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Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) is attempting to assemble a group of Democratic senators to ask Joe Biden to exit the presidential race, according to two people with direct knowledge of the effort.
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The French Fire started Thursday evening at French Camp Road in California’s Mariposa county after a heat wave brought days of scorching temperatures. As of 6 a.m. local time on Friday, the fire had spread to 843 acres and was 5 percent contained, according to Cal Fire’s Madera-Mariposa-Merced unit.
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Former president Donald Trump sought Friday to distance himself from a conservative think tank’s plan, known as Project 2025, for the next Republican presidency, as Democrats work to make it a political vulnerability for Trump in the November election.
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Hurricane Beryl made landfall near Cozumel, Mexico, early Friday as a Category 2 hurricane, blasting the coast and knocking out power in several resort towns. The storm is churning inland now and will briefly weaken before emerging over the Gulf of Mexico late Friday and gaining strength.
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A private event with top social media influencers was intended to spur relationships and generate pro-Biden content. But creators faced backlash and online vitriol instead.
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A prominent group of political donors, civic leaders and business executives founded to protect the institutions of American democracy sent a letter Friday morning to President Biden calling on him to “cement your legacy” by ending his bid for reelection.
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The Vatican excommunicated Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, exacting a severe punishment on the most vociferous internal critic of Pope Francis for refusing to recognize the authority of the pope and liberal reforms made by the Roman Catholic Church since the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s.
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President Biden, who at 81 is the oldest person ever to hold the office, has displayed signs of accelerated aging in recent months, said numerous aides, foreign officials, members of Congress and others who interacted with Biden over the last 3½ years.
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President Biden arrives Friday in Madison, Wis., for what will be a critical few hours as he holds a rally attempting to inject new life into a flagging campaign and sits for an ABC News interview as an effort to demonstrate his verbal and mental ability.
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Breaking news: Employers added 206,000 jobs in June, a gradual cooldown from the previous month and the latest sign that the U.S. economy is settling after four years of breakneck growth.
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How far will the fossil fuel industry go to protect itself from climate impacts it helped cause? A $21 billion liquefied natural gas plant in Louisiana will be surrounded by a 26-foot-high steel sea wall to stave off rising seas.
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As the next leader of Britain, Keir Starmer brings working-class roots, a forensic legal style and a ruthless approach to politics.
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Keir Starmer and his renewed Labour Party won a landslide election in Britain on Thursday, according to the exit poll, ending 14 years of Conservative Party rule and moving toward a new government dominated by the center left.
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President Biden is facing doubts from within the Democratic Party about if he should continue to run for reelection following his faltering performance in the first presidential debate. Two sitting members of Congress have called for him to exit the race.
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Breaking news: The United Kingdom’s center-left Labour Party appears to have defeated the center-right Conservative Party in a historic landslide, according to exit polls. Keir Starmer is expected to become the nation’s next prime minister.
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President Biden’s guiding principle for jumping into the 2020 presidential race was that he was the only person who could beat then-President Donald Trump. Now, if Biden is to jump out of the race, he will have to decide he is no longer that person.
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The owner of Saks Fifth Avenue will acquire Neiman Marcus under a $2.65 billion deal announced Thursday, culminating years of fitful talks between a pair of legacy retailers vying to attract a new generation of well-heeled shoppers.
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The teleprompter is a common device for politicians. But President Biden’s use of it even in small settings has prompted frustration by some listeners.
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Democrats are panicking over whether President Biden should be their nominee, after his shaky and often faltering debate performance against former president Donald Trump last week. Here is a look at some scenarios by which Biden could be replaced:
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Thousands of Democrats will gather in Chicago next month for the Democratic National Convention. Delegates say they are sticking with President Biden — at least for now.
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Justice Amy Coney Barrett had a breakout term on the Supreme Court. With piercing questions from the bench, and a willingness to break ranks with other Republican nominees in an era of conservative dominance on the court.
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President Biden’s faltering performance in last week’s debate has raised new concerns among allies already worried about the possibility of a second Trump presidency as they head to Washington in coming days for a U.S.-hosted NATO summit.
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President Biden pledged Wednesday night during a meeting with Democratic governors at the White House to regain his footing in his reelection campaign after a faltering debate performance last week. Live updates here:
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Breaking news: President Biden and his senior team said they accepted the grim ultimatum they’ve been hearing from almost all quarters of the Democratic Party — to demonstrate his fitness for office or face a significant effort to force him to step aside.
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As President Biden continues to face questions about whether he should end his bid to seek a second term, there are growing signs that many in the Democratic Party are willing to accept Vice President Harris at the top of their presidential ticket.
