JARRATT, Va. — Raheem Bittle needed a job straight out of high school and knew just where to go in this tiny rural town in Southside Virginia: Boar’s Head. “I had a son on the way and I went there to support them,” said Bittle, 27, who started eight years ago at $500 to $600 Continue reading
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Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites ‘blocking’ view of the universe
Lead author Cees Bassa said it was like comparing the “faintest stars visible to the naked eye and the brightness of the full Moon.” “Since SpaceX is launching about 40 second-generation Starlink satellites every week, this problem is becoming increasingly worse,” he added. Robert Massey, Deputy Executive Director of the Royal Astronomical Society in the Continue reading
Now a Roe advocate, woman raped by stepfather as a child tells her story in Harris campaign ad
WASHINGTON (AP) — A 22-year-old woman who became an abortion rights advocate after she was raped by her stepfather as a child tells her story in a new campaign ad for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Hadley Duvall says in voiceover that she’s never slept a full night in her life — her stepfather first Continue reading
Hezbollah pagers that exploded were made in Hungary, Taiwanese company says
Hundreds of pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria in an apparent operation targeting members of Hezbollah bore the brand of a Taiwanese company, though the firm’s chair told reporters Wednesday that another company in Budapest manufactured the devices. Near-simultaneous detonations of pagers used by members of the Iran-backed Hezbollah terror group killed at least Continue reading
Police shift focus in search for Kentucky highway shooting suspect: ‘Boots on the ground’
Police shift focus in search for Kentucky highway shooting suspect: ‘Boots on the ground’ On Tuesday, law enforcement officials scaled back on their search to focus on increasing their presence in nearby residential areas. Show Caption Hide Caption London, Kentucky shooting update: Search for Joseph Couch continues Kentucky State Police Trooper Scottie Pennington updates the Continue reading
Chuck Todd: What if we can’t unite?
Fox News has been especially aggressive in its programming the last few days, going out of its way to find cherry-picked examples of rhetoric from the left that, on its face, can sound like incitement. Of course, we’ve had so many run-ins with increased political violence over the last decade that perhaps it shouldn’t be Continue reading
Florida sheriff posts mug shot of 11-year-old charged in fake school shooting threat
Florida sheriff posts mug shot of 11-year-old charged in fake school shooting threat “Since parents, you don’t want to raise your kids, I’m going to start raising them,” Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said at a news conference last week. The suspected Georgia high school shooter was investigated for online threats last year, but he Continue reading
Police shift focus in search for Kentucky highway shooting suspect: ‘Boots on the ground’
Police shift focus in search for Kentucky highway shooting suspect: ‘Boots on the ground’ On Tuesday, law enforcement officials scaled back on their search to focus on increasing their presence in nearby residential areas. Show Caption Hide Caption London, Kentucky shooting update: Search for Joseph Couch continues Kentucky State Police Trooper Scottie Pennington updates the Continue reading
Ex-agent explains why protecting Trump is such a unique challenge
Trump’s public profile has posed a unique security and funding challenge for the Secret Service, a former agent told BBC News. “It’s dialled up,” said Paul Eckloff, a Secret Service agent of 20 years who protected Trump during his presidency. “The amount of time he spends outside, the exuberance of his fan base, the number Continue reading
Economy, Gaza, and political civility: 5 takeaways from Kamala Harris’ interview with NABJ
Economy, Gaza, and political civility: 5 takeaways from Kamala Harris’ interview with NABJ Show Caption Hide Caption Harris checked on Trump following a second assassination attempt Vice president Kamala Harris says she called to check on Donald Trump after the second attempt on his life. Trying to assuage criticism over her lack of interviews, Vice Continue reading