Georgia is among worst states in the nation for new Covid-19 cases but the governor is defending his strategy

Amid pressure to decrease the number of coronavirus infections in Georgia, which are among the worst in the nation over the last two weeks, a spokeswoman for the governor pushed back on questions about a lack of progress made in combating Covid-19 in the state.

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Evacuations are ordered and shelters are at the ready as Hurricane Laura barrels toward Texas and Louisiana

With Hurricane Laura churning into a major hurricane, Texas and Louisiana are sending resources in and evacuating residents out of the storm's path.

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Opinion: What makes Melania powerful

If President Donald Trump wanted to win over undecided voters, you would not have known it by watching the first two nights of the Republican National Convention. That is, until Melania Trump's speech, which in an emotional and heartfelt way showed that she can reach people beyond her husband's base by acknowledging the pandemic that has ravaged the country.

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Opinion: Republicans' fake feminism might have worked

If the first night of the Republican National Convention was about letting the Trump team's unhinged flag fly, night two was an attempt to leverage Trumpworld women to send a message of sanity and compassion. The scary thing is, it might have worked.

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Analysis: Melania Trump recognizes the pandemic's painful toll as her husband's convention ignores it

For two hours, President Donald Trump got his "miracle" -- the pandemic did just disappear -- in the false reality of the Republican National Convention. Then the first lady strode into her newly renovated White House Rose Garden.

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China says US U-2 spy plane disrupted its military exercises

Beijing has accused the US of sending a U-2 spy plane into a no-fly zone to "trespass" on live-fire exercises being conducted by China below.

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Melania Trump Rose Garden speech attendees not required to get coronavirus tests

Those who attended first lady Melania Trump's speech in the White House Rose Garden that capped the second night of the Republican National Convention were not required to get tested for coronavirus, a person who attended the speech told CNN.

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