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Democrats suspect Netanyahu attempting to tilt Trump-Harris race

Democrats increasingly suspect Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to interfere in U.S. domestic politics by ignoring President Biden’s calls to negotiate a peace deal in Gaza and by confronting Hezbollah and Iran weeks before the U.S. election. The rapidly escalating confrontation between Israel, Hezbollah and Hezbollah’s ally, Iran, has undercut Biden’s efforts to achieve peace through diplomacy. ...

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Oklahoma's school chief required Bibles in class and one seemed to meet the criteria - endorsed by Trump

1 hour ago Over the summer, Oklahoma ordered its public schools to begin teaching the Bible in every classroom. Now the state is being criticized for seeking to buy potentially millions of dollars worth of Bibles, with requirements that only seem to match Bibles endorsed by members of theTrump family. As The Oklahoman reports, a request for proposals for selling 55,000 Bibles to the state issued on Monday specifies that the Bibles must be the King James version, feature the Old and New Testam ...

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North Carolina Republican Pleads To End Right-Wing Conspiracy Theories About Helene Disaster Recovery

Oct 4, 2024, 12:00 PM EDT A Republican senator in the North Carolina legislature has issued a public plea for people to stop spreading conspiracy theories about the disaster recovery efforts in areas ravaged by flooding from Hurricane Helene. In a Thursday afternoon Facebook post, state Sen. Kevin Corbin, who represents the state’s westernmost area, asked his followers for a favor: “Will you all help STOP this conspiracy theory junk that is floating all over Facebook and the internet about ...

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George Conway Flips A Republican Dog Whistle Right Back On Donald Trump In New Ad

Oct 4, 2024, 06:59 AM EDT | Updated 6 hours ago Conservative attorney George Conway put a Donald Trump-trolling spin on Republican claims that Vice President Kamala Harris is the “DEI candidate” in the 2024 election. The former president is actually the “DEI candidate,” Conway declares in a new 60-second ad from his Anti-Psychopath PAC that will air on Fox News, ESPN and the Golf Channel. The “D” stands for “deranged,” Conway explains over footage of Trump falsely claiming that Haitian immigr ...

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Supreme Court steps into a fight over plans to store nuclear waste in rural Texas and New Mexico

Updated 10:38 AM EDT, October 4, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to step into a fight over plans to store nuclear waste at sites in rural Texas and New Mexico. The justices said they will review a ruling by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that found that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission exceeded its authority under federal law in granting a license to a private company to store spent nuclear fuel at a dump in West Texas for 40 years. The outcome of the case ...

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U.S. job creation totaled 254,000 in September, much better than expected

(CNBC) The U.S. economy added far more jobs than expected in September, pointing to a vital employment picture as the unemployment rate edged lower, the Labor Department reported Friday. Nonfarm payrolls surged by 254,000 for the month, up from a revised 159,000 in August and better than the 150,000 Dow Jones consensus forecast. The unemployment rate fell to 4.1%, down 0.1 percentage point. With upward revisions from previous months, the report eases concerns about the state of the labor market and likely locks in the Federal Reserve to a more gradual pace of interest rate reductions. August’s total was revised up by 17,000 while July saw a much larger addition of 55,000, taking the monthly growth up to 144,000.

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GOP badly outspent in most expensive House races

(Axios) The House GOP's worst fears are being confirmed, after they privately sounded the alarm all summer about getting outgunned. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y) and his allies are outspending Republicans in nine of the 10 most expensive House races of the cycle. In the 10 most expensive races, the candidates, parties and outside super PACs are on track to spend $283 million in TV and digital ads, according to data compiled by AdImpact. More money could be dropping. That's not far off from what President George W. Bush spent on his entire presidential campaign 20 years ago — $345 million.

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The Cook Political Report shifts five House race ratings in Democrats' direction

(Cool Political Report) Five new House race rating changes:
#IA01: Lean R to Toss Up
#IA03: Lean R to Toss Up
#IL17: Lean D to Likely D
#IN01: Lean D to Likely D
#MT01: Likely R to Lean R

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Bruce Springsteen Calls Trump 'Dangerous' In Video Endorsing Harris

(Daily Beast) Legendary rockstar Bruce Springsteen is making his political position known and throwing his support behind Kamala Harris in a new Instagram video. In the video message posted to his account Thursday, the “Born to Run” singer addresses his followers in a flannel shirt while sitting at a diner counter. “I’m supporting Kamala Harris for president and Tim Walz for vice president and opposing Donald Trump and J.D. Vance,” Springsteen says at the start of the video. “Perhaps not since the Civil War has this great country felt as politically, spiritually and emotionally divided as it does at this moment. It doesn’t have to be this way,” he adds.

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Marco Rubio-linked thinktank produces anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theory videos

4 hrs ago - Fri 4 Oct 2024 10.00 EDT Last modified on Fri 4 Oct 2024 16.05 EDT A Marco Rubio-linked thinktank stoking fears about Haitian migrants in Pennsylvania has also produced a sequence of videos in recent months that promote conspiracy theories about LGBT ... (The Guardian)

Supreme Court takes up gun-makers' bid to end lawsuit from Mexican government over cartel violence

5 hrs ago - Updated on: October 4, 2024 / 12:51 PM EDT Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday said it will consider a bid by U.S. gun-makers to end a lawsuit from the Mexican government seeking to hold them liable for violence committed by drug cartels. ... (CBS News)

IRS expands free Direct File program to 12 new states

5 hrs ago - October 4, 2024 The Internal Revenue Service's free tax filing program, Direct File, will be open to residents of 12 new states for the 2025 tax return season. Those states are Alaska, Connecticut, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, New Mexi ... (Mashable)

