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Abortion is the most-mentioned topic in Democratic closing ads, followed by immigration, health care, bipartisanship, and taxation, according to an analysis of more than 300 TV ads from candidates and joint ads they ran with party committees. The analysis looked at ads, tracked by AdImpact, that aired Wednesday in competitive House and Senate races. Immigration is the top topic in Republican ads, followed by Vice President Kamala Harris, taxation, President Joe Biden, and candidate character. Larry Hogan and Wisconsin businessman Eric Hovde — had TV ads mentioning the issue on Wednesday. In Ohio, one of businessman Bernie Moreno’s closing ads features Trump saying, “Sherrod Brown is a radical left politician.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Democratic Sens, Jon Tester, Sherrod Brown, Donald Trump, Tester, “ Tim Sheehy doesn’t, Sheehy, It’s, ”, Larry Hogan, Eric Hovde —, Hogan, Democratic Sen, Tammy Baldwin, “, ” Hovde, Amy Walter, Don Bacon, Brandon Williams, Marc Molinaro, California’s Matt Gunderson, Virginia’s Derrick Anderson —, John Tester, Harris, Biden, Trump, Bernie Moreno’s, “ Sherrod Brown, Bernie Moreno, ” Harris, Maryland Democrat Angela Alsobrooks, Pennsylvania Democratic Sen, Bob Casey’s, Casey “ Organizations: Democratic, GOP, Maryland Gov, National Republican, Nebraska, Republican, America, Republicans, ” Immigration, Trump, Maryland Democrat, Democrat, Pennsylvania Democratic, NAFTA Locations: Montana and Ohio, Washington, Wisconsin, New York, In Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, China

“Joe Biden should be ashamed of himself, if he knows what he’s even doing,” Trump said from the garbage truck. Former President Donald Trump held a press conference from inside a garbage truck at Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport on Wednesday. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-California, attended the Harris rally after stumping on the trail with Baldwin. He sidestepped a question about Biden’s remarks on Tuesday and Trump’s garbage truck gag response, saying he wasn’t focused on the matter. But to Harris supporters, Trump’s outrage over Biden’s comments rang hollow.

Persons: Trump, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Biden, Harris, Hillary Clinton, Puerto Rico ”, Tony Hinchcliffe, “ Joe Biden, ” Trump, Donald Trump, Chip Somodevilla, Brett Favre, “, ”, Favre, Elon Musk, “ I’m, ” Harris, Tony Evers, Sen, Tammy Baldwin, Gracie Abrams —, Abrams, Mumford, Walz, ” Kamala Harris, Morry Gash, Adam Schiff, Baldwin, Schiff, wasn’t, Charles Franklin, Linda Gator, “ You’ve, he’s, Cyrus Obut, ” Obut Organizations: University of Wisconsin, Trump, White, Madison, Green Bay Austin, Green, Green Bay Packers, Gov, Sons, Badgers, Harris, NBC News, Washington , D.C, Marquette University Law School, Marquette Law Locations: GREEN, Wis, —, Green Bay, Madison, battlegrounds, . Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Puerto Rico, North Carolina, Green, Mississippi, United States, Gaza, California, Washington ,, Sheboygan

☆ US makes final ceasefire push before election but doubts progress will be made in Gaza before next US president is known
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Kevin Liptak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CIA Director Bill Burns was in Cairo on Thursday for discussions on Gaza and Lebanon, including a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. The US envoys also met Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant to discuss “security arrangements” related to northern Israel, Lebanon and the return of hostages from Gaza. That makes it likely the war in Gaza will continue shadowing the US contest in its final days. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the opening of the 25th Parliament session in Jerusalem on October 28, 2024. The White House offered the same message; National Security Council spokesperson Sean Savett said purported drafts shared online do not reflect the current state of ceasefire talks.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, ”, Najib Mikati, Netanyahu, Biden, –, Bill Burns, Abdel Fattah El, Amos Hochstein, Brett McGurk, Hochstein, McGurk, Israel, Yoav Gallant, Kamala Harris ’, “, ” Harris, Debbie Hill, Harris, Burns, Yahya Sinwar, David Barnea, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman, Lebanon’s Mikati, Sean Savett, CNN’s Lauren Izso, Alex Marquardt, Mostafa Salem Organizations: CNN, American, CIA, White, “, University of Wisconsin -, Getty, Democratic, Hamas, Qatari, Hezbollah, White House, National Security Locations: Gaza, Lebanon, Israel, Cairo, Iran, Madison, University of Wisconsin - Madison, “, Jerusalem, AFP, United States, Qatar, Egypt, Doha, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al Thani, ” Israel

