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Pennsylvania Voters Worry About the Toxicity of PoliticsIn a tight presidential race, Pennsylvania, with its 19 electoral votes, will very likely decide the winner. That’s clear in Berks County, which lies about 60 miles northwest of Philadelphia where flourishing Democratic suburbs melt into conservative, rural Pennsylvania. But nearly all of them worried that the growing toxicity of national politics had endangered that sense of community. She said many people she knew remembered Mr. Trump’s name on the stimulus checks that were sent out in 2020. “They’re pushing division.” Scroll to play video Muted Winston Reyes Winston Reyes Adam Nissley Adam Nissley Sara Torres Sara Torres Winston Reyes Winston Reyes Adam Nissley Adam Nissley Ivan Shibley Ivan Shibley Ruth Martelli Ruth Martelli Winston Reyes Winston Reyes Sara Torres Sara Torres Ruth Martelli Ruth Martelli “I was a Democrat before, I voted Democrat.” “I was a Democrat before, I voted Democrat.” “I voted for Obama to start with.

☆ A Gen Z pop star kicked off Harris’ campaign. Puerto Rican musicians may bring her to the finish line
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | Priscilla Alvarez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Harris campaign officials had always planned for star-studded events in the homestretch of the presidential election. Harris pollster Matt Barreto, who focuses on Latino voters, argued that endorsements can help mobilize voters. Annie Mulligan/APBoth campaigns utilize the power of celebrityEver since Harris’ campaign kicked off with Charli XCX’s lime green stamp of approval, Hollywood’s influence has been in the spotlight. Both Harris and Trump swiftly pounced on the “Swiftie” fanbase, showcasing the pop superstar’s immense reach: The Harris campaign created Harris-Walz friendship bracelets inspired by the singer, while the Trump campaign released Eras Tour-inspired T-shirts. As Election Day nears, the Harris campaign is bringing in more A-listers to mobilize people to vote, including a long-anticipated appearance by Beyoncé last week.

Persons: CNN —, Nicky Jam, Donald Trump, ” Nicky Jam, Harris, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, Marc Anthony, Don Omar, “ Despacito, Luis Fonsi, Bunny, Lopez, Trump, –, Danielle Alvarez, Bunny –, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio –, Harris ’, “, ”, Bad Bunny, Harris pollster Matt Barreto, ” Barreto, Barreto, ” Beyoncé, Kamala Harris, Annie Mulligan, kamala, Charli, Chappell Roan, Taylor Swift’s, Walz, Beyoncé, Brett Favre, Phil McGraw, Elon Musk, Angela Weiss, Leonardo DiCaprio, Arnold Schwarzenegger, I’m, ” Schwarzenegger, Schwarzenegger, Jon Voight, Kelsey Grammer, Roseanne Barr, Jason Aldean, John Rich, Dennis Quaid, Zachary Levi, Mel Gibson, Mike Tyson, Harrison Butker, Buzz Aldrin, podcasters, Adin Ross, podcaster Joe Rogan Organizations: CNN, Las, Puerto Ricans, Trump’s New, Trump’s New York City, Puerto, Bad, Hollywood, Packers, Trump’s, Television, Madison, Getty, Republican, ”, Trump, Kansas City Chiefs Locations: Las Vegas, Trump’s New York, “ Puerto Rico, Puerto, Puerto Rican, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Houston, Gen, Green Bay , Wisconsin, Trump’s, New York City, California, American, Hollywood

Officer Daniel Hodges, of Washington's Metropolitan Police Department, who was on duty both for Trump’s Jan. 6 event and Harris’ rally, said Tuesday was a very different experience. He's since become an outspoken opponent of Trump's, testifying before the Jan. 6 committee and campaigning for Harris. He said he was glad that Harris chose to host a rally at the same spot where Trump told his supporters to march to the Capitol. While Hodges spent Jan. 6 fighting a pro-Trump mob in the lower west tunnel, he didn't see much action in the aftermath of Harris' speech. He incited the crowd to riot while my brother and his fellow officers put their lives at risk,” Sicknick told the crowd.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Daniel Hodges, Trump’s Jan, Harris ’, “ I’m, Harris, Jan, ” Hodges, Trump's, Trump, ”, Hodges, “, ” Harris, Craig Sicknick, Brian Sicknick, ” Sicknick, Sicknick, “ I’ve, Kamala, ” Craig Sicknick, Brian, Aquilino Gonell, Victor J, Gonell, Brian Sicknick’s, ” Gonell, Brian would’ve, wouldn’t, She'll Organizations: WASHINGTON, Trump, Capitol, Washington's Metropolitan Police Department, NBC News, “, Capitol Police, U.S . Capitol Police, U.S Capitol Police, Democratic National Convention, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: Washington's, U.S, Chicago, American

