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Mark Robinson Sues CNN Over Report Linking Him to Lewd Comments on Porn Site

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson of North Carolina, the embattled Republican nominee for governor, filed a defamation lawsuit on Tuesday against CNN, which published an article last month linking him to lewd and offensive comments made years ago on a pornography website. Mr. Robinson said at a news conference in Raleigh, N.C., that he had not made the comments that the CNN report attributed to him. The report said that in posts on a porn site called Nude Africa, Mr. Robinson, who is running as a social ...

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More than 800 service members ejected from US military under 'don't ask, don't tell' receive honorable discharges

Published 11:49 AM EDT, Tue October 15, 2024 CNN — More than 800 records of service members who were kicked out of the military under the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy were recently upgraded to receive honorable discharges, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday. “Just over a year ago, I announced that the Department would, for the first time, begin to proactively review the military records of former Service members discharged during ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ because of their sexual or ...

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Fifth Circuit clears path for Ken Paxton to continue vote harvesting probes, for now

Oct 15, 2024 A federal appeals court has temporarily reinstated portions of Texas’ 2021 voting law regulating ballot handling, ruling that a judge’s previous decision to strike certain rules came too close to the 2024 election. The ruling, issued by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, means the provisions aimed at preventing “vote harvesting” will stay in effect through at least Nov. 5, and that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is cleared to investigate into the p ...

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US To Expand NATO Air Base To Hold Nuclear-Capable Fighter Jets

Published Oct 15, 2024 at 7:36 AM EDT The U.S. will expand an air base in Eastern Europe to house nuclear-capable fighter jets, according to a new report, after years of cultivating closer ties with Hungary under broader efforts to strengthen the NATO alliance's borders with Russia. British newspaper The Telegraph reported on Monday that government contracts indicate plans are in place to upgrade Kecskemét air base, a Hungarian military facility located to the southeast of the capital, Budape ...

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US Supreme Court rejects Michael Avenatti appeal in Stormy Daniels book case

October 15, 2024 12:47 PM EDT Updated 4 hours ago Oct 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti's bid to overturn his 2022 conviction for identity theft for misappropriating nearly $300,000 in book proceeds intended for porn star Stormy Daniels, his former client. The justices turned away the appeal by Avenatti, who was convicted by a jury in federal court in Manhattan of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in the case. It was the ...

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Trump sways and bops to music for 39 minutes in bizarre town hall episode

(Washington Post) The town hall, moderated by South Dakota Gov. Kristi L. Noem (R), began with questions from preselected attendees for the former president. But it took a sudden turn after two attendees required medical attention. "Let's not do any more questions. Let's just listen to music. Let's make it into a music. Who the hell wants to hear questions, right?" he said. ... He played nine tracks. He danced. He shook hands with people onstage. He pointed to the crowd. Noem stood beside him, nodding with her hands clasped. Trump stayed in place onstage, slowly moving back and forth. He was done answering questions for the night.

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Harris: Even Trump's Own Aides Think He's 'Unfit and Unstable'

(Daily Beast) Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday bashed former president Donald Trump’s cognitive fitness and suggested his own staff may be keeping him away from the public because they’re concerned about his mental stability. In a podcast appearance Roland Martin Unfiltered, Harris pointed out that Trump hasn’t released his medical records, gone on 60 Minutes or agreed to another debate, unlike her. “You have to ask, why is his staff doing that?” Harris said. “It may be because they think he is unfit and unstable.”

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Kamala Harris Surprises Rallygoers With Damning Video Of Donald Trump

(Huff Post) Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris slammed Republican nominee Donald Trump at her rally in Erie, Pennylania, using her rival’s own words. Literally. Harris made the rare move of airing footage of the former president on a big screen. The vice president set it up by telling the audience: “After all these years we know who Donald Trump is. He is someone who will stop at nothing to claim power for himself. And you don’t have to take my word for it. I have said for a while now, watch his rallies, listen to his words, he tells us who he is and he tells us what he would do if he is elected president. So, here tonight, I will show you one example of Donald Trump’s world view and intentions.”

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Trump tested the limits on using the military at home. If elected again, he plans to go further

(AP) During his first term as president, Donald Trump tested the limits of how he could use the military to achieve policy goals. If given a second term, the Republican and his allies are preparing to go much further, reimagining the military as an all-powerful tool to deploy on U.S. soil. He has pledged to recall thousands of American troops from overseas and station them at the U.S. border with Mexico. He has explored using troops for domestic policy priorities such as deportations and confronting civil unrest. He has talked of weeding out military officers who are ideologically opposed to him. Trump's vision amounts to a potentially dramatic shift in the role of the military in U.S. society, carrying grave implications for both the country's place in the world and the restraints that have traditionally been placed on domestic use of the military.

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Florida tells NE National Guard never mind on hurricane aid

4 min ago - By: Cindy Gonzalez - October 15, 2024 4:31 pm LINCOLN — The Nebraska National Guard mission to help Florida after Hurricane Milton ended shortly after it started. Gov. Jim Pillen announced Tuesday that the emergency response operation was cancel ... (Nebraska Examiner)

FEMA resumes door-to-door visits in North Carolina after threats tied to disinformation

2 hrs ago - October 15, 2024, 2:41 PM ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- Federal disaster personnel have resumed door-to-door visits as part of their hurricane-recovery work in North Carolina, an effort temporarily suspended amid threats that prompted officials to condemn the s ... (ABC News/AP)

As IV shortage continues after hurricane, U.S. invokes wartime power to speed recovery

3 hrs ago - October 15, 2024 / 3:39 PM EDT The Biden administration says it has invoked the wartime powers of the Defense Production Act to speed rebuilding of a major American factory of intravenous fluids that was wrecked by Hurricane Helene last month. Damage ... (CBS News)

