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Even as Violent Crime Drops, Lawlessness Rises as an Election Issue
In most U.S. cities, rates of homicide and violent assault are down from pandemic-era highs. But property crimes have risen, fueling voter anxiety.
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Fetterman, Flashing a Sharper Edge, Keeps Picking Fights With the Left
Senator John Fetterman, the first-term Democrat from Pennsylvania, has battled with progressives on Israel, immigration and energy, alienating some supporters.
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Election updates: Senator Tim Scott said Black Americans would be better off under another Trump administration.
Montana’s newcomers, mostly out-of-state transplants, have created uncertainty in the state’s crucial Senate race.
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Despite years of criticism, President Vladimir Putin of Russia has only now changed his defense minister and allowed high-level corruption arrests.
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Russia Steps Up a Covert Sabotage Campaign in Europe
The Russian military intelligence is behind arson attacks aimed at undermining support for Ukraine’s war effort, U.S. and European security officials say.
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Russia is planning a new offensive in Ukraine’s northeast, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
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The Hamas Chief and the Israeli Who Saved His Life
In an Israeli prison infirmary, a Jewish dentist came to the aid of an ill Hamas inmate. Years later, the prisoner became a mastermind of the Oct. 7 attack.
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Hamas fired rockets at central Israel for the first time in months.
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SKIP ADVERTISEMENTStorms Kill 8 in Southern Plains as Severe Weather Moves East
Deaths were reported in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Millions of Americans were under the threat of more severe weather Sunday.
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The Biden administration is trying to respond to a rise in deaths due to extreme heat in the workplace.
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See detailed forecasts of the heat index across the U.S.
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