WASHINGTON — Speaking to a federal judge in July 2019, a flummoxed career Justice Department lawyer made a statement that summed up former President Donald Trump’s shoot-from-the-hip and often chaotic form of governance. The move put Justice Department lawyers in a quandary, led to the entire legal team’s being replaced and still ended in defeat when, just days later, the administration backed down. And there is little to suggest a second term would be any different. “I tend to think the past is prologue,” said a lawyer who served in a senior position in the Trump administration. “What we are preparing for in the chance of a second Trump administration is that, frankly, the legal maneuvers they would try to do would be better organized,” he said.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, ” Joshua Gardner, George Hazel, Gardner, Trump, ”, “, Trump wasn’t, Adriel Cepeda, Gene Hamilton, Hamilton, Billy Williams, you’re, Doug Letter, Nancy Pelosi Organizations: WASHINGTON, Justice Department, Department of Justice, U.S, American Civil Liberties Union, Trump, Trump Justice Department, The Justice Department, Justice, Supreme, Washington , D.C, Trump’s, Rep Locations: Maryland, American, Oregon, unwinding, Washington ,, Portland , Oregon

☆ 23andMe appoints new board members as it works to stem the company's slide
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

23andMe said it appointed three new independent directors to its board on Monday. Advertisement23andMe has appointed three new independent directors to its board following the mass resignation of all seven of its previous members last month. The seven previous board members resigned in September in a letter addressed to Wojcicki, citing the company's direction. Wojcicki shared a proposal to take 23andMe private in a July SEC filing, which was reviewed by a special committee formed by the board of directors. The special committee responded less than a week later, writing they were "disappointed" in the proposal.

Persons: 23andMe, —, Andre Fernandez, Mark Jensen, Jim Frankola, Fernandez, Jensen, Frankola, Anne Wojcicki, Kimberly White, Wojcicki Organizations: Service, SEC, Deloitte, 23andMe Board, Company, Business Locations: American

CNN —Michigan prosecutors charged a Chinese citizen with voter fraud and perjury after he allegedly cast a ballot in the 2024 election, authorities announced Wednesday. Authorities said the man isn’t a US citizen, and therefore can’t vote in federal elections. Experts say illegal voting by non-citizens is extremely rare, and when it does happen, it is usually caught quickly. Authorities did not identify the Chinese student accused of voting in the election. Washtenaw County Clerk Lawrence Kestenbaum told CNN ballots can’t be retrieved once they have gone through the tabulator.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jocelyn Benson, Eli Savit, Dana Nessel, can’t, Lawrence Kestenbaum, Kestenbaum, “, ” Kestenbaum, ”, David Becker, Ciara Torres, ” Torres, Spelliscy, Michigan “ Organizations: CNN, University of Michigan, Authorities, Republican, Experts, “, ”, Michigan, Department, Election Innovation, Research, Michigan GOP, Stetson University Locations: Michigan, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, China, American

☆ Why Kamala Harris made her 'closing argument' in front of the White House
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Harris delivered a "closing argument" speech at the same spot Trump held his January 6 rally. AdvertisementOn Tuesday evening, exactly one week out from the end of the 2024 race, Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a speech in the heart of Washington, DC that her campaign described as their "closing argument." Her choice to hold the rally at the Ellipse, a 52-acre park sandwiched between the White House and the Washington Monument, was all-important. Harris talked about January 6 in her rally, noting that former President Donald Trump "stood at this very spot" when he delivered his speech that day. AdvertisementAs far as closing arguments go, it may work — particularly when her opponent's own "closing argument" speech at Madison Square Garden was drowned out by one comedian's offensive joke about Puerto Ricans.

Persons: Harris, Trump, —, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Victoria Leacock Hoffman, Taylor, Missy Elliot's, Mitzi Maxwell, Joe Biden, Eager, Biden, denigrate Trump, he's, Joe Biden's, who's Organizations: Service, White, Capitol, DC, Biden, Democratic, Israel, Trump, Puerto Ricans Locations: Washington, American, America, USA, Florida, Orlando, Gaza, Madison, Puerto

☆ Arnold Schwarzenegger says he’s voting for Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Shania Shelton | Jack Forrest | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Arnold Schwarzenegger, the former Republican governor of California, said Wednesday he will be voting for Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. That’s why, this week, I am voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz,” Schwarzenegger said in a post on X. Following the January 6, 2021, insurrection, Schwarzenegger said Trump would be remembered as the worst president in US history and urged unity among Americans. The feud between the two stretches back to Trump’s first term, after Schwarzenegger took over the former president’s prized show, “The Celebrity Apprentice,” in 2015. Trump mocked the show, titled “The New Celebrity Apprentice,” for low ratings in 2017, and Schwarzenegger responded: “Hey Donald, I have a great idea.

