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Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Monday, October 19, 2020

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Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:

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Trump goes after Fauci, tries to buck up his campaign team
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Listen to leaked call of Trump bashing Fauci
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Trump aide Meadows unsure Senate GOP will approve a $1.8 trillion coronavirus stimulus
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Weakened U.S. consumer watchdog expected to bite back if Biden wins election
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Ratcliffe says Hunter Biden laptop, emails 'not part of some Russian disinformation campaign'
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Birx confronted Pence about Atlas
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Decision on subpoena for Trump tax returns now in hands of Supreme Court
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Top military leaders cleared to return to work at Pentagon
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Trump calls Fauci a 'disaster' and says it would be a 'bomb' if he fired him

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Early voting begins in Florida; Trump and Fauci spar - updates
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Trump forced to play defense against Biden as campaign heads into final stretch
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Birx tells friends she was relieved after Trump adviser Scott Atlas' inaccurate mask tweet was removed
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U.S. early voting approaches record 30 million mark
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Top pro-Trump super PAC takes aim at Biden in new $10M ad blitz
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Hunter Biden's laptop: A Russian trick, a hack-job — or just what it looks like?
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Will a COVID-19 stimulus deal be struck by Tuesday? What we know about relief negotiations
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Watch: Moment tornado rips roof off building in Oklahoma

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Neighbourhoods were heavily damaged after tornadoes tore through areas of Oklahoma as part of a swath of severe weather that hit the state.
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams' approval rating drops to all-time low, poll finds

  • News source: NBC New York Staff
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A new poll has found New York City Mayor Eric Adams' approval rating has dropped to an all-time low.

The Quinnipiac University poll shows that only 20% of NYC registered voters give Adams a positive rating. That's the lowest number of any New York City mayor in the nearly 30 years since the poll began (breaking his own previous record set in Dec. 2023, when Adams had 28% job approval).

Two-thirds of New Yorkers disapprove of the mayor's performance over, and just over half of voters polled (56%) believe Adams should resign. Democrats are far more...
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‘Tariff war, a trade war or any other type of war' — China says it's ready to fight U.S. until the end

  • News source: Anniek Bao, CNBC
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China said it was prepared to fight "any type of war" with the U.S., as President Donald Trump ratchets up economic and political pressure on the country.

"If war is what the U.S. wants, be it a tariff war, a trade war or any other type of war, we're ready to fight till the end," Chinese Embassy in the U.S. said in a post on X on Wednesday, signaling an increasingly aggressive stance toward the U.S.

The remarks came as Trump's additional 10% tariffs on imports from China took effect Tuesday, taking the cumulative tariffs imposed in just about a...
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New York City Council speaker Adrienne Adams launches run for mayor: reports

  • News source: FOX News
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Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing a new Democratic challenger in his bid to replace Eric Adams as New York City Mayor, according to reports.

New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, 64, will officially launch her campaign with a rally over the weekend, per reporting from FOX 5 NYC.

With the Democratic primary just four months away, Adams is expected to immediately petition to secure ballot access.

In a statement to media outlets, Adams said New Yorkers couldn't afford to live in the city, that City Hall was "in chaos," and...
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South Korean jet accidentally bombs church during drills

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Seven are injured after bombs were "abnormally" dropped by a fighter jet in a civilian district.
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NZ fires envoy to UK who questioned Trump's grasp of history

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Phil Goff asked if Trump "understands history" as he contrasted him with Sir Winston Churchill.
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Carmakers win reprieve from Canada and Mexico tariffs

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Trump says he will exempt cars from the new import taxes, while continuing his criticism of Canada.
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US charges Chinese hackers who targeted dissidents

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The Justice Department said Chinese agencies paid as much as $75,000 (£58,200) for each hacked email inbox.
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Bangladesh leader likens Sheikh Hasina regime to 'terrible tornado'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The interim leader tells the BBC he's on a learning curve after protests ousted the old government.
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North Korea halts tourism just weeks after reopening

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Tourists were finally allowed into North Korea last month, but the excitement has been short-lived.
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One day, three crises and Trump's free-wheeling foreign policy on display

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Supporters say bold moves on Hamas, Ukraine and tariffs are part of the president’s deal-making, while critics say his convention-breaking playbook is dangerous.
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Nine things about Lesotho - the country 'nobody has ever heard of'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Lesotho is called the kingdom in the sky - it is the only country entirely above 1,000m.
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Moment Blue Ghost spacecraft lands on the Moon

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Newly released footage shows Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost making the second-ever commercial moon landing.
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Canadian stores pull U.S. liquor from shelves as Trump's tariffs take effect

  • News source: Tavleen Tarrant | NBC News
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As the Trump administration’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico went into effect Tuesday, Canadians discovered empty shelves where U.S. liquor products were once stocked.

Canadian social media users posted photos and videos of stores across the country seemingly pulling U.S.-made liquor from their inventories.

Joshua Gariepy, a university student in Quebec, posted a photo Wednesday showing empty shelves in a store in Quebec, where U.S. liquor products were once displayed.

“To me, this photo perfectly captures the situation: the ‘Products of USA’ sign...
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Trump preparing executive order to dissolve Department of Education: Sources

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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President Trump is expected to direct his secretary of education to dissolve the Department of Education by executive order this week, sources said.
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