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Biden hosts fundraiser with his two-term Democratic presidential predecessors, striving to join their ranks
President Joe Biden on Thursday will join Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, the only living two-term Democratic presidents, aiming to use their star power to woo big-pocketed donors as Biden tries to join their ranks.
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People seeking employment at RNC asked if they believe 2020 election was stolen
People seeking employment at the Republican National Committee have been asked in recent job interviews whether they believe the 2020 election was stolen, according to two sources familiar with the questioning.
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One of world’s earliest known books expected to fetch more than $2.6m at auction
One of the earliest books in existence is expected to fetch upwards of $2.6m when it goes up for auction later this year.
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Not just clouds but new weather threat for eclipse viewers to worry about
The highly anticipated total solar eclipse is fast-approaching, but a new wrinkle has appeared in the forecast for Monday’s event.
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First-degree relatives 9 times more likely to develop serious form of depression, study says
Close relatives of people with treatment-resistant depression are nine times more likely to develop depression that also does not respond to traditional treatment, a new study found.
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Women in C-suite decline for first time since 2005, study finds
For the first time in nearly two decades, the percentage of women in the C-suite at publicly traded US companies has dropped.
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Excerpts of Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by President Joe Biden in Scranton, Pennsylvania
“Now Trump is running again on the same failed trickle-down policies. Nothing has changed. Just a few months ago – at a closed-door event in Mar-a-Lago he told his billionaire donors ‘You’re rich as hell. We’re going to give you tax cuts.’ Folks, they laughed about it – not because they didn’t think it happened – but because they know it will happen.”
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St. Louis: Community grows behind annual ‘Fight for Air Climb’
A growing community of runners is raising hundreds of thousands in honor of their family and friends fighting lung disease.
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NAR settlement could slash home prices for many Americans
The entire US housing market is about to get remodeled, and the end product could come with a big perk: cheaper home prices.
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Biden administration strengthens Endangered Species Act protections weakened under Trump
The Biden administration on Thursday strengthened protections of the Endangered Species Act, repealing Trump-era rules that had stripped safeguards for plants and animals that are threatened by human development and the climate crisis.
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Online orders begin for first over-the-counter birth control pill in the US
The rollout is underway for Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill approved in the United States, and online sales began Monday morning.
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Deadly storms/tornadoes leave path of destruction from Georgia to Illinois
At least three people were killed and several were injured after a powerful storm system spawned tornadoes and damaging storms from the South to the Ohio Valley.
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Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro indicted; allegedly falsifyed Covid vaccination data
Brazil’s former leader Jair Bolsonaro has been indicted by the country’s federal police on suspicion of fraud over allegations that he falsified Covid-19 vaccination data while he was still president, affiliate CNN Brasil reported Tuesday.
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Congressional leaders announce deal to fund rest of government
Congressional leaders on Tuesday formally announced a deal to keep the rest of the government funded through the fiscal year, but with just days to go before a key deadline, members from both parties in the House and Senate will need to cooperate in order to prevent a partial government shutdown.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger says he got a pacemaker fitted last week
Arnold Schwarzenegger has revealed that he underwent surgery last week to get a pacemaker fitted and is “doing great.”
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OpenAI works on AI that mimics human voices
OpenAI has unveiled a new artificial intelligence tool that can mimic human voices with startling accuracy. The AI voice generator has a range of potential applications, including for accessibility services, but could also prompt concerns about misinformation and other forms of abuse.
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Homes flooding in Texas as severe storms ramp up across the South, including a threat of strong tornadoes
Severe storms are battering parts of the South with torrential rain and damaging winds, threatening tornadoes and creating “life-threatening” flooding.
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Philadelphia man incarcerated as a teen is freed after more than a dozen years in prison
C.J. Rice is a free man, and as of Monday morning the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania officially considers him legally innocent of the crime he was convicted of in 2013.
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The 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to the American poet Louise Glück "for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes …
Published on October 8, 2020
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He predicted the ’08 crash. Now he’s betting AI will turbocharge the US economy
Jan Hatzius predicted a soft landing in late 2022, back when many feared a recession was inevitable. The Goldman Sachs chief economist made a name for himself by making the opposite call in 2008, warning that toxic mortgages would ignite a recession.
