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Biden’s closing statement was not the candidate’s strongest moment during the debate in Detroit. The Democratic front-runner confused viewers when he said: “Four more years of Donald Trump [would] go down as an aberration… eight more years of Donald Trump [would] change America in a fundamental way,” but it was his campaign plug at the end that drew the most ridicule. “If you agree with me, go to Joe3-0-3-3-0 and help me in this fight, thank you very much,” Biden said before ending his appearance....

The Democratic presidential candidate’s lead, with 48 percent of those asked backing Biden and 35 Trump, is his biggest yet recorded by Reuters/Ipsos. It coincided with the poll showing the lowest approval rating for Trump since November, with 57 percent disapproving of his performance as president and 38 approving. The Reuters/Ipsos poll was conducted online with respondents throughout the U.S. between June 10 and 16. Responses were garnered from 4,426 American adults, with 2,047 Democrats and 1,593 Republicans among them, while the poll had a credibility interval of plus or minus 2 percent....

The Abolitionist Action Committee is set to gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Monday morning to highlight a petition addressed to all three branches of the federal government. In a news release, organizers say some participants “may risk arrest to ensure their life-saving message is heard” during the rally, and later march to the U.S. Capitol and the Hart Senate Office Building. “We are calling for immediate passage of the Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act,” Rev....

The Afghanistan withdrawal—a bipartisan concept supported by Biden’s two predecessors—will stand as a black stain on the president’s legacy. The tragic scenes of Afghans falling from U.S. aircraft, American troops coordinating with Taliban fighters, and the victims of the Kabul airport attack will go down in history; a humiliating and bloody end to an unpopular and costly war. Biden’s repeated gaffes on Afghanistan have not helped his situation. The president has at times been unable to stick to his resolute messaging, undermining his own policies with factual errors and inaccurate predictions....

Biden’s approval rating was 39 percent as of June 30, according to analysis by poll tracker FiveThirtyEight, while 56.2 percent of Americans disapproved of the way the president is handling his job. Trump’s approval rating on July 1, 2018, was 41.8 percent, while 52.3 percent of Americans disapproved of him, figures from FiveThirtyEight show. In 2018, Republicans suffered a major defeat in the midterm elections and lost 40 seats in the House of Representatives, handing control to the Democrats and allowing Nancy Pelosi to return as speaker....

The State of the Union comes at a time of extreme international tension as Biden and his Western allies are embroiled in efforts to curtail the Russian invasion of Ukraine, while back home the Democrats are also keeping an eye on this year’s midterm elections. Biden’s address on Tuesday will be the latest time a president has delivered his State of the Union speech. The address was delayed due to the unusually busy legislative calendar, the U....

First, of course, is the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. Biden pulled out our troops before getting out our civilians, green card holders and allies, then had to send troops back in to help them get out. Yet even then, Biden failed to get everyone out, despite promising to do so. And in addition to stranding people, the evacuation left billions of dollars’ worth of arms, vehicles and equipment in the hands of the Taliban, abandoned a strategic base in the fight against terrorism and allowed the release of imprisoned hard-core terrorists....

But the trip may be defined by the president’s blunders and an image of him fist-bumping Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Ahead of the trip, White House aides had said that Biden would limit physical contact and avoid handshakes during the trip due to COVID-19 concerns. Those concerns appeared to fall by the wayside soon after Biden landed at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport on Wednesday when he shook hands with former Israeli Prime Ministers Naftali Bennet and Benjamin Netanyahu....

Not that you would be able to tell today, but 76-year-old Biden spent much of his childhood struggling to overcome a debilitating stutter, a condition that affects roughly 3 million Americans and 5 to 10 percent of children at some point in their life. The speech impediment is a challenge the presidential hopeful has described as the “single most defining thing” in his life. Speaking about overcoming his stutter as a child in the Los Angeles Times, Owens said that Biden’s ordeal has made him both more compassionate to others and better equipped to face being taunted by others, such as Donald Trump....

