Nation and World Politics
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Israel strikes deep in Lebanon after rocket attack, stoking fear of wider war
Jul 29, 2024 8:02 am - MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights — Israel’s military said it struck Hezbollah targets deep inside Lebanon Sunday after a rocket strike from Lebanon killed 12 people, most of t...
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Harris quickly pivots to convincing Arab American voters of her leadership
Jul 29, 2024 8:00 am - DEARBORN, Mich. — Osama Siblani’s phone won’t stop ringing. Just days after President Joe Biden withdrew his bid for reelection and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris ...
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Biden is pivoting to his legacy. He speaks Monday at the LBJ Presidential Library
Jul 29, 2024 7:58 am - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, who belatedly opted against seeking reelection, will pay a visit on Monday to the library of the last president to make the same difficu...
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Venezuela's Maduro and opposition are locked in standoff as both claim victory in presidential vote
Jul 29, 2024 7:29 am - CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela's opposition and President Nicolas Maduro's government were locked in a high-stakes standoff after each side claimed victory in a president...
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Biden unveils plan for Supreme Court changes, says U.S. stands at ‘breach’ as public confidence sinks
Jul 29, 2024 6:54 am - President Joe Biden is unveiling a long-awaited proposal for changes at the U.S. Supreme Court, calling on Congress to establish term limits and an ethics code for the court's nine justices. He also is pressing lawmakers to ratify a constitutional amendment that would limit presidential immunity.
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Harris raised $200 million in first week of White House campaign and signed up 170,000 volunteers
Jul 28, 2024 2:35 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign has raised $200 million since she emerged as the likely Democratic presidential nominee last week, an eyepopping ...
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Usha Vance told friends Trump appalled her. Now she’s working to elect him.
Jul 28, 2024 2:34 pm - During her rise through America’s most prestigious schools, law firms and judicial clerkships, Usha Vance rarely - if ever - volunteered her opinions on the nation’s bitt...
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Wind power can be a major source of tax revenue, but officials struggle to get communities on board
Jul 28, 2024 6:00 am - PIPER CITY, Ill. — In Scott Saffer's science classroom, kids bake cookies in a decked-out kitchen, care for fish, turtles and a snake, and have access to a workshop full ...
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Wind farms' benefits to communities can be slow or complex, leading to opposition and misinformation
Jul 28, 2024 6:00 am - After NextEra proposed a wind farm in Greeley County, Nebraska two years ago, Robert Bernt, a dairy farm owner in the area, helped to mobilize community members against t...
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‘Sensationally unpredictable’ U.S. election clouds policy view
Jul 28, 2024 5:11 am - The shock replacement of the Democratic presidential candidate less than four months before the U.S. election has introduced a new element of uncertainty about the outloo...