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Joe Biden, Child virus cases, U.S. Open View in browser | nytimes.com Continue reading the main story August 31, 2020 Your Monday Evening Briefing By Carole Landry and Hiroko Masuike Good evening. Here’s the latest. Amr Alfiky/The New York Times 1. Joe Biden assailed President Trump over the unrest in cities. As Mr. Trump prepared for a visit on Tuesday to Kenosha, Wis., which has been rocked by protests and riots over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, Mr. Biden gave a speech in Pittsburgh, above, asking: “Does anyone believe there will be less violence in America if Donald Trump is re-elected?” “Mr. Trump, you want to talk about fear?’’ Mr. Biden asked. “Do you know what people are afraid of in America? They’re afraid they’re going to get Covid. They’re afraid they’re going to get sick and die. And that is no small part because of you.” He noted that more police officers had died from the coronavirus than were killed on patrol. At a White House press conference later in the d