From 2008 through 2020, the winning candidate either swept or nearly swept the final six to eight battleground states. Are we still under-sampling Trump voters? Then again, is Trump’s improvement in the polls this cycle an indication the polling community finally got it right on the Trump vote? In 2020, the Trump campaign was the only one knocking on doors during Covid, as the Biden campaign feared scaring its supporters at the doors. The Harris campaign appears invested in doing traditional get-out-the-vote programs in all sorts of places.

Persons: There’s, Donald Trump's, George W, Kamala Harris, Trump, Harris, John Kerry, he’d, Barack Obama, ”, there’s, I’ll, Nikki Haley, you’re, I’ve, Hillary Clinton, “ We’ve, let’s, she’s, Biden, Elon Musk, Charlie Kirk’s, Roe, Wade, Toss, hasn’t Organizations: Trump, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Sun, Democrats, Republican Party, Democratic, North, NBC, GOP, Republican, White, Republicans, Madison Locations: Northern, Wisconsin , Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina , Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, Omaha , Nebraska, Harris, U.S, New Mexico, Ohio, North, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Las Vegas, Omaha, Trump, New York

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a long-shot bid by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who ended his independent presidential campaign, to remove his name from the ballot in the key swing states of Wisconsin and Michigan. Voting is already underway in both states, so it never seemed likely the Supreme Court would grant Kennedy's requests. The Wisconsin Supreme Court and the Michigan Supreme Court both ruled against Kennedy last month. Kennedy has not sought to remove himself from the ballot in all states. In fact, in New York he tried to have his name added to the ballot in a bid to frustrate Democrats, a move the Supreme Court rejected in September.

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Kennedy, Trump, Neil Gorsuch, Kennedy's, Joe Biden Organizations: Wisconsin Supreme, Michigan Supreme, Democratic Locations: Wisconsin, Michigan, New York

☆ No other sector has more on the line in this election than energy. How to play it
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The Invesco Solar ETF (TAN) and the iShares Global Clean Energy ETF (ICLN) have tumbled more than 9% and 10%, respectively. While Trump's platform says he wants to unleash production from all sources, the document specifically calls out oil, gas and nuclear. How voters perceive the two candidates' energy policies could end up playing an influential role in the outcome of the election altogether. While the election will bring short-term volatility, the solar industry remains well positioned for long-term growth, according to Bank of America. About 25% of oil and 10% of natural gas production is on federal land and waters, according to the bank.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Harris, fracking, Barack Obama, Trump, Steve Fleishman, Roger Read, Read, Biden, Morgan Stanley Organizations: Trump, Republican, Green New, Clean Energy, Bank of America, Keystone State, GOP, Republicans, Democratic, Wolfe Research, Wells, Wells Fargo Securities . Oil, Biden, CNBC, Exxon, Chevron Locations: Wisconsin , Michigan, Pennsylvania, China, Trump, Wells Fargo, U.S, New Mexico, Gulf of Mexico, Alaska, Iran, Tehran

☆ Fact check: 32 false claims Trump made to Joe Rogan
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

Here is a fact check of 32 false claims Trump made to Rogan. The number of migrants: Trump claimed that at least “21 million” people have illegally crossed the border during the Biden administration. Trump’s Las Vegas crowd size: In his latest exaggeration about crowd sizes, Trump claimed there were “29,000 people” at his event the night prior. Foreign policyTrump and ISIS: Repeating one of his regular false claims, Trump said, “We defeated ISIS in record time. (This appeared to be an inadvertent mistake by Trump, but his claim was still inaccurate, and Trump has repeatedly bashed Biden over such mix-ups.)

