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JD Vance Stumbles in His Debut as Democrats Go on Offense
In the 12 days since he was tapped as the future of Donald Trump’s movement, old quotes, comments and videos have blunted any sense of invulnerability.
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Kamala Harris Tells Supporters, ‘We Are the Underdogs’
At a fund-raiser, Vice President Kamala Harris warned a crowd that Donald Trump held the advantage given the short window until Election Day.
Donald Trump said he would turn the U.S. into a “Bitcoin superpower” if he returned to the White House.
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JD Vance’s views differed from a transgender classmate’s but they had a bond — until Mr. Vance seemed to pivot.
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On Saturday night, Australia and the U.S. each won one of the two 4x100-meter freestyle relays. And that feels right, a reporter at The Athletic writes.
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Kevin Durant Set to Play in Opener Against Serbia
Durant missed the exhibition campaign with a calf strain, coach Steve Kerr said. The American team is favored to win a fifth consecutive gold medal.
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FIFA docked Canada’s women’s soccer team for a drone spying scandal, hurting its chances for a repeat gold medal.
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Why is it so hard for cities that host the Olympics to control costs?
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Park Fire in California Grows, Becoming Largest Active Blaze in U.S.
The fire has burned more than 350,000 acres. In Oregon, firefighters were working to contain the Durkee fire, which has covered at least 288,000 acres.
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Despite Park Fire’s Rapid Spread, Some Residents Are Staying Put
In Butte County, Calif., some defied evacuation orders so they could protect their property from the fire that has quickly become the state’s largest this year.
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A single image captures the change in fortunes for a wine cellar turned field hospital in Russian-occupied Ukraine.
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A mysterious plot prompted a rare call from Russia to the Pentagon.
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Kamala Harris and the Audacity of Desperation
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A Cold Reminder of How Little Has Changed Since George Floyd
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A.I. May Save Us, or May Construct Viruses to Kill Us
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Maureen Dowd
JD Vance, Purr-fectly Dreadful
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Lydia Polgreen
I Was a Harris Skeptic. Here’s How I Got Coconut-Pilled.
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The Ocean Is Liberating for One of South Africa’s Best Surfers
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How Harris Can Win
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Venezuela Is Ready for Change. Maduro Must Allow It.
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‘All We Think of Is Him’: Putting Names and Faces to Bangladesh Carnage
The partial lifting of a communications blackout provided a picture of the victims in a crackdown on protesters. Thousands of others have gone to jail.
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School Official Who Embezzled $16 Million Gets Nearly 6 Years in Prison
Jorge Armando Contreras used his position at a school district in Southern California to fund a luxurious lifestyle, prosecutors said.
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