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Arizona Abortion Rights Measure Certified For Ballot

NPR reports: Arizona voters will get to decide in November whether to add the right to an abortion to the state constitution. The Arizona secretary of state’s office said Monday that it had certified 577,971 signatures — far above the required number that the coalition supporting the ballot measure had to submit in order to put the question before voters. …

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NYT Will No Longer Endorse Candidates In NY Races

The New York Times reports: The New York Times editorial board will no longer make endorsements in New York elections, including in races for governor and mayor of New York City, The Times’s Opinion editor said. The change will be immediate: The paper does not plan to take a stance in Senate, congressional or state legislative races in New York …

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USA Today Poll: Harris In “Striking Distance” In Florida

USA Today reports: The red wave that washed over Florida in recent years might not be as large as it once seemed, if a new presidential survey is any indication. Vice President Kamala Harris is within “striking distance” of former President Donald Trump in Florida, according to the pollster behind a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University/WSVN-TV survey of 500 likely voters …

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Tropical Storm Ernesto Expected To Become Hurricane

The Weather Channel reports: T​ropical Storm Ernesto has formed and will spread heavy rain, winds and some coastal flooding across the Leeward Islands and Puerto Rico through Wednesday, before it turns north and intensifies into a hurricane. Ernesto became the fifth storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season late Monday afternoon after a Hurricane Hunter mission found a small, closed …

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Buttigieg: Vance Should Care About Trump’s Lying

“First of all, let’s be clear, we’re the ones trying to get the Child Tax Credit expanded, and JD Vance couldn’t be bothered to show up in the Senate and vote for it, and Republicans have blocked that from being expanded or it would be the law of the land right now. “So if you want to talk about promoting …

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Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura Endorses Harris

“I met with Bobby Kennedy last winter. We met for three hours. Apparently, I came in second. He chose his woman [Nicole] Shanahan as running mate. Bobby’s still a friend of mine, but I’ll tell you where I stand right now. “I’m going to be selfish. A few years ago I got the opportunity to see the United States elect …

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Man Gets 3 Years In Attack On Muslim USPS Worker

From the Justice Department: Today, Kenneth Pinkney, 47, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. was sentenced to 37 months in prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, by U.S. District Judge Roy K. Altman, after having previously pled guilty for his assault on a federal employee, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 111(a) and (b) which included a hate …

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Annual Burmese Python Hunt Begins In FL Everglades

The Associated Press reports: Friday marked the start of the annual Florida Python Challenge, where hunters head into the Everglades to track down invasive Burmese pythons in hopes of grabbing a share of $30,000 in prizes. The annual 10-day hunt, which started more than a decade ago, promotes public awareness of issues with invasive species in Florida while engaging the …

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Poll Shows Harris +2 Across Seven Battleground States

Fox News reports: Former President Donald Trump and current Vice President Kamala Harris are neck-and-neck in key swing states, according to a poll released Wednesday. A survey conducted by Ipsos found the Republican presidential nominee and his Democratic opponent are in a dead heat struggle for seven swing states: Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Georgia, North Carolina, Arizona and Nevada. Harris receives …

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Dog Sparks House Fire By Chewing Phone Charger

Tulsa’s ABC affiliate reports: The Tulsa Fire Department has shared a video showing a dog getting a hold of and chewing on a lithium-ion battery that appeared to be in some type of charger. The dog chewed on it until the battery exploded, causing a dog bed to catch fire. Two dogs in the home got away from the fire …

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Maduro Claims Elon Musk Is “Part Of Satanic Cult”

The Latin Times reports: Just days after urging Venezuelan citizens to denounce each other through a government app, president Nicolás Maduro has declared that TikTok and Instagram “multiply hate” in the country and vowed to regulate both apps though the Security Council. In a televised speech, Maduro called out both social media apps and said they incite hate among Venezuelans …

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Tesla Sued Over Fatal “Full Self-Driving” Mode Crash

Reuters reports: The parents of a motorcyclist who was killed in a 2022 crash involving a Tesla Model 3 on Autopilot in Utah sued the electric carmaker and the vehicle’s driver, claiming that the driver assistant software and other safety features are “defective and inadequate.” Landon Embry, 34, died on the scene after the Model 3 put on Autopilot at …

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Hurricane Debby Makes Florida Landfall At Category 1

CNN reports: Hurricane Debby has made landfall in Florida near Steinhatchee with winds of 80 miles per hour, according to the National Hurricane Center at 7 a.m. EDT. The landfall is within 20 miles of Hurricane Idalia’s landfall, which also came ashore in the Big Bend of Florida in August 2023 as a Category 3 hurricane with 125 mph winds. …

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Special Election Set To Replace Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee

The Texas Tribune reports: Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday set a special election to fill former U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee’s seat for the remainder of the term on Nov. 5, the same day as the general election. The special election will select an official to represent Texas’ 18th District for the two months remaining in the Congress after the …

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Google Unveils New Tactic To Battle Explicit Deepfakes

Mashable reports: The explosion of nonconsensual deepfake imagery online in the past year, particularly of female celebrities, has presented a difficult challenge for search engines. Even if someone isn’t looking for that material, searching for certain names can yield a shocking number of links to fake explicit photos and videos of that individual. Google is trying to tackle that problem …

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KS Hospital Sued Over Emergency Abortion Denial

ABC News reports: A Missouri woman is suing a Kansas hospital where she says she was denied an emergency abortion after she went into premature labor at 18 weeks of pregnancy, alleging she was denied emergency health-stabilizing care. The lawsuit comes a year after a government investigation by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services found that hospitals in Missouri …

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Hamas Political Leader Assassinated In Tehran [VIDEO]

NBC News reports: Hamas’ political chief, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed early Wednesday in the Iranian capital, according to Iran and the Palestinian militant group, both of which blamed Israel for an attack that has raised fears of spiraling conflict in the region. Haniyeh, 62, was assassinated in Tehran after he attended the inauguration ceremony for Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Hamas …

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FBI: Gunman Posted Anti-Immigrant, Antisemitic Rants

The Guardian reports: Though they have not pinpointed a motive behind Donald Trump’s failed assassination attempt, investigators are examining a social media account with antisemitic and anti-immigrant posts that they suspect might be connected to the former US president’s would-be killer, according to the FBI deputy director, Paul Abbate. Abbate on Tuesday appeared alongside the acting US Secret Service director, …

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LIVE VIDEO: Senate Hearing On Trump Rally Shooting

CNN reports: Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe will tell senators from the Homeland Security and Judiciary committees that the he can’t explain or defend the security failures on July 13, according to prepared remarks released late Monday. According to the remarks, Rowe has directed the Secret Service to have multiple experienced supervisors go through each security plan for all …

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POLL: 69% Back Florida Abortion Rights Ballot Measure

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports: Adding amendments to the Florida Constitution requires support of 60% of those voting to pass, which is a high, difficult-to-meet threshold. UNF found that 69% of Florida likely voters support the amendment guaranteeing access to abortion, with 23% opposed. The abortion proposal has the support of 87% of Democrats, 53% of Republicans, and 71% of …

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