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Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is the 45th and current president of the United States. Before entering politics, he was a businessman and television personality. Trump was born and raised in Queens, a borough of New York City, and received a bachelor's degree in economics from the Wharton School. He took charge of his family's real-estate business in 1971, renamed it The Trump Organization, and expanded its operations from Queens and Brooklyn into Manhattan. The company built or renovated skyscrapers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses. Trump later started various side ventures, mostly by licensing his name. He produced and hosted The Apprentice, a reality television series, from 2003 to 2015. As of 2019, Forbes estimated his net worth to be $3.1 billion

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U.S. teachers may have to stay in school — even if they’re exposed to coronavirus

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U.S. President Donald Trump‘s administration that declares teachers to be “critical infrastructure workers” could give the green light to exempting teachers from quarantine requirements after being exposed to COVID-19 and instead send them back into the classroom.Keeping teachers without symptoms in the classroom, as a handful of school districts in Tennessee and Georgia have already said they may do, raises the risk that they will spread the respiratory illness to students and fellow employees.

Multiple teachers can be required by public health agencies to quarantine for 14 days during an outbreak, which can stretch a district’s ability to keep providing in-person instruction.

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Eliminating payroll tax could deplete Social Security by 2023, chief actuary estimates

WASHINGTON - Social Security funds would run out as early as 2023 if President Donald Trump opts to permanently cut payroll taxes and there is no alternative source of revenue, according to an estimate from the chief actuary of the Social Security Administration.The estimate was done in response to a request by four Democratic senators who asked the agency to conduct an analysis on the numbers after Trump said he would permanently cut payroll taxes if he’s reelected.Trump previously announced the federal government would defer employee payroll tax collections for the rest of 2020, aimed at boosting an economy rattled by the pandemic and an attempt to bypass Congress after talks on a broader coronavirus relief bill have stalled.During a news

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Fact check: Donald Trump, allies make several false claims on first day of Republican convention

Donald Trump made a dizzying array of misleading claims about voting fraud and health care as fellow Republicans opened their convention with speeches distorting the agenda of his Democratic rival, Joe Biden.Trump falsely asserted that he was the one who ensured that people with preexisting medical problems will be covered by health insurance; actually that was Democratic President Barack Obama. Several speakers accused Biden of proposing to defund police, ban fracking, take over health care and open borders — none of that true.A look at statements Monday at the Republican National Convention:: “We protected your preexisting conditions.

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Man whose daughter was killed in Parkland shooting speaks in support of Trump at RNC

WASHINGTON - Andrew Pollack, whose daughter, Meadow, was killed in the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, delivered remarks in support of President Donald Trump at the 2020 Republican National Convention’s opening night on Monday.“I truly believe the safety of our kids depends on whether this man is reelected,” Pollack said in support of Trump.Ahead of his speech, Pollack made an appearance on “FOX & Friends Weekend” on Aug.

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SC Republicans Nikki Haley, Tim Scott cite racial progress in US at RNC

Tim Scott speaks on racism during 2020 RNC.To close out the first night of the Republican National Convention, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and Sen.

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FDA commissioner disputes Trump, says no 'deep state' elements delaying coronavirus vaccine

WASHINGTON : The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is not made up of "deep state" elements that are trying to delay a coronavirus vaccine as President Donald Trump has suggested, the agency's commissioner told Reuters on Monday.Dr.

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RNC Day 1: Parade of supporters paint Trump's re-election as pivotal to avoid grim future

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Republicans predicted a national “horror movie” should President Donald Trump lose in November, flinging out dark warnings on Monday's opening night of their scaled down national convention.Trump's campaign had promised to offer an inclusive and uplifting prime-time message, hoping to broaden his appeal beyond his hard-core base by featuring the next generation of party stars including two Republicans of color, Rep.

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RNC Day 1: Speakers tout Trump's response to pandemic, paint bleak picture of future if president loses

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RNC takeaways: Trump in spotlight as convention kicks off

US President Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks at the 2020 Council for National Policy Meeting at the Ritz Carlton in Pentagon City in Arlington, Virginia on August 21, 2020. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP) (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty NEW YORK (AP) - President Donald Trump aggressively asserted control over the Republican National Convention on Monday, overshadowing the prime-time speakers, as he made clear he wants voters to focus on him.Here are key takeaways from the first night of the convention:RELATED: Delegates ready to renominate Trump at Republican National ConventionAN OMNIPRESENT CONVENTION PRESENCETrump.

