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President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump: I’d like to address U.N. in-person

President Trump said Thursday he'd like to deliver his speech to the United Nations general assembly in person in September, even if the room in New York is sparsely attended due to the pandemic.

August 13, 2020
In this handout photo taken on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, and provided by Russian Direct Investment Fund, an employee works with a coronavirus vaccine at the Nikolai Gamaleya National Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology in Moscow, Russia. Russia on Tuesday, Aug. 11 became the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine for use in tens of thousands of its citizens despite international skepticism about injections that have not completed clinical trials and were studied in only dozens of people for less than two months. (Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/ Russian Direct Investment Fund via AP)

Coronavirus vaccine threatened by ‘cold chain’ issues

Two years ago, health workers responding to an Ebola outbreak in extremely remote parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo faced a quandary -- trial vaccines for the deadly disease had to be stored at sub-freezing temperatures as they traveled deep into tropical forests by helicopter or motorcycle.

August 13, 2020
President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump rips Joe Biden mask mandate push

President Trump criticized former Vice President Joseph R. Biden's call for a nationwide mask mandate Thursday, saying states are seeing different rates of transmission and Americans should maintain a degree of individual freedom.

August 13, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks at an event called "Kids First: Getting America's Children Safely Back to School" in the State Dining room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump ramps up push to reopen schools

President Trump met with parents, teachers and pediatricians at the White House on Wednesday to argue the risks posed by virtual learning outweigh those posed by COVID-19 seeping into the classroom.

August 12, 2020
President Donald Trump, second from right, and first lady Melania Trump attend the NCAA College Football Playoff national championship game Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) **FILE**

Trump: Get out there and play college football

President Trump on Tuesday told college football to "get out there" and play amid the coronavirus pandemic and that he wants players to stand for the national anthem once they hit the field.

August 11, 2020
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis answers a question during a roundtable meeting with transportation industry leaders at the Hilton Orlando-Bonnet Creek Resort in Orlando, Fla., Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. DeSantis addressed coronavirus and state transportation construction concerns. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP) **FILE**

Ron DeSantis backs college football season, echoing Trump

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met with Florida State University's players and coaches Tuesday to offer his support for holding college football games amid the COVID-19 crisis, as Big Ten schools threatened to cause a domino effect by postponing their season.

August 11, 2020
In this Dec. 7, 2019, photo, Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields (1) runs with the ball against Wisconsin during the first half of the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game, in Indianapolis. After the Power Five conference commissioners met Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, to discuss mounting concern about whether a college football season can be played in a pandemic, players took to social media to urge leaders to let them play. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) **FILE**

Trump to top NCAA conferences: Let them play football

President Trump on Monday offered his support to Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence and other college football players who say they're safer on the field this fall than heading back to communities where the coronavirus is spreading.

August 10, 2020
President Trump's tariffs on Canadian will result in higher costs for brewers, the beer industry says. A spokesman said aluminum is the single-highest input cost for breweries. (Associated Press/File)

Canada aluminum tariffs upset automakers, brewers

The U.S. and Canada are locked in another tariff war barely a month after a major North American trade pact took effect, flummoxing carmakers who would prefer to let the deal play out and brewers who say the standoff will raise costs during challenging economic times.

August 9, 2020