Drag queen whose image was used in a Trump ad is reviewing 'legal options'

6 hrs ago - Oct. 4, 2024, 12:49 PM EDT A drag queen who was included in a Trump campaign ad has suggested he may take legal action since he did not give the campaign permission to use the video of him. The advertisement, released last week, highlighted Vice Pres ... (NBC News)

Biden takes a victory lap on economy in surprise visit to White House briefing room

6 hrs ago - By Selina Wang, 1 hours ago President Joe Biden chose to surprise the White House press corps and come to the briefing room for the first time just months before the end of his presidency. You could hear gasps as the president walked in. "Hey, folks ... (newsbreak.com)

US arranges flights to bring Americans out of Lebanon as others seek escape

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Supreme Court steps into a fight over plans to store nuclear waste in rural Texas and New Mexico

7 hrs ago - Updated 10:38 AM EDT, October 4, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to step into a fight over plans to store nuclear waste at sites in rural Texas and New Mexico. The justices said they will review a ruling by the 5th U.S ... (AP)

North Carolina Republican Pleads To End Right-Wing Conspiracy Theories About Helene Disaster Recovery

8 hrs ago - Oct 4, 2024, 12:00 PM EDT A Republican senator in the North Carolina legislature has issued a public plea for people to stop spreading conspiracy theories about the disaster recovery efforts in areas ravaged by flooding from Hurricane Helene. In a ... (Huff Post)

Democrats suspect Netanyahu attempting to tilt Trump-Harris race

8 hrs ago - Democrats increasingly suspect Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to interfere in U.S. domestic politics by ignoring President Biden’s calls to negotiate a peace deal in Gaza and by confronting Hezbollah and Iran weeks before th ... (thehill)

Bands Ditch Metal Fest After Kyle Rittenhouse Announced as Special Guest

8 hrs ago - Jon Blistein Updated Fri, October 4, 2024 at 3:12 PM CDT·3 min read Several bands have dropped off the bill of a metal festival taking place later this month in Orlando after it was announced that Kenosha protest shooter Kyle Rittenhouse wou ... (yahoo)

Supreme Court's new term takes on ghost guns, porn access and trans care bans

8 hrs ago - October 4, 2024, 5:04 AM The U.S. Supreme Court, at once a major flashpoint in the 2024 campaign and potential presidential election referee, gavels open a new term on Monday with the nation deeply divided over its recent rulings and skeptical of the ... (ABC News)

Oklahoma's school chief required Bibles in class and one seemed to meet the criteria - endorsed by Trump

8 hrs ago - 1 hour ago Over the summer, Oklahoma ordered its public schools to begin teaching the Bible in every classroom. Now the state is being criticized for seeking to buy potentially millions of dollars worth of Bibles, with requirements that only seem to ... (The Independent)

US provides $72M to vaccine manufacturers to advance bird flu shot preparedness

9 hrs ago - The process will ensure vaccines are ready to distribute if needed. By Youri Benadjaoud, Dr. Faizah Shareef, and Mary Kekatos October 4, 2024, 12:52 PM Federal health officials announced Friday they are providing $72 million to vaccine manufacturers ... (abc)

Donald Trump's Truth Social Loses Top Executive

9 hrs ago - Published Oct 04, 2024 at 12:07 PM EDT Updated Oct 04, 2024 at 2:09 PM EDT Former President Donald Trump's social media platform, TruthSocial, recently lost one of its top executives. On Friday, The Associated Press (AP) reported that a recent regula ... (Newsweek)

George Conway Flips A Republican Dog Whistle Right Back On Donald Trump In New Ad

10 hrs ago - Oct 4, 2024, 06:59 AM EDT | Updated 6 hours ago Conservative attorney George Conway put a Donald Trump-trolling spin on Republican claims that Vice President Kamala Harris is the “DEI candidate” in the 2024 election. The former president is ... (Huff Post)

Biden says the election will be 'free and fair' but 'I don't know' whether it will be 'peaceful'

10 hrs ago - Oct. 4, 2024, 2:44 PM EDT President Joe Biden said Friday he was confident that the November election would be "free and fair" but expressed concerns that it may not be "peaceful." During a surprise appearance at the White House press briefing, a rep ... (NBC News)

US launches airstrikes by fighter jets and ships on Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels

11 hrs ago - WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military struck more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen on Friday, going after weapons systems, bases and other equipment belonging to the Iranian-backed rebels, U.S. officials confirmed. Military aircraft and warshi ... (Associated Press)

Obama endorses Mucarsel-Powell: 'This is your chance, Florida'

11 hrs ago - 10/04/24 6:00 AM ET Former President Barack Obama endorsed Florida Senate candidate Debbie Mucarsel-Powell on Friday, becoming the latest national Democrat to get involved in what is expected to be a tight race in the red-leaning state. “This i ... (The Hill)

Justices take up "false statement" dispute and rare capital case

11 hrs ago - SCOTUS NEWS Justices take up "false statement" dispute and rare capital case By Amy Howe on Oct 4, 2024 at 11:44 am The justices released a list of 15 new cases they will hear this term on Friday morning. (Aashish Kiphayet via Shutterstock) The Supre ... (SCOTUSblog)

Supreme Court allows enforcement of Biden methane and mercury rules in rare win for the EPA

12 hrs ago - Published 11:54 AM EDT, Fri October 4, 2024 CNN — The Supreme Court on Friday let stand Biden administration rules that would cut emissions of the planet-warming gas methane as well as mercury in a rare win for an environmental regulation pendi ... (CNN Politics)