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| US sees deadliest day of summer in coronavirus outbreak – live | US sees deadliest day of summer in coronavirus outbreak – live |
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| There were more than 1,300 lives were lost from coronavirus in the US yesterday, making it the biggest one-day increase since May | There were more than 1,300 lives were lost from coronavirus in the US yesterday, making it the biggest one-day increase since May |
| A doctor who spread false health information about coronavirus, and who Trump praised as “spectacular” despite her misinformation, has had some of her beliefs captured in a CNN chyron. | |
| Here’s more about the doctor from Guardian reporter David Smith: | |
| The flag-draped coffin of former Democratic Representative John Lewis, the Civil Rights icon, is scheduled to be transported from the Capitol in Washington DC to Atlanta, Georgia this morning. Here’s more from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: | The flag-draped coffin of former Democratic Representative John Lewis, the Civil Rights icon, is scheduled to be transported from the Capitol in Washington DC to Atlanta, Georgia this morning. Here’s more from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: |
| Good morning, US live blog readers, it’s going to be a lively day in American political news. We will have a separate live blog for you on all the drama on Capitol Hill as the chiefs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google are grilled (via video conference) in a historic anti-trust hearing, which begins at 12pm ET. | Good morning, US live blog readers, it’s going to be a lively day in American political news. We will have a separate live blog for you on all the drama on Capitol Hill as the chiefs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google are grilled (via video conference) in a historic anti-trust hearing, which begins at 12pm ET. |
| In this regular live blog, here’s what’s afoot, stay tuned. | In this regular live blog, here’s what’s afoot, stay tuned. |
| More than 1,300 lives were lost from coronavirus nationwide in the US yesterday, making it the biggest one-day increase since May and the deadliest day of the summer so far. | More than 1,300 lives were lost from coronavirus nationwide in the US yesterday, making it the biggest one-day increase since May and the deadliest day of the summer so far. |
| The US death toll from Covid-19 is approaching 150,000, while confirmed US cases are now above 4.3m. | The US death toll from Covid-19 is approaching 150,000, while confirmed US cases are now above 4.3m. |
| A total of 21 states are now considered to be in what the federal government considered a “red zone” for concerning rates of infection. | A total of 21 states are now considered to be in what the federal government considered a “red zone” for concerning rates of infection. |
| The Trump administration has started talks with the Oregon governor’s office and indicated that it would begin to draw down the presence of federal agents sent to quell two months of chaotic protests in Portland if the state stepped up its own enforcement, a senior White House official has said. | The Trump administration has started talks with the Oregon governor’s office and indicated that it would begin to draw down the presence of federal agents sent to quell two months of chaotic protests in Portland if the state stepped up its own enforcement, a senior White House official has said. |
| Donald Trump said he never questioned Russian leader Vladimir Putin about US intelligence reports that Moscow paid the Taliban to kill American troops in Afghanistan, casting doubt on the reports in an interview with Axios on its HBO show. “I have never discussed it with him,” Trump said last night. The full interview airs next week. | Donald Trump said he never questioned Russian leader Vladimir Putin about US intelligence reports that Moscow paid the Taliban to kill American troops in Afghanistan, casting doubt on the reports in an interview with Axios on its HBO show. “I have never discussed it with him,” Trump said last night. The full interview airs next week. |