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Post-Convention Poll: Clinton Retakes Lead Over Trump

That’s a 5-point improvement for Clinton (inside the margin of sampling error for this subgroup), an 8-point dropoff in the share who say they’d back Trump and a 7-point increase in support for Jill Stein.
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5 Dead As Russian Helicopter Shot Down In Syria

A “cessation of hostilities” akin to a ceasefire went into effect nationwide February 27, but it has been repeatedly broken since then and seems to have collapsed completely with the Aleppo siege.
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U.S. Launches Airstrikes On ISIS Targets In Libya

“GNA-aligned forces have had success in recapturing territory from ISIL thus far around Sirte, and additional U.S. strikes will continue to target ISIL in Sirte in order to enable the GNA to make a decisive, strategic advance,” Cook said, using another acronym for ISIS.
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Virginia Moves Forward On I-66 Tolls

Virginia Moves Forward On I-66 Tolls
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Trump Campaign Event In Loudoun County

Trump Campaign Event In Loudoun County
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10 More Cases Of Local Zika Transmission In Florida

According to the Florida Department of Health website, workers are going door-to-door to identify those who may have been infected and to collect urine samples. The virus stays active in urine longer than than in blood.
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Top Jeb Bush Adviser Leaves GOP, Will Vote For Clinton If Florida Close

“This election cycle is a test,” Bradshaw said. “As much as I don’t want another four years of (President Barack) Obama’s policies, I can’t look my children in the eye and tell them I voted for Donald Trump. I can’t tell them to love their neighbor and treat others the way they wanted to be treated, and then vote for Donald Trump. I won’t do it.”
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