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Judge allows Musk’s $1 million daily voter giveaway in Pennsylvania
A Pennsylvania judge ruled on Monday, Nov. 4, that Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day voter giveaway can continue, just one day before the presidential election. The decision followed heated testimony over whether the giveaway, backed by Musk’s pro-Trump political group, constitutes an illegal lottery. America PAC, Musk’s political action committee, has awarded $16 million so far… -
Police report details Missouri school shooter’s mental health issues
It has been two years since then-19-year-old Orlando Harris killed two people at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School (CVPA) in St. Louis, Missouri, in October 2022. Now, police have released their investigative report, revealing Harris’s mental health struggles and the student’s anti-LGBTQ+ motive. According to the report, in the year and a half… -
Voters in Mass., Ore. weigh ‘magic mushroom’ ballot measures
Voters in Massachusetts have a decision to make about “magic mushrooms.” At the same time, voters in Oregon will soon decide if they’ll change their laws related to the psychedelic fungi. If “Question 4” on the ballot passes in Massachusetts, it would allow people 21 or older to have, grow or use psilocybin. It would… -
DC, Trump and Harris beef up security over fears of Election Day violence
Parts of Washington D.C. were fortified and former President Donald Trump’s election headquarters in Florida beefed up security on Sunday, Nov. 3, just ahead of Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5. The moves come as fears of Election Day violence grows in a post-Jan. 6, 2021 world and an assassination attempt against Trump in July.… -
NBC complies with ‘equal time’ rule for Trump following Harris ‘SNL’ cameo
NBC has filed a notice with the Federal Communications Commission after Vice President Kamala Harris’ brief appearance on “Saturday Night Live” over the weekend of Nov. 2. The network provided former President Donald Trump with airtime to ensure compliance with the FCC’s equal time rule, which requires broadcasters to offer equal access to competing political… -
Texas hospitals required to ask patients if they are legal US residents
Texas hospitals are implementing a new policy requiring them to ask patients about their legal residency status, as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s, R, directive aimed at tracking health care costs associated with undocumented immigrants. The information gathered will reportedly help Texas calculate expenses for patient care and seek reimbursement from the federal government. Although… -
Controversy follows Trump comments on ‘training’ guns on ‘war hawk’ Liz Cheney
Former President Donald Trump is facing backlash after making comments about and insulting one of his most outspoken Republican critics – former congresswoman Liz Cheney. It happened when Trump sat down with former Fox News Host Tucker Carlson at his final campaign event in Arizona Thursday, Oct. 31. During the event, they started talking about… -
Graduate student discovers ancient Mayan city in Mexican jungle
An ancient Mayan city buried for centuries in Mexico’s jungles was recently discovered by a Tulane University graduate student examining old land survey data. Luke Auld-Thomas, a Ph.D. student at Tulane, identified the city while analyzing publicly available, decade-old laser mapping data of the region. Using LiDAR, a technology that employs laser pulses to penetrate… -
AI chatbots struggle with election questions in Spanish: Study
Voting rights groups are sounding the alarm over AI chatbots spreading misinformation to Latino voters. With just days until the presidential election, Latino voters are being inundated with targeted election ads in Spanish. An investigation conducted in collaboration with Proof News, Factchequeado and the Science, Technology, and Social Values Lab at the Institute for Advanced… -
Robert Downey Jr. will sue executives if they recreate him with AI
Robert Downey Jr. is the latest star to make it clear he doesn’t want his likeness recreated by artificial intelligence. On a recent episode of the “On With Kara Swisher” podcast, the actor said he would sue all executives who allow an AI created version of him. When he talked about his role as Iron… -
Trump, Harris could start White House transition at same time. Here’s how.
The 2024 presidential election is just days away now and once America chooses who our next leader will be, it’ll be 77 days until they officially take office. During that time, the winner will get their administration ready to take over from President Joe Biden’s. What was historically a time of bipartisanship ended up being… -
Pennsylvania judge extends ballot deadline after Trump campaign sues
It is less than a week until Election Day and candidates are making their final push for votes. In the battleground state of Pennsylvania, a judge sided with Donald Trump’s campaign and extended one of its voting options after long lines led to voters allegedly being turned away. People in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, have until… -
Adams’ top real estate official accused of lucrative deals with mayoral donors
A longtime aide of New York City Mayor Eric Adams is under scrutiny over a lucrative lease he reportedly gave to a billionaire mayoral donor after taking it away from the initial landlord. Jesse Hamilton, who is New York City’s deputy commissioner of Real Estate Services, allegedly gave the lease to the billionaire after a…