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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 24.09.2024.

It displays 320 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

24.09.2024The Day Lebanon Burned

Israeli strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon dominated the news, with reports of hundreds killed and thousands fleeing their homes. The conflict escalated throughout the day, with Israel vowing to continue "striking hard." Biden addressed the UN General Assembly, emphasizing global unity amid turmoil. He also reflected on the Afghanistan withdrawal, mentioning the 13 US troops killed. In domestic news, Harris and Trump remained neck-and-neck in polls, with Harris supporting ending the filibuster to restore Roe v. Wade protections. A man was charged with attempted assassination of Trump near a Florida golf course. Tropical Storm Helene formed in the Caribbean, prompting evacuations in Florida. The FTX scandal resurfaced with Caroline Ellison's sentencing.

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01:13Lebanon Ablaze: Israel's Deadliest Strike Shakes the Region

The newspapers report on Israel's deadliest strikes in Lebanon since 2006, killing nearly 500 people (CNN, NPR, Boston Globe). This marks a significant escalation in the conflict with Hezbollah. In US politics, Trump leads Harris in key battleground states (Yahoo, Breitbart), while Biden faces challenges in Middle East diplomacy (NYTimes). TikTok removes Russian-linked accounts ahead of the 2024 election (The Hill).
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China’s central bank announced an unusually broad package that signals growing unease in Beijing after a run of downbeat numbers on jobs, spending and inflation.
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05:30Lebanon Ablaze: Israel's Deadliest Strike Since 2006

The newspapers report on Israel's escalated strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon, resulting in nearly 500 deaths (CNN, NYTimes, Yahoo). This marks the deadliest day of conflict since 2006. Meanwhile, Biden prepares for his final UN General Assembly address (CBS, The Epoch Times), focusing on his foreign policy objectives. Trump continues to lead Harris in polls, particularly among Teamsters (Breitbart, Fox News).
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President Biden on Tuesday will deliver his last address to the United Nations General Assembly—a speech that will seek to memorialize his legacy, inspire support for Vice President Harris, and reassure allies and vulnerable nations to count on the U.S. Coming just six weeks before the U.S. election, Biden's speech will serve to underscore support...
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Three years ago, the Pro-Choice Caucus had no full-time staffers. Now, the group has two on its payroll — led by Executive Director Aviva Abusch — a change that reflects the increased focus on women’s reproductive rights in the political arena. Abortion rights have emerged as a key issue since the Supreme Court struck down...
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NBC News

Zelenskyy discusses 'Victory Plan' he will present to Biden: GMA exclusive

Zelenskyy says the plan aims to strengthen Ukraine to force Russia to negotiate.
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Yahoo! News

U.S. sending troops to be ready to help Americans flee Israel-Hezbollah violence

Defense officials say the additional U.S. forces will be on standby if the fighting threatens Americans and evacuations are needed.
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CNN

Lebanon reels as Israel bombards Hezbollah

At least 550 killed in Lebanon and thousands flee as IDF launches more strikes it says are targeted at militant group
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Former President Trump couldn’t miss the headline in his hometown paper, The New Times, Monday. “Trump’s best poll results in weeks. … He leads in three Sun Belt battleground states.” Within the Republican Party, there is a let-Trump-be-Trump contingent and there are the hand wringers. Some Republican supporters fret about the quality of Trump’s get-out-the-vote...
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CNN

Lebanon reels as Israel bombards Hezbollah targets

At least 558 killed in Lebanon and thousands flee as IDF ramps up airstrikes against the militant group
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07:07Lebanon Ablaze: Israel's Strikes Spark Mass Exodus

The newspapers report on Israel's intensified strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon, causing hundreds of deaths and forcing thousands to flee (CNN, NYTimes, Washington Post, AP News). This marks the deadliest conflict in Lebanon since 2006. Meanwhile, the US prepares to send troops to assist potential evacuations (Yahoo). Domestically, attention turns to the upcoming election, with Trump leading in key states (The Hill, NYTimes).
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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump refers to Democratic candidate Kamala Harris as "Comrade Kamala" and suggests that she is a communist and Marxist, but if he had to call her something, he should have tagged her as a socialist, as her major policy proposals are almost identical to those promoted by the Democratic Socialists of America.
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Yahoo! News

