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Today's Top News Compilation - Monday, July 20, 2020

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Biden, lawmakers warn of foreign interference in election
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Trump uses homeland security agency to fight his political battle against Democratic cities
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Dems seek DHS docs on protester detentions
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Biden outlines priorities for next pandemic relief package
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Trump tweets photo of himself in 'patriotic' mask
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St. Louis couple that pointed guns at protesters charged with felonies
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GOP wins major 'election integrity' lawsuit in Florida, where Dems sought taxpayer-funded mail-in ballots
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Biden urges Muslim Americans to help him defeat Trump
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House votes to ban TikTok on federal devices
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Detroit police officer accused of shooting journalists with rubber pellets charged with felony assault
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US sanctions Chechen leader for major human rights violations
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Biden, at Muslim voters summit, says ‘I wish we taught more in our schools about the Islamic faith’
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Trump tweets photo of himself in 'patriotic' mask
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Fox News and hosts sued in sexual harassment suit
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Attorney for former Atlanta officer charged in fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks seeks DA's recusal
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First lady delivers lunch to firefighters and families in DC
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The Point: Why the 2020 election might never end
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Major pipelines take hit, but oil networks keep growing
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WATCH: Dem senator agrees with GOP that Trump's making progress on trade war

  • News source: FOX News
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Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman admitted that his party had gotten it wrong about President Donald Trump’s tariffs, saying that, so far, the U.S. trade war is "going well."

Asked by Fox News Digital whether he thought the Trump administration was winning the trade war, Fetterman responded, "Absolutely."

"I'm a huge fan of Bill Maher, and I mean, I think he's really one of the oracles for my party, and he acknowledged it, it's like, hey, he thought that the tariffs were going to tank the economy, and then he acknowledged that it...
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Manhunt under way after 4 killed in Montana bar shooting

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The suspect, named as Michael Paul Brown, is believed to be "armed and dangerous", police say.
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Budapest mayor questioned by police over banned pride march

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Speaking on Friday, Karacsony told supporters: "Neither freedom nor love can be banned in Budapest".
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Watch: Hot dog spill clogs US highway

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Thousands of hot dogs spilled onto a Pennsylvania highway after a lorry scraped a car.
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A tug of war between planes and kites in Indonesia's skies

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Authorities warn that kite-flying, a popular pastime in Indonesia, can be a deadly threat to planes.
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And Just Like That... Sex and the City reboot's third season to be its last

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The season's finale will mark the end of the 'Sex and the City universe', its showrunner announced.
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Supreme Court tees up Louisiana case on constitutionality of racial redistricting

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The Supreme Court has teed up a major case for next term on whether racial redistricting is unconstitutional.

In a Friday night scheduling order, the high court asked parties to file briefs on whether Louisiana's creation of a second majority-minority House seat violates the 14th or 15th Amendments. The question could significantly curtail efforts to force states to create majority-minority congressional districts.

The order is part of a case from the 2024 term regarding Louisiana's congressional map that justices decided to hold over for...
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Pfizer CEO attending $25 million fundraiser at Trump's golf club, sources say

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla is among those expected at a fundraiser President Trump is attending Friday at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, sources told CBS News.

The fundraiser for the pro-Trump super political action committee MAGA Inc. aims to raise about $25 million, one of the sources said.

One day prior to the event, Mr. Trump sent letters to pharmaceutical companies, including Pfizer, demanding they lower U.S. drug prices to more evenly match what other countries pay.

The White House's letters to 17 drug companies, including...
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Chess grandmaster Carlsen wins at Esports World Cup

  • News source: BBC News - World
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World number one Magnus Carlsen takes home $250,000 (£188,000) for winning the online competition.
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Trump envoy visits controversial Gaza aid distribution site

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The visit with the IDF follows near daily reports of deadly shootings in the vicinity of the sites.
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After a blown deadline, what next for US-Canada trade?

  • News source: BBC News - World
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There are pressures on both sides to give businesses a reprieve, but the tone remains markedly downbeat.
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EPA plan to repeal emissions rules would raise gas prices, gov't analysis finds

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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When the Environmental Protection Agency announced it would roll back regulations aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions — especially from motor vehicles — it touted annual savings for Americans of $54 billion. The EPA said eliminating Biden-era policies, which encouraged higher fuel efficiency standards for cars and electric vehicle adoption to limit tailpipe emissions, would enable consumers to "have affordable choices when deciding to buy a car."

But a CBS News review of the agency's own regulatory impact analysis of the proposal found that...
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Trade adviser says Trump has "real concerns" about jobs data

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer defended President Trump's decision to fire a key official responsible for employment reports, telling CBS News on Friday that Mr. Trump has "real concerns" about the accuracy of federal economic data.

Greer spoke to "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" hours after the monthly jobs report showed a hiring slowdown in July and revised down earlier reports for May and June. Mr. Trump reacted by firing Commissioner of Labor Statistics Erika McEntarfer, claiming — without evidence — Friday's jobs numbers were...
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Gridlock crumbles as Senate advances spending bills in race against shutdown

  • News source: FOX News
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The Senate advanced a package of spending bills late Friday night, breaking a partisan gridlock that threatened to derail the government funding process.

Moving the three bills, including funding bills for military construction and Veterans’ Affairs, agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the legislative branch, appeared on ice for much of the week as lawmaker after lawmaker on either side of the aisle looked to block the bills.

But a path forward was found, and the bills were put on the floor, and after several votes on...
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Trump fires lead official on economic data as tariffs cause market drop

  • News source: BBC News - World
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  • Views: 7
The move comes as a weaker-than-expected jobs report stoked fears about tariffs.
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