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Two starkly different House candidates, in separate races, personify the intensifying ideological partitioning occurring within the once strongly Democratic constituency of Latino voters, whose numbers are growing. Their highly competitive races, along with a few other California congressional races, have pushed Latino voters to the front lines of the bitter fight for control of the House. “We have centered on Latino voters in our campaign,” said Whitesides, whose wife is of Cuban and Salvadoran heritage. In the same poll, 52% of Latino voters in District 27 said they support Whitesides, compared to 24% for Garcia and 24% completely undecided. In the last presidential election, Latino turnout was very high, and now it “actually is approaching the turnout rate for non-Latinos,” Vargas said.

Persons: Rudy Salas, Mike Garcia, Salas, David Valadao, Garcia, Democrat George Whitesides, ”, Arturo Vargas, —, wasn’t, he’d, ” Salas, “, aren’t, Valadao’s, Donald Trump, Valadao, Irfan Khan, Luis Alvarado, ” Alvarado, ” Garcia, he’s, Joe Biden, Whitesides, ” Whitesides, George Whitesides, Susan Montoya Bryan, Kamala Harris, Biden, Harris, Julián Castro, ” Vargas, Harris — Organizations: Democratic, California’s Central Valley ., House, Republicans, Five, GOP, Democrat, NASA, National Association of Latino, Central, “, Representatives, Capitol, Los Angeles Times, Getty, Democrats, Republican, Congress, California Republican, Center, Politics, University of Virginia, Los Angeles In, Naval Academy, Navy, Trump, Virgin Galactic, NBC, Latino Community Foundation, Valadao, BSP Research Locations: California’s Central Valley, Los Angeles, California, Five California, Valley, Central Valley, Azores, Hansford, Calif, Los Angeles In California’s, Mexico, Black, Cuban, Salvadoran, homeownership, Upham, N.M

Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi conceded defeat in the general election Friday, in a seismic moment of change for the country that ended the ruling party’s 58 years in power since independence from Britain in the 1960s. Masisi’s concession came before final results were announced, with his Botswana Democratic Party trailing in fourth place in the parliamentary elections in what appeared to be a humbling rejection by voters and a landslide victory for the main opposition party. The opposition Umbrella for Democratic Change held an overwhelming lead in the partial results, making its candidate, Duma Boko, the favorite to become president of a southern African country that is one of the world’s biggest producers of mined diamonds. “I concede the election,” Masisi said in an early-morning press conference two days after the vote. Although I wanted a second term, I will respectfully step aside and participate in a smooth transition process.”

Persons: Mokgweetsi Masisi, Duma Boko, Masisi, Boko, “, ” Masisi Organizations: Botswana Democratic Party, Democratic, Duma, BDP Locations: Britain, Masisi’s, African

☆ ‘I’m unable to respond:’ What it’s like to live with narcolepsy
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“What’s scary and embarrassing is that I can see people come to help me, but I’m unable to respond.”Horsnell has narcolepsy, a sleep disorder that makes it hard to stay awake for long periods. In fact, it’s estimated that only 25% of people who have narcolepsy are diagnosed and receive treatment, according to the Narcolepsy Network. “But the terrifying thing was, I’m lying in a puddle of my sweat and I’m hearing everybody whisper, ‘Is he OK? Horsnell’s experience with narcolepsy hallucinations, however, is quite different. As a trained speaker for Project Sleep’s Rising Voices of Narcolepsy leadership program, he visited the White House in 2023 to raise awareness about narcolepsy and sleep disorders.

Persons: Matthew Horsnell, ”, Horsnell, “, ” Horsnell, Jennifer Mundt, Mundt, ” Mundt, “ There’s, aren’t, orexin, Heather Lill, it’s Organizations: CNN, Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, Narcolepsy, cataplexy, “, Narcolepsy Network, Scientists, US Food and Drug Administration, Society, Behavioral Sleep, Sleep Research Society, American Academy of Cardiovascular Sleep, White House Locations: Chicago, United States

☆ What the new 401(k) limits and other changes mean for your retirement
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Jeanne Sahadi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The new contribution limit for 401(k)s and other workplace retirement plans in 2025 will be $23,500, up from $23,000 currently, the Internal Revenue Service said Friday. The catch-up contribution limit will remain the same at $7,500. Now for an ounce of reality: Most people do not max out their 401(k) savings, whatever their applicable contribution limit. Higher income thresholds for IRAsThe IRS did not increase the contribution limits for individual retirement accounts, known as IRAs. If you’re married and filing jointly and you personally are covered by a workplace retirement plan, your joint modified AGI must not exceed $146,000, up from $143,000.

