Night 2 of the Democratic Convention: What to Watch For
The most unusual convention in American history is fully underway. Michelle Obama kicked things off with a plea to “vote for Joe Biden like our lives depend on it.”
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For Bill Clinton, at DNC, a Chance to Address a Party That Has Left Him Behind
When the former president speaks on Tuesday, it will be the first Democratic convention since the 1980s where he will be little more than a bystander, as the party he once led to the political center shifts steadily to the left.
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Why the DNC Has 17 Keynote Speakers Instead of One
Democrats have assembled a mash-up of 17 of the “next generation of party leaders,” instead of one featured speaker. But are they missing an opportunity to showcase the next Barack Obama?
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Swag, but no Luxury Suites: Big Donors Endure a Party-Less DNC
Democrats are scrambling to recreate the excitement of the D.N.C. with virtual events, invite-only briefings and “Joe 2020” champagne flutes.
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DNC Speaker Whose Father Died of Covid on Turning Grief Into Activism
Ms. Urquiza, who gave a scathing speech on the first night of the Democratic National Convention, spoke to The Times about her father’s support of President Trump and on the country’s need for leadership.
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The Upper East Side has seen four apartment burglaries within a seven-block radius over the past few weeks — three of them while the inhabitants were away on vacation — and the local police precinct is urging residents of the well-heeled area to take extra precautions.
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Oldham feared to be on brink of 'catastrophic' coronavirus lockdown
Exclusive: council leader warns move would be ‘premature’ but could happen in next 48 hoursCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOldham in Greater Manchester is 48 hours away from potentially being ordered into a “catastrophic” and “premature” local lockdown, its council leader has warned.Ministers are expected to decide on Thursday whether to order the closure of the town’s bars, restaurants and gyms in the first local lockdown in England since hospitality businesses reopened last month. Continue reading...
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Trump tells Michelle Obama 'sit back and watch' after DNC speech - live updates
Democrats show unity on first night of virtual conventionMichelle Obama picks Trump apart in DNC speechJulián Castro warns Democrats of ‘potential slide of Latino supportSign up to our First Thing newsletter 6.45pm BST Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has just announced he will delay planned operational changes to the US Postal Service until after November’s presidential election.In a new statement DeJoy said he still believed the changes he proposed, which prompted accusations that he and Trump were trying to hamper voting by mail, were necessary. 6.33pm BST This is Joan Greve in Washington, taking over for Lauren Aratani.The Senate intelligence committee released a bipartisan report on Rus...
Reports of rough sleeping in UK rose sharply during lockdown
Exclusive: increase came despite government claim 90% of homeless people had been helped off streets Case study: ‘I was thinking dark thoughts’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageReports of people sleeping rough rose sharply during lockdown, despite claims by government that more than 90% of homeless people had been helped off the streets at the height of the pandemic, the Guardian can reveal.While the government launched a multimillion pound scheme to rehouse people during the Coronavirus crisis, charities said the pandemic had also led to a new cohort of people being made homeless as the services and facilities that they normally relied on closed. Continue reading...
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Belarus president hints at fresh repression to keep grip on power
Alexander Lukashenko hits out at opposition plan in sign he hopes to outlast protestsThe embattled Belarusian president has hinted at a new wave of repression, in another sign he is seeking to outlast a protest movement that has brought him face-to-face with former supporters calling on him to resign.Alexander Lukashenko described an opposition plan to form a “coordination council” that would oversee a political transition in the country as “an attempt to seize power”. Continue reading...
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Soldiers 'seize Mali President Ibrahim Boubakar Keïta'
France and regional bloc Ecowas have condemned the mutiny which began with gunfire early on Tuesday.
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Belarus unrest: Protesters mark jailed activist Sergei Tikhanovsky's birthday
Supporters chant "happy birthday" to Sergei Tikhanovsky as anger mounts over a disputed election.
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Rafik Hariri tribunal: Guilty verdict over assassination of Lebanon ex-PM
One of four men on trial over the killing of Rafik Hariri in a 2005 bomb attack has been convicted.
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Trump to pardon women's voting pioneer Susan B Anthony
The famous Suffragette was convicted by an all-male jury of illegally voting when women were barred.
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Anger in Brazil as 10-year-old rape victim's name put online
The victim's personal details were published by an activist opposed to the girl having an abortion.
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Final Report on Russian Interference and Ties to Trump Is Released by G.O.P.-Led Senate Panel
A nearly 1,000-page report confirmed the special counsel’s findings at a moment when President Trump’s allies have sought to undermine that inquiry.
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Politics Updates: Postmaster General Suspends Cuts Until After Election
The most unusual convention in American history is fully underway. Michelle Obama kicked things off with a plea to “vote for Joe Biden like our lives depend on it.”
