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Former Vice President Joe Biden has significant support from Black voters, young voters, whites with a college degree and suburban voters. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Poll: Biden Expands Lead; A Third Of Country Says It Won't Get Vaccinated

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Pump jacks work in a field near Lovington, N.M., in 2015. The Trump administration is lifting an Obama-era rule aimed at limiting emissions of methane, a potent climate-warming gas. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption

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Trump's Methane Rollback That Big Oil Doesn't Want

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T. Chick McClure and their father, Chas McClure, in Los Angeles. In a StoryCorps conversation, they remembered a road trip they took to reconnect after being estranged for nearly 30 years. Courtesy of T. Chick McClure hide caption

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A Road Trip And Lost Time: How A Father And Son Reconnected After 30 Years

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California Assembly member Monique Limón (foreground) introduced a bill to create a financial watchdog agency for the state. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption

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New California Financial Watchdog Would Take Aim At Predatory Lenders Amid Pandemic

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Former Vice President Joe Biden leaves a campaign event last month in Wilmington, Del. If Biden wins the election, he may face political pressure over what to do about President Trump. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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One Tough Question For DOJ If Biden Is Elected: Whether To Prosecute Trump

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Barack Obama, then a little known state senator and candidate for U.S. Senate from Illinois, speaks during the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston. Laura Rauch/AP hide caption

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Political Conventions Will Likely Never Be The Same

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