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Harris raises $200M in first campaign week, signs up 170,000 volunteers 28 Jul 2024 - 06:46 pm
US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign fundraising event at the Colonial Theater in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, on July 27, 2024. (Photo by Stephanie Scarbrough / POOL / AFP)
California fire rapidly reaches state's top 10 biggest ever 28 Jul 2024 - 11:06 am
Trees burn through the night east of the small community of Payne Creek as the Park Fire, which has grown to 353,194 acres and is 10 percent contained, continues its spread on July 27, 2024 near Chico, California. Photo by DAVID MCNEW / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
US hails 'productive' meeting between Blinken and China FM 27 Jul 2024 - 03:57 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) shakes hands with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on July 27, 2024. (Photo by Achmad Ibrahim / POOL / AFP)
California's largest wildfire explodes in size as fires rage across US West 27 Jul 2024 - 08:32 am
A massive pyrocumulus cloud rises from the Park Fire on July 26, 2024 near Chico, California. David McNew/Getty Images/AFP
Powerful cartel leader 'El Mayo’ Zambada lured onto airplane before arrest in US: AP source 26 Jul 2024 - 07:38 pm
A picture of Sinaloa cartel co-founder, Mexican drug trafficker Ismael
Man arrested as wildfire sparked by a burning car triples in size in a day 26 Jul 2024 - 07:06 pm
This handout satellite picture obtained from Planet Labs PBC dated July 25, 2024, shows a plume of smoke from the Park Fire which broke out late July 24, near Chico, California (L bottom.) (Photo by Handout / Planet Labs PBC / AFP)
Brazilian dunes dotted with dazzling pools make UNESCO heritage list 26 Jul 2024 - 05:59 pm
(FILES) A member of a team taking part in the Elf Authentique Aventure raid crosses the Lençَis Maranhenses National Park in Maranhمo State, northeastern Brazil, on April 25, 2000. (Photo by Joël SAGET / AFP)
Stock markets climb as US inflation rate drops 26 Jul 2024 - 05:07 pm
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US rejects plan for G20 deal to tax super-rich 25 Jul 2024 - 11:16 pm
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (right) and Italy's Minister of Economy and Finance Giancarlo Giorgetti (center) are pictured ahead of a bilateral meeting in the framework of the G20 Ministerial Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 25, 2024. (Photo by Pablo Porciuncula / AFP)
NASA says no return date yet for astronauts and troubled Boeing capsule at space station 25 Jul 2024 - 11:12 pm
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Curry backs Harris White House bid, wants 'unifying' Olympic gold 25 Jul 2024 - 02:17 pm
US basketball player Stephen Curry leaves after a press conference in Paris on July 25, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)
Biden says time to pass torch to 'younger voices' 25 Jul 2024 - 07:52 am
US President Joe Biden speaks during an address to the nation about his decision to not seek reelection, in the Oval Office on July 24, 2024. (Photo by Evan Vucci / POOL / AFP)
Bank of Canada lowers key lending rate to 4.5% 25 Jul 2024 - 12:18 am
The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) logo is seen outside of a branch in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 14, 2019. Reuters/Chris Wattie
Puerto Rico bans discrimination against those who wear Afros and other hairstyles 24 Jul 2024 - 10:16 pm
Representational image / Freepik
Gunman flew drone over Trump rally area before shooting: FBI chief 24 Jul 2024 - 09:09 pm
File: Republican candidate Donald Trump is seen with blood on his face surrounded by secret service agents as he is taken off the stage. (Photo by Rebecca Droke / AFP)
US new home sales dip in June, missing estimates 24 Jul 2024 - 05:53 pm
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US says will complete troop pull-out from Niger early August 24 Jul 2024 - 05:15 pm
(FILES) Protesters cheer Nigerien troops as they gather in front of the French Embassy in Niamey during a demonstration that followed a rally in support of Niger's junta in Niamey on July 30, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
Harris easier to beat than Biden, says Trump 23 Jul 2024 - 11:39 pm
US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks at her campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, on July 22, 2024. (Photo by Erin Schaff / POOL / AFP)