Street confrontations during summer of protest raise political tensions
Some see the clashes as a symptom of a growing tribalism in American politics that has brought social tensions to new heights.
Unions, business groups shift alliances in 2020 campaign
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Jill Biden drawing on classroom time for case against Trump
When Jill Biden introduced herself to millions of Americans during last month's Democratic National Convention, she did so from a high school where she once taught English near her Delaware home.
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Cohen memoir casts him as 'star witness' against Trump
Michael Cohen's tell-all memoir makes the case that President Donald Trump is "guilty of the same crimes" that landed his former fixer in federal prison, offering a blow-by-blow account of Trump's alleged role in a hush money scandal that once overshadowed his presidency.
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Police: Toddler killed in shooting along Louisiana road
A toddler was fatally shot while riding in a vehicle along a Louisiana road late Friday in a shooting that was condemned by the city's mayor.
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Michael Cohen memoir casts him as 'star witness' against Trump
Michael Cohen's tell-all memoir makes the case that President Donald Trump is "guilty of the same crimes" that landed his former fixer in federal prison, offering a blow-by-blow account of Trump's alleged role in a hush money scandal that once overshadowed his presidency.
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NY attorney general to form grand jury after Prude death
New York's attorney general on Saturday moved to form a grand jury to investigate the death of Daniel Prude, a Black man who died earlier this year after Rochester police placed a hood over his head and held him down.
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Trump Shops pop up in rural Minnesota, owned by Florida entrepreneur
Owned by an entrepreneur, they're not part of the president's campaign.
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Oregon bars GOP voter statement, says it was 29 seconds late
The Oregon Republican Party's statement for the state voters' pamphlet arrived 29 seconds too late and won't appear in the guide mailed to voters for the November election, officials say.
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The Latest: Nevada reports 390 new virus cases, 13 deaths
Nevada health officials on Saturday reported 390 additional COVID-19 cases and 13 new deaths, bringing the statewide totals to 71,102 confirmed cases and 1,388 deaths.
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US Northern Command apologizes for retweeting Trump campaign
The U.S. Northern Command based in Colorado Springs has apologized for retweeting a post by President Donald Trump that announced his campaign stop earlier this week in a western Pennsylvania city.
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Feds ask court to uphold Coast Guard officer's sentence
Justice Department prosecutors have urged a federal appeals court to uphold a prison sentence of more than 13 years for a former Coast Guard officer accused of plotting a terrorist attack inspired by infamous mass murderers and far-right extremists.
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In ruling, judge throws lifeline to diversity visa lottery
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to resume issuing diversity visas for immigrants from underrepresented countries, partially reversing a pandemic-related freeze on a wide range of immigrant and temporary visas.
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Lawyer of accused Kenosha shooter resigns from defense fund
A lawyer representing a 17-year-old charged with shooting three people during a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has resigned from his position with a defense fund…
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Trump to campaign in Florida, N.C. battlegrounds on Tuesday
President Donald Trump will highlight his environmental agenda as he campaigns in the battleground states of Florida and North Carolina on Tuesday.
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Body of slain detective gets hero's escort to funeral home
Two fire truck ladders stretched a large American flag over a hearse that threaded the Cleveland streets Saturday as it carried the body of a police detective killed in the line of duty to a funeral home.
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U.S. debt will soon exceed size of entire economy: What does it mean?
The U.S. government's war against the coronavirus is imposing the heaviest strain on the Treasury since America's drive to defeat Nazi Germany and imperial Japan three-quarters of a century ago.
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Ex-FBI agent sees Trump as 'counterintelligence threat'
Peter Strzok spent his FBI career hunting Russian and Chinese spies, but after news broke of derogatory text messages he had sent about President Donald Trump, he came to feel like he was the one being hunted.
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump on McCain; Biden's stretch on virus
President Donald Trump said he never called John McCain a loser — he did — and denigrated the record of the late Republican senator on veterans affairs despite routinely appropriating one of McCain's crowning achievements on that front as his own.
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Harris' mostly virtual campaign to get Wisconsin road test
Kamala Harris told a friendly crowd of Hollywood donors on Thursday they'd be surprised by how many states she's visiting daily, if only virtually.
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Refugee families face unique struggles with online school
Samuel Lavi knew he'd have to find unique ways to stay connected to refugee families when the coronavirus pandemic shut down Valencia Newcomer School. Parents and students speak more than a dozen languages, and they'd need help navigating the technology around remote learning.
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Unions threaten work stoppages amid calls for racial justice
Ahead of Labor Day, unions representing millions across several working-class sectors are threatening to authorize work stoppages in support of the Black Lives Matter movement amid calls for concrete measures that address racial injustice.
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