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2020 United States presidential debates. The Commission on Presidential Debates formally cancels the second presidential debate of the 2020 election, scheduled for October 15 between Donald Trump and Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden. It is the first time in U.S. history that a presidential debate has been cancelled.
Disasters and accidents 2020 Beirut explosion The state -run National News Agency says that Lebanon's state prosecution has asked Interpol to detain two Russian citizens, the captain and owner of the MV Rhosus, a ship that carried thousands of tons of ammonium nitrate to Beirut in 2013. (Reuters via U.S. News) Eight people are killed and ten others are injured as a series of wildfires sweeps ...
2020 in U.S. states and territories. The following is a list of notable events, births and deaths from 2020 in the United States . The US was heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which by the end of the year killed over 300,000 people within American borders.
The George Floyd protests are generally regarded as marking the start of the 2020 United States unrest. In Minneapolis–Saint Paul alone, the immediate aftermath of Floyd's murder was the second-most destructive period of local unrest in United States history, after the 1992 Los Angeles riots.
International relations United States–Zimbabwe relations, George Floyd protests Zimbabwe summons the U.S. envoy for comments by U.S. National Security Advisor Robert C. O'Brien suggesting that Zimbabwe is among "foreign adversaries" that could face retaliation for trying to foment unrest in the U.S. over the killing of George Floyd. (AP News) Law and crime Killing of George Floyd George ...
Law and crime. List of mass shootings in the United States in 2020. A mass shooting on a Greyhound bus headed from Los Angeles to San Francisco leaves one dead and five wounded; the motive remains unknown. (CBS News) (NBC News) A shooting at a dormitory at Texas A&M University–Commerce, leaves two dead and one wounded.
The 2020 Republican National Convention begins, running until Thursday. Incumbents President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are expected to be officially nominated to run for re-election, facing off against former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris in November. (CNN)
Current events/2020 July 24. Four Katyusha rockets hit the Besmaya Range Complex in Baghdad, Iraq, where Spanish coalition troops are stationed, causing material damage but no casualties, according to the Iraqi military. No group has claimed responsibility. (Reuters) Two statues of Christopher Columbus are removed from Chicago 's Grant Park and ...