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The US surpasses 6 million cases of Covid-19; rebel groups sign a peace deal in Sudan.   Tonight's Sentences was written by Cameron Peters. TOP NEWS More than 183,000 are dead as the US passes 6 million cases Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images In coronavirus news, the US surpassed the 6 million case mark on Sunday as Covid-19 infections remain high and the country closes in on 200,000 reported deaths from the virus. [ New York Times ] Currently, more than 183,000 Americans have died of the virus — tens of thousands more than the confirmed deaths in the UK, Italy, Mexico, and Canada combined. [ Johns Hopkins University ] Nationally, the pandemic has slowed down since its worst days earlier this summer, but a handful of states are bucking that ...

Trump lays into Biden in a dour acceptance speech on the final night of the RNC; a top FDA spokesperson gets the boot.   Tonight's Sentences was written by Cameron Peters. TOP NEWS The RNC ends with a bang and a Hatch Act violation Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images On Thursday, President Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination for president in a sprawling 70-minute speech delivered from the South Lawn of the White House to a crowd of more than 1,000 people. [ Vox / Aaron Rupar ] Trump used the last night of the four-day Republican National Convention to launch a grim attack on Democratic nominee Joe Biden, who he said represented a "radical movement" that would "completely dismantle and destroy" ...