Persons: CNN —, —, “, Roth IRAs, Roth, you’re Organizations: CNN, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, Vanguard, America, Social, Fidelity

☆ What the polls have told us about the 2024 election
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Ariel Edwards-Levy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Election polls can’t foretell who will win the presidential election. But throughout the year, polling data has helped to capture the contours of the 2024 race, with several findings that fall well outside the margin of error. While the results of issue polls can sometimes vary based on framing, some results have been remarkably robust. Here are more findings from the polls about this year’s election:Which issues matter to which voters? How Trump and Harris supporters differ in their visions for AmericaPartisan divides on the issues run further than priorities.

Persons: can’t foretell, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, they’ll, ” Patrick Murray, Joe Biden’s, Biden, Harris, Roe, Wade, Trump, ” Harris, ” Trump, ”, they’re Organizations: CNN, Monmouth University, Trump, Gallup, Republican, Democrats, Democratic, Partisan, Pew Research Center Locations: –, America, Trump

☆ Thousands of ballots are at stake as the Supreme Court considers Pennsylvania voting rules
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Marc Meredith | Michael Morse | Marc Meredith Is A Professor Of Political Science At The University Of Pennsylvania | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

Together, Pennsylvania’s mail ballot rules have generated an entire vocabulary for rejected mail ballots — ballots that are unsigned, undated or misdated, or even “naked,” if they are not clothed in a secrecy envelope. The latest update from Oct. 31 — after the general statewide deadline to request a mail ballot — shows there were 2,193,578 mail ballot applications ever approved. Combined with the deficient returned ballots that we already know about referenced above, that comes to about 8,000 deficient mail ballots that have been returned to date. Although this general election will likely see more mail ballots returned than the previous midterm, the trend so far suggests we might have fewer mail ballots rejected. Moreover, the experience in 2022 suggests there will also be thousands of provisional ballots cast by voters who return deficient mail ballots.

Persons: — Organizations: U.S, Supreme, NBC, Philadelphia Board, Democratic, Senate Locations: Pennsylvania

☆ Top U.S. commander in Middle East being investigated on allegations of shoving a subordinate
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Courtney-Kube-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Courtney Kube | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The Army Criminal Investigation Division is looking into allegations that Gen. Michael “Erik” Kurilla shoved an airman while traveling on a C-17 several weeks ago, the officials said. The Army Criminal Investigation Division said in a statement that it is "aware of an alleged incident and is currently looking into it. The Army Criminal Investigation Division is an independent federal law enforcement agency responsible for felony criminal investigations and operations. For now, he remains in the job and is currently traveling in the Middle East, according to a senior administration official. Kurilla has been at the helm of CENTCOM, the combatant command in the Middle East and Central Asia, since April 2022.

Persons: Michael “ Erik ” Kurilla, Kurilla, It’s Organizations: Army, U.S . Central Command, Army Criminal, Army Criminal Investigation, Defense, 75th Ranger Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, XVIII Airborne Corps, Operations Command Locations: U.S, CENTCOM, East, Central Asia, Israel, Iran, Iranian, Syria, Mosul, Iraq

☆ America’s oldest tombstone has new origin story, according to study
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Historical evidence then pointed the study authors to a Belgian tombstone export business thriving at the time, where they theorize the tombstone began its journey. Burial within a church was typically saved for high-status individuals and clergy, and Yeardley was one of two knights to die while the Jamestown church was in use, according to Jamestown Rediscovery. Colonial period cemeteries have suffered neglect and vandalism, with the Knight’s Tombstone likely surviving for as long as it did because vegetation concealed it, she added. It seems to be pretty inherent there in nature, but most (colonists) didn’t have the resources to import a nice carved stone,” Key said. “There were a lot of people being buried in the church, but only one of them had a big old black (limestone) tombstone from Belgium.”