U.S. sending more troops to Middle East as Israel-Hezbollah conflict escalates

Defense officials say the additional U.S. forces will be on standby if the fighting threatens Americans and evacuations are needed.
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Democratic strategist James Carville said Monday evening that he has a “feeling” Vice President Harris will win the election in November. “I don’t like to predict elections. I would just say, this just doesn’t feel like a race that Harris is gonna lose,” Carville told CNN’s Anderson Cooper on “AC360.” “But that’s just a feeling....
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08:50Lebanon Ablaze: Israel's Deadliest Strike Since Civil War

The newspapers report on Israel's intensified strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon, causing over 550 deaths and forcing thousands to flee (CNN, NBC News, Washington Post, AP News). This marks the deadliest conflict in Lebanon since its civil war. The IDF chief vows to continue attacks (Breitbart). Meanwhile, a potential hurricane threatens the Gulf Coast (Yahoo), and several states consider changes to their election processes (NPR, Vox).
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A group of more than 400 economists and former policymakers endorsed Vice President Harris in an open letter published Tuesday, arguing former President Trump’s policy proposals would create uncertainty for the economy. The letter, which was signed by dozens of economics professors and several former government officials who served in Democratic administrations, comes ahead of...
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Amazon's decision to require corporate employees to return to the office five days a week is generating controversy, as research suggests that hybrid work models are more effective for productivity, employee performance, and retention.
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CNN

Israel bombards Hezbollah in new wave of strikes

At least 558 killed in Lebanon and thousands flee as IDF ramps up airstrikes against the militant group
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Yahoo! News

Storm heading to Florida Gulf coast may grow into a Category 3 hurricane

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Yahoo! News

Senator warns of 'economic shock' as climate change strains insurance industry

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Yahoo! News

Storm heading to Florida Gulf Coast may grow into a Category 3 hurricane

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Yahoo! News

Storm tracker: Florida Gulf Coast bracing for possible landfall on Thursday

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NBC News

Wars weigh on Biden effort to burnish his foreign policy legacy at UNGA

Conflicts that started on his watch have no clear end in sight.
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NBC News

Biden to address world leaders in final U.N. speech as president amid global tension

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Reception and panel discussion with members of Congress to encourage bipartisanship and service to be held Sept. 24   WASHINGTON, D.C. (SEP. 24, 2024) — The Hill, the country’s definitive source for non-partisan political news and information and the nation’s leading digital-first political news brand, today revealed its 2nd annual “Notable Staffers List,” honoring 25 congressional...
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Storm tracker: Helena on path to Florida Gulf Coast; may become Category 3 hurricane

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A new biography rescues Mary C. McCall Jr, the Screen Writers Guild’s first female president, from an unjust obscurity. McCall’s writing talents were immense. But in an era of witch hunts, her status as a labor leader made her a target.
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The vice presidential debate scheduled for next Tuesday between Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) will be the most important such meeting in U.S. history, according to one presidential historian. "I know everybody is waiting on Pennsylvania, North Carolina is really interesting, that Harris has a chance of winning there, but the big moment is October...
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10:09Lebanon Ablaze: Israel's Strikes Escalate as Biden Faces UN

The newspapers report on Israel's intensified strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon, causing over 550 deaths and forcing thousands to flee (CNN, CBS, Washington Post, AP News). This marks the deadliest conflict in Lebanon since its civil war. Meanwhile, President Biden prepares to address the UN General Assembly amid global tensions (NBC News, NYTimes, The Epoch Times). Domestically, MCAS scores in Massachusetts show continued post-pandemic educational challenges (Boston Globe).
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Vice President Harris holds a nearly 40-point lead over former President Trump among Asian American voters, according to a new poll from Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote) and AAPI Data. The survey, conducted earlier this month, showed Harris leading Trump among Asian American voters, 66 percent to 28 percent. About 6 percent of...
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Biden addresses world leaders in final U.N. speech as president as global conflicts flare

