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JD Vance says Trump would veto a national abortion ban
Ohio Sen. JD Vance, former President Donald Trump’s running mate, on Saturday said Trump would veto a federal abortion ban if a bill were to be passed by Congress.
2 min read - USNBC News
Tennessee man charged with making threats against Biden, Harris and Obama
A 37-year-old Tennessee man was charged over alleged social media threats against President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Barack Obama, according to a press release from the Department of Justice.
1 min read - BusinessThe New York Times
Can High Prices and Health Scares Keep Americans From Their Deli Meat?
It’s been a roller coaster of a month for lunch meat. In late July, just as parents were starting to decide what to pack in school lunches, Boar’s Head recalled more than 7 million pounds of ham, salami and other products after its liverwurst was linked to a deadly listeria outbreak. That’s enough cold cuts to fill 161 semi trucks. Recently, lunch meat became a political prop when it made a cameo appearance on a table of groceries laid out alongside Donald Trump as he delivered a speech complain
6 min read - USThe Guardian
‘Legislators don’t see me as human’: Missouri trans youth fight to survive anti-LGBTQ+ bills
GOP lawmakers have made the state hostile for trans youth. These teens and their parents vow to ‘assert themselves’
13 min read - PoliticsNBC News
RFK Jr. joins Trump onstage at Arizona rally hours after endorsing him
Donald Trump welcomed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. onstage during his rally in Arizona on Friday night, saying the independent ran an "extraordinary campaign" hours after Kennedy endorsed the former president.
3 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Mexico's governing coalition gets 73% of seats in Congress after winning just 60% of votes
Mexico’s electoral institute voted Friday to give the governing Morena party and its allies about 73% of seats in the lower house of Congress, though the coalition won less than 60% of the votes in the June 2 elections. The ruling, which can be challenged in court, would give the governing coalition the two-thirds majority it needs for the Chamber of Deputies to approve changes in Mexico's constitution. If the ruling stands, Morena and it allies would have about 364 seats in the 500-seat body.
3 min read - PoliticsPolitico
Iranian hackers targeted WhatsApp accounts of staff in Biden, Trump administrations, Meta says
The FBI this week said a hack by Iran of the Trump campaign and an attempted breach of the Biden-Harris campaign was part of a broader Iranian effort to interfere with the U.S. presidential election.
2 min read - PoliticsNBC News
Members of the Kennedy family denounce RFK Jr.'s decision to endorse Trump
WASHINGTON — Multiple members of the Kennedy family denounced Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to endorse former President Donald Trump, calling the move a "betrayal."
2 min read - WorldNBC News
Iranian hackers used WhatsApp to go after Trump and Biden officials, according to Meta
The Iranian hacker group accused of targeting presidential campaigns also sent WhatsApp messages trying to trick members of the Biden and Trump administrations.
3 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Iranian hackers targeted WhatsApp accounts of staffers in Biden, Trump administrations, Meta says
The same Iranian hacking group believed to have targeted both the Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns tried to go after the WhatsApp accounts of staffers in the administrations of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, Meta Platforms said Friday. Meta said it discovered the network of hackers, who posed as tech support agents for companies including AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo and Google, after individuals who received the suspicious WhatsApp messages reported them. Meta
2 min read - USAssociated Press
The EPA can't use Civil Rights Act to fight environmental injustice in Louisiana, judge rules
A federal judge has weakened the Biden administration’s effort to use a historic civil rights law to fight industrial pollution alleged to have taken a heavier toll on minority communities in Louisiana. U.S. District Judge James David Cain of Lake Charles handed down the ruling Thursday, permanently blocking the Environmental Protection Agency from imposing what are known as “disparate impact” requirements on the state. The EPA under President Joe Biden, however, tried to use it more aggressiv
2 min read - USCBS News
Pittsburgh Secret Service agents on leave after Trump assassination attempt
The Secret Service has placed multiple agents on leave after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Butler.
