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CNN — Former President Donald Trump has been busy in recent weeks. He was found guilty in his hush money trial in New York, is embroiled in three other legal cases and has continued his campaign to win back the White House. But Trump has another task: Choosing a running mate. With just weeks until the Republican National Convention, where the former president is expected to announce his pick for vice president, sources have told CNN that these are the possible contenders on Trump’s mind. Al Drago/Bloomberg/Getty Images North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum speaks during a campaign event with former…
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have laid out starkly contrasting blueprints for the U.S. economy as they vie for a second term in November.Trump has said he would seek to extend and expand his 2017 tax cuts, severely restrict illegal immigration while deporting millions of foreign-born residents, impose tariffs on all U.S. imports, and roll back much of Biden’s initiatives to transition the nation to clean energy.Biden would extend some of the Trump tax cuts − but not for wealthy individuals and corporations – establish more targeted tariffs on Chinese imports and toughen immigration constraints but not…
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge on Friday dismissed an indictment against six Republican lawmakers. Accused of submitting a certificate The number of states where criminal charges are pending over so-called bogus electors could be reduced from four to three after Congress falsely declared Donald Trump the winner of the state’s 2020 presidential election.Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford said he would take the issue to the state Supreme Court after Clark County District Judge Mary Kay Holthus ruled that Las Vegas was an unsuitable venue for the lawsuit. “The judge was wrong and we will be appealing this immediately,”…
Ten drivers have qualified for the playoffs this season, with six spots currently open through points. With nine games remaining in the regular season, a win could secure even more playoff spots, putting even more pressure on teams hoping to make the playoffs.Bubba Wallace enters Sunday’s Cup race at New Hampshire holding the final playoff spot. Joey Logano is the first driver outside the playoff bracket. He is six points below the cutline. Kyle Busch is 31 points below the cutline. Chase Briscoe is 44 points below the cutline.Details for Sunday’s race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (All times Eastern…
Hello! Today we’re going to cover the political battle that has become a major battle for the future of the Democratic Party, and then we’ll take you behind the scenes of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s raven photo shoot. First up is my colleague Nicholas Fandos, who covers New York politics. Jess BidgoodThis time last year, Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York seemed to have finally found his groove: He’d become a cable news star thanks to his outspoken take-offs with conservative Republicans and was even considering a run for mayor of New York City.Tuesday’s New York congressional primary could leave…
American Express announced it has signed agreements to acquire two technology providers, Tock and Rooam, to expand its suite of digital tools for restaurants and retailers. American Express said in a press release on Friday (June 21) that both transactions are subject to customary closing conditions, and that the Tok acquisition also requires regulatory approval. Howard Grossfield, president of U.S. Consumer Services at American Express, said in a statement that the acquisition will further enhance the dining rewards, exclusive access and special experiences the company offers cardmembers through its digital dining platforms, Resy and Global Dining Access by Resy. “Now…
Two of the world’s top AI startups are ignoring requests from media publishers to stop scraping web content for free model training data, Business Insider has learned.OpenAI and Anthropic were found to ignore or circumvent established web rules, known as robots.txt, that prevent the automated scraping of websites.TollBit, a startup that aims to broker paid licensing deals between publishers and AI companies, found several AI companies engaging in this behavior and notified some major publishers in a letter on Friday that was previously reported by Reuters. The letter did not name the AI companies that allegedly circumvented the rules.OpenAI and…
Greg Rouse grew up in the 1970s and became obsessed with collecting baseball cards. At the time, his hometown Cincinnati Reds were a major league powerhouse, winning multiple World Series titles throughout the decade. The Reds’ on-field success helped solidify his love of collecting off the field, which he continued for decades. Now 59, Ruth co-owns a brick-and-mortar sports card shop in Fort Mitchell with his sons Jake and Evan. The business is so thriving that the trio has built a sizable online following within the sports card industry and even has a kiosk inside Great American Ballpark, believed to…
TikTok users are dumping their favorite candies into bowls and revealing their most terrifying traumas in a trend called “Candy Salad Trauma Dump.” In May, the “candy salad” trend on TikTok went viral, with users rounding up their favorite candy and groups of friends to create a salad that was much sweeter than their leafy greens salad. Participants introduced themselves while dropping their favorite candies into the bowl. They looked a lot like Anderdingus, the kindergartener who became the trend-setter and most talked about “cute” candy salad. A new wave of TikTok “candy salad” trend has people dumping bags of…
Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Tyrese Haspil is being escorted by NYPD detectives in New York City. AP Photo/Eduardo Muñoz Alvarez Jurors are scheduled to return to a Manhattan courtroom on Monday to decide Tyrese Haspil’s fate.Haspil said his own extreme emotional upset led him to brutally murder tech company CEO Fahim Saleh.But prosecutors said Haspil’s activity on dating apps undermines that allegation. A Manhattan jury is about to decide the fate of Tyrese Haspil, the 25-year-old former personal assistant on trial for the brutal murder of his boss, tech CEO Fahim Saleh.Haspil’s lawyers,…