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☆ Nebraska Initiative 439 Election Results 2024: Right to Abortion
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Leanne Abraham | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

This measure would amend the state Constitution to establish a right to the procedure until fetal viability, or when necessary to safeguard the health of the pregnant patient.

☆ California 41st Congressional District Election Results 2024: Calvert vs. Rollins
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Leanne Abraham | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Representative Ken Calvert, a Republican who has served more than three decades in the House, is in a rematch with Democrat Will Rollins, who came close to beating him in 2022 in the Palm Springs-based district. Mr. Rollins is casting himself as a fresh face who is willing to work across the aisle.

Persons: Ken Calvert, Will Rollins, Rollins Organizations: Republican

☆ Virginia Seventh Congressional District Election Results 2024: Vindman vs. Anderson
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Leanne Abraham | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Democrat Yevgeny Vindman, a retired Army lieutenant colonel and lawyer who teamed with his twin brother in a whistleblower account that became the basis of the first impeachment case against President Donald J. Trump, is making his first foray into politics seeking to succeed retiring Representative Abigail Spanberger. He faces Derrick Anderson, a Republican and former Green Beret.

Persons: Yevgeny Vindman, Donald J, Trump, Abigail Spanberger, Derrick Anderson Organizations: Republican, Green Beret

☆ Colorado Eighth Congressional District Election Results 2024: Caraveo vs. Evans
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Leanne Abraham | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Freshman Democrat Yadira Caraveo, a former doctor and political moderate who keeps a low profile, is fending off a challenge from Republican Gabe Evans, a state representative whose resume includes stints as an Army captain and police officer, in a newly created purple congressional district north of Denver.

Persons: Yadira Caraveo, Gabe Evans Organizations: Army Locations: Denver

☆ California Proposition 6 Election Results: End Involuntary Labor by the Incarcerated
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Leanne Abraham | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

This proposition would amend the state Constitution to remove a provision that lets prisons and jails force inmates to work.

☆ New York 19th Congressional District Election Results 2024: Molinaro vs. Riley
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Leanne Abraham | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

In a closely watched rematch of 2022, the Republican incumbent, Marc Molinaro, takes on Josh Riley. Mr. Molinaro, known as one of the most bipartisan members of Congress, has veered to the right this cycle, leaning on fears about immigration.

Persons: Marc Molinaro, Josh Riley, Mr, Molinaro Organizations: Republican

☆ Pennsylvania Eighth Congressional District Election Results 2024: Cartwright vs. Bresnahan
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Leanne Abraham | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Representative Matt Cartwright, a Democrat, has represented the Scranton-area for more than a decade, but it remains one of the true swing districts in the country. An Erie native, Mr. Cartwright is the only member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus to carry a district won by former President Donald J. Trump. He faces Rob Bresnahan Jr., whom Republicans believe has a solid chance to capture the seat.

Persons: Matt Cartwright, Cartwright, Donald J, Trump, Rob Bresnahan Jr Organizations: Democrat, Congressional Progressive Caucus Locations: Scranton, An Erie

☆ South Dakota Measure 29 Election Results 2024: Legalize Marijuana
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Leanne Abraham | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

This measure would allow for the use, distribution and possession of up to two ounces of marijuana by people 21 and over.

Which states will decide the election? These seven states, which account for 93 electoral college votes, are likely to decide the winner of the election. Harris needs 44 of these battleground electoral votes to win the election, assuming both candidates win all of the states where polls show them with significant leads. Trump needs 51.

Persons: Harris Organizations: Trump

☆ New York 17th Congressional District Election Results 2024: Lawler vs. Jones
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Leanne Abraham | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Republicans believe Representative Mike Lawler is one of their most skillful incumbents. But he faces a stiff challenge from former Representative Mondaire Jones in the Hudson Valley. They spent much of the race competing over who is more moderate.