Persons: CNN — Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, “, ” Schwarzenegger, Donald Trump, Trump, Schwarzenegger, CNN’s Dana Bash, ”, Bash, Hey Donald, Harris, Walz, ” Buzz Aldrin, Edwin “ Buzz ” Aldrin, Aldrin, Trump’s, Elon, Donald J, CNN’s Sandra Gonzalez Organizations: CNN, Republican, Gov, GOP, Republicans, Trump Administration, Trump, Space Force Locations: California, America, American, Arizona

CNN has reached out to Terada for comment on the R-FBI’s role in Russian disinformation efforts, and ties to the state. Storm-1516 and R-FBI network members have spread at least 54 different disinformation narratives online since August 2023, according to Clemson and CNN’s analysis. “Does anyone believe that an American would be the spearhead of what some call the biggest Russian Disinformation operation since the cold war? TelegramAnother prominent figure in propagating Russian disinformation is American Tara Reade, a former Senate staffer who in 2020 accused then-presidential candidate Joe Biden of sexual harassment. The links between Terada’s group and other Russian disinformation efforts are at best opaque, which is likely no accident.

Persons: –, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner, Mira Terada, Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, Harris, Walz, Morgan Finkelstein, “ Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, Trump, ”, Win McNamee, ” Darren Linvill, Patrick Warren, “, Biden, Warren, Kamala, Influencers, John Mark Dougan, Dougan, he’s, Andrew Harnik, MAGA, IMbaMm8YVF, Darren Linvill, Linvill, ” Clemson, Maxim Shugaley, Terada, Vladimir Putin’s “, ” Prigozhin, Konstantin Pridybaylo, Ruslan Ostashko, Colin Gerard, Gerard, Alexander Dugin, picturing, Tara Reade, Joe Biden, Reade, ” Chay Bowes, Simeon Boikov, podcaster, Bowes, ” Warren, Sean Lyngaas, influencers Organizations: CNN, Clemson University’s, Russian Foundation, FBI, Storm, Democratic, Minnesota Gov, Clemson, Getty, NBC, Wired, Prigozhin’s, Internet Research Agency, Miami Chronicle, Boston Times, DC, IRA, Russian, Gov, National Intelligence, US State Department, Minnesota, Apple, Trump, Infrastructure Security Agency, ’, Federal Bureau, Investigation, Kremlin, Wagner Group, US Justice Department, ANO Dialog, BRICS Journalists Association, Washington Post, Center, Forensics Locations: Russian, Ukraine, West, San Francisco, Zambia, Savannah , Georgia, ”, “, American, Zambian, St . Petersburg, Florida, Moscow, Russia, Kazakhstan, Minnesota, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, Bucks County , Pennsylvania, Bucks County ,, French, Irish, Sydney, European

He’s not Hitler,” former first lady Melania Trump said in an interview Tuesday on Fox News’ “Fox and Friends” when asked how she feels about people comparing Trump to the Nazi leader. “The newest line from Kamala and her campaign is that everyone who isn’t voting for her is a Nazi,” Trump said at a campaign rally in Atlanta. I’m the opposite of a Nazi.”Reached for comment Tuesday, Trump campaign spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said that Trump is "correct." Tim Walz, said at an event in Henderson, Nevada, on Sunday that there was “a direct parallel” between Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally and the Nazi event. A Trump campaign spokesperson denied the reports, as did the former president, saying that he never made positive comments about Hitler.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Trump, “, Hitler, ”, He’s, Melania Trump, “ Fox, they’re, ” Trump, Kamala Harris, Kamala, He’s Hitler, I’m, Karoline Leavitt, Harris, “ Kamala, Biden, Tim Walz, Sen, Brad Hoylman, Sigal, Hillary Clinton, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, ” Kennedy, Kennedy, Donald Trump, Adolf Hitler —, John Kelly, Kelly, ’, Trump's, JD Vance, Ohio, I’ve, Vance Organizations: Nazi, Fox News, Minnesota Gov, Trump, Madison, Garden, CNN, “, ”, Fox, Hitler, New York Times, Democratic National Committee, CBS News Locations: Atlanta, Henderson , Nevada, Trump’s Madison, New York, Madison, American

☆ My first wife and I explored non-monogamy. Back in 2006 people thought it was bizarre.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Amy Schneider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

"In the Form of a Question" explores Schneider's journey of leaning into curiosity as she explores numerous areas of life. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementI met Kelly in 2004, and it was quickly apparent to both of us that we were going to get married. In the Bay Area in 2023, that's not hugely shocking, but in Cincinnati in 2006, people thought it was bizarre. We didn't tell many people about it, but we didn't hide it, either, and even our friends were skeptical.

