The Trump campaign that isn’t

Four weeks after declaring his 2024 White House bid, former President Trump appears to be a candidate in name only.

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Strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake shakes southern Mexico

MEXICO CITY — A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake shook southern Mexico Sunday morning, sending nervous residents of the capital into the street.

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Inside Republican Party, pressure to change course, leadership after midterm losses

The GOP’s broader reckoning over former President Donald Trump and a dispiriting midterm cycle has ignited a firestorm at a Republican National Committee gearing up for a fierce race for its chairmanship and a possibly hostile presidential primary.

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On this day in history, Dec. 11, 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts become last humans to walk on the moon

The U.S.-crewed spaceflight to the moon on Dec. 7, 1972, was known as Apollo 17 — also known as the final flight of the Apollo program.

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Pritzker signs plan to eliminate debt in unemployment fund

SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday signed into law a measure that officials say will eliminate a $1.8 billion debt in the pandemic-battered account that pays out unemployment benefits.

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45 gifts for even the pickiest men on your holiday list

Yes, it’s already time to start checking everyone off your holiday shopping list again. To help you find the best holiday gifts as soon as possible, we’ve rounded up our absolute favorite gifts for the men in your life.

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‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ still draws fans to movie theaters – decades after its release

CNN— The one-time lost Christmas classic “It’s A Wonderful Life” staged an unlikely comeback in the 1970s and 1980s by becoming a December TV staple, after underperforming at the box office and failing to win big at the Oscars when it debuted in the ’40s

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American journalist Grant Wahl dies after collapsing at Qatar World Cup

Prominent American journalist Grant Wahl has died in Qatar after collapsing while covering the World Cup, sparking an outpouring of shock and grief across the sports world. He was 49.

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Officer who knelt on George Floyd’s back sentenced

J. Alexander Kueng, a former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s back during the fatal May 2020 arrest, was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison Friday.

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ABC pulls Backstreet Boys holiday special following Nick Carter rape allegations and lawsuit

“A Very Backstreet Holiday,” the Backstreet Boys’ Christmas special filmed this month in Los Angeles, will no longer air on ABC, Variety has confirmed.

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