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• Prince William, Kate Middleton used secret code names to escape for romantic getaways

  15-08-2024 23:57 via foxnews.com
  
  Before they called each other husband and wife, Prince William and Kate Middleton reportedly had several code names for each other.According to excerpts from a new book, "Catherine, The Princess of Wales," obtained by People magazine, the royal would "often whisk Catherine off to Highgrove or Sandringham or to a cottage on the Balmoral estate," in the early 2000s, when they were both students at the University of St. Andrews."Occasionally, they checked into hotels, using the names Mr. and Mrs. S
  
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• US, Brazil float new Venezuela election despite government, opposition rebuffs

  15-08-2024 23:39 via foxnews.com
  
  U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he would support a new election in Venezuela, after Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva also floated the idea, despite rebuffs from Venezuela's ruling party and its opposition which both claim victory in the July 28 contest.Biden spoke to reporters in the wake of Lula's suggestion that Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro could call a new contest involving international observers as a potential solution for the political crisis in the country.
  
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• Elmo’s social media wellness check inspired a nationwide mental health survey

  15-08-2024 23:34 via nbcnews.com
  
  Sesame Workshop teamed up with The Harris Poll for a "State of Well-Being Report," inspired by a post from Elmo on social media in January.
  
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• Harris to back renters' protections and ending tax cuts for investors buying up single-family homes

  15-08-2024 23:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Vice President Harris’ campaign on Thursday will roll out some of her housing policy proposals including that she supports efforts aimed at lowering the cost of rent and supporting renters struggling financially, according to details obtained by NBC News from a campaign official.
  
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• Jordan Chiles breaks silence after Olympic bronze medal ruling: 'This decision feels unjust'

  15-08-2024 23:27 via foxnews.com
  
  Team USA gymnastics star Jordan Chiles has broken her silence after learning she may have to give up the bronze medal she was awarded after finishing third in the floor exercise at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Major controversy has swirled about whether Chiles’ score of 13.766 should be upheld, and the 23-year-old is speaking out about it now. Chiles posted a lengthy statement on social media, first thanking everyone who has been on her side since the Olympics concluded, especially w
  
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• NHS plans review of adult gender services following Cass criticisms

  15-08-2024 23:18 via theguardian.com
  
  Workers in adult gender clinics allege ‘chaotic’ administration and ‘out of control’ waiting lists The NHS has set out plans for a review into the safety of adult gender services, in response to detailed concerns raised by the author of the Cass report on gender care for children and young people.Dr Hilary Cass, the leading consultant paediatrician, listed 16 separate points of concern about the quality of treatment being offered to adults with gender dysphoria in a stron
  
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• Pentagon says there is a 'deepening cooperation and relationship' between Russia and Iran

  15-08-2024 23:14 via foxnews.com
  
  A partnership between Russia and Iran is allegedly deepening, according to the Pentagon.In a press conference on Thursday, Deputy Pentagon press secretary Sabrina Singh responded to a journalist's question regarding a recent meeting between leaders of the two nations.PENTAGON SAYS AN ATTACK BY IRAN IS 'CERTAINLY POSSIBLE' THIS WEEK: ‘WE NEED TO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY'"So I can't speculate on, you know, on that visit, I would say that I think, separately, we've seen a deepening cooperation and r
  
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• Harris supporters say keep some Biden policies, lose others amid reports she is seeking 'distance'

  15-08-2024 23:12 via foxnews.com
  
  Vice President Kamala Harris’ supporters want her to keep in line with President Biden on some policy points but not others, several of them said Thursday.Fox News Digital spoke with Democrats who turned out at Prince George’s Community College in Maryland for Biden and Harris’ first joint appearance since she became the party’s presidential nominee.Their speech came hours after an Axios report said Harris wants to create "distance" between her own campaign and Biden on t
  
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• Alabama 14-year-old dies after collapsing at football practice: 'He just had a love for sports'

  15-08-2024 23:09 via foxnews.com
  
  New Brockton High School freshman Semaj Wilkins died after collapsing during football practice Tuesday in Alabama.The 14-year-old had recently updated his Facebook profile to a photograph of himself on the field wearing his new high school football uniform."He said, ‘No, I want to go out for football. Mama, I can hit ‘em, I can hit ‘em.' … He just had a love for sports, period," Wilkins' mother, Regena Johnson-Adams, told WDHN-TV, adding her son loved baseball and basket
  
