<div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=27mo84_0ulojZfU00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=27mo84_0ulojZfU00" width="1200" height="630" ><p>Vice President Kamala Harris passed the Democratic delegate threshold needed to obtain the party's nomination for president in the DNC virtual roll call vote Friday. Harris thanked supporters on a call with her campaign.</p><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate></div>

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Democratic strategist James Carville predicted Democrats are guaranteed to lose the presidential election if they don’t remove President Joe Biden and replace him with a candidate selected from a last-ditch mini-primary. Carville joined the growing chorus of Democrats calling for Biden to step down and ruled out replacing him immediately with Vice President Kamala Harris, […]

James Carville says Democrats will lose presidency unless last-ditch mini-primary held

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The independent West Virginia senator, who left the Democratic Party earlier this year, is considering throwing his hat into the 2024 race following Joe Biden's exit.

Joe Manchin Weighing Re-Registering As A Democrat To Run For 2024 Nomination

CBS News

Vice President Kamala Harris secured enough delegates at the DNC virtual roll call Friday to become the 2024 Democratic nominee for president. Harris is expected to announce her running mate pick by Monday. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has the latest.

Harris to meet with top running mate contenders this weekend

Georgia State

The Hill

Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan (R) will be supporting Vice President Harris in November after previously saying he would back President Biden. Duncan endorsed Harris in an interview on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s “Politically Georgia” podcast that aired Wednesday. He has been a staunch critic of former President Trump and revealed in May that he would be…

Georgia Republican shifts support to Harris after backing Biden

Former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, keep raising doubts about Vice President Kamala Harris' focus on the root causes of immigration. CBS News campaign reporter Jake Rosen has more on that and the continued reactions to Trump's comments about Harris' race.

JD Vance criticizes Kamala Harris on immigration as fallout continues over Trump's racial comments

Joe Biden's senior White House and campaign staff had spent the past week insisting the president planned to stay in the 2024 race despite an onslaught of calls within the Democratic Party for him to step aside. As recently as Saturday, the president's aides were putting together a campaign schedule...

Isolating at a beach house, Biden gave aides one minute notice of exit

Kamala Harris clinches Democratic presidential nomination; Study examines how sharks are being impacted by a changing ecosystem.

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Gymnast Simone Biles took a clear swipe at former President Donald Trump on social media Friday, posting "I love my black job" following her second gold medal win at the Paris Olympics. "CBS Saturday Morning" co-host and CBS News and sports correspondent Dana Jacobson is in Paris with the latest on the Games.

Simone Biles takes jab at Trump after 2nd gold medal win

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

Three Americans who were wrongfully imprisoned in Russia, Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva, are back on U.S. soil. They made a brief stop at Joint Base Andrews, before arriving in San Antonio to undergo medical assessments. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more.

Paul Whelan describes journey home as Americans freed from Russia return to U.S. soil

South Carolina State

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Colleton County, SC

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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

Here's a look at the top stories making headlines on the "CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell."

"CBS Evening News" headlines for Friday, Aug. 2, 2024

Pittsburgh, PA

Jeannette, PA

CBS Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — For the first time since the elimination of the Jeannette K-9 program, one of the city's handlers is talking to KDKA-TV.His interview comes one day after the city manager exclusively sat down with KDKA-TV to discuss the reasoning behind the program's elimination."It's one of those things where only half of the truth is being told," said Sergeant Jim Phillips, the former K-9 handler for the city.K-9 handler disagrees with city manager's commentsOn Thursday, the city manager, Ethan Keedy, said that since 2018, the K-9 unit has only made one self-initiated arrest. Phillips said that's simply not true."That's...

Former Jeannette K-9 handler defends unit after city manager's comments

Boston, MA

An inmate has been sentenced for his role in the deadly bludgeoning of infamous Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger in a West Virginia federal prison in 2018. The inmate, Paul J. DeCologero, was sentenced to more than four years imprisonment after pleading guilty to an assault charge. DeCologero faced a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.Prosecutors initially had said DeCologero and inmate Fotios "Freddy" Geas used a lock attached to a belt to repeatedly hit the 89-year-old Bulger in the head hours after he arrived at troubled USP Hazelton from another lockup in Florida, while another man, Sean McKinnon, served as...

Inmate sentenced in prison killing of infamous gangster "Whitey" Bulger

Maine State

Rep. Jared Golden (Maine), a moderate Democrat who previously said former President Trump is going to win the election, would not commit Thursday to voting for Vice President Harris. “I expect to have to work to earn Mainers’ votes and our candidates for president should expect the same,” Golden said in a Wednesday statement. “Kamala…

House Dem who said ‘Trump is going to win’ won’t commit to voting for Harris

New Jersey State

More than 4 million acres of marine life habitat have become a "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico, threatening the lives of fish and other marine animals, NOAA said on Thursday. Although this is an annual issue in the Gulf, this year's is far larger than anticipated, with an area roughly the size of New Jersey.The dead zone is an area where there is very little to no oxygen, a situation known as hypoxia, that NOAA says can kill fish and marine life. In June, NOAA predicted an area of 5,827 square miles, roughly the size of Connecticut. But...

"Dead zone" the size of New Jersey emerges in Gulf of Mexico

Chicago, IL

CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) -- This upcoming school year, the organization Chicago Survivors plans to expand its school-based trauma support program to help even more students who have lost loved ones to homicide.U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) was present Friday as Chicago Survivors announced plans for its expansion at the City of Praise Church, at 3250 W. 60th St. in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood.The goal is to cut the red tape for families trying to heal after suffering such violent losses. For families with school-aged children, this means easier access to trauma support in a Chicago public school for free.Those who provide...

Chicago Survivors to expand school-based programs for youngsters affected by homicide

CNN’s Kaitlan Collins spoke to Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump minutes after President Joe Biden announced that he is exiting the 2024 presidential race. She shares what Trump told her. 

Hear what Trump told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins about Biden after president dropped out of race

CBS Boston

A plea deal reached this week with the alleged mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, along with two of his alleged accomplices, has been retracted, the Pentagon announced Friday. In a memo, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said that the "three pre-trial agreements" approved with Khalid Shaikh Mohammad — the man accused of planning the attacks — and Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin 'Attash and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi, had been rescinded. The memo was addressed to retired Brigadier Gen. Susan Escallier, the convening authority for military commissions who oversaw the deal. Austin wrote that he was withdrawing her "authority" in...

Defense Secretary withdraws plea deal with 9/11 defendants

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump says he has agreed to an offer from Fox News to hold a debate with presumptive Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris. Meanwhile, the Harris campaign says it will stick to the original plan for an ABC News debate.In the post, former President Trump said the purported Fox News debate would be on Sept. 4."I have agreed with FoxNews to debate Kamala Harris on Wednesday, September 4th. The Debate was previously scheduled against Sleepy Joe Biden on ABC, but has been terminated in that Biden will no longer be a participant, and I am in...

Trump says he's agreed to Fox debate while Harris sticks with ABC plan

Vice President Kamala Harris passed the Democratic delegate threshold needed to obtain the party's nomination for president in the DNC virtual roll call vote Friday. Harris thanked supporters on a call with her campaign.

Harris gets Democratic delegates needed for nomination in DNC roll call vote

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