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News Wrap: Biden rebuts Trump's COVID-19 testing claims

In our news wrap Tuesday, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden, disputed President Trump’s claims that anyone in the U.S. can get tested for COVID-19. The former vice president charged that Trump has demonstrated “needless complacency” in his response to the crisis. Also, in Moscow, a spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin has been hospitalized with the coronavirus.

News Wrap: Biden rebuts Trump's COVID-19 testing claims

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  • January 1, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    January 1, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2025 E1 - 57m 46s

    Wednesday on the News Hour, New Year's celebrations turned to horror as a driver tore through Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing and wounding multiple people. Then, we examine Jimmy Carter's global health legacy as the late president's goal of eradicating a tropical disease appears within reach. Plus, new research shows exercise could be the "most potent medical intervention ever known.”

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