Biden campaign wins Kamala Harris endorsement
Kamala Harris, once considered a front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination who ended her campaign in December, has officially announced her endorsement for former Vice President Joe Biden, joining nine other former Democratic nomination candidates who now support the Biden campaign, including Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg. Biden's rival, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has meanwhile only won the support of two former Democratic nomination hopefuls.
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US deploys navy to thwart Caribbean drug trade
US President Donald Trump has declared that the US is deploying its warships in the Caribbean to thwart the influx of cocaine and other illegal drugs from Venezuela, with Trump charging Venezuelan President Nicolaus Maduro with plotting to harm the health of American citizens. President Maduro has replied that the move is an attempt to divert attention from the US' rapidly worsening coronavirus crisis.
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Trump revises US coronavirus deaths forecast to 240,000
In his latest daily White House press briefing, US President Donald Trump has revealed that White House coronavirus taskforce response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx now predicts that the death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic in the country could go up between 100,000 to 240,000 in the best-case scenario over the next two weeks, even if mitigation policies are enacted, with 1.5 to 2 million lives lost in the worst-case scenario.
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Ex-Senator Tom Coburn dead at 72
Ex-Senator Tom Coburn dead at 72
Ex-Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn, known for his fierce opposition to any proposition of government spending and nicknamed Dr. No, has died at the age of 72 due to prostate cancer. Coburn, originally a physician and Sunday school teacher, served in Congress for two decades, first as a House representative and then as Senator during the Bush and Obama administrations.
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