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Political tours visit Hamilton County as early voting turnout rises
Tennessee Democrats and Republicans are touring the state to rally voters as early voting heats up in Tennessee.
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More Republicans are voting early, helping break records. Nearly 19 million ballots cast so far
With former President Donald Trump’s encouragement, Republicans are voting early again, flocking to the polls for in-person voting ahead of Election Day and helping push the national number to nearly 19 million.
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In hard-fought Pennsylvania, fast-growing Hispanic communities present a test for Harris and Trump
The sun was creeping over the horizon on a recent morning in Pennsylvania's erstwhile steel country, but inside a house next to two radio towers, Victor Martinez stood with a microphone, ready to broadcast his views to thousands of Spanish-speaking listeners.
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In battleground Georgia, poor people see no reason to vote. That decision could sway election
Sabrina Friday scanned the room at Mother's Nest, an organization in Macon that provides baby supplies, training, food and housing to mothers in need, and she asked how many planned to vote. Of the 30, mostly women, six raised their hands.
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Mideast conflict looms over US presidential race as Harris and Trump jostle for an edge
Two weeks out from Election Day, the crisis in the Middle East is looming over the race for the White House, with one candidate struggling to find just the right words to navigate its difficult cross-currents and the other making bold pronouncements that the age-old conflict can quickly be set right.
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Trump makes more debunked claims about FEMA as he surveys storm damage in North Carolina
Surveying storm damage in North Carolina, former President Donald Trump on Monday blasted federal emergency responders whose work has been stymied by armed harassment and a deluge of misinformation, but he said he was not concerned that the aftermath of Hurricane Helene would affect election results in the battleground state.
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What’s a ‘Jezebel spirit’? Some Christians use the term to paint Kamala Harris with a demonic brush
Christian nationalist leaders are telling followers that Vice President Kamala Harris is under the influence of a "Jezebel spirit," using a term with deeply racist and misogynistic roots that is setting off alarm bells for religious and political scholars.
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If Georgia’s elections are more secure than ever, why do so many voters distrust the system?
County election workers keep fentanyl antidote handy in case of tainted mail
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Harris and Trump seek Arab American votes in Michigan in effort to shore up battleground states
Kamala Harris insisted it was time to “end the suffering” in the Middle East while Donald Trump visited one of the nation's only Muslim-majority cities on Friday as the dueling presidential contenders fought for a small but pivotal bloc of Arab American voters in swing-state Michigan.
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Right-wing influencers hyped anti-Ukraine videos made by a TV producer also funded by Russian media
The Kremlin could not have asked for better publicity at a better time when Ben Swann, a self-described independent journalist who promotes conspiracy theories, released a 12-part video series he promised would reveal dark truths about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
