Organizers expect tens of thousands to attend demonstrations in support of Gaza and myriad social issues.
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Democratic convention to highlight Harris’s rise amid turbulent ’24 race
Democrats hope to use the four-day convention to build on their momentum.
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U.S. looks to ban election betting as traders flock to prediction sites
The staunchest backers of political prediction marketplaces insist that the fears of election interference are overstated – and that the insights gleaned from their data serve a greater purpose.
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Pro-Harris groups embrace identity to fundraise via Zoom
Attendees of the virtual events in July contributed more than $20 million to the $310 million the campaign raised that month.
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‘Shoot me up with a big one’: A timeline of the last days of Matthew Perry
Most of the ‘Friends’ star’s final days were spent in the throes of an addiction to the surgical anesthetic ketamine.
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Fire breaks out at London’s Somerset House, home to priceless art
Paintings by Monet, Cezanne, Van Gogh and others were safe after fire broke out on the roof.
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‘Law and Order: SVU’ star Mariska Hargitay helped solve thousands of real-life rape cases
In recent years, she’s also played a critical role in helping to eliminate the national rape kit backlog.
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Congo’s humanitarian crisis helped mpox spiral again into a global health emergency
A humanitarian crisis in eastern Congo is contributing to mpox outbreaks there and elsewhere in Africa that have been deemed a global health emergency by the World Health Organization.
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Strategist who ran DeSantis’ ill-fated bid working with Musk to help organize voters for Trump
Donald Trump’s campaign is largely leaving paid canvassing and get-out-the-vote efforts to outside groups like America PAC, funded in part by Elon Musk.
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Hundreds of miles away, Ernesto still affects U.S. beaches with rip currents, house collapse
The storm’s high surf and swells contributed to damage along the coast, including the collapse of an unoccupied beach house along North Carolina’s narrow barrier islands.