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President Biden said it was a "mistake" to tell donors to put Trump in a "bull's-eye" on a private call days before the attempted assassination of former President Trump during an interview with NBC News' Lester Holt. Driving the news: Several Republican lawmakers pointed to Biden's figurative comment after the...

Biden: Trump bull's-eye comment was a "mistake"

Former President Trump has selected Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) as his running mate, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee announced Monday. Why it matters: Vance, a Trump critic-turned-fervent supporter, is one of the former president's closest allies on Capitol Hill and a loyal defender of his domestic and foreign policy. Trump...

Trump picks J.D. Vance as VP

MILWAUKEE — Less than 48 hours after surviving an assassination attempt, Donald Trump was gifted a legal ruling that vanquished the classified documents prosecution against him. Why it matters: You couldn't script a more extraordinary stretch of events to open the Republican National Convention here, where Trump will accept...

Trump's extraordinary run sets up RNC for the ages

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COVID-19 cases are growing or likely growing in 45 states and territories, and more than half of the states have virus levels that are "very high" or "high" as a summertime wave expands, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Why it matters: The prevalence of COVID is especially high...

Mapped: Another hot COVID summer

Chicago, IL

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

New York City, NY

Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

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With an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, the U.S. experienced another violent episode in its increasingly polarized politics. Former President Trump, who’s about to formally become the GOP nominee for president in the 2024 election, survived the attempted assassination when, initial reports said, a bullet grazed his ear . But one rally attendee was killed , more spectators were injured and the suspected gunman is also dead. The Conversation’s politics editor, Naomi Schalit, spoke with University of Massachusetts, Lowell, scholar Arie Perliger after the event. Perliger offered insight from his study of political violence and assassinations. Given the stark political polarization in the U.S., Perliger said, “it’s not a surprise that eventually people engage in violence.”

‘One Inch from a Potential Civil War’? Trump Shooting a Close Call for American Democracy

Virginia State

Virginia Wendy Williams fans, this is your July 2024 update on the former talk show host. Her best friend of 44 years, Regina Schell, has shared recent concerns with TV Show Aces and says she has not seen or talked to Wendy in more than a year.

Wendy Williams fans are worried after her best friend claims not to have heard from her in a year

Some Virginia fans of The Bold and the Beautiful said they were skeptical when Thomas Forrester (Mathew Atkinswon) asked Hope Spencer (Anikka Noelle) to marry him for a third time on Friday.

The Bold and the Beautiful Spoilers: Thomas was not sincere in his proposal to Hope on Friday

Conservatives have done the United States a huge favor by explaining in detail what they’ll try to do if Donald Trump is reelected. Project 2025 , a “presidential transition project” of the Heritage Foundation, helpfully lays out how a group of former Trump officials would like to transform the country into a right-wing dystopia where the rich thrive and the rest of us die aspiring to be rich.

Project 2025’s Plan to Gut Medicare and Medicaid

Mesa, AZ

Axios Phoenix

The state's first "Picklemall" is moving out of Arizona Mills after just one year.The big picture: Picklemall announced its "unexpected and sudden closure" on Tuesday because Arizona Mills terminated its lease.Its final day of operations at the mall will be Monday, July 22, and it must have its equipment out of the building by July 31.All memberships have been paused and Picklemall said it's providing refunds to its 650 members.What's next: Picklemall was unable to find a new space in the immediate area, but will transfer operations to the Arizona Athletic Grounds in Mesa.Initially, the company will offer 41 outdoor...

Picklemall leaving Arizona Mills after just one year

Virginia fans of The Bold and the Beautiful, if you were watching earlier this week when Tom Star (Clint Howard died), you know that Li Finnegan (Naomi Matsuda) did not honor her Hippocratic Oath as a physician to "do no harm".

The Bold and the Beautiful shocker: Dr. Li Finnegan broke her Hippocratic Oath by watching Tom die

Data: BLS; Map: Kavya Beheraj/AxiosArizona has one of the largest senior populations in the U.S., but one of its smallest workforces of people 65 or older.The big picture: Only 15% of Arizonans ages 65 and up were working in 2023, according to preliminary census data.That's well below the national average of 18.7%.Arizona's population people 65+ is lower than all but three states: West Virginia (13.3), Mississippi (13.6) and Arkansas (14.6).Vermont (25.6%), Iowa (23.9%) and Maryland (23.4%) have the highest share of 65-and-up adults in the workforce, according to preliminary 2023 census data.Between the lines: The 2024 presidential campaign between Joe...

Arizona has one of America's smallest 65+ workforces

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Deciding on which zodiac signs are the most dangerous is not an easy task as there could be many ways of determining what is considered dangerous. Dangerous of course could be a very subjective idea. Your own sign could also weigh heavily in making this list as certain signs, as we know, tend to be more compatible with some than others. So, what am I going to make these predictions based on? I am thinking that looking at the most formidable and dangerous people in our history might be a good way to make the determination of the most dangerous signs. Let’s see what we can learn.

3 Zodiac Signs That Are Born to be Bad

Wyoming State

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Caitlin Tan wanted to breed her childhood horse, JP, because she’s been “amazing” — the type of animal any equestrian would be lucky to have once in a lifetime. Having access to coveted bloodlines increased the allure. Via the Miller Ranch, she could pair her 18-year-old mare with a stud descendent of Playboy’s Buck Fever.

Cream of the crop: a cremello foal is born in Wyoming

Amazon shoppers drove a 192,400% increase in sales of a t-shirt emblazoned with the now-iconic photo of former President Trump moments after an assassination attempt. Why it matters: The image of Trump with a fist in the air was taken by the AP's Evan Vucci and has been widely published by media outlets in news coverage. That it's also being used in pro-Trump merchandise confirms many photographers' fears that the photo would become propaganda for Trump.

Trump swag sales skyrocket on Amazon

There was a striking similarity among local news coverage of the Trump rally shooting Saturday night, with sister publications from major local holding groups featuring the same home page stories, photos and headlines, and then updating them, mostly in unison, as the story developed. Why it matters: In breaking news...

Strapped for resources, local coverage of Trump shooting all looked the same

Richmond, VA

Axios Richmond

She's purple, she's 20-feet tall and her name is Freeda.Why it matters: She's also a giant inflatable IUD on a nationwide tour to advocate for the protection of birth control access. Her latest stop was Richmond.Driving the news: Freeda was posted up at the Virginia Capitol building yesterday morning and later at Diversity Thrift, where the IUD was visible from the highway.Beside it were postcards from the cities Freeda has visited (which include D.C., Miami and Nashville).Earlier this week, it was at Virginia Beach.The big picture: The massive IUD, an idea from Americans for Contraception, went viral after the organization debuted it at Union Station on June 5 — when the U.S. Senate was voting on the Right to Contraception Act.Nearly all Republicans blocked the bill.In Virginia, Gov. Youngkin vetoed legislation in May aimed at ensuring that residents have the right to contraceptives regardless of any federal law changes.He said while he supports access to contraception, "we cannot trample on the religious freedoms of Virginians."Between the lines: When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Justice Clarence Thomas said in a concurring opinion that the court should reconsider decisions protecting birth control access.What's next: Freeda is headed to Philly.

Why a giant inflatable IUD named Freeda was in Richmond

Missouri State

Fulton, MO

CJ Coombs

Updated on July 17, 2024, concerning two of the missing children listed below. Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

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How to watch Biden and Trump in first 2024 presidential debate

President Biden and former President Trump will face off Thursday in the first presidential debate of 2024 — the first in U.S. history between a sitting...

How to watch Biden and Trump in first 2024 presidential debate

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