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The former president pushed conspiracy theories about Biden after his historic announcement.

Donald Trump Fumes Over Biden Leaving Race In Unhinged Late Night Rant: 'It's Not Over!'

Gold prices edged up on Monday as the dollar weakened in response to President Joe Biden's decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, while the market geared up for Friday's U.S. personal consumption expenditures (PCE) data for further clues on the timing of interest rate cuts. The dollar eased...

Gold firms as dollar loses footing following Biden withdrawal

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President Biden's exit from the presidential race and move to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic party's candidate has prompted investors and economists to reassess the campaign's impact on everything from the stock market to the so-called "Trump trade."So far, U.S. markets are taking Biden's announcement to leave the campaign in stride, with the broad-based S&P 500 index and the tech-focused Nasdaq both rising in Monday trading, partly as Wall Street had already priced in the likelihood of Biden stepping down. But in the near-term, investors caution there could be more volatility in U.S. markets, especially if the race...

Here's how investors are viewing Biden's decision to drop out

US President Joe Biden’s Sunday surprise announcement that he is leaving the presidential race and endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris “turns the whole race on its head of the Republican party ... the rug has been pulled underneath them”, FRANCE 24’s Rob Parsons said. A former prosecutor, Harris would be in a strong position to face off Donald Trump, Parsons said, adding "it’s going to be prosecutor against prosecuted, that’s not a good look for Donald Trump, a convicted felon”.

Biden dropout ‘turns whole race on its head for Republican party’

Wisconsin State

For those looking to pressure Biden to step aside in the 2024 presidential race, his showing in polls was often cited as proof that his candidacy was doomed. But a look at the numbers is inconclusive, with Biden leading Trump in some and trailing him in others, and often within the margin of error. And polls so far show that Harris does not perform statistically better than Biden in a matchup against Trump.

How polls rate Kamala Harris's chances against Trump

New York City, NY

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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

Coral Gables, FL

Edmond Thorne

Tragic End for South Florida Hispanic Building Tycoon Sergio Pino. Fort Lauderdale, FL - In a shocking turn of events, prominent South Florida homebuilder Sergio Pino was found dead in his Coral Gables home on Tuesday morning. The Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that Pino died from an apparent suicide.

South Florida Tycoon Dead After FBI Raids on Homes and Office

Russia said Sunday that it scrambled fighter jets to prevent two US strategic bomber planes from crossing its border over the Barents Sea in the Arctic. The US military routinely carries out flights over international waters, operations that it says are conducted in neutral airspace and in accordance with international law.

Russia says intercepted US bomber planes ‘approaching’ its border in Arctic

Goldman Sachs issued a warning that an S&P 500 correction is imminent and advised investors against buying the dip. In a note to clients, an analyst at the investment bank highlights several indicators pointing towards a downturn in the market. He points out that July 17 typically marks the end...

Goldman Sachs says S&P 500 correction is coming, urges investors not to buy dip

As Biden abruptly ends his reelection bid and swiftly endorses his vice president, Kamala Harris, FRANCE 24 is joined by Christian Hanley, Political Consultant to the Democratic Party and Executive Vice President for Media Advocacy and Campaign Communications.

Biden endorses Harris: 'Trump campaign putting on a brave face, but they are quite scared'

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

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?

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Bucks County Beacon

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

Most Americans want Donald Trump to drop out of the race. Most Americans believe Trump is dishonest. Most Americans reject Trump’s vision for the country. And most Americans don’t trust Trump to handle a crisis.

AP-NORC Poll: About 60 Percent of Americans Want Trump to Withdraw from Presidential Race

As chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, Senator Bernie Sanders released a June report entitled “ By the Wealthy, for the Wealthy: The Coordinated Attacks on Public Education in the United States .” The report is a brief but thorough (16 pages of text, 4 pages of footnotes) takedown of the current wave of attempts to end public education as we know it.

Senator Bernie Sanders Warns in New Report of Right-Wing Billionaire Plot to Sabotage Public Education in Order to Privatize It

“[I]nvoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God,” the Constitution of the Confederate States of America composed by southern slaveholders in 1861 sought to “establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.” The authors of Project 2025, the latest playbook for restructuring the federal government in order to accomplish the policy goals of Christian Nationalists, similarly declare their manifesto will “decide America’s future” by securing their “God-given individual rights to live freely” and exercise dominion over others.

Legislating Inequality: The Christian Confederate Roots of Project 2025

North Carolina State

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Town Talks

Death Disclosure Laws and Property Disclosures in North Carolina. In North Carolina, there is no legal obligation for homeowners or real estate agents to disclose if a death has occurred in a home, whether by natural causes, murder, or suicide. However, if a potential buyer directly inquires about any deaths on the property, the seller is required to provide that information.

If someone dies at your house do you have to tell a potential buyer? What North Carolina law says

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Stocks with big run-ups behind them can still be smart buys.

2 Soaring Stocks I'd Buy Now With No Hesitation

With less than a week to go before the opening ceremony, preparations step up a gear, although the Australian delegation is worried by a potential lack of toilets onboard. Elsewhere, our reporters in Kenya follow marathon hopeful Rosemary Wanjiru. Finally, 100 metre favourite, Noah Lyles sets a personal best.

Final preparations take place on the Seine, six days before opening ceremony

Crude oil futures have dropped to the lowest level since early June, despite escalating tensions between Israel and Houthi militants in Yemen. The oil price risk premium is nearly zero as the market has largely looked past Middle East tensions as potential threat to crude supplies, according to a Goldman Sachs note Tuesday.

Oil prices drop to lowest levels in more than a month

Denver, CO

David Heitz

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

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Stocks take Biden exit from White House race in stride

Biden on Sunday gave in to weeks of calls for him to step aside in the wake of a poor debate performance that amplified questions about...

Stocks take Biden exit from White House race in stride

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