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North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein (D) criticized Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s fitness for office in an interview Monday. “Mark Robinson has revealed himself to be absolutely unfit to be governor, unacceptable for any elected position,” Stein said in the interview with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow on her show. “I don't care what office it is, but...
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Yahoo! News

Storm heading to Gulf Coast may grow into a Category 3 hurricane

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NBC News

Wars weigh on Biden's effort to burnish his foreign policy legacy at UNGA

"I've seen a remarkable sweep of history," Biden said as he began his remarks.
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The annual income buyers need to afford a house fell for the first time since 2020, driven by the first annual decline in mortgage rates in three years. Homebuyers need to earn $115,454 per year to afford a typical home, down 1.4 percent from a year ago, according to a new report by the real...
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Biden on Ukraine to world leaders at UNGA: 'We cannot look away'

"I've seen a remarkable sweep of history," Biden said in his farewell address.
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With US arms continuing to flow to Israel as it slaughtered more than 500 people in Lebanon since yesterday, Benjamin Netanyahu seems to have few qualms about igniting a full-blown regional war — and US officials aren’t stopping him.
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Yahoo! News

Storm tracker: Helene on path to Florida Gulf Coast; may become Category 3 hurricane

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NBC News

Biden warns against 'full scale war' in Middle East amid escalating Lebanon fighting

He made his final address at UNGA as president of the United States.
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Biden delivers final U.N. speech as president as global conflicts flare

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Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says he went to Springfield, Ohio, and did not see any evidence that migrants were eating pets, as former President Trump and some of his allies have claimed. During an appearance Tuesday morning on CNN, Ramaswamy was asked directly about claims that Haitian migrants in the city are eating...
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NBC News

Biden warns against 'full-scale war' in Middle East amid escalating Lebanon fighting

He made his final address at UNGA as president of the United States.
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Sens. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and John Fetterman (D-Pa.) introduced a bill Tuesday that would require social media platforms to have mental health warning labels. The legislation — dubbed the Stop the Scroll Act — aims to inform users of the potential mental health risks of social media and provide access to mental health resources, according...
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10:49Biden's UN Swan Song Amid Lebanon Inferno

The newspapers report on President Biden's final address to the UN General Assembly, focusing on global conflicts and his warnings against full-scale war in the Middle East (ABC News, CBS, NBC News, NY Post, NYTimes). Meanwhile, Israel continues its strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon, with the death toll rising above 500 and thousands fleeing (Breitbart, Washington Post, Jacobin). The situation is described as the deadliest since Lebanon's civil war.
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Vice President Harris has a small lead over former President Trump in Michigan, a new survey shows, but the results are within the margin of error. The poll, conducted by USA Today and Suffolk University, found Harris leading with 48 percent to Trump’s 45 percent. The results are within the poll’s 4.4 percent margin of...
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Severe obesity is becoming a bigger problem in the United States, according to new data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). The data found that the prevalence of severe obesity in adults increased two percent within the last decade, rising from 7.7 percent to 9.7 percent. There was no significant change in...
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Biden: 'Some things are more important than staying in power'

In his final UN address, the president made the case for democracy, referencing his decision to abandon his reelection campaign
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Biden delivers last U.N. speech as president as global conflicts flare

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Former GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley is going after Republican Ohio Senate nominee Bernie Moreno for comments he made concerning many suburban women’s views on abortion.  The Columbus-based NBC affiliate WCMH first reported a video recording from a town hall that Moreno gave in Warren County on Friday in which he said Democrats have many...
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NBC News

Biden reflects on leaving 2024 race, mixed foreign policy legacy in last UNGA address

"Some things are more important than staying in power," he told world leaders.
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Biden calls on nations to unite amid an 'inflection point in world history' in last U.N. speech

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11:21Biden's UN Swan Song Amid Lebanon Inferno

