Tag: west
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Putin pressures Georgia, Moldova to turn away from the West
Even so, attempts to bring the three nations into the European Union had stalled in the years prior to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The beginning of that war “really created this sense of urgency and also really led the E.U. to extend the membership prospect to these three new countries in the East: Ukraine,…
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Trump to stump out West; Harris to rally with Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen
Share Trump has a closing argument. He’s not sticking to it. The video of Trump falling to the ground, then rising to his feet from underneath a pile of Secret Service agents with blood streaked across his cheek, pumping his fist in the air and shouting “fight, fight, fight,” is among the most compelling clips…
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Trump to rally out West; Walz to swing through Michigan
Share Obama tells men Trump doesn’t represent ‘real strength’ Reporting from Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH — Rallying for Harris, former President Barack Obama spoke directly to American men and characterized Trump as mendacious and self-centered, saying he doesn’t represent “real strength.” “I’m sorry, gentlemen, I’ve noticed this especially with some men who seem to think some of Trump’s…
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Phoenix smashes heat records for 10 straight days as sweltering temps grip West
A scorching streak in Phoenix has set new daily records for 10 straight days during an October heat wave sweeping much of the West. At 109 degrees Fahrenheit on Thursday, Phoenix was over 10 degrees hotter than its normal temperature on that day of the year, which is 94 degrees, according to the National Weather…
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Record heat makes for a sweltering start to October in the West
The start of October is bringing little relief to parts of the western United States, where 36 million people are under heat alerts and sweltering temperatures are setting records into the fall. Excessive heat warnings are in place in Arizona, California and Nevada, where high temperatures are expected to be 10 to 25 degrees Fahrenheit…
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West Virginia state senator asked to resign after second arrest in two months
A Republican state senator from West Virginia is being asked to step down by his local GOP party chair after being arrested on a drunk driving charge — his second arrest in as many months. State Sen. Mike Maroney, who was first elected in 2016, was arrested in August on a charge of indecent exposure.…
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Putin issues a nuclear warning to the West over Ukraine
MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia could use nuclear weapons if it was attacked by any state and that any conventional attack on Russia that was supported by a nuclear power would be considered to be a joint attack. Putin, opening a meeting of Russia’s Security Council attended by top officials,…
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‘Life-threatening’ storm surge to hit Florida’s west coast in next 36 hours
Share Helene forecast to make landfall tomorrow night Helene is forecast to make landfall along the Big Bend of Florida tomorrow night between 6 and 10 p.m. as a major hurricane. Helene’s outer rain bands will bring on-and-off tropical downpours to South Florida and the Keys by this afternoon. Tropical storm-force winds will begin for…