DNC; Joe Biden Officially Accepts Nomination As He Delivers Speech At Convention

Joe Biden officially accepted the Democratic presidential nomination and delivered a speech setting up what’s bound to be one of the most contentious presidential contests ever. In his address — the highlight of the four-day virtual DNC — Biden took aim at President Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic and his foreign policy efforts before pivoting to a message of American unity. Former presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Tammy Duckworth (both veterans, by the way) and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms also delivered well-received addresses. However, the night wasn’t without…

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Trump Signs Executive Order Banning TikTok

The clock is now ticking on TikTok since President Trump signed an executive order banning the popular app from operating in the US if it isn’t sold by its Chinese-owned parent company in 45 days. Microsoft has shown interest to buy the app, which boasts about 100 million American users. President Trump added that any TikTok deal would also need to include a “substantial amount of money” coming to the US Treasury. TikTok is not the only platform on the chopping block. Trump issued a similar declaration for WeChat, a…

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Trump Declares Surge Of Federal Law Enforcement Agents To Chicago

-Sayo Johnson Trump announced what he called ‘Operation Legend’ and said it will be commencing immediately. On Wednesday Trump said that he will surge federal agents to Chicago to fight violence and crime. He also said he is planning on sending them to Albuquerque and other cities soon. The Mayor of Chicago makes it clear that he is against this Trumps intention. Mayor Lori Lightfoot has publicly said that the agents are not welcomed in the city. Stay Safe<3

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Trump Gives WHO 30-days To Improve ‘Else US will Permanently Halt Funding

The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump has threatened to permanently pull funding from the World Health Organisation (WHO) if it does not commit to “major substantive improvements” within 30 days, according to a letter to the WHO chief shared by Mr Trump on Twitter.   In the 4 pages letter to WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, Mr Trump set out what he called “repeated missteps” by the organisation.   Mr Trump claimed that the WHO shares the responsibility for the large number of deaths in the crisis.…

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COVID-19: Obama Decry US Officials Dealing With The Pandemic

The former U.S. President, Barack Obama, on Saturday decry officials dealing with the coronavirus pandemic while rebuking the current system.   In his words; “More than anything, this pandemic has fully, finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many of the folks in charge know what they’re doing.”   The former Democratic president said this during his address to college graduates which capped a two-hour event for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) broadcast on social media.   Although, he did not name his successor Donald Trump or specific…

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Dettol Makers Repudiate Trumps Claim That Injecting Disinfectant Is A Possible Cure For COVID-19

At the White House briefing, President Trump had said that, researchers were looking at the effects of disinfectants on the virus and wondered aloud if they could be injected into people saying;   “the virus does a tremendous number on the lungs, so it would be interesting to check that.”   President Donald Trump had suggested injecting disinfectant could be a treatment against Covid-19. While, William Bryan of the Department of Homeland Security said that it was not being considered.   Ingesting disinfectant or cleaning products is very dangerous to…

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