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Walz repeats Georgia abortion death falsehood decried by doctors as ‘fearmongering’

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz claimed during the CBS News Vice Presidential Debate that a woman in Georgia likely died due to the state's "restrictive" abortion laws after Roe v. Wade was overturned despite doctors previously denouncing such a narrative as "fearmongering.""There's a young woman named Amber Thurman. She happened to be in Georgia, a restrictive state. Because of that, she had to travel a long distance to North Carolina to […]

October 2, 2024

Orlando News

Central Florida college student recounts surviving Hurricane Helene

Local NewsAlison Goldberg is thankful to be back home in Central Florida after experiencing the devastation of Hurricane Helene while in North Carolina.Goldberg, a freshman at the University of North Carolina Asheville and a graduate of Lake Highland Preparatory School, shared her experience of surviving the hurricane and the massive flooding that followed.Reflecting on the aftermath, Goldberg described the ongoing destruction.“I feel like new images keep popping up, and the […]

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Politics News

Dems take to social media, react to veep debate

As Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz faced off in the Vice Presidential debate in New York City Tuesday, both parties took to social media to express support for their candidate, with Democrats fact checking Vance on every point. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg claimed Walz was "laying down facts" and that Vance was "unaware" that the U.S. energy production was up. Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. […]

October 2, 2024

US News

Kentucky sheriff seen in footage shooting at judge in shocking preliminary hearing

Shocking video showing the killing of a Kentucky judge in his chambers was played during a court hearing for the ex-sheriff who is charged in the murder.The short video clip was presented by prosecutors during the preliminary hearing for Letcher County Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines showed the shocking moments that he allegedly opened fire on 54-year-old District Judge Kevin Mullins on Sept. 19.The video, with no audio, showed a man […]

October 2, 2024

Orlando News

Walz misleadingly claims to have been in Hong Kong during period tied to Tiananmen Square massacre

PoliticsDemocratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks at the Whitewater Music Hall Brewing Company Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in Wausau, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) (Morry Gash, Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)WASHINGTON – Multiple news reports indicate that Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz misleadingly claimed he was in Hong Kong during the turbulence surrounding the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, part of a broader […]

October 2, 2024

Politics News

GOP lawmakers, leaders react to Vance, Walz debate: ‘Spitting cold, hard truth’

Republican lawmakers and top voices praised Ohio Sen. JD Vance for "spitting the cold, hard truths" as he sparred with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in the vice presidential debate in New York City."Senator JD Vance spitting the cold hard TRUTH on the debate stage," Trump 2024 national press secretary Karoline Leavitt wrote on X. "Total domination and we are only 20 minutes in."The debate in New York City on CBS […]

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US News

Hurricane Helene relief: Mules helping to bring supplies to residents in North Carolina

A mule packer ranch in North Carolina is lending some helping "hooves" and delivering much-needed supplies and first aide to communities in the mountains who have been impacted by the damage from Hurricane Helene. "Busy morning as we loaded lots of equipment, supplies, and MULES, to leave for WNC! Please know that we appreciate EVERY kind word, gesture of support, and all that are partnering with us to HELP all that […]

October 2, 2024 1

Orlando News

French and US companies to invest $10 billion to extract oil off Suriname’s coast

BusinessAP2010FILE - A man sits on the banks of the Suriname River in Paramaribo, Suriname, Aug. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton, File)PARAMARIBO – France’s TotalEnergies and U.S. hydrocarbon company APA Corp. plan to invest $10 billion to extract oil off the coast of Suriname in a historic investment for the South American country, officials announced Tuesday.The first oil is expected by mid-2028, with an anticipated production of 220,000 barrels per […]

October 2, 2024

Politics News

Vance, Walz spar on immigration during VP debate: Been to the border ‘more than our border czar’

Vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz sparred on the issue of immigration in their debate Tuesday night, and Vance called out the immigration policies of VP Kamala Harris. "First of all, the gross majority of what we need to do to the southern border is just empowering law enforcement to do their job," Vance said during the Tuesday night debate on CBS during a discussion on the Haitian migrant […]

October 2, 2024 1

Orlando News

France’s new premier postpones election in New Caledonia until next year

NewsFrance's Prime Minister Michel Barnier gestures as delivers a speech at the National Assembly, in Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (Thibault Camus, Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)NICE – France's new Prime Minister Michel Barnier announced Tuesday that a provincial election scheduled for December in the restive French Pacific territory of New Caledonia has been postponed for a year. During his inaugural address to parliament, […]

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