Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Monday had some trouble speaking at a Labor Day rally in Cleveland. Clinton was set back by a bad coughing fit, which she blamed on her Republican opponent, Donald Trump. “Every time I think about Trump, I get allergic,” she said, before coughing some more. Clinton sipped some water […]
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Middle East, USAST. LOUIS — After a primary election season that featured the Republican candidate for Missouri governor shooting guns and blowing things up, the National Rifle Association on Tuesday endorsed his opponent, Democratic Attorney General Chris Koster. The NRA Political Victory Fund said Koster’s commitment to the Second Amendment earned him an “A” rating. “For over
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USAWASHINGTON — Vice presidential hopeful Tim Kaine warned that Donald Trump was too unpredictable and dangerous to entrust with the powers of commander in chief, accusing the Republican of misleading the public on his past foreign policy views and expressing a fondness for dictators at the expense of traditional U.S. allies. Speaking in North Carolina
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USACHESTERFIELD, Mo. — Mike Pence continued his criticisms of Democrats at a rally on Tuesday, painting a picture of diminishing American exceptionalism under President Barack Obama’s administration that would continue if Hillary Clinton is elected president. The vice presidential nominee and Indiana governor called running mate Donald Trump “the genuine article,” while questioning Clinton’s integrity
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USAVIENTIANE, Laos — On a weeklong tour of China and Laos, President Barack Obama is trying to reassure anxious foreign partners that even if he waits till after the election to make a big push for his sweeping Pacific Rim trade deal, U.S. politics won’t jeopardize its passage. A failure by Congress to ratify the
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International, USAFox News and Roger Ailes have reached a settlement in the sexual harassment lawsuit filed by former anchor Gretchen Carlson. Fox News parent company 21st Century Fox also issued an apology to Carlson, who charged Ailes with sabotaging her career after she rebuffed sexual advances and complained about a hostile work environment. Her contract was
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USAGOP presidential nominee Donald Trump holds a 2-point lead over his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton among likely voters, according to a CNN/ORC poll released Tuesday. Mr. Trump was at 45 percent and Mrs. Clinton was at 43 percent among likely voters, with Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson at 7 percent and Green Party nominee
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USAST. LOUIS — Phyllis Schlafly has died, but the battle for control over the conservative interest group she founded continues. On Monday, the same day Schlafly died at the age of 92, a so-called “super PAC” was created in her name, Phyllis Schlafly’s Eagle PAC. A super PAC is a type of independent political action
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USAIn a triumph for the global movement to save whales from oblivion, the U.S. government on Tuesday removed most of the world’s humpback populations from the federal list of endangered species, with some glaring exceptions on the West Coast. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that nine of 14 groups of whales around the
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The World We Share, USAVIENTIANE, Laos — President Barack Obama vowed Tuesday to toughen international sanctions against North Korea after its government conducted a test missile launch as world leaders gathered for summits in Asia. Speaking with reporters after a meeting here with South Korean President Park Geun-hye, Obama said that the two agreed to work “diligently together” on
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International, USAWASHINGTON — Is it time to panic about Election Day? Not about the choices for president, but about whether the votes that millions of Americans will cast Nov. 8 will be secure. “My level of concern is pretty high,” said Thomas Hicks, chairman of the Election Assistance Commission, an independent, bipartisan group created to develop
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International, USAORLANDO, Fla. — The last Pulse survivor who remained in the hospital since being admitted after the June 12 shooting has been released, according to Orlando Health. The health system announced the news in a tweet on Tuesday afternoon: “As of today, Orlando Regional Medical Center reports that all 35 Pulse victims who were patients
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USABy Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO –“Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time,” were the lyrics to the theme song of a 1970s detective show Baretta. But what about those who have served the time, but never did the crime? Baretta ran but three short years, far less than the wrongful sentences that many
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USAConservative icon Phyllis Schlafly, the leader of the 1970s Stop ERA movement, has died. In a statement posted on its website on Monday afternoon, her Eagle Forum said she died at her home in St. Louis surrounded by family members. She was 92. ‘Rest in peace, Phyllis Schlafly. Wife, mother, grandmother, author, lawyer, tireless voice
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