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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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Some Planters nuts sold in 5 states recalled for potential listeria contamination

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Hormel Foods recalled some Planters Honey Roasted Peanuts and Planters Deluxe Lightly Salted Mixed Nuts over a possible health risk.
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Hundreds ill after eating bánh mì in Vietnam

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More than 560 Vietnamese people are taken to hospital with suspected food poisoning after eating the sandwiches.
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Gazans celebrate after Hamas says it accepts ceasefire

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Video shows people jumping for joy and chanting joyously outside Al Aqsa hospital in Central Gaza.
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Rumble reveals censorship demands from surprising list of countries as CEO to testify on free speech threats

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EXCLUSIVE: Rumble, a popular video-sharing and cloud service platform, has revealed a number of censorship demands it's received from the governments of countries that may surprise many.

The major tech company shared the details of those demands with Fox News Digital, as well as CEO Chris Pavlovski's prepared remarks for his testimony on Capitol Hill this week, which will take place at a House hearing centered on rising censorship and free speech concerns in Brazil.

"Freedom of speech and freedom of expression are the cornerstones of a democratic...
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Police 'spread thin' as anti-Israel agitators challenge understaffed NYPD: expert

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New York City has become the epicenter of campus protests at the hands of radicals denouncing Israel and Jews worldwide, forcing the NYPD to juggle yet another public safety concern and hundreds of arrests, in addition to ongoing crime trends, the immigration crisis, police understaffing and even security surrounding the unprecedented trial of former President Trump in Manhattan.

"We believe that they, too, should contribute to the cost," Democratic Mayor Eric Adams said last week when asked if Columbia University should foot the bill for a recent...
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Progressive champion and two-time presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders announces re-election bid

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Saying that "today I am announcing my intention to seek another term" in the Senate, longtime independent Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday formally launched his bid for re-election.

The 82-year-old progressive champion who caucuses with the Democrats is running for a fourth six-year term representing the blue state of Vermont in the Senate.

Sanders, the runner-up for the 2016 and 2020 Democratic presidential nominations, is the chair of the Senate's top health care committee, a senior member on both the Budget and Veterans committees, and is part of...
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King Charles III's coronation anniversary is marked by ceremonial gun salutes

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King Charles III's coronation anniversary has been marked in London under soggy skies with ceremonial gunfire
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Miss USA 2023 Noelia Voigt announces she is resigning title citing mental health

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Gov. Kristi Noem faces questions about false claim she met Kim Jong Un

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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Monday defended controversial passages in her forthcoming book as she faces scrutiny over a number of anecdotes, including a false claim about a meeting with Kim Jong Un, a story about killing her dog, and a phone call with former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley where Noem said she felt "threatened."

In one anecdote that prompted questions, Noem claimed to have met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during her time in Congress. She told "CBS Mornings" Monday the anecdote shouldn't have been included in the book and...
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Russia to hold nuclear drills following 'threats' from West

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Russia will hold tactical nuclear weapons drills in response to recent comments by France and the UK, the Kremlin said.
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Argentina's Milei defends radical austerity plan

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The Argentine leader tells the BBC that the "political caste" is bearing the brunt of his reforms.
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Bernie Sanders to Run for Re-Election, Seeking a Fourth Senate Term

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Senator Bernie Sanders, a leading progressive voice on Capitol Hill, announced on Monday that he would seek a fourth term in the Senate this fall, calling November’s elections a fight for democracy and equity.

Mr. Sanders, an 82-year-old Vermont independent and two-time presidential candidate, caucuses with Democrats in the Senate. He is the longest-serving independent in Congress, having previously served in the House for 16 years. If re-elected, he would be 89 years old at the end of his term.

“This is the most important national election in our...
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Trump-Allied Nonprofit Paid Millions to Companies Run by Insiders

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The Conservative Partnership Institute, a nonprofit whose funding skyrocketed after it became a nerve center for President Donald J. Trump’s allies in Washington, has paid at least $3.2 million since the start of 2021 to corporations led by its own leaders or their relatives, records show.

In its most recent tax filings, the nonprofit’s three highest-paid contractors were all connected to insiders.

One was led by the institute’s president, Edward Corrigan, and another by its chief operating officer. At a third contractor, the board members included...
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Presidential polls show deadlocked race as party conventions quickly approach

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With six months to go until Election Day 2024, the rematch between President Biden and former President Trump is as close as it can get.

The race is tied, according to a new national poll released by USA Today and Suffolk University on Monday.

Biden and Trump each stand at 37% support among registered voters, with Democrat turned independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at 8%, and 5% backing other independent or third party candidates.

HAS BIDEN FLATLINED IN THE LATEST POLLS?

"We're basically at the doorstep of the election, and...
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