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Demetria Bannister’s Coronavirus Death Highlights Vulnerability of Teachers
It remains uncertain how officials can protect the country’s 3.3 million public school teachers – one-third of whom are over 50 or have elevated risk for a more severe virus infection. Middle school teachers protest in front of the Hillsborough County...
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Facing Coronavirus Spikes, Colleges Send Students Home Against the Warnings of Public Health Officials
Public health officials warn that colleges could be facilitating the spread of the coronavirus by sending students home amid case surges on campuses. Students walk on campus at the University of South Carolina,Sept. 3, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. SOME COLLEGES...
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Biden and Trump Go on the Offensive as U.S. Campaign Enters Final Stretch
Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden gives a thumbs up as he arrives to meet with union leaders at the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO headquarters on Labor Day in Harrisburg, PA, U.S., September 7, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque BY TREVOR HUNNICUTT AND...
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Census Bureau Must Temporarily Halt Winding Down Operations
A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Census Bureau for the time being to stop following a plan that would have had it winding down operations in order to finish the 2020 census at the end of September. FILE - In this April 23, 2019 file photo, immigration...
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Will Trump Ride the Markets to Victory?
The Dow has performed well during Donald Trump’s tenure, but whether it outweighs voter perceptions of the damage from COVID-19 is unclear. The New York Stock Exchange is reflected in a window at Federal Hall. THROUGHOUT HIS presidency, Donald Trump has...
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Biden Expected to Nominate Blinken as Secretary of State
A longtime national security aide to President-elect Joe Biden, Antony Blinken, is expected to become Biden's nominee for secretary of state. FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, file photo, Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies on Capitol...
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Has Kenosha Reignited the Fight Over a National Police Force?
The Trump administration has responded to recent incidents in Wisconsin and other cities with a calling for a federal police agency, though it’s not clear it has the authority to do so. A police armored vehicle patrols an intersection in Kenosha, Wisc.,...
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Trump Continues to Claim Victory, Criticizes Coronavirus Vaccine Companies
Trump said the companies that have announced high efficacy rates for their coronavirus vaccine candidates were playing ‘corrupt games.’ President Donald Trump speaks to the press from the press briefing room of the White House on Friday. PRESIDENT DONALD...
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CDC Recommends Against Travel for Thanksgiving Holiday Amid Coronavirus Surge
The agency recommended celebrating the holiday either virtually or with those in the household, which it defines as ‘anyone who currently lives and shares common spaces in your housing unit.’ A traveler waits in an empty terminal at Los Angeles International...
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What to Know About the Timing and Distribution of Coronavirus Vaccines
Pfizer and Moderna are expected to soon file for emergency use authorization with the Food and Drug Administration following announcements of high efficacy in their vaccine candidates. A health worker administers a COVID-19 vaccine candidate in Hollywood,...
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Mass Nationwide School Closures Loom as Coronavirus Cases Spike
Rampant closures are occurring against a backdrop of silence from the federal government and mounting concern from education stakeholders. Students arrive for in-person classes outside Public School 188, Sept. 29, 2020, in New York. CHILDREN, PARENTS...
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U.S. Tops 11 Million Coronavirus Cases, States Ramp Up Restrictions
Michigan, Washington and New Jersey are some of the states that have announced new measures to curb the spread of the virus with the holiday season quickly approaching. A health worker walks along a line of cars at a King County COVID-19 testing site,...
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Trump Seems to Acknowledge Biden Win, but He Won't Concede
President Donald Trump tweeted the words “he won” early Sunday but quickly made clear he hadn't changed his tune about Joe Biden getting more votes in the 2020 presidential election. President Donald Trump, left, gesturing while playing golf at Trump...
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Biden’s Shrinking Lead Is a Jolting Reminder for Democrats – Trump Could Win
The tightening polls are both predictable and unnerving for the Biden campaign. The numbers are both predictable and unnerving for the Biden campaign. It's typical for the race to tighten around Labor Day, as voters settle into their choices and "come...
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Stacey Abrams’ Legacy: A Democratic South?
The Georgia Democrat has spent the last few years registering voters and that might help Democrats gain a foothold in the South. Stacey Abrams looks on as Senate candidate Reverand Raphael Warnock speak to voters in Atlanta on Nov. 3. IN NOVEMBER 2018,...
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Commerce Department Goes Against Trump, Rules TikTok Can Continue to Operate
The Commerce Department’s decision defies an executive order by the president in his effort to crackdown on Chinese social media companies. The department’s decision on Thursday delayed a previous order that would have prohibited companies from providing...
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The Childcare Crisis Gets a Moment in the Sun
Coronavirus put the issue center stage – and both Republicans and Democrats are touting plans to solve the problem. A mother works from home, rear, while her daughters draw, in Massachusetts, in March. Upwards of 90% of caretakers in the state lost jobs...
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New York Reinstates Restrictions as Coronavirus Cases Rise
Bars and restaurants will have to close at 10 p.m. and indoor gatherings will be limited. Beginning Friday, any establishment with a state liquor license, including bars and restaurants, must close at 10 p.m. NEW YORK GOV. ANDREW Cuomo announced on Wednesday...
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Confident Biden Begins His Transition, Despite Trump’s Claims
The president-elect said Trump’s refusal to concede is an ‘embarrassment.’ President-elect Joe Biden speak in Wilmington, Delaware, on Tuesday. PRESIDENT-ELECT JOE Biden thinks it's an "embarrassment" that President Donald Trump won't acknowledge defeat....
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Joe Biden Declares Victory in a Humble, Passionate Address to America
The president-elect made it clear in his remarks that he had indisputably won the election and said he was honored to have been given the chance to lead. President-elect Joe Biden addresses the nation from Wilmington, Delaware, on Saturday. JOE BIDEN,...
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Kamala Harris’ Moment for the History Books
The vice president-elect said she might be the first woman, but she won’t be the last in a passionate speech introducing President-elect Joe Biden. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris delivers remarks at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware, on Saturday....
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Trump Campaign: The Election Is Not Over
The Trump campaign claimed that projections of Joe Biden as the winner of the presidential election are ‘false.’ "They're trying to steal an election. They're trying to steal an election and we won't let that happen," President Donald Trump said from...
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Trump Looks to Change the Narrative as Reelection Prospects Fade
The president cast himself as the victim of a plan by elected officials and rank-and-file vote-counters, who he claims are willing to break the law to deny him a second term. President Donald Trump speaks at the White House, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in...
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Trump, Biden and the Ongoing Drama of 2020
While the outcome of an election that smashed records remains unclear, some definite trend lines in the 2020 election have emerged. President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are head-to-head in the race for an election victory, AS PREDICTED,...
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Democrat Hickenlooper Flips Colorado Senate Seat
The Democrat flipped a Senate seat that most polls indicated he would win handily. Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper gives a speech at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox in 2019. FORMER COLORADO GOV. John Hickenlooper has defeated Cory Gardner,...