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David Paleologos: why and who is going to watch the Republican debate on CNN next week?
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David Paleologos: why and who is going to watch the Republican debate on CNN next week?

Source: usatoday.com CDN Yahoo News | David Paleologos: Plans on watching the CNN Republican debate Source: usatoday.com | David Paleologos: Plans on watching the CNN Republican debate A majority of registered voters said they won't be watching the CNN Republican debate that takes place at Drake University next week, according to the most recent nationwide poll conducted by Suffolk University and USA TODAY. Rather than the Republican primaries and caucuses, the groups that do intend to watch the debate think it will appeal to important voters in the general election in November. Only three candidates—former president Donald Trump, former UN ambassador Nikki Haley, and Florida governor Ron DeSantis—are eligible for this discussion. Due in large part to the 54% of Trump su...
Senior Hamas figure killed in Beirut by Israeli drone attack, according to reports
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Senior Hamas figure killed in Beirut by Israeli drone attack, according to reports

Image Credit: Al-monitor.comBEIRUT, LEBANON - JANUARY 2: The Lebanese army surrounding the area near the damaged building that was targeted by an Israeli drone strike on January 2, 2024 in Dahiyeh, a suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. Shortly after the blast, Hamas confirmed the death of Saleh al-Arouri, deputy head of its political bureau and two other officials. An earlier report from Lebanon's National News Agency said four people had died in the blast and alleged it was an Israeli drone strike. (Photo by Marwan Tahtah/Getty Images) Hamas has reported that Saleh al-Arouri, the head of the organization's military arm in the occupied West Bank and the deputy chairman of the political bureau of Hamas, was killed in a drone assault in a Beirut suburb on Tuesday. The main picture: Although tw...
Candidate for US president Haley refutes claims that slavery sparked the Civil War.
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Candidate for US president Haley refutes claims that slavery sparked the Civil War.

Source: Aljazeera.com - Haley has been criticized by her rivals, with US President Joe Biden posting a video of her response on social media with a caption reading 'it was about slavery Later, in answer to a query from a campaign event participant, the Republican presidential candidate changed her statement. Nikki Haley, the Republican nominee for president, has drawn criticism for omitting to address slavery when questioned about the reasons for the US Civil War, which saw a group of southern states that supported slavery seek to break away from the US. Haley was questioned by a patron at a campaign event on Wednesday night on the reasons behind the Civil War. Her remark was criticized by Democrats and political opponents; she has now changed it. The participant said, "It's as...