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POLITICAL & ECONOMIC NEWS

(Page 17) BEGINNING June 25,2020

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8/30/20

Senator McConnell: Put out the fire at the Postal Service

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GOP senator dismisses national intelligence director election security briefings: 'This is blown way out of proportion'

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RNC did not help Trump’s poll numbers

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U.S. coronavirus cases top six million as Midwest, schools face outbreaks

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Coronavirus update: Infections rise to more than 1,000 on University of Alabama campus

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Alarm as FDA willing to issue Covid-19 vaccine before stringent safety testing

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Birx says she's hopeful about coronavirus vaccine but urges people to 'do the right thing today'

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Inside Trump’s pressure campaign on federal scientists over a covid-19 treatment

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Sunday shows - Democrats target Trump as violence flares

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FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace 8/30/20 | BREAKING FOX NEWS August 30,2020

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CNN News 2020 - CNN Live Today 08/30/2020 - State of the Union With Jake Tapper

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Trump Program to Cover Uninsured COVID-19 Patients Falls Short of Promise

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In Trump, much of the world sees an act that’s wearing thin

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One person shot dead in Portland following clashes between pro-Trump supporters, counterprotesters

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Pelosi, Biden slam Scalise for doctored video that altered activist's words

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Rep. Adam Schiff says Russia is helping Trump's campaign again

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Wisconsin governor urges Trump not to visit Kenosha: 'I am concerned your presence will only hinder our healing'

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Biden: I condemn violence in Portland, 'challenge Donald Trump to do the same'

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Biden accuses Trump of ‘recklessly encouraging violence’ in response to Portland shooting

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Trump administration unleashes a new effort to undermine election integrity

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Trump presses law and order message as protest turns deadly

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Trump attacks mayor after deadly shooting in Portland

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8/29/20

Rubio says congressional oversight of intelligence faces 'historic crisis' following DNI announcement

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Republicans make the courts a feature of their convention; Democrats do not, and liberals are worried

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Susan Collins faces battle of lifetime in Maine

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For Trump, GOP Created an Alternate Reality Beyond COVID-19

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Months into the pandemic, still no easy answers on coronavirus testing

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Abbott is testing its rapid coronavirus test on asymptomatic people in hopes of expanding FDA authorization

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Trump used manipulation and race-baiting four years ago. He’s at it again.

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The Trumpists’ Answer to His Republican Foreign-Policy Critics? More Culture Wars.

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As Trump appointees flout the Hatch Act, civil servants who get caught get punished

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Pelosi, Schiff pan director of national intelligence for canceling election security briefings

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Warner calls Intelligence chief's decision to scale down congressional election security briefings 'outrageous'

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Democrats seek balance in backing protests, condemning violence

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Democrats plan to challenge abortion policy

(House leaders say they will fight to end the ban on federal funding for procedure.)

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Biden to resume in-person campaigning as race with Trump kicks into gear

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Democrats are wary of a 2016 repeat as Trump tries to divert attention from coronavirus pandemic

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Trump administration halts election security briefings, Democrats complain

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Trump surveys Hurricane Laura damage in post-convention trip

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Trump to visit Kenosha on Tuesday amid unrest

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At New Hampshire rally, Trump dismisses idea of losing to ‘low-IQ, sleepy’ Biden

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8/28/20

Dow closes more than 150 points higher to erase its 2020 losses

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Dow erases 2020 losses with 161-point pop

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Fed, in major shift, announces it will prioritize getting people back to work

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It’s been a month since the extra $600 per week in enhanced unemployment benefits expired. Here’s where things stand now

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Tillis: 'I fell short' on mask wearing at RNC

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Scott Walker Appears To Pull The Plug On Anderson Cooper During Heated Interview

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Protesters confront Rand Paul about Breonna Taylor after RNC

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Republicans try to change President Trump’s image for skeptical voters

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Former RNC Chairman Michael Steele says election is a '50-50 race' and that Biden needs to step it up

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‘Israel’ and ‘elites’: The Republican convention sends mixed messages to Jews

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A phony economy attended the Republican convention

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An unprecedented backdrop but a familiar message as Trump takes the stage on final night of RNC

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A Carnival of Disinformation

(Republicans warmly welcomed voters into their post-truth convention.)

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CDC director says there will likely be a limited supply of coronavirus vaccines at first

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Fauci warns against premature authorization of coronavirus vaccine

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FDA expands use of remdesivir as COVID-19 treatment

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Trump runs against Washington from the White House, trying to reclaim outsider mantle

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The Malign Fantasy of Donald Trump’s Convention

(Using the White House as his prop, the President makes war on Joe Biden, and pretends the pandemic is all but defeated.)

