North Carolina State

Asheville, NC

The Democratic National Committee is paying for bilingual billboards in North Carolina and other battleground states as the Kamala Harris/Tim Walz ticket is now official. The North Carolina billboards are in 15 locations in and around Raleigh, Charlotte, and Asheville. Vice President Harris and former President Donald Trump are locked...

Harris/Walz billboards in NC are meant to draw a contrast with Trump and Vance

Detroit, MI

U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) keynotes a Harris-Walz campaign rally in Detroit on Monday. | Ken Coleman photo. “We ain’t going back,” U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) said during a 20-minute address during a Harris-Walz rally in Detroit on Monday. The veteran U.S. House member told about 250...

Black women rally for Harris-Walz ticket in Detroit

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Bucks County Beacon

This story was originally published by The 19th . Vice President Kamala Harris has long been the target of racist and misogynistic attacks online as a woman in politics who is also Black and South Asian. As she seeks the Democratic nomination for president, the gendered, sexualized and racial disinformation against her could get worse — and experts warn there may be less comprehensive oversight by tech companies to stop its spread this election cycle.

Racist, Misogynist Online Disinformation Is Already Being Used Against Kamala Harris’ Campaign

Georgia State

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

Grand Rapids, MI

Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump reacts during the CNN Presidential Debate at the CNN Studios on June 27, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Former President Trump and U.S. President Joe Biden are facing off in the first presidential debate of the 2024 campaign. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. After...

Trump says one of two additional debates will be held in Grand Rapids

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Herbie J Pilato

In the mid-1970s, Good Timesmade a star of actor/comedian Jimmy 'JJ'/'Dynomite' Walker. However, behind the scenes, the tension between the stars was relatively challenging. According to what Jimmie Walker once relayed, most of the show's cast rarely had any interaction behind the camera. Walker didn't recall having any conversations with actress Esther Rolle, who played his TV mother, Florida Evans, or actor John Amos, who played James Evans, his TV mother.

Actor/Comedian Jimmie "JJ" Walker Behind the Scenes of TV's 'Good Times' in the 1970s

Los Angeles, CA

Adam Rich was born on October 12, 1968, lived a troubled life, and died on January 7, 2023, at only 54 years old. This is his story. He lived in the Granada Hills area of Los Angeles with his parents and younger brother. The Rich family resided for a time in Florida where Adam studied acting at the local gym.

A Look Back at the Tragic Life and Death of Former Child Star Adam Rich (TV's 'Eight is Enough')

For millions of TV fans around the world, and for what almost seems like as many years, I Love Lucy has provided hours of entertainment. With their comedic portrayals, the show's main stars, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz as Lucy and Ricky Ricardo (TV's first interracial marriage; she was Irish; he was Cuban), and Vivian Vance and William Frawley as Ethel and Fred Mertz, the Ricardo's next-door neighbors, continue to bring joy.

The Behind-the-Scenes Feud Between Vivian Vance and William Frawley on TV's 'I Love Lucy'

There is more that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his youngest daughter Phoebe have in common than meets the eye. They both have ties to Stanford University and, in the centibillionaire’s own words, “Phoebe and I both left college early, but she came away from Stanford with a degree.” They are both voracious readers, and now they have some “business” to discuss as well. No, the Reproductive Health Advocate hasn’t joined Microsoft, but as expected, she has paved her own path that has led her to business. Phoebe Gates is the co-founder of Phia, a forthcoming digital fashion platform.

Bill and Melinda Gates’ activist daughter, Phoebe, is stepping into the spotlight as a businesswoman with Phia, her soon-to-launch fashion platform focused on eco-conscious practices

The US Sun

NEW studies show that Hyundai and Kia’s tech upgrades have staved off thieves after hundreds of cars were caught in a TikTok trend firestorm. The promising numbers come after particular Hyundai and Kia owners continued to apply for their chunk of a one-time settlement payment. Research from the Highway Loss Data Institute suggested that vehicle thefts […]

Hyundai & Kia customers can still claim one-time $3k payment – as brands insist new tech has led to big drop in theft

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Las Vegas, NV

Nevada State

Nevada Democratic Rep. Steven Horsford, Culinary 226 Secretary-Treasurer Ted Papageorge, and Culinary Vice President Leain Vashon. (Photo: Michael Lyle/Nevada Current) Culinary Workers Union Local 226 members and a Nevada congressman hope to capitalize on a popular proposal to eliminate taxes on tips and push for a federal ban on letting employers pay tipped workers subminimum wages.

Horsford: If you like no tax on tips, you should love banning subminimum wages for tipped workers

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

Dublin, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Officials from the U.S. Department of Justice have announced that a 42-year-old man from Dublin, Georgia, has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to distributing fentanyl.

Georgia Man Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years for Fentanyl Distribution

Entrepreneur

Alexandr Wang dropped out of MIT to create his own AI startup. His net worth is now $2 billion.

These Are the AI Skills You Should Learn Right Now, According to the World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire

Denver, CO

No, pallet shelters for people experiencing homelessness don’t fold into caskets. It’s a question a reader posed one of the first times I wrote about pallet shelters. I find the pallet shelters to be more palatable than ice fishing tents. The Colorado Village Collaborative operates both micro-communities and the so-called Safe Outdoor Spaces with the tents. We all learned the tents are not safe when a fire roared through a CVC Safe Outdoor Space, destroying the compound quickly. Officials never disclosed a cause of the fire.

Opinion: No, pallet shelters for homeless in Denver, Aurora don’t fold into caskets

Florida State

Tampa, FL

Dr. Amber Williams-Banks, State Rep. Susan Valdés, Dr. Vondalyn Wright, and U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor speaking at a press conference at the Health Matters Community Pharmacy in Tampa on Aug. 12, 2024. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix) Two Tampa Bay-area Democratic lawmakers joined a pair of pharmacists on Monday...

Democrats take on Rick Scott for voting against reducing Medicare drug prices

South Carolina State

Explore Beaufort SC

The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

New Hampshire State

Gov. Chris Sununu's has signed a slew of bills passed by the House and Senate during the spring. (Dana Wormald | New Hampshire Bulletin) As the State House voting chambers lie empty this summer, Gov. Chris Sununu’s desk has been flooded. Hundreds of bills passed by lawmakers in late spring have circulated from the Office of Legislative Services to the Secretary of State’s Office to the House speaker, the Senate president, and finally over to Sununu, who has signed the majority that have reached him.

Racial profiling ban, AI guardrails, and trespassing signs: The bill signings you may have missed

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A Black woman may be leading the presidential ticket of a major political party for the first time, but for Jacksonville’s Black conservatives, political values trump a candidate’s personal identity.

Republicans look to shore up support among Black conservatives in Jacksonville

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The United States of Aunties: The culture powering the Harris campaign

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Grand Boule at the Indiana Convention Center on July 24, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo...

The United States of Aunties: The culture powering the Harris campaign

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