The newspapers report on President Biden's final UN General Assembly address, reflecting on his legacy and global challenges (ABC, CBS, NBC, NYTimes). Meanwhile, Israel's strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon have intensified, causing over 550 deaths and mass displacement (CNN, AP News, Jacobin). Domestic coverage includes early voting data (Fox News) and a potential hurricane threat to Florida's Gulf Coast (USA Today, Yahoo).
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A federal jury in Texas cleared nearly all of the “Trump Train” drivers who surrounded the Biden-Harris campaign bus on a highway days before the 2020 presidential election. Just one of the six supporters of former President Trump sued in the trial was found responsible by the jury. All other voter intimidation allegations were rejected,...
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Yahoo! News

Tropical Storm Helene forms in Caribbean; evacuations underway in Florida

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President Biden on Tuesday bid farewell to the United Nations, highlighting the ongoing global turmoil and need for peace in an address to wrap his decades of foreign policy work. The president, during his remarks at the session of the UN General Assembly in New York, recounted his decision to not run for reelection, calling...
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Yahoo! News

Florida under state of emergency due to threats from Tropical Storm Helene

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Yahoo! News

Evacuations underway in Florida as Tropical Storm Helene intensifies

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Deadly Israeli strikes spark exodus from southern Lebanon

Thousands flee as at least 558 people have died; IDF claims to have killed a senior Hezbollah commander during strikes targeting the militant group
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The son of Ryan Routh, the suspect in custody in connection with the second apparent assassination attempt against former President Trump, has been arrested on federal charges of possessing child pornography. Oran Alexander Routh was taken into custody Tuesday, according to court documents. Investigators say they found “hundreds” of child pornography files when they were...
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Actor Sam Elliot, known for his deep and resonant voice, urged Americans to back Vice President Harris’s presidential bid in a new ad released Monday by The Lincoln Project. The celebrated Western actor narrated the approximately one-minute ad, called “Choose Change,” a title illustrating Harris's effort to present herself as the change candidate in the...
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The New York Times is partnering with Apple and Spotify to host a subscription service for many of its popular podcasts, the company announced this week. Starting next month, listeners of New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify will be able to subscribe for unlimited access to the outlet's shows, the company said....
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12:33Lebanon Inferno: Israel's Deadly Strikes Spark Exodus

The newspapers report on escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, with Israeli strikes causing over 550 deaths and mass displacement (CNN, AP News, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post). This marks the deadliest conflict in Lebanon since its civil war. Meanwhile, President Biden delivered his final UN General Assembly address, reflecting on global challenges and his legacy (NYTimes, NPR, The Hill).
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{beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Tuesday. Six weeks from today is Election Day! That means your TV ads will go back to normal in six weeks and one day. 😉 Here’s what’s happening: Election forecasting shows a dead heat between Trump and Harris. The Hill released its annual list of notable staffers on Capitol Hill! Melania...
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Billionaire Mark Cuban went after former President Trump on Monday evening for a recent threat he made about John Deere and tariffs. On Monday, the former president threatened John Deere with large tariffs on its products in the case it outsources part of its manufacturing to Mexico. “I just noticed behind me John Deere tractors....
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Anthony Scaramucci, a former White House communications director under former President Trump, said that the former president has "lost his fighting spirit," claiming that it doesn't appear to him that Trump wants to debate Vice President Harris a second time. "I thought it was a ruse that he didn’t want to debate by President Harris,...
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No clear leader in race between Harris and Trump, poll finds

Fewer Harris backers now say they’re casting an anti-Trump vote – a major shift in voters’ attitudes from earlier this summer
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The White House announced on Tuesday it supports the passage of the short-term funding measure that would keep the government open until Dec. 20. The White House said in a Statement of Administration Policy that the measure would keep the government open and “give the Congress more time to complete full-year funding bills later this...
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The Republican-led House Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday moved forward with holding Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of a subpoena to appear before the committee, drawing accusations from Democratic members of partisan maneuvering ahead of the November elections. Blinken argued it was not possible for him to attend the hearing, given his commitments...
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Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (R) said Tuesday that he would not be calling a special session for lawmakers to consider changing the state’s electoral system to winner-take-all after one key GOP lawmaker rejected a bid to flip his vote.  “My team and I have worked relentlessly to secure a filibuster-proof 33-vote majority to get winner-take-all...
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Donald Trump’s cruel border policies sparked an outpouring of popular compassion for migrants, which Democrats made central to their 2020 platform. Now the Biden administration and the Kamala Harris campaign have embraced Trump’s xenophobic premises.
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13:54Lebanon Ablaze: Israeli Strikes Spark Mass Exodus

