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LIVE: Trump visiting Federal Reserve as feud with its chair continues

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Trump's order to block 'woke' AI in government encourages tech giants to censor their chatbots

Read full article: Trump's order to block 'woke' AI in government encourages tech giants to censor their chatbots

Tech companies selling AI to the federal government now face a new challenge: proving their chatbots aren't "woke."

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5 hours ago

A replica Oval Office near the White House just got a Trump makeover

Read full article: A replica Oval Office near the White House just got a Trump makeover

A replica Oval Office on display near the White House has been made over to look exactly like President Donald Trump’s Oval Office.

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1 day ago

Postal Service marks 250th anniversary with stamps honoring Ben Franklin and postal carriers

Read full article: Postal Service marks 250th anniversary with stamps honoring Ben Franklin and postal carriers

The U.S. Postal Service is marking its upcoming 250th anniversary with the release of new commemorative stamps.

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2 days ago

'Washington Black' is the show that could, just like its main character

Read full article: 'Washington Black' is the show that could, just like its main character

“Washington Black” seemed destined for a screen adaptation.

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What to Stream: Madonna, 'Happy Gilmore 2,' Judge Judy and Jenna Ortega and Paul Rudd team up

Read full article: What to Stream: Madonna, 'Happy Gilmore 2,' Judge Judy and Jenna Ortega and Paul Rudd team up

Adam Sandler’s hockey player-turned-golfer Happy Gilmore returning for a second movie and Madonna’s long-rumored album “Veronica Electronica” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

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A year before declaring independence, colonists offered 'Olive Branch' petition to King George III

Read full article: A year before declaring independence, colonists offered 'Olive Branch' petition to King George III

Millions of protesters have denounced President Donald Trump as a would-be autocrat and marched under the banner “No Kings.”.

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UConn greats Rebecca Lobo and Jen Rizzotti reunite to coach AAU team with their sons on it

Read full article: UConn greats Rebecca Lobo and Jen Rizzotti reunite to coach AAU team with their sons on it

Rebecca Lobo and Jen Rizzotti have spent the last few years coaching the AAU team that their sons play for.

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The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day arose decades after Betsy Ross sewed her first

Read full article: The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day arose decades after Betsy Ross sewed her first

The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day came decades after the lifetime of the woman often credited with sewing the first United States national flag.

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Trump's military parade is a US outlier in peacetime but parades and reviews have a long history

Read full article: Trump's military parade is a US outlier in peacetime but parades and reviews have a long history

The military parade commemorating the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary and coinciding with Donald Trump’s 79th birthday will be a new spectacle for many Americans.

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Why 2 Chinese aircraft carriers are operating in the Pacific together for the first time

Read full article: Why 2 Chinese aircraft carriers are operating in the Pacific together for the first time

Japan this week confirmed that two Chinese aircraft carriers have operated together for the first time in the Pacific.

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At 3 a.m. in the Capitol, the Speaker of the House pauses to share his place for prayer

Read full article: At 3 a.m. in the Capitol, the Speaker of the House pauses to share his place for prayer

Speaker Mike Johnson was rushing through the halls of the Capitol during the overnight House vote on President Donald Trump's big tax bill.

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The future of history: Trump could leave less documentation behind than any previous US president

Read full article: The future of history: Trump could leave less documentation behind than any previous US president

Donald Trump's administration says it's the most transparent in history.

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A landscape transformed: As it responds to cuts in federal programs, the arts community reels

Read full article: A landscape transformed: As it responds to cuts in federal programs, the arts community reels

Behind so many award-winning careers, high-profile productions, beloved institutions and in-depth research projects there is often a quieter story of early support from the government.

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America’s long history of ‘checks and balances’ is being tested by Trump like rarely before

Read full article: America’s long history of ‘checks and balances’ is being tested by Trump like rarely before

The principle of “checks and balances” is rooted in the Constitution’s design of a national government with three distinct, coequal branches.

