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Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks onstage during Hulu's "Hillary" NYC Premiere on March 04, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images for Hulu)

Hillary Clinton says Trump plans to get rid of Social Security and Medicare

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Protesters use fire extinguishers to block protesters' movements from the Internal Security Forces, not pictured, during a protest at Martyrs Square on August 8, 2020 in Beirut, Lebanon. (Photo by Daniel Carde/Getty Images)

Protests erupt in Beirut after massive explosion

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Fulton County District Attorney Paul L. Howard Jr. announces 11 charges against former Atlanta Police Officer Garrett Rolfe on June 17, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Georgia district attorney who charged officers faces tough primary runoff

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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks while meeting with President-elect Donald Trump (L) following a meeting in the Oval Office November 10, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Trump mulls executive order on health insurers that already exists under Obamacare

President Donald Trump announced Friday he is drafting a new executive order requiring health-care providers cover patients with preexisting conditions.
/ August 8, 2020
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center, accompanied by Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., left, speak to reporters following a meeting with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows as they continue to negotiate a coronavirus relief package on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Coronavirus rescue aid talks collapse; no help expected for jobless now

A last-ditch effort by Democrats to revive Capitol Hill talks on vital coronavirus rescue money collapsed in disappointment at week’s end.
/ August 8, 2020
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Activist Marquita Bradshaw sees upset win in Tennessee senate primary

An environmental activist has won the Democratic primary for Senate in Tennessee. Marquita Bradshaw will face Republican Bill Hagerty.
/ August 7, 2020
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Residents who host large parties can have utilities shut off, LA mayor says

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has authorized the Department of Water and Power to shut off utilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
/ August 7, 2020
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Trump issues executive order banning TikTok and WeChat

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday banning transactions between U.S. companies and the parent company of TikTok.
/ August 6, 2020
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Facebook removes troll farm masquerading as Black support for Trump

Facebook has taken action against a foreign troll farm posing as pro-Trump Black Americans via hundreds of accounts and pages.
/ August 6, 2020

New York attorney general Letitia James sues to dissolve NRA

Attorney General Letitia Jame sued National Rifle Association, seeking to put the gun advocacy group out of questionable expenditures.
/ August 6, 2020