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Donald Trump at the first day of the Republican National Convention on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee.

Trump’s speech at the Republican National Convention is suddenly must-watch TV

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It has been decades since either a Republican or a Democratic national convention was must-watch TV, especially for all four nights. But the assassination attempt on Donald Trump over the weekend has changed all of that. As the country continues to process the shooting and its aftermath, volunteers, staffers and delegates are milling around the convention floor in Milwaukee, while politicians and candidates jostle […]

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Michael Bennet becomes first Senate Democrat to publicly warn that Biden can’t beat Trump

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“Donald Trump is on track … to win this election and maybe win it by a landslide and take with him the Senate and the House,” the Colorado Democrat said. WASHINGTON — Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado on Tuesday night became the first Senate Democrat to publicly say President Joe Biden can’t win the election, he but stopped short of calling […]

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Kenyan government scraps elements of controversial tax bill amid protests

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The Kenyan government has scrapped some tax increases that were initially included in its controversial finance bill after people took to the streets in protest on Tuesday. Among the scrapped tax hikes was a proposed 16% value-added tax (VAT) on bread, as well as proposed taxes on motor vehicles, vegetable oil and mobile money transfers, according to Kuria Kimani, the chairman […]

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Trump says abortion should be left to states; Vatican takes stance on gender theory

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Former President Donald Trump made a long-awaited announcement regarding his position on abortion policy. In a video released on Monday on Truth Social, Trump said that “you must follow your heart” on the issue of abortion, and that the issue of abortion should be left to the states. Since the overturn of Roe v. Wade In 2022, voters have repeatedly voted in favor […]

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Trump or Biden: Who will Nikki Haley’s supporters back in November election?

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Nikki Haley ended her failed bid for the White House much like she spent the final weeks of campaigning: with a warning for her former Republican rival. “It is now up to Donald Trump to earn the votes of those in our party and beyond it who did not support him,” she said, pausing. “And I hope he does that.” […]

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In Philadelphia, a Mass Shooting Leaves Five Dead

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In a neighborhood where violence is not uncommon, witnesses described an intense barrage. A suspect has been taken into custody. Maybe this Fourth of July would be different. The gun violence that has plagued Philadelphia has been inching down, steadily. Perhaps Independence Day would pass without the bloodshed that has marred it in recent years. But sometime after 8 p.m. on the eve […]

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USD completes $2 million expansion of Parry Center

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The University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine recently completed a $2 million, 3,000 square foot expansion to the Parry Center for Clinical Skills and Simulations. The expansion includes space for the new Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice program that received its accreditation in November. The Parry Center added a new simulated post-anesthesia care unit, operating room and intensive […]

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50 million under severe storm threat today as one Texas town digs out after a deadly tornado

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More than 50 million people across a large swath of the US are under a severe weather threat Friday, one day after storms cut a deadly path across Texas and Florida. Three people were killed in Perryton, Texas, when a ruinous tornado slammed the town Thursday, the fire chief told CNN. The storm also sent up to 100 people in the Texas Panhandle town to the […]

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Trump bemoans indictment as ‘political hit job’ as he hits the campaign trail with indicted aide

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Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail Saturday, accompanied by indicted aide Walt Nauta, as the former president cast his own federal indictment as “election interference” and told Georgia Republicans it represented an abuse of power by the Biden administration. “This is a political hit job. Republicans are treated far different at the Justice Department than Democrats,” said Trump, who offered no evidence […]

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Macron urges Musk to ‘choose France’

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President Emmanuel Macron met billionaire businessman Elon Musk on Monday as part of efforts to convince global business leaders to invest in France. The chief executive of Tesla, Space X, and Twitter is just one of 200 international business leaders who gathered at the “Choose France” event at the Palace of Versailles. Macron and Musk discussed “significant progress in the […]

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