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Democrats and Republicans blame each other over Portland unrest
In the US, with an election looming, Republicans and Democrats are blaming each other for violence in Portland, Oregon, at the weekend, when a right-wing activist was fatally shot.
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Still fighting for justice half a century after MLK’s ‘I have a dream’ speech
Thousands of people have turned out in Washington DC calling for racial justice at the spot where Martin Luther King Jr delivered his I Have a Dream speech.
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Thousands gather to commemorate anniversary of Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream speech
Thousands of people calling for racial justice have gathered near the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC – more than half a century after Martin Luther King Jr’s historic speech – and amid yet another week of protests against police and vigilante violence.
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Wisconsin: Teenager charged after killings at Black Lives Matter protest
Another two people have been killed in violent clashes in Kenosha, the city in Wisconsin where Jacob Blake was shot by police on Sunday.
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‘Communist China to blame for coronavirus’ – Republican Party spokesperson Liz Harrington
We speak to Elizabeth Harrington, who is the national spokesperson for the Republican National Committee.
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Trump and supporters attack Biden at Republican convention
Donald Trump started the week-long Republican Party Convention last night with a speech attacking his Democratic opponent Joe Biden.
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Trump is formally nominated as Republican presidential candidate
In Charlotte, North Carolina, Donald Trump and Mike Pence have been formally nominated as the Republican candidates for the White House as the party’s national convention gets underway. President Trump has already been trying to set the agenda by announcing emergency approval for a new blood plasma treatment for Covid patients – even though experts…
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At least six people reported dead as wildfires blaze on in California
President Trump has issued a major disaster declaration as thousands of firefighters struggle to contain some of the worst wildfires on record.
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Golden State Killer Joseph DeAngelo sentenced to life in prison
Joseph DeAngelo – known as the Golden State Killer – has been sentenced to life in prison without parole – after his crimes went unsolved for decades.
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Presidential nominee Joe Biden promises to ‘end the national darkness’ under Trump
With 74 days to go until the US election, the Democratic candidate Joe Biden has officially accepted the nomination to run for President.
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Michelle Obama stars as virtual Democratic National Convention gets underway
Never in US history has there been a political convention like this one – as the Democrats head into the second night of their entirely virtual gathering.
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Kamala Harris chosen as Joe Biden’s running mate
Her career has already broken many barriers. Now the California senator Kamala Harris has broken one more, after Joe Biden picked her as his running mate in November’s presidential race.
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Joe Biden faces 2020 election running mate choice
In America, a key moment is approaching as Joe Biden faces a choice of who to name as his running mate in November’s presidential election.
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New York attorney general seeks to dissolve National Rifle Association over alleged financial mismanagement
It is the most powerful gun rights group in the US, but now the National Rifle Association (NRA) is being sued for millions of dollars.
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Beating Donald Trump is ‘most important thing we can do but it is not enough’ – former Obama adviser Dan Pfeiffer
Three months tomorrow, America will go to the polls. And so far almost every opinion poll tells the same story – President Trump is trailing behind his Democratic rival Joe Biden.