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Rogan, Kamala Harris, Trump, Rogan, Biden, Harris, Alejandro Mayorkas, Joe Biden, “, Hillary Clinton, Virginia, Carter, Jimmy Carter, ” Trump, ”, Tom Sofield, ” Harris, Obama, Kim Jong, Kim Jong Un, Barack Obama, Kim, Trump, “ Nobody, ’, FactCheck.org, Gavin Newsom, ’ ” Pavel Molchanov, Raymond James &, Molchanov, “ I’d, Oprah, Winfrey’s, didn’t, Trump’s, John Trump, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Griffin, Mike Pence’s, “ It’s, Abraham Lincoln’s, Abraham Lincoln, Tad, Lincoln, “ Tad, Tad Lincoln, Willie, bashed Biden Organizations: CNN, Immigration, Department of Homeland Security, Trump, Homeland, House Republicans, Electoral College, Washington Post, ABC, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Republicans, Republican, Bucks, ISIS, North Korean, Obama, Biden, New York Times, Taiwan News, NASA, Federal Highway Administration, USA, Gov, Drilling, National Wildlife Reserve, Wildlife Refuge, Raymond James & Associates, Alaska Industrial Development, Export Authority, Democratic, Oprah, MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Newsweek, Schools, White House, Pentagon, Capitol Locations: El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, United States, Wisconsin, Virginia, Oregon, Vegas, Las Vegas, Bucks County , Pennsylvania, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Texas, Michigan, Philadelphia, North Korea, China, Trump’s, Taiwan, “, ”, Midwest, California, ” California, Louisiana

They Used to Be Ahead in the American Economy. But over 40 years, even as their inflation-adjusted income has remained relatively flat, they’ve fallen well below the average income. But over 40 years, even as their inflation-adjusted income has remained relatively flat, they’ve fallen well below the average income. In the reordering of the U.S. economy since 1980, white men without a degree have been surpassed in income by college-educated women. As the American economy has shifted over the past 40 years away from manufacturing and toward services and “knowledge” work, this less visible hierarchy within the economy has shifted, too.

Persons: Jobs, metalworkers, —, ”, Kathy Cramer, David Autor, Tom Kochan, Susan Houseman, “, Lisa Boscola, Arlie Hochschild, , appraisers, Cramer, Scott Paul, who’ve, Stephanie Ternullo, Boscola, they’re, Donald J, Noam Gidron, Trump, Rather, Biden, Kamala Harris, Stefanie Stantcheva, Stantcheva Organizations: University of Wisconsin, Workers, Labor, Upjohn Institute, Employment Research, Democratic, Bethlehem Steel, Berkeley, Alliance for American Manufacturing, Harvard, Electoral College, Democratic Party, Republican, Securities, Bank, Radio, Observers, Mr, Obama Locations: American, U.S, Wisconsin , Michigan, Pennsylvania, M.I.T, Manitowoc County, Wis, Wisconsin, Michigan, ”, I’m, America, Bethlehem, Pa

☆ House GOP committee that oversees elections hired two former Trump officials involved in 2020 fake elector scheme
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Annie Grayer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

They previously hired Thomas Lane, another Trump official who served as a backup fake elector in Arizona in 2020, to lead their investigation into elections. Findlay has worked closely with Mitchell, who helped Trump try to overturn the 2020 election. Republicans on the committee previously hired another Trump official who served as a backup fake elector in Arizona in 2020, to lead their investigation into elections. Emails obtained by CNN show that Lane was involved in the planning of who would serve as fake electors in Arizona, collecting contact information and discussing where the fake electors would meet. Lane was slated to be a substitute elector if there were absences on the day the fake electors in Arizona met, documents obtained by CNN show.