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RNC Day 1: Republicans formally nominate Donald Trump to face Joe Biden in 2020 election

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - President Donald Trump turned a surprise opening-day appearance at his party’s scaled-down national convention into an opportunity to question the integrity of the fall election, even as his aides promised a diverse and uplifting message once the evening program shifted back to Washington, D.C.

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After recovering from COVID-19, Rep. Randy Fine donates plasma to help other coronavirus patients

PALM BAY, Fla. – President Donald Trump has called convalescent plasma a “breakthrough” in fighting the novel coronavirus and a Florida state representative agreed that donating plasma could help effectively treat patients.Rep. Randy Fine, himself, was recently one of the donors hoping to make a difference in another patient’s battle with COVID-19.[RELATED: President Trump announces plasma treatment authorized for COVID-19 | State Rep. Randy Fine released from hospital following weekslong battle with COVID-19]Fine told News 6 on the day before he went home from Holmes Regional Medical Center that 30% of his lungs were covered with damage from COVID-19.

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Trump complains of roll call coverage; nets cut speech off

NEW YORK – The opening of the Republican National Convention on Monday offered quick proof that how it is covered by the news media will be an ongoing sore spot.President Donald Trump complained about spotty coverage of the roll call vote that renominated him as the Republican candidate for president, and some television networks abandoned Trump's informal, 54-minute acceptance speech for aggressive fact-checking.This all took place hours before prime-time hours that would make clear how Republicans, like Democrats a week earlier, would keep viewers interested with a stripped-down convention because of the coronavirus pandemic.Democrats turned the traditional roll call vote into a well-received television production, with delegates

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Republicans formally nominate Donald Trump; he questions election integrity

US President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence give a thumbs up after speaking during the first day of the Republican National Convention on August 24, 2020, in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Chris Carlson / POOL / AFP) (Photo by CHRIS CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Republican Party formally nominated President Donald Trump for a second term in the White House Monday, and then Trump delivered a long and extraordinary speech in which he cast great doubt on the integrity of the election he was nominated to compete in.“The only way they can take this election away from us is if this is a rigged election,” Trump said as he made an unscheduled appearance at the party's scaled-down convention.

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TikTok to fight Trump over his pending order to ban its app

NEW YORK – Video app TikTok said it will wage a legal fight against the Trump Administration's efforts to ban the popular, Chinese-owned service over national-security concerns. TikTok, which is owned by China's ByteDance, insisted Monday that it is not a national-security threat and that the government is acting without evidence or due process.

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Republicans formally nominate Donald Trump to take on Biden in the fall

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Republican Party formally nominated President Donald Trump for a second term in the White House Monday, one of the first acts of a GOP convention that has been dramatically scaled down to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.Trump has sought to minimize the toll of the pandemic, but its impact was evident as proceedings began in Charlotte.

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PM vows 'UK will get first access' to Oxford University's Covid-19 vaccine if it works

coronavirus vaccine created by Oxford University.The vaccine is being developed by scientists from the university and pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca.Initial human trials suggest it is safe and creates an immune response to Covid-19. However, it is not likely to be ready until next year.

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Trump's moment: What's at stake for GOP as national convention begins

US President Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks at the 2020 Council for National Policy Meeting at the Ritz Carlton in Pentagon City in Arlington, Virginia on August 21, 2020. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP) (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty NEW YORK (AP) - President Donald Trump will try to reintroduce himself — and his party — to voters this week at the Republican National Convention.It will be no easy task.Over the last four years, the GOP has been fundamentally redefined by the instinct, attitude and social media posts of the most divisive president in the modern era.

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Delegates ready to renominate Trump at Republican National Convention

Signs for the 2020 Republican National Convention outside of the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, on August 22, 2020. (Photo by LOGAN CYRUS/AFP via Getty Images) CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Republicans are ready to formally nominate President Donald Trump for reelection at a scaled-down convention kickoff in Charlotte that begins a weeklong effort to convince the American people that the president deserves a second term.Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, delegates will hold an in-person roll-call vote in a ballroom at the Charlotte Convention Center before attention turns to prime-time programming.

