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Mike Johnson announces vote on bill to avoid government shutdown
Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday the House will vote this week on a three-month stopgap funding bill to keep the federal government open through Dec. 20. If the measure goes into effect, the government would avert a shutdown that is set to begin at the start of next month without congressional action. In a letter to…
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JetBlue flight makes emergency landing after smoke alert in cargo hold
A JetBlue flight made an emergency landing in Kansas on Saturday after pilots were alerted to smoke in the cargo hold, but an inspection revealed it was a false alarm, the airline said. The plane descended safely and landed “without incident,” the airline said in a statement. Flight 1189 was traveling from New York to…
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Trump says he won’t run again in four years if he loses November election
Former President Donald Trump said he doesn’t believe he would run for office again in four years if he loses the November election. “No, I think that that will be, that will be it. I don’t see that at all,” Trump told interviewer Sharyl Attkisson on her show “Full Measure” when asked if he sees…
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Sen. Raphael Warnock says embattled N.C. GOP candidate Mark Robinson is ‘white supremacy in blackface’
Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., on Sunday said GOP gubernatorial candidate and North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is “the antithesis of everything that Dr. [Martin Luther] King represented,” describing him as “white supremacy in blackface.” In an interview on MSNBC’s “Inside with Jen Psaki,” Warnock blasted Robinson, who was the subject of a CNN report…
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Chargers QB Justin Herbert leaves loss vs. Steelers early with ankle injury
Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert left the Chargers’ 20-10 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers early on Sunday after he appeared to reaggravate the high-ankle sprain that had sidelined him in practice in the days leading up to the game. Herbert did not play the entire fourth quarter as the Chargers (2-1) lost for the…
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Which key groups have moved — and which ones haven’t — since Biden’s exit
Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump by 5 points among registered voters, 49%-44%, in the new national NBC News poll. While the result is within the poll’s margin of error, it does represent a shift from the last NBC News survey, when President Joe Biden was still in the 2024 presidential contest. In that…
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Newly popular Kamala Harris builds momentum, challenging Donald Trump for the mantle of change
A double-digit increase in popularity, rising Democratic enthusiasm and an early edge for representing “change” have vaulted Vice President Kamala Harris forward and reshuffled the 2024 presidential contest, according to a new national NBC News poll. With just over six weeks until Election Day, the poll finds Harris with a 5-point lead over former President Donald…
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Saints shutting out Eagles in 3-0 defensive contest
Share Justin Herbert leaves game against Steelers Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert entered today’s game recovering from a high ankle sprain he suffered last week. He just exited the game in the third quarter and was replaced for at least one play by Taylor Heinicke after appearing to aggravate the injury. Share Vikings 21, Texans 0:…
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Sen. Lindsey Graham says embattled GOP candidate Mark Robinson must defend himself
Sen. Lindsey Graham told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” on Sunday that North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson “has an obligation to defend himself” following reports last week that Robinson made lewd posts on a pornographic website over a decade ago. “The charges are beyond unnerving,” said Graham, a South Carolina Republican, referring to a…
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Attack on foreign diplomats’ convoy kills police officer in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A roadside bomb hit a convoy of foreign diplomats visiting northwest Pakistan on Sunday, killing a police officer in their security detail, police said. Zahidullah Khan, a police officer from the Swat district, told NBC News that the diplomats were on their way to a tourist resort “when a police van escorting their convoy…