Donald Trump says he will sign an executive order establishing a “national garden of American heroes” filled with statues of notable historically significant figures, as he continues to criticize protesters for destroying existing monuments across the country.Trump’s announcement Friday during an Independence Day celebration at Mount Rushmore marked the latest move by a president who has made the protection of historical statues a cornerstone of his political messaging amid deepening conversations over systemic racism in the U.S.

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Trump donors among the first U.S. companies awarded with coronavirus relief loans

coronavirus aid was awarded to more than 100 companies that are owned or operated by major donors to U.S. President Donald Trump’s election efforts, according to an Associated Press analysis of federal data.Many were among the first to be approved for a loan in early April, when the administration was struggling to launch the lending program.

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Trump donors among early recipients of coronavirus loans

WASHINGTON : As much as USD 273 million in federal coronavirus aid was awarded to more than 100 companies that are owned or operated by major donors to President Donald Trump's election efforts, according to an Associated Press analysis of federal data.Many were among the first to be approved for a loan in early April, when the administration was struggling to launch the lending programme.

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An optimist takes the helm at the National Science Foundation

Jeffrey MervisThe new director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), Sethuraman “Panch” Panchanathan, is familiar with the dark clouds over the agency.His boss, President Donald Trump, keeps proposing big cuts to NSF’s budget. Two recent executive orders on immigration make it harder for foreign scientists—who make up a sizeable share of the U.S.

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Coronavirus: NY Gov. Cuomo calls on Trump to stop ‘enabling’ COVID-19

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Coronavirus: WH press secretary denies Trump downplaying COVID-19 severity

On Monday, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany denied that U.S. President Donald Trump was downplaying the severity of the coronavirus, when he claimed that 99 per cent of cases are harmless.

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Coronavirus: WH press secretary touts Trump administration for ‘very low’ U.S. COVID-19 mortality rate

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Monday that President Donald Trump’s statement that 99 per cent of COVID-19 cases were “harmless” was “rooted in science” because his administration has succeeded in keeping the country’s coronavirus mortality rate “very low.”

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New York’s Cuomo blasts Trump for ‘enabling’ coronavirus as 130,000 die in the U.S.

coronavirus cases surge and deaths topped 130,000, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo harshly criticized the White House’s COVID-19 response on Monday, accusing President Donald Trump of “enabling” the virus and downplaying its threat.Infections are on the rise in 39 states, according to a Reuters tally, and 16 states have posted record daily case counts in July. The surge has prompted many local leaders to slow or roll back economic reopenings despite Trump’s insistence that the epidemic is being handled.At a news conference on Monday, Cuomo, a Democrat who has clashed with the president over his efforts to tackle the health crisis, said Trump was “enabling” the virus if he failed to address the severity of the situation.

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Trump suggests NASCAR’s Bubba Wallace should apologize for noose 'hoax'

President Donald Trump speaks during an event on the South Lawn of the White House on July 04, 2020 in Washington, D.C., alongside an image of Bubba Wallace speaking to the media after the NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Jun WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Monday lashed out at Bubba Wallace, the only Black driver competing at NASCAR’s top level, and appeared to criticize the league for its decision to ban the Confederate flag.Trump asked on Twitter if Wallace had “apologized to all of those great NASCAR drivers & officials who came to his aid, stood by his side, & were willing to sacrifice everything for him, only to find out that the whole thing was just another HOAX?”The tweet was in reference to findings

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Trump lashes out at NASCAR, Bubba Wallace over flag, rope

WASHINGTON – After a weekend spent stoking division, President Donald Trump on Monday went after NASCAR's only Black driver and criticized its decision to ban the Confederate flag at its races and venues.Exploiting racial tensions, Trump wrongly accused Bubba Wallace of perpetrating “a hoax” after one of his crew members discovered a rope shaped like a noose in a garage stall they had been assigned to. Federal authorities ruled last month that the rope had been hanging there since at least last October and was not a hate crime.

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Trump to hold outdoor rally in New Hampshire

US President Donald Trump will host an outdoor campaign rally in New Hampshire, his team said yesterday, after his last rally drew criticism for ignoring coronavirus health guidelines.

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Donald Trump says '99%' of coronavirus cases are harmless - despite death toll surge

Donald Trump claims 99 per cent of coronavirus cases are "totally harmless" - despite the country's death toll surging to nearly 130,000.

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‘We will never allow an angry mob to tear down our statues’: Trump during Independence Day address

During his Independence Day address on July 4, U.S. President Donald Trump referenced various incidents of Confederate statues being vandalized and stated, “We will never allow an angry mob to tear down our statues.”

