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.

Harris and Biden then will sit down together for an online fundraiser designed to let even small donors get a fresh glimpse of what the Democratic presidential ticket.

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Trump adds new doctor to White House coronavirus task force

Donald Trump has found a new doctor for his coronavirus task force — and this time there’s no daylight between them.Trump last week announced that Dr. Scott Atlas, a frequent guest on Fox News Channel, has joined the White House as a pandemic adviser.

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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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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 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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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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Virginia mayor urged to resign after making Aunt Jemima comment about Biden picking Harris

Luray Mayor Barry Presgraves under fire for Biden comment (Town of Luray.)FOX NEWS - The mayor of a small town in Virginia is being urged to resign following a Facebook post in which he claimed Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden "just announced Aunt Jemima" as his running mate.Luray Mayor Barry Presgraves made the comment last weekend and has since faced a bitter backlash from the Luray Town Council as well as other residents who characterized his post as racist.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherPresgraves has since taken down his post and on Monday apologized at a town council meeting."I understand what I posted on social media was wrong, offensive and unbecoming," Presgraves said.Reading from a

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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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Coronavirus: Biden says all U.S. governors should mandate masks to slow COVID-19 spread

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

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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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Biden calls for nationwide COVID-19 mask mandate

Democratic presidential nominee, former US Vice President Joe Biden (R), and vice presidential running mate, US Senator Kamala Harris, hold a press conference after receiving a briefing on COVID-19 in Wilmington, Delaware, on August 13, 2020. (Photo WILMINGTON, Del. - Joe Biden is calling for a nationwide protective mask mandate, citing health experts' predictions that it could save 40,000 lives from coronavirus over the next three months. "Wearing the mask is less about you contracting the virus," Biden said.

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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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5 things to know for today -- August 13, 2020

WHERE THEY’RE CELEBRATING VP PICK Kamala Harris’ selection as Joe Biden’s running mate is generating glee among South Asians worldwide and putting the spotlight on her as the first person of Asian descent on a presidential ticket.2. ‘THE SICKEST ARE THOSE THE FURTHEST OUT’ The COVID-19 crisis has laid bare deep disparities across economic and racial lines in France’s health care system.3.

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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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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris make first appearance as running mates

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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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Florida Democrats hope VP pick Kamala Harris will revitalize political party

their first campaign appearance together on Wednesday.

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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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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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Kamala Harris' selection as VP resonating with Black women

DETROIT (AP) - China Cochran met Kamala Harris at a campaign event in Detroit last year and was swept away by her ambition, charisma and leadership. She hoped the California senator would advance in politics.So when Joe Biden named Harris on Tuesday as his running mate — making her the first Black woman on a major party's presidential ticket — Cochran wasn't just struck by the history.

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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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5 things to know for today -- August 12, 2020

INSIDE BIDEN’S SEARCH FOR A RUNNING MATE He started with a list of roughly 20 contenders, including governors, senators, mayors, House members and other Democratic leaders before narrowing the list to 11 finalists and then selecting Kamala Harris.2. WHAT’S NEXT IN COVID-19 TREATMENT Pharmaceutical companies are rushing to test drugs that deliver antibodies to fight the virus right away, without having to train the immune system to make them.3.

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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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Who is Kamala Harris? A closer look at Joe Biden’s running mate

Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that California Senator Kamala Harris would be his running mate for the upcoming November election.Biden announced his decision in a tweet on Tuesday.

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Joe Biden names Kamala Harris as VP nominee

After much speculation, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has selected California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate. Jackson Proskow looks at the historic choice.

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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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Kamala Harris: From district attorney to senator to historic VP running mate — here’s what you need to know

LOS ANGELES - Kamala Harris’ political career led her from the California Attorney General’s Office to the halls of the U.S. Senate and then to a 2020 presidential run, before landing her on one of the most consequential presidential tickets in U.S.

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Joe Biden picks Sen. Kamala Harris as running mate

Joe Biden naming Sen. Kamala Harris of California as his choice for Vice President. In a social media announcement, Biden calling the former prosecutor a fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the country’s finest public servants.

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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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Kamala Harris' political star rose from Bay Area background

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Joe Biden closes in on vice presidential nominee pick

In the U.S., presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is close to choosing his running mate, who Biden has promised will be a woman. It’s a decision that is garnering a lot of attention, as it could potentially decide the first female vice president in American history.

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Who is Sen. Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s running mate?

according to an article on thehill.com.Before becoming the second Black woman ever to be elected to the U.S.

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Joe Biden taps Kamala Harris as running mate

WASHINGTON - Joe Biden has finally announced his selection for his 2020 election running mate – Kamala Harris.The pick fulfills the Democratic presidential contender’s promise to select a woman as his running mate, and puts to rest the sometimes bristly rivalry the pair shared during the early phase of the Democratic primary.The rivalry provided one of the nomination race’s most memorable moments when Harris sharply criticized Biden for his record on racial justice, calling his positive description of a past working relationship with segregationist statesmen as “hurtful.”Harris has since dialed back the attack, reportedly telling a colleague that the exchange was “just politics.”Harris dropped out of the race for president in December 2019

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U.S. health officials getting fired, quitting amid coronavirus pandemic

coronavirus outbreak, a testament to how politically combustible masks, lockdowns and infection data have become.One of the latest departures came Sunday, when California’s public health director, Dr. Sonia Angell, was ousted following a technical glitch that caused a delay in reporting hundreds of thousands of virus test results — information used to make decisions about reopening businesses and schools.

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Murphy rejects Trump plan for states to foot some benefits

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (Edwin J. Torres/Governor's Office)TRENTON, N.J. - President Donald Trump’s proposed $400 a week unemployment compensation to succeed the expired $600 a week benefit, with the state paying for a quarter of it, is “just not workable,” New Jersey Democratic Gov.

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Democrats, Biden still juggling virtual convention details

the COVID-19 pandemic made that impossible. Instead, Biden’s campaign and other convention planners are continuing negotiations with various power players over how to produce a truncated virtual convention with just eight hours of programming over four nights from Aug.

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

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