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US says Russians made fake video of ballots being destroyed

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U.S. intelligence officials say Russian operatives attempting to interfere with the American election were behind a fake video supposedly showing someone tearing up ballots in Pennsylvania.

“This Russian activity is part of Moscow’s broader effort to raise unfounded questions about the integrity of the US election and stoke divisions among...Read more

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Trump treks north to Traverse City for late-night campaign rally

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Former President Donald Trump arrived more than two hours late on Friday night for a rally at an airplane hangar at Cherry Capital Airport, the first of two campaign rallies in Michigan this weekend.

The Republican presidential candidate's stop in Michigan's cherry capital marks the furthest north he has trekked in the ...Read more

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Trump renews baseless claims of election cheating, pairing 2020 lies with fresh threats

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With days left in the presidential race, former President Donald Trump has once again questioned U.S. election integrity — pairing long debunked lies about the 2020 election being stolen from him with equally baseless claims of fresh cheating.

In a Friday post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump wrote that there was "rampant ...Read more

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'Take your hands off our money': State-funded ad campaign against Florida's abortion, marijuana ballot initiatives draws fire

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As Floridians head to the polls, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is peppering the airwaves with commercials warning that ultra-powerful strains of marijuana “rewire the human mind” and accusing abortion rights supporters of spreading lies.

These ads popping up ahead of high-stakes votes on abortion rights and marijuana legalization are ...Read more

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Biden issues rare presidential apology over Indian boarding schools

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President Joe Biden apologized for the federal government’s role in running a system of Indian boarding schools that separated Native American children from their families and wreaked havoc on tribal communities.

“It’s a sin on our soul,” Biden said Friday at the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona, calling his formal apology “long...Read more

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Massachusetts Trump campaign official says he was beat up: 'I have a slice across my throat'

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BOSTON — An official with the Massachusetts campaign to reelect former President Donald Trump was allegedly assaulted Thursday afternoon in South Boston by minors who the worker said were ticked off because he was carrying a Trump flag.

Brian Foley, 26, of South Boston, who is well-known for flying Trump flags across Boston, said he was on ...Read more

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Abortion rights at forefront of Democrats' closing arguments

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WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris’ speech on reproductive health rights at a rally in Houston Friday night comes as Democrats across the country are expected to focus on the issue as they make their closing arguments of the 2024 campaign.

In the two-and-a-half years since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade ...Read more

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How Trump and Harris campaigns could be fueling Georgia's economy this election

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ATLANTA — Georgia’s star turn as a swing state in the presidential election did more than just boost its national political clout. It also guarantees a jolt of economic activity every four years from the overflowing coffers of major presidential campaigns and the outside groups that support them.

Spending in presidential elections increased...Read more

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President Joe Biden to visit Baltimore next week to tout infrastructure and 'pro-union' record

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BALTIMORE — President Joe Biden plans to return to Baltimore next week to highlight his administration’s investments in infrastructure and his “pro-union” record, The Baltimore Sun has learned.

He plans to tout the effects of the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, according to an administration release provided in advance of the ...Read more

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GOP leaders say Harris calling Trump a fascist is 'irresponsible rhetoric'

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Two key GOP leaders — House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell — made a pitch for civility on Friday, accusing Vice President Kamala Harris of using "irresponsible rhetoric" and "escalating the threat environment" when she said she believed former President Donald Trump was a fascist.

"The Democratic nominee for...Read more

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Trump and Harris go to Texas to try to sway voters on abortion, border security

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Deadlocked in the polls less than two weeks before election day, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump headed to staunchly Republican Texas on Friday in a bid to sway undecided voters by focusing on the key issues of reproductive freedom and border security.

Texas is not a pivotal 2024 battleground. Polling averages ...Read more

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Pennsylvania will see multiple visits from Kamala Harris' and Donald Trump's campaigns this weekend

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Pennsylvania is slated to get a lot of attention this weekend from Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, with both candidates’ campaigns planning multiple events in the commonwealth Saturday and Sunday.

Kamala Harris campaign events

Harris on Saturday is slated to appear at a Get Out the Vote rally in Kalamazoo, ...Read more

Biden issues rare presidential apology over Indian boarding schools

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President Joe Biden apologized for the federal government’s role in running a system of Indian boarding schools that separated Native American children from their families and wreaked havoc on tribal communities.

“It’s a sin on our soul,” Biden said Friday at the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona, calling his formal apology “long...Read more

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Election 2024: How Latino voters in Allentown and Reading will decide Pa.

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As the 2024 presidential election draws near, Latino voters will play an oversize role in picking the next person to move into the White House. The group has become the largest minority and fastest-growing group of voters in the country.

That’s crystal clear in Berks, Lehigh and Northampton counties, which have seen their Latino population ...Read more

Hamas at a crossroads: Sinwar’s death leaves a vacuum; Israeli actions make it harder to fill with a moderate

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Hamas will soon begin the process of deciding who will next head the militant Palestinian organization following the Oct. 16, 2024, killing of former leader Yahya Sinwar – but the task won’t be easy, or quick.

What makes his replacement as chairman of Hamas’ political bureau a hard one is that since the Oct. 7, 2023, attack – ...Read more

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Analysis: Call it The Boss battleground 'insurance policy'

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Democrats love celebrities. But there’s no certainty star power will propel Vice President Kamala Harris to the presidency.

The party has trotted out actors, musical stars and athletes for years trying to fire up its base and attract swing voters. Perhaps right on cue, with less than two weeks until Election Day, Harris is running this ...Read more

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Donald Trump to return to Atlanta on Monday

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Former President Donald Trump is again returning to Atlanta with a rally on Monday, the latest sign his campaign is increasingly focused on turning out voters in the densely populated metro region in the closing days of his campaign against Vice President Kamala Harris.

The Republican will headline a rally in Atlanta at 6 p.m. Monday, just ...Read more

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GOP congressional leaders slam Harris for calling Trump a fascist

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The two top Republican leaders in Congress criticized Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday for saying she believes that former President Donald Trump is a fascist.

House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell accused Harris of raising the “threat environment” against Trump, who has faced two assassination ...Read more

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Rep. Malliotakis' face digitally altered using AI in campaign flyer, stoking anger

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At a Black voters forum on Staten Island earlier this week, staffers for Rep. Nicole Malliotakis’ reelection campaign handed out flyers featuring pictures of the Republican congresswoman appearing alongside African-American constituents.

But the flyer contains an awkward mishap: Malliotakis’ face is digitally altered in one of the photos on...Read more

Why returning the name Kuwohi to the Great Smoky Mountains matters

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It’s not every day that the name of a mountain is restored to the one used by Indigenous peoples for centuries.

But after nearly two years of trying, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians finally convinced the U.S. Board on Geographic Names on Sept. 18, 2024, to formally agree to rename the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains ...Read more

 

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