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Prominent pastor notified books loaned to African American museum may be returned amid review

Read full article: Prominent pastor notified books loaned to African American museum may be returned amid review

A prominent pastor and veteran of the Civil Rights Movement says he was told items he had loaned to the Smithsonian Institution would be under review for whether they should remain on display at the institution.

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Tech industry tried reducing AI's pervasive bias. Now Trump wants to end its 'woke AI' efforts

Read full article: Tech industry tried reducing AI's pervasive bias. Now Trump wants to end its 'woke AI' efforts

Artificial intelligence technology that works well for the world’s billions of people of color was a business imperative for Google when the company asked sociologist Ellis Monk to help make its AI products more inclusive.

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Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression. History says different

Read full article: Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression. History says different

In the early days of the Great Depression, Rep. Willis Hawley, a Republican from Oregon, and Utah Republican Sen. Reed Smoot thought they had landed on a way to protect American farmers and manufacturers from foreign competition: tariffs.

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Why does the US restrict its presidents to 2 terms? A look at the tradition Trump is questioning

Read full article: Why does the US restrict its presidents to 2 terms? A look at the tradition Trump is questioning

Only one person in U.S. history has defied the two-term example set by the first president, George Washington.

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'Give me liberty or give me death' turns 250. Here's what it meant in 1775

Read full article: 'Give me liberty or give me death' turns 250. Here's what it meant in 1775

The phrase “Give me liberty or give me death!”.

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Trump hangs a copy of Declaration of Independence in Oval Office

Read full article: Trump hangs a copy of Declaration of Independence in Oval Office

President Donald Trump has hung a copy of the Declaration of Independence in the Oval Office, according to images he shared on social media.

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The US is killing someone by firing squad for the 1st time in 15 years. Here's a look at the history

Read full article: The US is killing someone by firing squad for the 1st time in 15 years. Here's a look at the history

Firing squads have a long and storied history in the U.S. They've served as a punishment for mutiny in colonial times, a way to discourage desertion during the Civil War and a dose of frontier justice in the Old West.

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Trump's address to Congress showed the country's stark partisan divide

Read full article: Trump's address to Congress showed the country's stark partisan divide

A president’s address to Congress — even without the formal gloss of a State of the Union address — is typically a time for a call to national unity and predictable claims about the country being strong.

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DeSantis helps unveil George Washington statue in rotunda of Florida Capitol

Read full article: DeSantis helps unveil George Washington statue in rotunda of Florida Capitol

Gov. Ron DeSantis is scheduled to hold a news conference at 9 a.m. Thursday at the Florida Capitol.

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How Presidents Day has evolved from reverence to retail

Read full article: How Presidents Day has evolved from reverence to retail

George Washington was uneasy about the idea of commemorating his life.

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Percival Everett's 'James' awarded Carnegie Medal for fiction

Read full article: Percival Everett's 'James' awarded Carnegie Medal for fiction

Percival Everett's latest honor comes from the country’s public libraries.

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Experts worry that Trump's Jan. 6 pardons will legitimize political violence, embolden extremists

Read full article: Experts worry that Trump's Jan. 6 pardons will legitimize political violence, embolden extremists

President Donald Trump's pardons of those convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and the rhetoric of retribution from some of those released this week is raising deep concern among attorneys, former federal investigators and experts who follow extremism.

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What is an executive order? A look at Trump's tool for quickly reshaping government

Read full article: What is an executive order? A look at Trump's tool for quickly reshaping government

Donald Trump has returned to the White House and he's already working to overhaul the government through executive orders.

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Donald Trump vows to help ‘troubled’ Hollywood with Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone

Read full article: Donald Trump vows to help ‘troubled’ Hollywood with Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone

Donald Trump wants to make Hollywood “bigger, better and stronger” and has chosen Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone to help.

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Marco Rubio warns China is America's 'biggest threat,' affirms value of NATO alliance

Read full article: Marco Rubio warns China is America's 'biggest threat,' affirms value of NATO alliance

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio painted a dark vision of the consequences of America’s “unbalanced relationship” with China.

