Barack Obama to campaign for Kamala Harris in swing states as Election Day nears
Former President Barack Obama will be in a tight spot for Vice President Kamala Harris in battleground states starting next week, a campaign official said. The first stop of President Obama's battleground blitzkrieg will be Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on October 10th. The Keystone State will have 19 important electoral votes in November. latest poll Harris is […]
Remnants of Hurricane Helene stalls over Tennessee Valley as death toll rises to 52, damage nears $110B
The remnants of Hurricane Helen stalled in the Tennessee Valley on Saturday, with the death toll from the devastating storm reaching 52, some 3.8 million homes and businesses in 10 states still without power, and an estimated cost of $110 billion in damage. It swelled to dollars. The superstorm, which was downgraded to a tropical […]
TD Bank nears possible guilty plea in money laundering probe, WSJ reports – Yahoo! Voices
(Reuters) – TD Bank is close to pleading guilty to criminal charges that its U.S. retail bank failed to rein in money laundering and illegal sales of fentanyl linked to a Chinese criminal organization, Wall Street said. The Journal reported on Friday. Canada's second-largest lender is in talks with U.S. federal prosecutors, and its U.S. […]
US House fails to pass federal funding bill as shutdown deadline nears | House of Representatives
A government funding package pushed by Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson failed to pass Wednesday. There are less than two weeks left to avoid a shutdown starting October 1st. The final vote is 202 to 220, 14 Except for House Republicans three House Democrats opposed the bill. Two Republicans voted “no.” The bill was not […]
Crypto advocacy group mobilizes 100,000 voters as Election Day nears
Galaxy Digital CEO Michael Novogratz spoke about the presidential candidates’ views on cryptocurrency after it was not mentioned during the Trump-Harris debate on “The Cramer Countdown.” With just 48 days left until the presidential election, nonpartisan digital asset advocacy group Stand With Crypto is celebrating the registration of over 100,000 crypto supporters across five key […]
Last major union yet to endorse in Harris-Trump showdown nears final decision
The International Federation of Trucking Associations is the only one of the nation's top 10 unions not endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris, who will face former President Trump in the 2024 presidential election, but it could announce who it will support in the White House race as soon as later this week. “We are considering […]
Dow nears record as hopes for bigger Fed rate cut revived
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose more than 400 points on Friday, approaching an all-time high, as investors reassessed the possibility of further interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve next week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 379 points, or 0.9%, to 41,476 in recent trading. It closed at a record high of 41,563.08 […]
Charges coming as investigation into Kansas City Chiefs fans’ deaths nears end
Nine months after three Kansas City Chiefs fans were found dead in a friend's snowy backyard, the homeowner's attorney believes criminal charges will eventually be filed in their deaths — but not against his client. On January 9, Clayton McGeeney, 37, Ricky Johnson, 38, and David Harrington, 36, were found dead on Jordan Willis' Kansas […]
Fed-up New Yorkers blast massive migrant shelter as lease with feds nears an end: ‘It’s affecting everyone’
Dozens of fed-up New Yorkers rallied outside a massive Brooklyn migrant shelter on Sunday, demanding that City Hall hesitate to renew the controversial lease for the troubled 2,000-bed facility on Federal Park Grounds. Led by a caravan of more than 30 vehicles, the crowd rallied outside Floyd Bennett Airfield in Marine Park, the latest in […]
Harris and Trump tied in latest US election polls, as Tuesday’s debate nears | US elections 2024
A national poll conducted by The New York Times/Siena College shows Donald Trump and Kamala Harris virtually tied heading into the final week of the campaign, heightening the importance of Tuesday's presidential debate. Trump leads Harris by one percentage point, 48% to 47%. investigation The survey, released Sunday, put the difference within the margin of […]