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CNN — The quickest way for Kamala Harris to grow her support may be to consolidate the voters who agree with her on abortion. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee has been a much more comfortable and cogent messenger on the issue than President Joe Biden, who wasn’t winning nearly as much support in 2024 as he did in 2020 – or major Democratic candidates did in 2022 – among voters who support legal abortion, according to previously unpublished results from multiple public polls. Biden’s slippage with voters who support legal abortion partly reflected the same problems that hurt him with…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday proposed major reforms to the U.S. Supreme Court: enforceable ethics rules, term limits for judges and a constitutional amendment to restrict the justices’ recent decisions on presidential immunity.With Election Day looming, there is little chance the proposal will pass the narrowly divided Congress, but the idea could spark debate with public trust that the Supreme Court will rule on it. Lowest in history The move comes amid revelations about ethical issues surrounding some judges, as well as controversy over the presidential election and growing anger among Democrats over recent decisions by the…
SAN FRANCISCO — As expected, the Giants traded one of the offseason’s biggest additions ahead of the MLB trade deadline, but the player they traded for was a bit of a surprise. The Giants have reached a deal that will send designated hitter Jorge Soler and relief pitcher Luke Jackson to the Atlanta Braves, the team announced Monday night. In return, Atlanta will send minor league infielder Savin Ceballos and left-handed pitcher Tyler Matzek to San Francisco. The move is both a way to get out of the bulk of the remaining term on Soler’s contract, as well as a…
Pakistan army says soldier killed in attack by “violent mob” dressed as Baloch rights activists ISLAMABAD/QUETTA: The Pakistani army said one Pakistani soldier was killed and 16 others, including an officer, were wounded in an attack by “violent mob dressed as Baloch Raj Muchis”, a reference to ethnic rights protests in the southwestern province of Balochistan. The Baloch Yaqjeti Committee (BYC), which defends the rights of Balochistan’s minority Baloch people, convened a “Baloch Raj Muchi,” or Balochistan National Rally, on Sunday in Balochistan’s port city of Gwadar to protest against alleged human rights violations, extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances in…
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his political opponents have claimed victory in an election tainted by allegations of fraud and counting irregularities, CNN reported. According to a statement from the National Electoral Commission (CNE), with 80% of the votes counted, Maduro had received more than 51% of the vote, beating Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, the candidate from the Democratic Unity Platform (PUD), who received more than 44%. U.S. and many world leaders have expressed concern about the official results handing the presidential election victory to an autocratic leader. As the votes were being counted on Sunday evening, allegations of electoral fraud…
CNN — The video is both gruesome and triumphant: rebel fighters, rifles slung over their shoulders, walk among a dozen corpses strewn across the sand and rocks. Gunfire can be heard off-camera. The scene is from another battle in the vast desert of northern Mali, but this time the victim is Russian. At the end of the video, the camera pans to a bearded white man lying on the ground and appearing to beg for mercy. Another video shows several white men, still alive, kneeling in the remains of a car while surrounded by guerrilla fighters, some of whom are…
Officials from mainland China and Taiwan met soon after the incident and held 15 rounds of talks, but negotiations stalled in March.The incident has added fuel to the fire in cross-strait relations, with Taiwan’s coast guard accusing the men of entering restricted waters and mainland Chinese authorities accusing Taiwanese authorities of “violently dispersing the fishing boat”.However, mainland China and Taiwan signed an agreement on the return of the bodies and the boat and compensation.”More than five months have passed since the incident occurred. The two sides have finally reached an agreement through negotiations,” said Li Zhaohui, deputy director of the…
After Trump named Vance his running mate at the Republican National Convention this month, Vance said he agreed with Trump’s position and would leave the issue up to the states. “In my view, Donald Trump is the leader of the Republican Party and his views on abortion are going to dominate this party and move the party forward,” Vance said on Fox News last week. He said it was “reasonable” for states to have different reproductive rights laws.Democrats have successfully centralized their message on abortion and debated the issue in the 2022 election. Republicans have struggled to gain footing since…
If you can’t budget for glitzy resorts like Cannes or St. Tropez, why not head to the coast of Croatia, a favorite destination of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. (A bearded, T-shirt-wearing, and noticeably more down-to-earth, Orbán was photographed on the island of Brac in the summer of 2022 and spotted with fans on another island, Vis, this month.) How to get there: The French Riviera is just under two hours from Brussels by flight, or about 12 hours by car if you follow the example of Czech MEP and Patriot Party member Filip Turek, who has already driven from…
PARIS — Steven Nedorosic can solve a Rubik’s Cube in 8.68 seconds and enjoys playing video games, particularly one that’s similar to soccer but with cars that shoot the ball. He has a song banned from his playlist; his poor performance in competitions at the same time he liked it made it seem sinister.Nedorosic’s coach, Sheik Ceasar, describes the 25-year-old as “quirky, funny and goofy” and someone who “dances to his own tune,” and Nedorosic can swing around on a pommel horse better than just about anyone on the planet.And it took Nedorosic and 40 seconds of his athletic excellence…