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July 15, 2020 4:57 PM

Twitter accounts of Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Joe Biden, Barack Obama hit by hackers

Twitter is investigating the coordinated hack, which attacked the accounts of some of the richest and most popular names on Twitter and may have reaped more than $100,000.

by The Associated Press

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July 15, 2020 4:15 PM

Mary Trump describes abusive Trump family home, says she will vote for Biden

In an interview with NPR, the president's niece says the cruelty of the president's upbringing was eventually mirrored in his own actions, making him unfit for office in her view.

by Alana Wise

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July 15, 2020 2:55 PM

Trump looks to curb landmark environmental act for projects

President Donald Trump announce changes Wednesday to the National Environmental Policy Act's regulations for how and when authorities must conduct environmental reviews, making it easier to build highways, pipelines, chemical plants and other projects.

by The Associated Press

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July 15, 2020 4:11 AM

Jeff Sessions loses comeback bid for Alabama Senate seat

Sessions loses to former football coach Tommy Tuberville, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump. He faces Democrat Sen. Doug Jones, considered vulnerable, in November.

by Elena Moore and Scott Neuman

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July 15, 2020 4:07 AM

Congress is investigating contracts tied to mask and PPE shortages

Seven multi-million-dollar contracts are at the center of a House subcommittee probe. Investigators say the companies lacked experience and some had political connections to the Trump administration.

by Dina Temple-Raston and Robert Benincasa

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July 15, 2020 1:00 AM

Intelligence Squared debate: Is nationalism a force for good?

As global problems continue to mount, does the 21st century require international leadership, or is nationalism a force for good?

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July 14, 2020 7:41 PM

ICE agrees to rescind policy barring foreign students from online study in the U.S.

A federal judge announced on Tuesday that ICE has reached an agreement with schools that sued it over the rule change. The directive will now be rescinded nationwide.

by Rachel Treisman

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July 14, 2020 7:04 PM

Trump dismisses police killing outrage, saying 'more white people' killed than Blacks

In an interview with CBS News, the president also said, "I know people that like the Confederate flag, and they're not thinking about slavery."

by Domenico Montanaro

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July 14, 2020 6:57 PM

South Dakota is sharing driver's license info to help find out who's a citizen

To produce citizenship data that can be used when voting districts are redrawn, the Trump administration asked states to share their records. South Dakota agreed to do so in April, NPR has learned.

by Hansi Lo Wang

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July 14, 2020 5:52 PM

Trump signs bill, order rebuking China and slams Biden

President Donald Trump has signed a bill and executive order that he says will hold China accountable for its oppressive actions against the people of Hong Kong. Trump used a speech Tuesday in the Rose Garden to argue that Democratic rival Joe Biden's entire career had been a “gift to the Chinese Communist Party.”

by The Associated Press

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