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August’s supermoon is the first of four lunar spectacles

By MARCIA DUNN
Aug 20, 2024 11:32 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Monday’s supermoon is the first of four this year. During a supermoon, the full moon inches a little closer than usual to Earth. A supermoon isn’t...
Disney drops bid to have allergy-death lawsuit tossed because plaintiff signed up for Disney+

By PHILIP MARCELO
Aug 20, 2024 11:21 am - Disney is no longer asking a Florida court to dismiss a wrongful-death lawsuit on the grounds that the victim’s family had signed up for its streaming service Disney+. The company filed a notice Tuesday to withdraw the motion, which had drawn swift backlash when it became public.
Kamala Harris eyes guardrails on plan to eliminate taxes on tips

Jacob Bogage, Jeff Stein
Aug 20, 2024 8:31 am - Vice President Kamala Harris is considering limits on her proposal to end the taxation of tips, exploring new details for her version of an idea first pushed by her Repub...
Alaska, Hawaiian Airlines merger clears antitrust hurdle, airline says

Lori Aratani, Aaron Gregg
Aug 20, 2024 8:27 am - Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines have cleared an important regulatory hurdle for their plan to combine operations, according to Alaska Airlines. The nearly $2 billio...
A massive fire rages for a third day at a Russian oil depot targeted in a Ukrainian drone attack

By ILLIA NOVIKOV
Aug 20, 2024 8:05 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Russian authorities struggled Tuesday to put out a massive fire in the southern Rostov region for a third consecutive day after an oil depot was hit by Uk...
Fact-checking Day 1 of the 2024 Democratic National Convention

By Glenn Kessler
Aug 20, 2024 8:05 am - The first night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention featured many attacks on former president Donald Trump, some of which quoted him out of context. Here’s a roundup of a dozen claims that caught our attention, in the order in which they were made.
Obama and Emhoff are to headline the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday

By ZEKE MILLER, JONATHAN J. COOPER, AAMER MADHANI and DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Aug 20, 2024 7:09 am - Former President Barack Obama and second gentleman Doug Emhoff will speak Tuesday on the second day of the Democratic National Convention, turning the party’s attention toward Vice President Kamala Harris and her faceoff against Republican Donald Trump.
Powell may use Jackson Hole speech to hint at how fast and how far the Fed could cut rates

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Aug 20, 2024 7:06 am - Federal Reserve officials have said they're increasingly confident that they've nearly tamed inflation. Now, it's the health of the job market that's starting to draw their concern.
Blinken visits Gaza mediators in pursuit of cease-fire deal; bodies of 6 hostages recovered

By JULIA FRANKEL and MATTHEW LEE
Aug 20, 2024 7:04 am - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting fellow mediators Egypt and Qatar as he pressed ahead Tuesday with the latest diplomatic mission to secure a cease-fire in Gaza, even as Hamas and Israel signaled that challenges remain. The meeting came as Israel's military said it recovered the bodies of six hostages taken in Hamas' Oct. 7 attack that started the war.
Which celebrities will be in Chicago for the DNC? Here’s what we know.

By Herb Scribner
Aug 20, 2024 6:47 am - The Democratic National Convention has kicked off in Chicago, and many are wondering what celebrities might pop up to cheer on Vice President Kamala Harris in her bid for...

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