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☆ Maine shooting survivors claim Army negligence and FDA's weight-loss drug decision: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Elizabeth Robinson | Elizabeth Robinson Is A Newsletter Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Supporters of then-President Donald Trump bang on glass where election absentee ballots are counted at Detroit's TCF Center on Nov. 4, 2020. Jeff Kowalsky / AFP via Getty Images fileNearly four years later, the mayhem at the TCF Center is burned into the minds of many election officials, lawyers and poll watchers. An NBC News investigation can now report the extent of the Republican Party and Trump campaign’s involvement in the TCF Center ordeal in 2020. ➡️ Former President Bill Clinton said the election will come down to whether there is a fair and transparent vote tally. ➡️ House Speaker Mike Johnson predicts the election will reflect “a demographic shift” showing larger blocs of voters helping elect Republicans.

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Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are in a closely divided campaign for white women. Trump, Harris and the battle for white womenGetty Images; APWhite women helped Trump win in 2020. Dr. Theresa Wheeling had always been a registered Republican and voted for Donald Trump during the 2020 presidential election. ➡️ Authorities are investigating after a man with guns in his vehicle was arrested after he was stopped at a checkpoint near a campaign rally for Donald Trump. ➡️ Donald Trump is ramping up his rhetoric depicting his political rivals and critics as criminals.

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Florida communities grapple with destruction after Hurricane Milton. And Barack Obama talks about “real strength” at a rally for Kamala Harris. Florida embarks on road to recovery after MiltonAt least 16 people have been confirmed dead in Florida after tornadoes touched down and Hurricane Milton slammed into the state this week, leaving a trail of damage and devastation. Milton was the fifth hurricane to hit Florida’s barrier islands in two years, but steadfast residents say living there is worth the risk. More Hurricane Milton coverage:1 dead, 23 rescued after Colorado tourist mine malfunctionAt least one person is dead after an elevator equipment malfunction at a tourist mine in Colorado.

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☆ Florida wakes to Milton's destruction and Vegas says goodbye to the Tropicana casino: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Elizabeth Robinson | Elizabeth Robinson Is A Newsletter Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Hurricane Milton leaves a trail of destruction in Florida. Milton sweeps through Florida after a destructive landfallFlorida communities are waking up to destruction left by Hurricane Milton as the storm tore through the state — the second major hurricane to hit in two weeks. More Hurricane Milton coverage:Milton intensified at one of the fastest rates in recorded history. ➡️ An NBC News poll found Harris and Trump voters see their candidates representing “change” but in very different ways. The iconic Tropicana casino was imploded to make way for a proposed $1.5 billion stadium to house the Oakland Athletics ahead of the team’s planned move to Sin City in 2028.

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☆ Caitlin Clark caps remarkable season with near unanimous WNBA Rookie of the Year honor
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( David Close | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —After an outstanding season in which she undoubtedly exceeded lofty expectations following a historic career at the University of Iowa, Caitlin Clark was named the 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year in a near-unanimous vote. She became the WNBA single-season assists record holder (337), an accomplishment which included a league-record 19 assists in one game. Her 8.4 assists per game average is also a WNBA record. Clark also became the first rookie to record a triple-double and holds the record for most three-pointers made (122) by a rookie in league history. Iowa's Caitlin Clark (No.

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☆ Just Stop Oil protesters handed prison terms for throwing soup on Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Billy Stockwell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Two climate activists in their early 20s were sentenced to prison by a London court Friday for throwing soup over Vincent Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” painting during a protest against fossil fuels. Phoebe Plummer, 23, and Anna Holland, 22, from the protest group Just Stop Oil were imprisoned for two years, and 20 months, respectively, according to PA Media. 🚨 BREAKING: 2 VAN GOGH PAINTINGS SOUPED HOURS AFTER PHOEBE AND ANNA SENTENCED🥫 3 Just Stop Oil supporters have thrown soup over 2 of Van Gogh paintings in the 'Poets and Lovers' exhibition at the National Gallery. Hehir is the same judge who recently handed yearslong prison terms to five climate activists for their roles in disruptive protests. All were from Just Stop Oil or its allied group, Extinction Rebellion.

