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Trump returns to campaign trail for first time since COVID diagnosis; No social distancing, few masks at site of Trump’s first rally; Team Biden to spend final weeks of race in states Trump won in 2016; First day of hearings for judge Amy Coney Barrett wraps up; Oct 12, 2020

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Trump physician won’t say if president has tested negative yet; Trump begins four straight nights of rallies after being infected with coronavirus; President Trump falsely says he’s “immune” and virus will “disappear”; Meadows refuses to wear mask to talk to reporters after having been around president Trump; Fauci: Trump campaign ad took my comments out of context; Fauci asks Trump campaign to take down ad featuring him; Fauci says it would be “terrible,” “outrageous” & could “backfire” if Trump campaign made more ads featuring him; Fauci says campaign rallies are “asking for trouble”;

31 states report an increase in new cases compared to last week; Early data: schools don’t appear to be major spreaders of COVID-19; Fauci: when schools have a plan & are prepared, it can work; Study: U.S. saw 20% more deaths than expected from March to August;

Team Biden to spend final weeks of race in states Trump won in 2016: Ohio, Florida, Georgia, Texas; Biden makes economic pitch at drive-in rally in Ohio; Trump says polls look “very good” despite trailing in many states; Biden up big in polls, but Dems fear a possible 2016 repeat;

Judge Amy Coney Barrett to face questions tomorrow; Senate Dems argue Barrett will eliminate Obamacare; Republicans say Dem attacks on Barrett are about her faith; Hearings spotlight Trump push to eliminate Obamacare;

Technical problems at “supersite” for Georgia’s first day of early voting; Investigation launched into unofficial drop boxes for mail-in ballots in California; Nearly 8 million ballots cast so far before election day; Pennsylvania judge rejects lawsuit from RNC and Trump campaign over drop boxes; Judge limits drop boxes in Texas to one per county;

Remembering 53-year-old COVID victim Edward Konaha;

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Trump expected to host event at WH tomorrow despite having COVID; Trump on his COVID diagnosis: “I was not in great shape”; 13 charged in domestic terror plot to kidnap Michigan Gov.; COVID cases rising across all regions in the country; Oct 09, 2020

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Trump: I might not have recovered “at all” if not for experimental antibody therapy; Trump claims the Regeneron treatment he received is a “cure”; Trump pressures AG Barr to prosecute Obama, Biden;

Trump expected to host event on WH South Lawn tomorrow despite having COVID, will address guests from balcony; Trump struggles with coughs during tv interview; Trump on coughing interview: there’s a “lingering thing” from COVID-19;

Whitmer: Trump “complicit” for not denouncing far-right groups; Plot to kidnap Michigan Gov designed to start a “civil war”; Michigan AG: I think there will be more incidents like this;

U.S. adds 56,191 cases Thursday; Hospitalizations now starting to trend upwards again; Broadway to stay dark though summer 2021; COVID outbreak sparks NFL schedule changes; Medical experts urge FDA to rely on science for vaccine approvals; WHO: record number of COVID cases reported today; U.S. reports highest number of new cases in nearly two months; Trump campaign: Trump to speak at rally Monday in Sanford, Florida; Infectious disease expert: in 8-10 weeks Florida will be a “house on fire”;

Hurricane Delta nears landfall as powerful category 2 storm; Hurricane Delta to set record as 10th named storm to hit US in 2020, forth to hit Louisiana; 19-year-old dies from coronavirus;

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Trump pulls out of next debate after it goes virtual; First interview with former vaccine director after leaving gov’t; FBI: militia plotted to kidnap Michigan governor, overthrow gov’t Oct 08, 2020

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Trump wants to restart rallies, claims he’s no longer contagious; Biden campaign rejects Trump’s demand to change debate dates; Fmr vaccine director: “more people are going to die because scientists are being pushed back”; Pelosi says Trump is “in an altered state” due to Covid; Fmr vaccine director calls Trump’s promotion of Covid drugs “shameful” and “reckless”; Rick Bright: “more people will die” because of Trump’s lack of transparency; Sources: aides trying to steer Trump away from baseless claims about voter fraud

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Trump returns to Oval Office despite infection, briefed on stimulus and hurricane; Plexiglass barriers & 12 feet separate Pence, Harris on debate stage; Two top aides with infected Trump in Oval Office; Airline workers say they’re suffering due to lack of help from Congress and Trump Oct 07, 2020

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Coronavirus cases trend up in 25 states, steady in 22 states, down in only three states; Trump returns to Oval office despite infection, briefed on stimulus and hurricane; Meadows and Scavino with Trump in Oval Office, wearing protective gear; Two top aides with infected Trump in Oval Office; Tampa International Airport to offer Covid tests to all passengers

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Stocks drop as Trump tweets he’s ending stimulus talks; Republicans push ahead to confirm Amy Coney Barrett; Biden: Mask wearing, social distancing aren’t political statements; Pence team objects plexiglass barrier at tomorrow’s VP debate; Oct 06, 2020

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Trump’s physician: Trump reports no symptoms, doing “extremely well”; No signs Trump’s battle with coronavirus has changed his views of virus; Officials: Trump to record video message today, no plans for live address; Trump again falsely claims COVID-19 is less deadly than the flu; Critics attack Trump for maskless, balcony photo-op; Infected GOP Sen: I’ll vote in a “moon suit” to confirm Barrett; Biden speaks at campaign event in Gettysburg, PA; Long lines as early voting begins today in Ohio and Indiana; Florida extends voter registration deadline after online system crashed, “unprecedented” volume; More than 3 million ballots cast in 26 states;