Persons: Amy Schneider, —, Kelly, I'd, she'd, we'd, Jude Law, Justine Henin, Hardenne, Ripley, that's, Simon, Simon & Schuster Organizations: Service, of Trent, Bay Area, Avid Reader Press, Simon & Locations: American, Bay, Cincinnati

☆ American Battleground: Christianity and chokeholds, the powerful forces propelling Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Tom Foreman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +22 min

“Hey hey, ho ho, thank you, Joe, it’s time to go!”The success of former President Donald Trump’s campaign is becoming a catastrophe for sitting President Joe Biden. A fundraising appeal from the Biden campaign says, “How does a guy who used to say that Donald Trump and his policies were ‘reprehensible,’ become Donald Trump’s running mate? Through years of being a rubber-stamp for Donald Trump’s extreme, MAGA agenda. Women voters, whom the Trump campaign desperately needs, start posting cat memes sharply critical of Vance’s views. But even though Trump is casting himself as the martyr, within days it will seem he was playing the prophet.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Read, Joe, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Roe, Wade, ”, “, Shadi Hamid, Trump nodded, White Trump, Biden, CNN’s MJ Lee, ‘, ’ ” Biden, David, Jill, granddaughters Finnegan, Natalie, Haiyun Jiang, ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, ” Biden, NBC’s Lester Holt, Hakeem Jeffries, “ Joe Biden, ” Sen, Chris Coons, vise, Wade –, Ben Carson, Ken Cuccinelli, Mark Meadows, Stephen Miller, Peter Navarro, CNN’s Phil Mattingly, they’ve, ” Mattingly, ” Trump, J.D, Vance, ” Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Rebecca Wright, “ America’s Hitler, MAGA, “ Vance, Mike Pence wouldn’t, Jen O’Malley Dillon, ’, ” Vance, —, Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, we’ve, sociopaths ”, Alayna Treene, George Clooney, Volodymyr Zelensky “, Putin, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Samuel Corum, Hillary Clinton, Trump’s, ” CNN’s John King, Hulk Hogan, Let Trump, Sean O’Brien, Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley, “ Donald Trump, thrall, Hogan, Will Lanzoni, luxuriating, Ozzy Osbourne, Andy Kaufman, Chauncey DeVega, weathers, Bernadette Tuazon, CNN “ I’m, I’m, Kamala Harris ’ Organizations: CNN, White, Pew Research, National Religious Broadcasters, The Washington Post, Trump, New York Times, Democratic Party, ”, New York Democrat, Heritage Foundation, Justice Department, Republican National Convention, Senate, Fox News, GOP, Women, Biden, NATO, Democrats, Democratic, Getty, Democrat, Republican, RNC, Florida Gov, South Carolina Gov, Grand Old Party, Atlantic City, World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame, Salon, Republican Party, Resolute, “ Locations: The, Delaware, ”, Detroit, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, United States, Great State of Ohio, ” Ohio, Idaho, Milwaukee, Ohio, Las Vegas, AFP, American, Carolina, Florida, Milwaukee’s, America

“Make no mistake, an attack on a ballot box is an attack on our democracy and completely unacceptable,” Oregon Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade said Monday. All ballot boxes in Multnomah County and Clark County have fire suppressant installed, election officials said during a news conference Monday. Voting in Oregon and Washington is done almost entirely by mail or ballot drop off. Enhanced ballot box securityA damaged ballot drop box is displayed during a news conference at the Multnomah County Elections Division office on Monday in Portland, Oregon. Following the ballot box fires, Gluesenkamp Perez requested overnight law enforcement patrols at drop boxes through Election Day.

Persons: LaVonne Griffin, Valade, ”, Steve Hobbs, “, Jenny Kane, Tim Scott, Greg Kimsey, Kimsey, Scott, ” Jay Riestenberg, John Burnside, ” Burnside, They’ve, Burnside, “ It’s, ” “, Mike Benner, Amanda McMillan, Jay Inslee, Jessica Vega Pederson, Tina Kotek, Inslee, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Gluesenkamp Perez, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, I’m, ” Larry Olson, suppressants, ” Olson, CNN’s Nicole Chavez, Taylor Romine, David Williams, Natasha Chen Organizations: CNN, US Department of Homeland Security, Division, Portland Police, Portland Police Bureau, Vancouver Police Department, US Postal Service, . Portland Police, ” Police, Volvo, Oregon Department, Driver, Vehicle Services, Washington Gov, Congressional, Rep Locations: Pacific Northwest, Portland, Vancouver , Washington, Vancouver, Oregon, Washington, Multnomah, Portland , Oregon, Multnomah County, Clark, Clark County, In Oregon, Southeast Portland, Seattle, Washington’s, American, Oregon’s Multnomah County

