Bomb threats targeting Springfield, Ohio, facilities are likely linked to a baseless right-wing conspiracy theory targeting Haitian immigrants in the city, mayor Rob Rue said Friday, as local schools closed and evacuated for a second day. read more
The Biden administration on Friday announced a major effort to blunt the global influence of RT and expose what it says is the Russian state media network's key role in the Kremlin's global intelligence and influence operations. read more
Springfield Ohio's native son John Legend, the singer-songwriter, is speaking up after baseless claims spread online, amplified by former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, about Haitian immigrants supposedly eating people's pets, that have spiraled out of control. In a nearly six-minute long Instagram video posted Thursday, Legend denounced those claims and urged people to show grace for our "Haitian brothers and sisters." read more
A federal judge has given a green light to event contract exchange Kalshi Inc. to let Americans bet as much as $100 million on the outcome of the 2024 congressional elections. read more
Boeing workers have gone on strike after they overwhelmingly rejected a tentative deal between union representatives and the plane maker that included a 25% pay rise. More than 30,000 workers in Seattle and Portland downed their tools from midnight Pacific Time (07:00 GMT) on Friday. read more
Issac Bailey: The law is clear. It's up to the State Board of Elections to decide on late changes to the ballot. That's why I agree with Justice Allison Riggs in her dissent: "Today, any public aspersions cast on the impartiality, independence, and dignity of our state courts are well-earned." read more
The Harris team raked in $47 million in the 24 hours after Tuesday's debate in Philadelphia, its biggest haul since Harris announced her candidacy in late July, according to a senior campaign official. Nearly 600,000 people made a donation in that time frame - from Tuesday night to last evening - but the Harris team is cautioning against any financial "victory laps," stressing that it still believes the fundraising race could be quite tight. read more
An 11-year-old boy who alerted his principal after another student brought a bullet to class is in trouble at the school. read more
Josh Marshall: I wrote soon after Kamala Harris become the de facto Democratic nominee that I did not think that Donald Trump had the mental acuity, stamina or energy to fight for the presidency from behind. Tuesday's debate [confirmed that thought] perhaps more than anything. But what I've also been increasingly aware of is that Trump has two campaigns in a way that is almost unique in modern presidential politics. read more
Dana Milbank - The reviews were almost universally savage after Donald Trump's debate debacle, in which the former president ranted about migrants eating pets while getting his clock cleaned by an opponent he had insisted was "stupid." And then, in a universe all its own, was Fox News. "All the memorable lines were from Donald Trump," host Jesse Watters proclaimed after the debate ended. "He just had some great knockouts. And so this race just got tighter." read more
"I think that the president would serve himself well to make sure this doesn't become a bigger story," the South Carolina senator said of Trump's associations with far-right activist Laura Loomer. read more
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered a serious concussion on a fourth-down run in Thursday night's loss to the Buffalo Bills, exhibiting "fencing response" in his arms after the hit from tackler Damar Hamlin. Because of his past concussion problems there's a lot of talk in the media about whether he will (or should) retire even though he's only 26.
[Springfield, Ohio Mayor Rob] Rue said Trump's amplification of false claims has "created a negative light" for the city. "These claims are, they were just untrue. And we may mention that ... we just don't see reports of those," Rue said of Trump's remark. read more
The Republican-controlled State Election Board is now being challenged from both sides of the aisle. read more
Kamala Harris held rallies Thursday in North Carolina, first in Charlotte and then in Greensboro, calling for another round of debate with Donald Trump ... read more
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