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I knocked Biden out of the race in ’87. Almost four decades later, he needs to quit again

In Washington, people often become what they start out scorning. This has happened to Joe Biden.

Maureen Dowd
Maureen Dowd

New York Times columnist

Who could replace Joe Biden? Here are 10 options for the Democrats

A meandering, occasionally incoherent and almost universally panned first-debate performance from Biden has led to calls for him to step aside, even by those loyal to him.

Aaron Blake

Bregrets? They’ve got a few. Most Brits now think leaving EU was a mistake

As Britons head to the polls this week, a majority think that leaving the European Union has delivered few benefits.

Rob Harris
Rob Harris

Europe correspondent

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A woman is arrested by St. Louis police officers after anti-Boeing and pro-Palestinian protesters blocked Market Street, interrupting the St. Louis Pride Parade, in downtown St. Louis.
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I knocked Biden out of the race in ’87. Almost four decades later, he needs to quit again

In Washington, people often become what they start out scorning. This has happened to Joe Biden.

  • by Maureen Dowd

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Asia

Chinese rocket accidentally takes off.

Chinese space rocket’s accidental take-off results in fiery conclusion

Falling rocket debris in China after launches is not unheard of, but it is very rare for part of a rocket under development to make an unplanned flight.

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong

‘Heartbreaking’: Penny Wong condemns abduction of Australian children in Japan

Parents warn Tokyo’s two-year delay in implementing new laws could trigger a “dash to the finish line” to abduct more children.

  • by Eryk Bagshaw and Natalie Clancy

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A Lebanese family stands next to a destroyed building that were hit by an Israeli airstrike, in Aita al-Shaab, a border village.

Prospect of Israel-Lebanon war has diplomats racing to quell tensions

Iran and Israel traded threats on the weekend of what Iran said would be an “obliterating” war over Hezbollah.

  • by Ellen Knickmeyer and Aamer Madhani

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