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US producer prices rose 0.2% last month on higher energy costs

Read full article: US producer prices rose 0.2% last month on higher energy costs

U.S. wholesale inflation rose last month on higher energy prices.

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Trump's praise of Carter in death after jeering him in life deepens a contradictory relationship

Read full article: Trump's praise of Carter in death after jeering him in life deepens a contradictory relationship

Living to 100 let Jimmy Carter fulfill his wish to vote for Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris against Republican Donald Trump.

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Mike Johnson narrowly reelected House speaker on first ballot

Read full article: Mike Johnson narrowly reelected House speaker on first ballot

Republican Mike Johnson has narrowly won reelection to the House speakership on a dramatic first-ballot vote, overcoming hard-right GOP holdouts in a tense standoff.

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Republican Mike Johnson reelected House speaker in dramatic floor vote

Read full article: Republican Mike Johnson reelected House speaker in dramatic floor vote

Republican Mike Johnson has narrowly won reelection to the House speakership on a dramatic first-ballot vote, overcoming hard-right GOP holdouts in a tense standoff.

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How American presidents have planned their own funerals

Read full article: How American presidents have planned their own funerals

Jimmy Carter’s funeral will feature an interstate choreography of grief, ceremony and logistics that is characteristic of state funerals.

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Federal Reserve is likely to slow its rate cuts with inflation pressures still elevated

Read full article: Federal Reserve is likely to slow its rate cuts with inflation pressures still elevated

Americans hoping for lower borrowing costs for homes, credit cards and cars may be disappointed after this week’s Federal Reserve meeting.

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US defense secretary in Japan to support alliance as Osprey aircraft safety causes concern

Read full article: US defense secretary in Japan to support alliance as Osprey aircraft safety causes concern

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has met with officials in Japan to reaffirm the importance of their alliance and Washington's commitment to regional security as threats rise from China and North Korea.

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North Korea tests exploding drones as Kim calls for mass production

Read full article: North Korea tests exploding drones as Kim calls for mass production

North Korea says it has tested exploding drones designed to hit targets and leader Kim Jong Un called for accelerating their mass production.

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Rioters who stormed Capitol after Trump's 2020 defeat toast his White House return

Read full article: Rioters who stormed Capitol after Trump's 2020 defeat toast his White House return

Some of the Donald Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol nearly four years ago are celebrating the president-elect's electoral victory.

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Harris calls on Republican voters to put 'country first' as Trump woos Latino voters

Read full article: Harris calls on Republican voters to put 'country first' as Trump woos Latino voters

Vice President Kamala Harris is urging Republican voters to put “country first” and abandon former President Donald Trump.

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King Arthur Baking's CEO on keeping America's oldest flour company in the mix

Read full article: King Arthur Baking's CEO on keeping America's oldest flour company in the mix

America’s oldest flour company opened in 1790, when George Washington was president.

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No lie: Perfectly preserved centuries-old cherries unearthed at George Washington's Mount Vernon

Read full article: No lie: Perfectly preserved centuries-old cherries unearthed at George Washington's Mount Vernon

Dozens of bottles of centuries-old, impeccably preserved cherries and berries from the cellar of George Washington's Mount Vernon estate in northern Virginia have been discovered during an archaeological dig.

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Police clear pro-Palestinian protest camp and arrest 33 at DC campus as mayor's hearing is canceled

Read full article: Police clear pro-Palestinian protest camp and arrest 33 at DC campus as mayor's hearing is canceled

Republicans are welcoming a police crackdown that cleared a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington University and led to the arrests of 33 protesters.

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Aircraft carrier USS George Washington visits Mayport

Read full article: Aircraft carrier USS George Washington visits Mayport

The aircraft carrier, USS George Washington, kicked off its Southern Seas 2024 route with a stop at Naval Station Mayport Tuesday.

