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Beto O’Rourke is dropping out of the 2020 presidential race

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Former Texas Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke said Friday that he will drop out of the 2020 presidential race, making him the latest candidate to exit the still-crowded but narrowing Democratic primary contest. “Our campaign has always been about seeing clearly, speaking honestly, and acting decisively,” O’Rourke announced in a series of tweets. “In that spirit: I am announcing that my service to the country will not be as a candidate or as the nominee.” Beto O'Rourke ✔ @BetoORourke Our campaign has always been about seeing clearly, speaking honestly, and acting decisively. In that spirit: I am announcing that my service to the country will not be as a candidate or as the nominee. https:// medium.com/@BetoORourke/t hank-you-b13458279468  … Thank you. Our campaign has been about seeing clearly, speaking honestly and acting decisively in the best interests of America. medium.com 53.7K 11:28 PM - Nov 1, ...

Trump Gave a Speech at a Historically Black College, and Most Students Were Asked to Stay Inside Their Dorms

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As President  Donald Trump  delivered a speech about criminal justice to a room full of political allies at the historically black college Benedict College, in Columbia, S.C., most students were  reportedly  asked to stay in their dorms. The President delivered the speech Friday afternoon to a room that only included a handful of students. Benedict College Spokeswoman Kymm Hunter  reportedly  told the White House press pool that only seven students attended the speech, and CNN  reports  that Columbia’s Mayor Stephen Benjamin said the White House chose who else attended. “This should have been an opportunity for at least scores of students to attend this event,” Benjamin reportedly said to CNN. Hunter  said  in a statement to The State that asking students to remain in their dorms was part of a safety plan the school made in conjunction with the Secret Service and that classes were canceled. “The campus was closed and streets ...