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A dairy worker in Colorado has been infected with bird flu, marking the fourth human case in an ongoing outbreak that started with detection of the disease in cattle this spring.
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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, during Wednesday’s White House press briefing, emphatically stated that President Biden is staying in the presidential race. When asked whether Biden is dropping out, Jean-Pierre responded with a resounding “absolutely not.”
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Analysis by Aaron Blake | Biden’s campaign insists dropping out of the race is not on the table. But increasingly, what top Democrats appear to be saying is: Maybe he should. The subtext is clear — and it’s a marked contrast to how the Biden campaign is talking about this.
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House Democratic leaders — a group of about 10, including those involved with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee — will be holding a call this evening to discuss the situation with the Democratic ticket and President Biden’s nomination. More live updates here:
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Donald Trump and his campaign hope President Biden stays in the race, according to four people familiar with private discussions, believing they can beat him even with Trump’s felony conviction and other charges. But they are also ramping up attacks on Vice President Harris.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) plans to swing through a series of battleground states to campaign for President Biden as Biden grapples with the fallout from his halting debate performance.
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General Motors will pay a fine of nearly $146 million and take other steps to resolve excess emissions from nearly 6 million vehicles on the nation’s roads, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Transportation Department announced.
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President Biden plans to speak with congressional leaders and meet with Democratic governors this afternoon as he and aides seek to tamp down Democratic angst over his debate performance. Follow live updates:
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Former president Barack Obama told allies that President Biden’s already tough path to reelection grew more challenging after his shaky debate performance on Thursday — a harsher assessment of the presidential race than his public comments, according to people familiar with his remarks.
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Civil rights attorney Jill Collen Jefferson took on the police force in the small town of Lexington, Miss., collecting evidence of abuse, falsifying evidence and assault. Then they arrested her.
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The Food and Drug Administration has decided to revoke its authorization for the use of a stabilizer for fruity and citrus-flavored food and beverages, known as brominated vegetable oil (BVO), for being unsafe.
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An estimated 11,000 people will celebrate July Fourth this year by officially becoming American citizens. In honor of the holiday, test your knowledge with some of the questions aspiring U.S. citizens must answer to become naturalized.
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About a dozen people showed up for the impromptu cat tour, led by John Edwards, who organizes the yearly event, seven years ago. Over a two-mile walk, the group stopped to see some 20 cats peeking through their windows. Now, hundreds of people attend.
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Breakdancing gave Manizha Talash a sense of purpose, but it put her life at risk after regime change in Afghanistan. “I do it for me, my life. I do it to express myself and to forget about everything else going on if I need to,” said Talash.
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The Sims isn’t like other video games. Instead of inviting players to explore faraway fantasy lands or fight in imagined battlefields, the world of The Sims hews closer to reality. Some players are even using it to practice for their real lives.
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Covid infections are growing in nearly all states -- with the sharpest increases in the West, according to CDC data. The FLiRT and LB.1 variants are most common.
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An aggressive wildfire quickly spread Tuesday in Northern California, forcing authorities to issue evacuation orders and shut off power as parts of California suffered under a heat wave.
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Breaking news: Donald Trump’s sentencing in the New York hush money case was rescheduled for September instead of next week, as the judge in the case granted requests for a delay by defense lawyers that was not opposed by prosecutors.
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Breaking news: The Food and Drug Administration granted approval to a closely watched Alzheimer’s drug, concluding that the benefits of modestly slowing progression of the devastating disease outweigh its risks, drugmaker Eli Lilly announced.
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A lawsuit filed against Northwestern University opened a new front in the legal battle against affirmative action, alleging that its law school hires less-qualified people of color and women over White men for faculty positions in violation of federal anti-discrimination laws.
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One Million Checkboxes has a vibe like Wordle — except it does not improve your mind in any way. It’s a website with 1 million little boxes in a row. You click in a box to make a check mark, and now the box is checked for everyone who plays the game.
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Breaking news: Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor and personal attorney to former president Donald Trump, was disbarred Tuesday in New York over his false statements about the 2020 election.
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Breaking news: Donald Trump’s July 11 sentencing in his criminal hush money case will likely be postponed in light of the Supreme Court immunity ruling. Manhattan prosecutors said they would not oppose a delay Tuesday, following a request from Trump's lawyers.
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed a rule Tuesday outlining steps employers must take to protect indoor and outdoor workers from the risk of heat illness, the first major regulation aimed at preventing heat-related deaths on the job.
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On the final night of Group C play, the U.S. men’s national soccer team played hard and they played well. But they did not do enough, falling to powerhouse Uruguay, 1-0, and dropping out of the Copa América competition.
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