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How the Trump Campaign Ran With Rumors About Pet-Eating Migrants—After Being Told They Weren't True — Springfield, Ohio, city officials were contacted by Vance's team and said the claims were baseless. It didn't matter and now the town is in chaos. — SPRINGFIELD, Ohio …
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Alice Herman / The Guardian:
JD Vance defends pet-eating remarks: ‘The media has a responsibility to fact-check’
JD Vance defends pet-eating remarks: ‘The media has a responsibility to fact-check’
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David Thompson / The Daily Beast:
GOP Mayor to Trump: Don't Come to Springfield After Your Dog-Eating Slurs
GOP Mayor to Trump: Don't Come to Springfield After Your Dog-Eating Slurs
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Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Harris slams “hateful rhetoric” from Trump about Haitian immigrants
Harris slams “hateful rhetoric” from Trump about Haitian immigrants
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Reaganbushmccainromney / Reagan, Bush …:
Over 100 Republican National Security Leaders Endorse Vice President Harris — Donald Trump cannot be trusted “to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic . . . and bear true faith and allegiance to the same.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
111 Former G.O.P. Officials Back Harris, Calling Trump ‘Unfit to Serve’
111 Former G.O.P. Officials Back Harris, Calling Trump ‘Unfit to Serve’
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Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
Trump Tries to Close Off a Chief Line of Attack: That He's a Danger to Democracy
Trump Tries to Close Off a Chief Line of Attack: That He's a Danger to Democracy
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
111 Republican former officials endorse Harris, say Trump is ‘unfit to serve’
111 Republican former officials endorse Harris, say Trump is ‘unfit to serve’
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Quinnipiac University Poll:
Swing State Poll 2024: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin: Harris Ahead In 2 Key Battleground States, 3rd State Up For Grabs, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; U.S. Senate Races: Democrats Have Leads In All 3 States — mail_outline — PENNSYLVANIA: Harris 51%, Trump 45%, Stein 1%, Oliver 1%
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Andrew Rafferty / Scripps News:
Scripps News/Ipsos poll: Majority supports mass deportation of undocumented immigrants — The poll also showcases major partisan divides between voters on how to address one of the biggest topics of the presidential race: immigration. — A majority of Americans support the mass deportation …
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Gabe Whisnant / Newsweek:
New Poll Shows Democrats Slashing Republicans Lead on Immigration
New Poll Shows Democrats Slashing Republicans Lead on Immigration
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New York Times:
Israel Planted Explosives in Pagers Sold to Hezbollah, Officials Say — Small amounts of explosive were implanted in beepers that Hezbollah had ordered from a Taiwanese company, according to American and other officials briefed on the operation. — Israel carried out its operation …
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Reuters:
Israel planted explosives in Hezbollah's Taiwan-made pagers, say sources — A Taiwanese pager maker denied on Wednesday that it had produced devices that wounded thousands of Hezbollah operatives in Lebanon when they exploded, an audacious attack that raised the prospect of a full-scale war between …
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NBC News:
Who made the exploding pagers? A messy global trail emerges behind deadly Lebanon blasts
Who made the exploding pagers? A messy global trail emerges behind deadly Lebanon blasts
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Fed slashes interest rates by a half point, an aggressive start to its first easing campaign in four years … WATCH NOW — WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday enacted its first interest rate cut since the early days of the Covid pandemic, slicing half a percentage point off benchmark rates …
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Victoria Guida / Politico:
Fed moves to protect weakening job market with bold rate cut — The move signals that the central bank is growing nervous about the declining labor market. — The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it is slashing interest rates by half a percentage point and projected two more cuts …
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Rob Wile / NBC News:
Fed goes big with interest rate cut in a bid to head off an economic slowdown — The Federal Reserve uses its federal funds rate, which serves as a benchmark for interest rates in the rest of the economy, as its main tool for regulating inflation and unemployment.
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KC Cypress / International Brotherhood of Teamsters:
Teamsters: No Endorsement for U.S. President — International Union Cites Strong Political Divides, Few Commitments from Candidates — Press Contact: Kara Deniz Phone: (202) 497-6610 Email: kdeniz@teamster.org — (WASHINGTON) — The General Executive Board of the International Brotherhood …
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Lauren Kaori Gurley / Washington Post:
Teamsters will not endorse for president, in blow to Democrats
Teamsters will not endorse for president, in blow to Democrats
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David Shepardson / Reuters:
Teamsters to meet on Wednesday to consider potential US presidential endorsement
Teamsters to meet on Wednesday to consider potential US presidential endorsement
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Reuters:
Russia propaganda group behind fake Kamala Harris hit-and-run story, says Microsoft — Microsoft researchers found that the group created a video, paid an actor to appear as the alleged victim, and spread the claim through a fake website — A false claim circulating on social media …
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Justin Glawe / The Guardian:
Network of Georgia election officials strategizing to undermine 2024 result — Emails reveal Georgia Election Integrity Coalition, a group of officials and election deniers, coordinating in swing state — The fight for democracy is supported by — Emails obtained by the Guardian reveal …
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Mandy Taheri / Newsweek:
‘Suspicious Occurrence’ Near Donald Trump New York Rally: What We Know — Nassau County police responded to a “suspicious occurrence” near the location of former President — 's Wednesday night rally in Long Island, noting that no explosives were located, the department confirmed to Newsweek.
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
AJC poll finds Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are locked in a tight race in Georgia — The race has tightened since the AJC's poll in June when the former president held a 5-point lead over President Joe Biden. — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are locked …
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JD Vance Makes Light of Actual Foreign Interference in His State — At a press conference on Ohio's efforts to respond to the chaos created in Springfield by a slew of bomb threats, Governor Mike DeWine revealed that a number of the bomb threats came from “one particular country” overseas. — Video
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Miles Davis of Tax Policy — Leading the news this morning: Melania Trump's latest video hawking her forthcoming memoir. “Why do I stand proudly behind my nude modeling work?” the former first lady asks over a string soundtrack. “The more pressing question is: Why has the media chosen …
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The House GOP is a circus. The chaos has one source. — Republicans spent two years sabotaging the U.S. House. Another two years would be ruinous. — Adapted from “Fools on the Hill: The Hooligans, Saboteurs, Conspiracy Theorists and Dunces who Burned Down the House,” by Dana Milbank.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Johnson's colleagues baffled by his shutdown strategy
Johnson's colleagues baffled by his shutdown strategy
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Sharon Lerner / ProPublica:
EPA Scientists Said They Were Pressured to Downplay Harms From Chemicals. A Watchdog Found They Were Retaliated Against. — More than three years ago, a small group of government scientists came forward with disturbing allegations. — During President Donald Trump's administration …
Bruce Schreiner / Associated Press:
Kentucky governor bans use of ‘conversion therapy’ with executive order — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear banned the use of “conversion therapy” on minors in Kentucky on Wednesday, calling his executive order a necessary step to protect children from a widely discredited practice that tries …
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Brian Mann / NPR:
NPR Exclusive: U.S. overdose deaths plummet, saving thousands of lives — For the first time in decades, public health data shows a sudden and hopeful drop in drug overdose deaths across the U.S. — “This is exciting,” said Dr. Nora Volkow, head of the National Institute On Drug Abuse …
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The Napolitan Institute:
17% Say America Would Be Better Off If Trump Had Been Killed — The desensitization of some Americans following the second assassination of former President Trump is alarming. Seventeen percent (17%) of voters believe America would have been better off if former President Trump had been killed in last week's attempted assassination.
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