Persons: Donald Trump, Bryan Steil of, Joshua Findlay, Thomas Lane, Trump, Mark Meadows, Cleta Mitchell, Georgia’s, Bryan Steil, ”, Findlay, ” Findlay, Mitchell, “, Lane, ” Lane, Kenneth Chesebro, Kelli Ward, Steil, ” Steil, ActBlue, Steil’s, “ It’s, ” CNN’s Marshall Cohen, Zachary Cohen, Paula Reid Organizations: CNN — House Republicans, GOP, Trump, Capitol, Administration, Republicans, CNN, Republican National Committee, Conservative Partnership Institute, Network, “, Republican National Committee’s, Coalition, Department of Justice, Democratic, Democrat Party Locations: Bryan Steil of Wisconsin, Arizona, Georgia, ActBlue, Juneau , Wisconsin

Navarro and Ji-Zhang are among the more than 3.5 million citizens naturalized since 2020 who have become eligible to vote. They join more than 23 million naturalized citizens who were eligible voters in the last presidential election. Though overall turnout among naturalized voters has been lower than among U.S.-born voters, participation rates of naturalized Latino and Asian American voters have been higher than those who are U.S.-born, according to Pew Research. One in 10 eligible voters in the U.S. are naturalized citizens, most of whom are Hispanic or Asian American, according to the Pew Research Center. The top countries of origin for naturalized citizens in the U.S. are Mexico, India and China.

Persons: Roselia Navarro, Halley Ji, Zhang of, it’s, Navarro, Ji, Zhang, ”, she's, what's, Wisconsinites, Sen, Julian Bradley, noncitizens, Nancy Flores, you’re, Avi McCullah, “, Brad Overcash, ” Ji, Saiesh Srivastava, Srivastava Organizations: noncitizens, American Immigration Council, Asian American, Pew Research, Republican, United, Wisconsin . Wisconsin Republican, D.C, Citizen, Democracy Research, University of Wisconsin Law School, National Partnership, New, North, American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU, Brennan, Cato Institute, Heritage Foundation, Pew Research Center, U.S Locations: U.S, Roselia Navarro of Wisconsin, Zhang of North Carolina, Mexico, Wisconsin, North Carolina, United States, Wisconsin . Wisconsin, Washington, That’s, India, China

The former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, Mike Jeffries, has been arrested on sex trafficking and interstate prostitution charges, according to two senior law enforcement officials briefed on the matter. Two other associates, Matthew Smith of West Palm Beach and James Jacobson of Wisconsin, were also arrested in connection with sex trafficking charges. Jeffries’ attorney, Brian Bieber, told NBC News at the time that Jeffries would not comment on reports about his personal life. Abercrombie & Fitch said the company was “appalled and disgusted” by the allegations in the BBC report. "We look forward to holding Abercrombie and Fitch liable for facilitating this terrible conduct and ensuring that this cannot happen again."

Persons: Abercrombie & Fitch, Mike Jeffries, Jeffries, Matthew Smith of, James Jacobson of, Matthew Smith, Jeffries ’, Brian Bieber, Fitch, ”, Bieber, “, Brittany Henderson, Abercrombie Organizations: Abercrombie, Matthew Smith of West Palm Beach, U.S, Attorney, Eastern, of, BBC News, BBC, NBC News, NBC, Fitch, CNBC Locations: West Palm Beach , Florida, Matthew Smith of West Palm, James Jacobson of Wisconsin, Florida and Wisconsin, New York, of New York

The “blue wall” states of Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania have paved the path to the White House for the last two Democratic presidents. Recent discussions have centered on the possibility of an anomaly happening this year with just part of the blue wall breaking its way. “We absolutely are competing to win Michigan,” Harris campaign spokeswoman Lauren Hitt said, noting Harris’ presence there this week. The blue wall states have been pivotal to elect presidents in the last several elections. “Those three, the blue wall states, almost always stay together, but this year it’s an extraordinarily tight race.

Persons: Kamala Harris ’, ”, Donald Trump, Harris, Trump, —, “, ” Harris, Lauren Hitt, Mark Robinson’s, Josh Stein, Joe Biden, Biden, Dan Kanninen, Helene, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Harris ’, Michael Dukakis, Tad Devine, Devine, Elissa Slotkin, Dane County, Tim Walz, Obama, Bill Clinton, Matt Baretto, Republicans —, ” Baretto Organizations: White House, Democratic, Pennsylvania, White, Detroit News, Washington Post, Michigan, Trump, Republican, Republicans, Wisconsin, Biden, Democrats Locations: Wisconsin , Michigan, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Nevada, Hurricane, Arizona , Nevada, Georgia, Nevada , Arizona, Arizona, Gaza, In Wisconsin, Dane, Milwaukee

☆ Psilocybin: Searching for the antidepressant of the future
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

The stakes are high for psilocybin clinical trials — there’s a pressing need for a more effective medical solution in the fight against depression, especially treatment-resistant depression. “People begin to feel, understand and appreciate that their brain can change and they can escape from their depression,” Nutt said. “For that reason alone, this research matters.”At six weeks, the study found no significant difference in depression scores between the antidepressant and psilocybin groups. In fact, Madras said, adverse effects are such a concern that researchers in psychedelic clinical trials often actively recruit people who have successfully taken psychedelics in the past. In a study using psilocybin for alcohol substance abuse, for example, some 95% of those involved correctly guessed whether they were taking psilocybin or the placebo.

Persons: ”, Dr, Bertha Madras, “, Charles Raison, ’ “, don’t, David Nutt, ” Nutt, it’s, I’m, Timothy Leary, hasn’t, It’s, Harvard’s, Casey Wolfington, Katie Harmon, escitalopram, Nutt, Tommaso Barba, wasn’t Organizations: CNN, Harvard Medical, McLean Hospital, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Public Health, Vail Health Behavioral Health Innovation Center, Imperial College London’s, Food, FDA, Imperial College London Locations: United States, Belmont , Massachusetts, ” Madras, Madison, Vail, Colorado, Harvard’s Madras, Madras

☆ What we know: Fate of Texas death row inmate’s testimony before a state legislative committee is uncertain
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Dakin Andone | Ed Lavandera | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

By Thursday evening, after a series of court battles and escalating appeals, the Texas Supreme Court had issued a temporary stay of execution. The AG is representing TDCJ, and is calling the shots, while simultaneously attacking the underlying subpoena before the Texas Supreme Court. We expected that the subpoena would be honored pursuant to Texas law and the Committee’s intent. “It’s the entire case, and that is Mr. Roberson’s case,” Keith Findley, professor emeritus with the University of Wisconsin Law School, testified before the Texas Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence last week. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals previously issued a stay of execution in Roberson’s case in 2016, sending a claim under Article 11.073 (among others) back to the trial court.

Persons: Robert Roberson, it’s, Roberson, Nikki Curtis –, Paroles, Gretchen Sween, Sween, Joe Moody, ” Sween, Nikki, Nikki “, –, Brian Wharton, pediatricians, “, ” Keith Findley, ” Dr, Antoinette Laskey, ” Dani Allen, Michael Wyke, ”, Roberson’s, ” Findley, ” Moody, ” CNN’s Ashley Killough, Nicole Chavez Organizations: CNN, Texas, Texas Supreme, US, Texas Attorney General’s, Texas Department, Criminal, Capitol, American Academy of Pediatrics, Palestine, US Centers for Disease Control, CDC, US Army, National Registry, Exonerations, University of Wisconsin Law School, American Academy of Pediatrics ’, Child, Appeals Locations: Texas, TDCJ, Austin, Palestine , Texas, Huntsville , Texas

☆ We are 15 days from the 2024 presidential election. Here's where things stand.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The presidential race remains razor close, with control of the White House at a coin-flip. AdvertisementIn just over two weeks, Election Day 2024 will be here — a final cap to a wild, at times unprecedented presidential fight that, for the moment, remains far too close to call. Noted election forecaster Nate Silver's model now shows Trump with an extremely slight lead in what continues to remain a toss-up race. Harris trolled Trump on Friday for being "exhausted," referencing a string of interviews he has reportedly walked away from. In the overwhelmingly conservative state, there's a swing district, the Omaha-based Nebraska 2nd.