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• Experts rip 'triple crown of bad regs' as Biden admin posts gas stove rule it denied was a ban

  15-08-2024 23:06 via foxnews.com
  
  After repeatedly denying that it wants to formally ban natural gas-powered stoves, the Energy Department posted to the Federal Register its finalized regulation targeting kitchen appliances.Critics from Congress to energy advocacy groups slammed the new rule, which administration officials have long denied would constitute a ban.But American Energy Alliance president Tom Pyle said it nonetheless wins the "Triple Crown for bad regulations.""It’s ineffective, unnecessary, and likely illegal,
  
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• 4 family members killed in Texas crash caused by street racing; racers face charges in their deaths

  15-08-2024 23:05 via nbcnews.com
  
  Two men in Texas are accused of racing sports cars on Saturday and causing a fiery crash that killed four people from one family, authorities said.
  
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• Sweden reports first case of highly-infectious mpox virus outside Africa amid outbreak there

  15-08-2024 23:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Swedish health authorities announced the first case of the highly-infectious mpox just a day after the World Health Organization declared a global emergency for the outbreaks in Africa.In this case, a person was infected during a stay in the part of Africa where there is a major outbreak of (the more infectious mpox formerly known as monkeypox)," the Public Health Agency of Sweden announced on Thursday.Magnus Gisslen, a state epidemiologist with the Swedish health agency, said the person had bee
  
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• ‘Cheers’ stars Ted Danson, Woody Harrelson once ditched work to do ‘an extraordinary amount of mushrooms’

  15-08-2024 22:57 via foxnews.com
  
  Ted Danson, Woody Harrelson and some other "Cheers" cast members took a wild trip down memory lane. The "Cheers" stars confessed they once skipped work to partake in psychedelics, which Danson said were supplied by Harrelson.The cast shared that while the show was still on the air, John Ratzenberger, who played Cliff Clavin, bought a boat called the "Boston Whaler," and he was "anxious to show it off," so the cast "cooked up this little getaway."TED DANSON SHARES WHY FIRST EPISODE OF 'CHEER
  
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• Inside the rift that could define the future of Pennsylvania politics

  15-08-2024 22:55 via nbcnews.com
  
  John Fetterman was angry.
  
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• Woman on TikTok reveals how American Airlines repaid her for giving up seat, social media users chime in

  15-08-2024 22:53 via foxnews.com
  
  A woman who was attempting to return home from her Italian vacation is sharing how an airline compensated her after her flights were overbooked — prompting social media users to weigh in.Susan Berry is a 36-year-old freelance fashion photographer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who recently spent two months in Italy for work. Berry said she was able to spend an extra three nights in Naples, Italy, after her flights ended up full."I showed up to the airport and the manager at Ame
  
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• WATCH: Perseid meteor shower and aurora borealis light up Ohio sky

  15-08-2024 22:53
  
  Skygazers in Ohio were treated to a colorful display as the Perseid meteor shower and aurora borealis simultaneously lit up the night sky.
  
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• Fox News Politics: Kamala's 180

  15-08-2024 22:53 via foxnews.com
  
  Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter with the latest political news from Washington, D.C. and updates from the 2024 campaign trail. Here's what's happening…- Vance and Walz to debate October 1st - RFK Jr. reportedly seeks out Harris cabinet position in exchange for dropping out- Google confirms Iran targeted the Trump & Harris campaigns…Vice President Harris is doing an about-face on several far-left policies as she distances herself from President Biden a
  
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• Massive 1,300-pound escaped bull causes highway crash before charging police officers: ‘Significant Threat’

  15-08-2024 22:40 via foxnews.com
  
  A massive 1,300-pound bull escaped from a Massachusetts farm Monday morning, causing a highway crash before charging at officers, police said. Workers at Mathieu Farms in Raynham, Massachusetts, were in the process of loading the bull onto a truck for the slaughterhouse around 9 a.m. when the animal became enraged and escaped. Raynham police received calls that a large "highly aggressive" black bull was running down Jennings Drive near Elm Street East. The bull ran through fences, incl
  