Persons: ”, Marcus Key, Joseph Priestley, Sir George Yeardley, England, Marcus, Mary Anna Hartley, Hartley, Yeardley, Weeks, —, ” Hartley, “, Queen Elizabeth II’s, King George VI, George’s, didn’t Organizations: CNN, Tombstone, International, Philosophy, Dickinson College, Key, Dickinson College Geosciences, General Assembly, First Peoples Locations: United States, Jamestown , Virginia, North America, Europe, Belgian, Carlisle , Pennsylvania, Belgium, London, Jamestown, Ireland, Virginia, England, Tombstone, America, British, St, Windsor

☆ Israel’s military leaders signal their work in Gaza and Lebanon is done. Will Netanyahu listen?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Mick Krever | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

It comes as Lebanon’s prime minister says that a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel could be imminent. In Gaza, he said, “if we take out the northern Gaza Brigade commander, it’s another collapse…. Amir Cohen/ReutersIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly pledged “absolute victory.” His defense minister and longtime political tormentor Yoav Gallant has bristled at that goal. That’s a far cry from the existing, maximalist war aim of eliminating Hamas’ military and governance capabilities. A spokesperson for the prime minister declined to comment.

Persons: –, ” Herzi Halevi, Staff Herzi Halevi, Amir Cohen, Benjamin Netanyahu, ”, Yoav Gallant, ” Gallant, Najib Mikati, Amos Hochstein, Israel, Hassan Nasrallah, Mikati, Ariel Hermoni, Gallant, “, Netanyahu Organizations: Jerusalem CNN, Israel Defense Forces ’, “, General Staff, Hezbollah, Gaza, Staff, Reuters, CNN, Defense, State Locations: Jerusalem, Lebanon, Gaza, Israel, there’s, Reuters Israeli, we’re, Iran, Qatar

☆ Former Acting U.S. Trade Representative: Trump’s Tariffs Are a Terrible Idea
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Miriam Sapiro | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +7 min

As a former acting U.S. trade representative who also served on the National Security Council, I’ve engaged in international economic policymaking firsthand. Trump’s main economic idea is to indiscriminately impose tariffs on U.S. trading partners, but it is American importers, exporters and consumers who will pay the price. When Trump last levied tariffs, the EU, Canada, China and other trading partners imposed their own tariffs in retaliation. While President Joe Biden left most of Trump’s tariffs against China in place, he managed to negotiate agreements that led to the easing of many retaliatory measures. As president, Harris would lead an economy that helps everyone, not just those at the very top.

Persons: you’re, it’s, you’ve, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, I’ve, Harris, Shawn Fain, “, ” Harris, Harris ’, Trump, Smoot, Hawley, Mitch McConnell, “ I’m, Trump’s, Davidson, Joe Biden, Biden Organizations: National Security Council, United Auto Workers, Democratic Party, Republican, Foundation, European Union, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, ”, Harley, EU Locations: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, America, China, U.S, EU, Canada

☆ China tells carmakers to pause investment in EU countries backing EV tariffs, Reuters reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

China has told its automakers to halt big investment in European countries that support extra tariffs on Chinese-built electric vehicles, two people briefed about the matter said, a move likely to further divide Europe. The new European Union tariffs of up to 45.3% came into effect on Wednesday after a year-long investigation that divided the bloc and prompted retaliation from Beijing. Ten EU members including France, Poland and Italy supported tariffs in a vote this month, in which five members including Germany opposed them and 12 abstained. Chinese automakers including BYD , SAIC , and Geely were told at a meeting held by the Ministry of Commerce on Oct. 10 that they should pause their heavy asset investment plans such as factories in countries that backed the proposal, said the people. They declined to be named, as the meeting was not public.

Persons: Geely Organizations: European, BYD, SAIC, Ministry of Commerce Locations: Farnborough, Britain, China, Europe, Beijing, France, Poland, Italy, Germany

☆ 'Silver economy' boom: China transforms kindergartens into senior care homes as demographic crisis deepens
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Anniek Bao | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Plagued by shrinking birth rates and a rapidly aging population, tens of thousands of Chinese kindergartens have scaled back operations, closed down entirely or pivoted industries to survive. One preschool in the eastern province of Zhejiang still operates as a daycare, but instead of serving children, they're now catering to senior citizens. Last year, Zhuang Yanfang, 56, repurposed her kindergarten in the city of Jinhua, Zhejiang, into a senior nursing center. Conversely, as preschools suffer, the senior care industry is thriving in China's aging population crisis. "China's aging will only intensify," said Harry Murphy Cruise, an economist at Moody's Analytics.

