US army confirms Arlington cemetery worker ‘pushed aside’ by Trump staff
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US army confirms Arlington cemetery worker ‘pushed aside’ by Trump staff

Politics tamfitronics US army officials issued a strongly worded rebuke of Donald Trump’s campaign on Thursday as they confirmed a worker at Arlington national cemetery was “abruptly pushed aside” during an altercation with members of the former president’s staff.The statement was the strongest official criticism yet of Trump’s controversial visit in which he gave a thumbs-up over graves as a photo opportunity and there was an alleged physical assault by two of his staffers on the army official. It came as outrage continued to mount from veterans and families of some of the service members buried there.Adding to pressure on the election campaign of the Republican presidential nominee was the army’s revelation that Trump’s team was explicitly told in advance by a defense department official that taking photographs and video footage at the cemetery breached...
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Kamala Harris tells Georgia crowd she will put ‘working class families first’
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Kamala Harris tells Georgia crowd she will put ‘working class families first’

Politics tamfitronics After two days on a bus tour through south-east Georgia with her running mate, Tim Walz, Kamala Harris arrived at an arena in Savannah to a boisterous crowd and told them that despite the state being a stretch, it is still winnable in November.“Don’t pay attention to polls – we are underdogs,” the vice-president said, telling the roughly 9,500 attendees that they had “work to do” in order to secure victory. “We don’t mind hard work. Hard work is for workers.”Thousands waited outside for hours as a spitting rain became a steady drizzle, which turned into an outright downpour, on a hot and characteristically humid Savannah afternoon. Inside, thousands of supporters filled out an arena usually reserved for minor league hockey games and concerts – taking up every last seat.“It’s good to be...
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JD Vance Begs His Old Billionaire Boss Peter Thiel for Campaign Cash
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JD Vance Begs His Old Billionaire Boss Peter Thiel for Campaign Cash

Politics tamfitronics Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance is begging his billionaire former boss Peter Thiel to bankroll his bid for the White House. In an interview with the Financial TimesVance made no secret about how much he has been “talking to Peter and persuading him” to donate to former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign as he falls behind Vice President Kamala Harris in funding.“You know he’s obviously been exhausted by politics a little bit,” Vance told the Times about the PayPal co-founder. “But he’s going to be really exhausted by politics if we lose and if Kamala Harris is president.”Thiel is connected to Vance’s successful Ohio Senate race win over Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan in 2022. Thiel has also been credited for single-handedly funding Republican Blake Masters’ failed 2022 run for Arizona Senate to...
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B.C. United’s collapse hinged on 2 decisions, analysts say
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B.C. United’s collapse hinged on 2 decisions, analysts say

Politics tamfitronics British ColumbiaAs many political watchers noted, Wednesday will likely go down as a monumental day in British Columbia politics — especially for the party formerly known as the B.C. Liberals.B.C. United is suspending its campaign, leader urges supporters to join forces with B.C. ConservativesAkshay Kulkarni · CBC News · Posted: Aug 28, 2024 11:16 PM EDT | Last Updated: August 29B.C. United Leader Kevin Falcon, left, and B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad are pictured during a news conference in which they announced the move to suspend the opposition party's campaign and urged supporters to back the B.C. Conservatives. (Ben Nelms/CBC)As many political watchers noted, Wednesday will likely go down as a monumental day in British Columbia politics — especially for the party formerly known as the B.C. Liberals.What is now known as B.C....
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