2 min read - PoliticsReuters
US appeals court scraps Biden tipped wages rule
A U.S. appeals court on Friday struck down a rule adopted by President Joe Biden's administration designed to raise pay for tipped workers, citing a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that curtailed federal agencies' ability to issue regulations. A three-judge panel of the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided unanimously with two restaurant industry trade groups in finding that the U.S. Department of Labor's 2021 rule was contrary to federal labor law. The Labor Department h
2 min read - PoliticsNBC News
RFK Jr. as Trump’s health secretary? Here’s what he wants to do
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist, appears to be angling for a role in Donald Trump's cabinet, potentially as secretary of health and human services.
5 min read - USPolitico
Texas, other GOP-led states sue over program to give immigrant spouses of US citizens legal status
The program was launched by President Joe Biden in June.
5 min read - PoliticsBusiness Insider
Every Kennedy family member that opposes RFK Jr.'s presidential campaign
Several have said Kennedy's long shot campaign will hurt President Joe Biden's reelection chances against Donald Trump.
9 min read - PoliticsThe Guardian
RFK Jr voters on ‘frustrating’ suspension of campaign: ‘He’s playing politics’
Kennedy supporters bitterly disappointed as independent props up two-party system by endorsing Donald Trump
6 min read - USAssociated Press
Erica Lee Carter, daughter of the late US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, will seek to finish her term
The daughter of the late U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who died last month after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, will seek to finish her mother’s term in office. Erica Lee Carter submitted paperwork by Thursday’s deadline to be a candidate in a special election in which voters will choose who will complete Jackson Lee’s two-year term representing the Houston congressional district. Carter, like her mother, is running as a Democrat.
1 min read - WorldAssociated Press
White House insists it is making progress on Gaza cease-fire as talks continue over the weekend
The White House said Friday that cease-fire talks in Cairo have been constructive and will continue over the weekend as the U.S. and Mideast allies continue to press Israel and Hamas to forge an agreement. CIA Director William Burns and Brett McGurk, a senior adviser on the Middle East to President Joe Biden, are leading the U.S. side of negotiations that began on Thursday amid major differences between Israel and Hamas over Israel’s insistence that it maintain forces in two strategic corridors
5 min read - USAssociated Press
Texas chief who called Uvalde response 'abject failure' but defended his state police is retiring
Texas' state police chief who came under scrutiny over the hesitant response to the Robb Elementary school shooting in 2022 and has overseen Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's aggressive efforts to stop migrant crossings on the U.S.-Mexico border said Friday he will retire at the end of the year. Col. Steve McCraw has been the director of the Texas Department of Public Safety since 2009. McCraw did not elaborate during his remarks on the decision to step down.
3 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Biden promised to clean up heavily polluted communities. Here is how advocates say he did
After World War II, Black people in Houston found the rare chance to buy a nice home in the new community of Pleasantville, Texas. Just days after taking office in 2021, the Biden administration made huge promises to heavily polluted Black, Latino, Indigenous and lower income areas like this, known as environmental justice communities. To evaluate how well Biden and his departments delivered on these promises, The Associated Press spoke to some 30 environmental justice groups around the countr
4 min read - USAssociated Press
After millions lose access to internet subsidy, FCC moves to fill connectivity gaps
The Biden administration is moving to blunt the loss of an expired broadband subsidy program that helped more than 23 million families afford internet access by using money from an existing program that helps libraries and schools provide WiFi hotspots to students and patrons. Jessica Rosenworcel, chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission, told The Associated Press last week that the agency had voted in July to “modernize” a federal program known as E-Rate to fill at least some of the
5 min read - USAssociated Press
Kansas judge throws out machine gun possession charge, cites Second Amendment
A federal judge in Kansas has tossed out a machine gun possession charge and questioned if bans on the weapons violate the Second Amendment. If upheld on appeal, the ruling by U.S. District Judge John W. Broomes in Wichita could have a sweeping impact on the regulation of machine guns, including homemade automatic weapons that many police and prosecutors blame for fueling gun violence. Broomes, an appointee of President Donald Trump, on Wednesday dismissed two machine gun possession counts aga
3 min read - PoliticsHuffPost
Exclusive: Joe Biden Appoints Hawkish Official To Lead Israel Policy At State Department
Former State Department official Annelle Sheline said Biden's pick would "provide unconditional material support for Israel's genocidal campaign against civilians in Gaza."
