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NEW YORK — JD Vance arrived on the debate stage the butt of endless jokes from Democrats. He was unpopular. And even some Republicans had second-guessed Donald Trump’s decision to pick him as his running mate. But on Tuesday, Vance reasserted his place in the race: He’s the lone Republican on the national ticket delivering a sharp message aimed squarely at Kamala Harris. In contrast, Trump spent the night hurling insults not at Harris, but at Tim Walz, repeatedly dismissing him in social media posts as “Tampon Tim.” If Vance’s out-performing of Walz was primarily on style, he also excelled,…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Immigrants who grew up in the United States after being brought here illegally as children will be among demonstrators outside a federal courthouse in New Orleans on Thursday as three appellate judges hear arguments over the Biden administration’s policy shielding them from deportation.At stake in the long legal battle playing out at the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is the future of about 535,000 people who have long-established lives in the U.S., even though they don’t hold citizenship or legal residency status and they live with the possibility of eventual deportation.“No matter what is said…

More than 2,300 high school students from around Northern California converged Wednesday on Cal Expo for the High School Trades Day, a chance to do some hands-on career exploration of the construction field where some experienced workers earn upward of $70 an hour.Natomas High School student Jaea Chatman, 17, said she came to the event because she didn’t feel like college would be her “cup of tea,” and her mom encouraged her to pursue a career in construction.“My school had a construction program, so I got into that class, and I really like it,” said Chatman, who identified a tool…

Future growth will be concentrated in BRICS nations, the Russian president has predicted Leading Western economies have entered an era of irreversible decline, as BRICS nations and those cooperating with the group become the main drivers of global growth, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.Speaking at the Russian Energy Week 2024 forum, Putin said a new multipolar development model is being formed, which will lead growth through the 21st century, “concentrated neither in Europe, nor in North America.” The “powerful” pillars of Western economies will make their slowdown a lengthy process, the president acknowledged, adding that they are still “losing…

The Category 5 Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall in Florida on Wednesday Over a million people in Florida have been told to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Milton, a Category 5 storm that is being touted as potentially the worst in over a century.Milton has caught meteorologists by surprise, strengthening from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane in just two days. It is expected to make landfall near Tampa late on Wednesday.“This could be the worst storm to hit Florida in over a century,” US President Joe Biden told reporters on Tuesday.Governor Ron DeSantis urged Floridians to…

Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com,The State Department said Tuesday that it doesn’t want to see a ceasefire in Lebanon and supports the heavy Israeli bombardment of the country to “degrade Hezbollah.”State Department spokesman Matt Miller was asked about comments from Hezbollah Deputy Sheikh Naim Qassem, who said the group supports efforts by Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri to reach a ceasefire without mentioning that it must also include a ceasefire in Gaza. “Now that Hezbollah is on the back foot and is getting battered, suddenly, they’ve changed their tune and want a ceasefire,” Miller told reporters.Via APMiller claimed the US “ultimately wants a…

Democrats are now reaping what they’ve sown by turning New York into a crime-ridden city. Former New York Governor David Paterson, a Democrat, was left bruised and shaken after being assaulted with his stepson on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The two were brutally assaulted by at least five individuals, including two boys as young as 12 and 13. The incident took place Friday evening around 8:30 p.m. as the 70-year-old legally blind former governor and his 20-year-old stepson were out walking the family dog. David Paterson and his stepson, Anthony Sliwa, were violently assaulted in Manhattan by a gang They…

The Montana Kid, lobbycard, Bill Cody, 1931. (Photo by LMPC via Getty Images)LMPC via Getty Images A century ago, finding a place to park your horse was not really a problem people worried about. As the automobile made inroads, it was still simple. Fewer cars, patient people, slower living. View of Main Street, Savanna, Illinois with rows of Model T cars; colored print from a photograph, … [+] 1916. (Photo by GraphicaArtis/Getty Images)Getty Images Starting in 1950, as the post-war economy started booming and car and house ownership were on the rise, the U.S. started mandating minimum number of parking…

California State Capitol in Sacramento. getty On September 24, 2024, the California governor signed into law AB 2837 which made certain changes to the California Enforcement of Judgments Law (known as the “EJL”). Most of these changes relate to consumer and medical debt, which I typically don’t deal with and so let somebody else comment upon those changes. There were also, however, changes made to CCP § 704.115 which relate to tax-qualified retirement plans and are of significant interest. These changes will go into effect on January 1, 2025. Note that these changes do not, repeat do not, apply to…

By The Corbett Report Welcome to #NewWorldNextWeek – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week: Story #1: Iran Fires At Least 180 Missiles Into Israel As Regionwide Conflict Growshttps://apnews.com/article/israel-lebanon-hezbollah-gaza-news-10-01-2024-eb175dff6e46906caea8b9e43dfbd3da US Will Ensure Iran Faces ‘Severe Consequences’ For Attacking Israelhttps://news.antiwar.com/2024/10/01/sullivan-us-will-ensure-iran-faces-severe-consequences-for-attacking-israel/ Sen. Graham Calls For US To Strike Iranian Oil Sites In Response To Attack On Israelhttps://news.antiwar.com/2024/10/01/sen-graham-calls-for-us-to-strike-iranian-oil-sites-in-response-to-attack-on-israel/ Israel Confirms Its Ground Invasion Of Lebanon Has Begunhttp://activistpost.com/2024/10/israel-confirms-its-ground-invasion-of-lebanon-has-begun.html Israeli Airstrikes In Lebanon Kill At Least 55 In 24 Hourshttps://news.antiwar.com/2024/10/01/israeli-airstrikes-in-lebanon-kill-at-least-55-in-24-hours/ Israel Kills 23 More Palestinians in the Gaza…