Nation and World
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Central Park Five sue Donald Trump for presidential debate comments
Oct 21, 2024 4:44 pm - The men formerly known as the Central Park Five before they were exonerated filed a defamation lawsuit on Monday against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Wi...
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Harris and Trump locked in dead heat in seven-state poll, with some voters still weighing their options
Oct 21, 2024 4:32 pm - With two weeks of campaigning left before the 2024 election, Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump are running nearly evenly across the seven bat...
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McDonald’s agreed to Trump event but says it isn't endorsing a presidential candidate
Oct 21, 2024 4:26 pm - McDonald’s Corp. agreed to host former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania store over the weekend but said it isn’t endorsing a candidate in the U.S. presidential race.
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Liz Cheney helps Harris seek moderate votes as they paint Trump as a dangerous choice
Oct 21, 2024 2:52 pm - Kamala Harris teamed up with Liz Cheney on Monday to make a bipartisan appeal to Republican voters uneasy about Donald Trump, describing the former president as a malignant force that needs to be removed from American politics.
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Trump blasts FEMA as he surveys storm damage in North Carolina
Oct 21, 2024 8:30 am - Surveying storm damage in North Carolina, former President Donald Trump on Monday blasted federal emergency responders whose work has been stymied by armed harassment and a deluge of misinformation, but he said he was not concerned that the aftermath of Hurricane Helene would affect election results in the battleground state.
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White House says health insurance needs to fully cover condoms, other over-the-counter birth control
Oct 21, 2024 8:30 am - Millions of people with private health insurance would be able to pick up over-the-counter methods like condoms, the “morning after” pill and birth control pills for free under a new rule the White House proposed on Monday.
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US defense chief visits Kyiv for talks on how to keep supporting Ukraine’s fight against Russia
Oct 21, 2024 8:05 am - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit Monday, hours after a Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian capital and as Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pushes Western partners to keep providing military support for the war.
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Lebanon assesses damage after Israel strikes Hezbollah-run financial institution
Oct 21, 2024 8:02 am - Lebanese were surveying the damage on Monday after overnight Israeli strikes hit nearly a dozen branches of a Hezbollah-run financial institution that Israel says is used to fund attacks but where many ordinary people keep their savings.
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Israel says it will target Hezbollah's financial arm and announces imminent strikes in Lebanon
Oct 20, 2024 4:47 pm - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel's military announced Sunday it will now take aim at the Lebanon-based Hezbollah's financial arm and planned to attack a “large num...
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Hurricane Oscar makes landfall in the Bahamas and heads toward Cuba
Oct 20, 2024 4:46 pm - MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Oscar made landfall early Sunday in the southeastern Bahamas and was heading toward Cuba, an island beleaguered by a massive power outage. The Nati...