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Month: September 2024

Ohio Supreme Court clears ballot language saying anti-gerrymandering measure calls for the opposite

Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has let stand ballot language that will describe this fall’s Issue 1 as requiring gerrymandering, when the proposal is intended to do the opposite. The high court has ordered two of eight disputed sections of the ballot description be rewritten, while upholding the other six.

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Nearby contractor cuts water line serving Bend’s High Desert Middle School; service expected to be restored Tuesday

A contractor doing construction activity nearby broke a water line serving High Desert Middle School in southeast Bend Monday afternoon. As a result, after-school activities were canceled. Bend-La Pine Schools spokesman Scott Maben said they expect water service to be restored for the school on Tuesday.  “As a precaution, we may have the school under

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Donald Trump doesn’t share details about his family’s cryptocurrency venture during X launch event

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has launched his family’s cryptocurrency venture, World Liberty Financial, with an interview on the X social media platform. He has also given his first public comments on the apparent assassination attempt against him a day earlier. Trump did not discuss specifics about World Liberty Financial

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Meta expulsa de sus plataformas al medio estatal ruso RT por “actividad de interferencia extranjera”

Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Meta, la empresa matriz de Facebook e Instagram, anunció este lunes que vetó de sus plataformas al medio estatal ruso RT y otras cadenas controladas por el Kremlin, alegando que los medios han participado en operaciones de influencia engañosas. “Después de una cuidadosa consideración, reforzamos nuestras medidas contra los medios

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Milei presenta el presupuesto 2025: proyecta inflación de 18% y dólar a 1.207 pesos

Betiana Fernández Martino (CNN Español) –– El presidente de Argentina, Javier Milei, presentó este domingo el presupuesto para 2025 en un mensaje ofrecido desde el Congreso, que ahora deberá discutir y ―en su caso― aprobarlo. En un hecho inusual, ya que esta presentación suele ser realizada por el ministro de Economía frente a la Comisión

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Vance and Georgia Gov. Kemp project Republican unity at evangelical event after Trump tensions

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A leading conservative Christian group put on a show of Republican unity Monday, cementing the new détente between Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and GOP nominee Donald Trump while vice presidential nominee JD Vance tried to smooth over differences on abortion policy across the evangelical community ahead of Election Day. The

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‘All of a sudden we heard shots’: Trump recounts apparent assassination attempt

By Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump publicly recounted Sunday’s apparent assassination attempt against him in detail for the first time, praising US Secret Service, other law enforcement and the witness who took a photo of the suspect’s car that helped lead to his apprehension. “I was playing golf with some of my friends, it was

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Percival Everett and Rachel Kushner are among 6 Booker Prize finalists

LONDON (AP) — American writers Percival Everett and Rachel Kushner have been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Organizers made the announcement on Monday. Five of the six finalists are women, marking a record in the prize’s 55-year history. Everett, a 2022 finalist, is nominated for “James,” a reimagining of “Huckleberry Finn.” Kushner, a former finalist,

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