Columbus, OH

The New York Times

Throughout Iran’s presidential campaign, in debates, rallies and speeches, a singular presence has hovered: Donald Trump. To hear the six candidates tell it, the former president’s victory in the 2024 White House race is a foregone conclusion. The urgent question facing Iranian voters as they go to the polls Friday, they say, is who is best suited to deal with him.

Iran’s Presidential Candidates Agree on One Thing: Trump Is Coming

Snopes

U.S. President Joe Biden cited this survey during the June 27, 2024, presidential debate, urging viewers to "look it up."

Fact Check: About Biden's Claim that '158 or 159 Presidential Historians' Voted Trump Worst President in US History

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Bucks County Beacon

Donald Trump is now a convicted felon. This is an objectively good thing but you wouldn’t know it from a lot of the discourse in the media and online. Trump and his allies are attempting to claim that being a convicted felon only makes Trump stronger , and political pundits keep saying that a conviction wouldn’t impact the upcoming election . Even on the Left, there’s debate as to how Biden and Democrats should talk about Trump’s conviction.

5 Things You Need to Know about MAGA Republicans

USA TODAY

From Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s shadow debate to Joe Biden and Donald Trump not shaking hands, these were the five oddest moments from the first debate.

The 5 weirdest moments from the grim first Biden-Trump debate

The Independent

 Joe Biden appeared to freeze and stumble over his words during the first presidential debate on Thursday night (27 June).At times, the US president struggled to stem a barrage of attacks and false claims from his Republican rival Donald Trump.The Biden campaign had hoped that a strong debate would quell concerns among voters that the 81-year-old Democratic incumbent is too old to serve a second four-year term.Instead, a hoarse-sounding Biden stumbled over his words, especially in the early stages of the debate.Two White House officials said mid-debate that the president had a cold, but that only further reflected anxiety about his performance.

Biden freezes mid-answer during presidential election debate

North Carolina State

TheDailyBeast

Jill Biden revealed to The New York Times reporter Katie Rogers what Joe told her following the debate. Rogers queried Jill at a Biden campaign fundraising event in the Hamptons on Friday. “You know, Jill, I don’t know what happened. I didn’t feel that great.” Biden reportedly told the first lady, according to an X post by Rogers. Jill responded, “Look, Joe, we are not going to let 90 minutes define the four years that you’ve been President.” Biden has not been cagey around acknowledging his poor performance on Thursday night. Biden told a crowd in North Carolina on Friday that he knows he’s “not a young man,” and went on to acknowledge other signs of his age, “I don’t walk as easy as I used to. I don’t walk as smoothly as I used to. I don’t debate as well as I used to.” Biden added, “But I know what I do know—I know how to tell the truth, I know right from wrong, and I know how to do this job.”Read it at Daily MailRead more at The Daily Beast.

Jill Biden Discloses What Joe Told Her After His Debate Performance

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were the subject of a not-so-flattery column this week, and people are not happy about it. In a recent column titled “Taylor Swift Is Not a Good Role Model” published by Newsweek, a writer by the name of John Mac Ghlionn offered some scathing criticism of Taylor Swift and her boyfriend Travis Kelce as he suggested that Swift is not a good role model to young women and girls because she is unmarried and childless at age 34.

World reacts to horrible Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce news

New York City, NY

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The e-Texan

New York – As Trump anticipates his sentencing on July 11th in the New York hush money case, Florida Judge Aileen Cannon made a ruling this Monday. Despite rejecting Trump’s legal team's request to dismiss several charges in the classified documents case, she conceded on a minor point. She removed a portion of the charges that referenced an uncharged allegation, but upheld the other charges.

Legal expert says Trump should not be jailed after New York guilty verdict because he is ‘too old’

California State

Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

In an interview on the “All-In” podcast, former President Donald Trump commented on President Joe Biden ahead of the CNN 2024 Presidential Debate.

‘I’m not underestimating him’: Trump ahead of debate with Biden

The stock price of Trump Media dropped a day after majority shareholder Donald Trump benefited from President Joe Biden stumbling through their first presidential debate. Trump is the majority shareholder of Trump Media, which trades under the DJT ticker. Trump Media is the owner of the Truth Social app often...

DJT shares close down nearly 11% after Biden stumble in Trump presidential debate

Prince William’s birthday meetup with Taylor Swift at a London concert is a slap to Meghan Markle whose previous attempts to have her on Archetypes were met with disappointment. The Prince of Wales graced an Eras tour concert last Friday in the company of his children Prince George and Princess Charlotte. The royals got to meet the singer backstage and even posed for selfies together. Even more surprisingly, the snap made it to the official social media pages of both the crooner and the future King of England.

Meghan Markle Rages as Taylor Swift Snubs Her a Third Time

Missouri State

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CJ Coombs

The first time my family walked into a Ponderosa Steakhouse was in the late 1960s. It was new and the experience was great. Like other new restaurants, if the management doesn't stay on top, the quality of service can decline. The location we went to did change through the years, but in the beginning, it was great.

The 1960s: the Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses are still around in some states

Ali Carney, 46, of Newark, received a 65-month prison sentence for conspiring to distribute narcotics, including fentanyl and heroin, and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Gang Member Sentenced to 65 Months for Drug Trafficking

ABC News

With less than two weeks until the first presidential debate, CNN announced the rules agreed on by both President Joe Biden and Donald Trump’s campaigns.

1st Biden-Trump debate will include microphone muting, coin flip and more

Axios

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 and former president. The big picture: CNN is hosting the debate, which for the first time in more than three decades isn't organized...

How to watch Biden and Trump in first 2024 presidential debate

Virginia State

Margaret Minnicks

Many new laws become effective in Virginia on July 1, 2024. However, a law has always existed in Virginia, but some residents might not be aware of it. According to WSET, leaving grass clippings and other debris on Virginia roads is illegal.

It is illegal to leave grass clippings and other debris on roads in Virginia

Georgia State

Douglas City, CA

Daily Coffee Press

This afternoon, Kentaiwon Durham, the Douglas City Commissioner of Ward 2, entered a guilty plea for wire fraud in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. Consequently, Durham is mandated to resign from his position as a city commissioner.

Georgia City Commissioner Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud in $20K PPP Fraud Scheme

DeanLand

When it comes to living a longer life in Georgia, location matters. And living in one of Georgia's top counties for longevity can add up to 13 years of extra life expectancy as compared to its bottom-ranked counties.

Huge Life Expectancy Gap Revealed Between Georgia's Urban, Rural Counties

NewsBreak

Fact Check: 2024 presidential debate fact-check: How accurate were Joe Biden, Donald Trump?

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Democratic and Republican presidential nominees, shared a debate stage June 27 for the first time since...

Fact Check: 2024 presidential debate fact-check: How accurate were Joe Biden, Donald Trump?

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