Trump surrogates hit the road; Harris disputes his fentanyl claim
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Trump surrogates hit the road; Harris disputes his fentanyl claim

Top Stories Tamfitronics A hurricane, an intensifying war and a looming strike present a battery of new crises for Harris+2Harris and Trump are scrambling to revise travel plans and tactics as they face a real-time test of how they cope with unexpected crises: a trifecta of life-threatening weather, a war and a looming dockworkers strike that could drive up prices.Harris’ challenge is to shape a government response without politicizing a moment that calls for bridging national divisions.Trump’s dilemma is that any condemnation he delivers may call attention to his own actions in 2017, when he blithely tossed paper towels to Puerto Rican residents reeling from Hurricane Maria.Read the full story here.Trump claims the Biden-Harris administration is denying hurricane assistance to his supportersTrump claimed without evidence that the Biden-Harris administration is "going out of their way...
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California touted reparations push, but advocates say new policies fall short
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California touted reparations push, but advocates say new policies fall short

Top Stories Tamfitronics California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a handful of bills on Thursday that stemmed from a yearslong effort to issue lineage-based reparations for the state’s Black residents and their descendants. Members of the California Legislative Black Caucus heralded his signature on four bills, including an apology for the state’s role in promoting slavery.But some advocates — and at least one lawmaker — said the bills do not go far enough to address the generational disparities that slavery inflicted upon Black people.Sen. Steven A. Bradford was a member of the California Reparations Task Force, which published a sweeping list of recommendations for policies and programs to holistically address the social and financial wrongs of slavery and racial discrimination in the state.One of his own bills, which would have set up a process for the restitution...
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BizNews Top of the Pops September 2024
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BizNews Top of the Pops September 2024

Top Stories Tamfitronics Find the 15 best-read stories of September 2024 on BizNews.com below and see what the tribe found most interesting last month. Scroll to the bottom for the top 10 most-watched BizNewsTV videos from August 2024. Let the countdown begin…Sign up for your early morning brew of the BizNews Insider to keep you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Registerhere.BizNews Reporter15🔒 John Matisonn: Tshwane mayor vote brings day of reckoning for Gauteng ANCThe ongoing conflict between President Cyril Ramaphosa’s ANC leadership and its Gauteng counterparts has resurfaced, centring on the upcoming no-confidence vote against Tshwane mayor Cilliers Brink. Find the full story here.14🔒 John Matisonn: Obstacles to the Musk-Ramaphosa Starlink bromanceThe GNU faces a challenging test as President Cyril...
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Mmusi Maimane – The real threat to the GNU is how those outside Cyril’s executive understand it
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Mmusi Maimane – The real threat to the GNU is how those outside Cyril’s executive understand it

Top Stories Tamfitronics Former Leader of the Opposition Mmusi Maimane says he’s loving getting into the guts of the governing structure though his chairmanship of the Appropriation @ Committee. In this interview with BizNews editor Alec Hogg he looks at how much Parliament itself has changed – and while hopeful, warns that politicians are courting extreme danger when allowing what went on in Tshwane, where he says they have put the settling of scores above serving the people.Sign up for your early morning brew of the BizNews Insider to keep you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Registerhere.Watch hereListen hereHighlights from the InterviewIn a comprehensive interview with Alec Hogg from BizNews,...
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