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Wednesday 30 September 2020
The towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice died aged 87 at her home in Washington.
The death happened in Orange Beach, Alabama.
“We think we can start sometime in October,” US President Trump claimed.
At least 35 people have died as wildfires blaze in the western states of California, Oregon and Washington.
The flames have destroyed neighbourhoods and driven tens of thousands of people from their homes.
Two of the three largest fires in state history are burning in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Assange spoke to state he does not consent to extradition.
Strict new Covid-19 measures have been announced for the two counties – here’s what you need to know.
Daniel Prude died in March this year.
In the waning weeks of the campaign, Kennedy had leaned into his family’s long political legacy in Massachusetts.
Biden also blamed Donald Trump for “stoking violence” in US cities.
The city has been the site of daily protests for months.
The US president spoke for 70 minutes at an event held at the White House.
Videos on social media already show the damage from the storm.
Pence was the keynote speaker at the Republican convention last night in a parade of Trump acolytes.
Protests broke out in the city of Kenosha after 29-year-old Jacob Blake was shot.
Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley was among the key speakers at the first night of the Republican National Convention.
Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes by the intense summer blazes.
Joseph DeAngelo Jr, a former police officer, is due to be sentenced on Friday.
The US death toll – currently at 162,441 – is also the highest in the world.
He said that if he is re-elected in November, he would look at the possibility of making the payroll tax permanent.
The country has the third-highest number of cases in the world.
Use of the presidential residence for such a partisan event would break with tradition.
A 30 minute interview of the US president was aired by HBO yesterday.
Pablo Robledo (34) was being held on a first-degree murder charge.
Donald Trump did not deny that he was trying to cast doubt about the election results when asked directly in a news conference.
There is no evidence of widespread voter fraud through postal voting, even in states with all-mail votes.
It is one of several candidates to find a cure for the pandemic.
The US State Department said it was disappointed at China’s order to close the consulate.
Hundreds have already been sent to Kansas City to help quell violence.
It’s the third day in a row that a new daily record has been set in the world’s hardest-hit country.
Flight OY-545 arrived at Shannon Airport this morning from Fort Campbell in Tennessee
And are they actually legally required to quarantine?
The death toll currently stands at more than 136,400.
Lee was convicted with another man of murdering a family in 1996.
Robert Trump had objected to Mary Trump publicly discussing family members.
Beijing claims most of the South China Sea through a vague delineation based on maps from the 1940s.
Overall, California has reported more than 329,100 cases and over 7,000 deaths.
Only two such flights from Dallas to Dublin have landed since the route resumed service.
The US yesterday recorded a new daily high of 66,528 cases.
The former vice-president has called for $700 million to be spent on supporting manufacturing and technology firms.
TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT – Joe Biden and Donald Trump will face off in an election debate in Cleveland.
Highly anticipated, many will see the debate as an opportunity for either candidate to claim a key advantage in what should be a closely-fought battle.
Likely to be combative, it’ll see Democrat candidate Biden tackle Trump on the economy and the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Of course, it’ll be the early hours of the morning by the time any of this airs – and even then, it’s not likely to be an entertainment event for the faint-hearted.
So today we want to know: Will you be watching the first US presidential debate live?
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