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Republicans tout Trump's leadership on economy, despite coronavirus setbacks
An array of officials and everyday Americans cited Trump’s efforts to loosen economic regulations, put “America First” in trade deals and support religious freedom as reasons to back him
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Melania Trump to tout immigrant story, 'housewife' appeal at convention
The first lady, who rarely speaks at length in public and has been less directly in the media eye than many other presidential wives, has the main slot in the lineup with an address from the White House's iconic Rose Garden.
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Trump, fellow Republicans paint dire portrait of a US under Biden
Multiple speakers at the Republicans national conventions accused Biden of wanting to defund the police and ban fracking, though he has rejected both positions.
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EXPLAINER: Trump's diplomatic legacy - lost trust, scarred ties and sanctions
The Republican president, a former businessman from New York who boasts about his deal-making skills, has delivered on some of his pledges, while partially meeting a few others. Some he has so far completely failed to achieve.
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TikTok says to sue over Trump crackdown
As tensions soar between the world's two biggest economies, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on 6 August giving Americans 45 days to stop doing business with TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance.
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Trump's sister calls him 'cruel', 'liar' on secret recordings - report
It was the latest unflattering insider account to target the president, only instead of a jilted aide or business associate, it was from one of his closest relatives.
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Vowing to turn page on Trump era, Biden promises 'light' over 'darkness'
'Here and now, I give you my word: if you entrust me with the presidency, I’ll draw on the best of us, not the worst,' Biden said as he accepted the Democratic presidential nomination for an election 75 days away.
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Trump touts convalescent plasma as a coronavirus treatment
An emergency approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the use of blood plasma as a coronavirus treatment has been put on hold over concerns the data backing it was too weak, the 'New York Times' reported on Wednesday.
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Kamala Harris accepts VP nod, says Trump costs American 'lives and livelihoods'
Making history as the first Black woman and Asian-American on a major US presidential ticket, Harris made a direct appeal to Black Americans and other crucial constituencies that Democrats need in the Nov. 3 election.
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ANALYSIS: Why Trump could win again (without cheating)
The history of the United States suggests that, despite what the polls are saying, Donald Trump could be re-elected this November. His appeal to white voters and business owners are a major advantage.
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New Zealand PM hits back at Trump's 'patently wrong' virus claims
She expressed dismay after the US president exaggerated the new virus outbreak in New Zealand as a 'huge surge' that Americans would do well to avoid.
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Trump says he will pardon a 'very important' person on Tuesday
#Trump says he will pardon a 'very important' person on Tuesday
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Trump says he is considering pardon for leaker Edward Snowden
US authorities for years have wanted Snowden returned to the United States to face a criminal trial on espionage charges brought in 2013.
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Trump's younger brother dies - White House
US media reports had said Robert Trump was seriously ill, although there were no details.
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Trump targets TikTok again with new executive order
The order builds on sweeping restrictions issued last week by Trump that TikTok and WeChat end all operations in the US, his latest explosive moves aimed at countering China's rising global power.
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'Fantasy film': New Trump book to reveal letters with Kim Jong Un
The relationship between the pair has been a key driver of recent diplomacy between Washington and Pyongyang, veering from mutual insults and threats of war to a declaration of love from Trump.
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Why Kamala Harris may prove an elusive target for Trump
US presidential candidate Joe Biden has picked Kamala Harris as his running mate.
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Nigeria receives ventilators promised by Trump in April
"The items were received by the minister of health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, from the US ambassador to Nigeria, Ms. Mary Leonard, in Abuja yesterday," a senior official in the minister's office told AFP.
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World, US leaders welcome Biden’s Pick of Kamala Harris as running mate
Executive director of United Nations Women Phumzile Mlambo-Ncquka said she was the first black woman nominated for VP, and only the fourth woman in history on a presidential ticket.
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Trump escorted from briefing after shooting near White House
Trump returned to the media room several minutes later and said a person had been shot by law enforcement and taken to the hospital. He said he understood the suspect had been armed.
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As China tensions soar, US embraces Taiwan with visit, but cautiously
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar is heading to Taiwan to showcase the island's stunningly successful COVID-19 response as Trump, facing a tough re-election with pandemic deaths climbing at home, casts China as the culprit for the disease.
