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What the Trump-Clinton debates might tell us about Tuesday’s match with Harris
By JILL COLVINUpdated 11:04 PM CDT, September 8, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — He claimed she would raise taxes and accused her of supporting open border policies that would allow an influx of unvetted migrants into the country. He blamed her for a litany of the current administration’s failures and cast her potential presidency as four more years of the same.
Donald Trump wasn’t facing Vice President Kamala Harris. It was Hillary Clinton on the debate stage.
As Trump and Harris prepare to debate for the first — and potentially only — time Tuesday, his three meetings with Clinton in 2016 illustrate the challenges facing both candidates in what is again shaping up to be an extremely close election.
Harris will face a skilled and experienced debater who excels at rattling his rivals with a barrage of insults and interruptions, while projecting unflappable confidence and conviction. And Trump will be up against a longtime prosecutor known for landing pointed punches. He again faces a woman who would become the country’s first female president, and must contend with the underlying gender dynamics at play. ...
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Typhoon Yagi kills 59, injures hundreds in Vietnam
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apnews.comHillary Clinton Has Advice on Debating Trump: ‘He Can Be Rattled’
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‘Happy’ Trump, composed Harris: How advisers want their candidate to act in Tuesday’s debate - Washington Examiner
Trump and Harris are fine-tuning their approaches to Tuesday night's presidential debate, which could have massive ramifications for the presidential race.
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Mega Millions jackpot soars to an estimated $800 million
The Mega Millions jackpot has risen to an estimated $800 million with a cash option of $401.8 million
Why this is ‘the best time of year to go pretty much anywhere’ | CNN
Lower prices, fewer people and nice weather make fall an excellent time to travel. Here are some ideas for this year’s autumn adventures.
www.cnn.comOfficials say a troubled and delayed Baltic high-speed rail project still set for completion by 2030
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania say they are committed to completing by the end of the decade a financially troubled and badly delayed high-speed rail project integrating the three Baltic countries with the continental European rail network.
apnews.comYellen 'probably done' when Biden ends term, may meet Chinese counterpart soon
(Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Saturday that she is "probably done" serving at the highest levels of government after President Joe Biden's term ends in January, but will likely meet again soon with her Chinese counterpart. Asked at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin...
Maui's toxic debris could fill 5 football fields 5 stories deep. Where will it end up?
The debris and ash that remained after a deadly wildfire last year decimated a historic Maui town now sits in a temporary dump site
Numerous people shot in Kentucky near Interstate 75, officials say | CNN
Several people have been shot near Interstate 75 in Laurel County, Kentucky, according to the Laurel County Sheriff’s office.
www.cnn.comWhat we know after a 14-year-old boy was charged with killing 4 people at his Georgia high school
Authorities have charged 14-year-old Colt Gray with murder in the fatal school shooting. His father, Colin Gray, is charged with allowing his son to have a weapon.
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US police search for gunman after seven hurt in Kentucky highway shooting
Authorities are looking for a man suspected of shooting at cars travelling along a rural stretch of the I-75 highway.
Northern Illinois stuns No. 5 Notre Dame with field goal in final minute
The Huskies claimed their first nonconference victory against a ranked opponent since they beat Alabama in 2003.
www.nbcnews.comLightning could worsen wildfire east of LA already threatening 35,000 homes and buildings
The so-called Line Fire was burning along the edge of the San Bernardino National Forest, about 65 miles east of Los Angeles.
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Judge clears Red Lobster to exit from bankruptcy with sale to new owner
Red Lobster filed for bankruptcy in May, and after getting court approval for sale to a new owner, will exit from Chapter 11.
Man charged in glass bottle attack on Jewish students in Pittsburgh now accused in earlier attack
A man accused of having assaulted two Jewish students with a glass bottle on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh is now accused of having thrown a bottle at two people associated with another university the day before.
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Mega Millions jackpot hits $800 million, the game’s seventh-largest prize ever | CNN
Lottery players dreaming of a big payday to celebrate the end of summer are watching the Mega Millions game, where the jackpot now stands at $800 million after no one matched all six numbers in Friday night’s drawing.
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Florida high school football player dies after collapsing on field during game
Chance Gainer, 18, an honors student who played wide receiver and defensive back, died at a hospital after collapsing during an away game Friday night.
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