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On Nov. 20, Congress held its first-ever vote to block offensive weapons sales to Israel. Senators voted on three Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRDs) Bernie Sanders had introduced to prevent the sale of specific offensive weapons used in well-documented Gaza human rights violations. While they did not pass, 19 senators voted in favor, marking a […]
CNN — United States envoy Amos Hochstein is expected in Beirut on Tuesday, according to two Lebanese official sources, in what is seen as a sign of progress in ceasefire negotiations for the deadly cross-border conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. The news comes after Beirut responded “positively” to a US-backed proposal to stop […]
Value meals helped turn around McDonald’s U.S. sales in the third quarter, but that recovery could be dented in the final months of the year by an E. coli outbreak tied to the company’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers. U.S. same-store sales — or sales at stores open at least a year — rose 0.3% in the […]
Stay informed on all the biggest stories in Formula One. Sign up here to receive the Prime Tire newsletter in your inbox every Monday and Friday. AUSTIN, Texas —On a weekend that started with controversy sparking between Formula One title rivals Red Bull and McLaren, it was perhaps fitting it ended similarly. With the two teams’ technical battle […]
Republican Donald Trump is gaining steam with black voters while Vice President Harris is falling behind with the key group, which was polling at 90% for Democrats four years ago, a new survey shows. The New York Times/Sienna College released Saturday found 78% of likely black voters would support Harris, a slight increase from the […]
Democrats hardly anticipated the surge in popularity that Vice President Kamala Harris experienced following her nomination convention, less than two weeks ago, when they believed that she would be linked to President Joe Biden‘s potentially disastrous reelection campaign. She has given hope to Democrats who had lost hope and revitalized a party that was about […]
CNN — Fed up of constant job rejections, 29-year-old Craig Kingston decided he need to do something drastic. So the South Florida native quit the nine to five role he hated, booked a one way ticket to Vietnam and sold all his stuff. But he wasn’t quite prepared for the attention he’d receive once he […]
MILWAUKEE — On the same day President Biden had multiple black outreach events scheduled, black conservatives gathered not far from the Republican National Convention with a sense of momentum at their backs. While not a formal part of the RNC programming, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) spoke at a Republican black community center just a few […]
Jun 12, 2024, 11:34 PM ET United States coach Gregg Berhalter called his team’s 1-1 draw with star-studded Brazil on Wednesday night a “little step” on the road to success ahead of Copa America. He also said “we’re ready.” “We asked for teamwork and intensity,” Berhalter said after the match at Orlando’s Camping World Stadium. […]
James Butler, a Black, 42-year-old Atlanta-based Democrat, is planning on casting his ballot for President BIden in November — but he isn’t so enthusiastic this time around. “I guess it’s the best we got,” he said about the 2024 election. Butler’s not alone among Black voters in Georgia in his lack of enthusiasm in voting […]