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• DHS, FBI probed for info on alleged Iranian agent's assassination plot possibly targeting Trump

  15-08-2024 22:38 via foxnews.com
  
  FIRST ON FOX: A group of leading bipartisan senators conducting oversight of homeland security and governmental matters are demanding answers from FBI Director Christopher Wray and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after an alleged Iranian agent was charged by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for orchestrating a scheme to assassinate a politician or U.S. official — potentially former President Trump. Pakistani national Asif Merchant was charged with see
  
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• Secret Service investigating report agent left post to breastfeed during Trump campaign event

  15-08-2024 22:30 via foxnews.com
  
  The Secret Service is investigating a report that a female agent reportedly left her post at a Trump campaign event in North Carolina to go breastfeed. The Secret Service acknowledged the allegations and issued a statement to Fox News Digital stating that an investigation was underway."All employees of the U.S. Secret Service are held to the highest standards. While there was no impact to the North Carolina event, the specifics of this incident are being examined. Given this is a personnel
  
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• Planned float in NYC’s India Day Parade criticized for being anti-Muslim

  15-08-2024 22:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  Several South Asian American organizations and lawmakers are condemning a float that will be on display Sunday at the India Day Parade in New York City, saying it’s overtly anti-Muslim.
  
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• Protests sweep India over rape and murder of doctor

  15-08-2024 22:25 via foxnews.com
  
  Holding candles, hundreds of thousands of women marched through the night in cities across India, to protest the brutal rape and murder of a young female doctor in a hospital that has fueled anger over a lack of safety for women despite tough new laws.A 31-year old trainee doctor was raped and murdered inside the medical college in Kolkata where she worked on Friday, triggering nationwide protests among doctors and drawing parallels to the notorious gang rape and murder of a 23-ye
  
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• Notre Dame men’s swimming program suspended for at least one year over gambling violations

  15-08-2024 22:21 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Notre Dame men’s swimming program has been suspended for at least one academic year after an external investigation confirmed “initial concerns” regarding gambling and culture, Athletic Director Pete Bevacqua announced Thursday.
  
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• TikTok and fast-food rivalry fuel Chili's sales as parent Brinker says turnaround is taking hold

  15-08-2024 22:20 via nbcnews.com
  
  An ad campaign targeting fast-food chains and a TikTok-viral appetizer helped Chili’s same-store sales climb nearly 15% in its latest quarter.
  
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• Russian court sentences American Ksenia Karelina, former ballerina, to 12 years

  15-08-2024 22:13
  
  A former ballerina who lives in California, Ksenia Karelina, was arrested in January and charged with treason, according to Russian state media and the court.
  
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• Biden and Harris celebrate landmark deal to lower medication prices

  15-08-2024 22:11 via theguardian.com
  
  President declares ‘we finally beat big pharma’ as he joins Harris on stage in Maryland for first time since exiting raceJoe Biden and Kamala Harris on Thursday cast themselves as the champions of American seniors in a David-and-Goliath fight against big pharmaceutical companies, at a joint event touting a landmark deal to lower the cost of prescription drugs.“We finally beat big pharma,” the US president declared, sharing the stage with his vice-president for the first t
  
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• White Sox slash next year's season-ticket prices amid one of the worst seasons in MLB history

  15-08-2024 22:06 via foxnews.com
  
  The Chicago White Sox announced big season-ticket price cuts on Wednesday. Then just hours later, Yankees captain Aaron Judge hit his historic 300th career home run against them. When the Yankees won 10-2, it marked Chicago's 93rd loss of the season. With 93 losses halfway through August, the White Sox are entering coveted territory with the worst teams in baseball history. Currently, the White Sox are on pace to finish 38-124. If they did, that would beat the 1962 New York Mets &ndash
  
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• Ayesha Curry had 'best time' in Paris celebrating husband's gold medal despite run-in with police

  15-08-2024 22:05 via foxnews.com
  
  Ayesha Curry posted a recap of her time in Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games, and she said everything was great overseas despite a run-in with French police following her husband, Steph Curry, and Team USA’s gold-medal victory on Aug. 10. Curry posted a carousel of photos, where she first thanked AirBNB for "making our Paris stay so incredible.""We had the best time celebrating and cheering on [Steph Curry] at the Olympics," she captioned the post.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON
  
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• LIVE: Former Pres. Trump holds news conference: ABC News Live

  15-08-2024 22:03
  
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• Lawmakers ask Mark Zuckerberg to show how Facebook, Instagram are addressing illicit drug ads

  15-08-2024 22:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  A bipartisan group of lawmakers sent Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg a letter on Thursday expressing concern that the company is failing to prevent illicit drug advertisements from running on its platform.
  