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Budget Office report credits immigration and spending deals with improved outlook despite huge debt

Read full article: Budget Office report credits immigration and spending deals with improved outlook despite huge debt

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says it expects the federal government will be awash in debt over the next 30 years.

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West Point’s mission statement will no longer include motto ‘Duty, Honor, Country.’ How do you feel about the change?

Read full article: West Point’s mission statement will no longer include motto ‘Duty, Honor, Country.’ How do you feel about the change?

“Duty, Honor, Country” has been the motto of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point for 126 years.

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Duty, Honor, Outrage: Change to West Point's mission statement sparks controversy

Read full article: Duty, Honor, Outrage: Change to West Point's mission statement sparks controversy

“Duty, Honor, Country” has been the motto of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point for 126 years.

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Presidents Day: From George Washington's modest birthdays to big sales and 3-day weekends

Read full article: Presidents Day: From George Washington's modest birthdays to big sales and 3-day weekends

George Washington was uneasy about the idea of commemorating his life.

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CBO projects a $188 billion decrease in this year's federal budget deficit, but debt would then grow

Read full article: CBO projects a $188 billion decrease in this year's federal budget deficit, but debt would then grow

The Congressional Budget Office says it expects the federal budget deficit to drop by $188 billion this fiscal year to $1.5 trillion.

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Congressional Budget Office projects lower inflation and higher unemployment into 2025

Read full article: Congressional Budget Office projects lower inflation and higher unemployment into 2025

The Congressional Budget Office says it expects inflation to nearly hit the Federal Reserve’s 2% target rate in 2024, as overall growth is expected to slow and unemployment is expected to rise into 2025, according to updated economic projections for the next two years.

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Many voters are weary about a Biden-Trump rematch in 2024. Third parties hope they can fill the gap

Read full article: Many voters are weary about a Biden-Trump rematch in 2024. Third parties hope they can fill the gap

The 2024 presidential election is drawing a robust field of independent, third party and long shot candidates.

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Rejected by US courts, Onondaga Nation take centuries-old land rights case to international panel

Read full article: Rejected by US courts, Onondaga Nation take centuries-old land rights case to international panel

The Onondaga Nation has protested for centuries that illegal land grabs shrunk their territory from a 2.5 million acre expanse in upstate New York to a relatively paltry patch of land south of Syracuse.

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Paintings on pesos illustrate Argentina's currency and inflation woes

Read full article: Paintings on pesos illustrate Argentina's currency and inflation woes

The rapid depreciation of the Argentine currency and one of the world’s highest inflation rates has made it difficult for Argentines to make ends meet.

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The American flag wasn't always revered as it is today. At the beginning, it was an afterthought

Read full article: The American flag wasn't always revered as it is today. At the beginning, it was an afterthought

The American flag will be flown throughout the country on July 4, but it wasn't always a revered and debated symbol.

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Navy probe prompted by suicides condemns conditions at shipyard: 'We let our people down'

Read full article: Navy probe prompted by suicides condemns conditions at shipyard: 'We let our people down'

A Navy investigation triggered by a series of suicides is recommending widespread improvements in housing, food, parking and internet for sailors, as well as changes to mental health and other personnel programs.

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Debt, expenses stress lower income households: AP-NORC poll

Read full article: Debt, expenses stress lower income households: AP-NORC poll

A new AP-NORC poll shows that personal finances are a major source of stress for about half of the lower income households in the U.S.

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Navy finds no link in series of suicides by carrier crew

Read full article: Navy finds no link in series of suicides by carrier crew

Three suicides by sailors assigned to a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier were not connected, but the poor quality of life onboard was a “contributing factor” in one of the deaths.

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Asian shares mixed as China reports jump in inflation

Read full article: Asian shares mixed as China reports jump in inflation

Asian shares are mixed after China reported a big jump in factory gate prices at a time when inflation is a top investor concern.

