Articles filed under Political Figures
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Trump infection puts large circle of White House aides at riskOct 02, 2020 1:00 am - President Donald Trump interacted or traveled with a large coterie of top aides and advisers in the days before he was diagnosed with covid-19, raising the risk of a wid...
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Trump's diagnosis rocks final stage of presidential campaignOct 02, 2020 1:00 am - An election year already defined by a cascade of national crises descended further into chaos Friday, with President Donald Trump declaring that he's tested positive for...
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Trump COVID infection thrusts world in uncharted territoryOct 02, 2020 1:00 am - PARIS - News that the world's most powerful man was infected with the world's most notorious disease dominated screens large and small, drawing shock, sympathy for Presi...
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Different results, different protocols for Trump and Pritzker after staffers contract COVID-19Oct 02, 2020 1:00 am - To correct a Saturday article, Illinois' mask mandate began May 1. Illinoisans are in a unique position with President Donald Trump in the hospital due to COVID-19 ...
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Misinformation spikes as Trump confirms COVID-19 diagnosisOct 02, 2020 1:00 am - News Friday that President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for COVID-19 sparked an explosion of rumors, misinformation and conspiracy theor...
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Lawmakers share their thoughts on the Trumps' COVID-19 diagnosesOct 02, 2020 1:00 am - Several Illinois lawmakers have issued statements about President Donald Trump's and Melania Trump's COVID-19 diagnoses. Here's a sampling. U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (6th Di...
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Wall Street trims losses after Trump's positive virus testOct 02, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Wall Street is easing off its knee-jerk reaction to sell after President Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus, and stocks are clawing back much of...
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Analysis: The law is clear about handling presidential illness - but it can get murky fastOct 02, 2020 1:00 am - The news that President Donald Trump has tested positive for the coronavirus is stunning on many levels - personal, electoral and legal. As of now, there is no indicatio...
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Trump taken to Walter Reed hospital for 'a few days': 'I think I'm doing very well'Oct 01, 2020 1:00 am - YouTube In a day of whipsaw events, the president who has spent months downplaying the threat of the virus was forced to cancel all campaign events a month before the el...
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U of I's saliva test did not receive emergency authorization, FDA saysOct 01, 2020 1:00 am - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says the saliva-based coronavirus test developed by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did not receive emergency use au...