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Why did the Secret Service fail to protect Trump from being shot?
Lawmakers want an accounting for mistakes that nearly resulted in Mr Trump’s assassination on July 13th
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What is the Chinese Communist Party’s third plenum?
Hundreds of the party’s senior members gather in Beijing amid hopes they will speed up economic reforms
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Who might Donald Trump pick as his running-mate?
The Republican nominee has a number of hopefuls to pick from
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Why Finland and others are vaccinating people against bird flu
The virus is spreading undetected in mammals
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Who could plausibly replace Joe Biden?
The Democrats have a deep bench of talent
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How could Democrats replace Joe Biden as their candidate for president?
And who could replace him on the ticket?
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Why football might (just) be coming home, to Austria
The modern game was created in the coffee houses of Vienna
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Why North Korea is sending its rubbish to the South
Trash balloons are a sign of growing tensions on the peninsula
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What is the “duck curve”?
An avian graph shows the challenges facing burgeoning solar power
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How political “cohabitation” works in France
Upcoming parliamentary elections could lead to a new period of political friction
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How America’s presidential debates are changing this year
Will the Trump-Biden showdowns be an institution’s last gasp, or a new start?
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What are MRP polls and can they predict election results accurately?
How a novel technique to predict Britain’s general election works