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It remains to be seen whether or not President Biden remains the Democrats’ nominee for president, amid growing calls to replace him atop the ticket. But at this moment, the race is frozen in place. Indeed, Donald Trump’s lead in national polling — now sitting at 3 points (47 percent to 44 percent) per the RealClearPolitics polling average — has remained remarkably consistent for months. This is true even after Biden’s disastrous debate performance and the discontent it engendered among Democrats. Since last November, the race has been stubbornly rangebound, with Trump’s lead over Biden consistently within a 1 to...

Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - The Gaza Strip could become a new "safe haven" for al Qaeda operatives following Israel's scheduled pullout from the Gaza Strip later this month, a former Israeli army intelligence chief said here on Friday. Al Qaeda announced on one of its official websites this week that it had established a military wing in the Gaza Strip. The Islamic website, considered a mouthpiece for Abu Musab al Zarkawi, said that the "Jihad Brigades in the Promised Land" had already carried out mortar and rocket attacks from the Palestinian refugee camp of Khan Younis aimed at the Jewish Gaza...