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7-nation prisoner swap shows how diplomacy, not law, governs exchanges

YoopyaAugust 2, 2024August 2, 2024

by YoopyaAugust 2, 2024August 2, 20240647

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and two other Americans were freed from Russia in a prisoner exchange on Aug. 1, 2024. In total, 24 prisoners,...

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About 8 in 10 Democrats are satisfied with Harris in stark shift after Biden drops out: AP-NORC poll

YoopyaJuly 31, 2024July 31, 2024

by YoopyaJuly 31, 2024July 31, 20240668

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris appears to have energized Democrats in the early days of her candidacy, with the surge in warm feelings extending across...

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Harris raised $200M in first week of White House campaign and signed up 170,000 volunteers

YoopyaJuly 28, 2024July 28, 2024

by YoopyaJuly 28, 2024July 28, 20240664

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign has raised $200 million since she emerged as the likely Democratic presidential nominee last week, an eyepopping haul in...

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Harris could become first Black woman, first person of South Asian descent to be president

YoopyaJuly 22, 2024July 22, 2024

by YoopyaJuly 22, 2024July 22, 20240686

WASHINGTON (AP) — She’s already broken barriers, and now Kamala Harris could shatter several more after President Joe Biden abruptly ended his reelection bid and...

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Until 1968, presidential candidates were picked by party conventions – a process revived by Biden’s withdrawal from race

YoopyaJuly 21, 2024July 21, 2024

by YoopyaJuly 21, 2024July 21, 20240618

Now that Joe Biden has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the nominee, it will ultimately be up...

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Majority of Democrats think Kamala Harris would make a good president, AP-NORC poll shows

YoopyaJuly 19, 2024July 19, 2024

by YoopyaJuly 19, 2024July 19, 20240660

WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Joe Biden faces a growing drumbeat of pressure to drop his reelection bid, a majority of Democrats think his vice president would...

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Social media and political violence – how to break the cycle

YoopyaJuly 18, 2024July 18, 2024

by YoopyaJuly 18, 2024July 18, 20240653

The attempted assassination of Donald Trump on July 13, 2024, added more fuel to an already fiery election season. In this case, political violence was...

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Trump assassination attempt reveals a major security breakdown – but doesn’t necessarily heighten the risk for political violence, a former FBI official explains

YoopyaJuly 16, 2024July 16, 2024

by YoopyaJuly 16, 2024July 16, 20240550

As investigators analyze what led 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks to try to assassinate former president Donald Trump – and how Crooks was able to fire at the...

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Biden condemns ‘sick’ Trump shooting, campaign suspends ads

YoopyaJuly 14, 2024July 14, 2024

by YoopyaJuly 14, 2024July 14, 20240598

REHOBOTH BEACH, Delaware, July 13 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden called for an end to political violence after Republican challenger Donald Trump was shot...

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Trump’s raised fist is a go-to gesture with a long history of different meanings

YoopyaJuly 14, 2024July 14, 2024

by YoopyaJuly 14, 2024July 14, 20240651

In the frenzied moments when Secret Service agents surrounded a bleeding Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally on July 13, 2024, trying to hustle him...