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2020-10-13来源:和谐英语

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President Donald Trump sought to appeal to the nation's senior citizen population Thursday in a new video statement released on Twitter. Speaking on the White House South Lawn, Trump started the video by addressing his "favorite people in the world, the seniors."

State and federal authorities said Thursday that agents have foiled a stunning plot to kidnap Michigan Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer. They announced charges in an alleged scheme that involved months of planning and even rehearsals to snatch Whitmer at her vacation home.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she's ready to negotiate a coronavirus aid package after President Trump halted talks this week. Trump's decision sent GOP allies scrambling as Americans go without a fresh round of jobless assistance weeks before Election Day.
American poet Louise Glück won the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday.