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Month: July 2024

Skenes takes first loss in 12 career big league starts, Cardinals score in 9th and top Pirates 2-1

Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Paul Skenes lost for the first time in 12 career major league starts, giving up Alec Burleson’s tiebreaking single in the ninth inning that lifted the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1. Pitching for the first time since starting for the National League in last week’s All-Star

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Trump says Taiwan stole America’s chip industry. But that’s not true

Analysis by Wayne Chang, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — Former US President Donald Trump raised eyebrows last week when he accused Taiwan of snatching America’s crown in the $500 billion business of making computer chips. In an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek, the Republican presidential nominee repeated his assertion, first made last year, that the island

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Republican leaders urge colleagues to steer clear of racist and sexist attacks on Harris

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leaders are warning party members against using overtly racist and sexist attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris, as they and former President Donald Trump’s campaign scramble to adjust to the reality of a new Democratic rival less than four months before Election Day. At a closed-door meeting of House

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Measure aimed at repealing Alaska’s ranked voting system still qualifies for ballot, officials say

Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Attorneys for the state say an initiative aimed at repealing Alaska’s ranked choice voting system still has sufficient signatures to qualify for the November ballot. Last week, a state court judge found instances in which the signature-gathering process was not properly carried out and disqualified those booklets. The judge

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The Trump campaign filed a complaint on July 23

Trump campaign files FEC complaint trying to block Biden funds transferring to Harris

CNN By Kristen Holmes, Kate Sullivan and Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — The Trump campaign on Tuesday filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission arguing money raised for President Joe Biden’s reelection bid cannot be transferred to Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign. The complaint was filed by the Trump campaign’s general counsel David

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Federal court won’t block New Mexico’s 7-day waiting period on gun purchases amid litigation

Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that New Mexico can continue to enforce a new, seven-day waiting period on gun sales while a court challenge backed by the National Rifle Association moves forward. Democratic New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday applauded the ruling. Albuquerque-based U.S. District Court

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Clashes arise over the economic effects of Louisiana’s $3 billion-dollar coastal restoration project

Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Proponents of a nearly $3 billion project to restore part of southeast Louisiana’s rapidly vanishing coastline released a study Tuesday touting the expected economic benefits of the construction, even as the project faces fierce pushback and litigation from local communities who fear their livelihoods will be severely affected. The

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Trump said he’d consider Jamie Dimon for Treasury secretary but now says he doesn’t know who said that

By Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump said in a recent interview he would consider nominating JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon as Treasury Secretary, but on Tuesday said he doesn’t know who said that or where that came from. In an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek published earlier this month, Trump said, “I

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State election directors fear the Postal Service can’t handle expected crush of mail-in ballots

Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — State election directors from across the country voiced serious concerns to a top U.S. Postal Service official Tuesday that the system won’t be able to handle an expected crush of mail-in ballots in the November election. Steven Carter, manager of election and government programs for the postal service, attempted to

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Lohman man indicted on federal child sex crimes

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Lohman man was indicted Tuesday on federal child sex crimes, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Anthony Dale Pitts-Fugate, 32, is charged with child enticement, receiving child pornography and three counts of attempting to produce child pornography, the release says. The release claims that Pitts-Fugate tried

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Explosión hidrotermal en Yellowstone causa el cierre de partes del parque nacional

Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — El área de Biscuit Basin del Parque Nacional Yellowstone en Wyoming está cerrada luego de una explosión hidrotermal el martes por la mañana, dijeron funcionarios del parque en un comunicado de prensa y una publicación en X. Biscuit Basin, su estacionamiento y paso peatonal, aproximadamente 3,2 kilómetros (2 millas) al

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Trump campaign files FEC complaint trying to block Biden funds transferring to Harris

By Kristen Holmes, Kate Sullivan and Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — The Trump campaign on Tuesday filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission arguing money raised for President Joe Biden’s reelection bid cannot be transferred to Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign. The complaint was filed by the Trump campaign’s general counsel David Warrington

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