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Trump campaign's election lawsuit in Pennsylvania halted by federal judge

HARRISBURG, Pa. - A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Sunday put a high-profile election case on hold, telling President Donald Trump's campaign that its claims must wait, at least until October, for state courts in the presidential battleground to clear up crucial fights, including over collecting and counting mail-in ballots.U.S. District Judge J.

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US allows emergency use of blood plasma treatment for coronavirus patients

WASHINGTON : The US health watchdog has given emergency authorisation for the use of blood plasma to treat coronavirus patients in the country, saying the benefits of the treatment outweighed any potential risks.The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Sunday that over 70,000 patients in the country had been treated with convalescent plasma, which is made using the blood of people who have recovered from coronavirus infections.President Donald Trump welcomed the move by the FDA on the eve of the four-day Republican National Convention which will renominate him to be the party's candidate in the November 3 presidential election."Today I am pleased to make a truly historic announcement in our battle against the China virus that will

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U.S. postal service help stalls as White House rejects emergency funding bill

Nancy Pelosi urged senators to act quickly.“The public is demanding action on this now,” Pelosi said. “I can’t see how the Senate can avoid it unless they do so to their peril.”White House chief of staff Mark Meadows rejected the legislation the House passed late Saturday to provide US$25 billion and block operational changes by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.

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Joe Biden hits out at Donald Trump over handling of coronavirus pandemic

Donald Trump over the handling of coronavirus pandemic."President Obama and I established a White House office to prepare our nation for future pandemics.

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Donald Trump may fast track experimental UK coronavirus vaccine ahead of US election

President Donald Trump's administration is considering fast-tracking an experimental coronavirus vaccine from the UK for use in America ahead of the presidential election, it has been reported.

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United States approves plasma treatment against Covid-19

American authorities announced an emergency authorisation for doctors to use blood plasma from recovered coronavirus patients as a treatment against the disease that has killed over 176,000 in the United States.

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Coronavirus: Trump says FDA has authorized emergency use of convalescent plasma for COVID-19

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced an emergency use authorization for the use of convalescent plasma in helping treat patients with COVID-19.

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Trump to Give Emergency Authorization to COVID-19 Treatment

After expressing frustration at the slow pace of approval for coronavirus treatments, President Donald Trump was set to announce on Sunday the emergency authorization of convalescent plasma for COVID-19 patients. The announcement will come after days of White House officials suggesting there were politically motivated delays by the Food and Drug Administration in approving a vaccine and therapeutics for the disease that has upended Trump's reelection chances.

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'Hoax' book reveals extent of internal unease at Fox

NEW YORK – Brian Stelter knows critics accuse Fox News of bending the truth in order to maintain its staunch support of and closeness to President Donald Trump. As CNN media reporter and host of “Reliable Sources,” he's often one of them.He wasn't prepared to hear the extent of concerns about the network's direction by people who work there.It was one of the reasons he wrote “Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth,” which will be released Tuesday.

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President Donald Trump says 2020 Democratic National Convention was 'gloomiest' in history

ARLINGTON, Va. - President Donald Trump sought to cast a more positive light on his presidency Friday after four days of bashing at the Democratic National Convention, saying that where Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden sees “American darkness," he sees “American greatness.”Trump was anxious for his turn in the spotlight after the four-day Democratic National Convention, which was culminated by Biden describing “a perfect storm" hitting the nation under Trump's watch as a result of the pandemic, the jolt to the economy that it delivered and racial unrest after the killing of George Floyd.

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Donald Trump slams FDA for slowing down human trials of Covid-19 vaccine

coronavirus vaccines."The deep state, or whoever, over at the FDA is making it very difficult for drug companies to get people in order to test the vaccines and therapeutics. Obviously, they are hoping to delay the answer until after November 3rd.

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Sean Penn Calls Trump’s Coronavirus Czar A ‘Liar And An Incompetent Pawn’

Sean Penn held nothing back as he told CNN his thoughts on Donald Trump’s pandemic response.

