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Alex Wong/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Former Vice President Dick Cheney, one of the most prominent Republicans in the last half-century, will be crossing party lines this election and voting for Vice President Kamala Harris, his daughter Liz Cheney said Friday, who contended her father sees former President Donald Trump as a “grave a threat […]
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (JOPPA, Md.) — A 16-year-old student allegedly shot a 15-year-old boy during an “altercation” in the boys’ bathroom at Joppatowne High School in Joppa, Maryland, on Friday, authorities said. The 15-year-old was attended to by school nurses and the principal, and then airlifted to a trauma center where he is in serious […]
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (LONDON) — Ukrainian and Russian authorities reported dueling drone attacks overnight into Thursday as an intense and bloody week of long-range strikes continued. The Kyiv City Military Administration posted on Telegram early on Thursday to report “another sustained massive attack by Russian attack drones,” citing administration head Serhiy Popko. The capital’s air raid […]
da-kuk/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican calls are mounting for sharper focus by former President Donald Trump on inflation and immigration, worried that his penchant for personal attacks and scattered stances on social issues could serve as distractions in his quest to defeat Vice President Kamala Harris. In key down-ballot races, however, Republicans are still fighting […]
Tim Grist Photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — For the second year in a row, summer in the Northern Hemisphere ranked as the warmest on record with extreme heat bringing persistent, dangerously hot conditions across several continents, according to a new report by Copernicus, the European Union’s Climate Change Service. Summer 2024 (June through August) was […]
Valentyn Semenov / EyeEm/Getty Images (LONDON) — Ukrainian lawmakers confirmed Andrii Sybiha as the country’s new foreign minister on Thursday, amid a major reshuffle that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says is needed ahead of an “extremely important” fall. Sybiha was nominated by Zelenskyy to replace the outgoing Dmytro Kuleba, who led Kyiv’s diplomatic efforts since 2020 […]
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Concerns about inflation have increasingly turned to concerns about the job market. Last month’s weaker than expected jobs report led to turmoil in stocks. The U.S. added 142,000 jobs in August, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics report on Friday. The figure was lower than expectations. The reports […]
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Concerns about inflation have increasingly turned to concerns about the job market. Last month’s weaker than expected jobs report led to turmoil in stocks. Expectations are that Friday’s report will show 161,000 jobs added when it’s released at 8:30 a.m. If jobs come in around expectations it would mean […]
(From L to R) Kenya’s Rosemary Wanjiru, Israel’s Lonah Chemtai Salpeter, Uganda’s Rebecca Cheptegei and Kenya’s Selly Chepyego Kaptich compete in the women’s marathon final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on August 26, 2023. (FERENC ISZA/AFP via Getty Images) (LONDON) — Ugandan long-distance runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died four days after being doused […]
Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Desert Diamond Arena, on Aug. 23, 2024, in Glendale, Arizona. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — After months of delays, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., is scheduled to hold a hearing Thursday that could determine the trajectory of former President Donald Trump’s […]
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