Ryan and Laurel Daugherty had their sign backing the Democratic presidential ticket torched in the early hours of Thursday, October 15. Another smaller sign showing support for Democrat James Campbell for the House of Representatives in Tennessee’s District 64, was also damaged, The Columbia Daily Herald reported. After discovering the fire on the front lawn, the couple installed surveillance cameras at their home. A day later, the cameras recorded several people on their property attempting to destroy what was left of the scorched sign, although it could not capture the license plate of the vehicle they were driving....

The competitive nature of the contemporary relationship has left many fearing a mishap in Asia, one that could spark a wider conflict with global consequences. Crisis management between the two militaries therefore will be high on the agenda for the talks, their fifth in the last 18 months and the latest since March. Multiple reports citing U.S. officials said the meeting, likely via video link, would take place on July 28....

But the documentary teases something even more confusing: Joe Exotic’s country music career. While the documentary dives into horrific depths that may make viewers never want to visit a zoo again, there’s an element of comedy that seems to come from multiple parts of Joe Exotic’s ego. It’s hard to tell if his wild behavior is something appropriate to laugh at. Then, a clip of one of his music videos starts playing and it’s clear the character is unlike any villain in television history....

MORE: Live Scoreboard | Must-see photos | Box score Flacco’s five interceptions were turned into 13 Bills points, and nearly four more, before a third-quarter touchdown pass from E.J. Manuel to Robert Woods was overturned on replay. Dan Carpenter kicked a field goal instead, which turned out to be the game-deciding points – it put the Bills (2-2) ahead 23-14. The Ravens got two more field goals, then intercepted Manuel once and forced two three-and-outs to give themselves a chance to tie it with 2:20 to go....

Of course, some have developed into world-class talent at the Etihad Stadium but, specifically on the coaching side, the with three previous inhabitants of the dugout in the era of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s ownership – Mark Hughes, Roberto Mancini and Manuel Pellegrini, there was always a feeling the club could only go so far, even though the latter pair yielded Premier League titles in their reigns....

A poll released by MBE Research on Monday found that Manchin, a centrist who has frequently been viewed as a key obstacle to passing Biden’s agenda in the Senate, had nearly double the approval rating of the president in West Virginia. On Tuesday, Manchin told reporters in Washington, D.C., that he was concerned the Build Back Better Act would not address rising inflation. The senator said that he shared the anger of his constituents over the increasing costs of groceries and gasoline....

The Poor People’s Campaign said in a statement on Monday that Manchin asked for a meeting with the group, which had planned to hold an in-person protest outside his office in Charleston, West Virginia on the same day. However, poor weather caused the demonstration to be canceled. “The campaign has postponed its plans for an in-person event outside Sen. Manchin’s office in Charleston because of an ice storm,” the Poor People’s Campaign said....

We’d also be making a big mistake if we didn’t mention Wizards big man Marcin Gortat’s shot at Dwyane Wade on Instagram via the final episode of “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” Well struck, Marcin.

The 76ers center and third overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft will reportedly undergo a second surgery on his right foot, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer, and will likely miss the entire season. MORE: Free agency winners and losers | India’s one giant hope “I would say there’s a great possibility that Embiid won’t play next year,” a source told Philly.com. “Just think how long they sat him when they thought he was healthy....

Fantasy baseball owners got a glimpse of Gallo’s strengths and weaknesses last year when he hit .204/.301/.417 with six homers and 57 strikeouts in just 36 games with the big club. Now, the question is whether Gallo is worth a waiver wire pickup, or if his strikeouts will ultimately make him unplayable in real life and mixed fantasy leagues. MORE: Full prospect rankings | NFL rookie rankings | SN Fantasy...

That slowest car also had the oldest driver behind the wheel. Morgan Shepherd, 72, has made 517 Cup starts, starting in 1970. He had sponsorship for this race to drive for Circle Sport Racing and broke his own record as the oldest driver ever to start a Cup race. MORE: Johnson crashes early | Logano, who was second at the time of the accident on Lap 209, didn’t make an issue over Shepherd’s age but over him running 10 laps down....