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Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Saturday, August 15, 2020

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An all-out war over mail voting has erupted in courts across the country. Here's what's at stake.
Newsweek apologizes for op-ed questioning Harris birthright
USPS won't say if decision by Western district to stop removing letter collection boxes is still in effect
Biden campaign unveils 1st ad featuring running mate Sen. Kamala Harris
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President Trump to participate in every day of Republican convention
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Battle looms over Biden health care plan if Democrats win big
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‘Do something:’ Harris’ rapid rise driven by call to action
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Absentee ballots don't need to be returned through the mail. Here are other options.
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Kamala Harris' real significance may be seen four years from now
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Police move in after fights break out during Georgia protest
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Harris 'electrifies' West Indian voters — and gives Biden a new edge in Florida
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Trump's Racist 'Birther' Attacks On Harris Are A Return To Familiar Territory
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South Dakota declines unemployment aid from Trump executive orders
Trump's birther lie about Kamala Harris magnifies racist themes of his campaign
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US to act 'in the coming days' on Iran arms embargo after UN Security Council rejects extension
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Ukraine and Russia still far apart after peace talks but agree prisoner swap

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The two warring sides remain far apart on how to end the conflict after a second round of talks in Turkey.
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UK backs Morocco's plan for disputed Western Sahara

  • News source: BBC News - World
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As part of the deal, the UK will secure lucrative investment projects in the 2030 World Cup.
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Democrats ask Supreme Court to let them defend political contribution limits

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — Democratic groups are urging the Supreme Court to let them defend federal limits on coordinated spending between campaigns and political committees if the high court agrees to hear a Republican case seeking to ease those restrictions.

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee filed a motion with the Supreme Court on Friday in a case brought by the National Senatorial Campaign Committee against the Federal Election Commission, seeking to challenge the rules...
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Supreme Court won't hear challenge to Maryland assault weapons ban

  • News source: Lindsay Whitehurst | The Associated Press
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A split Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a challenge to a state ban on assault weapons, semiautomatic rifles that are popular among gun owners and that have also been used in multiple mass shootings.

The majority did not explain its reasoning in turning down the case, as is typical. But three conservative justices on the nine-member court publicly noted their disagreement, and a fourth said he is skeptical that such bans are constitutional.

Justices Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch said they would have taken the case, and Justice Clarence...
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Jewish House lawmaker urges deportation of Boulder terror suspect's family

  • News source: FOX News
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EXCLUSIVE: One of four Jewish Republicans serving in the House of Representatives is calling for the federal government to deport the alleged illegal immigrant accused of setting Jewish people on fire in Colorado on Sunday.

Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., called for both the alleged perpetrator and his family to be kicked out of the United States in an interview with Fox News Digital Monday.

"I'm very angry, if you can't tell. Many of us have been talking about this stuff for years," Fine said sternly. "Maybe next time somebody says, ‘Globalize the...
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Gaza doctor whose nine children were killed in Israeli strike dies from injuries

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Hamdi al-Najjar's wife and 11-year-old son Adam, who was severely injured, are the only survivors in their family.
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Red Cross says at least 21 killed and dozens shot in Gaza aid incident

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Reports say an incident occurred in Rafah in the early hours of Sunday as people were queueing for aid.
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Ukraine's audacious drone attack sends critical message to Russia - and the West

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The BBC's Paul Adams reflects on the impact of Ukraine's major drone attack on Russian bombers.
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Martial law fractured South Korea. Can this election heal the nation?

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The snap election follows the impeachment of former president Yoon for declaring martial law.
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Supreme Court to consider reviving Republicans' Illinois election law challenge

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — The Supreme Court said Monday that it will consider whether to revive a Republican congressman's callenge to an Illinois law that allows mail-in ballots to be received and counted up to 14 days after Election Day.

The dispute involving GOP Rep. Michael Bost will be heard by the Supreme Court in its next term, which begins in October, with a decision expected by the end of June 2026. The question in the case is a procedural one: Whether Bost and two Republican presidential electors have the legal right to challenge state regulations...
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Maxine Waters campaign to pay $68K for violating campaign finance laws

  • News source: FOX News
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Progressive California Rep. Maxine Waters' campaign has agreed to pay a $68,000 fine after an investigation found it violated multiple election rules.

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) said the longtime House lawmaker's 2020 campaign committee, Citizens for Waters, ran afoul of several campaign finance laws in a tranche of documents released Friday.

The FEC accused Citizens for Waters of "failing to accurately report receipts and disbursements in calendar year 2020," "knowingly accepting excessive contributions" and "making prohibited cash...
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Fetterman, McCormick react to 'astonishing' Boulder attack on pro-Israel group: 'Rank antisemitism'

  • News source: FOX News
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Battleground Pennsylvania senators – Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Dave McCormick – both spoke out against antisemitism during a bipartisan forum in response to a recent attack on a pro-Israel gathering in Colorado.

"This is something that I'm terribly worried about, the growth of antisemitism here in our country is something I know Sen. Fetterman and I share," McCormick said in the sixth installment of The Senate Project series, organized by the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate and the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation and...
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Mount Etna erupts as large plumes rise from volcano

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The full scale of the eruption is currently unclear and disruption appears to be minimal.
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Al-Qaeda linked group says it carried out huge attack on Mali's army

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The army says it defended its post "vigorously" but eventually withdrew, as militants seized on their base.
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Martial law fractured South Korea. Can this election heal the nation?

  • News source: BBC News - World
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  • Views: 7
The snap election follows the impeachment of former president Yoon for declaring martial law.
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