Washington, DC

Columbus, OH

The Independent

 Barron Trump, the youngest of Donald Trump’s children, is embarking on one of the first big adventures of adulthood this fall: moving away to college.The 18-year-old, having just graduated from Florida’s prestigious Oxbridge Academy, will study in New York, his father revealed this week. The exact university remains unknown but NYU, Columbia and Cornell are all possible contenders. Barron will now join a long line of young adults to attend school with the weight of their parents’ presidential legacies on their shoulders — and Secret Service agents watching their every move. Paul Eckloff, a former Secret Service agent who protected...

Barron Trump starts college this fall—and he’s bringing his secret service detail along

New York City, NY

 A New York City lawyer who died after a yacht sank off the coast of Sicily wrote a haunting post on LinkedIn two months before he joined the doomed voyage. In one of his only posts on the site, Christopher Morvillo, 59, thanked his legal team after they helped British tech tycoon Mike Lynch win a fraud trial and discussed living “happily ever after.” Lynch owned the luxury yacht Bayesian, which sank early on Monday.Five bodies, believed to be those of Lynch, Morvillo, Morvillo's wife Neda, British banker Jonathan Bloomer and his wife Judy have now be recovered by...

NYC lawyer who died in yacht disaster wrote haunting LinkedIn post weeks before

Butler, PA

 The parents of the 20-year-old who shot Donald Trump last month have retained a lawyer as the FBI investigates the attempted assassination, according to a new report.An unnamed family member told The Daily Mail that Crooks’s parents have sought the services of Pittsburgh-based law firm Quinn Logue. The move comes as the FBI continues to question how much Matthew and Mary Crooks knew about their son’s plan to assassinate Trump, the Mail reports.Matthew Crooks is interested in guns and has sold firearms to family members in the past, the source told the Mail. “The FBI still very much has...

Parents of Trump shooter lawyer up as FBI investigates how much family knew ahead of assassination attempt

Alexandria, VA

 Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance has once again sparked fury — this time close to home — as neighbors fume over his Secret Service detail temporarily closing a park in the area.Vance lives near the Judy Lowe Neighborhood Park in Alexandria, Virginia, and locals are not hiding their disappointment after the city announced that it would have to temporarily close the park as well as restrict traffic and on-street parking nearby to provide protection for the Ohio senator. The changes started on Sunday, August 25, a city notice read.“There will be a significant [US Secret Service] presence in...

‘He should probably move’: JD Vance’s neighbors fume as Secret Service close popular local park

Pennsylvania State

Pittsburgh, PA

 Republican VP candidate JD Vance might want to stop insulting childless cat ladies.Pittsburgh – in the crucial swing state of Pennsylvania where Trump is losing his lead – ranked as the top city for most single women who own cats, according to an analysis by The Independent.In a 2021 interview, Vance complained that the country was being run by “a bunch of childless cat ladies” – including Kamala Harris – “who are miserable at their own lives and the choices that they’ve made and so they want to make the rest of the country miserable, too.”That quote came back...

The city where JD Vance’s ‘childless cat lady’ comment could backfire big (Hint: It’s in a swing state)

Wyoming State

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Pinedale, WY

WyoFile

PINEDALE—Rep. Albert Sommers (R-Pinedale) lost to a political newcomer in a close-fought contest for a state Senate seat Tuesday, an upset that ousts one of the most influential figures in Wyoming politics in recent years.

Speaker of the House Sommers loses bid for Senate seat

 Keir Starmer has warned that Labour’s first autumn Budget will be “painful” in his first keynote address from No 10, prompting fears of that unpopular tax rises will be amongst the announcements.Chancellor Rachel Reeves has already confirmed that her statement will bring fresh tax rises as she says more needs to be done to fill the government’s shortfall in public finances. This reasoning was repeated by the prime minister as he reiterated the need to plug the £22bn spending gap that was “hidden” by the previous conservative government.The announcements come after Ms Reeves announced a slate of cost-cutting measures...

How Labour could raise taxes as Starmer admits budget will be ‘painful’

Arizona State

Arizona Luminaria

WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a Republican push that could have blocked more than 41,000 Arizona voters from casting ballots for president in the closely contested swing state, but allowed some parts of a law requiring proof of citizenship to be enforced.

Supreme Court rejects GOP push to block 41,000 Arizona voters, but partly OKs proof of citizenship law

Chicago, IL

Palm Springs Tribune

Taylor Swift broke Wembley stadium records playing the venue eight times in a single tour at her final London show in of the Eras Tour and debuted her track So Long London live from her latest album, Tortured Poets Department . The timing of her last European performance is politically intriguing, as it coincides with the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where she might have the opportunity to endorse Kamala Harris for President.

Taylor Swift’s Potential DNC Appearance and Endorsement of Kamala Harris: Will It Happen?

Minnesota State

  John Kolb, a retired Minnesota National Guard colonel, knew Tim Walz by reputation as an “excellent leader” who adroitly guided the enlisted troops in his field artillery battalion. But Kolb was stunned by what he saw when Walz left the military and entered politics.Walz retired from the National Guard in 2005 to run for Congress just before his unit received an order to mobilize for the war in Iraq. Then during the campaign, Walz overstated the rank he held at the point he left the service.“That is not the behavior I would expect out of a senior noncommissioned...

