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An expensive, personal, very close presidential race careens toward an uncertain end

Six months from Election Day, American voters are confronting a presidential race that looks stable at a glance — and is roiling with uncertainty beneath the surface. For the first time in more than a century, Americans will choose between two presumptive major-party nominees who have already served as commander-in-chief: President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.


























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Chad presidential vote set to end military rule

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The country is set to become the first of Africa's current junta-led states to move to democratic rule.
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'My children cling to me as dogs raid graves near our shelter'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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In a tent yards from a cemetery, Rehab Abu Daqqa tries to shield her seven children from Rafah's horrors.
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Man arrested after allegedly attempting to shoot pastor during sermon

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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A church service in Pennsylvania came to a terrifying halt on Sunday when authorities say a man pulled a gun on the pastor.
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Lord of the Rings cast pay tribute to Bernard Hill

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The actor, who plays King Théoden in Peter Jackson's trilogy, passed away early on Sunday morning.
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Three bodies found in Mexico had bullet wounds to heads

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Authorities believe three tourists were attacked as they were trying to fend off an attempted theft.
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Madonna's free Brazil show draws 1.6 million fans

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The show at Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach was the final stop on the pop idol's Celebration Tour.
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LA police clear out pro-Palestinian camp at university

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The clear out comes as universities prepare for possible disruptions at graduation ceremonies.
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Cubans lured to Russian army by high pay and passports

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The number of Cubans recruited to fight in Ukraine is thought to be in the hundreds.
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R.F.K. Jr. Claims Censorship After Facebook and Instagram Briefly Block New Ad

  • News source: Rebecca Davis O’Brien
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made censorship — specifically, claims that the government, news media and tech platforms have tried to stifle his message — a cornerstone of his independent presidential campaign.

This weekend, Mr. Kennedy got more fodder for his argument when Facebook and Instagram blocked a link to a new, sleekly produced 30-minute ad supporting his candidacy. The link appeared to have been blocked from Friday late afternoon until Saturday around midday.

Meta, which owns both platforms, called the episode a mistake. Andy Stone, a...
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How To Know When a Good Dog Has Gone Bad

  • News source: Emily Anthes
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Since late last month, Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota has been the subject of fierce bipartisan attacks for her decision to shoot and kill her family dog, a 14-month-old German wirehaired pointer named Cricket. Ms. Noem has repeatedly defended her actions, which are detailed in her forthcoming memoir, in which she says the dog was “aggressive,” “untrainable” and “dangerous to anyone she came in contact with.”

On Sunday, she suggested that President Biden should have considered killing his own dog, Commander, a German shepherd who was banished from...
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Sen. Tim Scott dodges on whether he would accept 2024 election results

  • News source: Alexandra Marquez | NBC News
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Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina on Sunday did not directly answer multiple questions about whether he'd accept the results of the 2024 presidential election, regardless of who wins.

"At the end of the day, the 47th president of the United States will be President Donald Trump," Scott, a Republican, said the first time he was directly asked whether he would commit to accepting the election results on NBC News' "Meet the Press."

Asked again by moderator Kristen Welker to answer "yes or no?" to the original question, Scott simply said, "That is my...
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Trump VP hopeful Kristi Noem suggests Biden's dog Commander should also be put down

  • News source: Rebecca Picciotto,CNBC
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Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem implied that President Joe Biden's dog, Commander, should meet the same ill fate as her own 14-month-old dog Cricket, who she shot due to its aggressive behavior, as she revealed in her upcoming memoir.

"Joe Biden's dog has attacked 24 Secret Service people. So how many people is enough people to be attacked and dangerously hurt before you make a decision on a dog?" Noem said Sunday on CBS' "Face the Nation." "That's the question that the president should be held accountable to."

The Biden administration...
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A truck driver is accused of killing a Utah police officer by driving into him

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Police say a truck driver drove his rig into an officer during a traffic stop.
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Presidential campaigns ramp up as protests continue

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Democrats are rallying behind President Biden's response to pro-Palestinian protests, while Republicans pounced on Biden's position. Speculation is also increasing over who Trump will pick as his running mate. Skyler Henry reports.
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Crumbs! French bakers beat longest baguette world record

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A 140.5m (461ft)-long baguette baked in the Parisian suburbs has beaten a previous record from Italy in 2019.
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