History’s rife with examples of first-debate errors felt most by the front-runner with the most to lose.
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With flood predicted, Iowans scurry to fill sandbags
Homeowners shift goods, and one town evacuates 100 low-lying houses as the Cedar River rises.
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Renowned band leader Buckwheat Zydeco dies
The musician who rocked the accordion brought the zydeco music of southwest Louisiana to the masses.
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Baby lobsters may not survive ocean warming, scientists say
A predicted rise in water temperature could be bad news for the future of the lobster industry.
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Syrian troops tighten siege on Aleppo insurgents
Scores are reported dead and the city is without running water as the bombardment intensifies.
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Brits propose recommissioning royal yacht
The last in three centuries of royal yachts, the Britannia was retired in 1997.
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Chinese space lab could enter free fall
In an apparent admission by China, the Tiangong 1’s re-entry next year is likely to be uncontrolled.
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CIA: Pinochet personally ordered killing of Chilean dissident
The assassination of Orlando Letelier occurred in 1976 in Washington, D.C.
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Five-star pig pens: In China, a novel strategy in the war against superbugs
Some farmers are taking a new approach to livestock management in a country that consumes half the planet’s pork – and half its infection-fighting medicines.
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Ivory traffickers flourish despite international outcry
The large illegal shipments suggest the involvement of organized crime syndicates.