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VP Harris shakes off protestor during event at historically Black high school
Kamala Harris, amidst campaign turmoil, as President Joe Biden faces calls to drop out of the race, stumped before Black voters at a North Carolina rally. The event, held at James B. Dudley High School in Greensboro, North Carolina, was a chance for the vice president to champion the administration’s record in front of a key demographic in an emerging swing state.
John Lennon's new "Mind Games" deluxe edition is a spectacular, unqualified masterpiece
As we notch one bravura anniversary after another in Beatles and solo-Beatles world, music lovers have been treated to a succession of box sets and deluxe repackagings. For the most part, the results have been fairly mixed, with some editions arriving chockful of outtakes and new mixes, while others feature a paucity of supplementary materials.
Climate change could return us to the pre-antibiotic era
The extreme heat that recently blanketed the United States is a clear sign of climate change. But rising temperatures are fueling more than just hotter summers. Climate change is contributing to the spread of drug-resistant infections. And alarmingly, the medicines we use to fight those pathogens are losing their effectiveness.
Costco hikes up its membership fees, predicts 52 million memberships will be impacted
In addition to kicking non-members out of its food court, Costco is officially increasing its membership prices for the first time since 2017. The big-box wholesale retailer announced Wednesday that it is raising membership fees by $5 to $65 a year in the United States and Canada. Costco’s premium “Executive...
"We don't need you": Serena Williams roasts Harrison Butker to his face at the ESPY awards
Tennis legend Serena Williams took Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker to task at the 2024 ESPY Awards on Thursday about remarks the football player made during a commencement speech at Benedictine College in May. During an onstage moment at the award show — which Serena shared with her sister...
"It’s hard to look away from how damning it is": Louis C.K. doc on why his wrongdoing still matters
“Sorry/Not Sorry” co-director Caroline Suh entered her examination of Louis C.K. as a fan. When the documentary filmmaker first read the 2017 New York Times story detailing his years-long pattern of sexual misconduct, she said her initial feeling was one of loss, “that kind of pain of like, ‘Oh, this is a shame that he's no longer going to be able to perform.’ Obviously, that didn't end up being the case.”
Marist poll gives Biden slight lead over Trump in national race
Amidst calls for Joe Biden to step down from the 2024 presidential election, the latest Marist News poll shows that the Democrat has held his own against Donald Trump, despite worries about his cognitive health. The margin is within the margin of error, but it is Biden’s favor: 50% of...
Finland is offering farmworkers bird flu shots. Some experts say the US should, too
This article originally appeared on KFF Health News. As bird flu spreads among dairy cattle in the U.S., veterinarians and researchers have taken note of Finland’s move to vaccinate farmworkers at risk of infection. They wonder why their government doesn’t do the same. “Farmworkers, veterinarians, and producers are...
"Reckless" and "unsafe": The misinformation around "late-term abortion" is harmful, experts say
Despite not being a real thing, the phrase “late-term abortion” has made its way into public discourse once again. Not only did the presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump include a very misinformed discussion about “late-term abortions” before Roe v. Wade was overturned. But more recently, the Republican Party adopted a “Make America Great Again” policy platform ahead of its national convention that stated in a 16-page document the party will oppose "late-term abortion, while supporting mothers and policies that advance prenatal care, access to birth control, and IVF (fertility treatments).”
"Categorically inadmissible": Trump argues felony convictions are negated by SCOTUS immunity ruling
Donald Trump’s sentencing for his hush money conviction was supposed to be Thursday. Instead, the former president asked a New York judge to dismiss his criminal conviction on 34 felony counts. In a 52-page filing, lawyers for the presumptive GOP nominee argued that the trail was “tainted” by evidence...
"This is over": Biden's Democratic critics say press conference not enough to stop growing revolt
In 2024 terms, this was the good Joe Biden: Discussing the minutiae of foreign policy at his Thursday night press conference, the president sounded confident and in command of the facts, delivering answers about U.S. policy toward Russia and China that his Republican rival would not be able to give even after a heroic dose of stimulants and gray-market brain pills. He noted the contrast himself.
Biden's performance has been exceptional where it matters: It's the economy
President Joe Biden held an hour-long press conference Thursday night and answered a range of questions about his age, his competence, his stamina, his health and his future. He also delivered several incisive disquisitions on foreign policy that Donald Trump's staff would have to use a very large coloring book and possibly a puppet show to explain to him. Not that it would work. He'd probably storm out of the meeting long before they got to the part about China and Russia, yelling about love letters and being a boss.
Elon Musk, father of 12, wants his sperm used in Mars settlement: report
Elon Musk is offering up his sperm to future Mars colonists, an overture that nobody seemed to ask for from the world’s most prominent natalist. According to the New York Times, the billionaire made the offer to “seed a colony” as part of a SpaceX effort to design a Martian colony from scratch.
"Unlawful": Nevada GOP officials set "dangerous precedent" by refusing to certify election results
Republican Nevada county officials are joining the election disinformation crusade a few months early. On Tuesday, the Washoe County Commissioner Board voted 3-2 against certifying the results of an official recount of contests from Nevada’s June 9 primary, in a move slammed by the state’s attorney general as undemocratic.
AOC understands the stakes: The "high crimes" of Clarence Thomas and Sam Alito must be prosecuted
Corruption is one of those issues that tends to rile up political professionals and journalists, but not so much ordinary voters. Sure, everyday people don't like it when politicians and other public officials have their hands in the cookie jar, but it can be hard to see how bribe-taking and favor-trading have a meaningful impact on the much-ballyhooed "kitchen table" issues. During focus groups, such as those shared on Sarah Longwell's often-infuriating-but-always-illuminating podcast, voters often assume "everyone" in politics is corrupt. It doesn't shape partisan preferences as much as one would hope. (Though there is evidence that corruption can suppress voter turnout over time.)
Trumpism's powerful weapon against Western democracies is antisemitism
Given the events of the last two weeks, Donald Trump’s plans to become America’s first dictator are now much closer to being realized. This is not a fantasy or hyperbole. These are just the facts. In a decision that left the mainstream news media and political class stunned...
Experts: Georgia GOP officials lay groundwork to "obstruct" and "subvert" election certification
The Republican-controlled Georgia State Election Board on Tuesday pushed forward a proposed amendment to an election rule that would grant officials greater power to dispute election results — and election law experts are sounding the alarm. Given initial approval in a 3-1 vote Tuesday, the proposed amendment would mandate...
Unnamed Biden campaign officials view a grim path ahead
The call is coming from inside the house. The newest voice calling on the 81-year-old president to step down isn’t another pundit, mega-donor, or disgruntled Obama aide, but an official inside the president’s re-election campaign, NBC News reports. “He needs to drop out,” an un-named Biden campaign official...
“Not in this for my legacy”: Biden steadies course after successful NATO summit
President Joe Biden delivered a much-anticipated speech capping off a North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit in Washington on Thursday, before taking questions in an open conference from the press for the first time since his debate against Donald Trump. Biden, embattled by the press and some in his own party,...
Too little, too late: Shelley Duvall always wanted her flowers, but not like this
Shelley Duvall never wanted to be a celebrity. She wanted to be a scientist. In a clip of a 1984 appearance on "Late Night with David Letterman," reposted on the show's YouTube page shortly after the announcement of her death at 75 on Thursday, she says as much herself. But watching this now — with her gone — and knowing how she struggled at the end of her life with feeling cast aside by an industry that is known for mishandling its eccentrics, the way Letterman treats her during their discussion is more revelatory than what she shares of her initial career goals.
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