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Biden and Trump ask voters if they're 'better off' than they were 4 years ago. It's complicated (3/22/24)By ZEKE MILLER and SEUNG MIN KIM ~ Associated PressHOUSTON -- "Are you better off today than you were four years ago?" Rarely have voters' answers to that question been so complicated. Former President Donald Trump asked the time-tested question of his supporters in all-caps Monday on his Truth Social platform. President Joe Biden did the same three times over this week during a trio of Texas fundraisers as he closed out a swing through the southwest...
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The week of March 10-16 (3/9/24)1785, Thomas Jefferson was appointed America's minister to France, succeeding Benjamin Franklin. 1913, former slave, abolitionist and Underground Railroad "conductor" Harriet Tubman died in Auburn, New York; she was in her 90s. 1969, James Earl Ray pleaded guilty in Memphis, Tennessee, to assassinating civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (Ray later repudiated that plea, maintaining his innocence until his death.)...
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Today in History (3/5/24)By The Associated PressToday is Tuesday, March 5, the 65th day of 2024. There are 301 days left in the year. Today's highlight in history: On March 5, 1953, Soviet dictator Josef Stalin died after three decades in power. On this date: In 1770, the Boston Massacre took place as British soldiers who'd been taunted by a crowd of colonists opened fire, killing five people...
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COVID-19 no longer means five days in isolation, CDC says (3/2/24)By MIKE STOBBEAP Medical WriterNEW YORK (AP) -- Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to stay in isolation for five days, U.S. health officials announced Friday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its longstanding guidance, saying that people can return to work or regular activities if their symptoms are mild and improving and it's been a day since they've had a fever...