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Decision 2020: Candidate Mics Will Be Cut During Debate
Decision 2020

Decision 2020: Candidate Mics Will Be Cut During Debate

The Presidential Debate Commission has announced they will mute the opponent's microphone during each candidate's two-minute response Thursday night in an effort to avoid the chaos of the first debate. NBC's Tracie Potts reports.
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(NBC News) — The Presidential Debate Commission has announced they will mute the opponent’s microphone during each candidate’s two-minute response during Thursday night’s debate. In response, the Trump campaign is calling the commission “biased,” saying they’re changing rules to “provide advantage to their favored candidate” and disputing the topics that should be discussed. With polls now open in 37 states…

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Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter return to save the world when "Bill & Ted Face the Music" arrives on video this week. NBC's Raphael Seth has more.
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Grocery Store Mask Confrontation Turns Violent
Coronavirus

Grocery Store Mask Confrontation Turns Violent

Video shows chaos erupt after a Yoke's grocery store employee confronts a customer who refuses to wear a mask, with violence spilling over into the store's parking lot. KHQ's Noelle Lashley reports.
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(KHQ/NBC News) — A Spokane, Washington grocery store employee seen confronting a customer for refusing to wear a mask is no longer the company, according to the store’s manager. In the video of the confrontation inside the Yoke’s store, the unmasked man says he has a medical condition that prevents him from wearing a mask. The employee asks the unmasked…

Trump Blasts Fauci, Dismisses Covid 19 In Campaign Call
Coronavirus, Decision 2020

Trump Blasts Fauci, Dismisses COVID-19 In Campaign Call

President Trump describes the nation's top infectious disease expert as a "disaster" and says people are "tired of hearing about COVID-19" in call with campaign staff. NBC's Alice Barr reports.
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(NBC News) — President Trump continued a tour of swing states Monday with two events in Arizona, a state he won in 2016. His events followed a call with campaign staff during which Mr. Trump lashed out at a member of his own team, calling Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, “a disaster.”…

Covid 19: Is The Worst Still Ahead?
Coronavirus, Health

COVID-19: Is The Worst Still Ahead?

With the number of infections once again climbing at a rapid rate, infectious disease experts warn the "darkest days" of the pandemic may still be ahead. NBC's Jay Gray reports.
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(NBC News) — The number of coronavirus infections is climbing dramatically across most of the country, with doctors warning we may see the worst of this pandemic in the coming months. “They are really getting to the point where it’s going to be literally unsustainable,” warns Dr. Todd Vento of the Intermountain Healthcare Infectious Disease Program. In 38 states and…

Three Wounded In Salt Lake Park Shooting
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Three Wounded In Salt Lake Park Shooting

Police are searching for a suspect seen fleeing in a black SUV after firing into another car Sunday afternoon at Salt Lake's Tanner Park, seriously wounding three people inside. KSL's Tania Dean reports.
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(KSL/NBC News) — Utah authorities are searching for a suspect who shot and critically injured three people near Tanner Park in Salt Lake County Sunday afternoon. Witnesses said a driver in a black SUV was traveling east of the park when he shot multiple times at a silver car. Officials said three people were transported to the hospital in critical…

"the Voice" Returns
Entertainment

“The Voice” Returns

Following last season's coronavirus format shake-up, coaches and contestants will be together in the studio again...with new safety measures in place...when "The Voice" returns tonight. NBC's Mark Barger reports.
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(NBC) — “The Voice” returns for a new season tonight. After the coronavirus pandemic forced coaches and artists to work from home in the spring, they’ll be back in the studio together once again. Safety measures will still be in place, however. The live audience has been replaced with a virtual one, and the coaches and singers will keep their…

Colorado Wildfire Destroys Dozens Of Homes
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Colorado Wildfire Destroys Dozens Of Homes

The "Calwood" fire burning in Boulder County has forced thousands to evacuate their homes. KUSA's Katie Eastman reports.
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(KUSA/NBC News) — A wildfire in Boulder County, Colorado that has forced thousands of evacuations had grown to 8,788 acres and was at 15 percent containment as of Sunday evening, the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office said. At least 26 structures have been damaged by the fier. The Calwood Fire is the largest in Boulder County history. Close to 3,000 people…

Decision 2020: Covid 19 Response Takes Center Stage
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Decision 2020: COVID-19 Response Takes Center Stage

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(NBC News) With just over two weeks until election day, President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden are spending nearly all their time in swing states that could make the difference. President Trump spent Sunday defending his coronavirus response in battleground Nevada. “If I listened totally to the scientists, we would right now have a country that would be in…

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