The president is considering giving his acceptance speech on the grounds of the White House, while the former vice president has scrapped plans to accept the Democratic nomination in Milwaukee.
Katherine Lee
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UK judge: Meghan Markle’s friends can stay anonymous in privacy case
A British judge has ruled that the Duchess of Sussex can keep her friends’ names secret while she brings a privacy-invasion lawsuit against a British newspaper.
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Pete Hamill, legendary New York columnist and novelist, dies
Hamill, who was 85, died at a Brooklyn hospital from heart and kidney failure.
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‘We are no less American’: Virus deaths pile up on Texas border
The U.S. failure to contain the pandemic has been laid bare in the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas
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State Department watchdog resigns 2 days after subpoenas issued for top Pompeo aides
Stephen Akard announced his resignation just two days after Democrats issued subpoenas for several of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s top aides.
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Fireworks, ammonium nitrate likely fueled Beirut explosion
The scale of the damage resembles other blasts involving the chemical compound commonly used as an agricultural fertilizer.
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Chip and Joanna Gaines return to ‘Fixer Upper’ for new network
The series, which made the couple do-it-yourself celebrities, will be part of their Magnolia Network set to launch next year.
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Katy Perry, Kevin Hart defend embattled Ellen DeGeneres over alleged workplace toxicity
Former and current employees of DeGeneres’ show reported experiencing racism and intimidation in the workplace.
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Masks now required at Maine day care facilities
The new rules went into effect Monday.
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U.S. nears 5 million virus cases, far outpacing other countries
The number of confirmed infections in the U.S. has topped 4.7 million, with new cases running at over 60,000 a day.