The newspapers report on the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, with Israeli strikes causing over 550 deaths and mass displacement (CNN, AP News, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post). A potential hurricane, Helene, threatens Florida's Gulf Coast, prompting evacuations (CBS, USA Today, Yahoo). NFL legend Brett Favre announces his Parkinson's disease diagnosis (Fox News, One America News Network).
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and other top Democrats are convening a hearing Tuesday to voice shared concerns about the conservative policy agenda known as Project 2025. Democrats have characterized the platform as an extension of the views of former President Trump, although he has disavowed any direct connection with the agenda. Nonetheless, opponents...
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State laws requiring public funds to be invested with financial institutions focused on financial performance have debunked the myth that such laws increase costs, as other states without such laws experienced the same cost increases due to broader market factors.
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A Republican commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) offered a searing critique of the agency’s work under Democratic Chair Gary Gensler on Tuesday, as Gensler defended his tenure during a joint appearance of all five commissioners before Congress.  SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, whose name has been floated as Gensler’s potential successor under a...
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Senate Judiciary lawmakers on Tuesday foresaw vastly different scenarios for how the Supreme Court’s decision granting former presidents broad immunity from prosecution will shape the future of the office. To the committee’s Democrats, the July decision greenlights presidents to take any number of illegal actions without facing risk of criminal charges. They want voters to...
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Vice President Harris is leading former President Trump in North Carolina by around 1 point, according to a new poll. The poll, from Elon University, found about 46 percent of registered voters backing Harris in a hypothetical matchup and about 45 percent backing Trump. Four percent in the poll said they hadn’t picked a candidate....
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NBC News

Trump claims women won't 'be thinking about abortion' if be becomes president

"I want to be your protector," Trump said to women on Monday.
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14:49Lebanon Ablaze: Israel's Strikes Spark Mass Exodus

The newspapers report on escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, with Israeli strikes causing hundreds of deaths and mass displacement in Lebanon (CNN, AP News, Washington Post). Trump and Harris dominate domestic political coverage, with Trump claiming women won't focus on abortion if he's elected (ABC News), and Harris leading Trump in a North Carolina poll (The Hill). Biden's UN speech emphasizes diplomatic solutions amid global conflicts (Politico).
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NBC News

2024 election updates: Nebraska governor ends push to change electoral votes system

The switch would have likely benefitted Trump.
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The Justice Department sued Visa on Tuesday, accusing the credit card company of illegally maintaining a monopoly over the debit market.  The DOJ argues that Visa has limited competition by entering into exclusive agreements with merchants and banks that force most or all of their transactions to run on Visa’s network.  It also allegedly paid-off or...
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Sixty-four percent of respondents in a new survey want to see Vice President Harris and former President Trump face off in another survey ahead of the November election. The poll, conducted by Quinnipiac University, found most Americans say they would rather the two candidates take the debate stage again. Just 31 percent say they would...
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Judge Tanya Chutkan on Tuesday rebuffed a request from former President Trump asking her to upend previously set deadlines and bar a lengthy filing from special counsel Jack Smith. The order from Chutkan comes after Trump lodged multiple complaints about a decision made shortly after a Sept. 5 hearing that allowed Smith’s team to first...
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Yahoo! News

Harris says she would support ending filibuster to restore Roe protections

Democrats would need to keep control of the Senate to change rules affecting the filibuster.
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A grassroots immigrant advocacy group filed a complaint seeking criminal charges in Springfield, Ohio, against former President Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance (R) over their role in elevating false allegations about Haitian immigrants abducting and eating local pets. The complaint, filed by Haitian Bridge Alliance in Clark County Municipal Court, alleges...
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NBC News

