“[Vice President Harris] voted to preserve NAFTA, the very trade deal that sent American jobs to Mexico and turned American dreams into nightmares.” — Republican vice-presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (Ohio), remarks in Glendale, Ariz., July 31 “She voted, even after it was obvious it was a mistake, she voted to preserve NAFTA, the very trade deal that sent American ...
First Donald Trump falsely asserted that Kamala Harris had long identified herself primarily as Indian American, and only leaned into the Black part of her mixed-race identity recently to benefit herself politically. Then the pile-on began. Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, portrayed the vice president as “a chameleon” and suggested she affected a Southern accent when talking ...
In 2020, a group funded by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife gave $332 million to local governments to run the presidential election amid a global pandemic, prompting a Republican backlash that led to more than two dozen states banning or limiting private funding for elections. The Center for Tech and Civic Life is again awarding grants this fall ...
Americans’ concerns about immigration have risen sharply this year, with half of Americans saying that the large number of immigrants and refugees entering the country is a “critical threat” to U.S. interests, up from 42 percent last fall to the highest level since 2010, according to a poll by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. The poll found that most ...
Jaleel Stallings was just letting his dogs out and giving them breakfast a few days ago when he got a message from his lawyer telling him Donald Trump’s campaign was targeting him online. “Here we go again,” he recalled thinking. Four years ago, Stallings and a group of friends joined protests in Minneapolis over the police murder of George Floyd. ...
The Harris campaign announced Friday morning that it had raised $310 million in July, the biggest amount so far in the 2024 campaign cycle and more than double what Republican nominee Donald Trump raised, the bulk of it built on the rollout of Vice President Harris as the likely nominee of the Democratic Party. More than $200 million of the ...
U.S. orange production has plummeted as the industry faces volatile threats from extreme weather events, an incurable disease and economic pressures. Citrus growers are losing millions of dollars every year, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. At the same time, orange juice futures have hit record highs. “Citrus production in the United States [is a] pretty dire situation right ...
Yum Brands hopes to use artificial intelligence to take down drive-thru orders at hundreds of Taco Bell restaurants by the end of this year. The restaurant company announced on Wednesday that it is expanding its rollout of the tech in the U.S. as it eyes implementing it in drive-thru lanes globally. Yum Brands joins restaurant rivals such as Wendy’s and White Castle in betting on voice AI, but ...
Venu Sports, the sports streaming joint venture between Disney’s ESPN, Warner Bros. Discovery and Fox Corp., will cost $42.99 a month. The upcoming streaming platform announced its pricing on Thursday and said it plans to launch in the fall. It will offer a 7-day free trial. Further details are expected to be released when it launches. Venu is still pending regulatory approval. The goal is ...
CarShield, a company that sells vehicle service contracts to automobile owners that it claims will cover the cost of certain repairs, has agreed to pay $10 million in a settlement with federal regulators over charges that its marketing tactics were deceptive and misleading. In a statement Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission said CarShield, which employs celebrity endorsers including rapper and ...