Nation and World Politics
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Veep debate reaction runs the gamut: ‘A deer in the headlights’ and ‘manipulating truths’Oct 02, 2024 5:04 pm - From “more polished” to “more authentic,” suburban political experts didn’t pull their punches in analyzing the performances of GOP Sen. JD Vance and Democratic Gov. Tim Walz in Tuesday’s debate.
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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...
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Ukraine’s military will pull out of Vuhledar in the east after 2 years of intense fightingOct 02, 2024 7:05 am - Ukrainian forces are withdrawing from the front-line town of Vuhledar, perched atop a tactically significant hill in eastern Ukraine, after more than two years of grinding battle, military officials said Wednesday.
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Israel presses forward on two fronts and reports 8 combat deaths as fears of a wider war mount
Oct 02, 2024 7:02 am - Israel pressed forward on two fronts Wednesday, pursuing a ground incursion into Lebanon against Hezbollah that left eight Israeli soldiers dead and conducting strikes in Gaza that killed dozens, including children. As Israel vowed to retaliate for Iran’s ballistic missile attack a day earlier, the region braced for further escalation.
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5 takeaways from the 2024 vice-presidential debate
Oct 02, 2024 6:29 am - Welcome to The Campaign Moment, your guide to the biggest moments in the 2024 election, including when politicians occasionally agree on some things. (Did a friend forwar...
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Morgan Stanley warns of 70,000 US monthly jobs hit from Trump tariffs
Oct 01, 2024 8:31 am - Morgan Stanley economists estimated that implementation of Republican tariff-hike proposals would drive up inflation and impose a hit to US economic growth that undercuts...
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Jimmy Carter and his hometown of Plains celebrate the 39th president's 100th birthday
Oct 01, 2024 7:54 am - Jimmy Carter reached his 100th birthday Tuesday, the first time an American president has lived a full century and the latest milestone in a life that took the son of a Depression-era farmer to the White House and across the world as a Nobel Peace Prize-winning humanitarian and advocate for democracy.
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What Vance, Walz need to do to win Tuesday’s vice-presidential debate
Oct 01, 2024 7:08 am - The first and only vice-presidential debate is Tuesday. Republican nominee Sen. JD Vance (Ohio) and Democratic nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will face off in person, an...