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Jimmy Carter and his hometown of Plains celebrate the 39th president's 100th birthday

By BILL BARROW and CHARLOTTE KRAMON
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.
What Vance, Walz need to do to win Tuesday’s vice-presidential debate

Amber Phillips
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...
Walz and Vance will meet in their first and possibly only vice presidential debate

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and CHRIS MEGERIAN
Oct 01, 2024 6:58 am - Tim Walz and JD Vance will meet for their first and possibly only vice presidential debate Tuesday, in what could be the last debate for both campaigns to argue their case before the election.
Iran fires dozens of missiles into Israel, escalating monthslong regional conflict

By JULIA FRANKEL and BASSEM MROUE
Oct 01, 2024 6:41 am - The Israeli military said Tuesday that Iran has fired missiles at Israel, and air raid sirens sounded across the country as residents were ordered to remain close to bomb shelters.
US port strike by 45,000 dockworkers is all but certain to begin at midnight

Sep 30, 2024 2:50 pm - NEW YORK — The union representing U.S. dockworkers signaled that 45,000 members will walk off the job at midnight, kicking off a massive strike likely to shut down ports ...
Donald Trump suggests ‘one rough hour’ of policing will end theft

By MEG KINNARD
Sep 30, 2024 11:35 am - Donald Trump has suggested that “one rough hour” of law enforcement action would tamp down retail theft, an echo of his long-standing support for more aggressive and potentially violent policing.
FBI to pay $22M to settle claims of sexual discrimination at training academy

By JIM MUSTIAN
Sep 30, 2024 9:38 am - WASHINGTON — The FBI has agreed to pay more than $22 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging female recruits were singled out for dismissal in training and rout...
What to watch as JD Vance and Tim Walz meet for a vice presidential debate

By BILL BARROW
Sep 30, 2024 7:13 am - Republican JD Vance and Democrat Tim Walz will meet Tuesday in the lone vice presidential debate of the 2024 election, bringing together undercards who have spent two months going after each other and the opposing nominees who top the major-party tickets.
Israel launches small raids against Hezbollah across the Lebanese border, official says

By ABBY SEWELL and NATALIE MELZER
Sep 30, 2024 7:10 am - BEIRUT — Israel launched small ground raids against Hezbollah as it prepares for a larger ground operation in Lebanon, officials said Monday. A U.S. official said Israel ...
Walz leaves Trump off his list of union members

By Bob Oswald
Sep 28, 2024 5:05 pm - In this week’s Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald examines claims that Americans overseas do not have to prove citizenship in order to vote, JD Vance rents a dog to take with him on appearances and more.

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