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Hulk Hogan and other sports icons will speak ahead of Trump at RNC convention
For more updates from the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, head to the NPR Network's live updates page. Plus: You can watch live video coverage from NPR of tonight's speeches. Here's how. A Florida man famous for his deep tan, outsized lifestyle and lucrative knack for blending entertainment and...
Trump ear bandages to MAGA dresses: Fashion at the RNC
(The Hill) – From wearing ear bandages in solidarity with former President Trump in wake of his failed assassination attempt to donning “Don’t Tread on Me” gowns, supporters of their party’s nominee are going all out at the Republican National Convention. Throughout the first leg...
12:30 Report — Trump’s big night
Happy Thursday from Milwaukee. It’s Day 4, and my voice is basically gone. It’s sore feet and tired attendees here in Milwaukee. Ah, that’s a convention! Here’s what’s happening:. Tonight is the night former President Trump speaks at the convention. And the classic balloon drop!
This group is behind the growing influencer presence at the RNC
Brilyn Hollyhand is on a mission to court young conservative voters. At 18 years old, he is Co-Chair of the GOP Youth Advisory Council, part of the team bringing influencers to cover the Republican National Convention.
LOOKING BACK: Murfreesboro to Franklin Railroad Proposed
In July of 1924, an initial meeting in connection with a proposed standard gauge railroad from Franklin to Murfreesboro, North Carolina – and to some point on the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in Hertford or Bertie counties in North Carolina – was attended by a large and representative body of Franklin and Murfreesboro citizens. The […] The post LOOKING BACK: Murfreesboro to Franklin Railroad Proposed appeared first on The Tidewater News.
Barbara Diane Read Wagaman
Barbara Diane Read Wagaman, 71, of Roanoke Rapids passed at her home July 18, 2024. She was born March 20, 1953 in Kent County of Delaware to the late James B. Read and Ethel B. Halliday Read. She is preceded in death by her husband David Lee Wagaman. She is...
Lake Gaston Striper Club to hold August meeting
The Lake Gaston Striper Club will hold its August monthly meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 7, at 7 p.m. at the Lake Gaston Lions Club building at 139 Stanley Road, Henrico. The speaker will be Kevin Johnson, owner of Eagle 1 (Raleigh) and Eagle 2 (Lake Gaston) shooting ranges. He will discuss current gun and concealed carry laws. Members, guests, and visitors are welcome. For more information about the club, visit www.lakegastonstriper.org.
Protests surrounded the RNC, though in lower numbers than expected
UNIDENTIFIED CROWD: (Chanting) No Donald. No Joe. Genocide has got to go. BAKER: Organizers had expected over 5,000 people might show up, but attendance ended up being more like half that, possibly due to new safety concerns after the attempted assassination of former President Trump a couple of days earlier. Nadine Seiler flew in from Waldorf, Md., determined to protest the former president throughout the entire four-day convention with an anti-Trump T-shirt and banner and bright-blue eyelashes.
RR man charged with computer solicitation of minor
A 29-year-old Roanoke Rapids man Wednesday was charged with a count of solicitation of a minor by computer following an investigation that began in April. Major Anzell M. Harris of the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office said the criminal investigations division received a report on April 15 about a man, later identified as Taylor Scott Harris, contacting a female juvenile for sexual favors.
The America JD Vance railed against at RNC in Milwaukee is one Republican ideas built | Opinion
Editor’s note: Contributing columnist David Mastio is covering the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee for McClatchy Opinion. After J.D. Vance’s speech last night, I really want to go have a beer with him. He seems like a deeply decent man who genuinely wants what is best for America. While his speech was moving, it was also deeply wrong. The deeply wrong are the best people to have a few beers with, because you can still outargue them even with a few Milwaukee’s Bests under your belt.
RNC Day 4: Donald Trump to give RNC keynote, says he'll stress 'unity'
MILWAUKEE -- Former President Donald Trump will formally accept the GOP presidential nomination Thursday night and deliver his first speech since Saturday's assassination attempt, capping off an ebullient Republican convention at a time of heightened political uncertainty. Trump will give the keynote remarks at a time when he is pushing...
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