3 min read - USPolitico
Hochul balks at Pelosi criticism over 2022 House losses
“No governor in the history of the state of New York has worked harder to elect members of Congress than I have,” the New York governor said.
2 min read - USThe New York Times
Fundraiser for Jan. 6 Defendants Will Be Held at Trump’s Golf Club
A nonprofit organization that supports people charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol is set to hold a legal fundraiser for the rioters next month at former President Donald Trump’s private golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey. The event — billed as the J6 Awards Gala and hosted by the Stand in the Gap Foundation — is scheduled to take place at the golf club on Sept. 5, according to an online announcement, with tickets costing up to $50,000 for a table for 12. The
3 min read - PoliticsThe New York Times
Democrats Taste Victory in November. But Are They Too Confident?
CHICAGO — Democrats were giddy. After months of hand-wringing and pessimism before President Joe Biden stepped aside, they were finally excited again. Among the delegates inside the United Center, there was one overriding thought. We can’t lose. Sign up for The Morning newsletter from the New York Times “She’s going to win in a landslide,” said Aleksy Federov, 36, a delegate from Washington state who recently became a citizen. Wearing a white blinking cowboy hat, Federov cited the “energy in the
5 min read - PoliticsThe New York Times
5 Takeaways From the Democratic Convention
CHICAGO — A month and a day after Democrats made a change, Kamala Harris has the party faithful believing. The vice president’s speech on Thursday capped an ebullient four-day convention in Chicago that showcased the party’s reinvigorated chances against Donald Trump in the wake of President Joe Biden’s decision to step aside. Before a convention hall packed with supporters in symbolic suffragette white, Harris became the second woman to formally accept the Democratic Party’s nomination as she t
7 min read - PoliticsHuffPost
'Trump Is An Unserious Man': Kamala Harris Lays Out What's At Stake In 2024 Race
"The consequences of putting Donald Trump back in the White House are extremely serious," the vice president said.
2 min read - USAssociated Press
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Oklahoma's state primary runoff elections
Three Republican Oklahoma state lawmakers will go before voters for the second time in about two months in runoff elections on Tuesday. In Senate District 3, state Sen. Blake “Cowboy” Stephens faces a challenge from physician Julie McIntosh in his bid for a second term. McIntosh, a former county health department official, has endorsements from Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, U.S. Rep. Josh Brecheen (listed as “John Brecheen" on McIntosh's campaign website) and Carolyn Coburn, the widow of former
6 min read - SportsYahoo Sports
The 49ers' wild play to end their preseason against the Raiders has to be seen to be believed
There were only three seconds left in Friday night's preseason finale between San Francisco and Las Vegas, but the 49ers weren't ready to go home just yet.
1 min read - SportsYahoo Sports
Little League World Series: Florida, Chinese Taipei will face off in Sunday's Little League World Series Final
Chinese Taipei got a dominant 4-1 win over Venezuela while Florida beat Texas in a 10-7 thriller; the two will now face off for the Little League title.
5 min read - USYahoo Sports
Commanders take down Sean Taylor memorial after criticism, working on replacement statue
The Commanders' first memorial for Sean Taylor, which looked similar to a department store mannequin, drew harsh criticism when it was first unveiled in 2022.
2 min read - PoliticsYahoo Finance
Harris has little to say about oil and gas these days. Experts explain why.
Kamala Harris has been quiet about the oil and gas industries on the campaign trail. That's intentional, say industry watchers.
