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Here's What Happened Today: Friday

‘Golfgate’ causes government chaos, Kildare to stay under lockdown and Biden accepts nomination.

NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a round up of today’s news.

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KILDARE TOWN 1L2A0073 Cunninghams traditional pub in KIldare Town. Eamonn Farrell / Rollingnews.ie Eamonn Farrell / Rollingnews.ie / Rollingnews.ie

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election-2020-dnc Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden. Andrew Harnik / PA Images Andrew Harnik / PA Images / PA Images

#UNITED STATES: Joe Biden has vowed to unite an America torn by crisis and contempt, as he accepted the Democratic presidential nomination, quoting Séamus Heaney in his speech. 

#GREEN LIST: Croatia, Austria and Trinidad & Tobago were removed from Britain’s safe travel list, meaning many overseas travellers are facing quarantine.

#GREECE: Manchester United captain and English footballer Harry Maguire was arrested following an altercation with police on the Greek island of Mykonos. 

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Here is that speech from Biden, who said that President Donald Trump had “cloaked American darkness for far too long”. 

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