This could be the closest presidential election since 1876

But a normal polling error could also result in one candidate winning easily.
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15:37Lebanon Ablaze: Israeli Strikes Spark Mass Exodus

The newspapers report on escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, with Israeli strikes causing hundreds of deaths and mass displacement in Lebanon (CNN, AP News, Washington Post, NYTimes). Multiple sources discuss a potential hurricane, Helene, threatening Florida's Gulf Coast (CBS, USA Today, Yahoo). Domestically, a lawsuit alleges Sean Combs and his bodyguard drugged and raped a woman in 2001 (LA Times, NY Post).
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Maryland on Tuesday announced a lawsuit against the owners and managers of the Dali, the ship that crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge earlier this year, killing six workers and temporarily shutting down one of the busiest ports in the country. According to a press release from Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) and Attorney...
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Seven in 10 likely voters are worried about politically motivated violence after the 2024 presidential election, a new poll found. In the poll, from Quinnipiac University, 73 percent of likely voters expressed concern over potential “politically motivated violence following the outcome of the 2024 presidential election.” Only around 27 percent expressed little to no concern....
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The U.S. military detected and tracked four Russian military planes off the coast of Alaska Monday amid a spike in such activity from Moscow off the U.S. coast. The four Russian aircraft were operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said in a statement late Monday. ...
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President Biden will address the Bloomberg Global Business Forum on Tuesday in observance of Climate Week. The remarks are expected to review the efforts his administration has made to address the climate crisis, which a White House statement described as a record of "unprecedented progress." Clean energy development and the link between climate stewardship and...
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Anchor Jeff Glor is leaving CBS News amid widespread layoffs implemented by the outlet's parent company, according to multiple reports. Glor, who currently presides over a Saturday morning new program on CBS, has been with the network since 2007 and once served as anchor of "CBS Evening News." Glor is leaving CBS' news division as...
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Republicans are hammering Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after he criticized Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) in an interview and visited a Pennsylvania ammunition factory over the weekend along with the state’s Democratic governor, Josh Shapiro. Zelensky is in the United States for the United Nations’ General Assembly this week. The GOP claimed the Pennsylvania stop on...
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16:49Lebanon Ablaze: Hundreds Dead as Israel Strikes

The newspapers report on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Lebanon, with Israeli strikes causing hundreds of deaths and mass displacement in southern Lebanon (CNN, Washington Post, AP News). Vice President Harris calls for ending the filibuster to protect abortion rights (NPR, Breitbart), while a potential hurricane, Helene, threatens Florida's Gulf Coast (CBS, USA Today, Yahoo).
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{beacon} Evening Report   © AP Photo/Richard Drew Biden's United Nations farewell address underscores election stakes President Biden addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday for the final time as president, underscoring the divergent paths the nation faces in the November election as global tensions rise. A new survey from the nonpartisan Institute for...
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A U.S. Navy refueling ship has been damaged during an incident in the Middle East, the Navy said on Tuesday. A Navy official told The Hill that the USNS Big Horn, a replenishment oiler, "sustained damage while operating at sea" overnight on Monday in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility that covers the Middle East....
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Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Biden calls for end to Gaza war in United Nations speech President Biden delivered his last major speech Tuesday to the U.N., where he called for unity and strength to confront global challenges. © AP Photo/Andres...
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President Biden touted his administration’s record on climate and renewable energy in remarks Tuesday evening at Climate Week in New York. In his remarks, Biden did not name former President Trump but said that when he entered office, “there was no real plan to do anything” about climate issues ranging from extreme weather and flooding...
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Senate Republicans say they will allow a short-term government funding bill to pass in the next few days, instead of using it as a bargaining chip to force vulnerable Democrats to vote on a proposal demanded by former President Trump to reform voter registration rules. Trump had called on Republican lawmakers to allow government funding...
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18:01Lebanon Ablaze: Israeli Strikes Spark Exodus

