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The candidates’ closing campaign messages could not be more different | Margaret Sullivan
There is hateful rhetoric and threats of retribution from one side, and messages of inclusion and good will from the other. In recent days, the Republican nominee for president of the United States ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
The Washington Post and LA Times refused to endorse a candidate. Why? | Margaret Sullivan
There’s no way to see this decision other than as an appalling display of cowardice and a dereliction of their public duty. The choice for president has seldom been starker.. On one side is Donald ...World - The Guardian - October 25 -
To win, Harris should talk more about working-class needs and less about Trump | Dustin Guastella
Our polling shows that the best way to defeat Trump is offer a compelling economic platform that puts working families first. The 2024 campaign has entered the final stretch and, as polls ...World - The Guardian - October 22 -
Sullivan: US is working with allies on mineral marketplace amid energy transition
The U.S. is working with allies to build a standardized international marketplace for metals and minerals central to the ongoing energy transition, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said ...Politics - The Hill - October 23 -
Fox News’s interview of Kamala Harris was grievance theater, not political journalism | Margaret Sullivan
Bret Baier interrupted Harris so much she could barely finish a sentence. She still injected some reality into Fox News’s world. Key takeaways from Harris’s Fox News interview Bret Baier ...World - The Guardian - October 17 -
I fear for freedom of the press under a second Donald Trump administration | Margaret Sullivan
We must fear for freedom of the press under a second Donald Trump administration. Just consider what we already know. Back in early 2016, as Donald Trump ran for president, he issued a warning that ...World - The Guardian - October 27 -
Here’s how the American press can survive four years of Trump | Margaret Sullivan
The media will be under siege, but former Washington Post editor Marty Baron has some ideas for what journalists can do. Everything we know about the next US president suggests that the press in ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
We are all leeches now, trying to work out what is walking towards us | Helen Sullivan
One sucker is precariously attached to some flimsy reality – a wet leaf, a slippery rock – the other one pointed at the future. Imagine if your Wikipedia page described you as a “segmented or ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
Pixies: 'The more you try to recapture youth, the sillier it sounds'
Black Francis from legendary rock band Pixies on ageing disgracefully, painting and bedtime stories.Top stories - BBC News - October 26 -
Democrats work to flip vital Iowa House seats
Democrat Christina Bohannan could potentially flip Iowa's 1st Congressional District if she defeats incumbent Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks. The results could impact what party controls ...Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
Democrats pay the price for ignoring working Americans
To safeguard our political and governing institutions against Trump and lesser demagogues, we’re going to need a bigger, stronger Democratic Party that once again provides a welcoming port in the ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Kylie: Tension II review – more of the same is much, much less
(BMG) Kylie Minogue’s follow-up to 2023’s euphoric Tension – and smash hit Padam Padam – fluctuates between sparkle and self-doubt, generic pap and two stone-cold bangers. It is impossibly easy to ...World - The Guardian - October 19 -
This surprising investment strategy could boost your retirement nest egg—but proceed with caution
Most people want to play it safe with their retirement nest egg — but they could also lose ground that way.Business - MarketWatch - November 2 -
Overlooked No More: Margaret E. Knight, Innovator of the Flat-Bottomed Paper Bag
She came up with a method of automation so that workers would not have to make the bags by hand. Then she fought for credit for her work.Business - The New York Times - October 26 -
Harris works to appeal to Black men, a critical group for Democrats
For a second day this week, Vice President Kamala Harris is focusing on a key voting bloc that is a critical base fro the Democratic Party: Black men.Top stories - ABC News - October 15 -
Democrats in Congress working to prevent Jan. 6 riot in 2025
Congressional Democrats are seeking to prevent another Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol in 2025. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports on the efforts.Top stories - CBS News - October 15 -
Crockett: Worried Democrats need to 'stop talking, and get to working’
Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D) urged her party members to ramp up support for Vice President Harris in the final days before the election as she works to gain the edge in a race deadlocked with ...Politics - The Hill - October 25 -
Sanders: Democratic Party 'has abandoned working class people'
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday accused the Democratic Party of largely ignoring the priorities of the working class and pointed to that as the biggest reason for why they lost control of ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
