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    Pressure mounts on Joe Biden to address sexual assault claim

    Joe Biden Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee has remained silent amid new reporting on allegation of 1993 assault Women’s rights activists have been pushing Biden to speak out about the allegation, the New York Times reported. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, is facing growing pressure to publicly address […] More

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    Coronavirus US live: number of cases in America approach 1m mark

    Monday coronavirus task force briefing cancelled US was warned of threat from anti-vaxxers in event of pandemic Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Get a fresh perspective on America – sign up to our First Thing newsletter LIVE Updated Medical workers wear masks in Times Square on Sunday in New York City. Photograph: […] More

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    Trump plots new election strategy: tie Biden to China – and attack them both

    US elections 2020 As the campaign is reshaped by the coronavirus, the president has sought to shift focus away from his erratic response The Trump reelection campaign has launched attacks on Joe Biden, saying he favors China. Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Meet “Beijing Biden”, also known as “Sleepy Joe”. According to Donald Trump […] More

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    Coronavirus US live: Georgia rushes to reopen as US cases near one million

    EPA warns against bodily disinfectant use One in four Americans say virus costs job of someone in their home Experts: push to reopen states risks second wave Experts denounce Trump’s theory of ‘disinfectant injection’ Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Get a fresh perspective on America – sign up to our First Thing […] More

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    Joe Biden warns that Donald Trump may try to delay November election

    Joe Biden ‘I think he is going to try to kick back the election somehow’ Democrat also expect Russia and others to interfere Joe Biden is the Democratic party’s presumptive nominee to face Donald Trump in November’s presidential election. Photograph: Scott Eisen/Getty Images Former vice-president Joe Biden said he is concerned Donald Trump will try […] More

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    Trump floats dangerous coronavirus treatment ideas as Dr Birx looks on – video

    Play Video 1:58 Donald Trump prompted a backlash from medical experts after floating the idea that they could look into heat, light and injections of disinfectants as a cure for Covid-19. His public health advisers immediately played down the idea, and medics warn that trying such ideas could be fatal. Coronavirus response coordinator Dr Deborah Birx […] More

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    'We can’t afford to wait': coronavirus could shut out droves of new US voters

    The fight to vote US elections 2020 Covid-19 is severely curbing voter registration across the US – which could have huge consequences in November The Covid-19 pandemic has made it nearly impossible to conduct voter registration drives and extremely difficult to register to vote. Photograph: Joshua Lott/Reuters In a typical election year, canvassers across the […] More