4 min read - StyleYahoo Life Shopping
Women 50+ love these stylish, forgiving jeans — now on sale, starting at $18
Lee, Gloria Vanderbilt and more: Here's the skinny on these denim delights.
3 min read - BusinessYahoo Personal Finance
Mortgage and refinance rates today, August 24, 2024: Rates are unsteady after Fed comments
These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. After Fed board members' comments yesterday, some rates are up while others are down. Lock in your rate today.
6 min read - PoliticsYahoo Finance
What the 2024 campaign means for your wallet: The Yahoo Finance guide to the presidential election
A guide to how the two presidential candidates might affect the financial issues that matter most to voters in 2024.
2 min read - LifestyleYahoo Canada Style
What are the biggest carry-on packing mistakes? We asked a flight attendant
Looking for expert tips on what to pack and what to leave at home? We asked flight attendant Nicole Noseworthy for her packing tips.
4 min read - SportsYahoo Sports
Minnesota Lynx retire former star Maya Moore's jersey in emotional ceremony after win over Caitlin Clark, Fever
Caitlin Clark, who was surprised by Maya Moore last season while playing with the Hawkeyes, was at the Target Center to watch the retirement ceremony on Saturday night.
5 min read - CelebrityYahoo Celebrity
After whirlwind rise to fame, Chappell Roan doubles down on 'predatory behavior' from fans
Chappell Roan is separating her work life from her personal life, and wants fans to respect her boundaries.
6 min read - StyleYahoo Life Shopping
These seamless panties that 'fit like a dream' are $17 for a 6-pack
You'll also love the soft fabric and low-cut waist that make these feel like a second skin.
4 min read - HealthYahoo Life
Dr. Fauci was reportedly hospitalized with West Nile virus. What to know about the mosquito-borne illness — and how to protect yourself.
Dr. Fauci is expected to make a full recovery after six days in the hospital.
3 min read - ScienceTechCrunch
Starliner will return to Earth uncrewed, astronauts staying on ISS until February
Boeing’s Starliner mission is coming back to Earth — empty. After months of data analysis and internal deliberation, NASA leadership announced today that Starliner will be coming back to Earth in September, without a crew. Meanwhile, astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams will remain on-board the International Space Station until February 2025, when they will return on SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft as part of the Crew-9 mission.
2 min read - LifestyleYahoo Life Shopping
Ina Garten keeps this plastic wrap dispenser on her counter, and it's genius
The Barefoot Contessa 'absolutely loves' that it prevents her from 'fighting with that box' — the bane of every cook's existence.
4 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Nvidia earnings 'absolutely key to the AI infrastructure trade'
Why Nvidia’s results will be a “key” test for the AI trade.
2 min read - USYahoo Sports
Police arrest man after he allegedly stole sword, bullhorn from Rick Pitino's St. John's office
Rick Pitino will enter his second season with the Red Storm this fall.
1 min read - SportsYahoo Sports
FCS program Montana State beats New Mexico, rallying from 17-point deficit for 35–31 win
Montana State is an FCS program, but went to New Mexico and defeated the FBS opponent, 35–31, in Week 0.
2 min read - WorldTechCrunch
Telegram founder Pavel Durov reportedly arrested in France
Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of messaging app Telegram, was arrested on Saturday evening while leaving his private jet at France’s Bourget airport, according to French television network TF1. Reports of Durov's arrest sparked widespread discussion and speculation on social media, including on Telegram itself, although it seems to be largely based on the same handful of reports in French media. Neither Telegram nor a spokesperson for France’s national anti-fraud office ONAF immediately responde
1 min read - BusinessEngadget
Threads is testing disappearing posts that expire after 24 hours
Threads is testing the option for users to put a 24-hour expiration timer on their posts, after which the post and all replies would disappear, Stories-style. A spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch that the feature is being tested.
1 min read - LifestyleAutoblog
How to clean an engine air filter
Engine air filters are crucial to keeping your car running at its best. With this guide you can learn to clean and maintain your air filter yourself.
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