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Postponement, outbreaks: SEC takes a hit from COVID-19
The conference on Monday postponed Saturdayโs game between No. 20 Auburn and Mississippi State because of positive COVID-19 cases and quarantining within the Bulldogsโ program. 5 Texas A&M paused in-person activities after a player and a staff member tested positive for COVID-19 after returning from a win at South Carolina. LSU is battling an outbreak that could put Saturday's game against No. ___More AP college football: https://apnews.com/Collegefootball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25.
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Trump's show of federal force sparking alarm in cities
The Justice Department doesnt have the manpower to surge agents to high-crime areas, so it is borrowing from Homeland Security. Throughout his presidency, Trump has leaned on Homeland Security to carry out his political objectives, including cracking down on illegal immigration and slowing legal immigration applications. Critics say the federal forces have stoked tensions, creating new images of violence that could lead frightened viewers to vote for Trump. Homeland Security first jumped into the federal response to the Floyd protests in May as some demonstrations erupted into sporadic violence around the country. But effort shifted into high gear over the July Fourth weekend as Homeland Security agents and officers from at least a half a dozen components of the sprawling organization were arriving in Portland.
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Heavily armed US agents on city streets: Can Trump do that?
And President Donald Trump says federal agents could be deployed elsewhere as he makes law and order a central element in his struggling re-election campaign. A relatively small number of activists have vandalized downtown buildings, including the federal courthouse, and attacked police and federal agents. Federal officers and protesters clashed in the streets outside the federal courthouse. These and other legal actions could force the federal agents to change tactics or perhaps downsize their mission in the city. Trump, who sees the use of federal officers as a way to embarrass Democratic local officials, wants them used in other cities.
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Heavily armed US agents on city streets: Can Trump do that?
WASHINGTON The Trump administration has deployed agents with tactical gear to confront protesters in downtown Portland, Oregon. And President Donald Trump says federal agents could be deployed elsewhere as he makes law and order a central element in his struggling re-election campaign. Federal officers and protesters clashed in the streets outside the federal courthouse. These and other legal actions could force the federal agents to change tactics or perhaps downsize their mission in the city. Trump, who sees the use of federal officers as a way to embarrass Democratic local officials, wants them used in other cities.