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Harris campaign launches new ad tying Trump to Robinson scandal in North Carolina

Trouble for Republicans in North Carolina can only be good news for Democrats who haven’t won state since 2008

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Texas couple sentenced to prison after pit pulls killed 81-year-old man

Dogs owned by Christian Moreno and Abilene Schnieder attacked and killed an 81-year-old man as the victim and his wife were running errands in San Antonio.

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Trump presses to change Nebraska election law, in fight for a sole electoral vote

Donald Trump believes he will win four electoral votes from Nebraska, but it’s the fifth one that he is increasingly fretting about – leading the former president and his Republican allies to mount a last-ditch effort to try and change state election law only weeks before ballots are cast.

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U.S. soldier who crossed into North Korea pleads guilty to desertion

Travis King fled into North Korea in July 2023 while taking part in a guided tour of the Korean Demilitarized Zone.

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Effort to Make Nebraska Winner-Take-All Electoral Vote State Rekindles

The effort to make Nebraska a winner-takes-all electoral votes state has rekindled, though hindrances are once again at play.

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Inflation concerns weigh heavily on voters

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Harris-Walz Adviser: Harris 'Was Joking' About Shooting an Intruder

On Friday's broadcast of CNN's "The Lead," Harris-Walz Campaign Senior Adviser Keisha Lance Bottoms said that 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Vice | Clips

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California firefighter accused of setting fires in wine country

Robert Hernandez was accused of setting five fires between Aug. 15 and Sept. 14 while off-duty, the state firefighting agency said.

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Mark Robinson won't appear at Trump's North Carolina rally after CNN report

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Harris-Walz Adviser: She's Done Few Interviews Because She's 'Very Busy'

On Friday's broadcast of CNN's "The Lead," Harris-Walz Campaign Senior Adviser Keisha Lance Bottoms responded to a question on why 2024 Democratic | Clips

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US soldier who fled to North Korea sentenced to one year in confinement and dishonorable discharge

The US soldier who ran across the border from South to North Korea last year was sentenced Friday to one year in confinement and dishonorable discharge after pleading guilty to charges of desertion and assault.

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Kentucky sheriff charged with killing judge faced lawsuit

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New Georgia rule prompts fears of Election Day chaos

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Environmentalists Fear Subsidies for Carbon Capture Won’t Be Checked

Some activists are questioning whether the federal government can accurately verify a tax program for facilities that store planet-warming gases.

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2024 presidential election underway as early voting opens in states like Minnesota

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Lebanon border clashes between Israel, Hezbollah spark fears of wider war

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Trailing in top battleground state, Harris spotlights Georgia woman's death, Trump abortion bans

Kamala Harris campaigned Friday on restoring abortion rights in Georgia, where most polls show her trailing Republican nominee Donald Trump.

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South Carolina death row inmate Freddie Owens executed by lethal injection

South Carolina put inmate Freddie Owens to death Friday as the state restarted executions after an unintended 13-year pause.

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Lewd posts by Trump-backed candidate for NC governor removed from porn forum

Offensive posts by North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson were removed from the pornographic website Nude Africa on Thursday, hours after a CNN KFile investigation revealed a series of inflammatory comments posted on the forum by the controversial and socially conservative Republican nominee for governor of North Carolina.

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Nebraska Republicans may change law that could determine presidential election outcome

Former President Donald Trump is renewing efforts to change Nebraska's electoral vote allocation system to snag one of the state's electoral votes.

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South Carolina Carries Out First Execution In 13 Years

Freddie Owens was executed on Friday, despite a reversal from a key witness.

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Harris Calls Republicans ‘Hypocrites’ In Powerful Speech On Abortion

“This is a health care crisis, and Donald Trump is the architect of this crisis,” the Democratic presidential nominee said at a Friday rally.

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Kamala Harris Tells Oprah ‘They’re Getting Shot’ if Somebody Breaks Into Her Home

The remarkable utterance underscored Democrats’ increasing comfort with the country’s gun culture, and how Harris is trying to use it to puncture notions about female candidates.

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Iowa Attorney General to Prosecute Noncitizen Charged with Voter Fraud

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird will be prosecuting a noncitizen who was arrested and charged with alleged voter fraud.

