Tag: weeks
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Liam Payne’s first posthumous single to be released less than 3 weeks after his death
Liam Payne’s first posthumous single will be released on Friday, less than three weeks after the singer’s death, the song’s producer announced. “Do No Wrong” will arrive after Payne’s sudden death in Argentina on Oct. 16. “I pray that this will be a blessing to the world like Liam has always dreamed. I pray angels…
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Kentucky state senator dies weeks after plunging into empty swimming pool on a mower
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky state Sen. Johnnie Turner, known for his staunch support for the coal industry and other causes in his Appalachian district, has died after being injured at home last month when he plunged into an empty swimming pool while aboard a lawn mower. He was 76. Turner, a Harlan Republican, was known for his…
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Battleground states flooded with voting lawsuits weeks out from Election Day
Political parties and groups have filed nearly 100 lawsuits across seven battleground states that could shape how votes are cast and counted ahead of Election Day and the legal battle that’s expected to follow. The majority of suits were brought by Republicans and allied groups who are focused on rooting out alleged voter fraud, despite…
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What weeks of early-voting data tell us about how Democrats and Republicans are turning out in 2024
Early voting is getting underway throughout the country, including in key battleground states like Georgia, where more than 300,000 people voted Tuesday, the first day of early voting. While Virginia isn’t a core battleground state this year, it does have more than two weeks of mail-in and early in-person voting already in the books, including…
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Trump plans rallies in solidly Democratic states in an unorthodox strategy for the election’s final weeks
Get ready for Donald Trump’s blue state extravaganza. With less than three weeks until Election Day, Trump is scheduled to hold rallies in staunchly Democratic states he has virtually no chance of winning. It’s an unorthodox strategy campaign advisers say is designed to focus on areas where Democratic policies have failed, but it will also…
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What the polls of the Kamala Harris-Donald Trump race show with four weeks to go
With four weeks to go until Election Day, the 2024 polls continue to show a presidential race that remains on a knife’s edge — and well within the margin of error. That’s true for recent national polls like NPR/PBS/Marist, which found Vice President Kamala Harris with a narrow edge against former President Donald Trump — 2 points among likely voters,…
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Trump pitches watches, crypto and his wife’s book in the campaign’s final weeks
A new cryptocurrency platform. An upcoming memoir authored by his wife. A set of NFT trading cards. Watches that cost as much as $100,000. With just weeks left before the November election, former President Donald Trump has taken to promoting items and businesses that are not at all connected to his presidential campaign. “You’re going…
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Port strikes put Democrats in a bind just weeks ahead of Election Day
WASHINGTON — A dockworkers strike threatens to harm shipping, manufacturing, pre-holiday retail inventories — and Vice President Kamala Harris’ bid for the presidency. The International Longshoreman’s Association went on strike at 14 ports along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico Tuesday at midnight, just hours before Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, squares…
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QB Jordan Love returns to Green Bay Packers after missing two weeks
Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love is back as the Packers’ starter after missing two weeks because of a sprained knee. The Packers (2-1) had been 2-0 behind Love’s backup, Malik Willis. Facing the 3-0 Minnesota Vikings, and their blitz-heavy defense, however, Love will regain his status as starter. Coming off a breakout 2023 season that…
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Banned political ads found on TikTok weeks ahead of 2024 election
TikTok has banned all political advertising on the app since 2019, but that hasn’t stopped advertisers from running what appear to be paid political messages on the platform. NBC News found 52 videos on the platform tagged with either a “Paid Partnership” label, #ad or #sponsored that have received up to hundreds of thousands views…