Persons: —, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump's, pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson, iecuUVyJ5e, Kristen Soltis Anderson, Harris, Mark Robinson, Nate Silver's, Harris trolled Trump, Trump, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, She's, Mark Cuban, Liz Cheney, Obama, Bruce Springsteen, Clinton, Bon Jovi, He's, It's, Melania Trump, night's Al Smith, Mike Pence, cohosts, Nikki Haley, Elon Musk, Musk, Spencer Platt, Mary, there's, There's, Biden, Trump's, Warren Buffett's Organizations: Service, White, Labor, RCP, Trump, Gov, The New York Times, Democrats, GOP, Capitol, Fox, Tesla, PAC, Getty, Pennsylvania, North Carolina —, Democratic, Electoral, Nebraska, Nebraska Republicans Locations: North Carolina, Wisconsin , Michigan, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Siena, Georgia, Des Moines , Iowa, Philadelphia, New York, Michigan , Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Maine , Nebraska, Omaha, Minnesota , New Hampshire, New Mexico, Arizona

Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Republican Eric Hovde sparred over abortion rights and economic issues Friday night during their first and only debate of a hotly contested Wisconsin Senate race that has tightened just weeks before Election Day. “Look, it’s been brought back to our state,” Hovde said during the exchange. It’s very clear that he has never read Roe v. Baldwin won her 2012 Senate race by more than 5 percentage points and her 2018 re-election contest by nearly 11 percentage points, demonstrating her appeal in rural areas. Baldwin received her undergraduate degree from Smith College in Massachusetts and graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School.

Persons: Democratic Sen, Tammy Baldwin, Eric Hovde sparred, Hovde, Baldwin, “ Eric Hovde, —, Roe, Wade, ” Baldwin, it’s, ” Hovde, “, …, ”, Amy Walter, you’ve, he’s, who’s, “ I’m, I’m, you’re Organizations: Democratic, Wisconsin Senate, U.S, Supreme, GOP, ”, Social Security, Washington , D.C, UW, “ Law, Smith College in, University of Wisconsin Law School, University of Wisconsin - Locations: Wisconsin, America, East, Ukraine, Washington, California, Washington ,, Smith College in Massachusetts, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Vice President Kamala Harris will make campaign stops in Milwaukee, La Crosse and Green Bay, Wisconsin on Thursday as she continues to campaign across Blue Wall states, according to a campaign official. The vice president will then travel to La Crosse where she will hold a rally at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in an effort to engage young voters. Harris will wrap up her day with a rally in Green Bay, alongside Wisconsin leaders. Trump won the presidency in 2016 by stunning Democrat Hillary Clinton to win all three states by a combined margin of about 80,000 votes. President Joe Biden won back the White House in 2020 by recapturing all three states by a combined margin of around 260,000 votes.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris, Harris ’, Donald Trump –, Trump, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Read, CNN’s Ronald Brownstein Organizations: Blue Wall, University of Wisconsin -, University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, White House Locations: Milwaukee, La Crosse, Green Bay , Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Green Bay, Badger, Wisconsin , Michigan, Pennsylvania

☆ Kamala Harris works to fortify the ‘blue wall’ as Democrats fret over a 2016 repeat
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Jeff Zeleny | Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

“It’s both persuading and mobilizing at the same time – really until the end,” said Dan Kanninen, battleground director for the Harris campaign. In Pennsylvania, Harris lacks a key element of Biden’s appeal: The Catholic, working-class son of Scranton had local and cultural ties to the state. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event in Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania, on October 16, 2024. “Kamala is for they/them,” a Trump campaign ad declares. But he said it was clear to him that the Harris campaign has learned lessons from 2016.

