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Second stimulus check updates: Pelosi, Mnuchin to meet – Chicago Tribune

Second stimulus check updates: Pelosi, Mnuchin to meet  Chicago Tribune Mnuchin Sees Progress on Stimulus Deal, But No Agreement  Bloomberg Politics House delays vote on $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill to allow more time for talks  CNBC Americans need real economic help, not

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Alabama Gov. Apologizes To Surviving ‘5th Girl’ Of 1963 KKK Bombing

“There should be no question that Ms. Collins Rudolph and the families of those who perished … suffered an egregious injustice that has yielded untold pain and suffering over the ensuing decades.” (Image credit: Dave Martin/AP)

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G.O.P. Alarmed by Trump’s Failure to Disavow the Proud Boys

For the second time in two weeks, Republicans distanced themselves from the president, expressing unease about his failure to disavow a right-wing organization linked with white supremacy and acts of violence.

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‘I Like What I See’: FAA Chief Flies 737 Max, But Not Ready To Recertify Plane

Steve Dickson took a Boeing 737 Max on a test flight Wednesday and says “It responded well,” as regulators inch closer to ungrounding the troubled jetliner. (Image credit: Elaine Thompson/AP)

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No, the Recession Isn’t Over—and It’s About to Get Much Worse for Some

As Tuesday’s chaotic Presidential debate shifted to a discussion about the U.S. economy, President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden seemed, yet again, to be operating in different stratospheres. As Trump boasted—without corroborating evidence—that “our country is coming

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Trump calls on far-right group to ‘stand down’ after debate blowback

While asserting he’s never heard of Proud Boys, US president again says group should ‘just stand by,’ adding ‘let law enforcement do the work’; also denounces white supremacists

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Trump Renews Fears of Voter Intimidation as G.O.P. Poll Watchers Mobilize

Republicans are putting together what they call an army of Trump supporters to monitor election procedures.

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California to study reparations for Black Americans

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the law on Wednesday. It sets up a nine-member task force to come up with a plan for how the state could give reparations to Black Americans.

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Belligerent Trump debate performance stokes fears among Republicans about November – The Washington Post

Belligerent Trump debate performance stokes fears among Republicans about November  The Washington Post Biden uses ‘inshallah’ in response to Trump during debate, lighting up Twitter  CNN Global opinion of the US was already low before the Trump-Biden debate  Vox.com First presidential debate featured

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Trump’s Proud Boys remark echoes Charlottesville comments

After blowback, US president calls on far-right group to ‘stand down’ while asserting ‘the problem is on the left,’ recalling his blaming of ‘both sides’ for violence at 2017 rally

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