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Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Jill Stein’s campaign said it paid Steve Cramer more than $150,000 in May for a petition drive in New York. AP Photo/Matt Luke and Steven Senne Jill Stein’s campaign paid more than $150,000 to a man who created deepfake robocalls in Biden’s voice.He faces 26 criminal charges in New Hampshire and could face a $6 million fine.The campaign claims he was helping with the petition drive in New York and was unaware of the scandal. Jill Stein’s presidential campaign has hired a political consultant notorious for creating deepfake robocalls…
TikTok on Thursday released a letter it sent to the government in April, accusing the federal agency that once held control over the platform’s future of “political incitement.”by Hallelujah Hadero AP Business ReporterJune 20, 2024 4:44 PM ET• 4 min readTikTok released a letter on Thursday accusing the Biden administration of engaging in “political demagoguery” amid high-stakes negotiations between the government and the company seeking to ease concerns about its presence in the United States.The letter, sent to David Neuman, a senior Justice Department national security official, before President Biden signed the TikTok ban bill, was filed in federal court…
Melinda French Gates, a prominent American philanthropist and former wife of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, announced on Thursday that she would officially endorse President Joe Biden in the upcoming US presidential election in November. In a statement on X, she highlighted Biden’s commitment to addressing the challenges facing women and families and said that Biden is the best candidate for them.”I have never endorsed a presidential candidate before, but this year’s election means so much to women and families that I cannot remain silent this time,” she said on X.French Gates emphasized the importance of having leaders who prioritize women’s…
Copa America 2024 kicks off on Thursday. Lionel Messi and Argentina In Group A, they will face Canada in Atlanta. Argentina is a 2022 World Cup champion and a 15-time Copa America winner. They had a remarkable run in Copa America 2021, going undefeated in seven games and dominating their opponents 12-3. Meanwhile, Canada is participating in the Copa America for the first time and has begun preparations for the 2026 World Cup, which they will host alongside the United States and Mexico.Kickoff from Mercedes-Benz Stadium is scheduled for 8 PM ET. The latest Argentina vs. Canada odds have Argentina…
Jaylen Brown has been in the spotlight since being named MVP of both the Eastern Conference Finals and the NBA Finals, and people are starting to look back on his journey. And one question always pops up: Why did a top-five prospect out of Georgia who was scouted by every major basketball school choose to play at Cal? Cal’s basketball program is a mess, and Golden Bears fans were ecstatic when Cal went 13-19 overall and 9-11 in the conference last season.This week’s report CBS Sports Eric Bossi We’ll follow Brown’s journey to Berkeley, but first, we need to point…
Judge Eileen M. Cannon will preside over a hearing Friday in former President Donald J. Trump’s classified documents case, and will spend the day considering familiar arguments about arcane legal questions in an unconventional way.This would be the latest example of how her unconventional handling of cases is now becoming the norm.Over the past few months, Judge Cannon, whom President Trump appointed in the final days of his term, has issued a number of rulings that have been questioned and criticized by legal scholars following the case. Many of his rulings on a wide range of issues have left legal…
Bitcoin (BTC-USD) is having a breakout year in 2024, recovering from a long slump with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF product. Now, the crypto community is eagerly watching the SEC’s next decision: the approval of a spot Ethereum ETF linked to Ethereum futures (ETH-USD).Swan Bitcoin Chief Investment Officer Raphael Zagury appears on Market Domination Overtime to discuss the outlook for these leading cryptocurrencies, as well as comment on how the 2024 US Presidential election will impact the cryptocurrency industry and the possibility of an Ethereum ETF.”If you look at where we are right…
As the end of election season always brings with it a final procession of political pundits and journalists blowing their trumpets and waving “I told you so” flags, some must be humiliated. Some have the privilege of humiliating themselves privately, while others, like a respected pollster, shed tears on national television. Also read | The exit polls were a failureFor now, let us set aside the fuss and tears and consider the most basic question: Why are voters misled? It is unreasonable to think that voters have to tell the truth to pollsters and journalists. But voters, especially in rural…
The college football season is short. Games could drag on after the regular season ends, with roughly two months between USC’s game against Notre Dame and the College Football Playoff national championship, but compared to other sports, it’s truly a three-month sprint.With big games coming up against Florida State and USC in November, this is when the Irish need to stay focused.They should be able to take on Stanford if all goes well, and they should be fine against Navy a week later, but Georgia Tech has the potential to do something special if all goes well. This will be…
SOUTH FULTON, Ga. — Business owners in South Fulton are fighting to have their business licenses reinstated after police raided a vape shop and arrested them.[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]They claim South Fulton police officers are unaware of Georgia’s laws regarding legal marijuana products and that the testing methods used by police are inaccurate.read moreTisha Fernandez of Channel 2 Store employees testified at a hearing Thursday in South Fulton County.The police raid took place at a vape shop on Campbellton Road on May 1, with surveillance video showing South Fulton police officers arresting the store…