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Black voters in Detroit want change. Can the Biden campaign engage them?

By Kat Stafford, Associated Press

Both President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden are battling for support among Black voters across Michigan, and Biden's running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, will be in the state on Tuesday.

WATCH: Health, finance experts testify on the economic impact of COVID-19 in the U.S.

By Associated Press

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin expressed cautious optimism Tuesday that the U.S. economy is rebounding from the pandemic-induced recession with federal support.

U.K. prime minister orders new restrictions as COVID cases surge: ‘This virus is a fact of our lives’

By Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless, Associated Press

Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Britons on Tuesday that they should not expect to return to a normal social or work life for at least six months.

WATCH: Bolsonaro claims Brazil is victim of environmental smear campaign

By David Biller, Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro defended his administration’s record protecting the Amazon rainforest, telling the United Nations’ virtual meeting of global leaders on Tuesday that his country has been wrongly portrayed as an environmental villain.

WATCH: COVID-19 shows importance of international cooperation, Xi says

By Ted Anthony, Foster Klug, Associated Press

“Burying one’s head in the sand like an ostrich in the face of economic globalization or trying to fight it with Don Quixote’s lance goes against the trend of history. Let this be clear: The world will never return to…

U.S. death toll from coronavirus hits 200,000

By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press

The number of dead in the U.S. is equivalent to a 9/11 attack every day for 67 days.

WATCH: Powell and Mnuchin voice optimism about economy but back more aid

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

Both officials stressed that major sectors of the economy were still suffering.

CDC changes, then retracts, web posting on how virus spreads

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

The top U.S. public health agency stirred confusion by posting — and then taking down — an apparent change in its position on how easily the coronavirus can spread from person to person through the air.

The U.S. has lost 200,000 people to COVID-19. How did this happen?

Over the past six months, we have tried to capture and convey the heartbreaking loss of American life due to the coronavirus pandemic. As the country passes a somber threshold, with 200,000 people killed by COVID-19, Amna Nawaz talks to…

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Europe adopts tougher virus restrictions as infections surge

By Danica Kirka, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press

The growing push to reimpose tough measures in Europe to beat back a scourge that was seemingly brought under control in the spring contributed to a sharp drop on Wall Street in the morning.