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In his speech, Joe Biden said: “We’re going to do more than praise our essential workers — we’re finally going to pay them." Biden supports boosting the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, more than double the current minimum.
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Joe Biden made appeals to young people in his DNC speech, highlighting their work on issues like racial injustice and climate change. Some young delegates had criticized the convention for not having enough generational diversity in the program. http://trib.al/XoFAInk pic.twitter.com/6Wxb37xuNy
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Joe Biden's use of "systemic racism" at the
#DemConvention stands in contrast to the approach taken by some Trump administration officials. Attorney General Bill Barr has said he does not believe the criminal justice system suffers from systemic racism. http://trib.al/d7V7RHv pic.twitter.com/2kqgaKUtS4
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Joe Biden has proposed "a national mandate to wear a mask" to help combat the spread of the coronavirus. Public health researchers say widespread mask-wearing could make it possible to keep infections low without needing total lockdowns.
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Scam callers are posing as COVID contact tracers to get people's credit card or bank account information. Authorities say legitimate tracers should not ask you for financial information, your social security number, or to click a link.https://trib.al/5uzczPI
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"We'll develop and deploy rapid tests," Joe Biden said at the
#DemConvention. He has promised to lead a federal effort to invest in rapid tests, seen as a vital tool for quickly identifying infections, though there are some questions about reliability. https://n.pr/3hntX9W pic.twitter.com/WJlpI1Tn55
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In his speech, Joe Biden said a goal as president would be to bring production of key medical equipment back to the U.S. from China. But given the complex U.S.-China relationship, it would likely be a complex challenge. https://www.npr.org/2020/08/20/901380014/fact-check-bidens-address-to-the-dnc-annotated#tough-to-break-from-china-28 …pic.twitter.com/btNDKOzrMy
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has asked the U.N. Security Council to reinstate all of the sanctions against Iran that were terminated by the body 5 years ago — along with arms restrictions soon set to expire.https://trib.al/0W02ECK
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Fact Check: In his speech, Joe Biden stated: "Five million Americans infected by COVID-19. More than 170,000 Americans have died." That's accurate for the number of confirmed cases — and experts say the true total is certainly even higher.
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A major theme of tonight's
#DemConvention was the argument that President Trump is not just ineffective — but also a bad role model for kids. For some swing voters, that may be a winning argument. https://trib.al/uC3Qiyr pic.twitter.com/ZLcX9U3zQE
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Joe Biden slammed President Trump for continuing his administration's fight against the Affordable Care Act. https://trib.al/tIuSXcb pic.twitter.com/N5uQ3JJgH7
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Joe Biden: "History has delivered us to one of the most difficult moments America’s ever faced. Four, four historic crises. All at the same time. A perfect storm."pic.twitter.com/2453GiOr7j
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JUST IN: Joe Biden has officially accepted the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination more than three decades after his first failed White House campaign.https://trib.al/DaZwa3r
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Joe Biden: “If you entrust me with the presidency, I will draw on the best of us, not the worst. I will be an ally of the light, not the darkness." Follow along as we annotate his remarks:https://trib.al/x9NnSDc
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“I’m not urging you to vote against him because he’s a bad guy," Mike Bloomberg said of President Trump, "I’m urging you to vote against him because he’s done a bad job.”
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Joe Biden is formally accepting the Democratic Party's nomination for president at the
#DemConvention. We're annotating his remarks live with analysis and fact checks. Follow along
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Brayden Harrington, a 13-year-old with a stutter, recalled the time Joe Biden told him about his own experience growing up with a stutter. “Without Joe Biden, I wouldn’t be talking to you today,” Harrington said.https://trib.al/CX8heHj
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A Trump campaign spokesman wrote off the far-right, wholly unsubstantiated QAnon conspiracy theory, telling NPR that he and President Trump rarely discussed it other than to say it was "junk." Trump offered praise for the conspiracy's followers Wednesday.https://trib.al/eZSWmD5
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Pete Buttigieg: “I joined a military where firing me because of who I am wasn’t just possible — it was policy." Now "it is unlawful in America to fire someone because of who they are. … The very ring on my finger … reflects how this country can change.”https://trib.al/uqjYdqw
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Democrats paid tribute tonight to Joe Biden’s late son, Beau, who died of cancer in 2015. “He really was the best of us," Kamala Harris said recently. "And when I would ask him, ‘Where’d this come from?’ he’d always talk about his dad.”
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