2020 election
Stacey Abrams Claims Voter Suppression Amid Georgia’s Record Early Turnout
Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams is claiming that “voter suppression” is occurring in Georgia despite record turnout in the state.
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Weekly jobless claims at five-month low; consumer spending rises solidly
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell to a five-month low last week and consumer spending increased more than expected in September.
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US weekly jobless claims fall; continuing claims hit highest level in three years
New applications for U.S. unemployment aid unexpectedly fell last week, but the number of people collecting benefits in mid-October was the highest in nearly three years.
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Nearly 25M Early Votes Have Already Been Cast As Harris And Trump Target Battleground States
Nearly 25 million voters have already cast their ballots ahead of the November 5th election through early in-person voting and the mail-in ballot option as Donald Trump and Kamala Harris continue their presidential campaigns in critical swing states.
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Trump Suggests Harris Is ‘Lazy’ For Having Light Schedule 2 Weeks Before Election, Other Dems Campaign For Her
45th President Donald Trump called Vice President Kamala Harris “lazy as hell” on Tuesday for essentially having no campaign events on her schedule just two weeks before election day.
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Jill Biden Says Joe’s Decision To Drop Out Of Re-election Campaign Was ‘The Right Call’
First Lady Jill Biden surprisingly came out and expressed that the decision of her husband, President Joe Biden, to drop out of his re-election campaign was “the right call.”
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Lizzo Sparks Online Outrage After Saying ‘The Whole Country Will Be Like Detroit’ If Harris Wins
Lizzo has faced criticism from social media users after she spoke at a Kamala Harris rally where she said if Harris is elected as president, “the whole country will be like Detroit.”
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T.G.I. Fridays Closes 12 Stores In The U.S. In Just 1 Month
T.G.I. Fridays, the restaurant chain known for its loaded potato skins and $5 happy hour cocktails, announced it closed 12 U.S. locations in September and shut down 35 restaurants in the U.K.
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Higher food prices lift US consumer prices; Hurricane Helene boosts jobless claims
Consumer prices rose slightly more than expected in September amid higher food costs, but the annual increase in inflation was the smallest in more than 3-1/2 years.