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The News Roundup For August 7, 2020

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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 06: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) walks to the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on August 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. Negotiations on a COVID-19 relief package are expected to continue today between U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY), as they look to find a compromise between McConnell’s $1 trillion stimulus package and the $3 trillion package passed by the House in May. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images)

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Schools discuss reopening, and Congress discusses coronavirus aid. The world continues to search for answers in Beirut. And President Trump bans TikTok and WeChat.

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