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Republican National Convention, Day 2
First lady Melania Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) are among the featured speakers on the second night of the Republican National Convention.
Watch Live: RNC Convention Day 2 featuring speeches from Melania Trump, Mike Pompeo
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US election 2020: Trump's silence on police brutality protests will be deafening for many

Aug. 25 - The police shooting of Jacob Blake was shocking.

As the Republican Party convention prepared to roll out Donald Trump's vision for America, the actual vision from Wisconsin cast an ugly, distracting shadow.

The full facts surrounding the police shooting of Mr Blake, a black man, are still to be established.

But the details already on public view were enough to prompt Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to say the seven shots fired pierced "the soul of our nation".
His call for "an immediate, full and transparent investigation" came easily to him.

From the president, it didn't come at all.
This at a time when the Trump narrative shaped by his Democratic opponents is around a lack of character, empathy and ability to lead.     more

Shooting of Jacob Blake sparks protests in Wisconsin
Aug 25, 2020
Jacob Blake: Wisconsin black man 'will need miracle' to walk again

Aug. 26 - Jacob Blake, 29, was shot several times opening the door of his car in Kenosha.
At least one of the bullets went through his spinal cord, lawyers said.
The shooting of Mr Blake sparked protests, violent at times. The governor of Wisconsin is sending more National Guard troops to Kenosha.

As a result of the partial or complete severing of his spinal cord, Mr Blake is paralysed, with doctors unsure if he will recover the use of his legs.     more abut this story