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Welcome to the online edition From the Political Deskis an evening newsletter bringing you the latest coverage and analysis from the election campaign, the White House and Congress from the NBC News political team.In today’s edition, senior political reporter Alex Seitz-Wald uncovers efforts by operatives with ties to a Republican consulting firm to tip the election of Cornel West in key battleground states, plus chief Washington correspondent and foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell analyzes the current state of ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas.To receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday, sign up here.Republican operatives are helping Cornell West…
Brian and Charlie Coates took over management of Mountain Home Stove and Fireplace this year and are eager to continue a 22-year tradition of service. “The services we provide are not changing. Our staff, workforce, everything is the same,” Brian said. “We’re excited and enthusiastic to be here and we want to work effectively with everyone, whether you live downtown and you’re using an old gas-fired unit to heat your home or you’ve just moved to the valley and want to build your dream home with a great view and a great location. We want to be able to serve…
A 23-year-old woman accused of killing three Spotsylvania County, Virginia, roommates in their 60s and 70s was arrested Thursday after a high-speed chase through upstate New York, authorities said.Alyssa J. Venable, who was treated at a hospital after the chase ended in a crash, had been sought by Spotsylvania County investigators since Tuesday night, when three people who were living with her were found dead in the Fredericksburg area, the sheriff’s office said.Authorities have not said how the roommate was killed, but Venable has been charged with three counts of second-degree murder and using a firearm to commit a felony,…
US News by Olivia Rand Published June 7, 2024 4:39 PM ET A Marine’s wife has been crowned the first ever transgender Miss Maryland USA and said she was inspired by the “sisterly bond” she saw among her fellow contestants in the pageant. According to the official Miss Maryland USA Instagram account, 31-year-old Bailee Ann Kennedy won the coveted title on Saturday. She is currently preparing to compete in Miss USA on August 4th in Los Angeles. Bailee Ann Kennedy, 31, has been crowned Miss Maryland USA, the first transgender person to be crowned. Bailee Ann Kennedy/Instagram Kennedy told WDCW…
The Colorado Republican Party said it supports a social media post that called for all Pride flags to be burned this week as the LGBTQ+ community celebrates the start of Pride Month.”Let’s burn all #Pride flags in June,” the state Republican Party said. X wrote in his post, The party also sent out an email blast Monday, formerly known as Twitter, aimed at Pride Month.”June is upon us and the atheists in our society are once again attacking what is decent, holy and righteous, and ultimately seeking to harm our children,” said the email, signed by party chairman Dave Williams.The…
Chicago (CBS) — A new report on gun deaths in Illinois by One Aim Illinois and the Violence Policy Center shows an overall upward trend in firearm-related deaths over the past few years. The latest data in the report is for 2022. There were a total of 1,798 gun deaths in 2022, including 1,091 homicides and 676 suicides. Unintentional gun deaths are not included. Illinois Gun Death Investigation by Adam Harrington On Scribd While this figure is down from 2021’s total of 1,995 gun deaths (including 1,292 homicides, 656 suicides and 16 unintentional gun deaths), the 2022 figure is higher…
Not only did the BJP’s vote share in Uttar Pradesh plummet from 49.6% in 2019 to 41.4% this time, but it also lost several thousand to 220,000 votes in 72 of the 75 constituencies in which it contested both times. In all, it ended up getting about 650,000 fewer votes this time, despite an increase in its overall vote total in the state.The list of constituencies where the BJP’s vote share has fallen this time includes Varanasi, where the prime minister won, Gorakhpur, Yogi’s home constituency, Lucknow, Rajnath Singh’s constituency, and Faizabad, which includes Ayodhya. Not surprisingly, Amethi and Rae…
President Joe Biden said in a speech on May 28th time In the interview, he noted that China has an “economy in crisis.”He is right.And we should care, because Xi Jinping may try to solve our economic problems by starting a new war.At first glance, Biden’s pessimistic assessment seems wrong: China’s gross domestic product grew much better than expected, growing 5% year-on-year in the first quarter of this year, according to official figures from the National Bureau of Statistics, just slightly above the robust 5% increase for the whole of last year.But neither report makes sense. As Ann Stevenson Yang…
POINTE DU HOC — With the beaches of Normandy as a backdrop, President Biden asserted Friday that the fight for democracy in Ukraine and elsewhere remains as important as the day American troops saved Europe from Hitler’s tyranny.On a sunny afternoon overlooking the Utah and Omaha coasts, the president recalled the “Ghosts of Pointe du Hoc” of Army Rangers scaling the cliffs under fierce German artillery fire, and drew connections between the struggle for freedom during World War II and the current struggle for democracy in Ukraine and at the polls across the country. “We are gathered here today not…
Game 1 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final is Saturday night at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Lawrence Scott/Getty Images)Stanley Cup hockey in June is becoming the norm. The 2024 Cup Final will be the 14th time since 1993 that the NHL’s championship series will begin in the sixth month of the calendar year.And should the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers need a seventh game, we’re talking about Gary Bettman handing the Stanley Cup to Aleksander Barkov or Connor McDavid on June 24. That means the ice maintenance crews in Sunrise and Edmonton will be working even…