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In US history, there have been many memorable elections – including those involving quick, decisive wins and others subjected to drawn-out legal battles.
Workers install battery packs in a BMW X5 in South Carolina. A new battery plant under construction nearby will supply BMW factories.
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The future of these job-generating gigafactories, many of them in Republican states, could be at risk if the next president tries to wipe out the programs that made them possible.
Donald Trump speaks at Madison Square Garden in New York on Oct. 27, 2024.
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Trump’s comments against immigrants of color have prompted comparisons to the Nazis. But American and British theorists coined the theory of eugenics long before the Nazis rose to power.
President Ronald Reagan smiles and waves shortly before he is shot outside the Washington Hilton hotel in March 1981.
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While 4 presidents have been killed, many others have been victims of plots to end their lives − sometimes because of political anger, but many other times for incomprehensible reasons.
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are far from the first politicians to be accused of flip-flopping on issues.
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Young Nigerians must follow demonstrations with active political consciousness.
The logo for the Democratic National Convention is displayed at the United Center in Chicago, Ill., ahead of the Aug. 19-22, 2024, event.
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Kamala Harris and Tim Walz will officially accept their nominations at the Democratic National Convention. A scholar of the presidency shares memorable moments from previous events.
Smart thermostats, batteries and AI could give people the best of both worlds: comfort and efficiency.
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As vegan meat companies lose revenue, one company is trying a new packaging approach to bring in new consumers. But this step is unlikely to help end the ‘Meat Culture War.’
Thousands of windowless rooms like this one have been built near the University of Texas at Austin.
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Students in windowless rooms are reporting anxiety, depression and fatigue. A professor of architecture says developers need to let the light shine in.
Former President Donald Trump sits with his attorneys inside a Manhattan courtroom during his arraignment in April 2023.
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How will Trump act during his upcoming court appearance in Manhattan? Surprises are unlikely, but his body language and expressions can help tell a fuller story that will go down in history.
ExxonMobil has been granted nearly $580 million in tax abatements in Louisiana since 2000.
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An estimated 95% of US cities provide economic development tax incentives to woo corporate investors, taking billions away from schools.
Exxon Mobil Corp.’s campus in East Baton Rouge Parish, left, received millions in tax abatements to the detriment of local schools, right.
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Gaza’s Omari Mosque embodies the history of Gaza – as a site of frequent destruction, but also of renewal, writes a scholar of Islamic architecture and archaeology.
Hunter Biden embraces his father, President Joe Biden, and his stepmother, Jill, at Biden’s 2021 inauguration.
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Presidents have family drama, like all other people. Hunter Biden is simply the latest example of a family member who has brought negative attention to a president’s administration.
Former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence appear together in November 2020.
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