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It’s a fight to the finish in races that will determine control of Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — The final doors are being knocked, ads are blaring and candidates are making a last pitch to voters. Even with the high-energy final push, the races for control…

John McCarthy November 3, 2024

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Two closing arguments show the stark choice between Trump and Harris

NEW YORK (AP) — In the shadow of the White House, seven days before the final votes of the 2024 election are cast, Kamala Harris vowed to put country over party and…

John McCarthy October 30, 2024

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Trump-supporting speaker opens MSG rally by calling Puerto Rico a ‘floating island of garbage’

NEW YORK — Donald Trump rallies in the closing weeks of the campaign have been marked by overt racism and anti-immigrant sentiments and that didn't stop with the former president's…

John McCarthy October 27, 2024

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Jimmy Carter at 100: A century of changes for a president, the US and the world since 1924

ATLANTA (AP) — Already the longest-lived of the 45 men to serve as U.S. president, Jimmy Carter is about to reach the century mark. The 39th president, who remains under home hospice…

John McCarthy September 28, 2024

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Blinken visits Dominican Republic as talks with president focus on economy and Haiti’s crisis

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — The U.S. secretary of state and the leader of the Dominican Republic held private talks Friday on a range of issues, from human rights, economic prosperity…

John McCarthy September 7, 2024

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French ambassador to Haiti, known for his frankness, outreach, bids adieu after 3 years

PORT-AU-PRINCE — During the three years Fabrice Mauriès has served as the French ambassador to Haiti, his nation’s presence hasn’t always been well received, and Washington at times appeared to…

John McCarthy September 3, 2024

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Harris and her opponent offer starkly different visions on climate change and energy

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Earth sizzled through a summer with four of the hottest days ever measured, Vice President Kamala Harris and challenger Donald Trump have starkly different visions on…

John McCarthy August 31, 2024

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Harris summons Americans to reject political divisions and warns of consequences posed by a Trump win

CHICAGO (AP) — Kamala Harris summoned Americans on Thursday to reject political division and instead chart what she called a “new way forward,” as she accepted her party’s nomination while blending biography…

John McCarthy August 23, 2024

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Biden OKs disaster declaration for the USVI in the wake of Tropical Storm Ernesto

CHRISTIANSTED — The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced this week that federal disaster assistance is available to the U.S. Virgin Islands to supplement response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting…

John McCarthy August 21, 2024

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BIDEN OUT! Finally caves to Democratic pressure to leave 2024 presidential race

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has decided to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, ending a weeks-long crisis within the Democratic Party over his viability against former President Donald Trump…

John McCarthy July 21, 2024