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• Recalled cucumbers linked to at least 449 illnesses have been pulled from stores, CDC says

  15-08-2024 21:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  At least 449 people were likely sickened by cucumbers tainted with Salmonella bacteria, the U.S.
  
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• Starbucks is giving incoming CEO Brian Niccol $85 million in cash and stock as he departs Chipotle

  15-08-2024 21:56 via nbcnews.com
  
  Starbucks offered incoming CEO and Chair Brian Niccol a pay bump and hefty one-time awards to lure him from his prior role as chief executive at Chipotle Mexican Grill.
  
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• United CEO expresses 'renewed confidence' in Boeing after meeting with new leader

  15-08-2024 21:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby says he is optimistic about Boeing’s recovery after meeting with the manufacturer’s new chief executive.
  
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• Ex-Biden chief of staff Ron Klain blasts Democrats who pushed Biden out: 'I think that was wrong'

  15-08-2024 21:43 via foxnews.com
  
  Ron Klain, former chief of staff for President Biden, does not approve of what Democratic leaders and donors did in ousting the president from his own re-election campaign.Klain appeared Wednesday on CNN, and though he wished Vice President Kamala Harris well on her 2024 campaign, he complained to anchor Anderson Cooper about the inner-party pressure campaign to get Biden to bow out of his re-election bid."I think that was wrong," Klain said, arguing that Biden had fairly secured the nomination
  
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• Trader Joe's recalls 653,000 scented candles due to fire hazard

  15-08-2024 21:42 via nbcnews.com
  
  Trader Joe's is recalling 653,000 scented candles because they pose an elevated fire hazard.
  
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• Peter Marshall, 'Hollywood Squares' host, dead at 98

  15-08-2024 21:27 via foxnews.com
  
  Peter Marshall, the Emmy Award-winning host of "Hollywood Squares," has died. He was 98.Marshall died Thursday of kidney failure at his home in Los Angeles, his publicist Harlan Boll said in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital. Marshall hosted "The Hollywood Squares" for 15 years, from 1966 to 1981. ‘HOLLYWOOD SQUARES’ HOST PETER MARSHALL, 95, RECALLS HIS BATTLE WITH COVID-19: ‘I WORRIED I WOULDN’T MAKE IT’"It was the easiest thing I’ve ever don
  
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• Hurricane Ernesto churns toward Bermuda as Category 1 storm

  15-08-2024 21:20
  
  Hurricane Ernesto is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane over the coming days as it travels north toward Bermuda.
  
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• Reporter's Notebook: Win or lose, Harris must attend the Jan. 6 presidential election certification

  15-08-2024 21:13 via foxnews.com
  
  We don’t know whether Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Trump will win the White House this fall.But there are two things we do know:The 2024 presidential election is likely to be tight. And regardless of the victor, Harris will co-preside over her victory or defeat when the House and Senate convene a joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College results on Jan. 6, 2025.She’s required to do so.FOX NEWS POLL: CLOSE RACES IN BATTLEGROUND STATES SHOW VOTERS L
  
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• NJ governor expected to name former chief of staff to replace Bob Menendez

  15-08-2024 21:13
  
  New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to name his former chief of staff and longtime friend and political ally, George Helmy.
  
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• Reward for convicted murderer who escaped in N.C. grows to $50K

  15-08-2024 21:11 via nbcnews.com
  
  A $50,000 reward is being offered for information on the whereabouts of an escaped North Carolina inmate convicted of killing a 1-year-old girl.
  
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• Jordan Chiles says the decision to strip her of her medal 'feels unjust'

  15-08-2024 21:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Jordan Chiles broke her silence on the controversial decision to strip her of her bronze medal, posting a statement Thursday saying that the situation “feels unjust.”
  