Persons: Mike Lawler, Mondaire Jones Locations: Hudson

☆ Oregon Fifth Congressional District Election Results 2024: Chavez-DeRemer vs. Bynum
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Leanne Abraham | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

First-term Representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a mainstream Republican who has endorsed former President Donald J. Trump, is running against Democrat Janelle Bynum, a state representative, in a district that stretches from Portland’s southern suburbs to the rapidly growing town of Bend. Both candidates are pitching themselves as independent thinkers who can work across party lines.

Persons: Lori Chavez, Donald J, Trump, Janelle Bynum Organizations: Republican Locations: Portland’s, Bend

☆ Alaska Presidential Election Results 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Leanne Abraham | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The lines below show how the reported margin compares with our estimate of the final margin, which includes a shaded range of our model’s uncertainty. As more votes are counted, the uncertainty around these estimates will narrow.

☆ Arizona Sixth Congressional District Election Results 2024: Ciscomani vs. Engel
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Leanne Abraham | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Representative Juan Ciscomani, a first-term Republican, is again facing Kirsten Engel, the Democrat he defeated in 2022 by fewer than 6,000 votes. Mr. Ciscomani has centered his campaign around border security and economic issues, while Ms. Engel has emphasized protecting reproductive rights after the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Persons: Juan Ciscomani, Kirsten Engel, Ciscomani, Engel, Roe, Wade Organizations: Democrat

Live Virginia forecastOur current best estimate is that the race leans toward Harris. Trump leads in the reported vote, but we think the remaining vote favors Harris. We’ll continue to adjust our estimate as more votes are reported. Read more about how it works.

Persons: Harris, Trump, We’ll, Read Locations: Virginia

☆ Michigan Eighth Congressional District Election Results 2024: McDonald Rivet vs. Junge
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Leanne Abraham | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

With the retirement of Representative Dan Kildee, Democrats face a tough battle to hold this swing district in central Michigan. Democrat Kristen McDonald Rivet has stressed that she would protect abortion rights, while Republican Paul Junge has emphasized a crackdown on the border. Mr. Junge has previously made two unsuccessful runs for Congress.

Persons: Dan Kildee, Kristen McDonald, Republican Paul Junge, Junge Organizations: Republican, Congress Locations: Michigan

☆ Massachusetts Question 5 Election Results 2024: Increase Minimum Wage of Tipped Employees
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Leanne Abraham | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

This proposal would gradually raise the tipped minimum wage over a five-year period, starting with an increase to 64 percent of the state minimum wage on Jan. 1, 2025 and ending with a match to 100% on Jan. 1, 2029.

With no guarantee she would make the Olympic team, Wieber opted to go pro. The gymnastics performed by the U.S. national team at world championships and the Olympics is called elite gymnastics, which is considerably more difficult than college gymnastics. "What a cool thing for the sport of gymnastics," Wieber said. Leanne Wong on floor on Day 2 of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Gymnastics Trials on June 28 in Minneapolis. While many athletes like Wong have benefited from NIL, college coaches nationwide have had to reconstruct their programs to accommodate its inevitable challenges.

Persons: Jordyn Wieber, Wieber, Alexandra Raisman, Jordyn, McKayla Maroney, Kyla Ross, Ronald Martinez, Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, Chiles, Carey, It's, Jamie Squire, Samantha Peszek, ” Peszek, they’re, Wieber's, Ross, Stew Milne, ” Ross, Leanne Wong, Wong, Karen Hickey Organizations: Olympic, University of Arkansas, U.S ., Paris Olympics, Team USA, NBC Sports, U.S . Olympic, NCAA, Arkansas, Auburn, Neville Arena, Jan, Getty, University of Florida's Locations: United, London, Tokyo, Paris, Arkansas, Auburn, Ala, Minneapolis

Tracking Attacks in the First Harris-Trump DebateThe New York Times will be tracking speaking time during the only scheduled debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump. We will break it down by topic and measure how much time the candidates spend attacking each other. Harris Waiting for data ... Trump Waiting for data ... It is also the first debate since President Biden exited the race after his disastrous showing with Mr. Trump in June. 0:53How tonight’s attacks compare with previous debatesPercentage of time the candidates spend attacking each other’s policies and character.

