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A person walks past flood barriers in lower Manhattan as Tropical Storm Isaias approaches New York City on August 4, 2020. - Isaias pounded the US eastern seaboard with driving rain and strong winds on August 4, leaving hundreds of thousands without power and prompting flood precautions in New York City. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP)

2020 just got even worse for the US

As if civil unrest, a looming economic crisis, devastating COVID-19 infection rates and a presidential election wasn’t enough, the US is now facing an even worse disaster, writes Sarah Blake.

EXPLAINERMicrosoft
(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on August 01, 2020 shows the logo of the social media video sharing app Tiktok displayed on a tablet screen in Paris, and US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 30, 2020. - President Donald Trump said July 31, 2020 he will bar fast-growing social media app TikTok from the United States as American authorities have raised concerns the service could be a tool for Chinese intelligence. US officials and lawmakers in recent weeks have voiced fears of the wildly popular video platform being used by Beijing for nefarious purposes, but the company has denied any links to the Chinese government. (Photos by Lionel BONAVENTURE and JIM WATSON / AFP)

Apple rules out play for TikTok

Apple has denied an interest in buying TikTok as Microsoft has one month to save the social media platform from bans in countries including Australia after Donald Trump gave the Chinese-run app an ultimatum.

World
Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a  "Build Back Better" Clean Energy event on July 14, 2020 at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP)

The women Biden might pick as VP

Joe Biden’s choice of running mate is shaping as one of the most crucial steps in the US presidential race. See the list of all-female contenders.

True Crime
Bill Clinton,  Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Picture: Getty Images

Epstein ‘hosted’ Clinton on island

Unsealed court documents have revealed that a woman who has accused Jeffrey Epstein and his alleged “pimp” Ghislaine Maxwell of sex abuse, said former US President Bill Clinton stayed on the dead paedophile’s private island.

Leaders
US president Donald Trump delivers remarks on restoring energy dominance in the Permian basin in Midland, Texas on July 29, 2020. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP)

Trump wants to delay US election

Donald Trump has suggested postponing the US presidential election in November, saying increased postal voting could lead to fraud and inaccurate results, but senior Republicans aren’t happy.

Original URL: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/journalists/sarah-blake/page/23