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• U.S., Brazil float new Venezuela election despite rebuffs from Maduro, opposition

  15-08-2024 20:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  Pres. Joe Biden said he supports Brazil Pres. Lula da Silva's suggestion that Venezuela hold new elections involving international observers but neither Maduro nor the opposition have supported this suggestion.
  
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• Gaza rubble likely to conceal untold horrors to swell 40,000 death toll

  15-08-2024 20:51 via theguardian.com
  
  The figure given by the strip’s health officials does not tell the full story of Palestinian losses, excluding those missing or buried in rubbleMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesDalia Hawas was 24 years old when an Israeli airstrike flattened the apartment building where she lived in February, burying the young mother with her 10-month-old daughter, Mona. They are not listed among Gaza’s war dead, because their bodies were trapped too deep beneath the rubble for rescue te
  
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• JD Vance agrees to October vice-presidential debate with Tim Walz

  15-08-2024 20:45 via theguardian.com
  
  VP nominees to face off on 1 October as Vance challenges Walz to an earlier debate in SeptemberJD Vance, the Republican vice-presidential nominee, has accepted an invitation by CBS to debate Tim Walz, his Democratic counterpart, on 1 October after initially appearing to hedge.Vance, Donald Trump’s running mate, also said he was accepting another invitation from CNN to debate Walz on 18 September, although it was unclear whether the Democratic nominee had agreed to the challenge. Continue r
  
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• ESPN star doesn't 'want to hear s---' about Colin Kaepernick playing QB in NFL, thinks he'd be good coach

  15-08-2024 20:42 via foxnews.com
  
  ESPN star Stephen A. Smith torched the notion of Colin Kaepernick returning to the NFL to play quarterback for a team, even as the free-agent player revealed he’s still angling for a chance nearly eight years after finishing up his last season with the San Francisco 49ers.At the same time, Smith said the possibility of Kaepernick joining Jim Harbaugh’s staff with the Los Angeles Chargers as a coach is something he could get behind. But he didn’t want to hear anything about him
  
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• 12-year-old Texas girl dies after parents used smoothies to treat life-threatening injuries

  15-08-2024 20:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  A 12-year-old Texas girl died Monday after her mother and stepfather failed to seek medical attention for four days following life-threatening injuries, instead attempting to nurse her back to health with smoothies, authorities said.
  
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• Five charged in Matthew Perry's death were taking advantage of actor's known struggles, officials say

  15-08-2024 20:21 via nbcnews.com
  Officials said the five defendants charged in connection with the accidental overdose death of actor Matthew Perry were taking advantage of Perry’s known struggles with addiction. NBC News’ Steve Patterson details what we know about those facing charges.
  
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• Israel-Gaza war: Gaza death toll passing 40,000 is ‘grim milestone’, says UN; UK foreign secretary ‘to meet Netanyahu’ – as it happened

  15-08-2024 20:15 via theguardian.com
  This live blog is now closed. For more on the Israel-Gaza war, read our full report:New round of Gaza ceasefire negotiations begin without HamasThe president of New York’s Columbia University resigned yesterday, citing the toll taken by a “period of turmoil” after she faced scrutiny for her handling of demonstrations at the institution over the Israel-Hamas war, AFP reports.British-American economist Minouche Shafik is the fourth president of an Ivy League university to step do
  
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• As his standing in the polls slides, Trump ramps up false attacks on election integrity

  15-08-2024 20:06 via nbcnews.com
  
  Donald Trump is rolling out pre-emptive excuses for a possible second defeat as he adjusts to a changed race against Kamala Harris. Most are demonstrably false.
  
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• New round of Gaza ceasefire negotiations begin without Hamas

  15-08-2024 19:59 via theguardian.com
  
  US, Qatar, Egypt and Israel meet in Doha in effort to prevent fighting spiralling into region-wide Middle East conflictA new round of negotiations aimed at brokering a ceasefire in the war in Gaza and preventing the fighting from escalating into a region-wide conflict got under way in Doha, as the death toll in the Palestinian territory reached a grim milestone of 40,000 people, according to local health authorities.Mediators from the US, Qatar and Egypt met an Israeli delegation in the Qatari c
  
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