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Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Saturday, September 12, 2020

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Trump’s virus debate: Project strength or level with public
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No social distancing and few masks as crowd waits for Trump rally in Nevada
Giuliani mired in controversy, legal scrutiny
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Trump to visit California on Monday to be briefed on wildfires
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Twitter dings Trump tweet on voting in North Carolina: 'Voting twice in North Carolina is illegal'
Pence drops plan to go to fundraiser hosted by QAnon backers
Twitter flags Trump tweet. Again.
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Polls show Biden with the advantage in four battleground states
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'Classrooms are empty': Biden surrogates hit campaign trail with a focus on safely reopening schools
AP FACT CHECK: Trump vs. Trump on virus; Biden missteps
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Fact-check: Trump White House promotes misleading expectations for election night results
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Exclusive: Data shows that half of 2019 donations to ActBlue came from untraceable 'unemployed' donors
Trump tries his luck in Nevada
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Wildfires Latest: Helpful Weather; Oregon Official Warns Of 'Mass Fatality Incident'
‘A huge risk’: Trump’s allies can’t sway him on mail-in voting
44-year-old man charged with arson in an Oregon fire...

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European leaders back Zelensky after Trump clash

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The Ukrainian president thanks European leaders for their support after a flurry of messages on social media.
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Ukrainians back Zelensky after disastrous White House encounter

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The more the country is attacked, the more unity there is, Ukrainians tell the BBC in Kyiv.
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JD Vance steps into spotlight defending Trump's foreign policy in Oval Office dustup with Zelenskyy

  • News source: FOX News
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Vice President JD Vance defended President Donald Trump and his administration’s foreign policy agenda Friday during a tense exchange with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — inserting himself into a spotlight rarely seen by vice presidents.

Trump and Vance sparred in the Oval Office Friday with Zelenskyy amid negotiations to end the war in Ukraine — an exchange that ultimately prompted Trump to announce an end to peace negotiations and request that the Ukrainian leader leave the White House.

A source familiar with the meeting told Fox News...
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Blame game intensifies in Congress as government shutdown threat inches closer

  • News source: FOX News
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Democrats and Republicans in Congress are gearing up to blame each other for a potential partial government shutdown next month, even as negotiations to avoid the pitfall continue.

"The federal government will run out of money on March 14. Republicans, who control Congress and thus decide whether the government shuts down, will bring to the floor tomorrow arguably one of the worst budget bills ever," Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, wrote on X recently.

With just over 10 days left in session before the deadline, congressional Republicans are tentatively...
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Steve Rosenberg: Vladimir Putin can afford to sit back and watch events unfold

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A breakdown in relations between Ukraine and the US is potentially very serious for Kyiv, but very positive for Moscow.
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Here's what happened during President Donald Trump's 6th week in office

  • News source: FOX News
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The Trump administration’s efforts to broker a peace negotiation ending the war in Ukraine came to a halt Friday following a testy exchange between President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The encounter ultimately led to a canceled press conference, Trump requesting Zelenskyy to leave the White House, and the failure to sign a rare-earth minerals deal between the U.S. and Ukraine that would have allowed the U.S. access to Ukraine’s minerals.

Tensions escalated in the Oval Office after Zelenskyy...
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Kurdish group PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The PKK calls for the release of its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan to lead a process of disarmament.
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Texas lawmaker proposes bill to ban gender transition treatment for everyone, including adults

  • News source: FOX News
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A Texas state lawmaker introduced legislation that would amend the state's ban on gender transition procedures or treatment for minors to also apply to adults in the Lone Star State.

H.B. 3399 filed by Rep. Brent Money, a Republican, would change the language in the current law banning gender-transitioning procedures or treatment for children by replacing the word "child" with "person."

Money's proposal would prohibit medical procedures "for the purpose of transitioning a person's biological sex" or "affirming the person's perception of the...
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Cuts to national parks and forests met with backlash as summer nears

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Employees who maintained America's most wild places say they are concerned for public safety, and for wildlife.
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DR Congo conflict: 500 mpox patients flee clinics after rebel looting

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Officials say they are concerned that they will spread the contagious disease to the wider community.
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Oscar-tipped Japanese MeToo film not shown in Japan

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Shiori Ito became the face of Japan's MeToo movement after she accused a prominent journalist of rape.
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Six killed in blast at Pakistan's 'University of Jihad'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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No group has immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which killed influential cleric Maulana Hamid ul-Haq.
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Elon Musk welcomes baby No. 4 with Shivon Zilis, his 14th child

  • News source: Lindsay Weinberg | E! Online
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Originally appeared on E! Online

Elon Musk's family tree is growing once again.

The Tesla CEO confirmed he has welcomed another baby, his fourth with tech exec Shivon Zilis.

The pair — who also share twins Strider and Azure, 3, as well as 12-month-old Arcadia — announced the arrival of son Seldon Lycurgus on social media Feb. 28.

"Discussed with Elon and, in light of beautiful Arcadia’s birthday, we felt it was better to also just share directly about our wonderful and incredible son Seldon Lycurgus," Zilis wrote on X. "Built like a juggernaut...
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FBI returns records from Mar-a-Lago search to Trump, White House says

  • News source: Zoë Richards, Tara Prindiville and Charlie Gile |
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The White House said on Friday that the FBI had given President Donald Trump boxes stemming from a search of his Florida property for classified documents that were taken after Trump left office during his first term, NBC News reported.

It was not immediately clear whether the boxes included classified materials, but Trump celebrated obtaining them in a post on Truth Social on Friday night.

"The Department of Justice has just returned the boxes that Deranged Jack Smith made such a big deal about. They are being brought down to Florida and will...
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Everything you need to know about the 2025 Oscars

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Everything you need to know about the 2025 Oscars, including how to watch, who's nominated, who's hosting and more.
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