The longtime Fox contributor was 78 years old.
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Polling shows both Harris and Biden tied with Trump
The latest national NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, released last week, found that Biden and Trump remain statistically tied, even in the aftermath of the widely panned debate. A Harris-Trump matchup also shows a statistical tie.
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J.D. Vance’s hometown, Middletown, Ohio, reacts to his VP nomination
Some in Middletown, where Vance grew up with his grandparents, said he has never been an advocate for them. Even so, Vance’s roots could be enough for folks eager to see the “hometown kid” succeed.
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‘I’ve lived in an incredible time’: Comic Bob Newhart dies at 94
Best known for an everyman persona that powered two classic TV sitcoms, Newhart managed to be the funniest guy in the room while playing unassuming characters.
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A neo-Nazi leader is indicted for a plot to have a Santa Claus poison children in NYC
Michail Chkhikvishvili, an alleged leader of an extremist group called the Maniac Murder Cult, outlined a detailed plan to hand out poisoned candy to Jewish children and also target racial minorities.
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Top Democrats in Washington walking a careful line on Biden amid party panic about his candidacy
Top Democrats in Washington are mired in crisis over President Biden’s continued candidacy — exacerbated by his COVID diagnosis. Biden has said he expects to be the party’s nominee and is undeterred.
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Eminem and Common confront the same milestone — middle age — from opposite angles
The two veteran rappers read as comic inversions of one another on their new albums, by turns renewed and restrained by the instincts that defined them at the start of their careers.
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35,000 more public servants see their student loan balances reduced or erased
The Biden administration announced $1.2 billion in student loan forgiveness for borrowers who work in public service, including as firefighters, social workers and teachers.
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Harris hits the campaign trail in North Carolina as Biden isolates for COVID
Vice President Harris is at the forefront of the Biden campaign’s efforts to counter-program the Republican convention today, with President Biden isolating at home for COVID.
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Stories about J.D. Vance’s grandmother stole the night at the RNC. Here’s who she was
Up until her death in 2005, the woman known affectionately as “Mamaw” played a pivotal role in the life of J.D. Vance. She was a Christian who loved to swear, and was fiercely protective of family.
