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Trump says he raised $75 million at fundraiser with 45-minute speech
The event, Trump’s biggest fundraiser yet, is a much-needed boost as he struggles to keep pace with Biden’s ability to whip up funds and faces ballooning legal costs.
- by Alexandra Ulmer
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World of photos, April 6, 2024
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
Astronomers may have got dark energy all wrong. It’s great news for the universe
Dark energy was assumed to be a constant force throughout cosmic history. New data suggests it’s more changeable, possibly upending long-standing doom predictions.
- by Dennis Overbye
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Bowing to US pressure, Israel says it will allow more aid into Gaza
Joe Biden is said to have been privately enraged by the deadly strike on World Central Kitchen staff, and publicly noted it was not isolated given nearly 200 aid workers have been killed since October 7.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Opinion
US election
The bare-chested Forrest Gump factor that could make or break Trump and Biden
Like the Kennedys who preceded him, Robert F. Kennedy Jr is an attention-grabber, but he’s gathering real traction – especially among young American voters.
- by Nick Bryant
US submarine construction up to three years behind schedule raises more questions over AUKUS pact
State Department official Kurt Campbell says not only will Washington do whatever it takes to make AUKUS work, it will also expand it to other countries.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Trump denied delay in hush-money case while hoping for immunity
The ruling clears the way for the first of Trump’s four criminal cases to start as planned on April 15.
- by Patricia Hurtado and Erik Larson
US ‘complicit’: Biden under pressure to halt weapons shipments to Israel
Key Democrats have ramped up calls for the White House to stop sanctioning military aid to Israel unless the nation does more to protect lives.
- by Farrah Tomazin
MP says Chinese high school students were bussed in to elect him
The MP says the teenagers were brought into vote for him in an election that is now central to an inquiry into interference in Canadian elections by foreign countries.
- by Norimitsu Onishi
Moontime: NASA told to create time standard for a lunar clock
US government is asking for a plan by the end of 2026 for setting what it calls a Coordinated Lunar Time to avoid mishaps in space.
- by Joey Roulette and Will Dunham
Poll workers in active shooter drills, combat training ahead of US November election
This year’s presidential election will be the first since the attack on the US Capitol building on January 6, 2021 when Trump supporters tried to stop Biden’s victory.
- by Farrah Tomazin