Nation and World
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Liz Cheney will campaign with Harris in Wisconsin while Trump holds a rally in Michigan
Oct 03, 2024 8:21 am - Liz Cheney, one of Donald Trump’s fiercest Republican antagonists, will join Democrat Kamala Harris at a campaign event in Wisconsin on Thursday aimed at reaching out to moderate voters and rattling the former president.
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5 takeaways from the big new filing on Trump’s 2020 election plot
Oct 03, 2024 8:19 am - We now have the most extensive new detail in years about former President Donald Trump’s plot to overturn the 2020 election, in the form of a much-anticipated filing from...
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More Americans file for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain historically low
Oct 03, 2024 8:03 am - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose modestly last week but remains at healthy levels.
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Elections have less impact on your 401(k) than you might think
Oct 03, 2024 7:33 am - Much like those annoying political TV ads, the warnings come back every four years: All the uncertainty around the U.S. presidential election could have big consequences for your 401(k)!
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Amazon, Target and other retailers are ramping up hiring for the holiday shopping seasonOct 03, 2024 7:30 am - Retailers are ramping up hiring for the holiday season, but fewer seasonal employees are expected to be taken on this year to help customers in stores and assemble online...
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Thousands of shipping containers have been lost at sea. What happens when they burst open?Oct 03, 2024 6:45 am - Russ Lewis has picked up some strange things along the coast of Long Beach Peninsula in Washington state over the years: Hot Wheels bicycle helmets with feather tufts, life-size plastic turkey decoys made for hunters, colorful squirt guns.
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Rare Israeli strike in central Beirut kills 7 as troops battle Hezbollah in southern Lebanon
Oct 03, 2024 6:40 am - An Israeli airstrike on an apartment in central Beirut killed seven Hezbollah-affiliated civilian first responders. Israel has been pounding areas of the country where the militant group has a strong presence since late September, but has rarely struck in the heart of the capital.
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Harris, Biden take in Helene’s destruction in separate visits to Carolinas, Georgia
Oct 02, 2024 3:45 pm - AUGUSTA, Ga. — President Joe Biden flew over toppled trees, twisted metal and towering piles of debris in the normally tourist friendly downtown of Asheville, North Carol...
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Prosecutors: Trump ‘resorted to crimes’ after losing 2020 election in failed bid to cling to power
Oct 02, 2024 3:35 pm - Donald Trump “resorted to crimes” after losing the 2020 election, federal prosecutors said in a court filing unsealed Wednesday that argues that the former president disregarded the advice of his vice president and other aides and is not entitled to immunity from prosecution over his failed bid to remain in power.
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Fact-checking the vice-presidential debate between Vance and Walz
Oct 02, 2024 12:32 pm - In the vice-presidential debate Tuesday night, Sen. JD Vance, an Ohio Republican, proved he could match his running mate on the falsehood meter, though with a bit more ve...