Nation and World Politics
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Fact-checking the vice-presidential debate between Vance and Walz
Oct 02, 2024 12:32 pm - In the vice-presidential debate Tuesday night, Sen. JD Vance, an Ohio Republican, proved he could match his running mate on the falsehood meter, though with a bit more ve...
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Ukraine’s military will pull out of Vuhledar in the east after 2 years of intense fightingOct 02, 2024 7:05 am - Ukrainian forces are withdrawing from the front-line town of Vuhledar, perched atop a tactically significant hill in eastern Ukraine, after more than two years of grinding battle, military officials said Wednesday.
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Israel presses forward on two fronts and reports 8 combat deaths as fears of a wider war mount
Oct 02, 2024 7:02 am - Israel pressed forward on two fronts Wednesday, pursuing a ground incursion into Lebanon against Hezbollah that left eight Israeli soldiers dead and conducting strikes in Gaza that killed dozens, including children. As Israel vowed to retaliate for Iran’s ballistic missile attack a day earlier, the region braced for further escalation.
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5 takeaways from the 2024 vice-presidential debate
Oct 02, 2024 6:29 am - Welcome to The Campaign Moment, your guide to the biggest moments in the 2024 election, including when politicians occasionally agree on some things. (Did a friend forwar...
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Morgan Stanley warns of 70,000 US monthly jobs hit from Trump tariffs
Oct 01, 2024 8:31 am - Morgan Stanley economists estimated that implementation of Republican tariff-hike proposals would drive up inflation and impose a hit to US economic growth that undercuts...
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Jimmy Carter and his hometown of Plains celebrate the 39th president's 100th birthday
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.
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What Vance, Walz need to do to win Tuesday’s vice-presidential debate
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...
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Walz and Vance will meet in their first and possibly only vice presidential debate
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.
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Iran fires dozens of missiles into Israel, escalating monthslong regional conflict
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.
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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 ...