Persons: Harris, Kamala Harris, Donald J, Trump, Biden Organizations: New York Times, Trump Time, Siena College, Mr, Energy Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Israel

☆ 6 things you could be doing wrong if you're struggling to get a job
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementBut for job seekers who are struggling, there are ways you can try to improve your odds. Related storiesHaller said job seekers should reply to a job posting within 24 hours "to at least have a shot to be in the mix." That's how long Haller said job seekers have "to capture somebody's attention by your résumé or by your profile." Haller said job seekers may want to see who they can contact at the company beforehand. Getz said "to be cautious about how often you're following up" because you're not the only job candidate a hiring manager is talking to.

Persons: —, Leanne Getz, Stacie Haller, ResumeBuilder.com, Haller, Gabrielle Davis, I'm, Davis, company's, Getz, it's, I've, you've, doesn't Organizations: Service, of Labor Statistics, Business, LinkedIn Locations: mhoff@businessinsider.com

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Persons: Israel Aita, Corey Scher, Israel, Diego Ibarra Sánchez Organizations: Planet Labs, Hezbollah, CUNY, Lebanon Israel Dishon, Labs, Hamas, The New York Times Locations: Israel, Lebanon, Lebanon Golan, Lebanon Israel Golan, Aita, Iran, Gaza, Lebanon Israel, Syria Majdal Shams Israel Lebanon, Galilee Haifa Lebanon, Area Israel Syria, Galilee Haifa Nazareth Jordan, Detections, Golan, Beirut’s, Lebanon Beirut Israel, Beirut Golan, Jerusalem Gaza Israel Lebanon Beirut Israel, Beirut, Jerusalem Gaza Israel Lebanon's, Lebanese, Yarine

☆ Jasper wildfire burns structures in a town in the Canadian Rockies’ largest national park
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

GRAND PRAIRIE, Alberta AP —One of two raging wildfires menacing the town of Jasper in the Canadian Rockies’ largest national park roared into town Wednesday and began burning buildings. Jasper National Park officials said the fire entered the southern edge of the community Wednesday evening and crews were battling multiple structural fires and working to protect key infrastructure. Forest firefighters and others without self-contained breathing apparatuses were told to evacuate to the nearby town of Hinton, with structural firefighters staying behind. Searchers looking through the backcountry trails of Jasper National Park already had picked up 245 people, and they continued the search Wednesday in two helicopters, Ellsworth said. Residents and visitors streamed out by the thousands late Monday and Tuesday, and officials said Wednesday the evacuation of the town of Jasper was complete.

Persons: James Eastham, “, ”, Jasper, –, Justin Trudeau, Danielle Smith, Katie Ellsworth, Carolyn Campbell, perimeters, Ellsworth, Crews, Marilyn Monroe, wasn’t, Leanne Maeva Joyeuse, “ We’re, ” Joyeuse Organizations: PRAIRIE , Alberta AP, Canadian Rockies, Jasper National, Parks Canada, Pipeline, Jasper National Park, Canadian Press, United Nations, Hollywood, Residents Locations: PRAIRIE , Alberta, Jasper, Hinton, Alberta, Canada, Jasper , Alberta, ” Jasper

Gunman Countersnipers Trump NHow the Trump Rally Gunman Had an Edge Over the Countersnipers The Times recreated, in 3-D, the lines of sight for the three countersniper teams and the would-be assassin. Roof view AGR warehouse Gunman positioned behind trees AGR warehouse Gunman positioned behind trees Close-up Gunman positioned behind trees Gunman positioned behind treesThe gunman was largely concealed by two trees and the slope of a warehouse building roof, which he used as his perch. Gunman may have been only partially visible to countersnipers Shaded area hidden by slope of roof View of countersnipers AGR warehouse Gunman may have been only partially visible to countersnipers View of countersnipers Shaded area hidden by slope of roof AGR warehouse Note: Diagram represents a conservative size of the gunman's prone body. Rally crowd Gunman out of view Rally crowd Gunman out of viewFrom this view inside the building, the gunman would have been out of the countersnipers’ lines of sight. Roof view Trump Trump Close-up Trump TrumpAs he crawled up toward the peak of the roof, its slight slope would have concealed him from the Secret Service countersnipers for a majority of the time.