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President Trump hit back at former First Lady Michelle Obama Tuesday morning following her Monday evening headlining speech at the Democratic National Convention.
“Somebody please explain to @MichelleObama that Donald J. Trump would not be here, in the beautiful White House, if it weren’t for the job done by your husband, Barack Obama. Biden was merely an afterthought, a good reason for that very late & unenthusiastic endorsement,” the commander-in-chief tweeted Tuesday morning.
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Depression in British adults doubles during coronavirus crisis
Study shows almost 20% experienced depression, with female, younger and disabled adults most affectedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe number of adults in Great Britain experiencing depression has doubled during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Almost one in five (19.2%) of the 3,500 participants in the survey experienced depression in June, almost double the 9.7% of the group who had symptoms of depression in the nine months to March. Continue reading...
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Covid: Matt Hancock unveils National Institute for Health Protection
Health secretary says body will protect public against pandemics, infectious diseases and external threatsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe government’s new public health agency will protect the public against external threats to the UK, pandemics and infectious diseases, Matt Hancock has pledged.The health and social care secretary made the announcement on Tuesday as he unveiled the National Institute for Health Protection, which is being created following the controversial scrapping of Public Health England (PHE). Continue reading...
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Court overturns man's conviction for girlfriend's Bestival drug death
Ceon Broughton was found guilty of killing Louella Fletcher-Michie, who died after taking 2C-PThe rapper Ceon Broughton has had his conviction for the manslaughter of his girlfriend overturned by the court of appeal.Louella Fletcher-Michie, 24, died after taking the drug 2C-P at the Bestival musical festival in September 2017. Continue reading...
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China's Xi Jinping facing widespread opposition in his own party, insider claims
Exclusive: Cai Xia, who has been expelled from the elite Central Party School, says president’s ‘unchecked power’ has made China ‘the enemy of the world’ Transcript: ‘He killed a party and a country’A former professor at China’s elite Central Party School has issued an unprecedented rebuke of the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, accusing him of “killing a country” and claiming that many more want out of the ruling Chinese Communist party.Cai Xia, a prominent professor who taught at the school for top officials, was expelled from the party on Monday after an audio recording of remarks she made that were critical of Xi was leaked online in June. The schoo...
US politics: Trump tells Michelle Obama 'sit back and watch' after DNC speech - live updates
Democrats show unity on first night of virtual conventionMichelle Obama picks Trump apart in gripping DNC speechUS recorded 542 coronavirus deaths and 40,022 new cases yesterdayAndrew Cuomo to publish October book on Covid-19 leadershipFlorida, Alaska, Wyoming holding primary electionsSign up to our First Thing newsletter 12.39pm BST Brendan Farrington has been looking for the Associated Press at the understandable uptick in requests to vote by mail in today’s Florida primary.He spoke to Catharine Skipp, who voted by mail for the first time because she has largely confined herself to home during the pandemic. She told him she also had another new experience: her ballot was challenged. 12.2...
Democrats Begin Virtual Convention, Hailing Biden and Denouncing Trump
Driven online because of the coronavirus, the program spanned the ideological gamut, from socialists to Republicans. “Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country,” Michelle Obama said.
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Watch Four Moments That Mattered on the First Night of the D.N.C.
Two of our correspondents break down highlights from the Democrats’ first virtual convention.
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A Call to Rally Around Joe Biden ‘Like Our Lives Depend on It’
Everyone at the first night of the Democrats’ virtual gathering could at least agree that Mr. Biden should be the next president. They can worry about the rest later.
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Michelle Obama Calls Trump ‘Wrong President for Our Country,’ Urging Voters to Act
Speaking in deeply personal terms, the former first lady says the country has been living with the failures of a president who is not up to the task.
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For Bill Clinton, a Chance to Address a Party That Has Left Him Behind
When the former president speaks on Tuesday, it will be the first Democratic convention in 36 years where he will be little more than a bystander, as the party he once led to the political center shifts steadily to the left.
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Democratic convention: Michelle Obama blasts Trump
"Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country," says the ex-first lady in an emotional message.
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Gavin Williamson seeks to blame Ofqual for exams debacle
Education secretary forced into humiliating reversal on A-level and GCSE grades in EnglandWhat does the UK government’s U-turn on exam results mean?U-turn on exams may create new set of problems in EnglandGavin Williamson has tried to lay the blame for the exams fiasco at the door of the regulator Ofqual after a humiliating climbdown that overturned up to 2.3m grades but left thousands of pupils in limbo.Two days after saying there would be “no U-turn, no change”, the education secretary apologised and ordered a complete reversal whereby pupils in England will be able to revert to the A-level grades recommended by their teachers, if those are higher. Continue reading...
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