Republican Nancy Dahlstrom advances to November general election in Alaska's at-large Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Nancy Dahlstrom advances to November general election in Alaska's at-large Congressional District.
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More than 100 former Republican officials back Harris over Trump in damning letter
Signatories include former cabinet secretaries, intelligence leaders, and members of Congress
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Trump claims audience ‘went crazy’ for him at his debate with Harris – but there was no audience
The former president often claims his crowd sizes are huge – even wildly asserting he drew in a bigger crowd than Martin Luther King Jr during the March on Washington – but this time, he appeared to go even further by claiming there was one at all
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Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump? Latest poll updates
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Data Scientist Predicts Kamala Harris Will Win By a "Landslide" in November
A data scientist who correctly predicted elections in 2020 and 2021 is back to throw his analytical hat in the ring — and he's betting that Kamala Harris is going to win big. As Fortune reports, Northwestern University's Thomas Miller shocked pundits and pollsters when
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They gathered to mourn pager attack victims – then a blast tore through the crowd
They had gathered in their thousands to defy Israel and lay to rest four of their comrades, victims of the pagers that had exploded in their hands or their pockets the previous day. Then it happened again.
- INSIDER
One of Russia's longtime allies says Putin's NATO rival is now a threat to his country
Armenia's prime minister said the CSTO, seen as Putin's NATO, "creates threats" for his country's future existence, after it pulled away from it.
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‘A devastating self-own’: How Project 2025 became Trump’s worst nightmare
Project 2025 was always Trump’s game. How did the ultra-conservatives who crafted it let everything spiral out of control so badly? John Bowden reports
- Reuters
Israel unleashes heavy strikes on Lebanon as US, UK urge restraint
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli warplanes carried out late on Thursday their most intense strikes on southern Lebanon in nearly a year of war, heightening the conflict between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah amid calls for restraint. The White House said a diplomatic solution was achievable and urgent, and Britain called for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. The U.S. is "afraid and concerned about potential escalation," White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre told a briefing.
- Time
What Does Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim Stand for?
The Prime Minister talks with TIME about his balancing act at home and abroad and the lessons he says he learned from his past imprisonment.
- BBC
China spent millions on this new trade route - then a war got in the way
The BBC visits the border with Myanmar, where a war is raging on China’s doorstep.
- HuffPost
Ex-GOP Official Hits Donald Trump With A Cold, Harsh Truth On CNN
Geoff Duncan talked about the "epitome of stupidity" when it came to Trump-devoted Republicans.
- Yahoo News Canada
'I don't think I've ever respected Jagmeet Singh more': Canadians back NDP leader after 'corrupted b------' altercation with hecklers in Ottawa
Jagmeet Singh's training as an MMA fighter in high school is being credited for his confidence in standing up against "bullies."
- AFP News
Russia's Kadyrov accuses Musk of 'remotely disabling' his Cybertruck
Ramzan Kadyrov, the powerful leader of Russia's Chechen Republic, accused Elon Musk on Thursday of disabling a Tesla Cybertruck that he claimed to have received from the billionaire last month.Kadyrov said he received the vehicle from Musk, a claim that the Tesla owner called a lie on his social media platform X. "Now, recently, Musk remotely disabled the Cybertruck," said Kadyrov in a post on his Telegram account.
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Trump says he’s met pilots better than Tom Cruise when grilled on aliens at Area 51
The former president made the remarks while appearing on Fox News
- Fortune
The stock market dipped after a historic Fed rate cut. Here’s what the experts think
“This is a Fed that believes they are behind the curve,” Robert Minter, director of ETF Investment Strategy at abrdn, told Fortune.
- WSJ
The World’s Largest Shipyard Is Helping the U.S. Catch Up to China's Navy
China’s fleet of warships is eclipsing the U.S. As tensions between the two global powers grow, the U.S. is looking to South Korea, one of its biggest allies in Asia, to help increase its battleship supply.
- CNN
In Hezbollah leader’s speech are signs of a group driven deeper underground
Hezbollah appears on the backfoot, rattled, and forced to contend with a new reality after unprecedented attacks in Lebanon.
- The Telegraph
The Russian pensioners sent to their deaths on the front line
Russian pensioners are being killed on the front lines of Ukraine after signing up to collect generous financial rewards for joining their country’s invasion force.
- South China Morning Post
Why latest Philippine warning of South China Sea war may not be cause for serious alarm
Chinese analysts have said the risk of conflict in the South China Sea is low despite the warning by the Philippine defence minister that it would be an "act of war" if Beijing removed a ship moored at a disputed atoll. Gilberto Teodoro Jnr told CBS that "if China were to take the Sierra Madre, that is a clear act of war on the Philippine vessel", adding that in such an event, the United States would be expected to step in to help its ally. The BRP Sierra Madre, a World War II-era warship, was d