peace between Israel and the Arab world,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a nationally televised statement.

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Trump opposes funding to USPS, acknowledging impact on mail-in voting

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he opposes additional funding for the U.S. Postal Service, acknowledging that his position would starve the agency of money Democrats say it needs to process an anticipated surge in mail-in ballots during the coronavirus pandemic.Trump also falsely stated that Democrats were pushing for universal mail-in voting and made the unfounded claim that mail-in voting would lead to massive voter fraud in the November election.

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President Trump: Widespread mail-in voting hard without funding USPS

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President Donald Trump says UAE to open diplomatic ties with Israel

President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing at the White House August 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. On Aug.

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For Americans waiting on coronavirus aid, no new relief in sight

WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans counting on emergency coronavirus aid from Washington may have to wait until fall.Negotiations over a new virus relief package have all but ended, with the White House and congressional leaders far apart on the size, scope and approach for shoring up households, re-opening schools and launching a national strategy to contain the virus.President Donald Trump's top negotiator, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, tried to revive stalled talks Wednesday, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer dismissed the “overture,” saying the Trump administration is still refusing to meet them halfway.

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Coronavirus stimulus: $1,200 direct payments on hold

WASHINGTON – Americans counting on emergency coronavirus aid from Washington, including a second round of $1,200 direct payments, may have to wait until fall.Negotiations over a new virus relief package have all but ended, with the White House and congressional leaders far apart on the size, scope and approach for shoring up households, re-opening schools and launching a national strategy to contain the virus.President Donald Trump's top negotiator, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, tried to revive stalled talks Wednesday, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer dismissed the “overture,” saying the Trump administration is still refusing to meet them halfway.

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Bob Woodward's new Trump book, 'Rage,' due out next month

WASHINGTON – Veteran Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward's new book about President Donald Trump is titled “Rage” and will be released Sept.

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925 students, staff quarantined after coronavirus outbreak in Georgia

coronavirus pandemic last week.In a statement posted online on Tuesday, Superintendent of Cherokee County School District Dr. Brian V.

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'She’s ready to do this job on day 1': Joe Biden introduces Kamala Harris as running mate

WILMINGTON, Del. - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his newly chosen running mate Kamala Harris campaigned together for the first time Wednesday, as the former primary rivals sought to solidify their advantage over President Donald Trump and secure their place in American history.Biden, a 77-year-old white man, embraced the significance of naming the first Black woman to a major party's presidential ticket, but he focused on other attributes Harris brings to the ticket.

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Coronavirus: Trump continues push to get kids back to school despite surge in cases

U.S. President Donald Trump met with several parents and health officials on Wednesday as he continues his push to get children back in schools despite a recent surge in cases.

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Why the hunt for a coronavirus vaccine is the new space race

Russia isn’t having a Sputnik moment.The announcement Tuesday by Russian President Vladimir Putin that his country was the first to approve a coronavirus vaccine did not provoke the awe and wonder of the Soviet Union’s launch of the first satellite into orbit in 1957. Instead, it was met by doubts about the science and safety.But the claim underscored how, like the space race, the competition to have the first vaccine is about international rivalries as well as science.

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Trump lip-sync star Sarah Cooper gets Netflix special

LOS ANGELES – Sarah Cooper, whose lip-sync parodies of President Donald Trump are an online sensation, is coming to Netflix with a variety special.“Everything's Fine," starring the writer and comedian, will debut this fall, the streaming service said Wednesday.Cooper is working with heavyweight talent on the special: Maya Rudolph is the executive producer and Nastasha Lyonne ("Russian Doll") is directing.The show will include “vignettes dealing with issues of politics, race, gender, class, and other light subjects,” Netflix said, with guest performers taking part in short interviews, sketches and “more shenanigans.”In her early Trump satiric video, “How to Medical,” an expressive Cooper silently mouthed along to the president's musings

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Donald and Ivanka Trump donated to Kamala Harris’ previous bid for California attorney general

show. Ivanka Trump donated $2,000 to Harris’ attorney general re-election campaign in 2014.President Donald Trump delivers remarks on supporting small businesses through the Paycheck Protection Program while flanked by White House advisor Ivanka Trump in the East Room of the White House on April 28, 2020 in Washington, D.C.

