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For The Second Time, Sen. Mitch McConnell Appears to Freeze During News Conference

Senator Mitch McConnell, the longtime Republican leader, appeared to freeze for about 30 seconds during an exchange with reporters at an event in his home state of Kentucky on Wednesday. It was the second time that he has appeared unable

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U.S. approves military aid to Taiwan under program usually reserved for sovereign nations

The package is modest at only $80 million, but the implications of using the so-called Foreign Military Financing program to provide it will likely infuriate China.

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Whatever happened to fly-in medical missions that got kayoed by the pandemic?

The COVID emergency brought widespread cancellations for short-term fly-ins to run clinics. Are the missions — praised for the help they provide and criticized for a colonialist mindset — coming back? (Image credit: Chris Nickels for NPR)

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New York AG’s office alleges Trump inflated his net worth by as much as $2.2 billion in 1 year – CNN

New York AG’s office alleges Trump inflated his net worth by as much as $2.2 billion in 1 year  CNN

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10 Raunchy Comedies to Watch After Bottoms

The raunchy comedy is having a comeback. This summer has seen a welcome uptick in risqué humor and ribald storylines on the silver screen that had largely been dormant since the streaming boom. And all of them have been female-led

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Beware the Zombie Candidates Lumbering Across the Campaign Trail With No Pulse

This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. Tim Scott had an utterly unremarkable evening at his first presidential debate. No one really went after

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Senate GOP leader McConnell appears to freeze again, this time in Kentucky

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell appeared to briefly freeze up and was unable to answer a question from a reporter at an event in Kentucky on Wednesday.

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‘We Should Have Gotten Off the Island’: Cedar Key Residents Survived Idalia’s Wrath

Much of Cedar Key, a series of tiny islands that jut into the Gulf, was covered by storm surge overnight as the hurricane came ashore.

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Photos: See the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia

The hurricane was downgraded to a category 3 tropical storm before making landfall in Florida Wednesday. But storm surge has those residents worried as they watch the waters rise. (Image credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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