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Fact-checking President Trump’s acceptance speech at the GOP convention

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Secret Service copes with coronavirus cases in aftermath of Trump appearances

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Shields and Brooks on Trump’s RNC message, the politics of protests

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Democrats and White House are at a ‘tragic impasse’ on coronavirus stimulus after Pelosi-Meadows call

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Pelosi slams GOP, says $1.3 trillion in coronavirus relief not enough

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Engel announces contempt proceedings against Pompeo

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Democrats worry about voter backlash in suburbs

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More than 350 faith leaders endorse Biden, citing 'need of moral leadership'

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Biden tops Trump in convention speech ratings

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Trump returns to campaign trail in preview of final sprint

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Trump to head to Louisiana as Hurricane Laura cleanup starts

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Trump Ignores Jim Acosta’s Questions About March on Washington as Aides Loudly Chase Reporters From Oval Office

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8/27/20

Dow rises more than 100 points, briefly turns positive for 2020

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Powell announces new Fed approach to inflation that could keep rates lower for longer

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The Fed makes its biggest inflation-policy change in decades

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Unemployment claims remain at 1 million, as labor market continues to feel the pain of the coronavirus

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Coronavirus stimulus: New unemployment requirements make it tougher for workers to qualify

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Congress left town and let jobless benefits lapse. Unemployed Americans say they won’t forget it.

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As virus rages, US economy struggles to sustain a recovery

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25% of U.S. malls are expected to shut within 5 years. Giving them a new life won’t be easy

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McConnell inexplicably claims that Democrats want to tell Americans 'how many hamburgers you can eat'

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Arizona GOP worried Trump and McSally will cost them the state: “Arizonans are fed up”

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Tom Cotton rips Biden on foreign policy in convention speech

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Sen. Joni Ernst highlights military service, praises Trump's derecho response in RNC speech

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Pence makes case for Trump as ‘law and order’ president while Blake shooting continues to reverberate

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In Trump’s Gilded Beltway, Rudy Giuliani Finds a Potent Reward: Relevance

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Trump and Republicans mix a show of support for minorities with more racial grievance at the GOP convention

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Republican convention offers apocryphal quotes amid revisionist history

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Five takeaways on GOP's norm-breaking convention

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3 takeaways from the final night of the Republican National Convention

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The RNC's crime panic is an indictment of the Trump presidency

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The RNC was pure propaganda designed to sanitize Trump's damning record on race, immigration, women, and the pandemic

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Unprecedented wave of GOP defections as Trump re-nominated: ANALYSIS

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Over 100 Ex-Staff Members for John McCain Endorse Joe Biden

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Experts aghast at RNC ethical lapses

(They see an unprecedented mixing of government and politics by GOP.)

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GOP voters say they enjoy the ‘Trump Show’ but want to see a plan for second term

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Pompeo heads home after appearing to hit wall in push for Israel ties

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Pompeo’s Commission on Unalienable Rights Will Endanger Everyone’s Human Rights

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CDC director clarifies change in coronavirus testing guidelines after backlash

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Six feet may not be enough to protect against coronavirus, experts warn

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Room rentals, resort fees and furniture removal: How Trump’s company charged the U.S. government more than $900,000

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Pelosi says White House must offer more COVID-19 funding for any deal

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Pelosi says Biden shouldn't debate Trump: 'I wouldn't legitimize a conversation with him'

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Biden tears into Trump ahead of GOP convention speech

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Harris to Jewish donors: Biden won’t leverage Israel aid, will revive Iran deal

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Amid multiple crises, Trump delivers RNC acceptance speech from the White House

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Trump to announce $750 million deal with Abbott for at least 150 million rapid coronavirus tests

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8/26/20

S&P 500 and Nasdaq close at records again as Salesforce sparks massive tech rally

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The Fed is expected to use a new pandemic-era tool to fight a long-running battle against low inflation

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Fed’s Esther George sees risks building of double-dip recession

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RNC live updates: Speakers praise Trump, paint Biden and Harris as radical; Mike Pence to close night

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G.O.P. Women in Arizona Could Decide an Unexpected 2020 Battle

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Sen. Mike Lee speaks on Trump presidency, reelection effort

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To counter China, some Republicans are abandoning free-market orthodoxy

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Pence makes case for Trump as ‘law and order’ president while Blake shooting continues to reverberate

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At RNC, GOP echoes racial code of Nixon's 1968 campaign

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The GOP’s gaslighting convention

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3 takeaways from the third night of the Republican National Convention

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Key takeaways from day 3 of the RNC

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Trump uses Republican convention to try to rewrite coronavirus history, casting himself as lifesaving hero

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Weddings, a conference and a motorcycle rally eyed as COVID-19 superspreader events: Here's why experts say 'don't go' to large gatherings'

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Controversial change in guidelines about coronavirus testing directed by the White House coronavirus task force

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CDC was pressured 'from the top down' to change coronavirus testing guidance, official says

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5 campaign promises Trump has given up on

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Focus on Trump’s official White House actions as part of Republican convention programming raises Hatch Act concerns

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Trump Looted $44 Billion FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund in the Middle of a Record-Setting Hurricane Season

