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Presidential campaigns utilize a variety of tactics to get their message across to voters. Scrolling through social media, you’ve likely come across Vice President Kamala Harris’s ‘coconut tree’ video. This internet phenomenon is cracking open a conversation about memes and their impact on politics, especially with younger demographics. The Harris campaign has embraced the viral
Continue ReadingRIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — At least a half-dozen homes lay in ruins Monday after one of many dangerous wildfires in the West suddenly swept into a Southern California neighborhood during a blistering heat wave. Six homes were ravaged and seven damaged when the fire sparked by fireworks erupted Sunday afternoon in a hilly area of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Black voters are expressing a mix of hope and worry over Joe Biden’s exit from the presidential race and the prospect of Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the Democratic nominee. Black voters are a key Democratic constituency who helped power Biden to the White House. But as much pride as
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Belén Liotti (CNN Español) — El 14 de febrero de este año, un grupo de trabajadores marchó con 100 latas y 300 bocadillos de atún en protesta por el despido de una trabajadora de limpieza que comió un sándwich de atún que sobró luego de una reunión en un bufete de abogados en Londres. El
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More than $1 million worth of cocaine was found hidden in an SUV at the U.S. Border Patrol Highway 86 immigration checkpoint. The incident started when a white SUV approached the U.S. Border Patrol Highway 86 immigration checkpoint last Monday at around 2:50 p.m. According to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, during the primary
Continue Reading Sofía Barruti (CNN) –Lo que pretendía ser un corto paseo con el perro resultó ser casi tres días y dos noches perdidos en la ladera de una montaña para una anciana con demencia en Utah. Desde la hora de la cena del 24 de junio hasta el mediodía de dos días más tarde, los dos
Continue ReadingNo one knows the importance of selecting the right running mate better than Vice President Kamala Harris. With Harris now the leading candidate to succeed President Joe Biden as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, here’s a look at the top contenders to be on the ticket. Andy Beshear The Kentucky governor secured his reputation as
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle said Monday that her agency failed in its mission to protect former President Donald Trump during a highly contentious congressional hearing with lawmakers of both major political parties demanding she resign over security failures that allowed a gunman to scale a roof and open fire
Continue ReadingBy MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — When the Rev. Al Sharpton’s phone rang Sunday night, on the line was Vice President Kamala Harris, who just hours prior had received the most consequential phone call of her political career. In Sharpton’s telling, the vice president sounded perhaps almost taken aback by the events of the past
Continue ReadingCNN By MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — When the Rev. Al Sharpton’s phone rang Sunday night, on the line was Vice President Kamala Harris, who just hours prior had received the most consequential phone call of her political career. In Sharpton’s telling, the vice president sounded perhaps almost taken aback by the events of the
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The Palm Springs Power are champions of the summer again. Noah Blythe hit a walkoff home run in Game 3 of the California Premier Collegiate League Championship Series and the Palm Springs Power won their second consecutive CPCL Championship in thrilling fashion by winning two games Sunday afternoon at the Cougar Baseball Complex in Azusa.
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By Radina Gigova and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — At least six people died after a gunman entered a home for the elderly in Croatia on Monday and started shooting, according to the country’s public broadcaster. A man with a firearm entered a private home for the elderly in the town of Daruvar – about
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Estonia’s president has formally appointed a new government after lawmakers in the Baltic country gave the green light to Prime Minister-designate Kristen Michal’s three-party coalition Cabinet. The Cabinet will focus on improving Estonia’s ailing state finances, by raising income tax, value added tax and the excise tax on on alcohol,
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Nearly all McDonald’s US locations will continue to sell the “$5 Meal Deal” after people flocked to the promotion amid rising food prices. Since its launch in June, the limited time offering is “resonating with our millions of customers,” and the company claimed the move was siphoning
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Sonya Massey ducked and apologized to an Illinois sheriff’s deputy seconds before he shot the Black woman three times in her home, with one fatal blow to the head, as seen in body camera video released Monday. An Illinois grand jury indicted former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A national nonprofit that aids low-income people behind bars is reopening its Atlanta branch. The decision comes after a judge temporarily blocked part of a Georgia law that restricts organizations from helping people pay bail. Last month, the Bail Project announced it was leaving Georgia because of a new Republican-backed
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro should respect the results of the elections scheduled for Sunday. Lula also says he is frightened by Maduro’s reference to a possible bloodbath. In recent weeks, Maduro and allies have increased their references to post-election violence.
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer A new study suggests that giving cash to poor people could result in fewer emergency department visits. The study, which published Monday, examined the health records of people in a Boston suburb who won up to $400 a month for nine months. Researchers discovered that people who won the money went to
Continue ReadingINDIANOLA, Miss. (AP) — Authorities say three 19-year-olds were killed and more than a dozen people were injured in a weekend shooting outside a nightclub in Mississippi. The police chief in Indianola told The Enterprise-Tocsin that a large crowd had gathered outside a club near the Sunflower County courthouse. Officers were putting up barriers to
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writer “Scaling up” is a catchphrase in the artificial intelligence industry as tech companies rush to improve their AI systems with ever-bigger sets of internet data. It’s also a red flag for Mozilla’s Abeba Birhane, an AI expert who for years has challenged the values and practices of her field and the influence
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