Nation and World
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Harris, Beyoncé team up for a Texas rally on abortion rights and hope battleground states hear them
Oct 25, 2024 6:50 am - Vice President Kamala Harris will team up with Beyoncé on Friday for a rally in solidly Republican Texas aimed at highlighting the perilous medical fallout from the state's strict abortion ban and putting the blame squarely on Donald Trump.
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Allies hope a Trump win changes the system for mortgages. Some warn it will make them pricier
Oct 25, 2024 6:44 am - If Donald Trump wins the presidential election, Republicans hope he will fulfill a longstanding GOP goal of privatizing the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which have been under government control since the Great Recession.
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Trump says gas should be $1.87 a gallon. Here’s what that would mean.
Oct 24, 2024 1:08 pm - It’s become a common refrain during Donald Trump’s presidential campaign: Gasoline prices would plummet if he returned to the White House, falling as low as they were whe...
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McDonald’s and Boar’s Head outbreaks may have you worried. Experts say the food supply is safe
Oct 24, 2024 11:24 am - From Boar’s Head deli meat and waffles to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders, this year’s illness outbreaks — some deadly — and food recalls may have Americans wondering whether there are new risks in the U.S. food supply.
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6 key moments from the Kamala Harris town hall with CNN
Oct 24, 2024 9:14 am - Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to undecided voters at a town hall event hosted by CNN on Wednesday in Pennsylvania. Here are six key moments from Harris’s appearance ...
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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 ...
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US applications for jobless benefits fall, but continuing claims rise to highest level since 2021
Oct 24, 2024 8:59 am - The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell last week, but the total number of those collecting benefits rose to its highest level in almost three years...
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Putin presides over BRICS summit seeking to expand Russia's clout
Oct 24, 2024 7:52 am - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday presided at the closing session of a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, praising its role as a counterbalance to what he called the West's “perverse methods."
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Israeli strike on Gaza shelter kills 17 as Blinken says cease-fire talks will resume
Oct 24, 2024 7:29 am - An Israeli strike on a school where displaced people were sheltering in the central Gaza Strip killed at least 17 people on Thursday, mostly women and children, Palestinian medical officials said.
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Efforts by Russia, Iran and China to sway US voters might escalate, new Microsoft report says
Oct 23, 2024 2:13 pm - Foreign adversaries have shown continued determination to influence the U.S. election – and there are signs their activity will intensify as Election Day nears, Microsoft said in a report Wednesday.