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Trust in Trump sinks over COVID-19 as Biden support grows

By Laura Santhanam

Days before the Democratic National Convention, this latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll shows former Vice President Joe Biden with his widest lead yet over incumbent President Donald Trump.

Apple boots popular game Fortnite from app store after developers bypass payment plan

By Mae Anderson, Associated Press

Apple has dropped the hugely popular Fortnite game from its App Store after the game's developer introduced a direct payment plan that bypasses Apple's platform. Apple takes a 30% cut from in-app revenue purchases, which has long been a sore…

WATCH: Trump attacks Biden over mask policy during virus briefing

By Alexandra Jaffe, Will Weissert, Associated Press

President Donald Trump is attacking Joe Biden for calling on governors to mandate that all Americans wear masks for the next three months.

WATCH: Pelosi remarks on virus aid stalemate

By Associated Press

With talks on emergency coronavirus aid having stalled out, both sides played the blame game Thursday rather than make any serious moves to try to break their stalemate.

U.S. jobless claims fall below 1 million but remain high

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

The number of laid-off workers applying for unemployment aid fell below 1 million last week for the first time since the pandemic intensified five months ago yet still remains at a high level.

U.S. budget deficit climbs to record $2.81 trillion

By Matt Ott, Associated Press

U.S. budget deficit climbed to $2.81 trillion in the first 10 months of the budget year. That exceeds any on record, and it's expected to eventually reach levels more than double the nation's largest recorded annual deficit.

WATCH: Trump holds White House news conference

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump is expected to hold a press briefing Wednesday on the nation's response to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

Egg producer gouged prices when pandemic hit, lawsuit says

By Associated Press

The company said the pandemic caused a massive disruption in every sector of the economy, including the egg industry.

Poor People's Campaign eyes low-income voters in 13 states

By Russell Contreras, Associated Press

The campaign inspired by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s last organizing effort says new data suggest low-income voters in key states could swing some U.S. Senate races.

Virus surges make U.S. weak link in global economic recovery

By David McHugh, Paul Wiseman, Joe McDonald, Associated Press

China is up and running and Europe is bouncing back. Businesses that sell to the U.S are wondering and hoping when the U.S. economy will get back into the game.