Nation and World
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The presidential campaigns have made over 200 visits but speak to just a fraction of American voters
Oct 13, 2024 6:00 am - The United States' unique Electoral College system, which replaces the popular vote, puts disproportionate voting power in the hands of a relative few states that are evenly divided politically and ensures that the majority of campaign dollars — and attention from the presidential candidates — goes to those states.
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Heavy Israeli bombardment in northern Gaza as UN peacekeepers in Lebanon are hit again
Oct 12, 2024 7:32 pm - BEIRUT — Palestinians in northern Gaza described heavy Israeli bombardment Saturday in the hours after airstrikes killed at least 22 people, as Israel warned people there...
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Floridians cleaning up from Hurricane Milton are hampered by a widespread fuel shortage
Oct 12, 2024 7:17 pm - CORTEZ, Fla. — Floridians recovering from Hurricane Milton, many of whom were journeying home after fleeing hundreds of miles to escape the storm, spent much of Saturday ...
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Tampa Bay Times keeps publishing despite a Milton crane collapse cutting off access to newsroom
Oct 11, 2024 7:34 pm - It's a reflection of the news industry and modern world of work that Tampa Bay Times editor Mark Katches seems more relaxed than you'd expect after a crane pushed by Hurr...
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to stay in jail while appeals court takes up bail fight
Oct 11, 2024 5:40 pm - NEW YORK — A federal appeals court judge has ruled to keep Sean “Diddy” Combs locked up while he makes a third bid for bail in his sex trafficking case, which is slated t...
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An elevator malfunction killed 1 and trapped 12 at a Colorado tourist mine. The cause is still unknown
Oct 11, 2024 6:39 am - One person was killed and 12 people were rescued after being trapped for about six hours at the bottom of a former Colorado gold mine when an elevator malfunctioned at the tourist site, authorities said.
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Israeli forces kill 2 Lebanese soldiers and injure 2 UN peacekeepers in separate strikes
Oct 11, 2024 6:35 am - BEIRUT — An Israeli airstrike killed two Lebanese soldiers and wounded three on Friday, Lebanon's military said, just hours after the Israeli military fired on the headqu...
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Nobel Peace Prize given to Japanese organization Nihon Hidankyo for its work against nuclear weapons
Oct 11, 2024 6:19 am - The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its activism against nuclear weapons.
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Residents slog through flooded streets, clear debris after Hurricane Milton tore through Florida
Oct 11, 2024 6:15 am - Florida residents slogged through flooded streets, gathered up scattered debris and assessed damage to their homes on Friday after Hurricane Milton smashed through coastal communities and spawned a barrage of deadly tornadoes.
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Although Milton has moved on, at least 8 are dead and millions remain in the darkOct 10, 2024 9:50 pm - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Rescue teams plucked Florida residents from the flotsam of Hurricane Milton on Thursday after the storm smashed through coastal communities where i...