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USPS chief Louis DeJoy says he won’t restore mail sorting machines ahead of election – live

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Senator Tom Carper explained his cursing during the hearing with Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, which was caught on a hot mic and widely shared on Twitter.

“Those who know me know that there are few things that get me more fired up than protecting the Postal Service!” Carper said in a tweet.

Those who know me know that there are few things that get me more fired up than protecting the Postal Service!#DontMessWithUSPS

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Brief Kanye update: Kanye West has not qualified to appear on the ballot in the swing state of Ohio, according to Ohio secretary of state Frank LaRose.

Kanye does not make the ballot in Ohio, according to Secretary LaRose pic.twitter.com/HWp3ORKkJM

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DNC 2020: from emotional speeches backing Biden to fiery warnings on Trump – video highlights

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A unique Democratic national convention gave countless memorable moments, from Kamala Harris's historic nomination as vice-president, to Michelle Obama's harsh words for Donald Trump. Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton and former president Barack Obama echoed her words by giving scathing reviews of the Trump administration. Others who showed their support for Harris and Joe Biden's nomination included healthcare activist Ady Barkan, former US congresswoman and shooting survivor Gabby Giffords, comedian Sarah Cooper, actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus and singer Billie Eilish

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Boy with stutter delivers moving DNC speech: ‘Joe Biden made me feel confident’ – video

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Brayden Harrington, 13, spoke about how he met Joe Biden, who stuttered himself as a boy, and how the Democratic presidential nominee gave him confidence. 'He told me we were members of the same club: we stutter. It was really amazing to hear that someone like me became vice president,' Brayden said.

In the final night of the Democratic national convention, Biden outlined his plans to bring relief and solace to a country battered by the coronavirus pandemic as he accepted the nomination to challenge Donald Trump in the November election

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Joe Biden’s speech wins praise from left and right – but not from Trump

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Obama campaign veterans, Hillary Clinton, and Fox News personalities hail former vice-president’s convention appearance

Democrats have largely praised Joe Biden’s speech formally accepting the party nomination as a resounding success, while Republicans have begrudgingly conceded it went well.

Biden’s speech on Thursday capped off the Democratic national convention and was largely optimistic, laying out his vision for tackling several crises facing the country.

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Biden completes a comeback for the ages with career-defining speech

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Analysis: The Democratic presidential nominee’s remarks resonated with decency, gravity and passion – if not many specifics

Joe Biden stood in a school gym in Iowa fumbling for a message, generating little electricity and looking his age. His rivals were drawing bigger crowds and beat him into fourth place in the caucuses. Political pundits declared him over the hill.

That was February. Now, in August, Biden resembles an ageing heavyweight boxer who got himself in shape, climbed back into the ring, and landed a knockout punch. His closing performance at the Democratic convention on Thursday night produced the finest speech of his career, a comeback for the ages more presidential than the current US president.

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‘Light is more powerful than dark’: Joe Biden accepts presidential nomination – video

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Joe Biden has vowed to unite America and lead the country to overcome “this season of darkness”, as he accepted the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday evening, a long-sought moment that comes more than 30 years after he first ran for president

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Kamala Harris’s DNC speech claimed a new moment for progressive Democrats

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Harris spoke about structural racism, injustice in healthcare and being a ‘proud black woman’ – fresh words for the presidential stage

The first note that Kamala Harris sounded in her first speech as the Democrats’ official vice-presidential nominee was not about Donald Trump, or Joe Biden, or the crossroads to which the country has arrived.

Instead Harris began her acceptance speech at the party’s national convention Wednesday by looking backwards, to the black women activists who fought historically for the right to vote and then for “a seat at the table”.

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Kamala Harris makes history, Barack Obama slams Trump: day three at the DNC – video highlights

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Kamala Harris officially accepted her vice-presidential nomination on the third day of the Democratic national convention. Her husband, Douglas Emhoff, joined her on stage alongside Joe Biden and his wife, Jill. Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Gabrielle Giffords were among the many figures who condemned Donald Trump's presidency and pledged their support for the Biden-Harris ticket

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Shooting survivor Gabby Giffords delivers moving speech at DNC – video

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Former US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords provided the most emotional moment of the third night of the Democratic national convention. 

