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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 12 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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