Nation and World Politics
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About 8 in 10 Democrats are satisfied with Harris in stark shift after Biden drops out: AP-NORC pollJul 31, 2024 6:19 pm - WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris appears to have energized Democrats in the early days of her candidacy, with the surge in warm feelings extending across multipl...
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Donald Trump questions Kamala Harris’ race as he appears at gathering of Black journalists
Jul 31, 2024 2:59 pm - Donald Trump falsely suggested Kamala Harris had misled voters about her race as the former president appeared before the National Association of Black Journalists in...
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The Federal Reserve sees cooler inflation and slower job market, suggesting a rate cut is nearing
Jul 31, 2024 2:34 pm - WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that greater progress has been made in reducing inflation to its 2% target, a sign that the central bank is moving closer ...
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UK leader accuses far right of hijacking a town’s grief after killing of 3 children sparks violence
Jul 31, 2024 10:37 am - LONDON — Residents swept up broken bricks, shattered glass and burned plastic on Wednesday after far-right protesters clashed with police outside a mosque in a northwest ...
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Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’ international face, was marked for death by Israel over the Oct. 7 attack
Jul 31, 2024 10:15 am - BEIRUT — Ismail Haniyeh was the international face of Hamas, its top leader in exile who kept up the militant group’s ties with allies around the region. At the head of i...
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U.N. report says Palestinians detained by Israeli authorities since Oct. 7 faced torture, mistreatment
Jul 31, 2024 8:02 am - GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office issued a report Wednesday saying Palestinians detained by Israeli authorities since the Oct. 7 attacks faced waterboarding, sleep de...
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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh is killed in Iran by an alleged Israeli strike, threatening escalation
Jul 30, 2024 10:49 pm - TEHRAN, Iran — Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed by a predawn airstrike in the Iranian capital Wednesday, Iran and the militant group said, blaming Israel for a shoc...
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Criticism mounts against Venezuela’s Maduro and the electoral council that declared him a victor
Jul 30, 2024 2:52 pm - CARACAS, Venezuela — Criticism of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro mounted Tuesday, a day after electoral authorities declared him the winner in a presidential electio...
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William Calley, who led the My Lai massacre that shamed US military in Vietnam, has died
Jul 30, 2024 2:49 pm - GAINESVILLE, Fla. — William Laws Calley Jr., who as an Army lieutenant led the U.S. soldiers who killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians in the My Lai massacre, the most ...
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Donald Trump says Kamala Harris, who’s married to a Jewish man, ‘doesn’t like Jewish people’
Jul 30, 2024 2:34 pm - NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump in an interview on Tuesday claimed Vice President Kamala Harris, who is married to a Jewish man, “doesn’t like Jewish people" and...