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Hiker found dead in Texas’ Big Bend National Park
A hiker was found dead Monday along a trail in Texas’ Big Bend National Park after rangers noticed a vehicle that had been parked for several days and launched a search, staff said. The name of the 24-year-old hiker was not released in a National Park Service statement, but the agency said the discovery was…
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Target joins other big box stores rolling out discount Thanksgiving meals
Target has joined other big-box retailers in rolling out Thanksgiving meals that it says will cost less than previous years’ offerings. The Minneapolis-based chain said Monday that at $20 per person, its “traditional Thanksgiving feast” will cost $5 less than last year’s deal. The meal includes brand-name versions of turkey, potatoes, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce,…
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One big thing is missing from the GOP campaign to reclaim Michigan’s state House: Trump
WYOMING, Mich. — As he made his case for a Republican revival here at a neighborhood steakhouse, former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder abstained from red meat. “We need to bring civility back and relentless positive action back,” Snyder, who is leading the party’s effort to reclaim the majority in the state House of Representatives, said…
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Women drive big advantage for Harris among young voters, with men divided
Half of registered voters under 30 years old plan to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris and one-third are lining up with former President Donald Trump — relatively unchanged from a previous survey in August, according to the new NBC News Stay Tuned Gen Z Poll, powered by SurveyMonkey. And among young voters who say…
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The art market is in a correction as big spenders fade
The global art market is poised for its second straight year of declines, as demand for the top trophy works wanes and a new generation of buyers favors lower-priced pieces, according to a new survey. Auction sales in the first six months at Christie’s, Sotheby’s, Phillips and Bonhams fell 26% from 2023 and 36% from the…
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Senators take aim at big private equity landlords as rents soar
As Wall Street financiers snapped up huge swaths of the nation’s rental housing market in recent years, the deals sailed through unchallenged. Now, with the costs of renting an apartment or home out of reach for a growing number of Americans, four Democratic senators say these transactions need more scrutiny. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., sent…
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Inside the big summit where Putin hopes to defy western pressure on Ukraine war
KAZAN, Russia — Almost 700 miles east of Russia’s war in Ukraine, the city of Kazan is a safe enough distance for President Vladimir Putin to try and reposition himself as an international ambassador. In the center opposite Kazan’s Kremlin, a historic castle, Russian state media is erecting broadcast stages to amplify three days of…
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MLB playoff viewership surges as big market stars vie for World Series
Major League Baseball’s postseason has been knocking it out of the park. The National League Championship Series’ first game between the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday averaged 8.26 million viewers across Fox Sports’ TV networks and streaming, making it the most watched LCS game on any network since 2009, according to Fox Sports.…
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Australia awaits King Charles on first big overseas tour since cancer diagnosis
SYDNEY, Australia — King Charles, the only British monarch who has spent time living in Australia, arrives on Friday for his inaugural visit to an overseas realm as sovereign, his first major foreign trip since being diagnosed with cancer. The first visit by a reigning monarch in 13 years has revived debate in Australia over…
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Trump’s dark rhetoric about big cities returns to the campaign trail
When Donald Trump visited Detroit last week, he unfurled a string of insults. He compared the city, which is 77% Black, to a developing nation and posited that the “whole country will end up being like Detroit” if Vice President Kamala Harris wins. If there was any question whether Trump thinks this is good or…