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Obamas and Clintons to hit the campaign trail for Harris in the final stretch
Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama will follow their DNC appearance with campaign stops for Kamala Harris' campaign. WASHINGTON — Former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, along with former first lady Michelle Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, are preparing to lend their political star power to Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign in the final stretch... Read more
Harris rides post-debate momentum into North Carolina with raucous rallies and large crowds
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Riding high on momentum two days after the presidential debate, Vice President Kamala Harris was greeted by a deafening crowd here Thursday, eager to see the Democratic nominee push to the next phase of her campaign. Harris told supporters it was time to turn the page from Donald Trump while again challenging the former president to a second debate, which she... Read more
Harris weaves her life story into a vision for America as she accepts Democratic nomination
Amid a cacophony of cheering Democrats and a canopy of red, white and blue balloons, Vice President Kamala Harris made history. The first woman elected vice president of the United States officially became the first Black and South Asian woman named a major-party presidential nominee, lifting Democrats’ hopes of defeating former President Donald Trump and keeping the White House for another... Read more
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WATCH | Kelvin Harrison Jr On The Viral ‘I Always Wanted A Brother’ Song
05-16-2025
In Mufasa: The Lion King, Kelvin Harrison Jr. brings unexpected depth and vulnerability to Taka—the young lion who will one day become the infamous Scar. The post WATCH | Kelvin Harrison Jr On The Viral ‘I Always Wanted A Brother’ Song...
Read moreWATCH | How Kelvin Harrison Jr Celebrated Landing The Role Of Taka
05-16-2025
In Mufasa: The Lion King, Kelvin Harrison Jr. brings unexpected depth and vulnerability to Taka—the young lion who will one day become the infamous Scar. The post WATCH | How Kelvin Harrison Jr Celebrated Landing The Role Of Taka appeared first...
Read moreWATCH | Kelvin Harrison Jr On Global Success Of Mufasa: Lion King
05-16-2025
In Mufasa: The Lion King, Kelvin Harrison Jr. brings unexpected depth and vulnerability to Taka—the young lion who will one day become the infamous Scar. The post WATCH | Kelvin Harrison Jr On Global Success Of Mufasa: Lion King appeared first...
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49ers agree to terms with free agent K Greg Joseph
05-16-2025
The 49ers said they would bring in competition for their kicking job, and they have.Agent Brett Tessler announced that free agent kicker Greg Joseph has agreed to terms with San Francisco on a one-year deal.The 49ers made Jake Moody a...
Read moreFree agent S Jamal Adams hoping to return to Jets, finish things the ‘right way’
05-16-2025
The Jets selected Jamal Adams with the sixth overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, and the LSU product took the league by storm -- cracking the Pro Bowl and landing All-Pro honors during each of his first two seasons. Things...
Read moreBrock Purdy reportedly agrees to $265m extension with San Francisco 49ers
05-16-2025
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy, left, throws under pressure from Detroit Lions defensive tackle Chris Smith in the fourth quarter of a 2024 game at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.Photograph: Terry Schmitt/UPI/REX/ShutterstockThe San Francisco 49ers and quarterback Brock...
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A Texas suburb that saw its population jump by a third is the fastest-growing city…
05-16-2025
The fastest-growing city in the U.S. last year was a Dallas suburb that saw its population jump by nearly a third
Read moreSchool newspapers thousands of miles apart team up to heal from wildfires
05-16-2025
After a wildfire decimated a California high school’s newsroom, one of the first offers of help that its journalism adviser received came from the other...
Read moreBoard stops California toxic waste regulators from weakening a hazardous waste rule
05-16-2025
The board that oversees California’s toxic substances agency unanimously voted Thursday to remove a controversial proposal that would have weakened a state hazardous waste disposal...
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National Debt Tracker: American taxpayers (you) are now on the hook for $36,216,429,412,019.81 as of…
05-16-2025
The U.S. national debt is climbing at a rapid pace, on track to double over the next three decades amid a rush of spending by...
Read moreMoody's downgrades US credit rating over rising debt
05-16-2025
Moody's Ratings downgraded the U.S. credit rating by one notch, from a pristine Aaa to Aa1, citing persistent and rising government debt as causing the...
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Trump rails against Supreme Court over blocking of deportation flights
05-16-2025
President Trump blasted the Supreme Court over its ruling temporarily blocking expedited deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members.
Read moreGOP seeks to bar James Comey from federal positions
05-16-2025
The House Republican Study Committee has proposed a resolution to block former FBI director James Comey from ever holding a federal role again, following his controversial Instagram post that was interpreted as a call to assassinate President Trump.
Read moreMoody’s downgrades US credit rating
05-16-2025
The Moody’s ratings agency downgraded U.S. creditworthiness Friday from the triple-A category to double-A, as Republicans work to pass a massive bill to cut taxes and spending that would add nearly $4 trillion to the federal deficit. Moody’s dropped the...
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