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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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US Votes 2024
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
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
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US Votes 2024
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
World of photos, February 27, 2024
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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
World of photos, February 26, 2024
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
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US Votes 2024
‘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
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
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
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