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Nation
Sep 12

Better weather aids battle against deadly Western wildfires

By Andrew Selsky, Sara Cline, Associated Press

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Politics
Sep 12

AP FACT CHECK: Trump vs. Trump on virus; Biden missteps

By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press

nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor1|||Trump Says He Prevented Panic On Pandemic. That’s Not His Usual Approach||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||President Trump is known for wielding fear as a political weapon. But on the coronavirus, he says he wanted to “play it down.”


Trump Says He Prevented Panic On Pandemic. That's Not His Usual Approach

President Trump defended downplaying the coronavirus as necessary to keep the nation calm after excerpts were released from Bob Woodward’s new book “Rage.”

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Politics


Trump Says He Prevented Panic On Pandemic. That’s Not His Usual Approach



President Trump is known for wielding fear as a political weapon. But on the coronavirus, he says he wanted to “play it down.”


nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor1|||Will 2020 Be The Year Of The Young Voter?||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||For decades, turnout among young voters has trailed far behind that of older voters. But could renewed efforts to reach this demographic result in record-level turnouts?


Will 2020 Be The Year Of The Young Voter?

Former first lady Michelle Obama, seen here at a rally in 2018, is the founder of When We All Vote, an organization that aims to help people register and vote.

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Will 2020 Be The Year Of The Young Voter?



For decades, turnout among young voters has trailed far behind that of older voters. But could renewed efforts to reach this demographic result in record-level turnouts?