The comedian who let loose a series of racist jokes, some about Puerto Rico, at former President Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday night workshopped the material the night before at a local comedy club. I love Puerto Rico and vacation there." There, Puerto Rican voters stand to be a deciding electorate. More than half of the nearly 580,000 eligible Latino voters in Pennsylvania are of Puerto Rican descent. The Republican Party of Pennsylvania is leading efforts to engage Latino and Puerto Rican voters in the state.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Tony Hinchcliffe, Hinchcliffe, Trump, Vianca Rodríguez, Danielle Alvarez’s, ” Hinchcliffe, Hurricane Maria, Rafael Collazo, Puerto Ricans, Kamala Harris, Harris, Collazo, ”, Bunny, Marc Anthony, Trump “, Maria, “, Donald Trump, Peter W, Stevenson, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, Lin, Manuel Miranda, “ Despacito, Luis Fonsi, María Elvira Salazar, Sen, Rick Scott, Jenniffer González Organizations: New, Trump, NBC, Noticias Telemundo, Republican National Committee, Puerto Rico, Hurricane, Puerto Rican, Puerto Ricans, Mexican, Puerto, Reading, of Housing, Urban Development Office, Madison, Washington, Getty, Michigan, Latino, Politics Institute, UCLA, Republican Party of Pennsylvania, Republican Party, GOP Locations: Puerto Rico, New York City, Madison, Spanish, Puerto, Puerto Rican, U.S, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, New York, America

Donald Trump headlines a rally in Madison Square Garden after racist and crude remarks from his allies. Quarter Pounders are back on the menu at McDonald's after tests show patties were not the source of the E.coli outbreak. They come inside, just like they did to our country.”There was an uncomfortable reception to his punchlines in the arena. ➡️ Harris campaigned in Philadelphia over the weekend, marking her 14th visit to Pennsylvania since she entered the race in July. 🙌 49ers TE George Kittle had a breakout performance with 128 yards and a touchdown as his team improved to 4-4.

Persons: Donald Trump, Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Kamala Harris, Tony Hinchcliffe, “, David Rem, Harris, ” Tucker Carlson, ” Melania Trump, Trump, ”, Harris ’, ➡️ Harris, JD Vance, Vladimir Putin, ” ➡️ Harris, ➡️, McDonald’s, Eakin Howard, Greg Rosenstein, Ari z, Mia, stu, dou Organizations: NFL, MSG, Black, Trump, NBC, NBC’s, Press, Democratic, GOP, Colorado Agriculture Department, Food and Drug Administration, Farms, CDC, San Francisco 49ers, Dallas, Sunday, NBC News, ards, pla Locations: Madison Square, Puerto Rico, New York, Malaysian, California, Wisconsin, Michigan, Michigan’s, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Colorado , Kansas , Wyoming

☆ Trump unveils the most extreme closing argument in modern presidential history
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

It was exactly the kind of rhetoric that the Harris campaign believes could prompt moderate voters and disaffected Republicans to choose the vice president. Harris was in red-state Texas on Friday to highlight hardline GOP abortion policies she warns could spread countrywide if Trump wins. The CNN Poll of Polls shows no clear leader nationally with Harris at 48% and Trump at 47%. Harris’ rally will provide an emphatic exclamation point for an increasingly important theme of her campaign — that Trump represents an existential threat to American democracy. Both Trump and Harris are targeting strategic sectors of their core electorates in the final days.

Persons: Donald Trump, ”, John Kelly, Trump, Kamala Harris, ” Trump, “ Trump, Hitler, David Rem, Harris, Hillary Clinton, “ illegals, Tony Hinchcliffe, Danielle Alvarez, don’t, “, Tim Walz, she’s, Joe Biden’s, Harris ’, Harris didn’t, Kelly, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Vance, CNN’s Jake Tapper, Nancy Pelosi, Adam Schiff, Jake Tapper, CNN “, lunatics, …, ” Vance, “ We’re, ” Harris, Michelle Obama —, ” Obama Organizations: CNN, Madison, Democratic, New, Trump, Republicans, Republican, Nazi, Sun, Capitol, The New York Times, Sunday, GOP, National Guard, California Rep, Black, House, Supreme Locations: United States, New York City, Puerto Rico, Trump’s, Manhattan, Minnesota, New York, Texas, Washington ,, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina , Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, Washington, “ State, West Philadelphia, Philly