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Trump ordered to pay $44,100 in Stormy Daniels legal fees

FILE - Stormy Daniels, the porn star who claims to have slept with US President Donald Trump over a decade ago, talks with a journalist during an interview. (RALF HIRSCHBERGER/DPA/AFP via Getty Images)A California court ordered President Donald Trump this week to pay $44,100 in attorney fees to porn actress Stormy Daniels to pay for her legal battle over her effort to cancel a hush money deal brokered to keep her quiet about their sexual relationship a decade ago.The order in Superior Count in Los Angeles determined Daniels won her lawsuit against Trump over the agreement that was signed 11 days before the 2016 presidential election.

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Trump accuses FDA 'deep state' of virus vaccine delay until after US election

US President Donald Trump has accused the "deep state" in the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of trying to slow down the search for a vaccine until after the November election.

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Ozzy Osbourne says Donald Trump is “acting like a fool” with coronavirus response

Ozzy Osbourne has criticised Donald Trump‘s response to the coronavirus crisis, saying the US President is “acting like a fool”.Speaking in a new interview with Rolling Stone, Osbourne questions why Trump ran for President in 2016, before criticising his response to the ongoing pandemic.“If I was running for president, I would try and find out a little bit about politics,” he said. “Because the fucking guy you’ve got in there now doesn’t know that much about it, I don’t think.“It’s not like anyone could be a fucking heart surgeon and just go in with a scalpel.

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Hydroxychloroquine shouldn’t be used at all for Covid, ISDA says

President Donald Trump as a way to deal with the pandemic.IDSA now recommends not to use hydroxychloroquine either by itself or along with the antibiotic azithromycin for patients with the coronavirus, even in hospitals. The society previously called for limited use of hydroxychloroquine in trials.“IDSA’s expert guidelines panel concluded that higher certainty benefits (e.g., mortality reduction) for the use of these treatments are now highly unlikely even if additional high quality data would become available," the group said in a statement.Earlier, a National Institutes of Health panel recommended against using hydroxychloroquine with azithromycin, unless in a clinical trial, because of an increased risk of cardiac arrest.

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Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says election mail will go through despite cuts

WASHINGTON - New Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Friday he has no plans to restore mailboxes and other agency cuts made since he took over in June, sparking fresh questions over how the Postal Service will ensure timely delivery of an expected surge of mail-in ballots for the November election.It was DeJoy's first time publicly answering questions since summer mail delays brought a public outcry. Testifying before a Senate committee, the ally of President Donald Trump said it was his “sacred duty” that ballots arrive on time.

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Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says ballots No. 1 priority, but details no plan

WASHINGTON - Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, pressed by senators over mail delivery disruptions, said Friday he was unaware of changes that sparked a public uproar, but his responses raised fresh questions about how the Postal Service will ensure timely delivery of ballots for the November election.DeJoy told senators he has zero plans to restore blue mailboxes and sorting equipment that have been removed, saying they are “not needed.” He did say that election mail would continue to be prioritized for delivery as in years past.But while DeJoy distanced himself from President Donald Trump's complaints about mail-in ballots that are expected to surge in the coronavirus pandemic, he told senators could not yet provide a detailed plan about how

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Embattled postmaster testifies before Senate amid uproar over mail

WASHINGTON (AP) - Facing public backlash, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is testifying Friday about disruptions in mail delivery as a Senate committee digs into changes in postal operations being made just as millions of Americans will be relying on mail-in ballots for the November election.President Donald Trump praises the new head of the Postal Service, a Republican donor and ally. But Democrats warn DeJoy's cost-cutting initiatives since arriving in June are causing an upheaval that threatens the election.

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Memorial service for Robert Trump to be held at White House

Donald Trump and Robert Trump (Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images) NEW YORK - Sometimes politics gives way to the personal at the White House. It has seen 18 weddings and at least 10 people are known to have died there, including two presidents and three first ladies.It will serve Friday as a place of mourning for President Donald Trump and his family, with a private memorial service for the president's younger brother, Robert, who died last week at 71.

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Embattled postmaster to testify before Senate amid uproar over mail

Postmaster General Louis Dejoy arrives at a meeting at the office of Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) at the U.S.