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Iowa Attorney General to Prosecute Illegal Alien Charged with Voter Fraud

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird will be prosecuting an illegal alien who was arrested and charged with alleged voter fraud.

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Communication Failures Plagued Deadly Trump Rally, Secret Service Finds

The summary of an internal investigation determined that the agency did not adequately prepare its local partners for their duties at the event in Butler, Pa., in July.

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Texas pipeline fire is out, vehicle and human remains are found

The natural liquid gas pipeline in Deer Park, near Houston, erupted Monday after a vehicle crashed into it, officials said.

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Despite warnings, GA election board adopts new rules

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Georgia elections officials make controversial change to ballot counting

In-person early voting got underway today in three states: Virginia, South Dakota and Minnesota.  It comes as Vice President Harris visits battleground Georgia where today the state's Republican-led election board required counties there to hand-count all ballots cast on election day. NBC News' Gabe Gutierrez reports.

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Georgia State Election Board votes in favor of hand counting all ballots, spurring fears about November chaos

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Message in a bottle, written 200 years ago by an archaeologist, found on a French clifftop

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Harris campaign adviser on ‘the gift that keeps on giving’

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Footage shows NYPD officers firing at man with knife in subway shooting that wounded 4

Footage of two New York City police officers opening fire at a subway station as they confronted a man holding a knife shows they fired at him as he was standing still, his arms by his side and his back to a train.

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Study: Mass Deportation of Biden-Harris Migrants Would Improve Deficit

A study finds that mass deportation of millions of Biden and Harris's migrants would greatly improve the national deficit.

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The Secret Service is under new scrutiny over the assassination attempt on Donald Trump

Today the Secret Service released part of its internal review calling July's assassination attempt on Donald Trump a security "failure."  NBC News' Kelly O'Donnell reports.

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A lost cat's mysterious 2-month, 900-mile journey home to California

A gray cat living an extraordinary life of visits to the beach and trips to the lake went on his biggest adventure alone: traveling hundreds of miles from Wyoming to California.

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'Gutfeld!' Sets Record of Nearly 5 Million Viewers During Trump Interview

Fox News's "Gutfeld!" drew an audience of nearly five million viewers during its interview with former President Donald Trump on Wednesday.

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CNN Anchor Reveals Husband of 22 Years Has Died

Alisyn Camerota announced her husband’s death in an Instagram post, writing, “This month would have been our 23rd wedding anniversary.”

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More Memphis Police Officers Testify Condemning Beating Of Tyre Nichols

The trial could spur broader change in policing, an expert says.

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Nancy Mace Will Use Any Weapon at Hand to Fight for What Matters: Attention

The audacity of dope.

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Port officials brace for potential strike by dockworkers along the East Coast

Even a short strike at East and Gulf Coast ports could disrupt U.S. supply chains until 2025, according to one expert.

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Menendez Brothers Incest Scenes in New Series Spark Backlash

Ryan Murphy’s Netflix series “Monsters” is already getting an angry response from viewers over its suggestion that the convicted murderers had an incestuous relationship.

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Harris Aide Insists Gun Comments During Oprah Interview Were ‘Joke,’ Claims VP Knew Media Would ‘Still’ Talk About It’

Harris' senior advisor, Keisha Lance Bottoms, stated the vice president's comments about shooting intruders were "a joke."

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Trump distancing himself from North Carolina gubernatorial candidate after scandal

Mark Robinson made a series of bizarre comments on a porn forum between 2008 and 2012, according to a report

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'The West Wing' cast visits the White House for a 25th anniversary party

First lady Jill Biden invited cast members from “The West Wing” to the White House to mark the 25th anniversary of the hit drama.

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Apple's iPhone 16 is available in stores

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Beirut eye doctor describes 'devastating' injuries after blasts

"It’s a nightmare," Dr. Elias Warrak said of the injuries he has treated since thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies exploded almost simultaneously in an attack this week.

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Video of Obama in jail is from South Africa visit, not Guantanamo Bay

The video shows former President Barack Obama visiting Nelson Mandela's cell on Robben Island, where he was imprisoned 18 years.

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Sex Diaries, Red Flags, Assault Claim: RFK Jr.’s Sex Secrets Revealed

The Kennedy scion broke from family tradition politically—but not romantically.

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