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Director of National Intelligence cancels verbal election security briefings
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff say they've been told Congress will no longer receive briefings on efforts to interfere in the election.
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The census scales back a critical step: Checking its own work
With just three months to review census results because of a last-minute change by the Trump administration, officials are scrambling to decide what quality checks to toss.
5 years ago
Weeks without power or water ahead as Laura cleanup begins
The toll from the Category 4 hurricane rose to 16 deaths Saturday, with more than half of those killed by carbon monoxide poisoning from the unsafe operation of generators.
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Chadwick Boseman, who embodied Black icons, dies of cancer
As his Hollywood career boomed, though, Boseman was privately undergoing “countless surgeries and chemotherapy” to battle colon cancer, according to a family statement.
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Teen charged in Kenosha killings stalls return to Wisconsin
Public defender Jennifer Snyder, who was representing Rittenhouse, asked for a delay in the extradition hearing, so her client would have time to hire a private attorney.
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Thousands gather at March on Washington commemorations
They are gathering on the heels of yet another shooting by a white police officer of a Black man — this time, 29-year-old Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last Sunday.
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Coastal Louisiana a hot mess as Laura’s leftovers move east
The hurricane’s top wind speed of 150 mph put it among the strongest systems on record in the U.S.
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7 takeaways from the Republican National Convention
It's going to be a nasty post-Labor Day sprint to Election Day, as both parties argue that the soul of America is at stake.
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Laura thrashes Louisiana, nearby states face tornado threats
One of the strongest hurricanes ever to strike the U.S., Laura barreled across Louisiana on Thursday, shearing off roofs, killing at least six people.
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Hurricane Laura brings ‘catastrophic storm surge’ and fearsome winds to Gulf Coast
When the storm's eyewall moved onshore around 1 a.m. ET, forecasters told people in its path, "TAKE COVER NOW!"
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Pence takes center stage at RNC: Takeaways from day 3
Vice President Pence stressed a law and order message as protests over racism and policing continue. Republicans also worked to shore up support from suburban women.
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Hurricane Laura forecast to bring ‘unsurvivable’ storm surge as Category 4 storm
Forecasters project that some coastal areas near the Texas-Louisiana border could see life-threatening storm surge, which could impact areas up to 30 miles inland.
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17-year-old arrested in killing of 2 people in Kenosha
Protests erupted after police shot Jacob Blake, who now has paralysis from the waist down. Attorney Ben Crump said it would “take a miracle” for Blake to walk again.
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4 takeaways from night 2 of the Republican National Convention
A series of speakers tapped into many of the culture war issues that the Trump campaign hammered on four years ago, in an effort to rally his loyal supporters to the polls.
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Hundreds of thousands flee US coast ahead of Hurricane Laura
More than half a million people were ordered to flee the Gulf Coast on Tuesday as Laura strengthened into a hurricane.
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