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Eight iconic photos from U.S. presidential, vice president debates
The first Republican presidential primary debate of the 2024 election cycle will take place Wednesday night. The debate will exclusively air on Fox News from 9-11 p.m. ET and will be co-moderated by Fox News anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum. Former president Donald Trump has announced he will be absent from the debate citing…
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Faces in the crowd share stories
It’s 1963, and 15-year-old Clayola Brown just heard the news on the car radio in Philadelphia: There was going to be a march on Washington. She recalls the deep, heavy baritone of civil rights activist and march organizer A. Philip Randolph, describing the inequities of Jim Crow America and the promise of freedom and economic…
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Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a dream’ speech 60 years later resonates
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom brought together a legion of speakers pivotal to the Civil Rights Movement. A quarter of a million people were there. Decades later, the “dream” of one civil rights titan is what echoes in the minds of Americans who think of the iconic march. “I have a dream,”…
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Salmonella outbreak linked to pet turtles spans 11 states, CDC warns
When we think salmonella, we usually think food: that counter that didn’t get cleaned well enough after housing raw chicken or salad kit recalls for contaminated lettuce. While recent outbreaks have been linked to the usual suspects like raw beef and raw cookie dough, the Centers for Disease Control has revealed an unusual culprit for…
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Indian spacecraft lands near lunar south pole
Chandrayaan-3 successfully landed on the moon Wednesday, etching India into history as the fourth country to land a spacecraft on the lunar surface. The Indian Space Research Organization launched Chandrayaan-3 over a month ago with the goal landing near the lunar south pole, where it made a soft landing about 8:33 a.m. ET Wednesday morning.…
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USPS keeps losing money despite turnaround plan; mail delivery at risk
WASHINGTON −The U.S. Postal Service’s 10-year plan to stop operating at a loss isn’t going well. And, if they can’t get back on track, that could threaten its ability to deliver the mail and pay its retirees’ benefits. According to a federal watchdog group, expenses have grown faster than revenues for years partly because of…
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Binghamton man shot wife before setting Howard Avenue home on fire
A Binghamton Police investigation has determined a man shot his wife multiple times at a 56 Howard Ave. home Aug. 19, then started a fire and later shot himself inside the residence. Police responded to the home for a report of shots fired and smoke coming from the residence at about 4:15 p.m., according to…
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American Airlines flight diverts to Jacksonville after pepper spray incident
An American Airlines flight traveling from Miami to New York City was diverted to Jacksonville, Florida, after someone inadvertently sprayed a bottle of pepper spray in the cabin, the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed to USA TODAY. The FAA said the incident happened Sunday night on American Airlines Flight 1680. The aircraft was cleaned after the…
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Indian spacecraft successfully lands on lunar south pole
The Indian Space Research Organization, or IRSO, launched Chandrayaan-3 over a month ago with the goal landing near the lunar south pole to become the fourth country to land a spacecraft on the moon. The spacecraft made a successful landing about 8:33 a.m. ET Wednesday morning. You can watch live at the embed at the…
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Civil rights movement of today honors rich history, faces new battles
Sixty years have passed since Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his momentous “I Have a Dream” address during the landmark 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. While the event has come to be linked with the causes of desegregation and voting rights, it sought to highlight an array of racial and economic injustices,…