During the September 10 presidential debate in Philadelphia, former President Donald Trump falsely claimed his Democratic opponent Kamala Harris’s running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, supports “execution after birth”. ABC News moderator Linsey Davis rebutted Trump’s statement, saying, “There is no state in this country where it is legal to kill a baby after it’s born.” The day after the debate, some social media posts said the moderator was wrong. In a September 11 Facebook post, Tony Perkins, president of the anti-abortion rights Family Research Council, wrote, “In 12 states, children born alive after a failed abortion have no…
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Americans will spend $12 billion this Halloween Consumer strategist Lisa Miller joins LiveNOW from FOX to share the upward consumer spending expected this Halloween in 2023. The Brief According to a new survey by the National Retail Federation, nearly half of surveyed shoppers (47%) begin their shopping before October.Halloween spending is expected to reach $11.6 billion, after last year’s record-setting $12.2 billion.Across spending categories, candy remained the most popular, with total spending expected to reach $3.5 billion. It’s officially spooky season, and Halloween shopping is on the rise. According to a new survey by the National Retail Federation and conducted…
ROME– The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has called for immediate global action to address the impending impacts of La Niña. It follows one of the strongest 2023-2024 El Niño climate events on record that affected more than 60 million people worldwide, including severe droughts in Southern Africa. FAO’s La Niña Anticipatory Action and Response Plan details essential anticipatory actions and early responses to act ahead of threats, safeguard the livelihoods of rural communities at high risk, and help vulnerable farming communities to mitigate negative effects on agriculture and food production. Anticipated between September and November 2024 and…
Cameroon and Sierra Leone use solar-powered fridges to keep vaccines and other temperature-sensitive medicines stable. Combined with battery storage, they stay cool even when there is no sun or alternative power supply. Some freeze water into an ice lining, meaning they do not even need batteries. Supplied to the Democratic Republic of Congo during the covid-19 pandemic, they can now be used for mpox vaccines. When it comes to keeping people cool with limited or no air-conditioning, building design is essential, particularly in dense cities. Nearly 60% of Africans will probably live in cities by the end of the decade.…
Kemuel LyricsWith infectious melody and catchy lyrics, Focus by Kemuel is bound to uplift your spirits and make you move to the rhythm.Kemuel – Focus LyricsCross on my chestMe no fear any mortal humanWey breathe and bleed like meCome from a place called PH CityBut you no go know till you come try meI understand say many people no like meBut wetin concern meLife show me pepper, I grind am use see frontMake nobody dey come whine me (Oh oh)If I give up, I don fuck upSuccess no get shortcutI no fit lose focus oh noIf I give up, I…
The No. 11 USC Trojans and No. 18 Michigan Wolverines are among college football’s bluest of blue-blood programs, but the teams seem to be headed in opposite directions.Under first-year head coach Sherrone Moore, the Wolverines (2-1) were routed by the No. 1 Texas Longhorns and struggled to beat Group of Five opponents Fresno State and Arkansas State.Meanwhile, Big Ten newcomer USC (2-0) earned a signature win over No. 16 LSU and a resounding triumph over Utah State. On Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET in Ann Arbor, Mich., the longtime powers will renew a rivalry that has an illustrious Rose Bowl…
As the US election looms, Elon Musk’s erratic and sometimes dangerous posts have made him one of the biggest purveyors of disinformation on his platform. How is the world’s richest man using his influence to shape the American political debate? Contributors:Russell Brandom – US Tech Editor, Rest of WorldVittoria Elliott – Reporter, WiredElizabeth Lopatto – Senior writer, The VergeSiva Vaidhyanathan – Professor of Media Studies, University of Virginia On our radar: This past week saw a huge escalation in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, after Israel launched an indiscriminate cyberattack that killed more than 30 people and wounded 4000.…
AZ Supreme Court rules on voter eligibility case The case came about after the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office uncovered an error that, for two decades, mistakenly designated over 90,000 voters as having access to the full ballot. The error is connected with a state law that requires voters to provide documented proof of citizenship. The Brief The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that about 97,000 people who registered to vote without confirmed proof of citizenship can vote on a full ballot in November.The ruling states that the court is not willing to “disenfranchise voters en masse from participating in state…
FLORIDA, USA – A Coast Guard Station Key West law enforcement boat crew boarded a commercial fishing vessel, Thursday, approximately 12 miles off the Marquesas Keys, for a routine commercial fishing vessel safety inspection and discovered the crew was fishing with an expired permit. Working with our National Marine Fisheries Service regional partners, the Coast Guard terminated the vessel’s voyage due to their possession of 45,000 pounds of pink shrimp on board without a valid commercial fishing permit. The vessel is returning to its homeport in Alabama where NMFS officers will meet with captain for further questioning. The name of the vessel is being withheld due to the open investigation. The US fisheries industry supports…
They have blamed the delay — the second in two months — on system and processing issues. The nation was due to pay the first coupon on two- and three-year debt it sold in June on Sept. 12, according to investors. Nigeria raised $2.56 million from the sales. Subscribers to other savings bonds said there was a week’s delay in coupon payments due in August, the first time they experienced a hold-up since the introduction of the instruments seven years ago. The delayed payments may raise concerns that the government is coming under pressure from its rising debt burden. BLOOMBERG…