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☆ ‘We are fed up’: Ballot drop boxes are dividing neighbors in Wisconsin
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Casey Tolan | Sara Murray | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Still, that’s far lower than the 528 drop boxes that the commission was aware of in 2020. PoolNick Ramos, the executive director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, a voting rights group that has pushed for more drop boxes, said he was discouraged by the number of municipalities that had decided not to use drop boxes this election. “Drop boxes are safe, they are reliable and secure.”Changing legal statusFor years, ballot drop boxes were legal in Wisconsin with little controversy or attention, and in 2020, they became a key tactic for municipalities to encourage safe voting during the coronavirus pandemic. A conservative group filed a lawsuit to ban drop boxes in Wisconsin, and the state Supreme Court’s conservative majority sided with them in 2022, banning drop boxes except ones inside clerks’ offices. In Milwaukee, most drop boxes are in front of libraries, and in Madison, the state capital and a Democratic stronghold, officials decided to locate almost all of their drop boxes in front of fire stations.

Persons: Donald Trump, Dale Schmidt, Trump, Nick Ramos, “ We’re, ” Ramos, “ It’s, Joe Biden, Doug Diny, Diny, ”, “, I’ve, Jeff Mandell, Nancy Stenzel, Robin Vos, Scott Fitzgerald, Vos –, Janet Protasiewicz, Protasiewicz, Dylan Brogan, Schmidt, ” Schmidt, Eric Hovde, “ We’ve, ” Hovde, Catherine Engelbrecht, ” Engelbrecht, Mandell Organizations: CNN, Wisconsin county, “, Trump, Commission, Madison, Wisconsin Democracy, Wausau, Republican, City Hall, Department of Justice, Council, State Assembly, GOP, Democratic, USA, Conservative, US, Washington Post, WIRED Locations: Wisconsin, Dodge County, Milwaukee, Dodge County , Wisconsin, Juneau , Wisconsin, Wausau, ”, Hall, Madison, Kenosha

A young-voter advocacy group backing Vice President Kamala Harris is launching a campaign on TikTok meant to target young voters — but not necessarily those backing former President Donald Trump. The Voters for Tomorrow campaign underscores just how tight the race is between Harris and Trump. “It’s not about winning the White House,” Gates said of the long-shot Stein campaign. “A vote for Stein is really a vote for Trump,” says the voice-over, before playing a clip of Trump praising Stein. In response to the TikTok campaign, Stein campaign manager Jason Call called for a debate between Harris and Stein.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Jill Stein, Harris, “, Elizabeth Holmes, Anna Delvey, ”, Katy Gates, she’s, ” Gates, Stein, Hillary Clinton, Trump, Clinton, Gen, Santiago Mayer, “ It’s, Mayer, “ We’re, we’re, doesn’t, Jason Call, ” TikTok, TikToker Organizations: Voters, Green Party, NBC, Young Democrats, ”, Tomorrow, NBC News, Trump, White, DNC Locations: Wisconsin, Gates, Pennsylvania , Michigan, Pennsylvania

☆ A Professor Made Porn. His Firing May Shape the Future of Free Speech
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-13 | by ( Hallie Lieberman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Can a tenured professor be fired for making porn? "We don't want to be known as Porn U," said Betsy Morgan, who replaced Gow as interim chancellor. Leitner presented Gow's videos as part of his broader advocacy of nonmonogamy. The regents, Gow said, "are willing to fire me for the short-term goodwill they get with the far right." He puts Gow's online porn in the same category as "posting inflammatory personal, political opinions on social media."

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Pittsburgh CNN —In the years that Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dave McCormick led one of the world’s largest hedge funds, the firm bet millions of dollars against some of the state’s biggest and most iconic companies, financial filings show. For financial institutions, short positions can be lucrative. The fund shorted about four dozen companies from Pennsylvania during McCormick’s tenure, the records show. The fund did invest in stocks of some of the same Pennsylvania companies it shorted in other years, and overall, it reported spending more money buying stocks of Pennsylvania companies than shorting them in four of the five annual reports reviewed by CNN. She argued that the short positions Bridgewater took in Pennsylvania companies didn’t negatively impact employees because they represented a small fraction of each company’s overall value.

