Tag: hits
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With Matt Gaetz’s withdrawal, Trump’s ‘retribution’ campaign hits reality of governing in Washington
Matt Gaetz’s withdrawal Thursday as a candidate for attorney general illustrates the roadblocks President-elect Donald Trump could face as he attempts to convert his campaign of “retribution” into a governing coalition capable of working within the realities of Washington. Gaetz, until recently a Florida congressman, embodies Trump’s grievance- and vendetta-driven agenda like few others can.…
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Israeli airstrike hits Gaza’s Beit Lahia, Hezbollah names new leader after Knesset bans UNRWA
At least 60 people including 20 children were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Gaza early Tuesday, local officials said, the latest deadly attack in its renewed assault on the north of the Palestinian enclave. It came hours after the Israeli parliament outlawed a key United Nations aid agency in a…
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Michelle Obama hits the trail, warning what a Trump presidency would mean for women’s health
In her first stop on 2024 campaign trail, former first lady Michelle Obama delivered an urgent message to men, arguing that the election could have life or death consequences for the women they love. “I am asking y’all from the core of my being to take our lives seriously,” she said at a rally for…
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Jack Jones, balladeer famous for ‘Love Boat’ theme and 1960s hits like ‘The Impossible Dream,’ dies at 86
Jack Jones, a singer who found fame and chart success on the easy-listening side of the street in the 1960s, and who later became etched in television-watching America’s psyche with the “Love Boat” theme, died Wednesday at 86. Jones died of leukemia at a hospital in Rancho Mirage, Calif., his wife of 15 years, Eleanora…
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Fatalities reported after helicopter carrying 4 hits radio tower in fiery Houston crash
Multiple people died after a helicopter struck a radio tower in Houston on Sunday night and sparked a large fire, authorities said. Police Chief J. Noe Diaz said at a news conference that four people were on board, including a child, and there were multiple fatalities when the private helicopter crashed. The Houston Fire Department…
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New Jersey Transit operator dead, 23 hurt after train hits tree
A train operator is dead and 23 are injured after a New Jersey Transit train hit a tree early Monday, officials say. A River LINE train was traveling southbound from Trenton when it struck a tree north of the Roebling Station at 6:04 a.m, NJ Transit said in a statement. There were a total of…
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‘The Apprentice’ hits theaters amid fury from Trump’s campaign ahead of the 2024 election
No movie on the fall calendar has stoked as much prerelease controversy as “The Apprentice,” an R-rated dramatization of the early years of Donald Trump that hits theaters on Friday, 25 days before the presidential election. Nearly every major Hollywood distributor and streaming service refused to touch “The Apprentice” after it premiered at the Cannes…
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Barack Obama hits the trail for Harris; Trump to speak in Detroit
Share Bob Casey campaign puts out ad featuring Barack Obama The Casey campaign is out with a new ad featuring one of the most popular political figures: former President Barack Obama. In the ad, Obama argues Casey would fight to hold big corporations accountable for “greedflation” with the goal of ensuring Pennsylvanians have more money…
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Liz Cheney hits the trail for Harris in the birthplace of the Republican Party
Liz Cheney, a former Republican congresswoman and daughter of a former Republican vice president, will join Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday at a campaign event in Ripon, Wisconsin, the city commonly recognized as the birthplace of the Republican Party. Cheney’s will campaign for Harris for the first time amid a larger effort by the…
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Harris launches a new ad that hits Trump’s age in criticizing Vance
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is launching a new digital ad Tuesday slamming Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance as “extremist” and a “danger to our democracy.” The spot argues Vance “could be a heartbeat away” from the presidency if Donald Trump wins in November, marking the first time the Democratic ticket has gone after the…