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Joe Biden says he would shut down the country again if scientists recommend it, while Donald Trump and Jo Jorgensen are against shutdowns.

Biden believes schools should be gun-free zones, while Trump disagrees.

The state will allow exemptions, but announced on Aug. 19, 2020 that the “new vaccine requirement is an important step to reduce flu-related illness and ​the overall impact of respiratory illness during the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Pokémon Go is still the top location-based game in 2020. Explore the top 3 pros and cons of the game in which you’ve “gotta catch ’em all.”

Explore what the 2020 candidates think about leaving the United Nations organization.

The federal government continues to invest in body worn cameras for departments across the country. Should police officers wear body cameras?

On Aug. 5, 2020, gold prices rose to $2,000 per ounce for the first time ever due to the US dollar weakening during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Find new facts and opinions on our newly updated gold standard site.

Online naturalization application fees will increase from $640 to $1,160, and the US will join only three other countries (Australia, Fiji, and Iran) that charge a fee for asylum seekers with a $50 charge.

A July 2020 study of FDA-approved vaccines from Jan. 1, 1996 through Dec. 31, 2015 conducted by researchers at the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center in Israel stated “vaccines were found to be remarkably safe.”

On Aug. 6, 2020, New York Attorney General Letitia James, JD, MPA, filed a lawsuit arguing for the dissolution of the NRA and the removal of CEO Wayne LaPierre.

A Secret Service analysis found that of 24 mass shootings in 2019 at least 10 (42%) involved illegally possessed guns.

The FBI conducted over 3.7 million gun background checks in Mar. 2020, over 2.9 million in Apr. 2020, over 3.1 million in May 2020, over 3.9 million in June 2020 (an all-time high), and over 3.6 million in July 2020 as the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic continued.

The four 2020 candidates covered by ProCon.org have spent $407,576,334.38 on their campaigns as of June 30, 2020 (the most recent FEC data available). Trump has spent the most at over 58% of the total.

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed an executive order automatically restoring the vote to some former felons who have completed their sentences. People convicted of felony homicide will still have to apply for reenfranchisement.

An appeals court overturned Tsarnaev’s death sentence because the US district court did not properly vet jurors for bias. The lower court will have to hold a new trial on sentencing, though the appeals court judge emphasized that Tsarnaev will not be leaving prison.