☆ Analysis: How a night of fighting words upended the election
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Tom Foreman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +22 min

“We’ve got to take a look at what I was left when I became president.” Biden rises to the challenge. Former President Donald Trump, left, and President Joe Biden take part in the CNN presidential debate on June 27. “I would say that there was a time period in which it felt like Donald Trump couldn’t lose,” she says. “Donald Trump knows how to turn every moment into victimhood,” pollster Frank Luntz notes on CNN. A crowd waits in the sun for Donald Trump to speak at an event in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, “, Biden, Trump, Jake Tapper, Dana Bash, “ We’ve, ” Biden, Will Lanzoni, CNN’s Kristen Holmes, ”, He’s, Hunter, They’ve, ” Trump, smirking, Austin Steele, ” Holmes, ” CNN’s John King, Phil Mattingly, Michigan’s Gretchen Whitmer, J.B, Pritzker, Kentucky’s Andy Beshear –, ” Mattingly, gleeful, Ronald Reagan’s, David Chalian, Grover Cleveland, Republican hagiographers, Holmes, Donald Trump couldn’t, slanders, anyone’s, shrugged, “ He’s, nodded, didn’t, pollsters, Team Trump, “ Donald Trump, ” pollster Frank Luntz, ” Donald Trump, Tom Brenner, “ They’re, They’re, Pollsters, Lounging, Hillary Clinton, ” King, ‘, ’, Gene J, Let’s, “ I’m, Mike DiFrischia, CNN’s Erin Burnett, “ Joe Biden – You’re, Donna Hutz, Anna Moneymaker, MAGA, Corey Comperatore, Helen, David Dutch, James Copenhaver, Thomas Matthew Crooks, Crooks, John Miller, Franklin Graham, “ Trump, Kimberly Cheatle, Zach Cohen, Evan Vucci, chokeholds Organizations: CNN, ”, Trump, Biden, Democratic, gleeful Trump, Georgia Tech, GOP, Republican, White House, Republican Party, Capitol, Surveys, Team, New York Times, Team Trump, Pew Research, Electoral College, Republican National Convention, Secret, Marine, Bethel Park Skilled Nursing, Rehabilitation Center, Washington Post, Secret Service Locations: United States, Georgia, Trump, —, California, Michigan’s Gretchen Whitmer , Illinois, New York, Chesapeake , Virginia, Ukraine, Gaza, Mexico, Atlanta, Florida, Nevada , Arizona, Georgia , Wisconsin , Michigan, Pennsylvania, Butler , Pennsylvania, Ohio, USA, American, America

The hum of a peaceful New York City afternoon was broken by chaos Sunday as Washington Square Park played host to a viral Timothée Chalamet lookalike competition. Miles Mitchell, left, winner of the Timothée Chalamet lookalike contest, came dressed as Willy Wonka, whom Chalamet, right played in the film “Wonka.” AP; Warner Bros. I’m gonna win $50.”As Washington Square Park became overcrowded, the red carpet (yes, a real red carpet) was uprooted and the Timothées began a panicked pilgrimage to a smaller park nearby. Contestants gather for the Timothée Chalamet lookalike contest in Washington Square Park in New York on Sunday. Stefan Jeremiah / AP“I really love Timothée.

Persons: Chalamet, ” Police didn’t, “, ”, Tamir Omari, ” Chalamet, Chalamet’s Paul Atreides, Miles Mitchell, Willy Wonka, Wonka, Paul Atreides, Bob Dylan, Timmy, Dempsey Bobbitt, I’m, Stefan Jeremiah, Madeline Berns, Rutgers University . Berns, Berns, “ It’s, ” Omari, Kylie Jenner, Mitchell Organizations: Washington Square Park, Associated Press, ” Police, AP, Warner Bros, ”, Washington, Rutgers University Locations: New York City, Washington, New York

