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Nation & World, News

Timeline of Trump’s activities in week coronavirus hit home

by Associated Press October 2, 2020October 2, 2020

With just a month to go until the election, President Donald Trump had a busy schedule this week.

Business, News

Stocks end bumpy day lower after Trump’s positive virus test

by Stan Choe and DAMIAN J. TROISE Associated Press October 2, 2020October 2, 2020

The paring of losses came as optimism rose that Washington may be able to get past its partisanship to deliver more support for the economy.

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Nation & World, News

Shock, sympathy, criticism: World reacts to Trump infection

by LORI HINNANT and FOSTER KLUG Associated Press October 2, 2020October 2, 2020

World leaders were quick to weigh in, with official sympathy from the top and something approaching schadenfreude elsewhere.

Nation & World, News

Feverish and ‘fatigued,’ the president receives experimental antibody drugs for COVID-19

by ZEKE MILLER, JILL COLVIN and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press October 1, 2020October 2, 2020

His planned stay for a ‘few days’ in the Walter Reed military hospital’s presidential suite is described as precautionary, and will allow him to keep up his official duties.

Election 2020, Nation & World, Politics

Trump opposes changing debate rules, but campaign says he’ll participate anyway

by ZEKE MILLER Associated Press October 1, 2020October 1, 2020

Some potential changes that have been discussed include adding opening and closing statements and shortening open discussion.

Election 2020, Nation & World, Politics

In big states, tiny counties, Trump attacking voting rules

by NICHOLAS RICCARDI, JONATHAN DREW and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press October 1, 2020October 1, 2020

President Trump’s reelection campaign is undertaking an aggressive, hyper-local legal strategy aimed at shaping how the Nov. 3 vote will be conducted, county by county, even before ballots are counted.

Election 2020, Nation & World, Politics

Trump cancels Wisconsin rally amid surge in COVID-19 cases

by SCOTT BAUER Associated Press October 1, 2020October 1, 2020

The president had scheduled 2 rallies in battleground Wisconsin on Saturday, both to be held outdoors in areas that have been identified as a ‘red zone’ for community spread of COVID-19.