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Minnesota State

The Independent

 The View co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin has criticized Kamala Harris’s choice of running mate for the 2024 presidential election.On Tuesday (August 6), Vice President Harris, 59, announced that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, 60, would join her on the Democratic ticket.Walz beat out a crowded field of rivals to be the Democratic pick for VP, including Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro.“An extraordinary missed opportunity,” Griffin, 35, who has previously praised Governor Shapiro, wrote on X/Twitter.In a since-deleted tweet, Griffin also suggested that Walz’s left-wing politics would be “radioactive with swing voters.”She went on to list Walz’s pros and cons. Under “pros”...

The View star Alyssa Farah Griffin criticizes Kamala Harris’ VP pick Tim Walz

Business Insider

The GOP vice-presidential nominee plans to follow Harris and her running mate for three days and across four swing states beginning on Tuesday.

Why JD Vance's plan to follow Kamala Harris and Tim Walz on their swing-state tour is a big gamble

Florida State

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Jacksonville Today

Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, 49% to 42%, according to a new poll from the University of North Florida. Four percent are backing another candidate, and 6% are undecided or didn’t answer.

New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed

Fox News

Fox News host Jesse Watters analyzes Vice President Kamala Harris’ newly-chosen running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, on ‘Jesse Watters Primetime.’

JESSE WATTERS: Kamala Harris 'choked' with her decision to choose Tim Walz as her running mate

Georgia State

Savannah, GA

The Current GA

What will it take for Georgia to vote for another Democratic presidential candidate?. That was the burning question Monday after the weekend during which President Joe Biden decided to not run for re-election and instead support Vice President Kamala Harris. Given that Georgia’s junior senator and Savannah’s hometown political hero Rev. Raphael Warnock was in town, he was the oracle to whom The Current addressed that question.

Warnock on Kamala Harris candidacy: ‘My bet is on the prosecutor’

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Herbie J Pilato

He was a charismatic cross between big-screen legends Clark Gable and Gary Cooper, and small-screen music icon Ricky Nelson, but somehow Chad Everett, best known as Dr. Joe Gannon from classic TV's Medical Center (CBS, 1969-1976), never became the superstar he should have.

The Charismatic Life and Career and Tragic Death of TV's 'Medical Center' Star Chad Everett

Illinois State

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Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

MOD Pizza has over 500 locations across the country with 22 restaurants in Illinois. The Washington-based chain offers fast-casual fare known for its customized, artisan-style pizzas. Customers can choose from over 40 toppings and 8 sauces to create their own masterpiece.

Bankruptcy Looms for Major Pizza Chain With Chicago Suburban Locations

South Carolina State

Colleton County, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Walz, a two-term Minnesota governor, is the sort of authoritative Midwestern voice that could be an effective messenger against Vance.

JD Vance has the most to lose if Kamala Harris taps Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

The week after Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump, Minnesota governor Tim Walz and a host of Democratic governors gave a press conference firmly stating their support for the president. During the Republican National Convention, Walz showed up in neighboring Wisconsin for counter-programming. Then, Biden announced he...

Meet Kamala Harris’s running mate Tim Walz, the first one to call Republicans ‘weird’

Los Angeles County, CA

[Note: The quotes and commentary that appear in this article are from an interview the author conducted with David White in 1989.]. Actor David White, who died in 1991, found great success for his best-known and likable performance as the devious advertising executive Larry Tate on the classic TV sitcom,Bewitched (ABC, 1964-1972).

'Bewitched' Actor David White Forever Mourned the Tragic Pan Am/Lockerbie Death of His Son

Saint Paul, MN

CBS News

Vice President Kamala Harris has selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate, completing the Democrat's ticket for the 2024 presidential election. CBS News Minnesota reporter Pauleen Le has more from Walz's home in St. Paul, Minnesota.

The scene at Gov. Tim Walz's home after Kamala Harris picks him as running mate

Kansas State

Missouri State

CJ Coombs

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) helps to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), 174 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Since January 1, 2024, there was a total of 1,445 reported missing in the country.

Missing Missouri children as of July 17, 2024, according to the NCMEC

NewsNation

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was chosen as a vice presidential pick for presidential candidate Kamala Harris.

Tim Walz solves three problems in Kamala Harris ticket: Dem aide

Arizona State

Palm Springs Tribune

In an effort to target traditional Republican voters who are not part of the MAGA movement, the Harris campaign has announced the “Republicans For Harris” movement. The group has secured key endorsements from some high ranking republicans with a notable array of former Trump White House officials, including Stephanie Grisham and Olivia Troye. The group also includes former Secretaries Chuck Hagel and Ray LaHood, as well as former Governors Jim Edgar, Bill Weld, and Christine Todd Whitman. Additionally, it boasts support from former U.S. House members such as Rod Chandler, Tom Coleman, Dave Emery, Wayne Gilchrest, Jim Greenwood, Adam Kinzinger, John LeBoutillier, Susan Molinari, Jack Quinn, Denver Riggleman, Claudine Schneider, Christopher Shays, Peter Smith, Alan Steelman, David Trott, and Joe Walsh. Former GOP State Chair and State Senator Chris Vance is also among the endorsers, along with many others.

Republicans For Harris Group Launches While Trump Insults Key Georgia Republican

Nebraska State

USA TODAY

Tim Walz's path to the VP nomination started with teaching school, military service, terms in Congress and governorship of Minnesota.

How Tim Walz compares with JD Vance and his path to become Kamala Harris' running mate

Detroit, MI

CBS Detroit

(CBS DETROIT) — As the Democratic presidential and vice presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Tim Walz make their way to the Metro Detroit area on Wednesday, a few dozen people rally for an end to the war overseas.The concerns continue over the war in Gaza. Travelers at Detroit Metro Airport's McNamara Terminal caught it firsthand as Pro-Palestinian supporters gathered."Well they have a right to protest, but it is kind of disturbing," one traveler told CBS News Detroit.Over 20 demonstrators surrounded the departure lanes. The main message is for America to divest from Israel while also pleading for a ceasefire.One participant...

Pro-Palestinian protestors gather amid Kamala Harris, Tim Walz campaign rally

Wyoming State

WyoFile

The Wyoming Democratic Party is calling on U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman to apologize for calling Vice President Kamala Harris a diversity, equity and inclusion hire. “It took only three days for Harriet Hageman to disgrace herself on national television by launching a reprehensible and racist attack on Vice President Kamala Harris,” the WDP wrote in a statement .

Wyoming Dems demand Hageman apologize for calling Harris a ‘DEI hire’

TheDailyBeast

Donald Trump’s opposition research team is going all out to make sure Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’ newly announced veepstakes winner, hits the campaign trail with his back against the wall.Trump’s team is putting the Midwesterners’ progressive bonafides under a giant microscope, attempting to brand him as “dangerously liberal” right out the gate.“It’s no surprise that San Francisco liberal Kamala Harris wants West Coast wannabe Tim Walz as her running mate,” Trump spokesperson Karoline Leavitt wrote Tuesday morning. “Walz has spent his whole governorship trying to reshape Minnesota in the image of the Golden State.”This impending Veep War is...

Donald Trump’s Campaign Goes Off on Kamala Harris’ New VP Tim Walz

KENS 5 Eyewitness News

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Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz push ahead with state campaign blitz

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Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz push ahead with state campaign blitz

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