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Confederate monument will stay in Florida park, for now
Read full article: Confederate monument will stay in Florida park, for nowA proposal to remove a Confederate monument from a Jacksonville park has been withdrawn after a heated debate that ended with the audience being ordered out of City Council chambers.
Hot topics: After chaotic debate, President Trump, Joe Biden try again
Read full article: Hot topics: After chaotic debate, President Trump, Joe Biden try againProduction crew member stand on stage ahead of the final presidential debate between Republican candidate President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)After meeting last month in perhaps the most chaotic debate in modern history, President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, will take the stage Thursday to give it another go. Biden and Trump instead participated in dueling town halls on competing television networks. CORONAVIRUSSince the last debate, Trump was diagnosed with and hospitalized for COVID-19. Welker will be the first Black woman to serve as the moderator of a presidential debate since Carole Simpson in 1992.
President Trump wants to hold rally in Florida on Saturday
Read full article: President Trump wants to hold rally in Florida on Saturday7:35 p.m.President Donald Trump’s doctor says he fully anticipates Trump can make a “safe return to public engagements” on Saturday. ------4:15 p.m.Democrat Joe Biden is calling on President Donald Trump to stop insulting his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, after the president called her a “monster” during a TV appearance. It’s at least the fifth time Biden has tested negative since President Donald Trump confirmed that he had contracted the coronavirus. “Vice President Biden looks forward to speaking directly to the American people,” deputy Biden campaign manager Kate Bedingfield said in a statement. The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates debates made the announcement Thursday morning, a week before the two were scheduled to face on in Miami.
‘These are professional politicians:’ News 6 expert weighs in on vice presidential debate
Read full article: ‘These are professional politicians:’ News 6 expert weighs in on vice presidential debateORLANDO, Fla. – Vice President Mike Pence and Democrat vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris met on the debate stage for the first and only time Wednesday night in Utah. News 6 anchor Lisa Bell and WKMG-TV political expert Jim Clark watched the debate and answered your questions about the presidential race. For both candidates, who have remained mostly out of the spotlight, the debate gave the public the chance to get to know them better. Vice presidential debates rarely move the needle in significant ways during a presidential election. That typically puts a lot of pressure on vice presidential candidates to stick to cautious talking points.
Fly lands on Vice President Pence’s head during debate, distracting internet
Read full article: Fly lands on Vice President Pence’s head during debate, distracting internetThere was briefly another participant swooping into Wednesday night’s vice presidential debate. For several minutes, a fly landed in Vice President Mike Pence’s hair, not moving as he answered questions about racial injustice and whether justice has been done in the death of Breonna Taylor. Conversation about the fly briefly dominated corners of Twitter, where debate watchers discussed their distraction and inability to focus on Pence and California Sen. Kamala Harris' answers. Wednesday night’s intruder wasn’t the first to take center stage at an election-year debate. In 2016, a fly briefly landed between Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s eyes during a town hall-style debate with now-President Donald Trump.
Central Florida political expert said he’s never seen a presidential debate like this
Read full article: Central Florida political expert said he’s never seen a presidential debate like thisCentral Florida political expert said he’s never seen a presidential debate like thisPublished: September 30, 2020, 9:44 amDr. Jim Clark acknowledged all of the issues have become politically charged for each base.