Obama, Springsteen boost Harris at rally
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October 25, 2024
CLARKSTON, Ga. (AP) — Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama lent their star power to Kamala Harris’ quest for the presidency on Thursday, as the vice president implored Georgia voters to consider the “br...
More Republicans are voting early, helping break records
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By By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press 
October 23, 2024
With former President Donald Trump’s encouragement, Republicans are voting early again, flocking to the polls for in-person voting ahead of Election Day and helping push the national number to nearly ...
Israel says it has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza
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October 18, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces in Gaza killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, a chief architect of last year’s attack on Israel that sparked the war, the military said Thursday. Troops appeared to have ru...
Casey, McCormick disagree on abortion, guns and energy in their last debate
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October 16, 2024
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger David McCormick disagreed on clean energy policy, gun laws and abortion rights in a fast-moving debate Tuesday night, as...
Florida continues cleanup after Hurricane Milton
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October 12, 2024
LITHIA, Fla. (AP) — Florida residents slogged through flooded streets, gathered up scattered debris and assessed damage to their homes on Friday after Hurricane Milton smashed through coastal communit...
More than 1.5M without power as Hurricane Milton slams Florida
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October 10, 2024
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Milton crashed into Florida as a Category 3 storm Wednesday, pounding the coast with ferocious winds of over 100 mph, heavy rain and producing a series of tornadoes around...
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October 9, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has arrested an Afghan man who officials say was inspired by the Islamic State militant organization and was plotting an Election Day attack targeting large crowds in the U.S...
A Tennessee nurse and his dog died trying to save a man from Hurricane Helene flooding
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By By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press 
October 7, 2024
As the Hurricane Helene- driven waters rose around the Nolichucky River in Tennessee, Boone McCrary, his girlfriend and his chocolate lab headed out on his fishing boat to search for a man who was str...
Iran fires at least 180 missiles into Israel as regionwide conflict grows
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October 2, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) — Iran launched at least 180 missiles into Israel on Tuesday, the latest in a series of escalating attacks in a yearslong conflict between Israel and Iran and its Arab allies that threa...
Trump escalates attacks on Harris’ mental fitness
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September 30, 2024
ERIE, Pa. (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump escalated his personal attacks on his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris, on Sunday by repeating an insult that she was “mentally impaired” w...
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Thousands are pouring into Syria
September 26, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednes- day that fighting between Is rael and Hezbollah threatens to become an “all-out war” as his top diplomat and other advisers worked behind the scenes pr...
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September 25, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who authorities say staked out Donald Trump for 12 hours on his golf course in Florida and wrote of his desire to kill him was indicted Tuesday on an attempted assassination ch...
Gunman who killed 10 at a Colorado supermarket sentenced to life in prison
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September 24, 2024
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A mentally ill man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 was sentenced Monday to life in prison for murder after a jury rejected his attempt to avoid prison time...