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Trump tweet on Chicago shooting prompts backlash

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on the 2016 presidential campaign (all times EDT):

3:45 p.m.

Donald Trump is receiving criticism for his latest tweets, after NBA star Dwyane Wade's cousin was fatally gunned down near a Chicago school where she intended to register her children.

"Dwyane Wade's cousin was just shot and killed walking her baby in Chicago," Trump wrote Saturday. "Just what I have been saying. African-Americans will VOTE TRUMP!"

One person responded: "@realDonaldTrump Glad you're not making this about you. Whew!"

Some criticized his record with African American voters, accusing him of trying to appeal to them too late. Originally he had spelled Dwyane wrong, but deleted the incorrect version, replacing it with a new tweet using the same wording. Trump has ramped up efforts to appeal to black and Hispanic voters in recent weeks as the polls show him slipping behind rival Hillary Clinton.

Trump later followed up with a second tweet sending the family his condolences.

"My condolences to Dwyane Wade and his family, on the loss of Nykea Aldridge. They are in my thoughts and prayers," he wrote.

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1:45 p.m.

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad says Donald Trump can beat Hillary Clinton in Iowa by focusing on agriculture, pointing to his support for a renewable fuel standard important to the state's corn growers.

Branstad told The Associated Press on Saturday that he's going to personally deliver that message to Trump when they share a ride to a campaign stop at the state fairgrounds.

The Republican governor spoke to the AP Saturday before he was to appear with Trump and other officials at a fundraiser hosted by Sen. Joni Ernst.

Branstad's son Eric Branstad is running Trump's Iowa campaign.

Branstad said he wants Trump to call for restoring a "robust" renewable fuel standard requiring corn-based ethanol in fuel. The current standard is set to expire in 2022.

Branstad says Trump should also emphasize his opposition to a clean water rule enacted by the Obama administration.

Polls show a tight race in Iowa. Branstad says he thinks Trump and Clinton are running "about even."

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12:05 p.m.

Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine is asking elected officials in Florida to help drive Democratic turnout, stressing the importance of the state on Election Day in November.

Kaine was at a campaign event in South Florida on Saturday. He said other traditional swing states such as Virginia and Colorado are becoming safer bets for Hillary Clinton's presidential bid, meaning her campaign is going to spend even more time focusing on Florida.

Polls in the Sunshine State continue to show a close race between Clinton and GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Kaine told a crowd of supporters, "Now we can really spend a lot of time here."

Kaine urged the local officials to focus on getting their supporters registered and to get as many possible to vote early.

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10:15 a.m.

Words, but no wheels for Donald Trump in Iowa.

He's skipping a 42-mile motorcycle ride that's part of a fundraiser hosted by one of the state's Republican senators, Joni Ernst.

Trump is the headline speaker at her "Roast and Ride" fundraiser at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. But for the ride, Ernst will be joined by veterans and soldiers - not the Republican presidential nominee.

Iowa remains a bright spot for Trump on the 2016 election map amid a sea of challenging battleground states.

Trump lost the lead-off Iowa caucuses to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. But much of the state's Republican establishment has since rallied around Trump.

Recent polls suggest a tight race against Hillary Clinton.

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8:50 a.m.

Hillary Clinton has arrived at an FBI facility in White Plains, New York, for her first national security briefing as the Democratic presidential nominee.

The former secretary of state routinely received such briefings when she was in President Barack Obama's Cabinet.

But the briefing Saturday in suburban New York is her first since she became her party's nominee. Republican Donald Trump had his first briefing earlier this month.

The briefings have been customary for presidential nominees so the next commander in chief has an understanding of the country's national security apparatus.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump smiles while speaking at a campaign rally in Manchester, N.H., Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) The Associated Press
The motorcade carrying Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives at an FBI office in White Plains, N.Y., Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016, for a national security briefing. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) The Associated Press
The motorcade carrying Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives at an FBI office in White Plains, N.Y., Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016, for a national security briefing. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) The Associated Press
Democratic vice presidential candidate, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va. talks with Dominick Ard'is, left, and Lucas Lindsey, at Domi Station in Tallahassee, Fla., Friday, August 26, 2016. Domi Station is a local business incubator in Tallahassee. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser) The Associated Press
Vincent Hunt, with Creators Camp, talks to Democratic vice presidential candidate, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., right, his wife Anne Holton, second from right, and Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla. at Domi Station in Tallahassee, Fla., Friday, August 26, 2016. Domi Station is a local business incubator in Tallahassee. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser) The Associated Press
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