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With GOP convention over, Milwaukee weighs the benefits of hosting political rivals

Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Downtown Milwaukee turned red last week as thousands of Republican National Convention delegates and other party stalwarts gathered in Wisconsin’s largest Democratic stronghold to formally rally behind Donald Trump as their candidate for president in the pivotal swing state. Outside the security zone where the convention took place, residents grumbled,

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Pelosi delivers speech to NC Democrats with notable absence — Biden’s future as nominee

Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi gave a speech largely lacking mention of President Joe Biden’s reelection bid to North Carolina Democrats in Raleigh. Pelosi’s remarks at Saturday’s Democratic fundraiser comes amid increasing calls from Democratic officials for Biden to step away from the presidential race. Pelosi has also privately

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Colombia’s president pushes for health and labor changes as he opens new session of congress

Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro says his administration will propose legislation aimed at overhauling the nation’s health sector and will also pursue changes to labor laws. He made the comments Saturday as he inaugurated a new session of Colombia’s congress. Petro is Colombia’s first left-wing president and has pursued an

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South Korea boosts border propaganda broadcasts after North Korea flies more trash balloons

Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says it is bolstering anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts across the tense border with rival North Korea, after the North launched more balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea. The Cold War-style psychological battle between the two Koreas is adding to already-high tensions on the Korean Peninsula, with

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Republican field in Michigan Senate race thins as party coalesces around former Rep. Mike Rogers

Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Detroit-area businessman Sandy Pensler has announced his withdrawal from the Republican Senate race in Michigan just ahead of the state’s primary. On Saturday, he endorsed former Rep. Mike Rogers in the race. Pensler made the announcement during Donald Trump’s rally in Grand Rapids after being called onto stage

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Trump campaign releases letter on his injury, treatment after last week’s assassination attempt

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign released an update on the former president’s health Saturday, one week after he survived an attempted assassination at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The memo, from Texas Rep. Ronny Jackson, a staunch supporter who served as Trump’s White House physician, offers new details on the nature

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Malicious actors trying to exploit global tech outage for their own gain

Associated Press As the world continues to recover from massive business and travel disruptions caused by a faulty software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, malicious actors are trying to exploit the situation for their own gain. Government cybersecurity agencies across the globe and CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz are warning businesses and individuals about new phishing

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