Vivek Ramaswamy says US 'climate change agenda' is a 'hoax'
GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy railed against climate-conscious business policy at an Iowa State Fair appearance Saturday. In an fireside chat with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, Ramaswamy said that environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) business policies are among the “grave threats to... #press
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Massachusetts man pleads guilty to 2021 bomb threats against Arizona Secretary of State's Office
A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to charges that he sent a bomb threat to the Arizona Secretary of State’s office in 2021, the Justice Department announced Friday. James Clark, of Cape Cod, sent a message to the... #press
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Pritzker risks bankrupting Illinois to curry favor with Big Labor
Not long ago, candidates at least paid lip service to putting constituents first, promising to be responsible stewards of the public treasury. Nowadays, they cannot even be bothered to conceal their true loyalties to the special interests that write the biggest checks. #press
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Tracking Trump’s tangled web of legal troubles
Former President Trump is increasingly enmeshed in a tangled web of legal troubles, facing state and federal probes across the country. Trump is a party in more than a half-dozen civil lawsuits and faces 78 criminal charges across three cases, ranging from an alleged hush money cover-up to his purported efforts to overturn the 2020... #press
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Democrats mobilize on abortion amendments after Ohio win
Abortion rights advocates are looking to follow up on a win in Ohio this week with efforts in numerous states to enshrine abortion protections into state constitutions in 2024. The defeat of a ballot initiative in Ohio is the latest in a series of wins for Democrats and reproductive rights advocates.... #press
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Trump, DeSantis to speak at Iowa State Fair: Live updates
Former President Donald Trump, who is leading polls in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, joins other GOP candidates at the annual event, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Both Trump and DeSantis will speak at the fair on Saturday. The Iowa State Fair, which extends from Aug. 11 to Aug. 18, has long been seen as a... #press
Pressure cookers sold at JCPenney, Target recalled due to possible burn hazard
(NEXSTAR) — New York-based Sensio Inc. is recalling about 860,000 of its pressure cookers, which were sold under various brand names at several major retailers across the U.S. The company says it's received 63 incident reports, including 61 burn injuries — some injuries... #press
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Fleetwood Mac musician mourns loss of Maui restaurant
Fleetwood Mac co-founder Mick Fleetwood said his restaurant was lost in raging wildfires on Maui in Hawaii. His restaurant, Fleetwood’s, stood on the waterfront in Lahaina, which has been nearly completely destroyed by a wildfire that has killed at least 55 people, state officials said. “This is a devastating... #press
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US sanctions four Russians on investment conglomerate's board
The Biden administration on Friday announced sanctions against four Russians on the supervisory board of a financial and investment conglomerate based in Moscow. The U.S. said it was sanctioning Petr Olegovich Aven, Mikhail Maratovich Fridman, German Borisovich Khan and Alexey Viktorovich... #press
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America’s Army is shrinking. Its missions aren’t
America’s Army needs either more soldiers or fewer missions. #press
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Maui mayor compares wildfire destruction to 'war zone'
Maui Mayor Richard Bissen Jr. compared the wildfire destruction on the island to a “war zone” in an interview Friday, as the official death toll reached 55. In an interview on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Bissen said he surveyed the damage across the historic tourist town of Lahaina with U.S. Sen. Brain... #press
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Xi’s losing bet on Putin is backfiring
Things didn’t go as the chummy autocrats expected. #press
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Biden administration warns states on post-pandemic Medicaid coverage losses
The Biden administration this week sent letters to state health officials, warning that many are failing to meet federal requirements about determining Medicaid coverage for tens of millions of people in the wake of the pandemic public health emergency. The Centers... #press
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US government borrowed $1.6 trillion in past 10 months: estimate
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated Tuesday that the federal budget deficit reached $1.6 trillion in the 10-month period ending in July. The agency said the amount is more than double the deficit seen during the same period the year prior, while noting a 10 percent drop in revenues and 10 percent increase... #press
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'It was a big catch': Tampa mayor finds 70 pounds of cocaine during Keys fishing trip
During a fishing trip with her family in late July, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor caught more than just lobster. #press
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US government borrowed $1.6 trillion in past 10 months: estimate
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated Tuesday that the federal budget deficit reached $1.6 trillion in the 10-month period ending in July. The agency said the amount is more than double the deficit seen during the same period the year prior, while noting a 10 percent drop in revenues and 10 percent increase... #press
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Georgia lawmakers eye new social media youth law
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Ga. Republicans eye online parental consent law Two Georgia Republicans have announced a legislative push to require children to have their parents’ permission to use certain social media accounts. © Dustin Chambers/Pool... #press
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ESPN to launch sportsbook this fall
ESPN is officially getting into the sports betting game. The self-described "worldwide leader in sports," which is owned by The Walt Disney Company and Hearst Communications, announced on Tuesday it had partnered with gambling giant Penn Entertainment to launch "ESPN BET," a branded sportsbook for fans in the United States. The rebrand will include... #press
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Trump to visit Iowa State Fair along with DeSantis, 2024 rivals
Former President Trump announced Tuesday that he plans to visit the Iowa State Fair this weekend, on Saturday, Aug. 12. Trump, the front-runner in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, joins other GOP candidates at the annual event, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who also plans to... #press
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Is Threads unraveling already?
I don’t think Musk and X are scared of Threads anymore. #press
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