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Senator Tammy Duckworth is an Iraq war veteran and the first Thai-American woman elected to Congress.

It emerged after the double shooting that the Illinois couple had tested negative for Covid-19.

US immigration agents denied a blind man the use of Braille, causing him to fail the test.

Even the president's fellow Republicans disavowed his move to show mercy to the infamous ex-governor.

Americans are also urged to consider leaving China, the epicentre of the deadly coronavirus outbreak.

US chemists have turned plastic into motor oil, but the scientific battle to break down the tide of plastic waste continues.

Dr Ulrich Klopfer, who died on 3 September, had his licence suspended four years ago.

The story involves a Welshman who played a major role in extending the American Civil War.