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Trump says he’s leaving hospital tonight as he downplays COVID; Brand new CNN polls on Trump’s handling of coronavirus; Biden campaigning in Florida today after negative tests; Coronavirus cases rising across the country; Oct 05, 2020

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Trump tweets that he’s leaving hospital tonight; Trump’s doctor: president to leave hospital even though he “may not be entirely out of the woods yet”;

New CNN poll: 63% say Trump irresponsibly handled the risk of virus infection to others around him; Only 30% of Americans trust most of what they hear from White House about Trump’s health; 60% disapprove of Trump’s handling of pandemic; 51% of Americans would get low-cost coronavirus vaccine, down from 66% in May; Growing number of women, seniors disapprove of Trump’s handling off pandemic;

Biden comments as Trump is set to leave hospital; Campaign: Trump plans to participate in next debate; Pence, Harris to be separated by plexiglass at Wednesday’s debate; U.S. coronavirus deaths surpass 210,000;

NYC to close schools, businesses in new hot spot areas; COVID-19 cases rising across northeast after months of decline; NY Gov: “you will see people die” without enforcement in hot spot clusters; Miami-Dade students return to classrooms for first time since March; NC elementary school teacher dies days after positive COVID-19 test; NY Governor slams Trump for holding “reckless” fundraiser; NY Gov: There are reports emergency orders weren’t followed at Trump fundraiser;

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President & First Lady test positive for COVID-19; Meadows confirms WH knew Hicks positive before Trump went to NJ; Biden: I’ve had two COVID tests since this morning; Oct 02, 2020

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Trump campaigned despite top aide being symptomatic; WH Press Secy: President Trump being treated with Regeneron antibody cocktail; Concern over COVID exposure inside White House; WH: Trump has “mild symptoms” after positive COVID-19 test; Pelosi spokesperson: Speaker tests negative for COVID-19; WH Press Secy: President is “fatigued but in good spirits”; Source: President Trump has had a fever since this morning;

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Trump launches xenophobic attacks after failing again to condemn white supremacy; Airlines cut 32,000 employees as Congress fails to reach stimulus deal; Biden tries to toe the line between moderate & far-left Dems; Sources: Trump allies described Trump’s debate performance as “obnoxious”, “unprepared” and “lacking”; Oct 01, 2020

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Source: “It may eventually sink in” Trump didn’t do well in debate; Trump fails again to denounce white supremacy; WH won’t directly denounce white supremacy, says Trump didn’t misspeak; Top Senate Republican urges Trump to condemn white supremacy; WH won’t commit that Trump will agree to new debate rules; Trump claims debate victory, asks “why would I allow” rules to change; Barrett signed a right to life better in ad calling to end Roe vs. Wade; This week: Disney, Goldman Sachs, & airlines cut 60,000+ total jobs; Trump to hold rally in Wisconsin amid massive COVID surge; More than half of U.S. states seeing a rise in COVID cases; Moderna CEO: Vaccine could be widely available by late March; Study: Trump likely the largest driver of the COVID-19 misinformation ‘infodemic’; Some WH officials thought it “wasn’t a good look” to wear masks in February; Biden rejects Green New Deal & “Medicare for all”; Progressives back Biden but plan to pressure him on big changes once in office; Sources: Trump allies worry his debate performance could alienate voters; Combative debate seen by at least 73 million viewers; Sources: Advisers voiced concern Trump’s debate style appeared overly aggressive and wasn’t tactic discussed; Study: Greenland ice sheet will melt at fastest rate in 12,000 years; First lady Melania Trump’s greeting after chaotic debate gets attention; The power & influence of wives in campaigns; “First Ladies” premieres Sunday at 10p ET;

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Trump again refuses to explicitly condemn white supremacists; Debate commission: more structure will be added to debates; Masks politicized debate, Trump mocks Biden for wearing one Sep 30, 2020

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Trump claims he doesn’t know who Proud Boys are, now says “stand down” after telling far-right group to “stand by”; CNN goes inside a Proud Boys rally in Portland; Far-right group celebrates Trump debate shout-out; Biden calls Trump’s debate performance a “national embarrassment”; Biden: hope debate commission can control Trump’s behavior; Biden: Trump “looks down on us”; Trump refuses to dissuade supporters from violence; NFL game postponed; league threatens suspensions & forfeited draft picks if Covid rules disobeyed; State leaders warn voter intimidation is illegal after Trump urged supporters watch polls “very carefully”

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Trump and Biden to face off for the first time tonight; Biden releases 2019 tax returns; More than one million worldwide deaths due to coronavirus; New wildfires erupt in Northern CA and destroy parts of wine country; Kentucky AG says he will comply with Judge’s order to release grand jury audio; Sep 29, 2020

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Sources: Debate could get personal with attacks over candidates’ children; Trump & Biden to debate amid deadly pandemic, suffering economy, reckoning on racism & Supreme Court battle; Trump yet to dispute figures in NYT report that show he paid little to no taxes in last decade; Sources: Biden, Trump practicing ways to get under each other’s skin; NYC reopens elementary schools today for in-person learning; Former Pence adviser: WH pressured CDC to put out data backing Trump’s push to reopen schools; 23 states seeing increase in new cases, 20 steady, 7 declining; Early data shows promising results from Regeneron’s antibody cocktail for coronavirus; NY Times: The Apprentice and a $427 million lifeline; NYT: Trump paid just $750 in federal taxes in 2016 & 2017; Schumer: We’ll “keep fighting” against Barrett confirmation; Grand Juror “wants to make sure truth gets out”, files motion to release court docs; Remembering the victims of the pandemic;

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