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Several hundred protesters have taken over a street corner across the I-85 connector in midtown Atlanta.

Most were calling for an end to American involvement in the Gaza war and for the president – or his successor – to call for an immediate ceasefire.

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Joe Biden and his allies are leaning heavily into their message that Donald Trump represents a threat to democracy in the final hours leading up to tonight’s debate.

The Democratic National Committee plans to run a mobile billboard around the debate venue in Atlanta, with the featured ad highlighting Trump’s effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election and the reversal of Roe v Wade.