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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Not long before a man with an AR-15 slung over his shoulder walked past City Hall, Vivek Ramaswamy did something that was, for him, shocking. As a presidential candidate, the Ohio Republican never met a conspiracy theory he didn’t like — from claiming the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was an “inside job” to asserting the government lied to Americans about 9/11. But speaking to reporters in front of Springfield, Ohio’s city hall, then later at both a town hall and in an interview with POLITICO, Ramaswamy repeatedly sidestepped questions about Donald Trump’s baseless…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday signed the state’s first relief package to address Hurricane Helene’s devastation, allocating $273 million for immediate needs and giving flexibility to agencies and displaced residents.The Democrat signed the measure, approved unanimously Wednesday by the Republican-dominated General Assembly. Nearly all the money will serve as the state’s share that is needed to meet the federal government’s match for state and local disaster assistance programs. Other money will be used in part to ensure public-school nutrition employees at closed schools get paid and to help officials administer elections in the coming…

Four people from Lynn and Dorchester have been arrested on warrants following a triple stabbing in Lynn over the weekend, police said Thursday.Luis Alvarez, 40, of Lynn, has been charged with attempted murder, police said in a statement.Ralph Ozul, 36, and Oliveer Borsiquot, 25, both of Lynn, and Hakeem Ricker, 27, of Dorchester, are each charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.Early Sunday morning, at approximately 1:23 a.m., officers responded to the area of 98 Willow St. for a reported stabbing.Three victims were found at the scene with serious knife injuries after a confrontation outside.“Thanks to the quick…

New orders for German-made industrial goods suffered their sharpest drop so far this year in August, the latest provisional data from the statistics bureau Destatis showed on Monday.Factory orders in manufacturing were down 5.8% in August from the previous month, and down 3.9% year-on-year. The figures defied analyst forecasts of a 1.9% decline.Destatis attributed the severity of the month-on-month slump mainly to the high-base effect of the previous month, when large orders were placed in what is classified as ‘other vehicle construction’ (manufacture of aircraft, ships, trains, military vehicles). Excluding this segment, incoming orders were only down 3.4%.Orders for capital…

Millions have been left without power as the Category 3 storm hit the US coast, leaving a trail of destruction Florida residents have been instructed to hunker down as the Category 3 Hurricane Milton crashed into the US coast on Wednesday, leaving more than three million people without electricity.The hurricane made landfall near Sarasota County’s Siesta Keys, forming destructive tornadoes, strong winds, heavy rainfall, and storm surges across multiple areas. According to the National Weather Service, the hurricane generated as many as 111 tornado warnings.According to St. Lucie County Sheriff Keith Pearson, there have been “multiple” deaths confirmed on Florida’s…

By Thomas Brooke of RMX.NewsAustria remains in political limbo following last month’s national elections, as Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen announced that no party has been given a mandate to form a government yet.After hosting talks with the leaders of the FPÖ, ÖVP, SPÖ, NEOS, and the Greens at the Hofburg Palace on Wednesday, Van der Bellen made it clear that he expects more clarity from the top three parties by the end of next week before any mandate is issued.The right-wing Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), led by Herbert Kickl, emerged as the clear election winner with a…

Joel Bowers / Jay County Jail A teacher and Democratic Party official in Indiana has been charged and arrested with masturbating in front of his students. According to court filings obtained by The Commercial Review, 37-year-old Joel Bowers allegedly masturbated under his desk while teaching in April of this year. A 14-year-old girl who witnessed the incident told law enforcement Bowers “would not get out of his seat and didn’t tell us to do anything.” “There was white stuff on his pants and he would not get up for anything. He had his hand down there and was sweating but…

Topline Former President Donald Trump took a dig at Detroit while speaking at an economic club there Thursday—prompting widespread backlash on social media as the horserace between him and Vice President Kamala Harris remains razor-thin in the critical battleground state of Michigan. Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Detroit Economic Club on October 10, 2024 in Detroit, … [+] Michigan. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)Getty Images Key Facts Trump said “the whole country will end up being like Detroit” if Harris is elected, in a speech at the Detroit Economic Club. Trump was ranting about NATO countries not meeting…

KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN – JULY 17: US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a moderated conversation … [+]Getty Images Three tax credits for families with children, low-income workers, and first-time homebuyers proposed by Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris would reduce federal tax revenues by $2 trillion over the next decade. But, as she has claimed, they’d largely benefit low- and middle-income households, according to a new Tax Policy Center analysis. TPC projected that more than 70 percent of households making about $113,000 or less (the lowest-income half) would benefit from at least one of these three tax breaks. Overall, they’d lower…

By Kit Knightly As of today, the UK’s “Chicken License” is in full effect. October 1st marked the deadline for registering your chickens with the proper authority. Moving forward anyone caught with an unlicensed chicken will be in breach of the law and subject to fines and poultry reclamation. I am entirely serious. Back in March the UK govt’s “Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs” (DEFRA) announced changes to the poultry registration laws, essentially redefining a “flock” from “50 birds or more” to 1. So, from now on, everybody in the country who keeps even a single bird –…