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Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Thursday, August 27, 2020

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


Unprecedented wave of GOP defections as Trump re-nominated: ANALYSIS
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GOP convention takeaways: What virus? Fear motivates
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4 takeaways from RNC, Night 4: Trump takes aim at Biden's 'empathy' edge
Parents of slain ISIS hostage Kayla Mueller honor daughter with moving address at RNC
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Trump vows ‘security’ as he accepts GOP nomination, warns Biden would end ‘American greatness’
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Donald Trump defends his response to pandemic as he accepts GOP nomination
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What's true and what's false from RNC Night 4
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Ben Carson gives regards to Blake family, defends Trump on charges of racism
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Trump taunts Democrats in White House speech: 'We're here and they're not'
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Trump Invokes Dark, Misleading Picture Of Democrats And ‘Socialist Agenda’
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Trump lashes Biden, defies pandemic on White House stage
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‘We will stand our post’: McConnell defends GOP Senate, urges against D.C. statehood
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RNC 2020: Trump warns Biden will 'demolish' American dream
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FACT CHECK: Trump's Address To The Republican Convention, Annotated
RNC 2020 Live: Trump accepts nomination from White House
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Trump attacks Biden hard in White House address accepting GOP nomination
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'The confinement is unbearable': Migrants describe being held at Guantanamo

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Two of the 170 migrants authorities recently held for two weeks at the Guantanamo Bay naval base described the conditions in the detention facilities.
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Could the federal layoffs impact the Virginia governor race?

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Democrats in the state believe the impact being felt by the job cuts on the federal level by the Trump administration might sway voters and flip the governor seat.
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Blue state governor's 'gross mismanagement' cost taxpayers $1.6B for illegal immigrant healthcare: audit

  • News source: FOX News
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Pope's health improving as he remains in hospital

  • News source: BBC News - World
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In a medical update the Vatican said the Pope's condition had "continued to show improvement".
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Trump says US will impose additional 10% tariff on China

  • News source: BBC News - World
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He also said he would move ahead with 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, which had been paused.
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Watch: Decoding the PM's meeting with Donald Trump

  • News source: BBC News - World
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BBC Verify: Viral Donald Trump Jr audio highly likely AI fake

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A clip of Donald Trump Jr allegedly saying on his podcast that the US should have sent arms to Russia rather than Ukraine was very likely generated with AI, experts say.
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Marvellous views of Moon captured by private lunar lander

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost shuttle will attempt to make a descent on the lunar surface on 2 March.
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Notorious Mexican drug lord among 29 extradited to US

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Rafael Caro Quintero arrived in New York late on Thursday and was escorted by FBI agents.
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Cook Islands China deal riles allies as West's grip loosens

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The recent spree of deals between the two is upsetting traditional allies wary of Beijing.
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Pope showing 'improvement' as he continues to recover in hospital

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The Vatican press office has released a statement saying the pope had a peaceful evening of rest in hospital and is continuing his recovery in the hospital on Friday.
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Pressure mounts on DOGE to provide more transparency into its inner workings

  • News source: Kevin Collier | NBC News
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Politicians, lawsuits and a judicial order are pushing on Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to become more transparent, NBC News reported.

A lawsuit filed Thursday seeks to force DOGE to follow the transparency rules that apply to much of the government.

The suit, brought by the Center for Biological Diversity, a nonprofit devoted to protecting endangered species, says the Office of Management and Budget has not properly responded to requests for information about DOGE’s activities as mandated by the Freedom of Information Act, which...
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Democratic lawmaker demands Musk, OPM stop sending mass emails to staffers: ‘Chaotic’

  • News source: FOX News
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Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Cali., is demanding that Elon Musk and Acting Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Charles Ezell stop sending mass emails to staffers.

In an open letter published Thursday, Padilla said several legislative branch offices and agencies have received mass emails from hr@opm.gov despite not being subject to personnel actions by the executive branch.

"Neither the White House nor [the Department of Government Efficiency] nor OPM have any authority or legitimate purpose to mass email legislative branch offices and...
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Deal reached to end illegal strike by New York state prison workers, governor says

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced an agreement to end a wildcat strike that has roiled the state’s prison system for more than a week
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Trump commends Zelensky ahead of White House talks

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The US leader plays down earlier frictions and predicts a "very good meeting" on Friday.
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