'People were horrified': Inside the battle to flip a New York seat key to House GOP majority
When President Joe Biden came to this must-win US House district in New York just a few months ago, he did something that privately enraged members of his own party.
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CNN analysis: Trump megadonors sit on the sidelines in 2024 presidential race as the first GOP debate looms
Dozens of the most generous donors to super PACs that supported Donald Trump's reelection bid in 2020 cycle have skipped giving to the new crop of super PACs backing Trump and his rivals in the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, a CNN analysis shows.
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Judge Chutkan to hold first hearing Friday in already contentious Trump January 6 criminal case
After a week of bitter court filings, federal prosecutors and Donald Trump's defense lawyers are scheduled to appear in Washington, DC, federal court Friday morning for the first hearing before the judge assigned to oversee the special counsel's election subversion case against the former president.
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Ukraine backers want Biden to amp up his pitch for the war effort to the American public
Ukraine backers on Capitol Hill are itching for President Joe Biden to step up his case for why the US should send more money to Ukraine in its fight against Russia, as warning bells sound about the American public's support for Kyiv.
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Biden administration to invest $1.2 billion in projects to suck carbon out of the air
The Biden administration will announce on Friday its first major investment to kickstart the US carbon removal industry -- something energy experts say is key to getting the country's planet-warming emissions under control.
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John Lydon on punk's beginnings: 'To wrap it around Patti Smith. It’s so wrong!'
John Lydon says Americans are "wrong" to claim Patti Smith was the first artist to influence punk rock.
1970-01-01 08:00
Subway is now charging extra for a cheese slice in India
Subway sandwiches in India will no longer come with the option of a free cheese slice following revisions to its menu that analysts say are more about cost-cutting than just a matter of taste.
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Wildfires in Maui have killed at least 53 people, displaced thousands and demolished many homes. The death toll is expected to rise
The dayslong wildfires ravaging Hawaii's Maui island have killed at least 53 people but the toll is expected to rise, officials said Thursday, warning the number of missing is unclear in a natural disaster the governor said could be the largest in state history.
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Chinese property giant Country Garden flags loss of up to $7.6 billion as it nears default
One of China's biggest property developers says it has burned through up to $7.6 billion in the first half of the year, compounding the crisis coursing through the country's embattled real estate sector.
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What to stream this weekend: Gal Gadot, 'Red, White & Royal Blue' and 'Only Murders in the Building'
This week’s new entertainment releases include Gal Gadot in the international espionage thriller “Heart of Stone,” the return of the comedy “Only Murders in the Building” on Hulu and “Painkiller,” a new Netflix limited series detailing the rise of opioid use in the United States from various perspectives
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Millions of kids are missing weeks of school as attendance tanks across the US
Nationwide, students have been absent at record rates since schools reopened after COVID-forced closures
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A showdown over Trump's trial date reflects an irreconcilable clash between campaign politics and justice
If special counsel Jack Smith has his way, Donald Trump will be spending his weekdays in January in a Washington, DC, courtroom rather than barnstorming ice-bound Iowa and New Hampshire with his closing arguments before the critical first 2024 nominating contests.
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