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Thursday's Presidential Debate Canceled After Spat Over Coronavirus Safety Concerns

The second face-off of the general election season was scheduled for next week in Miami.
The stage of this week's vice presidential debate Salt Lake City.

Updated at 7:44 p.m. ET

The second presidential debate has been canceled, organizers confirmed, following a disagreement between the campaigns and the Commission on Presidential Debates regarding safety protocols for Thursday's event.

"On October 8, CPD announced that for

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