Giffords, who sustained brain damage after she was shot at an event with constituents in 2011, spoke during a segment on gun control. She said: 'Today, I struggle with speech but I have not lost my voice. America needs all of us to speak out, even when you have to fight to find the words.'

A spokesperson for Giffords said she spent 'countless hours' practising the speech, the longest she has delivered since the shooting

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Kamala Harris reflects on vice-presidential nomination at DNC – video

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Kamala Harris made US history as she became the first black woman and first Asian American to join a major party’s presidential ticket. On the third night of the Democratic national convention, she urged voters to reject the divisive and destructive leadership of Donald Trump, calling him a president who 'turns our tragedies into political weapons'

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Clinton urges Americans to vote so ‘Trump can’t steal’ the election – video

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Hillary Clinton returned to the Democratic national convention and issued a stark warning about the 2020 election. The 2016 Democratic nominee said she had met many Americans who have told her they wish they could go back to 2016 and vote differently, or just vote. 'This can’t be another woulda-coulda-shoulda election,' Clinton said.

The former secretary of state, who lost the electoral college but won the popular vote in 2016, also reminded voters: 'Joe and Kamala can win 3 million more votes and still lose. Take it from me. We need numbers so overwhelming Trump can’t sneak or steal his way to victory'

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Barack Obama’s fiery DNC speech in full – video

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Barack Obama delivered a powerful message calling for voters to protect American democracy during the third night of the Democratic national convention.  The former president argued that Donald Trump’s potential re-election posed an existential threat to the country’s democratic values and institutions, and he implored voters to 'embrace your own responsibility as citizens'

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Kamala Harris accepts vice-presidential nomination on historic night

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Democratic nominee urges voters to reject Donald Trump and says: ‘We can do better and deserve so much more’

Kamala Harris, a California senator and daughter of immigrants who has broken racial barriers at every step of her political career, made US history on Wednesday night as she became the first Black woman and first Asian American to formally accept a major party’s vice-presidential nomination.

In the most consequential speech of her career to date, Harris urged voters to reject the divisive and destructive leadership of Donald Trump, calling him a president who “turns our tragedies into political weapons”.

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Democratic national convention day three: Barack Obama & Kamala Harris lead speeches – watch in full

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Democrats stage the third night of their online convention after formally nominating Joe Biden as the presidential candidate for November’s election. The main speakers on Wednesday include Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi

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Emotional stories and a virtual roll call backing Biden: day two at the DNC – video highlights

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Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden for president during an emotional second night of their party’s virtual convention, warning that Donald Trump was an 'existential threat' to America who had failed to get a grip on the coronavirus pandemic. Here are the key moments from the evening

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Virtual roll call and emotional stories: key takeaways from the DNC’s second night

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Democrats nominated Biden with a vibrant roll call that showed every US region as Ady Barkan called for better healthcare

Democrats formally nominated former vice-president Joe Biden for the presidency on Tuesday, the second night of their virtual convention.

Here are some of the key takeaways from the night:

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Democrats formally nominate Joe Biden for president

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Second night of Democratic convention saw 17 rising stars in party deliver the keynote and an elevator operator nominate Biden

Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden for president during an emotional second night of their party’s virtual convention, warning that Donald Trump was an “existential threat” to America who had failed to get a grip on the coronavirus pandemic.

The official nomination elevates a historic ticket that includes his vice-presidential running mate Kamala Harris, the first Black woman to be nominated for national office by a major party.

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Activist Ady Barkan delivers powerful speech on protecting US healthcare – video

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Prominent activist Ady Barkan called on voters to act in the forthcoming presidential election to safeguard the future of the US healthcare system.

'Even during this terrible crisis, Donald Trump and Republican politicians are trying to take away millions of people's health insurance,' Barkan said on the second night of the Democratic national convention

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