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Teamsters will not endorse for president, in blow to Democrats

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters will not endorse a candidate in the presidential race, for the first time in nearly three decades, in a blow to the Democratic Party, which has reliably received the union’s approval for years, according to the union. The Teamsters confirmed the decision not to endorse. The union’s executive board was meeting in Washington to consider an endorsement on Wednesday afternoon. The non-endorsement comes two days after union leaders and members met privatel ...

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Kentucky governor bans use of 'conversion therapy' with executive order

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear banned the use of “conversion therapy” on minors in Kentucky on Wednesday, calling his executive order a necessary step to protect children from a widely discredited practice that tries to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity through counseling. The governor used his executive powers after Republicans who control the state legislature repeatedly blocked efforts to enact a state law banning the practice. Beshear said he would ...

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FBI says it has disrupted major Chinese hacking operation that threatened US critical infrastructure

Published 2:15 PM EDT, Wed September 18, 2024 CNN — The FBI has used a court order to seize control of a network of hundreds of thousands of hacked internet routers and other devices that Chinese government-linked hackers were using to threaten critical infrastructure in the US and overseas, FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday. “It is just one round in a much longer fight,” Wray said in a speech at the Aspen Cyber Summit in Washington, DC. “The Chinese government is going to contin ...

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Dow closes lower, giving up 375-point pop after big Fed rate cut

Stocks closed lower Wednesday in a volatile session as the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates in a half-point percentage move. The outsized rate cut was cheered initially by traders, though it did raise concerns the Fed was trying to get ahead of potential economic weakness. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 103.08 points, or 0.25%, to end the day at 41,503.10. It was up as much as 375.79 points just after the Fed decision. The S&P 500 lost 0.29% and closed at 5,618.26. The Nasdaq Comp ...

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State Department announces US passport renewal now fully available online

September 18, 2024, 7:54 AM Big news for American travelers with a U.S. passport, the State Department will allow for renewal online thanks to an update to the agency's previous pilot program. The State Department announced exclusively to ABC News on Wednesday that it’s online passport renewal program is now fully available to the public. "We expect 5 million Americans to be able to use this every year," Rena Bitter, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Consular Affairs t ...

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Rate Cut Would Cap Winning Streak for Biden and Harris

(Political Wire) New York Times: “Recent weeks have brought a run of good data on consumer prices and interest rates for the administration. The price of gasoline has fallen below $3 a gallon in much of the South and Midwest and is nearing a three-year low nationally. Spiking grocery prices have slowed to a crawl. Mortgage rates are down more than a percentage point from their recent peak. The Census Bureau reported last week that the typical household income rose faster than prices last year for the first time since the pandemic. The overall inflation rate has returned to near historically normal levels, and the Fed is poised to begin cutting interest rates from a two-decade high.”

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Harris enthusiasm driving a surge in young Latino registration

(The Hill) Voter registration among young Hispanics jumped over the past two months, a change that the president and CEO of Voto Latino says is mostly driven by voter enthusiasm for Vice President Harris. María Teresa Kumar told The Hill that Harris is tapping into a cultural phenomenon with the under-40 crowd. "It was nuts. So we were registering roughly 60 to 100 voters a day on Friday. On Monday, it jumped to 3,000. By [the next] Friday, it was 8,000. It was super exciting. Night and day."

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GOP NC Gov. candidate Mark Robinson tells women to "get this under control" while pointing to groin

(The Advocate) The Republican candidate for governor in North Carolina has gone viral yet again for his abhorrent comments — this time for remarks he made during a January 2022 appearance at Hilltop Baptist Church in Thomasville, N.C., in a video shared by Huffpost. Robinson mocked women's empowerment as well as educational programs that provide sex and contraception information. “Why don’t you use some of that building up of your mind and building up of empowerment to move down here, to this region down here,” he said, gesturing to his crotch. “Get this under control.”

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Police ARE Investigating Trump's Arlington Cemetery Fiasco

(TPM) Despite the Army declaring the “case closed,” a police investigation is underway into the Arlington National Cemetery fracas involving a cemetery staffer and two Trump campaign staffers, ABC News reports. The police department at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, where the cemetery staffer filed a report, is apparently conducting its own investigation that is technically outside of the Army chain of command.

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Work has begun on an inauguration stage at the Capitol. The last one became part of Jan. 6 attack

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Iranian hackers sent stolen Trump campaign information to Biden campaign

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Iran attempted to pass hacked Trump campaign info to Biden campaign

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White House hosts first meeting with Trump, Harris transition teams

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FBI says it has disrupted major Chinese hacking operation that threatened US critical infrastructure

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Dow closes lower, giving up 375-point pop after big Fed rate cut

5 hrs ago - Stocks closed lower Wednesday in a volatile session as the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates in a half-point percentage move. The outsized rate cut was cheered initially by traders, though it did raise concerns the Fed was trying to get ahead of ... (CNBC)

Kentucky governor bans use of 'conversion therapy' with executive order

6 hrs ago - FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear banned the use of “conversion therapy” on minors in Kentucky on Wednesday, calling his executive order a necessary step to protect children from a widely discredited practice that trie ... (AP)

Alaska Airlines completes its acquisition of Hawaiian Air, which will remain a separate brand

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How the Trump Campaign Ran With Rumors About Pet-Eating Migrants--After Being Told They Weren't True

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Teamsters will not endorse for president, in blow to Democrats

6 hrs ago - The International Brotherhood of Teamsters will not endorse a candidate in the presidential race, for the first time in nearly three decades, in a blow to the Democratic Party, which has reliably received the union’s approval for years, accordin ... (Washington Post)

State Department announces US passport renewal now fully available online

6 hrs ago - September 18, 2024, 7:54 AM Big news for American travelers with a U.S. passport, the State Department will allow for renewal online thanks to an update to the agency's previous pilot program. The State Department announced exclusively to ABC News on ... (ABC News/GMA)

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Fed slashes interest rates by a half point, an aggressive start to its first easing campaign in four years

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False reports of explosives found in a car near a Trump rally spread online

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Key Dem Senators Call For Probe Into Allegations That Egypt Funneled $10M To Trump For 2016 Campaign

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