The phrase “October surprise” was popularised during the 1980 presidential election, when Democrats hoped that the release of ...

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The latest news in US politics, with coverage of President Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and the Democrats, Donald Trump and the ...

The latest news in US politics, with coverage of President Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and the Democrats, Donald Trump and the ...

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B efore the committee that awards the Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine made its announcement on October 7th, the ...