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The moderator of the first presidential debate just selected its topics

Allan SmithSep 20, 2016, 02:16 IST

Master of Ceremonies Lester Holt speaks on stage at the 31th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner to benefit The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis at The Waldorf Astoria Hotel on September 12, 2016 in New York City.Thos Robinson/Getty Images for The Buoniconti Fund

NBC's Lester Holt, the moderator of the first presidential debate next week, on Monday announced the topics to be discussed during the much-anticipated event.

The three topics to be discussed during the debate, held at Hofstra University in New York, will be "America's Direction," "Achieving Prosperity," and "Securing America," per a release from the Commission on Presidential Debates.

The debate format calls for six 15-minute time segments, and each of the topics will take up two of the six time slots. The debate will start at 9 p.m. next Monday and will run for 90 minutes without any commercial interruption.

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