Democrats start virtual presidential nomination event amid pandemic

WASHINGTON - The United States is gearing up for the November presidential election, with the Democratic Party kicking off its four-day national convention Monday to nominate former Vice President Joe Biden as its candidate to take on Republican President Donald Trump.As the coronavirus pandemic grips the nation, the Democratic convention, which otherwise would have drawn tens of thousands of crowds, has gone almost entirely virtual.The two-hour program was largely made up of speeches from big Democratic names and supporters across the nation calling for the need of a leadership change.In U…READ FULL ARTICLE