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By CHRIS MEGERIAN and COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press Over the last four years, President Joe Biden has jetted off to survey damage and console victims after tornadoes, wildfires, and tropical storms. It’s not a role that Kamala Harris has played as vice president. But on Wednesday, they will both
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By MAKIYA SEMINERA, Associated Press As Laurie Buckhout made her way around Nash County GOP headquarters in Rocky Mount, she seemed to be in high spirits. The Republican congressional candidate bounced around the crowded room, hugging and laughing with volunteers set to canvass local neighborhoods that afternoon. But a scandal
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By WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press Tim Walz and JD Vance might have the chance to reshape the political landscape Tuesday in their first and only debate. Vice presidential picks have traditionally taken on the role of political attack dog, laying into opponents so that their running mate can appear above
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FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson received burns Friday night while attending a truck show as he was campaigning for governor, his campaign said. Robinson was making an appearance at the Mayberry Truck Show in Mount Airy when he was injured, campaign spokesperson Mike Lonergan said
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By ALI SWENSON, Associated Press In Georgia, election workers will have to hand count the number of ballots cast after voting is completed. In North Carolina, some students and university staff can use their digital IDs to vote. In Wisconsin, ballot drop boxes are newly legal again, although not every
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From ASSOCIATED PRESS North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson vowed on Thursday to remain in the race despite a CNN report that he posted strongly worded racial and sexual comments on an online message board, saying he won’t be forced out by “salacious tabloid lies.” Robinson, the sitting
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By SARAH PARVINI and MATT O’BRIEN, AP Technology Writers Being a venture capitalist carries a lot of prestige in Silicon Valley. Those who choose which startups to fund see themselves as fostering the next big waves of technology. So when some of the industry’s biggest names endorsed former
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By DAVID A. LIEB, Associated Press The U.S. is divided when it comes to state and federal marijuana policy, but recent political developments could move the country toward a greater acceptance of cannabis. Both major presidential candidates have signaled support for a federal policy change to reclassify marijuana as
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By BILL BARROW, CHRIS MEGERIAN and JONATHAN J. COOPER, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump launched campaign blitzes Thursday with dramatically different approaches to attracting swing-state voters who will decide the presidential contest. In North Carolina, Democratic nominee Harris used rallies in Charlotte and Greensboro
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By LISA MASCARO, AP Congressional Correspondent The Senate has the potential for history-making this fall, with not one, but two, Black women possibly elected to the chamber, a situation never seen in America since Congress was created more than 200 years ago. Delaware’s Lisa Blunt Rochester marks the milestone
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By STEVE PEOPLES, JONATHAN J. COOPER and NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Associated Press Donald Trump and Kamala Harris faced each other on the debate stage for the first — and possibly the last — time. The Democratic vice president opened Tuesday night’s faceoff with a power move, marching across the stage to Trump’
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By MICHELLE L. PRICE and ZEKE MILLER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will meet for the first time face-to-face Tuesday night for perhaps their only debate, a high-pressure opportunity to showcase their starkly different visions for the country after a tumultuous campaign summer. The event, at