How Trump and Harris are preparing for their first debate of 2024

Washington — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump willface off for the first timeTuesday night as Election Day quickly approaches — with the race upended since the last debate matchupbetween Trump and President Biden. Hosted by ABC News at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, the debate could be the only time Trump and Harris go head …

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Missouri patient contracts bird flu despite no known contact with animals

A hospitalized patient in Missouri was infected with bird flu despite having had no known contact with dairy cows or other animals associated with an ongoing outbreak, health officials said Friday. This is the 14th person in the U.S. sickened with bird flu since March, when the virus was detected in cows, after infecting wild birds and mammals worldwide. One …

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James Darren, Gidget actor, singer and director, dies at 88

James Darren, a teen idol who helped ignite the 1960s surfing craze as a charismatic beach boy paired off with Sandra Dee in the hit film “Gidget,” died Monday at 88. Darren died in his sleep at a Los Angeles hospital, his son Jim Moret confirmed to CBS News. Moret told CBS News that Darren was admitted to the hospital …

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Congo prison escape attempt in Kinshasa leaves almost 130 dead, mostly in stampede, officials say

Kinshasa, Congo— An attempted jailbreak in Congo’s main prison in the capital left at least 129 people dead, most of them in a stampede, authorities said Tuesday. A provisional assessment showed that 24 inmates were shot dead by “warning” gunshots as they tried to escape from the overcrowded Makala Central Prison in Kinshasa early Monday, Congolese Interior Minister Jacquemin Shabani …

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