The United States leads the world in coronavirus infections (2.8m) and deaths (130,000), although the actual number is probably higher, given undetected cases. It is also on a steep upward curve. US authorities reported fewer than 20,000 new infections per day as recently as June 15. On Saturday, Florida and …
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As in 2016, a faction of the Republican Party emerged to try to defeat Donald Trump in the next presidential election. But unlike the last presidential race, where the effort never really took off, this time, the Republican rebels have formed better-organized groups, with some even openly endorsing Trump’s Democratic …
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Richard Luscombe took a look at The Villages in Florida, where last week’s video showed a resident spewing racism, retweeted by the president. It has long been the country of Trump, but minds may be changing It promotes itself as “Florida’s friendliest hometown,” a playground where older adults spend their …
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This July 4th, amid the coronavirus pandemic and national Black Lives Matter protests, American patriotism has fallen to its lowest point in nearly 20 years. According to a new survey, less than half of Americans are “extremely proud” of being Americans. According to Gallup, pride in the US is the …
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The White House informed Republican lawmakers on Monday of an intelligence assessment that Russian operatives had offered a reward for attacks on coalition forces in Afghanistan, a day after Donald Trump said his intelligence advisers ” they did not find this information credible. “ In an unusual step, Democratic lawmakers …
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