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19.10.2024

The Day of Battleground Gambits

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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 19.10.2024.

It displays 153 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

19.10.2024The Day of Battleground Gambits

Vice President Harris and former President Trump campaigned in Michigan, highlighting the state's importance in the upcoming election. Both sought to appeal to Arab American voters, reflecting the tight race in battleground states. Obama joined the campaign trail, using mockery to question Trump's competence. The killing of Hamas leader Sinwar dominated international news, with details of his final moments emerging. Netanyahu faced a drone strike at his home, attributed to Iran-backed proxies. The incident underscored ongoing tensions in the region. Polls indicated a potentially close election, with strategists drawing comparisons to the 2000 Bush v. Gore contest. Boeing's union workers reached a tentative agreement, potentially ending a monthlong strike. The day's events underscored the high stakes and volatility of both domestic politics and international affairs.

19.10.2024
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CNN

‘We have paid the price’

This gecko-inspired robot amputates its own limbs to survive
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CNN

How Israeli soldiers stumbled upon Israel's most wanted man

This gecko-inspired robot amputates its own limbs to survive
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Yahoo! News

Trump scraps appearances due to 'scheduling conflicts' — then goes on Fox News

Among the appearances Donald Trump scrapped were interviews with NBC and CNBC's Squawk Box and a sit-down with the Shade Room.
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Vice President Harris next week will campaign across the "blue wall" states of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, where she will be joined by former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) for a series of events targeting suburban voters. A senior Harris campaign official said the vice president and Cheney will take part in conversations in the suburbs...
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05:06Michigan Showdown: Harris and Trump Face Off

The newspapers report on the ongoing presidential campaign in Michigan, where Harris and Trump held competing rallies (CNN, NPR, The Hill). The killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza continues to be analyzed, with details of his final moments emerging (NYTimes, Wall Street Journal). Meanwhile, concerns about political violence ahead of the election are rising, with judges expressing worries about potential unrest (AP News).
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Former President Trump is enjoying a small but measurable shot of momentum as the race for the White House enters its closing stretch. Polls have been edging in Trump’s direction since Vice President Harris hit her two high points — around the Democratic National Convention in late August and following her first and only debate with...
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Yahoo! News

Harris and Trump campaign for undecided voters in razor-tight Michigan

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump collided Friday in Michigan as they wage a tight battle for its 15 Electoral College votes.
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08:25Drone Targets Netanyahu's Home as US Election Heats Up

The newspapers report on a drone strike launched at Netanyahu's home in Israel, with no injuries reported (CBS, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post). The presidential race remains tight, with Trump and Harris campaigning in Michigan (Yahoo, USA Today). GOP ads focusing on transgender rights are dominating airwaves (NPR), while polls show a slight edge for Trump in swing states (The Hill).
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The Tesla and X mogul has long dreamed of redesigning the world in his own extreme image. Trump may be his Trojan horse.
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The response to recent protest movements in Britain, from climate justice to Palestine, repeats a familiar story. The British power elite has always vilified protesters and targeted them with bogus prosecutions in a bid to frighten them off the streets.
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Former President Obama took a swipe at former President Trump's competence Friday, mocking the GOP nominee for his recent rhetoric. “He called himself ‘the father IVF,'” Obama said during a rally in battleground Arizona. “I do not know what that means. You do not either. He said January 6th was ‘a day of love.’ You...
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On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow discussed the Al Smith dinner earlier this week and stated that 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris “really can’t shoot straight right now and her running mate can’t even load his own gun.”
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Former President Trump weighed in on Israel’s killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar earlier this week, saying “that's sometimes what happens.”  “My reaction is, he was not a good person,” Trump said Friday while visiting battleground Michigan, according to a video shared by an ABC News reporter on social platform X. “That's my reaction. That's sometimes...
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Democratic strategist David Axelrod said he would be a "fool" to try to predict the outcome of the 2024 election, arguing that the polling margins he's seen are "way too close to call." "I'd be a fool to answer that question because you're talking about margins we have never seen before in polling," Axelrod, who...
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10:17Musk's Trump Endorsement Shakes Campaign Trail

