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• Dems Give Ocasio-Cortez 60 Seconds for DNC Speech
  
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., will have just 60 seconds to deliver her speech at the Democratic National Convention next week. The 30-year-old firebrand will record the address remotely ahead of time, Business Insider reported. She responded to the news by tweeting a...
• Pompeo Pushes 5G Security, Warns About Huawei, China
  
  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Slovenia making the case for high-speed wireless networks that bar Chinese companies like Huawei.
• Pence: 'Can't Wait' to Debate Harris, Compare Trump's Record to Biden's
  
  Sen. Kamala Harris is a "skilled debater," Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday night, but she has "embraced the agenda of the radical left" and he can't wait to debate the presumptive vice presidential nominee on Oct. 7 in Salt Lake City. "I can't wait to get to Salt Lake City and...
• Flu Season Prep, Complicated by COVID-19, Starts Early This Year
  
  Healthcare providers, including CVS Health Corp, are kicking off flu vaccinations early, ordering extra shots and aiming to add tests that check for both the annual flu and COVID-19, pharmacy executives and experts told Reuters.Flu vaccination for the fall has taken on...
• Details of Bob Woodward's New Trump Book, 'Rage,' Revealed
  
  Veteran Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward's new book about President Donald Trump is titled "Rage" and will be released Sept. 15, less than two months before Election Day, according to a listing on Amazon.com. Publisher Simon & Schuster says the forthcoming...
• Police Declare Riot in Portland, Push Protesters Out
  
  Police have declared a riot outside a justice center, next to a federal courthouse.Police said Wednesday night that some in the crowd were engaging in criminal activity, setting fires and exploding fireworks outside the federal building. They told people to leave and used...
• California Megachurch Defies Order, Hosts Thousands
  
  Grace Community Church, a Los Angeles megachurch, held in-person services Sunday for up to 7,000 people, going against a California coronavirus order prohibiting houses of worship from holding such events, Pastor John MacArthur told CNN.
• US Military Delivers 260 Tons of Supplies to Beirut in Wake of Explosion
  
  American military forces have supplied 260 tons of humanitarian aid to the Lebanese capital of Beirut since an explosion rocked the city more than a week ago...
• 30,000-Plus Troops in Quarantine Before Deployment
  
  More than 30,000 U.S. troops are in quarantine as the U.S. military attempts to keep them safe from COVID-19 ahead of training or deployment, according to a senior military official.
• Trump Can Accept Nomination on WH Lawn
  
  Trump and Republican National Convention planners are not barred by law from holding the president's nationally televised nomination acceptance speech from the White House lawn or the executive residence, according to a government advisory opinion sent to a House committee...
• Biden Raises $26M in 24 Hours after VP Announcement
  
  Joe Biden raised $26 million in the 24 hours after he named Kamala Harris as his running mate, doubling his previous one-day record and signaling enthusiasm among Democrats following the selection of the first Black woman on a major party's presidential ticket."It's really...
• Billionaire Carl Icahn Officially Leaves NY for Florida
  
  Billionaire businessman Carl Icahn has formally relocated from Fifth Avenue in New York City to Florida, leasing 23,463 square feet of office space to become the first tenant of the new 14-story Milton Tower in Sunny Isles Beach.
• UK Records Deepest Recession as GDP Falls by 22 Percent
  
  UK economic output fell by 22.1 percent in the first half of 2020 according to the Office for National Statistics, pushing the country into the deepest recession of any major global economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, reports Sky News....
• Chicago PD Launches Video Website Seeking Tips on Looters
  
  Chicago police are asking city residents to identify looters who ransacked stores using its new "Looting & Civil Unrest Videos"website...
• Military Helicopter Shot at in Virginia, FBI Investigating
  
  The FBI is investigating the shooting of a military helicopter during a training mission this week in northern Virginia, injuring one crew member who was aboard, officials said Wednesday.
• USDA Ready to Destroy Chinese Mystery Seeds Planted by Arkansas Man
  
  The U.S. Department of Agriculture has a plant being "prepped for incineration" that grew from mystery seeds after an Arkansas man received them without warning from China, according to Fox News....
• DHS's Cyber Agency Issues Warning of Fake COVID-19 Small Business Administration Loan Website
  
  The Department of Homeland Security's cyber agency on Wednesday warned of a fake COVID-19 Small Business Administration loan website...
• Gen. Frank McKenzie: ISIS Threat Grows in West Syria
  
  Elements of the Islamic State group are working to rebuild in western Syria, where the U.S. has little visibility or presence, the top U.S. commander for the Middle East warned Wednesday.
• Rep. McCaul to Newsmax TV: 'Investing in China Is A Loser'
  
  The head of a House Republican task force dedicated to monitoring and investigating threats from China says it is possible to lure American manufacturing companies back to the United States...
• Source: Defense Secretary Mark Esper Out After Election
  
  Defense Secretary Mark Esper is on the hot seat with President Donald Trump, sources told Bloomberg. And, while Trump intends to replace Esper after the election, according to sources, the defense secretary is planning to leave the administration regardless.
• Kamala Harris Blames Trump for 'Millions of Americans' Unemployed
  
  Kamala Harris, who was chosen on Tuesday by Joe Biden as his vice-presidential running mate, blamed President Donald Trump for "millions of Americans" being unemployed, during her first appearance with the Delaware Democrat....
• Pat Robertson to Newsmax TV: 'We're in a Spiritual Battle' With Progressive Anarchists
  
  Progressives are looking to supplant traditional religion with their own ideology that promotes anarchy, evangelical leader Pat Robertson told Newsmax TV. "We're in a spiritual battle, and the ideology has become like a religion....
• Inflation Even Higher for Consumers Over Age 62
  
  While U.S. consumer prices in July generally rose more than economists expected, the news was somewhat worse for people over 62.
• Gasoline Demand Rises in Waning Days of Summer
  
  U.S. gasoline consumption recovered last week to where it stood just before the pandemic forced everyone inside but uncertainty lingers for the oil industry as driving season season approaches its end.
• Calif. Gov. Newsom Has Already Received Personal Pitches to Replace Harris
  
  California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has the power to replace Sen. Kamala Harris should Joe Biden win the presidential election in 2020, on Monday said he's already received pitches to fill her position...

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