White House: ‘Respectfully disagree’ with Sanders that Democrats abandoned working class
The White House on Thursday said it "respectfully" disagrees with Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) assessment that the Democratic party has abandoned working class people, press secretary Karine ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Axelrod agrees with Dave Portnoy: Democrats’ ‘moral superiority’ not working
Democratic strategist David Axelrod agreed with Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy’s assessment of the Democratic Party following Vice President Harris’s loss to President-elect Trump in the 2024 ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Rep. Clyburn responds to Sen. Sanders saying Democrats lost working class
Democrats and their allies are grappling with how Vice President Kamala Harris fell short to President-elect Donald Trump in the race for the White House. Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont ...Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
Kristi Noem: Democratic governors should work with Donald Trump
Kristi Noem joins NewsNation to discuss rumors she might be tapped to serve under President-elect Donald Trump.Politics - The Hill - 6 hours ago -
How Democrats are making health care more affordable
As physicians, we are witnessing firsthand how growing health care costs affect average Americans.Politics - The Hill - October 14 -
Can democracy work without journalism? With the US election upon us, we may be about to find out | Margaret Simons
Most serious news organisations are not serving the politically disengaged, yet it’s these voters who will decide the next president . It is commonly claimed that democracy can’t work unless you ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
Elon Musk's election-doubting posts shared 9 times more than his less extreme election content
An NBC News analysis of Elon Musk's tweets about the election found that he increasingly shared conspiratorial posts in recent months.Top stories - NBC News - 5 days ago -
More tariffs, less red tape: what Trump will mean for key global industries
Returning US president has promised protectionist trade measures, relaxed regulation and cheaper energy for consumers. US election live: latest updates after Trump’s victory Donald Trump’s ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
Patriots demand more work, better professionalism from players in team meeting
Can the Patriots' offense get on the same page? Phil Perry details a team meeting in New England with a focus on a better day-to-day approach.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 24 -
Trump calls Democrats more dangerous than U.S. foreign adversaries
Donald Trump called Democrats who have opposed him "the enemy from within," describing them as more dangerous than major foreign adversaries of the United States, including Russia and China.Top stories - NBC News - October 13 -
More Republican than Democratic men think of themselves as 'highly masculine'
Republican men are significantly more likely than Democratic men to rate themselves as “highly masculine,” according to a Pew Research Center survey. The survey — conducted in early September and ...Politics - The Hill - October 17 -
Democrats are throwing everything at MAGA Rep. Scott Perry. This time, they think it might work.
Democrats hope Janelle Stelson can beat Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Scott Perry, a Donald Trump ally and Freedom Caucus leader, in the 2024 election.Top stories - NBC News - October 24 -
Democrats worry over fate of women's health research if Trump reelected: 'He's actively working against us'
Some Democratic lawmakers warn that in addition to further rollbacks of women's reproductive rights, a second Donald Trump presidency would also mean a reversal of the progress that has been made ...Politics - The Hill - November 1 -
A red-lipped batfish: is there anything creepier? | Helen Sullivan
We’ve all been there. We’ve all felt like a badly made-up, odd-limbed, irritable floor-dwelling mess. As you contemplate the wonders of evolution, and how a creature can be born with something ...World - The Guardian - October 14 -
5 Possible Replacements For Penguins' Mike Sullivan
Here are five former NHL head coaches who could take over the Pittsburgh Penguins if they fire Mike Sullivan.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 24 -
Crazy Is Beginning to Sound Like an Understatement
Election Day can’t come soon enough.Top stories - The New York Times - October 28 -
Quincy Jones Orchestrated the Sound of America
Jones, who died at 91, erased boundaries, connected worlds and embraced delight. As a producer, he coaxed ingenuity from his players and singers.Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago -
Harrison Ford keeps working for ‘human contact’. Could he be any more beloved?
The man is a living legend with nothing left to prove, he doesn’t need to work other than for the simple pleasure of being around talented people – and it’s a joy to watch. Imagine for a moment ...World - The Guardian - October 15 -
More students are eligible for college aid, but fewer high schoolers enroll — 'there's still work to do,' official says
Although more students are eligible for federal aid this year, rising college costs and ballooning student debt balances are still major concerns.Business - CNBC - October 23