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10 things you didn’t know about our country’s past presidents

Read full article: 10 things you didn’t know about our country’s past presidents

Here are some fun facts about 10 U.S. presidents.

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Perfect tranquility: Some resonating words from the first inauguration

Read full article: Perfect tranquility: Some resonating words from the first inauguration

The inauguration of George Washington as the first President of the United States. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)Things have changed quite a bit since the first presidential inauguration in 1789. Illustration of American general and politician George Washington (1732 - 1799) receiving the news of his election as the first American president, 1789. While emphasizing the public good, Washington addressed the need for a strong Constitution and Bill of Rights. He also said he would be declining pay beyond what the public good thought was required.

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'A sad day': NBA reacts to Capitol protest, Blake decision

Read full article: 'A sad day': NBA reacts to Capitol protest, Blake decision

And in Phoenix, the Suns and Toronto Raptors stood in a circle and linked arms for the American and Canadian anthems. “It’s an embarrassing and shameful day in our country,” New Orleans coach Stan Van Gundy said. Wednesday's events came one day after the decision to not to bring charges against the officer who shot Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year was announced. The NBA had a rule for decades that players and coaches must stand for the national anthem. The Bucks said after the game they held the ball for 7 seconds to reflect the seven times Blake was shot.

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The Latest: 8 German players test positive at world juniors

Read full article: The Latest: 8 German players test positive at world juniors

The school said Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, the players have decided to opt out of any potential bowl game. The IIHF also said two members of Sweden’s team staff tested positive. The network did not say if Michaels had tested positive or had been in contact with someone who had tested positive. The Huskies said in a statement that no one from their program was in close contact with the individual who tested positive at Seton Hall. Ferentz is the 23rd FBS coach to reveal publicly that he tested positive for the virus.

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The Latest: Washington-Oregon football game canceled

Read full article: The Latest: Washington-Oregon football game canceled

___Utah State’s men’s basketball team is pausing full team activities and has canceled its game against Weber State on Saturday due to positive COVID-19 tests within the program. Texas (6-3, 5-3) returned three positive tests after blowing out Kansas State last week, prompting school officials to shut down practice. ___Citing a surge of positive COVID-19 cases and contact tracing in the football program, West Virginia has paused all football activities for the next seven days and will not host No. ___South Carolina has called off its men’s basketball game at George Washington on Monday because of a positive COVID-19 test. ___Georgia has canceled its women’s basketball game against Radford because of a positive COVID-19 test within the Highlanders’ program.

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The Latest: Biden unleashes scathing attacks on Trump

Read full article: The Latest: Biden unleashes scathing attacks on Trump

(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)WASHINGTON – The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local):8 p.m.Joe Biden is letting loose against President Donald Trump in the final days of the presidential campaign. Noting Trump has called himself a “perfect physical specimen,” Biden, a devout Catholic, jokingly made the sign of the cross. The former president spoke Saturday at a drive-in rally at his first joint campaign event with Joe Biden. ___12:20 p.m.President Donald Trump says the nation is at a crossroads as Election Day approaches. But the Biden campaign is looking to capitalize on the favorable political environment in the state as the coronavirus pandemic drags down President Donald Trump in typically GOP-leaning states.

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Here's What Happened When We Visited A House Haunted by Aaron Burr's Widow With Paranormal

Read full article: Here's What Happened When We Visited A House Haunted by Aaron Burr's Widow With Paranormal

Dubbed the oldest house in Manhattan, the Morris-Jumel Mansion was built in 1776 as a summer house by British Col. Roger Morris and his family. She lived there with her first husband as well as her second husband, Vice President Aaron Burr. So Inside Edition visited the Morris-Jumel Mansion to see if anyone remained in their former home. ***The supposedly haunted Morris-Jumel Mansion was analyzed by the Gotham Paranormal Research Society, a team of investigators that explores all things other-worldly. We actually have claims that Eliza Jumel herself was saying the house was haunted when she was in it, Carbone said.

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