“A complete jump ball,” said Dennis Lennox, a Republican strategist who works in Michigan. “Nobody really knows what will happen.”Beyond the suburbs, Republicans see opportunities to peel off traditionally Democratic voters, like Black men. Now, many Lebanese American and Palestinian American voters in Michigan say they will not vote for Harris under any circumstance. And she signaled that she believes support for Harris from Republicans like Upton could be key to the race. “This is the center of the political universe, here in Michigan.”Alex Seitz-Wald reported from Camden, Maine; Henry Gomez reported from Detroit, Michigan.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Haley Stevens, Harris, Donald Trump, “, ”, she’s, Sen, Mitt Romney, It’s, Liz Cheney, Fred Upton, Trump, Ron Robinson, “ I’ve, ” Robinson, Biden, it’s, Dennis Lennox, “ Trump, ” Lennox, Barack Obama, Pamela, Harris canvasser, —, Obama, I’ve, Liz Cheney's, Alabas, Lyin ’ Kamala Harris, ” Trump, Dick Cheney, Massad Boulos, Tiffany Trump, Boulos, Lara Trump, Trump’s, Jill Stein, ‘, Gretchen Whitmer, Upton, Tim Walz, ” Whitmer, Republicans don’t, Jennifer Conlin, Ann Arbor, “ I’m, ” Conlin, …, ’, Paul Hudson, Hillary Scholten, ” Hudson, ” Alex Seitz, Wald, Henry Gomez Organizations: DETROIT, Democratic, Democrat, Democratic Party, Republican, Utica City, Michigan House, Trump, Michigan Arab, U.S, Lebanese, Palestinian American, Lebanese American Democrat, Dearborn, Renaissance, Republican National Committee, NBC News, Republicans, ” Locations: Michigan, Gaza, Oakland County, Detroit, Bloomfield Hills, R, Utah, ”, Detroit’s Macomb County, Utica, “, LaSalle Washington, Washington, Lebanon, Dearborn, Iraq, Lebanese American, Rochester, Ann, Grand, Camden , Maine, Detroit , Michigan

The Madison Square Garden event follows a precedent set by campaigns past. President Franklin Roosevelt makes a campaign speech at Madison Square Garden in New York City on October 31, 1936. APRepublican presidential candidate Herbert Hoover is seen at Madison Square Garden on October 22, 1928. APThe crowd responds with a Hitler salute as uniformed members of a German American Bund color guard march at a gathering in Madison Square Garden on February 20, 1939. None of them, however, are on the speaker’s list released by the Trump campaign for the Madison Square Garden rally.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Kamala Harris, “, ”, Grover Cleveland, Herbert Hoover, Franklin D, Roosevelt, John F, Marilyn Monroe, Franklin Roosevelt, George Wallace, It’s, Billy Joel, Elton John, Ronald Reagan, George Pataki, Elise Stefanik –, Republican –, Elise Stefanik, Elizabeth Frantz, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Elon Musk, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Mike Johnson, Stefanik, Rudy Giuliani, Tucker Carlson, Danya Gainor Organizations: CNN, Madison, Garden, New, Democratic, Republican, GOP, AP Republican, German, German American Bund, AP, Nazi, Communist Party, Trump, New York, Fox News Radio, New York GOP, Nassau Coliseum, Trump and New York, Fox News Locations: New York City, Coachella, Long, Chicago, America, Las Vegas, Madison, German American, Alabama, Midtown Manhattan, New York, Trump and, Concord , New Hampshire, – Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada , North Carolina , Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, “ It’s, York City

☆ ‘You lost this vote’: Arab Americans in Dearborn struggle in an election where they don’t feel heard
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Mirna-Alsharif-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Mirna Alsharif | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Farhat said the Democratic Party “has missed several key opportunities” to reassure Arab American voters concerned about Gaza. Interior Department under the Biden administration, at ArabCon in Dearborn, Mich., on Sept. 13. Palestinian American organizer Linda Sarsour at ArabCon in Dearborn, Mich., on Sept. 13. The Iraq War, now widely criticized, left 200,000 civilians dead, haunting the many refugees who sought safety in Dearborn. Imam Sayed Saleh Qazwini of MECCA at ArabCon in Dearborn, Mich., on Sept. 13.

Persons: Farhat, Democratic Party “, Hersh Goldberg, ” Farhat, “, ” Maryam Hassanein, Maryam Hassanein, Biden, Mustafa Hussain, isn’t, ” Hassanein, Linda Sarsour, ” Sarsour, it’s, Yemeni American Mona Mawari, ”, Mawari, ” Sayed Saleh Qazwini, Imam Sayed Saleh Qazwini, ” Qazwini, Zahraa Bahsoon, Harris, Trump, ” Bahsoon Organizations: Democratic Party, Arab, Democratic National Convention, Biden administration’s Department of, Democratic, U.S . Interior Department, NBC, NBC News, Muslim Educational Community Center of America, NBC News “ Locations: Gaza, Israel, American, Israeli American, U.S, ArabCon, Dearborn, Mich, Brooklyn , New York, Palestinian American, Saudi, Yemen, Iraq, Dearborn . Syria, Libya, Yemeni American, MECCA, Canton, Iraqi American

Now, young men have emerged as a voting bloc that could potentially swing an election expected to see a razor-thin margin of victory for the candidate who wins. The trend has been especially pronounced among young men of color. Adding to the complexity is that younger men have actually experienced solid economic gains, at least on paper, during the Biden administration. Yet, some young men continue to express concerns about making ends meet, and say they consider current immigration policies to be an obstacle to their upward mobility. In the University of Chicago GenForward poll, young men named “economic growth” as their No.1 issue, with inflation not far behind.

