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Gov. Ron DeSantis held trade talks with South Korean officials in Seoul on Wednesday on the second leg of his four-nation trip.

Share Tweet ... More President Biden on Thursday will use a prime-time address to make the case that the political movement led by his predecessor poses an “extreme threat” to democracy as his criticisms of Republicans become increasingly pointed as November’s midterms approach. Biden will travel to Philadelphia for a speech at Independence Hall that the White House is dubbing “The Soul of the Nation.” Officials have offered few details about the actual contents of the speech, but the decision to deliver it in prime time marks a new effort for Biden to go after what he and the White...

United States Secretary of State John Kerry has offered Israel the release of Jonathan Pollard, Channel 10 News reported on Friday. According to the report, Kerry’s offer was made as part of the discussions surrounding the upcoming planned release of 26 terrorists from Israeli jails as a “gesture” to Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas. Kol Yisrael radio, which also reported about Kerry’s offer, said it relates to the fourth stage of the terrorist release and is conditional upon Israel agreeing to release Israeli Arabs who have committed acts of terrorism. Israeli officials were quoted by both outlets as having said...

NEW YORK — The problems that weighed down stocks all summer show no sign of letting up. U.S. stocks plunged Friday, erasing the week's gains, as rising fears about fallout from Europe's debt crisis overshadowed President Barack Obama's plan to revive the U.S. job market.

With Brian Maloney (aka the Radio Equalizer) a little busy trying to track down the latest on the Air America scandal, I though I would give an update on the dismal new radio ratings that came out this week. In Washington, D.C., WWRC fell to a 0.3 rating and is in last place in the market. In Boston, the two AAR stations take up the last two spots in the ratings chart with ratings of 0.4 and 0.2. In New York, the flagship AAR station, WLIB has just a flat 1.0 rating and is in 24th place. In Detroit, WDTW...

PRINCETON, NJ -- National polls conducted after last week's Democratic National Convention clearly indicate that Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry gained little in the way of voter support for his presidential bid as a result of the convention. But did Kerry at least make some headway with Americans in the image department -- perhaps improving his public persona, or building public confidence in his ability to fulfill the duties of president?Among all national adults, the answer to that question is yes. Kerry's image and issue ratings did show some improvement in the period spanning the convention.Kerry saw at least modest gains...

PRINCETON, NJ -- Other than failing to produce a bounce in voter support for Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, the Democratic convention looks, on paper, to have been generally well received. According to a post-convention CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll, conducted Friday through Sunday, TV viewership was fairly high, Kerry's speech was at least as well received as other recent convention speeches, and the net effect of the convention on Americans' stated willingness to vote for Kerry was positive. Kerry's choice of North Carolina Sen. John Edwards as his running mate has also proved popular: 58% of Americans say the selection of Edwards...