Nation and World Politics
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Trump rally speakers lob racist insults, call Puerto Rico ‘island of garbage’
Oct 28, 2024 8:02 am - A comedian who warmed up the crowd at Donald Trump’s rally here Sunday described Puerto Rico as an “island of garbage,” attracting widespread criticism and triggering a Trump campaign statement disavowing the remark.
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Daily Herald opinion: Many issues are being debated this election; one means more than all the others — decencyOct 26, 2024 2:00 pm - We were thinking the other day, what is the mark of a leader? And certainly, there are many characteristics. Vision, drive, collaboration, perseverance, discipline, coura...
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Biden visits Indian Country and apologizes for the ‘sin’ of a 150-year-old boarding school policy
Oct 25, 2024 2:32 pm - President Joe Biden on Friday formally apologized to Native Americans for the “sin” of a government-run boarding school system that for decades forcibly separated children from their parents, calling it a “blot on American history” in his first presidential visit to Indian Country.
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Polarizing pipeline law is on the ballot in major corn state
Oct 25, 2024 8:25 am - A proposed $8.9-billion carbon-capture pipeline that has polarized the U.S. Corn Belt is facing one of its biggest obstacles yet: Election Day. When South Dakota voters c...
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Israeli airstrike in south Lebanon kills 3 journalists as they sleep
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Harris, Beyoncé team up for a Texas rally on abortion rights and hope battleground states hear them
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Allies hope a Trump win changes the system for mortgages. Some warn it will make them pricier
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Trump says gas should be $1.87 a gallon. Here’s what that would mean.
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6 key moments from the Kamala Harris town hall with CNN
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Trump says he’d fire special counsel Jack Smith in ‘two seconds’ if elected againOct 24, 2024 9:02 am - Former president Donald Trump said Thursday that he would “fire” special counsel Jack Smith on his first day back in the White House if he is elected again, making clear ...