By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) – AFP Action, a major conservative advocacy group backed by billionaire Charles Koch, is rolling out over $4 million worth of digital ads starting on Monday backing Republican congressional candidates throughout the country. The ad buy, first disclosed to Reuters, will buoy Republican Senate candidates in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Ohio, Montana …
By Tyler Clifford (Reuters) – Hurricane Beryl strengthened as it neared the Texas coast on Sunday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, forcing the closure of major oil ports, flight cancellations and a warning it would be a deadly storm for communities hit. Beryl, the earliest category 5 hurricane on record, last week swept …
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By Tyler Clifford (Reuters) -A widespread heat wave is expected to deliver a fresh batch of record temperatures along the U.S. West Coast, as millions of Americans sweat through a heat dome that is also hovering over Arizona and Nevada. About 36 million people — roughly 10% of the country — are under excessive heat …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. Representative Adam Schiff told NBC News he felt Vice President Kamala Harris could win “overwhelmingly” if she ran against former President Donald Trump, but that President Joe Biden needed to make a decision about his own candidacy. “I think she (Harris) very well could win overwhelmingly, but before we get …
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By Nandita Bose, Jeff Mason and Bianca Flowers WASHINGTON (Reuters) -She worries Republican donors, has name recognition, and Democratic Party heavyweights are beginning to line up behind her. Vice President Kamala Harris would be President Joe Biden’s natural successor if he bowed to growing pressure and stepped aside as the Democratic candidate in the 2024 …
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(Reuters) – U.S. wrestling superstar and actor John Cena announced retirement from in-ring competition in 2025, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) said in a post on social media platform X on Saturday. “John Cena announces retirement from in-ring competition, stating that WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas will be his last,” WWE said. (Reporting by Mrinmay Dey …
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(Reuters) – Minnesota Vikings rookie Khyree Jackson and two of his former high school football teammates were killed in a car crash early on Saturday morning, Maryland State Police said. Jackson, 24, and Isaiah Hazel, 23, were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash in Prince George’s County while Anthony Lytton, Jr., 24, was …
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By Andrea Shalal, Steve Holland and Jeff Mason MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Friday battled to put down an uprising among some Democrats pushing him to abandon his reelection campaign after a poor debate performance, vowing that “I’m staying in the race.” In a fiery speech to supporters in Wisconsin and in an …
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By Andrea Shalal, Stephanie Kelly and Kanishka Singh MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden remained resolute in a closely-watched interview with ABC News on Friday that he was the candidate to beat Republican opponent Donald Trump in November’s election, but did little to temper Democrats’ concerns. Biden in the interview again called his shaky …
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By David Swanson MARIPOSA, Calif. (Reuters) -Dangerously hot conditions will dominate over the rest of the July Fourth holiday weekend in much of the U.S. West Coast, Southeast and Middle Atlantic seaboard, forecasters said on Friday, as California firefighters battled one of the first big wildfires of the season. Around 108 million Americans will spend …
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