Persons: They’re, Donald Trump, Harris, Joe Biden, Trump, Biden, —, JD Vance, Matt Nelsen, ” Nelsen, Kamala Harris, Nelsen, “, ” Organizations: Republicans, NBC, Trump, Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics, University of Chicago’s, University of Chicago, NBC News, Black, New York Times, U.S . Locations: U.S

☆ A battle over the future of US retirement is playing out in Pennsylvania as the election looms
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Similar to Maureen, she's concerned about financial security for older Americans — but she will be supporting Vice President Kamala Harris. "He says that he's going to keep Social Security, but you never know with him," Klein told BI of Trump. CRP research suggests that's due to fewer older adults working traditional jobs and instead pursuing entrepreneurship to supplement their retirement incomes. AdvertisementJR Reed and Krista Geer, both in charge of county-wide aging agencies, have met with older adults in Pennsylvania to hear their top worries. Critics say it isn't tied to a measure that accurately reflects the spending of older Americans.

Persons: Harris, Trump, —, Maureen, Donald Trump, he'll, she's, Heck, Federal Reserve —, Marjorie Klein, Kamala Harris, Klein, Bill Johnston, Walsh, Benjamin Glasner, haven't, Glasner, Mike Crossey, Crossey, Richard Fiesta, Fiesta, Kyle Kopko, Kopko, Bill Candelori, It's, Candelori, Josh Shapiro —, Democrat —, Jason Kavulich, it's, I've, JR Reed, Krista Geer, Geer, Reed, Brian Hughes, JD Vance, Kavulich Organizations: Pennsylvania, BI, Social Security, Service, Republicans, Biden, Trump, Federal Reserve, AARP, Cambria —, Economic Innovation Group, Security, Alliance, Retired, Center for, Democrat, Pennsylvania's, JR Locations: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, AARP Pennsylvania, — Fayette, Cambria, Pittsburgh, Center for Rural Pennsylvania

☆ Man sentenced to life after ‘catfishing’ at least 70 minors and driving a 12-year-old to take her own life
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Abel Alvarado | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A man in Northern Ireland has been sentenced to life for several crimes, including manslaughter, after using social media sites to blackmail and sexually abuse at least 70 minors in several countries. Catfishing – often used on social media - is when a person uses false information and images to create a fake identity online with the intention of tricking, harassing, or scamming another person. According to authorities, McCartney pretended to be a young girl, befriended victims on social media and manipulated them into sending him nude images of themselves. “All McCartney’s victims were young, innocent children” as young as 10 years old and “struggling with identity and body image issues and had reached out for help on social media,” Kierans said. CNN affiliate Virgin Media News reported that McCartney mainly used the popular social media app Snapchat to target his victims.

Persons: Alexander McCartney, “, Catfishing, McCartney, McCartney –, New Zealand –, Catherine Kierans, ”, ” Kierans, Snapchat Organizations: CNN, Belfast Crown, Northern Ireland’s Public Prosecution Service, New Zealand, Virgin Media News Locations: Northern Ireland, United States, Northern, Ireland, Great Britain, New

☆ 1960s civil rights protesters who staged historic sit-in finally have arrest records cleared
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Then the Black Benedict College student sat at a whites-only lunch counter in South Carolina and got himself arrested. The movement started in Greensboro, North Carolina, and spread through the South in the early 1960s. “It made me feel good we were a part of this movement that had helped to make everything easier for everyone to get along a little better in South Carolina,” Barr said. University of South Carolina professor Bobby Donaldson spoke on behalf of the five men who died. The arrests and convictions of the seven men went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Persons: Simon Bouie, wasn’t, Bouie, ”, “, ” Bouie, Jim Clyburn, Emily, Charles Barr, — David Carter, Johnny Clark, Richard Counts, Milton Greene, Talmadge Neal —, Barr, ” Barr, Bobby Donaldson, ” Donaldson, Byron Gipson, —, ” Gipson, Robert Hood, ” Hood, didn’t, ‘, I’m Organizations: Black Benedict College, Eckerd, African, Columbia wasn’t, U.S . Rep, University of South, U.S, Supreme, Civil Locations: South Carolina, Columbia, Greensboro , North Carolina, Richland, University of South Carolina, Richland County

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