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Today's Political News Compilation - Wednesday, August 21, 2024

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Harris’ running mate Tim Walz introduces himself to the nation after Bill Clinton tears into Trump

By WILL WEISSERT and JONATHAN J. COOPER
Updated 10:43 PM CDT, August 21, 2024

CHICAGO (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accepted his party’s nomination for vice president Wednesday night, using his Democratic National Convention address to thank the packed arena for “bringing the joy” to an election transformed by the elevation of his running mate, Vice President Kamala Harris.

“We’re all here tonight for one beautiful, simple, reason: We love this country,” Walz said as thousands of delegates hoisted vertical placards reading “Coach Walz” in red, white and blue.

Walz described his upbringing in Nebraska and teaching and coaching football in Minneosta and told the crowd, “Thank you for bringing the joy to this fight.” ...

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Trump administration cutting 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts, documents show

  • News source: FOX News
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The sheer scale of cuts the Trump administration is looking to carry out at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has been revealed, with nearly 15,000 grants worth $60 billion set to be eliminated, according to internal documents.

The grants amount to about 90% of foreign aid contracts and come after a review on spending by the State Department.

USAID aid became an early target of the Trump administration, with the president being a longtime critic of overseas spending, arguing that it does not benefit the American taxpayer and...
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Why are the Tate brothers heading to the US?

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have left Romania, where they were previously under a travel ban.
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Trump admin won’t tolerate antisemitism in schools, says Leo Terrell as NYC schools under microscope

  • News source: FOX News
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FIRST ON FOX: In a Jan. 29 executive order, President Donald Trump directed additional measures to fight antisemitism, noting that Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, terror attacks in Israel spawned "an unprecedented wave of vile anti-Semitic discrimination, vandalism, and violence against our citizens, especially in our schools and on our campuses."

Leo Terrell, senior counsel to the assistant attorney general for civil rights who is heading up a new Justice Department Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, told Fox News Digital that the president has directed his...
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AG Bondi dismisses DEI lawsuits brought against police, fire departments under Biden administration

  • News source: FOX News
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The Department of Justice has dismissed Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) lawsuits brought against various police and fire departments across the country under the Biden administration, which deemed aptitude tests in certain cases as discriminatory.

The lawsuits, which the DOJ said did not show evidence of intentional discrimination, were filed in efforts to require race-based hiring after statistical disparities between applicants of different races and genders.

"American communities deserve firefighters and police officers to be chosen for...
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Trump’s ‘gold card’ visa could invite fraud, national security risks: expert

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump’s plan to offer a "gold card" visa to those willing to shell out $5 million could raise new fraud and national security risks, according to one expert.

"Any immigration benefit draws fraud … people are willing to do anything and say just about anything to come to the U.S.," Lora Ries, director of the Heritage Foundation's Border Security and Immigration Center, told Fox News Digital.

The comments come after Trump announced Tuesday a plan that would give those willing to pay $5 million for a "gold card" lawful permanent U.S...
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Trump foreign aid freeze to stay for now, US Supreme Court chief rules

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The decision goes against a lower court judge's ruling that the government had to pay aid contractors.
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WATCH: Foul play not suspected as actor Gene Hackman, wife and dog found dead

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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The couple was found during a welfare check after their neighbor called in concerned about their well-being, Santa Fe County Sheriff's Public Information Officer Denise Avila said.
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Trump's labor secretary pick on track to clear Senate committee with Democratic help

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — Former GOP Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer's nomination to lead the Labor Department under President Trump is all but certain to be advanced Thursday with the help of Democrats.

The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions is set to vote Thursday morning to consider moving her nomination forward.

Facing opposition from Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, a Republican member of the committee, Chavez-DeRemer's path to confirmation once appeared in doubt. Paul had said he would oppose her because of her previous support for pro-labor...
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Woman caught trying to plant explosive devices at Tesla dealership

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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A woman in Colorado has been arrested after police caught her with explosives at a Tesla dealership, police said.
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Republican Rep. Joe Wilson announces plan to propose $250 bill featuring Trump

  • News source: FOX News
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Rep. Joe Wilson, R- S.C., announced that he plans to put forward a proposal for the development of a $250 bill that features President
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Gene Hackman: One of Hollywood's greatest 'tough guys'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Although he did not become an actor until his 30s, Hackman became one of Hollywood's most bankable stars.
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Thailand deports dozens of Uyghurs to China

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The move comes after rights groups warned the Uyghurs face torture and possibly death back in China.
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The 'hero' ship keeping Africa online

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The BBC joins a mission aboard the Léon Thévenin to repair an undersea fibre optic cable.
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'In a scary world, he gives us hope': Faithful gather to support the Pope

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The latest statement suggests that the 88-year-old is able to sit in his chair, eat normally and do what the Vatican calls "light work".
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Israel receives bodies of 4 deceased hostages in exchange: Israeli PM

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Hamas has transferred the bodies of four dead hostages to the Red Cross, an Israeli security official confirmed.
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