Persons: Zhuang Yanfang, Harry Murphy Cruise, Cruise Organizations: China's Ministry of Education, China's Communist Party, Office, State Council, Moody's Locations: Zhejiang, Jinhua, China

☆ At 18, she dreamed about moving to Japan. When she turned 50, she quit her job and bought an abandoned home near Osaka.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Chani Japan. Chani Japan. Chani Japan. Chani Japan. Chani Japan.

Persons: Chani, —, you've, I've, she'd, hadn't, Lawrence Covian, Eric McAskill Organizations: Service, Chani, Japan, YouTube, US Army, BI Locations: Australia, Japan, Brisbane, Chani Japan, Shikoku, Wakayama, Osaka, Europe, I'm, akiya, Iwakuni

Kamala Harris’ deployment of prominent Republican Trump critics hasn’t convinced a new focus group of voters who backed Nikki Haley in the GOP presidential primary. “It’s repulsive,” said Dale J., a 67-year-old from Minnesota who voted for Trump in 2020 and plans to do so again. "I really liked the idea that Nikki Haley was a woman, and I thought she would have more closer values to mine than Trump. (One of these voters is a registered Democrat who voted in her state’s open presidential primary for Haley.) Only one voter, 40-year-old Chris P. from Michigan, backed Trump in 2020 and is considering voting for Harris now.

Persons: Kamala Harris, hasn’t, Nikki Haley, Haley, Harris, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Margaret Talev, Jennifer S, ”, ” “ I’m, would’ve, Cristel, Joe Biden, Dale J, Treasa, Chase Oliver, John Kelly, Liz Cheney, Rich Thau, Engagious, Cheney, Jason L, Adolf Hitler, “, ” —, Zach R, She's, Ohio Republican Sen, JD Vance, that’s, Barbara Z, that's, John D, Harris hasn’t, John, can’t, Biden, I’m, S, Chris P, he’s Organizations: Republican Trump, NBC, Syracuse University, Trump, White, Republican, they’re Republicans, Syracuse University’s Institute for Democracy, Journalism, Citizenship, Trump Cabinet, Madison, GOP, Republican Party, White House, Wyoming GOP, U.S . Capitol, Fox News, Republicans, North Carolina Republican, Ohio Republican Locations: Trump, New York City, Washington, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Minnesota, North Carolina, Wyoming, Madison, Harris, Arizona, Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan

UNRWA provides far more than humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip. Many Palestinians see darker motives, viewing the UNRWA ban as Israel's latest attempt to make their lives unlivable, first imprisoning and bombing them, now taking away their main aid lifeline. Palestinians wait to receive medicines at the UNRWA health center in Khan Younis last month. Despite its endorsements, the United States is yet to resume funding to UNRWA after Israel's Oct. 7 allegations. The Israeli Foreign Ministry has said it will use other agencies, such as the World Food Programme and the World Health Organization, to distribute aid.

Persons: ”, Scott Paul, Ariel Schalit, ” Mustafa Barghouti, Ahmad Gharabli, Khan Younis, Bashar Taleb, —, Matthew Miller, “, David Lammy, Hazem Bader, Oren Marmorstein, António Guterres, Philippe Lazzarini Organizations: United Nations, UNRWA —, Hamas, UNRWA, Oxfam America, Palestinian National Initiative, NBC, United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR, West Bank, Getty, ”, British, West, Foreign Ministry, NBC News, Israeli Foreign Ministry, Food, World Health Organization, General Locations: Gaza, Gaza City, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Jerusalem, AFP, Ireland, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, United States, U.S, North Korea, West Bank, Hebron, Israel's

☆ Self-harm: Why it happens and how to treat it
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Editor’s Note: This story contains details of self-harm that some readers may find upsetting or triggering. She had just recently learned about self-harm after asking a friend about her many bandages and long sleeves. In 2019 there were 363,000 emergency department visits for self-harm, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Self-harm can also be a form of self-punishment among those feeling guilt or shame and thus like they deserve physical pain. You should of course use common sense and not let someone have their self-harm toolkit in their bedroom, for example, Whitlock added.

