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Bill Cassidy on vaccines, RFK Jr. and the fight for public trust

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Why California should fear the next natural disaster — and what you can do

I was standing in a burned-out canyon outside San Diego in October 2003 when...

How LA killed our favorite neighborhood restaurant

I work with a lot of restaurants and know even more restaurant owners. I...

Forget the doomsday fears: AI danger is already here — in its DEI-drenched ‘soul’

We’re ignoring, at our peril, a far more immediate risk of frontier AI: It’s...

How LA homeless agency’s retreat is a sign of sanity

No one’s sad to see the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority partially withdraw from...

Trump and Vance take aim at the military

Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance have been accused of belittling members of the military, with Trump refusing to visit a cemetery of American soldiers and Vance falsely accusing Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz of quitting the Army National Guard to avoid combat duty in Iraq.

Israel says it recovered bodies of six hostages in Gaza

Israel said Tuesday that its forces recovered the remains of six hostages from southern Gaza, a recovery operation that comes amid high-stakes negotiations to reach a deal with Palestinian militant group Hamas to free the remaining people held in the territory. Yagev Buchshtab, Alexander Dancyg, Avraham Munder, Yoram Metzger, Nadav Popplewell and Haim Perry were...

How the UK’s Tory fracture may foretell a GOP break with Trump  

There have been several periods over the last half-century when British and American politics have seemed to align — that could spell trouble for U.S. Republicans in the coming election.

Trump defends personal attacks against Harris: ‘I’ve always spoken my mind’

Former President Trump defended his attacks against Vice President Harris's personal attributes and intelligence, but said he doesn’t think those attacks are necessary to win the election in November. “I hope they're not,” Trump told CBS News, when asked if the personal insults were needed. “But if I don't think somebody's good at something, if...

Matthew Perry, ketamine and America’s doctor-to-dealer pipeline

Matthew Perry’s tragic death did not occur in isolation but is part of a much larger trend, where prescriptions of ketamine from supposed health and wellness centers have reportedly increased by 500 percent since 2017.

Planned Parenthood providing free vasectomies and abortion pills during DNC

Planned Parenthood says its van will be parked in the city's West Loop — mere minutes from the DNC's venue — to provide "FREE vasectomies & medication abortion" on Monday and Tuesday.

In Colombia, Harry and Meghan’s harmful ‘smoke and mirrors’ faux-statecraft

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's recent four-day holiday in Colombia, which was billed as a royal tour, has raised concerns about its impact on UK foreign policy and national security, as it risked embarrassing the Royal Family and promoting the messaging of Harry and Meghan's for-profit brand.

Morning Report — Biden, Hillary Clinton hail Harris, pillory Trump

Democrats’ opening night during an emotional nominating convention presented Vice President Harris as a leader with “heart” while speakers cast former President Trump as a convicted, self-involved “villain” trying to cling to his chaotic past. A battle cry to voters, repeated late Monday by President Biden during a 52-minute speech, was that democracy requires protectors....

Schools brace for lessons on the Harris-Trump election, stressing neutrality for teachers

Schools across the country are taking a variety of approaches on how to handle the teaching opportunity presented by the upcoming presidential election, but there is one thing they all seem to agree on: educator neutrality. Civics, government and history teachers must navigate a tumultuous, historic race as they guide classroom discussions around the showdown...

Bottom Line: CrowdStrike applies lobbying patch

Technology CrowdStrike has hired DLA Piper to manage “policies and proposals related to congressional response to July 19, 2024 outage” that hit airlines and businesses around the world. Delta has threatened to sue CrowdStrike, saying the outage cost the airline $500 million, and the House Homeland Security Committee has requested CrowdStrike’s CEO testify before the...

Harris to rally in Wisconsin on night two of DNC

Vice President Harris will rally supporters in Milwaukee on Tuesday night, holding a major campaign event concurrently with night two of the Democratic National Convention (DNC). The vice president and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), will hold an event about 90 miles up the road from the convention site in Chicago. Harris...

Biden makes late speech and exit, hailing Harris while trolling Trump

CHICAGO — President Biden gave a forceful call for Democrats to elect Vice President Kamala Harris to the White House during his Monday night address to the convention, an event that just weeks ago seemed sure to coronate him as his party's nominee. Biden spoke last on a night filled with several of the party's...

Five memorable moments from DNC’s first night

The Democratic National Convention began on Monday with a number of notable moments from key speakers, including a surprise appearance from Vice President Kamala Harris. Here are five memorable moments from the first night. Joe Biden becomes emotional after warm reception Biden was visibly moved as he took the stage for his convention remarks following...

Trump to participate in Fox News town hall after debate doesn’t materialize

Former President Trump said late Monday he would participate in a tele-town hall hosted by Fox News next month instead of a debate on the network after the Harris campaign made clear the vice president would not participate. "Rather than the debate on September 4th, I have agreed to do a Tele-Town Hall, anchored by...

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