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Kanye West announces on Twitter he’s running for president of the United States

Kanye West, a vocal supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, announced on Saturday that he would run for president in 2020 in an apparent challenge to Trump and his presumptive Democratic rival, former Vice President Joe Biden.“We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future.

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US was doing great until it was hit by China's coronavirus: Donald Trump

WASHINGTON : Launching another scathing attack on China, US President Donald Trump addressed the second 'Salute to America' on America's 244th Independence Day, saying that the country was doing great until it got hit by a virus that came from China."The power of tariffs being imposed on foreign lands that took advantage of the United States for decades enabled us to make great trade deals where there were none.

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President Trump playing politics with pandemic

U.S. President Donald Trump is fueling a partisan divide over wearing face masks, which health officials say helps prevent the spread of COVID-19 when people can’t practice physical distancing.

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President Donald Trump playing politics with the pandemic: experts

coronavirus, which would become commonly known as COVID-19 — the name of the disease caused by the virus.Since then, a health crisis not seen in more than a century has become more and more politicized.American cities and states have been forced to grapple with a constant unknown — exactly when this virus is going to spike or subside, leaving businesses, lawmakers and residents to approach each situation in one of two ways: with caution or defiance.

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‘Not OK’: Neil Young speaks out after Trump uses songs at Mount Rushmore event

Neil Young took to Twitter on Friday to blast U.S. President Donald Trump for using his songs at a 4th of July rally at Mount Rushmore.

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Trump’s ‘strong wall’ to guard against coronavirus outbreak in China had holes: records

Donald Trump has repeatedly credited his February ban on travelers from mainland China as his signature move against the advance of the coronavirus pandemic — a “strong wall” that allowed only U.S. citizens inside, he boasted in May.But Trump’s wall was more like a sieve.Exempted were thousands of residents of the Chinese territories of Hong Kong and Macau.

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Antonin Scalia, Jackie Robinson among those picked for Trump’s ‘National Garden’ of heroes

US President Donald Trump arrives for the Independence Day events at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in Keystone, South Dakota, July 3, 2020.

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Trump's 'strong wall' to block COVID-19 from China had holes

WASHINGTON : US President Donald Trump has repeatedly credited his February ban on travelers from mainland China as his signature move against the advance of the coronavirus pandemic - a “strong wall" that allowed only US citizens inside, he boasted in May.But Trump's wall was more like a sieve.Exempted were thousands of residents of the Chinese territories of Hong Kong and Macau.

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Donald Trump Holds South Dakota Rally Despite COVID-19 — And Now His Son’s Girlfriend Has Tested Positive!

Donald Trump held yet another political rally on Friday night — this time in South Dakota, at the base of Mount Rushmore.

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Trump plans massive fireworks display for July 4 amid COVID-19

Independence Day celebrations amid a spike of coronavirus cases, U.S. President Donald Trump is going big for what he is promising will be a “special evening” in the nation’s capital.Trump is set hold his “Salute for America” celebration Saturday with a speech from the White House South Lawn that he says will celebrate American heritage, a military flyover over Washington, and an enormous fireworks display that is expected to draw thousands to the National Mall.The celebration comes one day after Trump kicked off the holiday weekend by travelling to Mt.

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Trump says protesters want to ‘defame’ heroes, ‘wipe out’ history

Donald Trump made a direct appeal to disaffected white voters four months before Election Day, accusing protesters who have pushed for racial justice of engaging in a “merciless campaign to wipe out our history.”The president dug further into American divisions Friday, offering a discordant tone to an electorate battered by a pandemic and wounded by racial injustice following the high-profile killings of Black people. He zeroed in on the desecration by some protesters of monuments and statues across the country that honor those who have benefited from slavery, including some past presidents.

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Trump plans fiery Rushmore rally amid coronavirus threat, protests

KEYSTONE, S.D. - President Donald Trump planned a fiery Mount Rushmore speech Friday night including denunciations of protesters he says are trying to “tear down” the nation's history. He's adding the condemnation of those who pull down statues to a big fireworks show and his more traditional July Fourth praise of America's past and values.Hours before the event, protesters blocked a road leading to the monument.

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Trump plans fiery speech for Mount Rushmore fireworks

KEYSTONE, S.D. - President Donald Trump planned a fiery Mount Rushmore speech Friday night including denunciations of protesters he says are trying to “tear down” the nation's history.

