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With big goals and gambles, Paris aims to reset the Olympics with audacious Games and a wow openingJul 25, 2024 5:10 pm - PARIS — Paris has long been a city of dreamers: Just look at the Eiffel Tower, for decades the world's loftiest structure. Audacity also underpins the French capital's pl...
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Prosecutors urge judge not to toss out Trump’s hush money conviction, pushing back on immunity claimJul 25, 2024 3:43 pm - NEW YORK — Prosecutors are urging a judge to uphold Donald Trump’s historic hush money conviction, arguing in court papers made public Thursday that the verdict should st...
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Dylan Cease throws second no-hitter in San Diego Padres history, 3-0 win over Washington NationalsJul 25, 2024 3:30 pm - WASHINGTON — Dylan Cease pitched the second no-hitter in San Diego Padres history, a 3-0 win over the Washington Nationals on Thursday that completed a three-game sweep. ...
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House Republicans vote to rebuke Kamala Harris over administration's handling of border policyJul 25, 2024 2:59 pm - WASHINGTON — House Republicans are moving quickly to emphasize Vice President Kamala Harris's role in the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S. border with Mexico, ...
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Kamala Harris is using Beyoncé’s ‘Freedom’ as her campaign song: What to know about the anthemJul 25, 2024 2:58 pm - NEW YORK — In Vice President Kamala Harris’ first 2024 presidential campaign video, a familiar rhythm rings out. The clip, which touches on issues of gun violence, health...
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Netanyahu meets with Biden and Harris to narrow gaps on a Gaza war cease-fire dealJul 25, 2024 2:56 pm - WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the White House Thursday to discuss the war in Gaza — and the possibility of securing a cease-fire deal — w...
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Newsom issues executive order for removal of homeless encampments in CaliforniaJul 25, 2024 1:15 pm - SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Thursday to direct state agencies on how to remove homeless encampments, a month after a Supre...
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New reality TV show ‘Playground’ puts dance studio dramas center stageJul 25, 2024 11:05 am - The reality of a dance career is that it’s tough. New Hulu reality series “Playground” doesn't shy away from that. The show is set at the Playground dance studio in Los ...
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Publisher plans massive ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ reprints to meet demand for VP candidate JD Vance’s bookJul 25, 2024 9:44 am - Former President Donald Trump’s selection of JD Vance as his running mate has led to a surge in sales for “Hillbilly Elegy,” his best-selling memoir that came out in 2016.
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Trump turns his full focus on Harris at first rally since Biden's exit from 2024 raceJul 25, 2024 9:40 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Donald Trump unleashed a barrage of attack lines Wednesday against his likely new opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, whom he called his “new victim...