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STORIES PUBLISHED WITHIN THE LAST EIGHT HOURS
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US--ELECTION 2024-HARRIS
Harris and Walz to campaign across battleground states this week
SUMMARY: With the election only about a week away, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, plan to visit all seven battleground states to rally supporters. Harris will crisscross Philadelphia on Sunday, attending church services, visiting a barbershop, stopping at a Puerto Rican restaurant and going to a youth basketball facility. She will be joined by Walz for a rally in Ann Arbor, Michigan on Monday. They’ll also be in Wisconsin, North Carolina, Georgia, Nevada and Arizona. On Tuesday, Harris delivers what her campaign calls her “closing argument” at a rally in Washington, D.C.
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US--ELECTION 2024-ELON MUSK
Elon Musk says the real threat to democracy is the people who accuse Trump of endangering it
SUMMARY: Tech mogul Elon Musk is playing down the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. At a town hall in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on Saturday night, he said people “who say Trump is a threat to democracy are themselves a threat to democracy.” Musk also exhorted supporters to cast votes early in the presidential swing state while also describing mail ballots as a “recipe for fraud.” Musk drew applause when he said the Jan. 6 attack by Trump’s supporters has been called “some sort of violent insurrection, which is simply not the case.”
WORDS: 723 - MOVED: 10/27/2024 12:35 a.m. EDT
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US--ELECTION 2024-TRUMP
Trump veers away from swing states for his Madison Square Garden moment
SUMMARY: Donald Trump is finally getting his Madison Square Garden moment. With just over a week to go before Election Day, the former president will take the stage at one of the country’s most iconic venues, hosting a hometown rally to deliver his campaign’s closing message against Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. It’s one of a series of detours Trump has made from battleground states as his campaign tries to court a national audience. It also satisfies Trump’s long-held desire to hold an event at “The World’s Most Famous Arena” and could help Republicans running in competitive House races in the state.
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US--ELECTION 2024-NATURALIZED CITIZENS-CHINA-LAND LAWS
State alien land laws drive some China-born US citizens to rethink their politics
SUMMARY: At least two dozen states have passed or proposed “alien land laws” targeting Chinese nationals and companies from purchasing property or land because of China’s status as a foreign adversary. Other countries are mentioned, but experts say China is the constant focus in political discussions. Mostly Republican legislators have pushed these laws amid growing fears of intelligence and economic threats from China. The country owns less than 1% of total foreign-owned farmland in the U.S. The laws are alienating some naturalized U.S. citizens of Chinese descent to the point that they are leaning Democratic. Many are afraid of being treated wrongly because of their ethnicity.
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US--ELECTION 2024-DEPORTATIONS-FAMILIES
Trump’s deportation plans worry families with relatives in US illegally
SUMMARY: Donald Trump has promised to stage the largest mass deportation in U.S. history if elected. The move would disrupt families with relatives living in the U.S. illegally. According to a Pew Research Center review of the latest Census data, more than 22 million people live in a household where at least one occupant lacks authorization. Some U.S. citizens and legal residents fear their families could be separated. Trump has been vague about the impact on families, saying only that “provisions will be made.” Meanwhile even some people living in the U.S. without permission support Trump as political pressure grows to address the southern border.
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US--ELECTION 2024-NORTH DAKOTA-PROPERTY TAX
North Dakota voters may end most property taxes. Government programs could face huge cuts
SUMMARY: North Dakota voters this fall could end the property tax by approving a ballot measure that opponents say would drastically slash a variety of state services. Supporters see the initiative as long-sought relief the state can afford. The measure would eliminate property taxes based on assessed value. The Republican-controlled Legislature would be required to replace the lost revenue for local governments. A top legislative panel estimated the cost to the state to be $3.15 billion every two years. That is a huge number for a state that passed a $6.1 billion two-year general fund budget in 2023.
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US--ELECTION 2024-SPORTS BETTING
Missouri sports betting ballot measure highlights national debate about tax rates
SUMMARY: Missouri voters are considering whether to make the state the 40th jurisdiction to legalize sports betting. The November ballot measure highlights an emerging national debate about how best to tax the growing industry. Missouri’s proposed 10% tax rate is below the national average of 19% collected last year. Like about half the states, the Missouri measure also allows sportsbooks to deduct free bets they give customers from their taxable revenue. But some states want to make more off sports betting. Illinois, Ohio, Tennessee and Washington, D.C., all recently raised or restructured their tax rates. And Colorado and Virginia scaled back tax breaks.
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REL-ELECTION 2024-PASTOR-VOTER MEDITATION
DESCRIPTION: In his previous work related to international development, the Rev. David Peck regularly visited areas of Africa that had been wracked by communal violence. Now, as a pastor in battleground state of Pennsylvania, he’s trying to use lessons he learned there to ease anxieties and conflicts arising from the bitterly contested presidential campaign.
UPCOMING: By 10/27/2024 08:00 a.m. EDT, Text, Photo, Video
US ELECTION 2024-NORTH CAROLINA-ATTORNEY GENERAL
DESCRIPTION: North Carolina’s high-profile attorney general race pitting two members of Congress against each other has the campaigns and allied groups on track to spend more than $31 million combined on advertising, a sign of the importance of the race in the closely divided battleground state.
UPCOMING: By 10/27/2024 09:00 a.m. EDT, Text, Photo
ELECTION 2024-WHERE THEY STAND
DESCRIPTION: Where the candidates stand on major issues in the campaign. By Josh Boak, Jill Colvin and Seung Min Kim.
UPCOMING: By 10/27/2024 10:00 a.m. EDT, Text
ELECTION 2024-HARRIS-FINAL STRETCH
DESCRIPTION: Kamala Harris is running out of time to introduce herself to voters. By Colleen Long and Zeke Miller.
UPCOMING: By 10/27/2024 10:00 a.m. EDT, Text
ELECTION 2024-HARRIS
DESCRIPTION: Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns in the Philadelphia area.
UPCOMING: By 10/27/2024 12:00 p.m. EDT, Text, Photo
ELECTION 2024-TRUMP
DESCRIPTION: Donald Trump is finally getting his Madison Square Garden moment. With just over a week to go before Election Day, the former president will take the stage at one of the country’s most iconic venues, hosting a hometown rally to deliver his campaign’s closing message against Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. It’s one of a series of detours Trump has made from battleground states as his campaign tries to court a national audience. It also satisfies Trump’s long-held desire to hold an event at “The World’s Most Famous Arena” and could help Republicans running in competitive House races in the state. Rally is at 5pm ET.
UPCOMING: By 10/27/2024 05:00 p.m. EDT, Text, Photo, Video, Live Video
Dennis Downey, center, sits in meditation at St. James Episcopal Church's weekly "Contemplative Citizenship" service in Lancaster, Pa., on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)
Pat, left, and Joe Weaver sit in meditation during a weekly "Contemplative Citizenship" service at St. James Episcopal Church in Lancaster, Pa., on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)
