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California GOP says it owns unofficial ballot drop boxes
California’s Republican Party on Monday acknowledged owning unofficial ballot drop boxes that state election officials said are illegal.
Trump reports ‘no symptoms,’ returns to downplaying virus
President Donald Trump, said to be making progress in his recovery from COVID-19, tweeted his eagerness to return to the campaign trail even as the outbreak that has killed more than 210,000 Americans reached ever more widely into the upper echelons of the U.S. government.
In about-face, Trump seeks to salvage parts of virus aid
President Donald Trump on Wednesday tried to salvage a few priority items lost in the rubble of COVID-19 relief talks that he blew up, pressing for $1,200 stimulus checks and new aid for airlines and other businesses hard hit by the pandemic.
Reports says poor planning, heat caused California blackouts
Poor planning coupled with extreme weather caused rolling blackouts that affected hundreds of thousands of people during an August heat wave, energy regulators said Tuesday.
Ex-officer charged in George Floyd’s death freed on $1M bond
The former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd posted bail Wednesday and was released from prison, leading Minnesota's governor to activate the National Guard to help keep the peace in the event of protests.