Persons: Dave McCormick, McCormick, “, ”, Kevin Boltz, Democratic Sen, Bob Casey –, Casey, Luke Sharrett, Elizabeth Gregory, Dave, ” Gregory, Bridgewater, ” McCormick wasn’t, Andrew Jennings, Dan Mallinson, “ They’re, ” Mallinson, “ That’s, ” Eric Talley, Talley, I’m, Justin Merriman, McCormick’s, Biden, Bernie Hall, ” Hall, Gregory, Michael M, Eric Hovde of, Tim Sheehy, Bernie Moreno, dogging McCormick, Mallinson Organizations: Pittsburgh CNN —, Bridgewater Associates, The Hershey Company, US Steel, CNN, US Department of Labor, Republican, Hershey, Democratic, Bridgewater, Bloomberg, Getty, McCormick’s, Bridgewater Equity Fund, Labor, Securities and Exchange Commission, Comcast, Penn National Gaming, Emory University School of Law, Penn State, Columbia University, Steel, Japan's, Nippon Steel, Keystone, Nippon, Pennsylvania, United Steelworkers, Senate, Penn Locations: Pennsylvania, Bridgewater, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, China, Eric Hovde of Wisconsin, Montana, Ohio

☆ Biden sets a 10-year deadline for U.S. cities to replace lead pipes and make drinking water safer
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

The announcement highlights an issue — safe drinking water — that Kamala Harris has prioritized as vice president and during her presidential campaign. Biden and Harris believe it’s “a moral imperative” to ensure that everyone has access to clean drinking water, EPA Administrator Michael Regan told reporters Monday. “We know that over 9 million legacy lead pipes continue to deliver water to homes across our country. Lead pipes can corrode and contaminate drinking water; removing them sharply reduces the chance of a crisis. The infrastructure law approved in 2021 provided $15 billion to help cities replace their lead pipes, but the total cost will be several times higher.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump’s, Harris, it’s, Michael Regan, “, Nakeyja Cade bathes, Linda Davidson, Regan, ”, Erik Olson Organizations: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, Getty, D.C, Natural Resources Defense Council, Water Works Association Locations: Flint , Michigan, Wisconsin, Flint, Mich, Chicago, Cleveland , New York, Detroit, Milwaukee, Newark , New Jersey, Benton Harbor , Michigan, Washington

The campaign push beginning Friday will take the first lady out west to Arizona and Nevada and through the “blue wall” states of Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania. The Harris team is deploying the first lady to smaller, targeted markets to court undecided voters and to city suburbs as they look to mobilize women voters with less than a month until the election, the source said. Her deployments on behalf of Harris are similar to how she was utilized during her husband’s campaign and for Democrats in the 2022 midterms. Harris’ campaign believes there is a fair amount of undecided voters in areas like Yuma, Carson City and Reno that the first lady can try to reach. Read more about the first lady’s campaign swing.

Persons: Jill Biden, Kamala Harris, Harris, Joe Biden’s, Beau Biden, Harris ’, She’s, Read Organizations: CNN, Democratic National Convention, Democrats Locations: Arizona, Nevada, Wisconsin , Michigan, Pennsylvania, Yuma, Carson City, Reno

☆ Ryan Murphy says 'Monsters: The Erik and Lyle Menendez story' is the best thing to happen to the brothers in decades. There is one way the show could help their case.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

He said the show was the best thing to happen to Erik Menendez and Lyle Menendez in 30 years. Lyle Menendez and Erik Menendez killed José Menendez and Kitty Menendez in their family home in 1989. True crime has helped to exonerate peopleRyan Murphy at "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story" premiere. Netflix's Menendez brothers shows wouldn't achieve much in courtLyle Menendez and Erik Menendez during their trial in 1994. Cooper Koch playing Erik Menendez and Nicholas Chavez playing Lyle Menendez in "Monsters."

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