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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made his endorsement decision for the 2024 election – declining to endorse anyone at all. Zuckerberg, 40, said he doesn’t plan on playing a major role in the 2024 election, in an interview with Bloomberg. He noted that he has “done some stuff...

Zuckerberg reveals his endorsement decision for the 2024 election

The Hill

YouTuber and host of "Blaire White Project" podcast Blaire White joins Rising to discuss the state of American politics, including all things 2024 election. #blairewhite #rising.

Blaire White on Rising: My vote for Trump is a vote against the media

Business Insider

Trump said Zuckerberg told him he won't support a Democrat and apologized for Meta's mistaken censoring of a Trump assassination attempt photo.

Trump says Zuckerberg called him after assassination attempt and told him he wouldn't endorse a Democrat

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Ferguson, MO

WEKU

Democratic presidential ticket's debut tour stopped in Michigan. Friday marks ten years since the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. The U.S. had a good showing in track and field on Thursday.

Morning news brief

RadarOnline

CNN's chief national security correspondent Alex Marquardt testified he had "no evidence" linking a decorated Navy veteran to the black market trade of Afghan refugees before airing a report that sparked a $1 billion defamation lawsuit against the embattled network. RadarOnline.com obtained an unredacted transcript from Marquardt's deposition in the ongoing case filed by Zachary Young, who alleges the struggling network wanted viewers to believe he was "operating in a black market."  Young's allegations stem from a November 2021 episode of The Lead With Jake Tapper that showed his photo during a discussion about the repercussions of America's botched...

CNN Correspondent Alex Marquardt Admitted He Had ‘No Evidence’ to Accuse Military Veteran of Criminality in On-Air Hit Job — as Network Braces for $1 Billion Court Battle

Butler, PA

The Almighty was working overtime on July 13, as former President Donald Trump narrowly escaped an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump attributed his miraculous survival to having “God on [his] side” in what he called a “providential moment.” Well, ain’t that something! Which god exactly was Trump referring to? The big man upstairs? The flying spaghetti monster? Or perhaps one of those ancient Greek gods he seems to fashion his golden toilet seats after? Personally, if we’re going for a classical mythology reference for Trump, my money’s on Narcissus – seems like he’d look out for his own kind.

What religion is Donald Trump, and what are his religious views?

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In an on-air faux pas, Laura Ingraham puts Milwaukee in Minnesota, sparking a social media frenzy. Fox News host Laura Ingraham was in hot water after a viral clip captured her geography blunder during a segment about Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. At one point of confusion, Ingraham incorrectly said Milwaukee was a major city in Wisconsin, not Minnesota.

Laura Ingraham's Milwaukee Mix-Up Social Media Storm: Fox News Host's Geography Blunder Goes Viral

JD Vance has accused Governor Tim Walz of embellishing his military record, and even used the words "stolen valor," a serious accusation in military circles.

Making sense of JD Vance's 'stolen valor' accusations against Tim Walz

The mayor of Philadelphia ordered all city employees back to the office full-time this summer. Now some workers are wondering whether their jobs are worth the flexibility they're giving up.

Philadelphia city workers are back at the office, and it's transforming family life

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A new rule in Georgia could allow some local election boards to refuse to certify results, raising concerns ahead of November’s election in the crucial swing state.

A new rule in Georgia could allow some election boards to refuse to certify results

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Regina Barber and Berly McCoy of Short Wave about the formation of the moon's wispy atmosphere, sea lion cameras and the Perseid meteor shower.

This week in science: the moon's atmosphere, sea lion cartographers and the Perseids

Salon

Donald Trump unleashed a tirade against Google during a Friday interview with Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo, accusing the platform of refusing to apologize for blocking some results related to his attempted assassination. In the segment, in which Trump attempted to outline the dangers of AI before Bartiromo redirected him...

Trump warns "very bad" Google may be "shut down"

The Associated Press

CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump says he is pulling out of a scheduled September debate with Vice President Kamala Harris on ABC and wants them to face off on Fox News, making it increasingly unlikely that the candidates will confront each other on stage before the November election.  In a series of Truth Social posts late Friday, the Republican nominee and former president said his agreement to a Sept. 10 debate on ABC “has been terminated” because he will no longer face Democratic President Joe Biden, who ended his campaign last month after a disastrous performance in their...

Trump says he'll skip an ABC debate with Harris in September and wants them to face off on Fox News

Fox & Friends co-host Brian Kilmeade claimed Donald Trump is “unaware of race and gender” in defense of the former president after he questioned Vice President Kamala Harris’s race. “I didn’t know she was Black,” the former president said Wednesday during a tense question-and-answer session with the...

Fox anchor Brian Kilmeade defends Trump after he questioned Harris’ race

Fox News

Former President Trump's campaign is calling out Snapchat for saying they will not reinstate his account on the social media platform, after being restored to other platforms.

Which social media platforms have banned Trump and why? An overview

Fox Business

Former President Trump's response to being shot at on Saturday was "bada--" and inspiring, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said.

Zuckerberg says Trump fist pump reaction to shooting was 'bada--'

Vienna, NY

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Christopher Schuetze, a reporter with the New York Times who’s been covering a foiled terrorist attack at a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna.

New details emerge on foiled Vienna attack

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Feliz Solomon, a Wall Street Journal reporter who tracked a network of criminal syndicates that enslave people in a multibillion dollar cyber fraud industry.

How criminal syndicates traffic, torture and enslave people to send scam text messages

LinkedIn’s co-founder Reid Hoffman has sought to clarify comments he made about Donald Trump before the assassination attempt against him, in which he said that he wished the former president was a “martyr.”. The internet entrepreneur said at an Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference last week, before...

LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman tries to explain away comment saying he wished he could ‘martyr Trump’

Camp Lejeune, NC

Almost 400,000 Marine Corps veterans and family members have filed claims against the government in one of the biggest toxic exposure cases in history.

The Navy is settling with Marines and families exposed to toxins at Camp LeJeune

\"Corporations are people, too\" is an old legal principle now being embraced by social media companies like Meta and TikTok. They say they have First Amendment rights that protect their speech.

Social media giants say they have First Amendment rights that protect their speech

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"Corporations are people, too" is an old legal principle now being embraced by social media companies like Meta and TikTok. They say they have First Amendment rights that protect their speech.

Social media giants say they have First Amendment rights that protect their speech

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