The Biden campaign announced a new hire to head their effort to court Republican voters. It’s part of a recent push from the Biden campaign to make inroads with GOP voters who don’t like Trump.
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Are we doing better on child hunger? A sweeping UNICEF report weighs in
A new report shows that tens of millions of children around the world are not getting enough to eat. This leaves a staggering number of kids under five with diseases associated with malnutrition which often impair a child’s development and therefore their future prospects as well.
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Reflections on war past and present permeate D-Day’s 80th anniversary
Reenactors and world leaders converge this week for World War II commemorations in Normandy, where Ukraine looms large.
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In ‘Fire Exit,’ a father grapples with connection and the meaning of belonging
Morgan Talty’s debut novel is a touching narrative about family in which the past and present are constantly on the page as we follow a man’s life, while also entertaining what that life could have been.
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Republicans are targeting late-arriving mail ballots ahead of the 2024 election
Many states, like crucial Nevada, allow mail ballots that are postmarked on or before Election Day to be counted — even if they arrive after Election Day. Republicans say this violates federal law.
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As a fake ‘Hit Man,’ Glen Powell shows off his real star power
Glen Powell co-wrote Netflix’s Hit Man alongside Richard Linklater, of the Before trilogy. The story is based on a Texas Monthly profile of a real undercover cop.
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A heat dome can bring dangerously high temperatures. What is it?
Much of the Southwest U.S. is experiencing extreme heat this week — with temperatures blazing past 100 degrees. And a phenomenon known as a heat dome is to blame.
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Congressional stock trading law has unintended, but profitable consequence
The law requiring lawmakers to disclose their stock trades spurred an unintended consequence: a cottage industry with funds modeled on lawmakers’ investments. These funds are beating the market.
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With the veepstakes on, Tim Scott thinks he can deliver the Black votes Trump wants
Since a failed presidential bid, Sen. Tim Scott has been one of Trump’s strongest supporters. Now, as the former president readies to pick a running mate, Scott is focused on winning him Black voters.
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The Veepstakes is on. Here are 10 Republicans Trump could pick to be his running mate
A lot hangs in the balance on who former President Donald Trump chooses as his running mate: the vice presidential nominee might shape the MAGA movement or could woo voters who lean moderate.