First day of early voting in Georgia breaks records with massive turnout

3 hrs ago - Georgia set a new record for first-day early voting, with over 300,000 ballots cast, according to an update from Gabriel Sterling, chief operating officer in the Office of the Georgia Secretary of State. Sterling posted the announcement on X, statin ... (11 Alive News)

Esper: Take Trump comments about using military against Americans 'seriously'

3 hrs ago - 10/15/24 7:43 AM ET Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, who served in the Trump administration, said Monday the public should take former President Trump “seriously” when he suggests using the military against American citizens. “Y ... (The Hill)

Supreme Court tosses out decision letting 18-year-olds carry guns during emergencies in Pennsylvania

4 hrs ago - Updated 12:14 PM EDT, October 15, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday tossed out a decision allowing 18-year-olds to openly carry guns during emergencies in Pennsylvania. There were no noted dissents in the high court’s brie ... (AP)

Lufthansa fined $4 million for denying boarding to 128 Jewish passengers

4 hrs ago - October 15, 2024 at 11:46 a.m. EDT U.S. authorities imposed a $4 million fine on German airline Lufthansa on Tuesday for denying boarding to 128 Jewish passengers on a flight in 2022, concluding they were discriminated against as part of the airline& ... (Washington Post)

Trump ally disagrees with GOP nominee's suggestion to deploy military domestically

5 hrs ago - Published 1:04 p.m. ET Oct. 15, 2024 Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., told CNN on Monday that he disagrees with former President Donald Trump’s suggestion to deploy the U.S. military inside the country to secure the election. The comments from Donald ... (USA Today)

Fifth Circuit clears path for Ken Paxton to continue vote harvesting probes, for now

5 hrs ago - Oct 15, 2024 A federal appeals court has temporarily reinstated portions of Texas’ 2021 voting law regulating ballot handling, ruling that a judge’s previous decision to strike certain rules came too close to the 2024 election. The ruling, ... (San Antonio Express-News)

Economic Policy SBA disaster fund is out of money, Biden says Hurricanes Helene and Milton struck the southeast recently

5 hrs ago - Economic Policy SBA disaster fund is out of money, Biden says Hurricanes Helene and Milton struck the southeast recently, straining the fund’s ability to issue low-interest loans. Sand and debris cover a tennis court, residential lots and road i ... (Washington Post)

Union Elections Surge In A Hopeful Sign For Labor

6 hrs ago - Oct 15, 2024, 10:38 AM EDT More U.S. workers appear to be turning to unions in hopes of improving their jobs. On Tuesday, federal officials reported a 29% jump in union election petitions during the most recent fiscal year, rising from 2,593 in 2023 ... (Huff Post)

Trump's economic plans would worsen inflation, experts say

6 hrs ago - 65 percent of economists said they saw Trump’s policies adding more to the nation’s deficits compared to Harris’s policy agenda. The figure marks a 14 point jump from the Journal’s July survey. The survey’s results come not ... (apnews)

US Supreme Court rejects Michael Avenatti appeal in Stormy Daniels book case

6 hrs ago - October 15, 2024 12:47 PM EDT Updated 4 hours ago Oct 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti's bid to overturn his 2022 conviction for identity theft for misappropriating nearly $300,000 in ... (Reuters)

Mark Robinson Sues CNN Over Report Linking Him to Lewd Comments on Porn Site

7 hrs ago - Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson of North Carolina, the embattled Republican nominee for governor, filed a defamation lawsuit on Tuesday against CNN, which published an article last month linking him to lewd and offensive comments made years ago on a pornograp ... (New York Times)

More than 800 service members ejected from US military under 'don't ask, don't tell' receive honorable discharges

7 hrs ago - Published 11:49 AM EDT, Tue October 15, 2024 CNN — More than 800 records of service members who were kicked out of the military under the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy were recently upgraded to receive honorable discharges ... (CNN Politics)

US To Expand NATO Air Base To Hold Nuclear-Capable Fighter Jets

8 hrs ago - Published Oct 15, 2024 at 7:36 AM EDT The U.S. will expand an air base in Eastern Europe to house nuclear-capable fighter jets, according to a new report, after years of cultivating closer ties with Hungary under broader efforts to strengthen the NAT ... (Newsweek)

Supreme Court revives case of citizen journalist arrested for seeking information

8 hrs ago - The Supreme Court on Tuesday revived the case of a citizen journalist who was arrested in 2017 for seeking information from a police department source in Laredo, Texas. The court threw out a decision against the journalist and ordered the appeals cou ... (CNN)

House Ethics Committee subpoenas documents from lawsuit brought by Gaetz's friend: Sources

8 hrs ago - As part of its ongoing investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz, the House Ethics Committee recently issued a subpoena for documents from a civil lawsuit brought by one of the Florida congressman's longtime friends against several third parties, ABC News h ... (ABC News)

Rock the vote (literally): Pastor preaches the gospel of voting at a go-go club.

8 hrs ago - Published 5:14 a.m. ET Oct. 15, 2024 | Updated 5:14 p.m. ET Oct. 15, 2024 CAMP SPRINGS, Maryland ‒ It was nearly 2 a.m. Saturday. The go-go band was about to start its next set when Tony Lee got the nod – it was time to go on. Lee worked ... (USA Today)

Democrats in Congress seek to prevent another Jan. 6 riot, protect Electoral College certification

8 hrs ago - In a nondescript office a few floors above the cafeteria and a Dunkin' in the Longworth U.S. House Office Building, Democratic staffers on a low-profile U.S. House committee have been gaming out what they say are some political nightmare scenarios. T ... (CBS News)