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Today's Political News Compilation - Wednesday, May 15, 2024

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Biden and Trump, trading barbs, agree to 2 presidential debates, in June and September

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Wednesday agreed to hold two campaign debates — the first on June 27 hosted by CNN and the second on Sept. 10 hosted by ABC — setting the stage for their first presidential face-off to play out in just over a month.


























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Slovakia prime minster’s condition stabilized after shooting, deputy says

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico’s condition has been stabilized overnight, although his condition is still serious, his deputy said early Thursday.
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Why Biden did the debate throwdown, Trump agreed, and the risks for each side

  • News source: FOX News
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Candidates debate when they have to debate.

That’s why Donald Trump didn’t during the primaries.

That’s why Joe Biden, battling abysmal poll numbers, surprised everyone yesterday by agreeing to two debates.

And why Trump, who’s been demanding a side-by-side comparison – he had even floated debating on my show – immediately accepted.

BIDEN’S TEAM IS AFRAID TO ‘LET HIM LOOSE’: LUCY CALDWELL

With a speed that raised questions about whether it was "rigged," both camps agreed within a couple of hours to do the faceoffs on CNN on June 27, and on ABC...
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Blinken Plays ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’ for Ukraine Soldiers

  • News source: NYT > Politics
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During a visit to Kyiv, Secretary of State Antony Blinken played Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World” with a local band at a bar in a show of support for Ukraine.
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US soldier detained in Russia 'admitted guilt,' state media reports

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Gordon Black, the U.S. soldier detained in Russia, has "admitted guilt" on a charge of theft, according to TASS, a state-owned news service.
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Hawaii native Savannah Gankiewicz crowned Miss USA after the previous winner resigned

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Savannah Gankiewicz of Hawaii has been crowned Miss USA 2023, more than a week after the previous titleholder resigned citing her mental health
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Five Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza 'by tank fire'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The reported friendly-fire incident in Jabalia is one of the deadliest since the war began.
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Worry as release of Wuhan blogger remains unclear

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Zhang Zhan's condition is unclear several days after her scheduled release from jail.
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The man who turned his dead father into a chatbot

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The "grief tech" firms helping users create talking avatars of their dead relatives.
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Indian football icon announces retirement from sport

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Sunil Chhetri has said India's World Cup qualification match against Kuwait will be his last game.
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Israeli minister attacks Netanyahu over Gaza future

  • News source: BBC News - World
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There are growing signs of divisions within Israel's war cabinet over who should govern Gaza after the war.
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California mayors duel on social media over law enforcement response to UC Irvine anti-Israel protests

  • News source: FOX News
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Two California mayors clashed on social media after law enforcement was called to confront anti-Israel agitators on the University of California, Irvine campus.

While replying to a UC Irvine public announcement to students on X, Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan and former Newport Beach Mayor Will O'Neill shared their competitive perspectives as law enforcement swarmed onto the California campus after protesters set up barricades.

"It’s a shame that peaceful free speech protests are always responded to with violence," Khan wrote. "Taking space on campus or...
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R.F.K. Jr. Draws Another $8 Million From His Running Mate, Nicole Shanahan

  • News source: Rebecca Davis O’Brien and Chris Cameron
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate, the Silicon Valley investor Nicole Shanahan, said on Wednesday night that she had given another $8 million to their independent presidential campaign as it carries out the expensive endeavor of gaining ballot access across the country and tries to propel Mr. Kennedy onto debate stages.

Ms. Shanahan’s new donation, which she announced at a comedy fund-raiser in Nashville, brings her total contribution to the campaign to $10 million, not including the $4 million she gave to a super PAC backing Mr. Kennedy to help...
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Slovak PM no longer in life-threatening condition - deputy PM

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Tomas Taraba says Prime Minister Robert Fico's surgery has gone "well" after he was shot several times.
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Trump appeals gag order in New York "hush money" trial

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Former President Donald Trump is seeking to have New York's highest court intervene in his fight over a gag order that has seen him fined $10,000 and threatened with jail for violating a ban on commenting about witnesses, jurors and others connected to his hush money criminal trial.

The former president's lawyers filed a notice of appeal Wednesday, a day after the state's mid-level appellate court refused his request to lift or modify the restrictions. The filing was listed on a court docket, but the document itself was sealed and not available...
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