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US Attorney General William Barr was potentially exposed to the novel coronavirus at a White House reception where attendees didn't wear masks. However, Business Insider reports Barr has refused to self-quarantine. The September 26 reception for Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett has since been identified as a possible superspreader event. That designation came after several Republican lawmakers and White House associates announced they had tested positive for coronavirus. Others present who now have COVID-19 are President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, two GOP senators, and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
Donald Trump urged his supporters and Republicans to vote. He says he saw a poll that he is now tied with Hillary Clinton and he gets the crowd going with his "Make America Great Again" slogan.
Despite exceeding all expectations and reaching the semi-finals round of the 2016 UEFA Euro football championship, Wales was eliminated last night after their 2-0 loss to Portugal, who now advance to play against either Germany or France in the final match on Sunday. Tempers flared between Portugal and Wales fans in a Lyon fanzone on Wednesday, during the teams' UEFA 2016 European Championship's semi-final.
The European Union calls for an independent probe into the reported discovery of mass graves at two Gaza hospitals destroyed in Israeli sieges. SOUNDBITE
Donald Trump calls off his rally in Wilmington, north Carolina, the Republican candidate's first campaign event since his criminal trial in New York began this week, due to bad weather threatening the outdoor gathering. Thousands of supporters had gathered for the event at the airport in the North Carolina city of Wilmington when he called in 30 minutes before the scheduled start. "We want to make sure that everybody is safe above all and so they've asked us to ask people to leave the site and seek shelter," Trump says in the call broadcast over the loudspeakers. IMAGES