The newspapers report on the ongoing presidential campaign, with Trump and Harris competing in Michigan (Yahoo, USA Today). A drone strike on Netanyahu's home in Israel is discussed (CBS, Washington Post). GOP ads focusing on transgender rights dominate airwaves (NPR), while polls show a tight race (The Hill). Elon Musk's endorsement of Trump raises concerns among Democrats (NY Post, The Atlantic).
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More than half of Republican voters in a new survey said they are worried poll workers could tamper with ballots during the 2024 election, now less than three weeks away. The poll, released Friday by YouGov, found that 55 percent of likely Republican voters think it’s “very or somewhat likely” that election workers will try...
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The big energy firms have largely stopped denying the scientific consensus about climate change. But behind their rhetoric about “net zero emissions,” there’s an unflinching determination to keep profiting from oil and gas, whatever the cost.
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The Supreme Court has overturned a decision of the Fifth Circuit that barred a lawsuit by Priscilla Villarreal, known as La Gordiloca, who was arrested for seeking and publishing nonpublic information from police on Facebook, in a victory for citizen journalists.
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Billionaire investor Mark Cuban likened former President Trump's campaign rhetoric to a new season of "The Sopranos" in an interview Friday. Cuban, who rallied with Vice President Harris earlier in the day, appeared on "Real Time with Bill Maher" Friday evening alongside MSNBC's Joe Scarborough. The panelists were discussing Trump's recent threats to use the...
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Yahoo! News

Anxiety runs high as pollsters say 2024 race is the closest they've ever seen

The race has been remarkable for the "insane stability of polls," said one pollster, who noted that the data "just doesn't seem to budge."
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A tentative agreement has been reached between Boeing and the roughly 33,000 machinists that went on strike last month, the union announced Saturday. "We are finalizing the strike settlement agreement, which will be completed soon, along with additional contract details to provide you with a clear understanding of the offer," the International Association of Machinists...
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12:25Drone Targets Netanyahu's Home as US Election Tightens

The newspapers report on a drone strike targeting Netanyahu's home in Israel, with no injuries reported (CBS, Wall Street Journal, NY Post). The 2024 US presidential race remains extremely close, with pollsters describing it as potentially the tightest since Bush v. Gore (NBC News, Yahoo). Trump's campaign promises deportations using the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 (NPR), while Harris continues her media blitz (Slate).
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A recent drone strike targeting the home of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sending "a signal" that Iran-backed militant groups are not "incapacitated," despite losing senior leadership in recent weeks, according to a Middle East expert. Daniel Levy, the president of the U.S./Middle East Project, in an interview with NewsNation Saturay, said he did...
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Yahoo! News

Boeing makes new offer to machinists's union in hopes of ending monthlong strike

The union will vote Wednesday to ratify the contract, which includes bigger raises but omits a key demand of the 33,000 striking workers.
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Yahoo! News

Boeing offers 35% pay hike over 4 years to end monthlong strike

The union will vote Wednesday to ratify the contract, which includes bigger raises but omits a key demand of the 33,000 striking workers.
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Former President Trump quipped in a recent interview that he will "do everything" at a McDonald's during his visit to battleground Pennsylvania over the weekend. "A friend of mine owns a McDonald's someplace," Trump said Friday during his in-person interview with “Fox & Friends." "Oh, I'm going. I'm going to do everything,” he added. Trump...
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Yahoo! News

A drone targets Netanyahu's house while strikes in Gaza kill more than 50

Israel's government said a drone targeted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's house Saturday in the Mediterranean coastal town of Caesarea.
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14:25Drone Targets Netanyahu's Home as US Election Heats Up

The newspapers report on a drone attack targeting Netanyahu's home in Israel, with no injuries reported (CBS, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Yahoo). The US presidential race remains tight, with Trump and Harris campaigning in key states (The Hill, HuffPost). Former President Obama warns about an "older, loonier" Trump (HuffPost), while debates over crime statistics and their impact on the election continue (Breitbart, AP News).
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This summer, workers at Bernheimer Architecture in New York City became the first private sector architects in the US to ratify a union contract. An architect at the firm explains their road to a first collective bargaining agreement.
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Will it exploit this moment to further its military aims of eradicating Hamas? Or will it leverage Sinwar’s death as an opportunity to secure a pause in hostilities and obtain the release of the hostages?
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With just 17 days to go until Election Day, Vice President Harris and former President Trump are ramping up their campaigning in key battleground states. Tensions in the Middle East and fears of a widening conflict in the region also aren’t slowing down, even with the death of Hamas leader and Oct. 7 mastermind Yahya...
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Yahoo! News

