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Third-party and independent candidates like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are making an unusually strong showing in early polls of this fall’s presidential race – a finding that not only highlights a strain of dissatisfaction with Joe Biden and Donald Trump but also adds further uncertainty to what is shaping up to be a close contest between them.Third-party and independent candidates like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are making an unusually strong showing […]

CNN’s 5 Things PM brings you the news you need to know.CNN’s 5 Things PM brings you the news you need to know.

A suspect has been charged with a federal hate crime after allegedly breaking into and destroying property at Rutgers University’s Center for Islamic Life.A suspect has been charged with a federal hate crime after allegedly breaking into and destroying property at Rutgers University’s Center for Islamic Life.

Joe Biden holds a big edge on the airwaves over Donald Trump in the opening weeks of their general election matchup. The president and his allies nearly tripled his rival’s network in ad spending over the past month and half while Trump has had to devote millions of campaign funds to legal expenses.Joe Biden holds a big edge on the airwaves over Donald Trump in the opening weeks of their […]

Hackers targeted a wastewater treatment plant in Indiana on Friday evening, prompting plant managers to send maintenance personnel to investigate the suspicious activity, a local official told CNN.Hackers targeted a wastewater treatment plant in Indiana on Friday evening, prompting plant managers to send maintenance personnel to investigate the suspicious activity, a local official told CNN.

Prosecutors and defense lawyers for former President Donald Trump opened the New York criminal trial on Monday by laying out their opposing sides of the case.Prosecutors and defense lawyers for former President Donald Trump opened the New York criminal trial on Monday by laying out their opposing sides of the case.

Plasmic Echo – a name that could conceivably work for 1970s rock band or could describe the supernatural goo left behind by the ghosts chased in the movie “Ghostbusters” – was the code name for the FBI investigation into the mishandling of classified documents from the Trump White House.Plasmic Echo – a name that could conceivably work for 1970s rock band or could describe the supernatural goo left behind by the ghosts […]

As Lesbian Visibility Week gets underway, Allison Hope says progress can be measured by the more nuanced and accurate depictions LGBTQ women receive in the media.As Lesbian Visibility Week gets underway, Allison Hope says progress can be measured by the more nuanced and accurate depictions LGBTQ women receive in the media.

Taylor Swift is breaking records. Again.Taylor Swift is breaking records. Again.