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Sharpton heads to Michigan in effort to mobilize Black voters for Harris

The Rev. Al Sharpton is headed to Michigan on Thursday with a get-out-the-vote campaign targeting Black voters, as polls show Vice President Harris struggling with younger voters in the electorate. Sharpton will make stops at the University of Michigan in Detroit, Pontiac, Flint and Ann Arbor to talk to black voters about what's at stake […]

Blinken heads to Middle East in wake of Sinwar's killing

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit the Middle East in response to the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. “I stopped on my way to Israel and other parts of the Middle East for an intensive discussion on the importance of ending the war in Gaza, returning hostages to their families, and alleviating the […]

Under its new president, Mexico’s foreign policy heads down dangerous path

Mexico's foreign policy is moving toward further radicalization. The clues are clear. Newly appointed President Claudia Sheinbaum, limited diplomatic activities of the US ambassador; humiliating He became King of Spain and appointed a new foreign secretary known for his disturbing stances on Russia, Iran, and Cuba. Mexico in 2022 opposed the expulsion of Russia From […]

Hurricane Oscar brushes past Turks and Caicos and heads toward Cuba

Hurricane Oscar formed off the coast of the Bahamas on Saturday and passed south through the Turks and Caicos Islands overnight. The National Hurricane Center in Miami characterized the storm as “minor,” but hurricane warnings were in effect for the Turks and Caicos Islands, the southeastern Bahamas, and the states of Holguin and Guantanamo on […]

Hochul’s agency heads might be getting a raise

Gov. Cathy Hochul's administration says state officials, who earn far less than their New York City counterparts, could soon receive raises. Hochul's budget office pushed for raises this week after releasing data showing that many state officials earn as much as $50,000 less than city employees in similar positions and, in some cases, less than […]

Obama-era DACA program heads back to federal appeals court

The legal battle over the controversial Child Arrivals Deferred Action Program continues in court. The current conflict includes arguments before the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday, with several states, including New Jersey, facing off against the federal government and other parties. The DACA program is about allowing undocumented immigrants who entered the United […]

Florida trooper finds dog tied to pole as Milton heads toward state

Police in Florida rescued a dog tied to a pole and left in a large puddle on a rainy Wednesday morning as Hurricane Milton barreled toward the state. Body camera footage posted to X by the agency's Tampa account shows an officer walking toward the dog along a field along Interstate 75 near Bruce B. […]

Hurricane Brewing As It Heads Toward America Reaches Category 5 Level

The new Florida-bound hurricane comes just about four hours after reaching Category 4 status and less than two weeks after Hurricane Helen devastated parts of the southeastern United States, strengthening to a Category 5 hurricane. I strengthened it. Hurricane Milton has “strengthened to Category 5” with maximum winds estimated at 160 miles per hour and […]