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In this July 27, 2020, file photo, nurse Kathe Olmstead prepares a shot that is part of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., in Binghamton, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)

Moderna completes enrollment for COVID-19 vaccine trial

Moderna's coronavirus vaccine trial is fully enrolled, with people of color making up more than one-third of the 30,000 participants, the drugmaker announced Thursday, as government scientists said they must build trust with communities of color and other Americans who will be expected to roll up their sleeves in the coming months.

October 22, 2020
"The outcome of this race will be in very many ways be decided by you, North Carolina," Sen. Kamala D. Harris said during a campaign stop in Charlotte. If Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden won North Carolina, it would put a big dent in President Trump's path to reelection. (Associated Press)

Biden, Trump battle over North Carolina

President Trump and the Biden campaign grappled for a foothold in North Carolina on Wednesday, sensing the route to the White House will run through the mountains, piedmont and coastal plains of a state with 15 electoral votes.

October 21, 2020
Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., leaves the motorcade to walk to her plane for departure at Orlando International Airport, Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, in Orlando, Fla., after delivering remarks at an early-voting event at the Central Florida Fairgrounds. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

Kamala Harris to NC supporters: You will decide this race

Democratic vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris heaped pressure on North Carolina voters Wednesday, telling supporters in Asheville they will decide the presidential race and the direction of the nation.

October 21, 2020
The Midwest was largely spared early in the pandemic, as the Northeast was walloped. Today it is the most worrisome region, with Iowa and Wisconsin among the top 10 states seeing the highest number of cases per 100 residents, according to a tracker. (Associated Press)

Trump campaign turns focus to virus-stricken Midwest

President Trump is campaigning hard in the Midwest, hoping states such as Iowa and Wisconsin will help him cobble together the electoral votes he needs to win a second term. It's also where the coronavirus is surging, underscoring how difficult it will be for him to get away from the pandemic's shadow.

October 14, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Des Moines International Airport, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump whips up Iowa crowd with Hunter Biden story

President Trump complained Wednesday that social media companies are trying to "protect" Joseph R. Biden and fumed over reports that Twitter locked the account of his press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, for sharing an unflattering story about the Democratic nominee.

October 14, 2020
This September 2020 photo provided by Johnson & Johnson shows a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine being developed by the company. Johnson & Johnson is beginning a huge final study to try to prove if the single-dose vaccine can protect against the coronavirus. (Cheryl Gerber/Courtesy of Johnson & Johnson via AP)

Johnson & Johnson pauses vaccine trial to probe unexplained illness

A pharmaceutical campaign to thwart the coronavirus suffered twin setbacks this week, with Johnson & Johnson pausing its late-stage vaccine trial because of an unexplained illness and a separate drugmaker taking a time-out as it vets a "neutralizing antibody" treatment.

October 13, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Orlando Sanford International Airport Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, in Sanford, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Trump at Florida rally pledges to dole out coronavirus drugs

President Trump pledged Monday to provide Americans the same groundbreaking treatments he benefited from during his recovery from the coronavirus, seizing the campaign limelight as if he never left it in his first rally since testing positive for the virus at the start of October.

October 12, 2020
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, seated left, and Dr. Sean Conley, physician to President Donald Trump, listen as doctors talk with reporters at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Sean Conley updates Donald Trump coronavirus condition

President Trump has responded "extremely well" to treatment for the coronavirus and should be able to return to "public engagements" by Saturday if everything continues on its trajectory, his doctor said Thursday.

October 8, 2020