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Coronavirus: 3M to make N95 masks in Brockville after agreement with federal, Ontario governments

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Under the agreement announced today the facility is expected to produce up to 100 million N95 masks a year.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Doug Ford are expected to announce the deal tomorrow in Brockville, Ont.Ford has repeatedly said the province needs to ramp up its own personal protective gear production capacity in light of the pandemic.He has also been publicly critical of U.S.

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President Donald Trump stages event outside of Biden's hometown of Scranton on last day of DNC

WASHINGTON - On Joe Biden’s big day, President Donald Trump is planning to show up in his rival's old backyard.Trump, in what can only be described as a piece of campaign trolling, on Thursday afternoon was staging an event just outside the former vice president’s birthplace in Scranton, Pennsylvania, mere hours before Biden formally accepts the Democratic nomination for president.The political tradition of a presidential candidate lying low during the other party’s convention has eroded over the decades but — to the private delight of Trump’s advisers — the president's trip looked to be a particularly in-your-face piece of counter-programming designed to rattle an opponent.RELATED: Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon, 3 others, indicted for

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Trump eager to troll Biden outside his Pennsylvania birthplace

Joe Biden, President Donald Trump WASHINGTON - On Joe Biden’s big day, President Donald Trump is planning to show up in his rival’s old backyard.Trump, in what can only be described as piece of campaign trolling, on Thursday afternoon was staging an event just outside the former vice president’s birthplace in Scranton, Pennsylvania, mere hours before Biden formally accepts the Democratic nomination for president.The political tradition of a presidential candidate lying low during the other party’s convention has eroded over the decades but — to the private delight of Trump’s advisers — the president’s trip looked to be a particularly in-your-face piece of counter-programming designed to rattle an opponent.FULL COVERAGE: 2020 ELECTIONThe

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Kamala Harris blasts Trump’s handling of COVID-19 pandemic during DNC speech

Sen. Kamala Harris addressed the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, where she received the Democratic Party’s nod to be Joe Biden’s vice presidential running mate, and said that “Donald Trump’s failure of leadership has cost lives and livelihoods” in his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the country’s accompanying economic collapse as a result.

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Kamala Harris, in historic VP nomination acceptance speech, says America at 'inflection point'

WASHINGTON - Kamala Harris made history on Wednesday as the first Black woman to accept a spot on a major party's presidential ticket, a moment intended to galvanize Democratic voters heading into the fall campaign against President Donald Trump.This will be her second time speaking to the Democratic National Convention.

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DNC Day 3: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton urge Americans to vote as Kamala Harris accepts VP nomination

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president Wednesday night, cementing her status as a leader in a party staking its future on building a diverse coalition of voters as the first Black woman on a major party ticket.She addressed the Democratic National Convention's third night after former President Barack Obama, another barrier breaker, warned that American democracy itself was at risk if President Donald Trump wins reelection this fall.RELATED: Kamala Harris, in historic VP nomination acceptance speech, says America at 'inflection point'Harris, a 55-year-old California senator, issued an urgent plea for voters of all colors to rally behind Joe Biden and find a way to vote despite concerns

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DNC Day 3: With Biden nominated, Democrats hear from Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - The Democrats’ historic boundary breakers, led by former President Barack Obama, joined forces Wednesday night at the party’s national convention, pleading for Joe Biden’s diverse coalition to put voting ahead of everything else this fall to save the nation from the chaotic leadership of President Donald Trump.Their overriding message: Don't just complain about Trump; vote because your lives and democracy itself may be at stake.RELATED: In Obama, Democrats see a bridge between Joe Biden and young votersIn remarks remarkable for their urgency and dismissiveness of a U.S.

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Coronavirus: Trump says closing universities amid pandemic ‘could cost lives’

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Closing universities amid coronavirus outbreak ‘could cost lives,’ Trump says

Donald Trump on Wednesday blasted universities that have cancelled in-person classes amid coronavirus outbreaks, saying the move could ultimately cost lives rather than saving them.Raising the issue at a White House press briefing, Trump said the virus is akin to the seasonal flu for college students and that students pose a greater safety threat at home with older family members than on college campuses. He cited no evidence to support either contention, and the White House did not respond to a request for information on what Trump based his remarks.

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Obama, in scathing Trump rebuke, warns democracy on the line

Barack Obama speaks during Democratic National Committee event at the Austin Music Hall on March 11, 2016 in Austin, Texas.

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