Suggest Events for Flashback, Our Weekly History Quiz

We invite New York Times readers to suggest events to be included in Flashback, our weekly history quiz. Our favorite events aren’t just matters of trivia — they include details that allow people to puzzle out the answers. Please keep suggestions brief and to the point. Events must be submitted by Wednesday at noon …

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U.S. Identifies 3 Soldiers Killed in Drone Strike in Jordan

The Pentagon on Monday identified the dead soldiers as Sgt. William Jerome Rivers, 46, of Carrollton, Ga.; Spec. Kennedy Ladon Sanders, 24, of Waycross, Ga.; and Spec. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett, 23, of Savannah, Ga. The three soldiers were assigned to the 718th Engineer Company, 926th Engineer Battalion, 926th Engineer Brigade, an Army Reserve unit …

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Dominion V. Fox News Defamation Trial Begins This Week

What is Fox saying? In a brief filed by Fox, the company held that it aired the claims of rigged voting machines because they came from a sitting president and people close to him and thus were newsworthy. “An attempt by a sitting President to challenge election results and reverse the outcome of his …

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CNN Political Briefing – Podcast on CNN Audio

How We Got to a Rematch CNN Political Briefing President Joe Biden has been the likely Democratic presidential nominee since he announced his decision to run for reelection. So why are Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips and spiritual leader Marianne Williamson running against him? Has a challenger ever beaten an incumbent? Writer and political scientist …

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Gavin Newsom Says Democrats Have Improved Their Messaging Against The GOP

At HuffPost, we believe that everyone needs high-quality journalism, but we understand that not everyone can afford to pay for expensive news subscriptions. That is why we are committed to providing deeply reported, carefully fact-checked news that is freely accessible to everyone. Our News, Politics and Culture teams invest time and care working on …

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Stifling Biden’s bid – POLITICO

By HENRY C. JACKSON 08/27/2015 07:41 PM EDT THE CLOCK: 442 days until Election Day 2016 … THE DEBATE CLOCK: 20 days until the next Republican debate … 47 days until the first Democratic debate. STIFLING THE BIDEN BID: POLITICO’s Gabriel Debenedetti reports: HILLARY CLINTON’s team is getting tired of the JOE BIDEN talk. …

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