The newspapers report on escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, with Israeli strikes causing hundreds of deaths and mass displacement in Lebanon (CNN, Washington Post, AP News). Vice President Harris calls for ending the filibuster to protect abortion rights, sparking debate (Breitbart, CBS, NPR). President Biden addresses climate issues at the UN (NYTimes, The Hill), while Trump's false claims about migrants energize extremist groups (NPR).
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In a bipartisan vote, the House approved a forestry bill opposed by the Biden administration. The vote was 268-151. Fifty-five Democrats voted with Republicans in favor of the bill. The legislation seeks to exempt projects like cutting down trees in an effort to prevent wildfires from environmental reviews. Proponents of the bill say it will...
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Former President Trump said on Tuesday that his opponent, Vice President Harris, has “bigger cognitive problems” than President Biden, who ended his campaign amid public concern over his mental acuity. During a speech in Savannah, Ga., on Tuesday, Trump criticized the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, pointing specifically to the 13...
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Federal prosecutors charge Ryan Routh with attempted assassination of Donald Trump

He is expected to be arraigned next week.
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Presented by Prevent Cancer Foundation — Senate Republicans say they don’t want to get sucked into another messy fight over ObamaCare and are trying to wave away former President Trump from going after the law again.  {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Senate Republicans fear new ObamaCare war Senate Republicans say they...
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A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted the man accused of showing up at one of former President Trump’s golf courses with a rifle on charges of attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate.  Ryan Routh, 58, now faces a total of five charges. The indictment marks a significant escalation in the case and comes after...
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CNN

How Harris is resonating with voters in key Atlanta suburbs

Harris is trying to earn the support of these diverse voters who are part of a growing political force in battleground Georgia
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19:21Trump Assassination Attempt Suspect Indicted

The newspapers report on the indictment of Ryan Routh for attempting to assassinate former President Trump (ABC News, The Epoch Times, The Hill, USA Today). Concurrently, Israeli strikes in Lebanon continue, causing mass displacement and killing a senior Hezbollah commander (CNN, AP News, Washington Post). Vice President Harris's stance on ending the filibuster for abortion rights protection faces criticism (Fox News, Newsweek).
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Vice President Harris and Former President Trump have agreed to two separate town halls in October hosted by Univision. Journalist Enrique Acevedo will field audience questions from undecided Hispanic voters. Trump will be the first to take the stage on Oct. 8 in Miami followed by Harris’s event in Las Vegas on Oct. 10. Both...
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Yahoo! News

Man arrested near Florida golf course charged with attempted assassination

He was initially charged with firearms offenses. The upgraded charges reflect the DOJ's conclusion that he plotted to kill Donald Trump.
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Yahoo! News

Man spotted near Trump at golf course charged with assassination attempt

He was initially charged with firearms offenses. The upgraded charges reflect the DOJ's conclusion that he plotted to kill Donald Trump.
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New York City Schools Chancellor David Banks, head of the largest school system in the U.S., submitted his resignation effective at the end of the calendar year on Tuesday. Banks's decision to step down comes after federal agents seized his phone and other devices earlier this month, The Associated Press reported. A number of other New York City officials have...
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New York City Schools Chancellor David Banks, head of the largest school system in the U.S., submitted his resignation effective at the end of the calendar year on Tuesday. Banks's decision to step down comes after federal agents seized his phone and other devices earlier this month, The Associated Press reported. A number of other New York City officials have...
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20:57Lebanon Ablaze: Israeli Strikes Escalate Conflict

The newspapers report on escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, with Israeli strikes causing hundreds of deaths and mass displacement in Lebanon (CNN, AP News, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal). Domestically, Ryan Routh has been charged with attempting to assassinate former President Trump (Yahoo, One America News Network). Vice President Harris supports ending the filibuster to protect abortion rights (Common Dreams).
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Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said on Tuesday that other states should shift to Nebraska’s electoral system, but since they likely won’t, the Cornhusker State should look to alter its system to a winner-take-all one after the U.S. 2024 presidential election.  “Well, I think two things can be true. On one hand, I think we'd be...
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CNN

How Republicans are fleeing from Mark Robinson

Party members are quietly distancing themselves from the embattled GOP nominee for governor in North Carolina
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