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Month: October 2024

How immigrants who just became US citizens plan to vote in the 2024 election

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the scenic hills overlooking Los Angeles, nine immigrants from countries spanning from Lebanon and Germany to Taiwan and Mexico took oaths to become new American citizens at an outdoor naturalization ceremony with the Hollywood sign in the background. With the U.S. presidential election fast approaching, several said voting

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How immigrants who just became US citizens plan to vote in the 2024 election

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the scenic hills overlooking Los Angeles, nine immigrants from countries spanning from Lebanon and Germany to Taiwan and Mexico took oaths to become new American citizens at an outdoor naturalization ceremony with the Hollywood sign in the background. With the U.S. presidential election fast approaching, several said voting

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Kamala Harris says Trump’s comment on women ‘is offensive to everybody’

Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Kamala Harris said Thursday that Donald Trump’s comment that he would protect women whether they “like it or not” shows that the Republican presidential nominee does not understand women’s rights “to make decisions about their own lives, including their own bodies.” “I think it’s offensive to everybody, by the way,”

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Los desastres naturales dejan a las personas sin hogar con pocas opciones: resguardados en automóviles y sus pertenencias arrasadas

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Antes del huracán Milton, muchas familias de Florida se atrincheraban en sus casas o empaquetaban sus pertenencias para evacuar. Jessica solo tenía su coche. Se preparó para hacer frente a la tormenta con sus hijos, de 12 y 3 años, con jugo de manzana, ropa en bolsas de plástico, peluches de

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UK apologizes for child’s death in case that made air pollution in low-income areas a national issue

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government has apologized for the death of a 9-year-old girl who is believed to be the first person in the U.K. to have air pollution listed on her death certificate, after a decade-long battle that highlighted the risks vehicle emissions pose to children in low-income communities. The apology

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Attackers set fire to the headquarters of a Bangladesh party that backed ousted leader Sheikh Hasina

Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Attackers have set fire to the headquarters of a Bangladesh party that supported the country’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack on the Jatiya Party offices on Thursday night in Bangladesh’s capital. It wasn’t immediately clear if anyone was hurt in the attack.

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Trump transition team co-chair endorses Kennedy anti-vax theories and says he would be able to access health data

By Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — The co-chair of the Trump-Vance transition team on Wednesday night endorsed vaccine conspiracy theories pushed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and suggested the activist and Trump ally would be given federal data in order to check vaccines’ safety if former President Donald Trump is elected. Speaking to CNN’s Kaitlan

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Baltimore DPW operating at “historic” levels of wastewater treatment

By Cristina Mendez Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Baltimore City’s Department of Public Works is operating at “historic” levels when it comes to wastewater treatment, according to Michael Hallmen, the Deputy Bureau Head of Water and Wastewater. On Wednesday, DPW held the first of three informational meetings scheduled this

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DPW worker’s family calls report of omitted heat-related illnesses “heartbreaking”

By Tara Lynch Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — The family of a Baltimore Department of Public Works employee who died on the job in August called a new Inspector General report that shows heat-related illnesses were omitted “heartbreaking.” Ronald Silver II died of hyperthermia, or overheating, during one of

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Musk tries to move case about $1 million voter sweepstakes to federal court, averting required appearance Thursday

By Marshall Cohen, CNN Philadelphia (CNN) — Tech billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk is trying to move a lawsuit over his $1 million giveaway to voters into federal court, short-circuiting a required appearance Thursday at a Pennsylvania court. Lawyers for the Tesla CEO filed a “motion of removal” in federal court late Wednesday night. Pennsylvania Judge Angelo Foglietta

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