Netanyahu says proxies of Iran tried to 'assassinate' him and his wife

Israel's government said a drone targeted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's house Saturday in the Mediterranean coastal town of Caesarea.
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Cubans experienced their second black out wave Saturday after government officials said they were working to restore electrical service to hospitals and crucial service centers after a grid failure on Friday. “At 6:15 am a new total outage occurred of the national electroenergetic system,” a post on the Cuba Electrical Union’s official Telegram channel said....
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Hurricane Oscar formed in the Caribbean on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) Miami-South Florida. NWS said Oscar is expected to move toward the Turks and Caicos Islands, southeastern Bahamas and northeastern Cuba before it turns northeast. At this time, there is no impact expected in South Florida, according to NWS.  The Bahamas...
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16:25Drone Strikes Netanyahu's Home as Campaign Trail Heats Up

The newspapers report on a drone attack targeting Netanyahu's home in Israel, with no injuries reported (CBS, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Yahoo). The US presidential race remains a focus, with Trump and Harris campaigning in key states (AP News, USA Today). Hurricane Oscar forms in the Caribbean, potentially affecting the Bahamas (The Hill).
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CNN

US intel leaked on Israel's plans to attack Iran, sources say

Striking photos show a decade of decline on the Caspian Sea
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Treehouse Foods recalled frozen waffles due to a possible listeria outbreak in a Friday release. The brand sells items in commercial stores across the United States and Canada. The company says the issue was discovered during routine testing at their manufacturing facility this week.  “Consumers should check their freezers for any of the products listed...
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Vice President Harris and her allies are making a last-ditch effort to peel off Republican support from former President Trump in the final days of the election. Harris rallied with a number of her prominent Republican supporters in battleground Pennsylvania on Thursday, telling the party’s voters “there is a place for you in this campaign.”...
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Former President Trump is campaigning in battleground Pennsylvania Saturday, as Election Day inches closer. During his visit to the "blue wall" state, the former president said he will work behind the counter at a McDonalds. Trump has blasted Vice President Harris for saying she's worked at the restaurant in the past, claiming it was a lie. According to the...
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18:57Gaza Strike Kills 73 as US Intel Leaks

The newspapers report on intensifying military operations in Gaza, with an Israeli strike killing at least 73 in the north (Washington Post). US intelligence leaks about Israel's plans to attack Iran are discussed (CNN, The Daily Wire). The presidential campaign continues, with Obama mocking Trump's competence (Boston Globe) and Pelosi commenting on Biden's re-election bid (The Hill). Netanyahu claims Iran proxies attempted to assassinate him (Yahoo).
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Yahoo! News

Hurricane Oscar forms in the Atlantic with 'unexpected' strong winds

Forecasters said Oscar's winds were much stronger than previously thought and declared the system a hurricane on Saturday.
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Former President Trump took a swipe at Mark Cuban on Saturday, calling the billionaire who has hit the campaign trail for Vice President Harris “weak and pathetic.” “Mark Cuban is a Loser. Wouldn’t take his phone calls anymore while at the White House, and he went rogue,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Saturday afternoon. “A...
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Vice President Harris was joined by singer Usher on the campaign trail in Atlanta on Saturday as she continued her swing across the battleground states nearly two weeks out from Election Day.  Usher, who spent part of his childhood in Atlanta, spoke to the crowd prior to Harris taking the stage and encouraged the audience...
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21:13Drone Targets Netanyahu as US Campaign Intensifies

The newspapers report on ongoing tensions in the Middle East, with a drone attack on Netanyahu's home (CBS, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal) and continued fighting in Gaza despite the killing of a Hamas leader (NYTimes). The US presidential race remains a focus, with Harris campaigning in Georgia (AP News, The Hill) and Trump holding rallies in swing states (Fox News, Breitbart). Hurricane Oscar forms in the Atlantic (Yahoo).
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The cast of "The West Wing" visited Wisconsin to help the Harris-Walz team promote early voting Saturday. Actors made stops in Waukesha, Milwaukee and Madison, Wisc. Actor Bradley Whitford kicked off discussions on the ground with voters alongside Martin Sheen, Dulé Hill, Mary McCormack and Richard Schiff. “Get in the game. Make a substantive contribution,”...
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Yahoo! News

At least 7 dead after ferry dock gangway collapses on island in southeast Georgia

At least 20 people were reportedly on the gangway, which connects an outer dock where people board the ferry to an onshore dock.
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Yahoo! News

At least 7 dead after ferry dock gangway collapses on Georgia's Sapelo Island

At least 20 people were reportedly on the gangway, which connects an outer dock where people board the ferry to an onshore dock.
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