Persons: Megan, ” Megan —, —, ”, ” Megan, “, Megan’s, Janis Whitlock, Whitlock, Jeremy Jamieson, There’s, Vibh Forsythe Cox, Marsha M, Linehan, Cox, ” Whitlock, DBT, suicidality, don’t, ‘, ’ ” Whitlock, Whitlock doesn’t, Michele Berk, Benjamin Veness, Berk, ” “, Matt Villano Organizations: International Association for Suicide Prevention, Befrienders, CNN, Houston, Cornell Research, Cornell University, US Centers for Disease Control, University of Rochester, University of Washington, JED, Parents, Stanford University in Locations: New York, Seattle, Boston, Norway, Stanford University in California, Las Vegas, California

☆ Former Donald Trump Administration Officials Call Him a ‘Liar’ and ‘Fascist’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Michael D. Shear | June Kim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

Once Top Advisers to Trump, They Now Call Him ‘Liar,’ ‘Fascist’ and ‘Unfit’ Many of those who served in former President Donald J. Trump’s administration — especially his generals, ambassadors and other national security officials — have since turned on Mr. Trump. Mr. Trump and those around him rejected the criticism as little more than sour grapes. Mr. Pence ran against Mr. Trump and refused to endorse him. director , said when asked if Mr. Trump would be sentenced to jail time after being convicted of falsifying business records. People who once worked for Mr. Trump at the highest levels now describe him as unintelligent, chaotic, a danger to American democracy and more.

Persons: ’, Donald J, —, Trump, “, Mark Milley, John Kelly, John, Nikki Haley U.N, Rex Tillerson, Mike Pompeo, Trump’s, Bob Woodward, Mr, Woodward, Milley, Kelly, Milley denigrating, Mike Pence, Pence, Kamala Harris, Harris, ’ ” John Kelly, “ Donald Trump, ” James Mattis, ” John, Ill, “ Trump, H.R, ” James Comey F.B.I, ” Rex Tillerson, ” John Kelly White, ” Richard Spencer, it’s, ” Nikki Haley U.N, baselessly, ” Tom, I’ve, ”, Mark Organizations: Trump, ’, Mr, Chiefs, John Bolton, Marine Corps, ” John Bolton, McMaster National, United, ” John Kelly White House, Republican, Capitol Locations: United States, ”, American

☆ Behind the curtain on Democrats’ unprecedented digital advertising campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( David Wright | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

CNN —Democrats are mounting an unprecedented digital advertising campaign in the closing weeks of the presidential race, pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into a targeted effort that the party hopes will tip the balance in one of the closest elections in US history. The effort is being steered by Future Forward PAC, or FF PAC, the largest single-candidate super PAC in the 2024 election. The 2024 election is poised to break the record set by the 2020 election and see $10.2 billion worth of campaign advertising, according to the ad tracking firm AdImpact. The ad laboratoryWith its massive war chest, FF PAC has faced the challenge of effectively and efficiently distributing its resources. FF PAC has not engaged in a comparable turnout effort, leaving that traditional campaign activity to the cash-flush Harris operation.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump’s, Harris, ’, Joe Biden’s, Trump, Michael Bloomberg, Dustin Moskovitz, Reid Hoffman, –, John Kelly, “, ”, Ian Sams, Roe, Wade, ” Margit Westerman, we’ve, Peacock, Elon Musk, Harris ’ Organizations: CNN, Future Forward PAC, FF PAC, PAC, FF, Super, Democratic Party’s, Citizens United, Commission, Biden, Trump, Democratic, New York, Facebook, LinkedIn, Bloomberg, New York Times, PAC’s, YouTube, Olympics, Hulu, Univision, Warner Bros, GOP countereffort FF, Republican, Google, Harris, Republicans, Preserve, America PAC, Restoration PAC, America PAC –, MAGA Inc, GOP, Inc, Elon, FF PAC’s, Department of Justice Locations: Pennsylvania, Michigan , Wisconsin , Arizona , Nevada , North Carolina, Georgia, AdImpact, Preserve America, Philadelphia

☆ American Battleground: How ‘brat summer’ set up Kamala Harris’ remarkable run
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Tom Foreman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

