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Top News Stories for Tuesday, October 22nd 2024
Monday, Oct 21st, 2024 -
R epublican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump's campaign stop at a McDonald's in suburban Philadelphia on Sunday has sparked bemusement and bewilderment from onlookers. But the Golden Arches photo op was far from random: it represents the culmination of a yearslong fascination Trump has had with the fast food chain. Trading in his suit jacket for a yellow-lined apron, Trump, in a branch in ...
Source: time.com
Monday, Oct 21st, 2024 -
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Orange life jackets bobbed in the water , where bystanders rushed to form a human chain for passing survivors to safety. Others shouldered the task of wrapping bodies in blankets and carrying them to shore. The frantic scene after an aluminum gangway collapsed Saturday at a boat dock on a Georgia barrier island capped what was supposed to have been a day of celebration, an annual festival ...
Source: apnews.com
Monday, Oct 21st, 2024 -
When Pam McClure learned she'd save nearly $4,000 on her prescription drugs next year, she said, "it sounded too good to be true." She and her husband are both retired and live on a "very strict" budget in central North Dakota. By the end of this year, she will have spent almost $6,000 for her medications, including a drug to control her diabetes. McClure, 70, is one of about 3.2 million people with Medicare ...
Source: news-medical.net
Monday, Oct 21st, 2024 -
The challenges have come as former President Trump and his allies have built a roster of excuses for claiming fraud and rejecting the results of the 2024 election if he loses — much as he did in 2020. Driving the news: In Georgia , a Trump-aligned majority of the state's election board passed a flurry of rules last month that would have changed how the election would be run in the state — including a ...
Source: axios.com
Monday, Oct 21st, 2024 -
Democrat Kamala Harris has a sweeping lead over Republican Donald Trump − among voters who have already cast their ballots, that is. A new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll shows the vice president leading the former president by 63%-34%, close to 2-1, among those who have already voted. That preference turns around among those who plan to wait until Election Day to vote, with Trump ahead 52%-35%. As some ...
Source: usatoday.com
Monday, Oct 21st, 2024 -
In a rare rebuke, the CBS news magazine "60 Minutes" denied charges by former President Trump that the program doctored an answer in Vice President Kamala Harris' recent interview to make her look better to viewers. CBS ran an excerpt of the Democratic presidential candidate's interview on "Face the Nation" the day before it ran in a special edition of "60 Minutes" that aired Oct. 7. The answer to a query about the ...
Source: latimes.com
Sunday, Oct 20th, 2024 -
Vice President Kamala Harris turns 60 on Sunday – and, her campaign wants voters to know, that makes her 18 years younger than Donald Trump . Harris' campaign is increasingly questioning the former president's mental and physical fitness in the final weeks of the 2024 presidential race. "He's becoming increasingly unstable and unhinged, and it requires that response," Harris told reporters Saturday in ...
Source: cnn.com
Sunday, Oct 20th, 2024 -
The No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs upset No. 1 Texas Longhorns 30-15 in Austin on Saturday evening as Bulldogs running back Trevor Etienne ran for three touchdowns in a game marred by Texas fans throwing trash on the field. The incident began late in the third quarter with Texas trailing 23-8. Referees called a pass interference penalty that initially negated an interception and 36-yard return from Longhorns safety Jahdae ...
Source: wpbf.com
Sunday, Oct 20th, 2024 -
Tesla owner says his America Pac will give money to people who sign petition to support first and second amendments Elon Musk said on Saturday that America Pac, the Donald Trump -allied political action committee he founded, will give $1m every day until the presidential election to someone who signs his petition that appears to be a way to incentivize Republicans in battleground states to register to vote. "We are ...
Source: theguardian.com