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Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Tuesday, August 11, 2020

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Pence tells Harris he looks forwards to VP debate: ‘I’ll see you in Salt Lake City
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QAnon backer Greene wins GOP primary in Georgia
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Barack Obama says Joe Biden "nailed this decision" in picking Kamala Harris to be his running mate
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House candidate condemned for racist videos wins Republican primary
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Kamala Harris wins progressive praise amid past friction, as GOP hammers Biden VP choice
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Biden's choice of a Black woman for VP is historic. It could also help him win
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Tense and teasing online moments lead up to Joe Biden's announcement on Kamala Harris
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US election 2020 polls: Who is ahead - Trump or Biden?
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Kamala Harris' Indian roots and why they matter
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Team Trump assails ‘Phony Kamala,’ while privately acknowledging her appeal
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Sen. Kamala Harris' friends on her upbringing: 'She was one to not let anyone tell her who she was
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Trump slams Kamala Harris after VP pick, claims 'she was my number one pick'
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Trump calls Harris "nasty" and "disrespectful" to Biden
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Three pros and three cons to Biden picking Harris
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Sarah Palin offers running mate advice to Harris
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US introduces updated draft Security Council resolution to extend Iran arms embargo
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Harris VP pick creates dilemma for Trump campaign...

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AG Pam Bondi says some Epstein files coming Thursday: 'It's pretty sick'

  • News source: FOX News
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Attorney General Pam Bondi made an explosive revelation on Wednesday when she told Jesse Watters on "Jesse Watters Primetime" that some information about Jeffrey Epstein would be released by the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday.

She told Watters there are over 250 alleged victims, and her office needs to ensure all of their identities are protected.

"What you’re going to see, hopefully tomorrow, is a lot of flight logs, a lot of names, a lot of information," Bondi said when asked about the type of information that will be released Thursday...
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Israeli hostage release: Hamas hands over four bodies

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Israel is due to release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in return as part of an exchange.
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BBC Komla Dumor Award 2025 launched

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Rising stars of African journalism are encouraged to apply for the award, which is now in its 10th year.
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Eric Adams skips NYC mayoral candidates forum as he awaits decision on legal fate

  • News source: Larry Neumeister | The Associated Press
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams pulled out of a candidates forum Wednesday featuring many of his opponents in the Democratic primary, saying his lawyer had advised him to stay away from such events until a judge decides whether to dismiss the public corruption indictment still pending against him.

“Let's allow the court to do this process,” Adams told reporters as he left another event in the city, adding that there was plenty of time left in the mayoral campaign for other debates and public forums.

The mayor also offered a second justification for...
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DOJ responds to Rep. Luna’s request for Epstein, JFK files as AG Bondi promises transparency

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Republican lawmakers pressing the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the release of classified documents and records related to Jeffrey Epstein and the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, among other federal secrets, received a response, though it fell a bit flat.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order last month calling on agencies to create plans to release and distribute top-secret documents, including those pertaining to the assassinations of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., is...
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1982 bombing suspect arrested after living under assumed name for years: Prosecutors

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Stephen Craig Campbell -- who has been living in New Mexico under an assumed identity, according to the FBI -- is in custody after a dramatic arrest last week.
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Burning Man art plane gets a new life as a Las Vegas party venue

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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A decommissioned jumbo jet that Burning Man revelers partied in during the 2017 festival is getting a new life off the Las Vegas Strip
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Trump administration seeks Supreme Court intervention in foreign aid dispute

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to intervene in a dispute involving an estimated $2 billion in foreign assistance funds from the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Acting Solicitor General Sarah Harris asked the high court to put on hold an order from a federal district judge that required the Trump administration to pay all invoices and funding requests to the State Department and USAID contractors for work finished before Feb. 13. The judge, U.S. District Judge Amir Ali...
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Grocery store owner who relies on undocumented immigrants faces uncertain future

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Atlanta, Georgia — Inside El Progreso Supermarket in Atlanta, Georgia, the price of a gallon of milk can at times be what brings in or drives customers away.

Luz Hernandez opened her first grocery store in 2014, one of four she owns across the Atlanta metropolitan area. She says high food prices are the No. 1 problem her customers are currently dealing with.

"They used to come in to buy food…with $100," Hernandez said. "Now it's $300."

At El Progreso, essentials like milk and cheese are staples for her mainly Latinos customers. The products...
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Pamela Anderson on missing out on Oscars, ditching makeup and 'innocence' of Baywatch

  • News source: BBC News - World
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In a wide-ranging interview, the former Baywatch actress also explained why she no longer wears makeup.
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Inside the Taliban's surveillance network monitoring millions

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The Taliban say 90,000 CCTV cameras in Kabul will reduce crime but there are fears for human rights.
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FDA cancels meeting to select flu strains for next season's shots

  • News source: Berkeley Lovelace Jr. | NBC News
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A Food and Drug Administration vaccine advisory committee meeting scheduled for March to select the strains to be included in next season's flu shot has been canceled, a panel member said Wednesday.

Federal health officials notified members of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee of the cancelation in an email Wednesday afternoon, said committee member Dr. Paul Offit, the director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

The email, Offit said, offered no explanation for the scrapped meeting...
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Immigration law experts, advocates raise concerns about DHS registry

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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The Department of Homeland Security announced a compulsory registry for migrants in the country illegally and threatened jail time for those who fail to register.
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Republicans pushing forward on Medicaid changes, despite potential political fallout

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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House Republicans signaled they’re going full steam ahead on significant changes to Medicaid, despite pressure from Democrats and even some moderates in their party.
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What to know about cuts at cybersecurity agency

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The White House says federal agencies have until March 13 to present plans for large scale layoffs. Among the targets is the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which defends Americans from cyberattacks from U.S. adversaries. Nicole Sganga has more.
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