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Joe Biden, Kamala Harris to make unusual campaign debut in coronavirus era

WILMINGTON, Del. - Joe Biden is making his first appearance with newly chosen running mate Kamala Harris on Wednesday, betting that the California senator’s historic profile and confrontational style against President Donald Trump will boost Democrats’ efforts to oust the Republican president amid cascading national crises.The former primary rivals will appear at a high school near Biden’s Delaware home to discuss their shared vision for how to defeat Trump and then lead the country through a pandemic, its economic fallout and a long-simmering reckoning with systemic racism.

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Bubba Wallace, Columbia Sportswear sign sponsorship deal

responded to President Donald Trump targeting Wallace in a tweet. One week later, Cash App signed on to sponsor Wallace for five races.

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Smash Mouth Performs for Thousands Without Masks, Declares 'F**k That COVID'

#SmashMouth#SouthDakota#Sturgispic.twitter.com/3QyEtW7vi7Here is a brighter video to see all the people (credit KOTATV) pic.twitter.com/P7XW46BLiSOn Tuesday, Stephen Colbert parodied the incident on, sharing footage of the group and dubbing over the lyrics to «All Star.»«Somebody once told me the virus was baloney, he ain't the sharpest tool in the shed,» the spoof lyrics began, cutting to an image of President Donald Trump. «I was feeling kinda numb with a burning in the lungs and I said I don't think that it's COVID.» The group is currently comprised of Steve Harwell, Paul De Lisle, Michael Klooster, Randy Cooke, and Sean Hurwitz.

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Trump surprised Biden picked Kamala Harris as running mate

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was surprised Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden chose Sen.

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Explained: What's keeping Washington from a coronavirus deal

COVID-19 relief deal would generate an agreement soon are fizzling, with both the Trump administration negotiating team and top congressional Democrats adopting hard lines and testy attitudes.Now that President Donald Trump has issued a series of executive edicts and the national political conventions are set to begin, consuming the attention of both Trump and top Democrats, the talks seem to be on an indefinite pause.The urgency has evaporated now that rank-and-file lawmakers have been set free for the August recess, and while both sides still want an agreement — and pressure is likely to remain high — it's looking more like a September legislating effort than an August one.The impasse leaves millions of jobless people without a USD

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US, Moderna in deal for 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine: Donald Trump

coronavirus vaccine once it becomes available, said President Donald Trump on Tuesday."This evening, I am pleased to announce that we have reached an agreement with Moderna to manufacture and deliver one hundred million doses of their coronavirus vaccine candidate," Trump said on Tuesday evening while addressing reporters.Moderna said that the US government awarded the company USD 1.5 billion for 100 million doses of its vaccine once it is ready.

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Coronavirus: Trump says U.S. inks agreement with Moderna for 100M doses of COVID-19 vaccine candidate

The United States has penned an agreement with drug-maker Moderna Inc. to acquire 100 million doses of its potential COVID-19 vaccine, U.S.

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Coronavirus: Trump claims that 87% of U.S. counties report declining COVID-19 numbers

During his Tuesday briefing in the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that 87 per cent of American counties have reported declining COVID-19 case numbers.

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Trump says Spanish flu ‘probably ended’ World War II during press conference

U.S. President Donald Trump said during a press conference on Monday that the Spanish flu “probably ended the Second World War… all the soldiers were sick.” The Spanish flu ended in 1920 while World War II ended in 1945, over 20 years later.

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Pa. officials seek guidance on President Trump's executive order for new unemployment benefits

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania has contacted the U.S. Department of Labor about a loan to prop up its unemployment compensation trust fund as President Donald Trump pushes states to help pay for a new round of federal unemployment benefits.Gov.

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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
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

Coronavirus: Trump touts job numbers, warns of executive orders if COVID-19 aid deal not reached

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