President Donald Trump, who announced early Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for COVID-19, is known for traveling for both work and play. But he was especially active in the last week. Here's what we know about Trump's travels. bit.ly/3jpDyh9
Thursday, Oct. 1: The president went to New Jersey, where he participated in a roundtable event with supporters and a fundraising reception at his golf club in Bedminster. bit.ly/3jpDyh9
Wednesday, Sept. 30: Trump traveled to Minnesota, where he first participated in a private fundraising reception in Shorewood then traveled to Duluth to host a Make America Great Again rally. bit.ly/3jpDyh9
Tuesday, Sept. 29: Trump went to Cleveland for the first presidential debate between him and former Vice President Joe Biden. bit.ly/3jpDyh9
Monday, Sept. 28: Trump's first event was in the Rose Garden where he provided an update on the nation's coronavirus testing strategy.
Trump then appeared outside the White House for a photo opportunity in front of a Lordstown Motors 2021 endurance truck. bit.ly/3jpDyh9
Sunday, Sept. 27: The president started his day at his golf resort in Virginia.
Later, he held a news conference at the White House, where he touted Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court and attacked Joe Biden. bit.ly/3jpDyh9
Saturday, Sept. 26: The first event on the president's schedule was a greeting with Evangelical Faith Leaders.
Later, Trump officially nominated federal appeals court judge Amy Coney Barrett as his pick to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court. bit.ly/3jpDyh9
Friday, Sept. 25: Trump first appeared at a Latinos for Trump event at his South Florida resort.
The president then went to Atlanta, where he gave a speech on Black empowerment.
Later, he spoke at a rally at an airport in Southeast Virginia. bit.ly/3jpDyh9
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“My brain is about to explode!” she exclaims.
Fourth grade teacher Rodney LaFleur looks for a student to answer a math question. He reaches into a jar filled with popsicle sticks, each with the name of one of his students. The first student’s name he draws is absent. So is the second. And the third.
In the year since the Supreme Court dismantled Roe v. Wade, the quiet college town of Carbondale, Illinois, came to symbolize the shifting map of U.S. abortion access. bit.ly/3WSULUP
Carbondale transformed into an important abortion destination for women across the Midwest and South, states where abortion bans and restrictions have spread.
A year ago, there were no clinics in Carbondale. Now, it is the closest abortion destination for more than 1.2 million women from states as far as Louisiana, according to an analysis by Caitlin Myers, an economics professor at Middlebury College.