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Former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney will vote for Kamala Harris, his daughter Liz Cheney, a former U.S. representative, said at The Texas Tribune Festival on Friday. Liz Cheney, a Wyoming Republican, also endorsed Democrat Colin Allred in his race to beat Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. Liz Cheney endorsed Harris earlier this week at Duke University. She has been one of Donald Trump's chief critics, calling the former Republican unfit for office since the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. “Dick Cheney will be voting for Kamala Harris,” she said of her father, who served as...

As America’s largest companies and their CEOs increasingly embrace a new leadership role in advancing racial equity, they face a confounding question: What really works? Despite decades of research and a growing corporate focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) over the past few years, many executives are unsure what actions are most effective at increasing diverse representation, improving feelings of inclusion, or making progress on other DEI goals

A pane of glass being installed on the top level of a 30-story skyscraper in San Francisco's South of Market plummeted to the street Friday morning, damaging windows on another building across the street, authorities said. A spokesperson for the city's Department of Building Inspection said the full pane of glass came from the roof of the Salesforce East building at 350 Mission Street. The high rise is adjacent to the 61-story Salesforce Tower, the tallest building in the city, and across the street from the Millennium Tower, the city's tallest residential building at 58 stories. No one was reported...

The County of San Luis Obispo Clerk-Recorder’s Office announced Friday that it has partnered with Cal Poly faculty and students to bring the Latino Voter Engagement Project to SLO county.

A jury will decide if a group of Trump supporters violated state and federal law when they allegedly harassed a Biden campaign bus on a Texas highway in 2020, frightening those on board.Sign up for the We the Texans newsletter to receive twice-monthly updates on our year-long initiative dedicated to boosting civic engagement and chronicling how democracy is experienced in Texas. It’s been four years since a campaign bus carrying Wendy Davis and others was nearly run off the road by a so-called “Trump Train” — a caravan of Republican activists waving giant flags showing support for Donald Trump. Drivers...

Kamala Harris’s most recent FEC filing shows she paid Judge Juan Merchan’s daughter’s political firm for services. Juan Merchan is the far-left, conflicted judge who oversaw Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s Stormy Daniels ‘hush money’ trial against President Trump. The judge’s daughter, Loren Merchan, is a far-left political operative who worked for the Biden-Harris campaign. Loren Merchan’s firm, Authentic Campaigns, Inc., has received tens of millions of dollars from Democrats who want to take down Trump. GOP Congresswoman Elise Stefanik said Kamala Harris paid Loren Merchan’s company! As Gold Prices Surge Past $2,500 Per Ounce, This Faith-Based Gold Company Shows...

A patient recently escaped a harrowing experience while waiting for an MRI in a Mountain View imaging room. A trainee brought a wheelchair – one that wasn't made to be near an MRI machine – into the room. And because of the magnetic force of the machine, the wheelchair was sucked across the room, attaching itself sideways to the MRI scanner door, narrowly missing the patient. This freak occurrence is raising concerns among safety advocates, including MRI safety expert, Tobias Gilk, who shared this example and images with KTVU. He said a witness sent him photos from Mountain View Center...

Massive protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the wake of the news of the murder of six hostages by Hamas faded by the end of the week in Israel — though weekly protests will continue on a smaller scale. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets last Sunday and Monday, as Israelis absorbed the news of the horrific mass murder. Some hostage families and left-wing activists blamed Netanyahu for the failure to reach a hostage deal with Hamas — even though Netanyahu had agreed to terms suggested by the Biden administration. The country’s labor union federation,...

The 65 year-old was taken ill at Old TraffordA man died after collapsing at Manchester United's match against Liverpool last weekend, it has now been confirmed. The 65 year-old was taken ill inside the ground on the day of the game He was taken to hospital but later died Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said in a statement issued today (Friday, September 6). The man has not been named. His cause of death is unknown and no further details about the tragic incident have yet been released. The death has been referred to the coroner GMP added. A GMP spokesperson said:...

Merchan wants to make sure that no one who may vote democrat will sit out the election - Disappointed with Kamala et al? How about this - If Trump wins the election, there's no way he goes to jail. But if he loses he DOES - so don't sit home, get out and vote!

Tristen Franklin, a student at Sycamore High School, had gone out for his regular run on Tuesday as the Nashville area was under blistering high temperatures.A high school cross-country star in Tennessee died while on a run in his neighborhood amid scorching temperatures, school district officials said. Tristen Franklin, 15, a student at Sycamore High School in Pleasant View, had gone for a run in his neighborhood on Tuesday afternoon when he suddenly collapsed and quick-thinking neighbors called 911, NBC affiliate WSMV of Nashville reported. Franklin had been running outdoors as the Nashville area was experiencing extreme heat, with three...

