National Headlines From July 15, 2020
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The IndependentDonald Trump’s election fraud ‘big lie’ winning over GOP but could cost midterms, pollster Frank Luntz warns
Republican insider predicts ex-president will win party nomination ahead of candidates like Tucker Carlson but lose in 2024
- The Independent
Wisconsin wants $106k from lawyer Sidney Powell over ‘bad faith’ lawsuit backing Trump’s election lies
Powell pushed her fraudulent election claims so far Trump once asked his staff ‘she really is crazy, huh?’
- The Independent
Cruise ship company may avoid Florida over state’s refusal to allow Covid vaccination checks
The withdrawal could have a major impact on state’s economy
- The Independent
Iran shouldn't expect any more US concessions in nuclear talks, White House says
American officials waiting for Tehran to accept conditions in negotiations in fresh round of nuclear deal talks aiming to reinstate 2015 deal, says State Department
- The Independent
Mexican president accuses US of promoting ‘coup’ ahead of Kamala Harris meeting
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says funding of ‘political militancy’ undermines his government
- The Independent
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation comes out in support of ‘limited’ vaccine waiver
‘This will not be an immediate fix,’ say billionaires after US answers calls from developing countries
- Miami Herald
Rep. Liz Cheney told the truth. Her Republican colleagues can’t handle it | Opinion
We keep hitting new lows.
- Miami Herald
Out-of-control Chinese rocket is hurtling toward Earth. Where could it crash down?
Don’t worry, the odds it’ll land on you are very slim.
- The Independent
GOP files ‘decorum and civility’ complaint against Democrat who compiled their social media posts
‘It is ironic that the complainant has accused me of somehow violating standards of civility and decorum by simply publishing other members’ own words’
- The State
Golf’s beauty, cruelty on display in first round, and so is a fabulous Phil Mickelson
156 golfers teed off Thursday at Charlotte’s PGA event, competing for a first prize of nearly $1.5 million.
- The Independent
Marjorie Taylor Greene and Tucker Carlson make off-color jokes about Kevin McCarthy
‘Republican voters and donors are sick and tired and fed up with weak Republicans that never accomplish what they claim they’re going to do,’ Georgia Republican says
- The Independent
Ted Cruz's former running mate says he's been corrupted by Trump
She said money, power and influence changed the senator
- The Independent
American doctor dies after travelling to India to help with Covid
‘It is ironic that we came to India for two weeks and he contracted it here,’ says Dr Rajendra Kapila’s widow
- Associated Press
Talks 'intensify' on bringing US back to Iran nuclear deal
World powers held a fourth round of high-level talks Friday in Austria aimed at bringing the United States back into the nuclear deal with Iran, with both sides signaling a willingness to work out the major stumbling blocks. The talks began in early April and Russian delegate Mikhail Ulyanov tweeted following Friday's meeting that “the participants agreed on the need to intensify the process.” “The delegations seem to be ready to stay in Vienna as long as necessary to achieve the goal,” he wrote.
- Business Insider
Caitlyn Jenner brushed off accusations she betrayed the trans community over her comment about girls' sports teams
Last week Jenner, 71, told TMZ she opposed transgender girls competing in girls' sports teams, saying it "just isn't fair."
- The Independent
Biden to reverse Trump rule on migratory birds which killed ‘with impunity’
Proposal would make companies liable for accidentally killing birds
- Miami Herald
Coronavirus weekly-need-to-know: Shot walk-ins, J&J anxiety, unvaccinated advice & more
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- The Independent
‘They racially profiled me’: Black 11 year-old stopped by security guards who falsely accused him of stealing
‘I’ve never seen him cry like that,’ boy’s mother says after store guards question him over sandwich despite seeing his receipt
- The Independent
Senior Republican ‘privately complaining’ about the ‘coronation’ of Elise Stefanik ahead of Liz Cheney purge, CNN host says
Jake Tapper confirms earlier rumours of discontent within the GOP about Liz Cheney’s potential replacement
- The Independent
Florida man convicted of plotting armed attack on Trump supporters
Former military man was self-described ‘anarchist’ and a trained sniper