Persons: Countersnipers Trump, Donald J, Thomas Matthew Crooks, countersnipers, Crooks, Trump, Kimberly A, ’, Crooks’s, It’s, Countersnipers, Donald Trump, Trump —, Investigators, Cheatle Organizations: Trump, Times, New York Times, Capitol, Secret Service, AGR International, The Times, Service, Trump Trump, AGR, Meridian, SWAT Locations: Butler, Pa, Meridian, ., Whitestown, AGR, Pennsylvania

Shooting at a Trump Rally in Pennsylvania: Diagrams, Maps and PhotosThe Associated Press; Photograph By Doug Mills/The New York TimesFormer President Donald J. Trump was whisked off the stage at his rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday after an armed person fired shots toward the area where he was speaking. The New York TimesThe rally took place on the grounds of the Butler Farm Show in Western Pennsylvania, about 35 miles outside of Pittsburgh. In a statement, a spokesman for the Secret Service said that one spectator at the rally was killed and two were critically injured. The suspected shooter was killed by the Secret Service, according to three people who had been briefed on the matter. Eric Lee/The New York TimesFollow live Times coverage of the shooting here.

Persons: Doug Mills, Donald J, Trump, Witnesses, Eric Lee Organizations: Trump, Press, New York Times, Secret Service, Secret Locations: Pennsylvania, Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh

☆ Gaza: The Labour party’s position on the conflict appears to have cost it votes in the UK election
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Corbyn won 49.2% of the vote, while the Labour candidate came in second with 34.4%. Many of these seats where Labour appears to have lost votes over its position on Gaza have sizable Muslim populations. She said, after Streeting abstained from a vote on a Gaza ceasefire, she decided to enter politics and abdicate from Labour. “As a Palestinian, that place is no longer for me… The Labour party does not represent us,” she told CNN. Meanwhile Jess Phillips, also a prominent Labour figure, won her Birmingham Yardley seat by just 693 votes.

Persons: Keir Starmer, Jonathan Ashworth, Shockat Adam, ” Adam, Jeremy Corbyn, Ashworth, Corbyn, ”, Kate Hollern –, –, Adnan Hussain, Iqbal Mohamed, Heather Iqbal, Birmingham Perry Barr, Ayoub Khan, Khalid Mahmood, Faiza Shaheen –, Iain Duncan Smith, “, ” Shaheen, Starmer, Israel’s, Starmer –, Israel “, Wes Streeting, Leanne Mohamad, Mohamad, Streeting, Jess Phillips, Jody McIntyre Organizations: London CNN, Gaza, Labour, Leicester South, Islington, Blackburn, Dewsbury, Batley, Conservative, Hamas, LBC, Scottish National Party, CNN, Birmingham, Workers Party of Britain Locations: Gaza, English Midlands, Birmingham, Chingford, Woodford, London, Israel, Leicester, Ilford, Blackburn, Starmer’s, Ilford North, Palestine, Birmingham Yardley

☆ 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.

Persons: Alicia Sacramone Quinn, Quinn, Paris — Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey —, Hezly Rivera, @Xfinity, ➡️ Hezly Rivera ➡️ Jade Carey ➡️ Simone Biles ➡️ Suni Lee ➡️ Jordan Chiles, Joscelyn Roberson, Leanne Wong pic.twitter.com, btf44HDjSL, Rivera, ” Quinn, “, ’ Biles, I’d, Biles, —, Skye Blakely, Kayla DiCello, Shilese Jones, Carey, ’, Brian, Chiles, Chiles wasn’t, overthinking, Megan Thee, Beyonce, ” Chiles, ”, Lee, she’d, Blakely, Jones, medaling, dismounting, Jess Graba, ‘ ’, Lee —, Matt Krohn Organizations: MINNEAPOLIS, Paris, Olympic, Target Center, “, U.S, Games, Oregon State, NCAA, UCLA, U.S . Locations: Tokyo, United States, American, Minneapolis, Paris, Oregon, Biles

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