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BURLINGAME, Calif. — “I brought her a present!”Carolyn Hubay Dominguez tucked a pearly nail under the lid of a small, white box and lifted it. Inside were a pair of dangly earrings, each adorned with a rhinestoned American flag. “I thought they would match Lara’s style,” Dominguez said. “They looked like something she might wear.”Dominguez, a delegate from Orange County, was one of a dozen California Republicans who’d lined up early to meet Lara Trump at their state party convention in mid-May. Delegates, having just been released from an afternoon of workshops on poll-watching and lawfare, flowed into the basement…
“These reform measures have not only enabled China’s economy to maintain strong growth, but have more than doubled since 2012, consolidating the country’s position as a major global growth contributor,” the article said.The paper also made an extensive comparison between Xi and top leader Deng Xiaoping, saying both leaders pursued the mission of modernizing China. But it also highlighted differences, saying Xi’s reforms went beyond just economic reforms and aimed at building “Chinese people of a new era” full of national pride. 09:12China’s 3rd Plenary Session: What to expect from the long-delayed policy conferenceChina’s 3rd Plenary Session: What to expect…
Indian-American lawyer Usha Chirukuri Vance has been gaining attention after her husband, J.D. Vance, was selected by former President Donald Trump as his running mate for the 2024 presidential election. Born and raised in San Diego, California, to Indian immigrant parents, Usha married Vance in 2014. The couple met at Yale Law School in Connecticut. Usha was born and raised in San Diego, California, to Indian immigrant parents, and married Vance in 2014. She was a practicing lawyer specializing in litigation and worked for the law firm Munger, Torres & Olson. According to ABC News, Usha resigned from her position…
Pakistani troops killed all 10 militants who attacked a military housing complex in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on Monday.The extremists, Pakistan Taliban A splinter group led by Gul Bahadur rammed a vehicle packed with explosives into the compound’s outer wall, killing eight soldiers and wounding others. A splinter group claimed responsibility for the attack early Monday, and the military responded swiftly, eliminating the attackers in an 18-hour operation that ended on Tuesday. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and other government officials condemned the attack but praised the security forces’ “timely and effective response” which averted a catastrophe. The army said the…
The best day of summer is, of course, when it officially begins — but the second best (two) days of summer, in our humble opinion, is Prime Day. It’s finally here!Today and tomorrow, many products will be at near or all-time-low prices. Some things might have already dropped to their Prime Day level, but you can safely bet that for most gadgets, the price you see now will be as low as it goes. Don’t wait — these deals won’t last forever, and some of the best ones have already begun to return to normal prices as the discounted stock…
Former US President Donald Trump wasn’t the only leader to receive a rock-star welcome at the Republican National Convention (RNC) on Monday. Also showered with praise was Senator J.D. Vance, the 39-year-old Ohio senator who was selected by Trump to be his running mate in November’s election. Vance was elected just two days after the assassination attempt on the former president. Vance, who once wondered whether Trump was a “sarcastic jerk” or an “American Hitler”, is now poised to serve as Trump’s sidekick and possibly as the next US vice president. Vance, a venture capitalist and military veteran who gained…
The first time I covered a Saints game was Christmas Eve 1999. I took the job mainly because no one else wanted to do it.Watching the Saints, stuck at 2-12, take on the overwhelming favorites, the Dallas Cowboys, in a half-empty Superdome was hardly a pleasant task.But lo and behold, the Saints beat the Dallas Cowboys 31-24, thanks to the efforts of former undrafted free agent quarterback Jake Delhomme, making his first NFL start. Two weeks later, the Saints fired head coach Mike Ditka and I found myself busy on the coverage team.Since then, it has been a long journey…
An investigation is ongoing into the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Balter, Pennsylvania on Saturday, where one attendee was shot dead and two others seriously injured.The gunman was shot and killed by a Secret Service agent. The FBI later identified the gunman as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, about 40 miles south of Butler. The motive is still unknown.Details continue to emerge. Trump said the bullet penetrated the top of his right ear before Secret Service officers escorted him off the stage and into a limousine. He was reportedly uninjured.A lone…
CHICAGO (AP) — Storms that produced multiple reports of tornadoes ripped through Iowa, Illinois (including Chicago) and Indiana on Monday, downing trees and utility poles and cutting power to more than 460,000 customers and businesses. An Indiana woman was killed when a tree fell on her home, authorities said.The 44-year-old woman died Monday night in Cedar Lake, Indiana, according to the Lake County Coroner’s Office.There were some reports of tornadoes, but the main concern was damaging winds in Iowa, Illinois and Indiana, said Roger Edwards, chief forecaster for the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center. Edwards said there were numerous…
Throughout the explosive growth of the 1990s and 2000s, Chinese families moved to cities and, as they climbed the property ladder, pumped their retirement savings into property, which, as home prices consistently rose, offered a shortcut to greater wealth.Today, homeownership is more likely to destroy wealth than it is to create it.A prolonged downturn in the real estate sector over the past three years has created economic anxiety, especially among the middle class.”It’s a painful lesson,” said Clara Liu, a 36-year-old civil servant who lives with her husband in Hangzhou, a city in eastern China known for its technology industry…