Politics

Pelosi says Democrats want answer soon Biden’s candidacy

2024-07-11 08:25:01 Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday congressional Democrats are encouraging President Joe Biden to make a decision…

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Political ads on social media rife with misinformation and scams, new research finds

WASHINGTON -- The online advertisement to Donald Trump supporters was clear enough: Click here, and receive a free Trump 2024…

4 months ago

Wisconsin elections officials to discuss absentee ballot drop box rules after ruling

MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin elections officials will meet this week to discuss how to implement a state Supreme Court ruling…

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A New Jersey Democratic power broker pleads not guilty to state racketeering charges

TRENTON, N.J. -- The New Jersey Democratic power broker charged with racketeering by the state attorney general pleaded not guilty…

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Mexico’s efforts to seize US-bound fentanyl drop sharply, while seizures of meth soar

MEXICO CITY -- Even as Mexican-made fentanyl continues to flood into the United States, Mexico’s efforts to seize the drug…

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Vice President Kamala Harris leads new campaign effort to reach out to Asian American voters

WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is launching its formal outreach campaign to Asian American voters, putting Vice President…

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Migrant raft crashes into rocks and sinks off Turkish coast, killing 7. Nineteen others are rescued

ANKARA, Turkey -- A life raft carrying migrants crashed into rocks off Turkey’s Aegean coastal town of Cesme on Tuesday,…

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GOP Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, known for backing military and denying that climate change is human-made, dies at 89

GOP Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, known for backing military and denying that climate change is human-made, dies at 89TULSA,…

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Biden’s doctor, in first statement since debate, knocks down speculation president had repeated visits from neurologist

Biden's doctor, in first statement since debate, knocks down speculation president had repeated visits from neurologistWASHINGTON -- Biden's doctor, in…

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Greek authorities tame a wildfire that forced the evacuation of a hospital and a retirement home

ATHENS, Greece -- Greek authorities on Tuesday evacuated a children's hospital and a retirement home on the outskirts of the…

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Biden’s doctor dismisses Parkinson’s disease speculation

2024-07-10 01:30:02 President Joe Biden’s White House physician issued a memo late Monday dismissing speculation that Biden has been seeing…

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Biden insists in letter to Hill Democrats that he 'declines' to step aside and says it's time for party drama 'to end'

Biden insists in letter to Hill Democrats that he 'declines' to step aside and says it's time for party drama…

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U.S. to expand control of land sales to foreigners near 56 additional military sites

New Treasury rulemaking would expand the U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States’ jurisdiction to review land sales…

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Review of prescribed fires finds gaps in key areas as US Forest Service looks to improve safety

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Two years after the U.S. Forest Service sparked what would become the largest and most destructive wildfire…

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Here’s what to know about Boeing agreeing to plead guilty to fraud in 737 Max crashes

2024-07-09 18:25:02 Boeing will have a felony conviction if it follows through on an agreement with prosecutors to plead guilty…

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Maharashtra Politics: Eknath Shinde hits back at Uddhav Thackeray, says ’he will realise what big mistake he made by…’

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday hit-back at Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray for accusing him of stealing…

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Biden’s focus shifts to this week’s NATO summit. But questions about his campaign may only intensify

WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden will shift this week from focusing on campaigning for reelection to hosting a NATO summit.…

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Boeing accepts plea deal to avoid criminal trial over 737 Max crashes, Justice Department says

2024-07-09 11:10:02 Boeing will plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge stemming from two crashes of 737 Max jetliners that…

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FTC says gig company Arise misled consumers about how much money they could make on its platform

NEW YORK -- The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against a gig work company, saying it misled people about…

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Senegal’s leader wasn’t born when ECOWAS was founded. He’s asked to reunite the bloc split by coups

ABUJA, Nigeria -- Senegal’s President Basirou Diomaye Faye, Africa's youngest, is suddenly faced with a huge challenge of reuniting a…

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