Walz’s exit from Minnesota National Guard left openings for critics to pounce on his military record

 British tech tycoon Mike Lynch was among seven people who died after the luxury superyacht Bayesian sank off the coast of Sicily early on Monday morningThe 59-year-old is known for founding Invoke Capital and Autonomy Corporation and had been in the headlines after he was cleared of charges in a high-profile fraud case.He was on the boat, named Bayesian, which sank in bad weather in the early hours of Monday near the Sicilian capital Palermo.Once dubbed the “British Bill Gates”, Mr Lynch and his wife Angela Bacares were valued at £852m in 2023 by the Sunday Times Rich List.Born...

Mike Lynch net worth: How the billionaire made his money

Georgia State

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

Nevada State

 Two Nevada men accused of damaging 140-million-year-old rock formations in a national park are facing trial.The charges against the men come four months after a video showing two visitors vandalizing the ancient rock formations at Lake Mead National Recreation Area went viral.Wyatt Clifford Fain, 37, and Payden David Guy Cosper, 31, have each been charged with one count of injury and depredation of government property and one count of aiding and abetting. The men could face up to 10 years in prison if they are convicted when they go to trial in October, the US Department of Justice said.According...

Two Nevada men face trial for allegedly damaging 140-million-year-old rock formations at national park

 Coco Gauff has vowed to win the US Open again after beginning the defence of her 2023 title in style.The American claimed her first grand slam title 12 months ago and kicked off her 2024 campaign by dropping just two games in a 6-2 6-0 rout of Varvara Gracheva on Arthur Ashe.Gauff has not been in the best of form in recent months but is hoping a return to New York can spark a resurgence."Whether it's 2024 or not, I will do it again" 🫳🎤Coco Gauff is setting her sights on a second US Open crown. pic.twitter.com/dmAY0EmCtD— US Open...

Coco Gauff vows to win US Open again but former champion Sloane Stephens makes shock first-round exit

 The son of a subpostmistress who falsely admitted stealing £35,000 to save his mother from prison has said he shed tears of relief when his conviction was quashed.Ravinder Naga was ordered to complete 300 hours of community service and pay compensation of £35,000 in 2010 after he confessed to stealing the money from the Post Office where his mother worked in Greenock, Inverclyde.In 2022 he requested a review of his conviction and sentence, and the Scottish Cases Review Commission referred it to the High Court, saying Mr Naga had “pled guilty in circumstances that were, or could be said...

Son of subpostmistress tells of relief after conviction quashed

Florida State

Uncovering Florida

Most people are guilty of doing it at least once in their lives, many people do it by accident, some do it because they find it fun, and others do it for reasons like honoring loved ones. Regardless of the situation, just about everyone has released a balloon. The difference is that intentionally releasing balloons is now illegal by House Bill 321’s standards.

Law Signed By DeSantis Makes It Illegal To Release Balloons In Florida

Wyoming’s U.S. Sen. John Barrasso and Rep. Harriet Hageman handily staved off Republican challengers in Tuesday’s primary election. The Associated Press called the race at 8 p.m.

Barrasso, Hageman handily defeat Republican challengers

 Liz Truss considered scrapping all cancer treatment on the NHS in a desperate bid to repair the damage caused by her disastrous economic policies, according to a new book.The extraordinary claim is made in a new biography of Ms Truss by Sir Anthony Seldon.Sir Anthony, who is Britain’s leading political biographer, also states that Ms Truss’s allies feared her team could be targeted with a “cocaine” smear by unnamed figures at Tory HQ who wanted to stop her from becoming prime minister.Sir Anthony’s book, Truss at 10: How Not to Be a Prime Minister, is deeply critical of Ms...

Liz Truss considered scrapping all NHS cancer treatment after crashing economy, book claims

 Sir Keir Starmer will warn the British public that things will get worse before they get better in his first keynote speech since walking into Downing Street.Speaking on Tuesday, the prime minister will say the government has also taken on a “societal black hole”.It will come after chancellor Rachel Reeves claimed the government inherited a £22bn black hole in the public finances from the previous Conservative administration last month. “Things are worse than we ever imagined”, he will warn, adding: “And that is why we have to take action and do things differently. Part of that is being honest...

Keir Starmer issues stark warning: ‘Things will get worse before they get better’

 Sir Keir Starmer warned that the Government’s forthcoming Budget will be “painful” as he asked the country to “accept short-term pain for long-term good”.In a speech in the Downing Street rose garden, the Prime Minister claimed his Government has done more in seven weeks than the Conservative government did in seven years.But he warned “things are worse than we ever imagined” because of a £22 billion “black hole” in the public finances, claiming to have found out last week that the Tories had borrowed almost £5 billion more than the Office for Budget Responsibility expected.Sir Keir also claimed his...

‘Painful’ Budget is needed for ‘long-term good’, says Prime Minister

Fort Myer, VA

Brentwood, MD

Bethesda, MD

Takoma Park, MD

Hyattsville, MD

Silver Spring, MD

Bladensburg, MD

Falls Church, VA

Glen Echo, MD

NewsBreak

Top Democrats have raced to join President Joe Biden in endorsing his Vice President Kamala Harris as their party’s new 2024 presidential nominee after the former dramatically announced on Sunday he would no longer be pursuing ...

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Top Democrats have raced to join President Joe Biden in endorsing his Vice President Kamala Harris as their party’s new 2024 presidential nominee after the former dramatically announced on Sunday he would no longer be pursuing ... - NewsBreak

Top Democrats have raced to join President Joe Biden in endorsing his Vice President Kamala Harris as their party’s new 2024 presidential nominee after the former dramatically announced on Sunday he would no longer be pursuing ...

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