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Trump threatens to veto defense bill in order to keep Confederate base names

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is vowing to veto a massive defense bill to keep military bases such as Fort Bragg named after Confederate officers, swimming against sentiment in his own party and imperiling a 3% pay raise for the troops.Trump took to Twitter late Tuesday to threaten a veto of a $741 billion annual Pentagon authorization bill because it would require a host of military bases named after Confederate figures to be renamed within three years.Trump rival Sen.

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Trump tours 200th completed mile of U.S.-Mexico border wall in Arizona

As U.S. President Donald Trump gears up his re-election campaign, he headed to Arizona on Tuesday, with a focus on border security. Trump participated in a commemoration of the 200th mile of the new border wall built on the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Trump’s fireworks event at Mount Rushmore to be met with coronavirus worries, protests

Donald Trump will begin his Independence Day weekend on Friday with a patriotic display of fireworks at Mount Rushmore before a crowd of thousands, but even in a part of the country where many remain supportive of the president, the event has drawn controversy and protests.Trump is expected to speak at the event, which has issued 7,500 tickets to watch fireworks that he previewed on Thursday as a “display like few people have seen.” The president will likely enjoy a show of support, with the state Republican Party selling T-shirts that feature Trump on the memorial alongside George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt.

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Trump's Rushmore trip draws real and figurative fireworks

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – President Donald Trump will begin his Independence Day weekend on Friday with a patriotic display of fireworks at Mount Rushmore before a crowd of thousands, but even in a part of the country where many remain supportive of the president, the event has drawn controversy and protests. Trump is expected to speak at the event, which has issued 7,500 tickets to watch fireworks that he previewed on Thursday as a “display like few people have seen.” The president will likely enjoy a show of support, with the state Republican Party selling T-shirts that feature Trump on the memorial alongside George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt.

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Coronavirus cases now rising in 40 U.S. states as Texas orders mandatory mask use

U.S. states — Arizona, California, Florida and Texas — reported a combined 25,000 new confirmed coronavirus cases Thursday as the infection curve rose in 40 of the 50 states heading into the July Fourth holiday weekend.With the number of daily confirmed coronavirus cases nationwide climbing past 50,000, an alarming 36 states saw an increase in the percentage of tests coming back positive for the virus.

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Govenor of Texas, Greg Abott, orders wearing of face coverings in public in most of state

Texas Governor, Greg Abbott, a Republican and ally of US President Donald Trump, has issued an executive order requiring face coverings in public spaces as the state marks record numbers of new infections.

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Father of 19-year-old killed in CHOP says he got condolence call from President Trump, but not Seattle's mayor

SEATTLE - The family of a 19-year-old shot and killed at the edge of the Seattle CHOP zone was laid to rest today in Kent.The father of Horace Lorenzo Anderson Jr. told us, he still hasn’t received a call about his son’s death from the Mayor of Seattle Jenny Durkan, but he got a condolence call this morning from President Trump."Incredibly, Donald Trump called me," said 50-year-old Horace Lorenzo Anderson Sr. "The President of the United States called me today.

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'Plague from China' should have never happened: Donald Trump on coronavirus

coronavirus infection, saying the "plague from China" should have never happened but it did especially when the United States had just signed a brand new trade deal with the Asian giant."Plague from China, that is what it is, should have never happened but they did allow it to happen. We had just signed a brand new trade deal and the ink wasn't even dry when it came over," Trump said at during the "Spirit of America Showcase" in the Grand Foyer of the White House.On Tuesday, Trump signed a proclamation making July "Pledge to America's Workers Month."Meanwhile, several states are seeing a spike in coronavirus cases that public health experts warn could quickly worsen if states continue reopening.

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Trump 2020 campaign accused of using symbol that critics say resembles Nazi eagle logo

Donald Trump’s re-election campaign has a new “America First” logo, and many critics on Twitter say it looks a lot like the Nazi eagle used by Adolf Hitler and modern white supremacist groups.

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Trump 2020 campaign accused of ‘ripping off’ Nazi eagle logo

Donald Trump‘s re-election campaign has a new “America First” logo — and it looks a lot like the Nazi eagle used by Adolf Hitler and modern white supremacist groups, according to many critics on Twitter.The logo, which can be found on T-shirts sold through the Trump campaign website, shows a stylized eagle grasping a circle containing the American flag.

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Coronavirus: Trump says U.S. economy is ‘roaring back’ as they ‘put out the flames’ of COVID-19

U.S. President Donald Trump made a last-minute address to the nation from the Briefing Room at the White House Tuesday morning alongside United States Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin.

