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Just Cancel the Last Two Debates. America Has Suffered Enough

On Tuesday evening, millions of Americans hobbled by the coronavirus, exhausted after a long summer of wildfires and civil rights protests, suffering through mass unemployment and growing ever more cynical about government from years of toxic political discourse switched on

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Death of Kuwait ruler draws outpouring of tributes, from Israel to Iran

Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah’s death draws condolences from across a divided Middle East, where he is hailed as a bridge-builder

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Interruptions and Insults: All About the Very Uncivil Tone of the First Presidential Debate

The first Presidential debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden may be better remembered for its antagonistic tone, and the din of the candidates talking over each other, than any policy discussion. The candidates regularly attacked

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Kid whose ‘Avinu Malkeinu’ went viral sings at NY synagogue Yom Kippur service

6-year-old Bibi Shapiro from South Africa participates in online service at Central Synagogue after video circulates widely of him singing a children’s version of the prayer

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The First 2020 Presidential Debate Was Nasty, Brutish and Long

It did not take long for the first presidential debate of the 2020 general election to spiral totally out of control. President Donald Trump simply would not stop talking—badgering, heckling, taunting and sniping at both his opponent and the moderator.

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5 takeaways from the first Trump-Biden debate

Though policy differences were largely lost in a near-constant flurry of interruptions, cross-talk and pleas for decorum by the moderator, Chris Wallace of Fox News, five themes emerged from the first presidential debate.

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5 takeaways from the first Trump-Biden debate

Though policy differences were largely lost in a near-constant flurry of interruptions, cross-talk and pleas for decorum by the moderator, Chris Wallace of Fox News, five themes emerged from the first presidential debate.

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President Trump Was Asked to Condemn White Supremacists. He Gave Them ‘a Huge Win’ Instead

When asked to directly disavow white supremacists on Tuesday night at the first presidential debate, President Donald Trump—yet again—did not do so. Instead, his dodging provoked a flurry of online celebration by far-right extremists who saw it as implicit approval

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Fact-Checking COVID-19 Falsehoods From the Presidential Debate

Few things are more important in the U.S. right now than clarity and truth on the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 200,000 Americans and remains a threat to the lives and health of millions. Unfortunately, Tuesday night’s presidential

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E-scooter startup Neuron Mobility adds $12M to its Series A for expansion in Australia and New Zealand

Neuron Mobility, a Singapore-based e-scooter rental startup, announced today that it has added $12 million to its Series A. Led by Square Peg, an Australian venture capital firm and GSR Ventures, this increases the round’s new total to $30.5 million.

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