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    Trump calls Fauci ‘wrong’ over cause of soaring coronavirus cases – live

    Congress remains divided as expanded unemployment payments endCould the Lincoln Project take down Donald Trump?Texas ‘wide open for business’ despite surge in Covid-19 casesFollow the latest coronavirus developments on our global blogSign up to our First Thing newsletter 10.32pm BSTWe’ll be shutting down today’s blog shortly. Here’s a glance at today’s major news items: 10.10pm BSTThe coronavirus forced baseball’s 17th postponement in 10 days on Saturday, prompting at least two more players to opt out of the season entirely and casting doubt on whether the league can complete a truncated 2020 season.A game between the Cardinals and Brewers in Milwaukee was postponed for the second straight day after one more player and three staff members with St Louis tested positive for the coronavirus. Friday’s series opener between the midwestern rivals had been scuttled only hours before the first pitch due to two Cardinals players testing positive. Related: Doubts over MLB season grow as Covid-19 forces 17th postponement in 10 days Continue reading… More

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    Joe Biden needs more than virtue to win. He will have to pick an exciting vice-president

    On the slender shoulders of 77-year-old Joe Biden has fallen a heavy burden: responsibility for defeating Donald Trump and resetting America’s course. Whether the issue is racial injustice, the climate crisis, inequality, Middle East peace or democracy’s future, Biden alone stands between the US and four more years of divisive turmoil at home and dangerous […] More

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    Veep impact: battle to be Joe Biden's running mate plays out in public

    The presumptive Democratic nominee has said his No2 will be a woman and Warren, Abrams, Harris, Whitmer and Klobuchar lead the contenders Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris feature high on the list of Joe Biden’s potential running mates, along with Stacey Abrams, Amy Klobuchar and Gretchen Whitmer. Composite: The Guardian/THE GUARDIAN Traditionally, American presidential candidates […] More

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    Joe Biden positions himself as ‘bridge’ to next generation at Michigan rally

    Kamala Harris and Cory Booker joined former vice-president in Detroit as Biden appeared to acknowledge his place as an ageing party grandee Democratic comeback candidate Joe Biden boasted on the eve of the crucial “mini Super Tuesday” primaries in Michigan and elsewhere of how he will vanquish his leftwing rival Bernie Sanders – but also […] More

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    Kamala Harris endorses Joe Biden for president ahead of key contests

    Endorsement follows former presidential candidates Amy Klobuchar, Pete Buttigieg and Mike Bloomberg Joe Biden’s campaign for the White House received another significant lift on Sunday when Democratic senator Kamala Harris, until recently one of the former vice-president’s main rivals for the party’s presidential nomination, announced her endorsement. In a short video statement released on Twitter, […] More