Chief among them, the person the outgoing president tapped to replace him on the ticket, Vice President Kamala Harris. “People understood that if you didn’t choose Kamala Harris, you’d have a big problem with your base voters,” Etienne says. He’s had plenty of women who worked for him over the years, but there was no one who looked like Kamala Harris and there was no one in a position of authority. Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Elijah Nouvelage/AFP/Getty ImagesComing Thursday: How cat people are still haunting Trump’s campaign

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Read, ” Joe Biden, CNN’s MJ Lee, Nancy Pelosi, Biden, Lee, “, ”, Pelosi, “ America’s, Evan Vucci, Trump’s, Team Trump, “ Trump, unpleasantly, Tim Alberta, NPR’s Michel Martin, Kamala Harris, “ Joe Biden’s, California’s Gavin Newsom, Michigan’s Gretchen Whitmer, J.B, Pritzker, Kentucky’s Andy Beshear, Maryland’s Wes Moore, Pennsylvania’s Josh Shapiro, Sens, Amy Klobuchar, Joe Manchin, Pete Buttigieg, Harris, ” Lee, Ashley Etienne, Barack Obama, you’d, ” Etienne, Trump, Harris ’, ‘, “ Kamala, I’ve, Ron Bieber, cheaters, Donald Trump’s, “ We’re, Kevin Mohatt, CNN’s Kristen Holmes, CNN’s Phil Mattingly, Van Jones, he’s, Rachel Scott, Vincent Alban, Obama, Hillary Clinton, Lyin, Kamala ”, Etienne, Treene, Jeff Zeleny, detests Biden, viscerally detests, He’s, Tim Walz, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Walz, ” Vance, Vance, Brendan Smialowski, CNN’s Edward, Isaac Dovere, Beyoncé’s, Roe, Wade, smirking, Elijah Nouvelage Organizations: CNN, Guardian, White, Republican National Convention, Team, Trump, Governors, Democratic National Convention, Naval, Democratic Party, Harris, Biden, Democratic, AFL, National Association of Black Journalists, ABC, Howard University, Minnesota Gov, Marine, Army National Guard, United States Marine Corps, Ohio Republican, Arlington National Cemetery, Pentagon, Getty, Republicans, “, Fox News, ABC News Locations: Wilmington, Delaware, Atlantic, Michigan’s Gretchen Whitmer , Illinois, Minnesota, West Virginia, Michigan, Wisconsin, West Allis , Wisconsin, Trump, Jamaica, India, United States, Iraq, United States of America, Afghanistan, Philadelphia, AFP, Roe, Alabama, Atlanta

Ahead of Donald Trump’s Tuesday appearance in the heavily Latino city of Allentown, Pennsylvania, a comedian’s racist joke about Puerto Ricans at the former president’s Madison Square Garden rally drew fresh blowback. “However, the other five million who live in the United States, whom they also labeled as trash, can vote.”One of those five million Puerto Rican voters is Allentown resident Efraín Dávila. Hinchcliffe made his racist jokes in an election cycle in which Republicans have said they are messaging to Latinos as Americans. But the comedian at his rally attacked Puerto Ricans, who are American citizens at birth, not immigrants, said Mike Madrid, a Republican consultant who opposes Trump. Madrid added that it is more difficult to waive off the comedian’s racist jokes, because they did not come from Trump.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Kamala Harris, “ Trump, “, Efraín, Trump, he’s, MAGA, Bad Bunny, Oscar, Benicio Del, Puerto Rico, Hinchcliffe, Democratic pollster Carlos Odio, ” Odio, ” Rafaela Gomez, Gomez, she’s, ” Gomez, “ didn’t, ”, Biden, Harris, Mike Madrid, JLo, Marc Anthony, Geraldo Rivera, Trump “, Donald Trump, ” Frankie Miranda, Hurricane Maria, Miranda, Gardner Mojica, “ Hamilton, Lin Manuel, Nicole Acevedo, Suzanne Gamboa, George Solis Organizations: Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rico’s, El Nuevo Día, New, of America, Puerto Rican, Allentown, Efraín Dávila, NBC News, ” Puerto, Republicans, Trump, Americans, Democratic, Pennsylvania, Puerto, Hispanic, Arizona, Republican, Hispanic Federation, Hurricane Locations: Allentown , Pennsylvania, Madison, Puerto, El Nuevo, Puerto Rico, United States, ”, ” Puerto Rican, Benicio Del Toro, Puerto Rican, Drexel Hill , Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Mexico, Madrid, ” Madrid, Hurricane, Allentown, Philadelphia, New York, San Antonio