Cathy Merrick — the first female grand chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs — has died, a source confirmed. Merrick collapsed suddenly while speaking with reporters outside the Winnipeg law courts after corrections officer Robert Jeffrey Morden was acquitted in the 2021 death of Headingley jail inmate William Ahmo on Friday. A Winnipeg Police Service detective was among the people who tried to help Merrick after she collapsed. She was taken by ambulance to hospital and pronounced dead. Merrick was re-elected to a full three-year term as AMC grand chief in July. Merrick, a former chief of Pimicikamak Cree...

KEY STATE POLLS: ANOTHER MESS IN THE MAKING? Who is leading the presidential race in the seven states considered most critical to victory in 2024: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona, and Nevada? The answer is we don’t really know. If you look at the RealClearPolitics average of state polls, you’ll see that Pennsylvania is exactly tied between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump .... Obviously, all those numbers are within the polls’ margins of error. So anyone who cites them is advised to be cautious. But even more caution is called for when you look...

An online book of condolence has been opened following the death of Francois (Frankie) Childs who died at his home in Prestwich BookmarkWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info Tributes have been paid to a serving firefighter who died 'suddenly and unexpectedly' at the age of 44 this week. Francois Childs, known to colleagues as Frankie, sadly passed away at his home in Prestwich on Tuesday (September 3). He served at...

Pope Francis tells Indonesian clergy not to ‘proselytize’ non-CatholicsIn his latest warning against proselytizing, Pope Francis told Indonesian clergy that 'proclaiming the Gospel does not mean imposing our faith, placing it in opposition to that of others, or proselytizing.'JAKARTA, Indonesia (LifeSiteNews) — During his meeting with Indonesian clergy yesterday, Pope Francis warned against “proselytizing,” instead urging them to share the “joy of encountering Christ” with “great respect and fraternal affection” for all.Hundreds of religious, seminarians, priests, and bishops gathered in Jakarta’s Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption on Wednesday, to hear Pope Francis’ address.The meeting formed part of...

The same Chinese facility that is understood to have leaked the global COVID-19 virus may have also leaked a “highly evolved” strain of polio, according to a new report obtained by Daily Mail. According to a recent study, the strain that infected a 4-year-old boy in the Anhui province of China is “99%” identical to a variety stored at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, 200 miles away. The child became infected in the midst of the province of Anhui’s larger virus outbreak. Molecular biologist Richard Ebright, who was not involved with the research, maintains that “the findings underscore the shocking...

US rapper Fatman Scoop has died at age 53, his tour manager has announced. Renowned rapper Fatman Scoop, real name Isaac Freeman III, has tragically passed away after suffering a medical emergency on stage. The news was confirmed by his friend and fellow musician Pure Cold on social media. Scoop collapsed on stage during a performance in Connecticut, prompting immediate medical attention. Despite receiving CPR on stage, efforts to save the rapper’s life were unsuccessful. Pure Cold and other friends and colleagues have shared heartfelt tributes to Scoop, praising his talent, mentorship, and impact on the music industry. Pure Cold...

Alaska Democrats have mounted a lawsuit against one of their colleagues as they fight to take an imprisoned congressional candidate off the state’s election ballot. The Alaska Democratic Party sued the Alaska Division of Elections on Wednesday to keep Eric Hafner off the November ballot, according to the Alaska Beacon. Although Hafner is running for Alaska’s sole House seat as a member of their party, top Democratic leaders in the state are furious at Hafner, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence in New York. “This is about someone who is incarcerated, an unqualified candidate that shouldn’t have been moved...

Their fast-evolving political friendship has become a potential minefield, as Mr. Musk’s sprawling businesses may present conflicts of interest if Mr. Trump is elected in November.In a live-streamed conversation on X with former President Donald J. Trump last month, Elon Musk raised the idea of a “government efficiency commission.” Such a council could ensure that taxpayers’ money was “spent in a good way,” Mr. Musk said during their more-than-two-hour talk. “I’d love it,” Mr. Trump replied. On Thursday, Mr. Trump followed up on Mr. Musk’s suggestion. In a speech at the Economic Club of New York, Mr. Trump said he...

The Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Department of Information Resources (DIR) recently identified fraudulent activity that resulted in sending replacement driver licenses to unauthorized parties. We have de1termined that international criminal actors used personal information illegally obtained from outside sources to create fraudulent Texas.gov online accounts. No DPS systems were breached. In December 2022, the third-party Texas.gov payment services vendor alerted DPS to an increase in customers challenging credit card charges for online transactions. DPS Special Agents and our counterparts in other impacted states initiated a criminal investigation, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Homeland Security Investigations.