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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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NJ governor sets July primary and September special election to fill Payne's House seat

  • News source: The Associated Press
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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday set a July primary and a September general election to fill the Newark-based U.S. House seat that opened after Rep. Donald Payne Jr.'s recent death.

Murphy signed a writ of election, required under state law. The July 16 primary will be about a month after the state's regularly scheduled June 4 contest, followed by the general election Sept. 18.

The special election will determine who serves out the remainder of Payne's term, which ends Jan. 3, 2025, while the regular election process held in parallel will be...
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What to know about Trump strategist's embrace of AI to help conservatives

  • News source: Alan Sunderman and Garance Burke | The Associated
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Brad Parscale was the digital guru behind Donald Trump winning the 2016 election and was promoted to manage the 2020 campaign. But he didn't last long on that job: His personal life unraveled in public and he later texted a friend that he felt “guilty” for helping Trump win after the riot at the U.S. Capitol.

He's since become an evangelist about the power of artificial intelligence to transform how Republicans run political campaigns. And his company is working for Trump's 2024 bid, trying to help the presumptive Republican nominee take back the...
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Interest rates may stay high for longer. Here’s what it means for the 2024 election.

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Some Planters nuts sold in 5 states recalled for potential listeria contamination

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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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

  • News source: BBC News - World
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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

  • News source: BBC News - World
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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

  • News source: FOX News
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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

  • News source: FOX News
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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

  • News source: FOX News
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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

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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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

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Gov. Kristi Noem faces questions about false claim she met Kim Jong Un

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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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

  • News source: BBC News - World
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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

  • News source: BBC News - World
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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

  • News source: Kayla Guo
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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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