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MESQUITE, Nev. — President Biden’s abrupt withdrawal from the presidential race sparked 24 hours of controversy in an unexpected place: the Southern Baptist Convention, America’s largest Protestant denomination and often a key voting bloc in close elections. The Rev. Kevin Smith, chairman of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, the Washington-focused public policy arm of the 13 million-member group, announced Monday that he had fired the commission’s chairman, Brent Leatherwood, after praising Biden’s resignation as “selfless.” Brent Leatherwood remains chairman of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission despite a move Monday to remove him from the position,…

VADODARA: Despite the Vadodara Municipal Council (VMC) having only seven elected members of the Municipal Council, intra-party infighting was witnessed over the election of the Municipal Council president. The state unit of the Municipal Council recently decided to hold elections for the president in the elected units of the Municipal Council in the state. The election of the VMC president was scheduled for Tuesday and was held at the party office in Ahmedabad. Long before the election was held, the election had led to differences within the party. The decision itself was opposed by three of the seven Municipal Councillors,…

CNN — The border crisis erupted just months after President Joe Biden took office, and he sought his vice president’s help in solving the intractable problem of immigration. It seemed like a no-win political mission, and Vice President Kamala Harris and her staff were quick to make one thing clear: She was not in charge of the southern border. Three years later, that issue has overshadowed Harris’ unprecedented White House campaign and become the center of attacks from Republicans. “As a result of her dangerously extreme immigration policies, the largest invasion in history is now happening on our southern border…

The 2024 Olympics are fast approaching, and many of the participating sports are available in Maine. Here’s how you can get involved. MAINE, USA — From the mountains of northern Maine to the southern coastline and rivers in between, outdoor sports enthusiasts have plenty of opportunities to enjoy. Friday will see the official opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, and for those looking to pick up a new hobby, many of the Olympic events can be enjoyed in Maine. In 2021, rock climbing will become an Olympic sport for the first time at the Tokyo Olympics, and Maine…

The Boeing 737 MAX aircraft will be assembled at the company’s factory in Renton, Washington, USA, on June 25, 2024. Jennifer Buchanan | via ReutersThe resumption is a major boost for U.S. plane makers, which have warned investors about delivery delays to China and are embroiled in another safety and quality crisis.Boeing’s deliveries of new aircraft to China have been intermittent since 2019 after two deadly crashes of Max 8 jets and amid rising tensions between Washington and Beijing over issues ranging from technology to national security.Boeing said on July 9 that it had delivered two 777 freighters to Air…

By Fanny Potkin and Hee Kyung YangSINGAPORE/SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co’s fourth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM3) chips have been approved for use in Nvidia Inc’s processors for the first time, three people familiar with the matter said.But it’s a somewhat muted go-ahead, as Samsung’s HBM3 chips will for now only be used in Nvidia’s less-advanced H20 graphics processing unit (GPU), which was developed for the Chinese market in compliance with U.S. export controls, the people said.It was unclear at this point whether Nvidia would use Samsung’s HBM3 chips in its other AI processors, or whether the chips would need to…

27 minutes agoTesla misses profit target for fourth consecutive yearTesla reported weaker-than-expected profits on Tuesday, making it the first electric-car maker to post four consecutive earnings misses. Second-quarter profits fell 17% below consensus, the biggest profit fall since January 2021. Tesla’s gross margin fell to 14.6% in the latest quarter, halving from 30% in the first quarter of 2022.See the chart…Tesla shares on Tuesday43 minutes agoStock market moves significantly in after-hours tradingLet’s take a look at some of the companies that are garnering attention in extended trading.Alphabet — The tech giant fell 1% even though its second-quarter sales and profits…

Why Harris has just two weeks to choose her running mateAlex Seitz-Wald and Ben CamisarChoosing a running mate is arguably the most crucial decision of a presidential campaign, but Harris may need to compress the entire process into about two weeks. Meet the Aug. 7 deadline set by the Democratic Party Confirm your ticket.The deadline could force Harris to vet, interview, select and announce her running mate within the next 15 days, according to multiple Democrats involved in the process, or risk losing her spot on the Ohio ballot. Even if Harris chooses to ignore the deadline, it would only…

MYSORE: BJP state general secretary Nandish Reddy on Tuesday asked party workers and cadres to work hard to win more seats in the upcoming zilla panchayat and taluk panchayat elections. Addressing a special executive committee meeting of the party in Mysore district, Reddy said the local body elections could be announced anytime. “We need to strengthen the party at the booth level to win the elections,” he said, adding, “Our aim is to bring the party back to power in the state. For that, we need to win more seats in south Karnataka, especially in Mysore, Mandya, Chamarajanagar and Hassan.”…

Amna Nawaz: Transportation Secretary Buttigieg said the department has received hundreds of complaints and that Delta must inform passengers that they are entitled to refunds if they cancel their trip.Delta Air Lines said it was offering alternative flights and travel vouchers, but the bad news isn’t over yet: delays and cancellations are expected to continue for the next few days.Also today, federal aviation regulators are investigating Southwest Airlines after a series of safety-related incidents, most recently one in which a jetliner was found flying just 150 feet above the water a few miles from its destination at Tampa Bay Airport.”The…