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In Tamer Debate, Trump; Biden Clash On President’s Pandemic Response
Candidates spar in the second and final debate of the 2020 presidential race.

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Candidates spar in the second and final debate of the 2020 presidential race.

Whistleblowers unfairly being disciplined for taking proper precautions.
Current pandemic putting holiday season on pause.
If Joe Biden wins the presidency in November, health is likely to play a high-profile role in his agenda.
Initiative could authorize the state to borrow $5.5 billion to keep financing CIRM.
Faced with a dire diagnosis, how do patients or their families know whether they can seek treatment?
Sudden cognitive dysfunction is a common concern for seniors who’ve survived a serious bout of coronavirus.
Groups eye public health money to gain funding through vote.
Students; musicians using special masks so they can continue to play.
Aides continue to work during pandemic despite lack of PPE.
Concerns about lowering costs and managing the pandemic could sway the outcome of this election
Democrats now campaigning for a different vote.
Aggressive workplace health enforcement has been saving lives.
Pandemic Stress starting to take its toll on Americans.
While the 2020 fire season will go down as the state’s biggest on record, rescuers have so far managed to avoid horrors of past wildfires.
Keeping track of them is a logistical nightmare for local health departments and colleges.
As campaigns enter its final stretch, Trump is not feeling the love.
Costs soared 55% in the past decade — more than twice the pace of inflation and wages.