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CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — From a meet-and-greet at a Wegmans in Bethlehem to a solar eclipse party in Erie, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s supporters and campaign are trying to drum up signatures and donors at events throughout Pennsylvania in a push to get on the ballot of the most populous battlegrou…

CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — First-time candidate Mark Houck was supposed to be on friendly turf. The crowd at the Pennridge Area Republican Club had just booed the mention of incumbent U.S. Rep Brian Fitzpatrick, whom Houck is challenging in the GOP primary in the Bucks County-based district. But then t…

(Reuters) — The United States and Israel are expected to hold a virtual meeting on Monday to discuss the Biden administration’s alternative proposals to an Israeli military invasion of Rafah, Axios reported on Sunday citing three Israeli and U.S. officials. FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises during an I…

CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — The United States is set to impose new visa restrictions on some Hong Kong officials after the city fast-tracked into law domestic security legislation that Washington says muzzles open discussion in the global finance hub. The State Department will take the steps against mul…

CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been discovered in dairy herds in Michigan and Idaho, indicating the virus is spreading into new U.S. states. The National Veterinary Services Laboratories has confirmed the presence of bird flu in a Michigan herd that recently received c…

CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — Rough weather forced a United Airlines flight from Tel Aviv, Israel, to Newark, New Jersey, to make an emergency landing at an airport in Hudson Valley, New York on Friday, the airline confirmed to the Daily News. United Flight 85, originally scheduled to arrive at Newark Lib…

(Reuters) — A $935 million jackpot in the Powerball lottery draw, one of the largest in its history, found no winners on Saturday night, boosting the prize for next week’s draw. No one held the winning numbers 12, 13, 33, 50, 52 and the power ball 23, Powerball’s website showed. The nex…

(Reuters) — The U.S. government awarded the state of Maryland an initial $60 million in emergency funds on Thursday to clear debris and begin rebuilding the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, an extraordinarily fast disbursement after such a disaster. The bridge came tumbling down ear…