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US Air Force member dies after setting himself ablaze outside Israeli embassy

US Air Force member dies after setting himself ablaze outside Israeli embassy

The 25-year-old airman, Aaron Bushnell, appeared to be protesting the Israel-Hamas war, saying he would “no longer be complicit in genocide”.

  • by Michael Balsamo

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Has Donald Trump peaked? Let’s take a closer look at his numbers

Has Donald Trump peaked? Let’s take a closer look at his numbers

Joe Biden cannot win in November from where he is right now. But neither can Trump.

  • by Bruce Wolpe
‘Very happy’ 93-year-old makes Bronx medical school free for all students for ever

‘Very happy’ 93-year-old makes Bronx medical school free for all students for ever

The $1.5 billion donation is notable not only for its staggering size, but also because it is going to a medical institution in New York’s poorest suburb.

  • by Joseph Goldstein
Nikki Haley can’t beat Trump. But she has good cause to stay in the fight

Nikki Haley can’t beat Trump. But she has good cause to stay in the fight

Donald Trump’s opponent for the Republican nomination is in a race she can’t win, but that doesn’t mean it’s futile for Nikki Haley.

  • by Peter Hartcher
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World of photos, February 27, 2024

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Don’t leap to conclusions: The whos, whats and whens of February 29

Don’t leap to conclusions: The whos, whats and whens of February 29

The maths is mind-boggling and the marriage concept less than empowering. Here are the numbers, history and lore behind the (not quite) every four-year phenomenon.

  • by Leanne Italie
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World of photos, February 26, 2024
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World of photos, February 26, 2024

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‘I’m not giving up this fight’: Haley vows to stay in the race

‘I’m not giving up this fight’: Haley vows to stay in the race

Nikki Haley didn’t lose the Republican primary for a lack of trying. While Trump barely campaigned in South Carolina until this week, she held about 30 events and spent millions on advertising.

  • by Farrah Tomazin
Man guilty of murdering transgender woman in first hate crime trial of its kind

Man guilty of murdering transgender woman in first hate crime trial of its kind

A South Carolina man was convicted of murdering Dime Doe in what prosecutors say is the first federal murder trial of someone charged with a hate crime based on gender identity.

  • by Rebecca Carballo
Trump victorious in South Carolina Republican primary

Trump victorious in South Carolina Republican primary

Nikki Haley has suffered another major setback in her ambitious bid to win the Republican presidential nomination.

  • by Farrah Tomazin
Trump says criminal trials and mugshot have helped him with black voters

Trump says criminal trials and mugshot have helped him with black voters

The former president’s comments came in a speech to the black community in a last-minute bid for votes ahead of the South Carolina primary.

  • by Farrah Tomazin