☀ October 8: Trump pushes coronavirus drug, Gulf Coast braces for hurricane and the Nobel literature award winner

Alexa Mencia

4 years ago

Good morning! It’s Thursday, October 8, 2020. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:

1️⃣🧪 President Trump pushes experimental coronavirus drug for public use

U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement about his treatment for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Washington, U.S., in this still image taken from video, October 7, 2020. (The White House/Handout via REUTERS)

2️⃣📺 Watch full vice presidential debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris

3️⃣🌀 Hurricane Delta strengthens on track toward US Gulf Coast after striking Mexico

4️⃣🚔 Police release details of Breonna Taylor investigation

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American poet Louise Glück wins Nobel literature prize

The Nobel Prize for literature has been awarded to American poet Louise Glück “for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal.”

FILE – In this Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016 file photo, President Barack Obama embraces poet Louise Gluck before awarding her the 2015 National Humanities Medal during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

📅 What we’re watching

🔴 Vice President Mike Pence is campaigning in Nevada and Arizona Thursday. Pence will hold a rally in Boulder City, Nevada, at 1 p.m. ET before visiting Peoria, Arizona, at 4:30 p.m. ET.

🔴 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris are also campaigning in Arizona Thursday. They’re scheduled to speak with Native American tribal leaders in Phoenix.

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