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The Canadian PressVolunteers and donations surge into Democratic campaigns with Harris atop the ticket
WASHINGTON (AP) — The day after Vice President Kamala Harris entered the race for the White House, Democratic Rep. Dan Kildee's Michigan campaign office saw 650 people sign up to volunteer.
- The Canadian Press
In fiery speech to Congress, Netanyahu vows 'total victory' in Gaza and denounces US protesters
WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged in a scathing speech to Congress on Wednesday to achieve “total victory” against Hamas and denounced American opponents of the war in Gaza as “idiots,” taking a combative stance in a visit the Biden administration has hoped will yield progress in negotiations to end the fighting.
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Harris’ team rejects Israeli notion that her comments could harm ceasefire talks
Vice President Kamala Harris’ office on Friday is rejecting a suggestion from a senior Israeli official that the vice president’s remarks on Thursday that forcefully criticized Israel’s conduct in its war against Hamas could have made a ceasefire deal harder to reach.
- The Daily Beast
Barack Obama Is Set to Endorse Kamala Harris for President ‘Soon’
Barack Obama is planning to endorse Kamala Harris’ presidential bid despite initially refraining from doing so, according to a report.The former president is set to make the endorsement “soon” and has been in close contact with Harris since she launched her White House bid Sunday, sources told NBC News. One source told the network Obama didn’t want his endorsement to “overshadow” President Joe Biden’s moment and his televised Oval Office speech Wednesday night in particular.After Biden dropped o
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Gabby Giffords stumps for Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania as parallel veepstakes campaign takes shape
Gabrielle Giffords is campaigning for Kamala Harris. The Philadelphia event had been planned before Giffords' husband, U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro entered the conversation to be Harris' VP choice.
- LA Times
California Supreme Court upholds Prop. 22, ending legal saga over status of gig drivers
California Supreme Court upholds Prop. 22, which allows Uber, Lyft and other gig economy companies to classify their drivers as independent contractors.
- The Hill
Melinda French Gates endorses Harris: ‘She knows what we need in society’
Melinda French Gates, the ex-wife of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, threw her support behind Vice President Harris’s presidential run, pointing to the need to protect reproductive rights. “I feel like Kamala, I was happy to endorse. I’ve worked with her before, she knows what we need in society and she’s using her voice against those…
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Powers to fine universities over ‘free speech’ breaches put on hold
Bridget Phillipson said there were concerns the legislation would be ‘burdensome’ on providers and the Office for Students (OfS) watchdog.
- State College Centre Daily Times
Pennsylvania delegation gives Netanyahu warm reception, mostly
A number of lawmakers boycotted the Wednesday speech.
- The Independent
Jimmy Fallon describes Biden’s address to nation as ‘like meeting for coffee after a break-up’
‘Basically, on Sunday, he broke up with the country over text, and tonight, he met us for coffee to explain,’ Fallon quipped
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Government majority ‘gone by Easter’ if rebellion continues – shadow minister
Liberal Democrat spokesperson Wera Hobhouse also said the new group of independents could be a ‘Frankenstein’s monster’ for the Prime Minister.
- USA TODAY
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu finally gets his White House meeting with Joe Biden
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finally got a White House meeting with President Joe Biden. He also met with VP Kamala Harris.
- Bloomberg
TikTok’s Survival Is at Stake in All-Out Fight Against US Ban
(Bloomberg) -- The Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok is battling a potential US ban with the signature tools of American democracy — lawyers, lobbyists and money.Most Read from BloombergTrump Risks Losing Voters He Needs With Loaded Attacks on HarrisParis Sticks to Olympics Opening Event Plans After Rail SabotageFed’s Favored Price Gauge Rises at Mild Pace, Spending Holds UpHarris Just Showed Why Trump Is So Afraid of HerUS Accuses Famed Short-Seller Andrew Left of Securities FraudTikTo
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Renewed calls for passage of George Floyd Justice in Policing Act after fatal shooting of Black woman in her home
The law enforcement killing of Sonya Massey in her Illinois home earlier this month has thrust the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act back in the national spotlight, with renewed calls for passage of the failed legislation targeting racial bias and use of force.
- USA TODAY
Kamala Harris decries 'unpatriotic protesters' at DC rally during Netanyahu visit
Harris condemns flag-burning, 'pro-Hamas graffiti and rhetoric' at largely peaceful DC protest of Israel's prime minister amid Israel-Hamas war.
- The Daily Beast
‘The View’s’ Ana Navarro Uses Nude Melania Trump Photo to Defend Kamala Harris
Ana Navarro, a long-time co-host of The View, posted on her Instagram Thursday an old photo of nude Melania Trump as a way to troll her husband’s supporters, saying: “You wanna go low? ... I’ll happily go 20,000 leagues under the sea.”It was a picture from 2000 featured in British GQ, five years before Donald Trump married her.Navarro also included a picture of both Trumps partying with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, also from 2000. Her explanation for posting these images was that it wa
- Good Housekeeping
Céline Dion Fans Won't Believe How Much She’s Getting Paid by the Olympics
Céline Dion and Lady Gaga are performing a duet at the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony. Here's how much they are reportedly being paid for one song.
- The Daily Beast
Donald Trump Seen in Public Without Ear Bandage
Donald Trump ditched his ear bandage for his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday. The former president’s right ear returned to public life after being injured during the assassination attempt on the former president on July 13.The former president’s large bandage became an impromptu fashion statement during the Republican National Convention with some attendees donning DIY wound dressings. Following the convention, Trump swapped out his bulky white gauze for a thin n
- BuzzFeed
Kamala Harris' Press Release About Donald Trump's Fox News Appearance Is Going Viral
"Something about the question mark after 'old and quite weird' is taking me out."
- Rolling Stone
Harris Taunts Trump After He Backs Out of Debates
“What happened to ‘any time, any place’?”