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Coronavirus: Trump says U.S. has COVID-19 ‘under control’ as total deaths pass 130,000

Speaking to reporters in the White House on Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated his opinion that the U.S. federal government has COVID-19 “under control” even as multiple states report surging infection rates.

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Coronavirus: Mnuchin says Trump doesn’t need to wear a mask, just the ‘rest of us’

Speaking to reporters at the White House on Thursday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said the Trump administration doesn’t believe President Donald Trump needs to wear a mask, because everyone around him is tested regularly, but that “the rest of us” do.

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Trump touts U.S. job gains as coronavirus cases hit record highs

Donald Trump at a press briefing on Thursday celebrated a government report showing the country gained 4.8 million jobs and the unemployment rate dropped to 11.1 per cent last month, even as coronavirus cases surge across the country.Trump took the victory lap as the coronavirus cases spike in states with large economies such as California, Texas and Florida, prompting local governments to once again shutter bars and other businesses where the deadly respiratory disease is thought to spread easily.“Today’s announcement proves that our economy is roaring back,” Trump said, rattling off different sectors that saw job gains according to the monthly report.

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President Trump supports new round of direct coronavirus payments

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he supports a fresh round of government payments to individuals to help them weather the coronavirus pandemic but “it has to be done properly.”Trump also said he wants payments larger than the $1,200 the government sent to most individuals earlier this year. He did not say how big he’d like the payments to be.Trump complained about creating disincentives for people to go back to work, but appeared to be confusing the direct federal payments with a $600-per-week federal supplement for anyone collecting state unemployment benefits.The $600 federal unemployment benefit runs out at the end of July and lawmakers are deciding whether to extend it.

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Trump changes tone amid U.S. coronavirus outbreaks: ‘I think masks are good’

Donald Trump said Wednesday he thinks it makes him look like the Lone Ranger — and he likes it.“I’m all for masks. I think masks are good,” Trump told Fox Business in an interview.

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Trump promises massive July 4 firework display despite DC’s coronavirus concerns

Donald Trump’s July Fourth celebration on the National Mall will feature one of the largest fireworks displays ever and as many as 300,000 face masks will be given away to those who want them — but despite health concerns from D.C.’s mayor, no one apparently will be required to wear them.Trump made no mention of the masks or of the pandemic overall in a tweet Wednesday on his Independence Day pIans. He thanked corporate donors for supporting “what will, without question, be a special evening.”Special thank you to the @UnitedWarVets, @GrucciFireworks, @Scotts_MGro, and @FedEx — for their support of what will, without question, be a special evening! #Salute2America https://t.co/QmI58d1gcD— Donald J.

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Trump says he looks like Lone Ranger in a mask and likes it

WASHINGTON – After long resisting wearing a mask in public, President Donald Trump said Wednesday he thinks it makes him look like the Lone Ranger — and he likes it.“I’m all for masks. I think masks are good,” Trump told Fox Business in an interview.

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Coronavirus: Trump says he thinks COVID-19 will ‘sort of just disappear. I hope’

U.S. President Donald Trump, who has avoided being seen in public wearing a face covering, said on Wednesday he would wear a mask if he were in close quarters with other people in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

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Trump says he still believes coronavirus will ‘sort of just disappear’

novel coronavirus cases, United States President Donald Trump said he still believes the virus will “just sort of disappear” at some point.“I think we’re going to be very good with the coronavirus. I think at some point that’s going to sort of just disappear, I hope,” he said during an interview on Fox Business on Wednesday.Trump ludicrously claimed to Fox Business just now that "I think we're gonna be very good with the coronavirus.

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Trump's DC July 4th: fireworks and face masks

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s July 4th celebration in Washington will feature one of the largest fireworks displays ever, officials said Wednesday, and as many as 300,000 face masks will be given away to those who come down to the National Mall, although they won't be required to wear them.

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Republicans, with exception of President Trump, now push mask-wearing

WASHINGTON – In Republican circles — with the notable exception of the man who leads the party — the debate about masks is over: It’s time to put one on.As a surge of infections hammers the South and West, GOP officials are pushing back against the notion that masks are about politics, as President Donald Trump suggests, and telling Americans they can help save lives.Sen. Lamar Alexander, a Tennessee Republican, on Tuesday bluntly called on Trump to start wearing a mask, at least some of the time, to set a good example."Unfortunately, this simple, lifesaving practice has become part of a political debate that says: If you’re for Trump, you don’t wear a mask.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
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