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

☆ Hotels are leaning into their spookier sides to sell ‘rooms with a boo’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Blane Bachelor | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Perhaps unsurprisingly, more and more hotels are happy to show off their spookier side as a result. “They ditched the [premise of], ‘Oh, people may be scared,’ and said, ‘Wow, people will come and I can market it, so we’re a haunted hotel,’” said Melchiorri. The inspiration for Stephen King’s novel-turned-film “The Shining,” the 420-room grande dame, whose imposing facade is nearly as dramatic as its Rocky Mountains backdrop, is arguably the world’s most famous haunted hotel. From a messaging and marketing perspective, hotels should share their ghost stories or spooky lore “in a way that they don’t surprise anyone,” Orr said. “My experience is, whether they will admit it or not, most hotels have something that goes bump in the night,” Hunnings said.

Persons: Brian Hunnings, you’re, “, Anthony Melchiorri, ”, Katherine Orr, Elizabeth Harlow, Stephen King's, Helen H, Richardson, ’ earshot, ’, ’ ”, Stephen King’s, Stephen King Suite, –, Steve Azar, Vincent Alban, Hunnings, ” Hunnings, ” Steven Azar, Gifford, Azar, Don’t, ” Azar, Kumar Sriskandan, ” Orr, chambermaid Sallie White, Orr Organizations: CNN, Red Cliffs, CNN Travel, Hotels of America, Hospitality, Hyatt, Marriott, Denver Post, National Retail Federation, Stanley Film Center, Boston Globe, Cliffs, of Film, Western Heritage, “ Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, Alamo Locations: Red, Moab , Utah, Colorado, Estes Park , Colorado, Gifford, Provincetown, Moab, Provincetown , Massachusetts, San Antonio , Texas

☆ Meet the 20-year-old Democrat running a multimillion-dollar PAC targeting Gen Z
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Seitz-Wald-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alex Seitz-Wald | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

“You need real young people,” said Austin, the founder of ForwardBlue. He says he’s devoted as much time as possible to politics since then, postponing college and deprioritizing typical adolescent activities. “I spent every minute I could after school volunteering for my state party, building websites for Democrats, doing whatever I could,” he said. What sets the group apart from other Democratic groups trying to reach young people is not just its message, Austin said, but how it delivers it. “The rent is too damn high,” Austin said, referring to a political moment that went viral when he was in first grade.

Persons: David Austin, ”, Austin, ” Austin, Donald Trump’s, he’s, “, they’re, Sen, John Fetterman, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, can’t Organizations: Gen, Pennsylvania Democrat Locations: mom’s, Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland , Montana , Ohio, Wisconsin

Harris will call on Americans to “turn the page” on the Trump era and present herself as a pragmatist who will put results over party, according to a senior Harris campaign official who requested anonymity. Her campaign aims to invoke Jan. 6 as a way to remind those voters what they don’t like about Trump. President Donald Trump arrives to speak to supporters from the Ellipse near the White House on Jan. 6, 2021. Highlighting Kelly’s remarks about Trump’s authoritarian inclinations helped Harris among those crucial voters, the firm said in a memo, but by less than the economic-focused pitches. Her campaign hopes it will be seen as a hopeful and optimistic address with imagery of the White House behind her.

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☆ North Carolina appeals court rejects RNC request to set aside ballots from overseas voters who never lived in state
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The North Carolina Court of Appeals on Tuesday unanimously rejected a Republican bid to have election officials segregate overseas ballots cast by people who have never resided in the state for additional checks of the voters’ eligibility. The court’s decision is the latest blow to Republican efforts to attack overseas ballots in critical battleground states. Earlier Tuesday, a federal judge in Pennsylvania dismissed a challenge to the vetting procedures for overseas ballots in that state. And last week, a state judge in Michigan sided against the GOP in a case targeting ballots cast by people who had never lived there but were eligible to vote in the state because of familial ties to it. Though North Carolina’s policy of accepting ballots from overseas voters has been on the books for several years, starting in 2016, civilian voters abroad began outnumbering the military vote overseas – which itself is not as conservative as it once was.

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