Nation and World Politics
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Drone strike by Yemen's Houthi rebels kills 1 person and wounds at least 10 in Tel Aviv
Jul 19, 2024 12:11 pm - TEL AVIV, Israel — An Iranian-made drone sent by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck Tel Aviv on Friday, leaving one person dead and at least 10 wounded in the group’s first let...
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Biden pushes party unity as he resists calls to step aside, says he'll return to campaign next week
Jul 19, 2024 8:50 am - WASHINGTON — A rapidly growing chorus of Democratic lawmakers called Friday for President Joe Biden to drop his reelection bid, even as the president insisted he’s ready ...
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Russia convicts U.S. reporter of espionage after a trial widely seen as politically motivated
Jul 19, 2024 7:38 am - YEKATERINBURG, Russia — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was convicted Friday of espionage and sentenced to 16 years on charges that his employer and the U.S...
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Fact-checking Trump on Day 4 of the 2024 Republican National Convention
Jul 19, 2024 7:35 am - Former President Donald Trump’s 92-minute speech accepting the Republican presidential nomination on the final night of his party’s national convention rambled through a ...
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Trump describes assassination attempt in personal detail as he accepts Republican nomination
Jul 18, 2024 10:05 pm - Donald Trump, somber and bandaged, accepted the GOP presidential nomination on Thursday at the Republican National Convention in a speech where he described how he felt during an assassination attempt that could have ended his life.
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Trump to address fully consolidated party at the RNC conventionJul 18, 2024 8:13 pm - Donald Trump will address millions on Thursday in a rare opportunity to redefine the race on his terms after surviving an assassination attempt, winning repeated favorabl...
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Trump has given no official info about his medical care for days since an assassination attemptJul 18, 2024 8:12 pm - MILWAUKEE — Five days after a gunman's attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally, the public is still in the dark over the extent of hi...
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RNC Notebook, Day Four: Secret Service, Trump hats, Des Plaines shoutoutJul 18, 2024 6:17 pm - Here’s a snapshot of news and activities from the final day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
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‘He has brought hope’: Illinois delegates praise Vance’s speechJul 18, 2024 5:27 pm - Members of the Illinois delegation attending the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee were raving about J.D. Vance the day after he accepted the nomination for vice-president.They said they were struck by his sincerity and his personal odyssey, which he documented in his bestselling book “Hillbilly Elegy.”
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Hundreds gather to honor Corey Comperatore, killed in Trump rally shooting
Jul 18, 2024 2:17 pm - FREEPORT, Pa. — Friends, neighbors, strangers — they rose early Thursday to line the main drag of Corey Comperatore’s tiny hometown with knee-high American flags. Firetru...