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Trump’s Convention Push for a Coronavirus Cure Puts Politics Before Health

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Trump granting a pardon during Republican convention typifies a norm-busting presidency

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Trump uses convention to target key states

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Biden: 'Burning down communities is not protest'

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Trump orders National Guard, federal agents to end rioting in Kenosha, Wisconsin

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Trump administration wants limits reimposed on medication abortion

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Trump calls for drug tests before debate with Biden

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Trump uses convention to target key states

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8/23/20

Kellyanne Conway to leave the White House at the end of the month, citing the need to focus on her family

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57 percent of Republicans say coronavirus death toll is 'acceptable'

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Pompeo, Kushner to visit Israel and Arab states as US pushes more peace deals

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Trump obliterates lines between governing and campaigning in service of his reelection

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Virus overshadows divisive presidency

(His botched response and recession tarnish Trump’s record more than impeachment.)

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FDA, under pressure from Trump, authorizes blood plasma as Covid-19 treatment

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Judge halts Trump campaign's mail-voting lawsuit against Pennsylvania

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Sunday shows - Leaked audio of Trump's sister reverberates

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FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace 8/23/20 | Fox News August 23, 2020

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CNN News 2020 - CNN Live Today 08/23/2020 - State of the Union With Jake Tapper

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Iowa confirms state's first child death from COVID-19

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FDA authorizes plasma treatment despite scientists' objections

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Biden: 'No new taxes' for anyone making under $400K

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Trump touts ‘breakthrough’ coronavirus treatment as some experts express skepticism

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8/22/20

The S&P 500′s return to a record doesn’t tell the full story with 60% of stocks still with losses

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Markets look to the Fed again to build on S&P 500 record as Congress continues to disappoint

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McConnell rips Democrats for passing 'piecemeal Postal Bill', 'ignoring urgent needs' of Americans

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Embattled Sen. McSally Tells Backers Not To Eat — And Give Her The Money They Save

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About 70,000 lives could be saved in near future if people wear masks: researchers

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Coronavirus update: Infections are trending upward in the Midwest

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Trump’s suggestion of deploying law enforcement officials to monitor polls raises specter of voting intimidation

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In secretly recorded audio, President Trump’s sister says he has ‘no principles’ and ‘you can’t trust him’

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Judge orders Trump to pay legal fees to Stormy Daniels

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House passes bill to boost U.S. Postal Service amid Trump attacks

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Pelosi hammers Trump for 'very dangerous' attack on FDA

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Biden closes convention the way he launched campaign: Repudiating anti-Semitism

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The Biden Doctrine Exists Already. Here’s an Inside Preview.

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Trump issues disaster declaration for California as wildfires rage

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Trump Accuses FDA Of 'DeepState' Conspiracy Against Him Over COVID-19 Vaccine Testing

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Trump looks to Republican convention for optimistic campaign reboot

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8/21/20

Dow jumps 190 points, S&P 500 closes at another record to finish week

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Sabotage of Legal Immigration Further Burdens U.S. Companies

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Utah Gov. Gary Herbert declares a new state of emergency

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Utah Sen. Mike Lee likens Provo elementary students’ desk shields to cages

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Republicans are abandoning the states

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Vermont GOP governor says he won't vote for Trump

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GOP leader: 'There is no place for QAnon in the Republican Party'

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The Republican Embrace of QAnon Goes Far Beyond Trump

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Bush backs Collins with first endorsement of the 2020 cycle

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WHO warns coronavirus vaccine alone won’t end pandemic: ‘We cannot go back to the way things were’

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Infectious Disease Society says hydroxychloroquine should not be used to treat coronavirus patients

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White House experts recommend Iowa require face masks, close bars in many areas to combat coronavirus; state has done neither

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Q&A with Dr. Fauci: ‘We will get out of this and we will return to normal. Don’t despair.’

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A second Trump term might injure the democratic experiment beyond recovery

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Trump’s trade deal with China: More bluster than boom

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Trump strategy on COVID-19 continues to rely on miracle

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DeJoy Tells Senators Election Mail Will Be Delivered ‘Fully and on Time’

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Shields and Brooks on Biden’s DNC performance, Trump’s RNC approach

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House holding rare Saturday vote on postal changes, funds

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Democratic senators tell DeJoy Post Office changes hurt military servicemembers

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Senator drops F-bombs as he struggles to unmute in Post Office hearing

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Democrats look to capitalize after Biden's big moment

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For Joe Biden, it's all about fixing the coronavirus pandemic

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'I would shut it down': Biden says if scientists recommended, he would lock down country to curb COVID-19

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Biden presiding over family fight over how much should be spent to resurrect economy

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Harris laughs off Trump's attacks in interview: They're 'designed to distract'

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Trump administration bars FDA from regulating some laboratory tests, including for coronavirus

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White House threatens veto of Democrats' Postal Service bill

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Trump says he wants to use 'sheriffs' as poll watchers on Election Day

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