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☆ Simone Biles headlines women’s U.S. gymnastics Olympic team; rookie Hezly Rivera earns fifth spot
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Dana O'Neil | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

MINNEAPOLIS – Only a week ago, Alicia Sacramone Quinn fretted about the gut-wrenching decision she and her two colleagues would have to make in determining the 2024 Olympic team. The United States will send four members of its 2020 Olympic team to Paris — Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee, Jordan Chiles and Jade Carey — reserving one singular spot for a rookie. For the very first time, we proudly introduce the 2024 U.S. Olympic Women's Gymnastics Team presented by @Xfinity! “I knew I wasn’t done after Tokyo,‘’ Biles said, adding that her “religious” Thursday meetings with her therapist helped her through. GO DEEPER At U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials, rash of injuries hovers over a major momentThe U.S. it turns out, is lucky none of the women making the return to the Games gave up.

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☆ Donald Trump says he wasn't sleeping in court but simply closing his 'beautiful blue eyes' so that he could 'listen intensely'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewFormer President Donald Trump says he didn't fall asleep during his hush-money trial. Trump has been regularly appearing in a Manhattan court since the trial kicked off on April 15. "I simply close my beautiful blue eyes, sometimes, listen intensely, and take it ALL in!!!" Related storiesHaberman, however, did acknowledge that there were times where Trump really was just closing his eyes. Besides the case in Manhattan, Trump has been charged in three other criminal cases, including a state criminal case in Georgia over accusations that he attempted to overturn the 2020 election results.

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☆ People are figuring out ways to generate inappropriate images with Meta's new AI stickers — and sharing the results online
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Users have found ways to generate wildly inappropriate images with the tool, and are sharing the results online. One academic hit out at Meta's AI safeguards in a blog post on Sunday. AdvertisementAdvertisementMeta launched the AI stickers and other features like celebrity AI assistants on September 27. But the stickers are already drawing ridicule online after people started trying to figure out ways to generate wildly inappropriate images using the tech. AdvertisementAdvertisementHowever, Tama Leaver, a professor of internet studies at Curtin University, hit out at Meta's AI safeguards in a separate blog post on Sunday.

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☆ US Women's Open: Nine-year-old Brazilian Bella Simoes becomes youngest ever to attempt qualification
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

At nine years old, the Brazilian is the youngest player ever to attempt qualification to the tournament, set to tee off at California’s acclaimed Pebble Beach course for the first time in its 78-year history in July. Follow along @FSGA ➡️ https://t.co/622czXdhXk pic.twitter.com/4aYolLLL21 — U.S. Women's Open (USGA) (@uswomensopen) May 9, 2023Yet that should come as no surprise given Simões’ already-impressive résumé. Aged 14 in 2004, she bested many of the world's top men's players' and major winners at the Sony Open (pictured) despite narrowly missing the cut. The Brazilian shot 23-over par, as two players – Lindy Duncan and Brooke Matthews – secured automatic qualification with scores of 10-under and 8-under respectively. Kimberly Williams, a 60-year-old pro from Bethesda, Maryland, was the oldest player to attempt qualification this year, according to the USGA.

☆ В Дании на фермах убили всех норок, зараженных коронавирусом
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-18 | by ( ) newsmaker.md time to read: +1 min

В Дании убили всех норок с коронавирусом, живших на зверофермах. «Aflivet» на графике показывает число ферм, где убили норок с коронавирусом, а «Skal aflives» — число ферм, где норки будут убиты. MINKFARME OG COVID-19 STATUS 18/11-20Alle #COVID19dk smittede minkfarme er aflivet. Fødevarestyrelsen overvåger fortsat landets minkfarme for COVID-19: ➡️ 284 minkfarme er smittet med COVID-19. Heraf er 284 aflivet.

Persons: Норки, Могенс Йенсен Organizations: Управление ветеринарии и пищевых продуктов Locations: Дания

☆ В Турции произошло сильное землетрясение. Разрушены несколько зданий (ВИДЕО)
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-30 | by ( ) newsmaker.md time to read: +1 min

На западе Турции 30 октября произошло землетрясение магнитудой 6,6 баллов. x(ОБНОВЛЕНО 16:17) В результате землетрясения в Измире погибли как минимум четыре человека, 120 получили ранения, сообщило Агентство по чрезвычайным ситуациям и стихийным бедствиям. «Всеми средствами нашего государства мы поддерживаем наших граждан, пострадавших от землетрясения. Мы приняли меры, чтобы все соответствующие ведомства и организации приступили к работе в зоне бедствия», — написал президент Турции Реджеп Тайип Эрдоган в Twitter. La magnitud ha sido revisada por EMSC ➡️ 6’9pic.twitter.com/bW41YW4fIE — Noticias TerraGea (@TerraGeaNews) October 30, 2020

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