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Tropical Storm Debby Forms, Bringing Flooding Threat to Florida

Sat, 08/03/2024 - 10:03pm
The storm is expected to bring significant amounts of rain to the Gulf Coast of Florida, and it is expected to make landfall as a hurricane by the end of the weekend.
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St. Lucia and Dominica Win First-Ever Olympic Medals

Sat, 08/03/2024 - 7:20pm
Gold medals in track and field brought St. Lucia and Dominica into an exclusive club of nations. But for 66 other countries and territories, the wait for an Olympic medal goes on, and on, and on.
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Killing of Hamas Leader Fuels More Tension Between Biden and Netanyahu

Sat, 08/03/2024 - 6:37pm
President Biden has expressed concern that the circumstances of the assassination have thrown cease-fire talks into doubt, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel rejects that idea, officials say.
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Doug Emhoff, Husband of Kamala Harris, Acknowledges Long-Ago Affair

Sat, 08/03/2024 - 6:18pm
The relationship with a teacher at his children’s elementary school occurred when he was married to his first wife, years before he met Ms. Harris.
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Ina Jaffe, Dogged and Award-Winning NPR Reporter, Dies at 75

Sat, 08/03/2024 - 6:07pm
Ms. Jaffe spent decades covering politics and aging in America, and she was the first editor of the NPR program “Weekend Edition Saturday.”
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Trump Proposes Fox News Debate with Kamala Harris on Sept. 4

Sat, 08/03/2024 - 4:48pm
Mr. Trump said in a social media post that the previously scheduled presidential debate to be hosted by ABC News was “terminated” once President Biden dropped out of the race.
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Many Voters Say Kamala Harris’s Race Is Not an Important Issue

Sat, 08/03/2024 - 4:17pm
Even as Trump plays up racial divisions, many Americans said they would rather not dwell on race or identity. “We can all see that you’re Black.”
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Who Are the Far-Right Groups Behind the U.K. Riots?

Sat, 08/03/2024 - 3:59pm
After a deadly stabbing at a children’s event in northwestern England, an array of online influencers, anti-Muslim extremists and fascist groups have stoked unrest, experts say.
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San Francisco Mayor London Breed Takes a Harder Line Against Homeless Camps

Sat, 08/03/2024 - 3:27pm
Mayor London Breed has told city officials to issue citations and encourage homeless people to leave town by offering free bus tickets.
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Inside the Russian Prisoner Swap: Long Johns, Forensics and a Bound Killer

Sat, 08/03/2024 - 2:43pm
The complex choreography caught some prisoners being freed in their robes and slippers, unaware of their fates, and required forensic experts to make positive identifications.
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Boxer Imane Khelif Clinches Medal Amid Olympic Eligibility Fight

Sat, 08/03/2024 - 1:49pm
Imane Khelif advanced to the semifinals, ensuring she will leave the Paris Games with at least a bronze medal.
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Roaring Back After Crackdown, Bangladesh Protesters Demand Leader’s Ouster

Sat, 08/03/2024 - 12:45pm
The demonstrations appeared to be the largest yet, as a deadly crackdown seemed to have made many Bangladeshis even angrier and broadened the movement’s scope.
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Josh Shapiro Faces Scrutiny Over Sexual Harassment Complaint Against Aide

Sat, 08/03/2024 - 12:41pm
The case has attracted renewed criticism now that Josh Shapiro, the governor of Pennsylvania, is on the short list to be Kamala Harris’s running mate.
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Judge in Trump’s Federal Election Interference Case Sets Aug. 16 Hearing

Sat, 08/03/2024 - 12:03pm
The case was on hold during the appeals process, which culminated in a sweeping Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. Now the judge must decide which acts in the indictment qualify.
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Iran Arrests Dozens After Killing of Hamas Leader Haniyeh

Sat, 08/03/2024 - 11:23am
Iran has begun a sweeping investigation into the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, with its intensity a sign of how damaging and shocking the security failure was.
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How JD Vance Thinks About Power

Sat, 08/03/2024 - 11:02am
Mr. Vance has been blunt about wanting to break norms and test constitutional limits to execute his ideas: “We have to get pretty wild, pretty far out there.”
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In Gaza, Even Poetry and Toilets Aren’t Safe From Thieves

Sat, 08/03/2024 - 10:29am
Israel’s assault has driven Hamas underground, but for nearly two million Gazans, what followed in its wake is a lawlessness that is undermining communal trust.
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Tulsa Creates Commission on Reparations for Race Massacre

Sat, 08/03/2024 - 10:15am
The group will develop a plan to carry out reparations and study how they can be made to survivors of the 1921 massacre and their descendants.
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Cristeta Comerford, White House Chef to 5 Presidents, Retires

Sat, 08/03/2024 - 10:13am
Ms. Comerford, known as “Cheffie” and the first woman and person of color to serve as White House executive chef, reflects on three decades of feeding first families.
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When Elder Care Is All in the Stepfamily

Sat, 08/03/2024 - 9:49am
Adult children are less likely to assist an aging stepparent, studies show. A growing “step gap” in senior care worries experts.
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