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Hillary Clinton and her running mate will go to Ohio and Pennsylvania following the party’s convention.
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It’s the final night of the Democratic National Convention, and Hillary Clinton will take the stage as the first female nominee of a major U.S. political party; we’re covering it live . After the convention, Clinton and her VP pick Tim Kaine will to two battleground states, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Donald Trump he was “being sarcastic” on Wednesday when he suggested Russian that U.S. airstrikes have killed 14 civilians in Iraq and Syria within the last year. The Food and Drug Administration two blood donation centers in Florida to stop blood collection over Zika concerns. And the U.S. Attorney’s Office against the man convicted of killing Washington intern Chandra Levy in 2001.

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