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Kamala Harris has momentum, but she is still locked in a virtual dead heat with Donald Trump in most polls of the 2024 presidential race. Harris “overwhelmingly impressed” voters in her September debate with Trump, said The New York Times: Two-thirds […]

It has been two decades since America balanced its budget. Wars, tax cuts and a pandemic have all been paid for with deficit spending, using borrowed money. The next president might face a reckoning as a result. The federal debt

One concussion is bad. Two are worse. Three? There might be a problem. That’s the dilemma faced by Tua Tagovailoa, the Miami Dolphins quarterback, who suffered a concussion — at least his third in the NFL — this month in

Germany isn’t building walls to put an end to mass migration. But the country is tightening its borders — and prompting a fresh debate about the future of the European Union. The new border controls have “put the unity of

In a MAGA world of extreme-sounding influencers and agitators, Laura Loomer stands out. She has promoted conspiracy theories suggesting that 9/11 was an “inside job” and suggested that various American gun massacres were really carried out by “crisis actors” or

America’s love affair with super-sized trucks and SUVs has a downside: The giant vehicles can be a menace to pedestrians, who have died in ever-greater numbers in recent years. That may change. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is proposing

Donald Trump can ramble. In public appearances, the former president has a penchant for hopping from one topic to the next to yet another in a matter of seconds, following a train of thought that’s not always obvious. Do media

Stop us if you’ve heard this before: The federal government could shut down sometime in the next few weeks if Congress can’t agree to a new spending bill. It is a familiar scenario that has played out repeatedly in recent

Younger workers are facing a conundrum: Older workers aren’t getting out of the way. America’s aging workforce is keeping those older workers on the job longer than ever — and blocking pathways to advancement for people just starting their careers.

Convenience stores aren’t just big business in Japan: They’re a linchpin of the nation’s culture — with reputations for tasty, well-prepared food and an astoundingly wide array of critical services — known as “konbini.” Now a takeover bid could change