Nation and World
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The 7 most likely scenarios for Election Day
Nov 01, 2024 10:12 am - It’s almost Election Day, and if you think you know what’s about to happen, you’re either deluded or much smarter than I am. The Washington Post’s polling averages show t...
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Trump says Liz Cheney might not be such a ‘war hawk’ if she had guns pointed at her
Nov 01, 2024 10:06 am - Donald Trump is calling former Rep. Liz Cheney, one of his most prominent Republican critics, a “war hawk” and suggesting she might not be as willing to send troops to fight if she had guns pointed at her. Cheney responded by branding the GOP presidential nominee a “cruel, unstable man who wants to be a tyrant.”
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Voters view one another across partisan divide with increasing animosity
Nov 01, 2024 9:50 am - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden tried to explain this week that he doesn’t really think Donald Trump’s supporters are “garbage,” but that doesn't mean that other people ...
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Trump and Vance make anti-transgender attacks central to their campaign's closing argument
Nov 01, 2024 9:43 am - Donald Trump has made his opposition to transgender rights central to his closing argument before Election Day, using demeaning language and misrepresentations to paint an exceedingly narrow slice of the U.S. population as a threat to national identity.
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Creative ‘I Voted’ stickers branch out beyond the familiar flag design
Nov 01, 2024 9:20 am - Whether scenic or slightly sinister — angry werewolf, anyone? — the designs on the front of “I Voted” stickers are attracting a lot of attention this year. But have you ever considered the back of your Election Day souvenir?
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US employers added just 12,000 jobs last month as hurricanes and strikes sharply reduce payrolls
Nov 01, 2024 7:51 am - America’s employers added just 12,000 jobs in October, a total that economists say was held down by the effects of strikes and hurricanes that left many workers temporarily off payrolls. The report provided a somewhat blurry view of the job market at the end of a presidential race that has pivoted heavily on voters’ feelings about the economy.
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Death toll from Spanish floods rises to 205 as residents appeal for aid
Nov 01, 2024 7:09 am - Three days after historic flash floods swept through towns in Spain and killed at least 205 people, the initial shock was giving way to anger, frustration and a wave of solidarity on Friday.
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Death toll in Israeli strikes in central Gaza rises to 25 as Beirut suburb is pounded again
Nov 01, 2024 7:07 am - The death toll from Israeli strikes in the central Gaza Strip rose to 25, including five children, as more bodies have been recovered, while three people were killed in an early morning airstrike near the Lebanese capital, officials said Friday.
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Shootings kill 2 and wound 6 during Halloween celebrations in Orlando
Nov 01, 2024 7:05 am - Two people were killed and six others were wounded in two shootings that took place among crowds during Halloween celebrations in Orlando early Friday, authorities said.
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Ping! Harris and Trump are blowing up your phones with political texts in campaign's last days
Oct 31, 2024 1:56 pm - For the millions of Americans on the radar of the Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigns and those of their allies, the apocalypse is only a text message away.