[ad_1] Pressed about how President Joe Biden’s performance might affect the election of the next House candidate, several Democratic House members slammed former President Donald Trump’s response during last night’s debate. Congressman Mickey Sherrill: The New Jersey swing district representative acknowledged it had been a “tough night,” but focused on Trump’s response: “What really stood out to me was that Trump denied three times that he was going to accept the results of a democratic election, said he was proud to have overturned Roe, and said he was proud of the insurrectionists. This is a man who will not stand…
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[ad_1] Crystal Dunn, Emily Sonnett and Rose Lavelle represented the United States.viaJune 28, 2024 5:01 PM ET• 5 min readFrom binge-watching Gossip Girl to dancing to Taylor Swift, three US women’s soccer stars on the 2024 Paris Olympic Team share their favorite pre- and post-game rituals.Olympic veterans and key players Crystal Dunn, Emily Sonnett and Rose LaBelle spoke with “Good Morning America” at the Team USA Summit earlier this year ahead of preparations for the Paris Games, where the team will aim to surpass their 2021 bronze medal result.What’s your favorite music to listen to before a match?”I’m the team…
[ad_1] 28 minutes agoby Rachel Looker and BBC Monitoring, BBC News, WashingtonGetty ImagesA merchant in Hong Kong, China, is selling newspapers covering the US debates.According to international media, a weak Joe Biden destroyed himself in front of the whole world, while an aggressive Donald Trump lied and mangled words in a reality TV-like presidential debate.The verdict from pundits around the world on Thursday night’s televised showdown between the two rivals for the White House in Atlanta, Georgia, was harsh.From Beijing to New Delhi and beyond, critiques of President Biden’s performance at the CNN forum were the most scathing, but his…
[ad_1] Taylor Swift seems to be slowly making her way across the European continent, boosting the economies of one country after another. The magic of her record-breaking sold-out “Hellas Tour” has so far swept across five European countries, pushing hotel prices to an all-time high, but France has not made it onto the magical radar. Taylor Swift performs at Wembley Stadium as part of her Eraser Tour, Friday, June 21, 2024, in London. (Scott A. Garfitt/InVision/AP) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} After a two-month hiatus, the global sensation resumed her world tour in May. Of the four countries she visited in…
[ad_1] Poland and the three Baltic states – Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia – have called for the EU to establish a jointly funded ground defence line on Europe’s eastern border. “The EU’s external borders need to be protected and defended by military and civilian means and therefore special measures must be taken,” the four countries said in a joint letter seen by Euraactive. The initiative is based on the Eastern Defense Line and the Baltic Defense Line, defense and infrastructure projects on the borders with Russia and Belarus that Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have launched over the past few…
[ad_1] SALT LAKE CITY — Most Americans want to see an increase in renewable energy but aren’t willing to change their lifestyles, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.The survey found that a majority of Americans (63%) support the goal of the United States going carbon neutral by 2050. How they want to get there remains unclear.Support for wind and solar power options has declined since 2020, primarily among Republicans. Prior to President Joe Biden’s administration, 84% of Republicans supported building more solar panel farms, but that number has now fallen to 64%.But it’s not just Republicans who are…
[ad_1] Commissioners are scheduled to vote on a number of proposals at the Presbyterian Church USA’s semi-annual General Conference, which is being held in Salt Lake City, Utah, from June 25 to July 4. One proposed amendment to the denomination’s constitution would ban alleged discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Committee members made some changes to the proposal and approved sending the amendment to the General Conference for a vote. Committee members rewrote the language that required candidates for ordination to be screened for their ability to meet non-discrimination requirements. Instead, candidates will be screened only for their…
[ad_1] As a heat wave hit much of the U.S. in June, Post Opinions asked readers to share how their feelings and experiences of summer have changed in a warming world. Here are their responses.When I moved to Dallas from Florida in 1988, I had to buy winter clothes. Now I have clothes I can wear year-round in preparation for the much warmer winters. In the summer, it’s downright dangerous for me, a senior with diabetes, to go outside. When the temperature gets above 90 degrees, I stay inside. In fact, I stay inside most of the summer. I try…
[ad_1] Former President Bill Clinton once said that Americans prefer “strong and wrong” over “weak and right.” If he’s correct, then an overwhelming majority of his fellow citizens will have settled for former President Donald Trump over President Joe Biden in Thursday night’s presidential debate on CNN. Biden’s voice was not only hoarse, but also feeble, meek, and sometimes unintelligible. The next morning, on the campaign trail in North Carolina, he seemed a different person, shouting out attack lines with vigor and passion. But the damage was done. Writing in the Wall Street Journal, commentator Peggy Noonan said that letting…
[ad_1] Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen a lot of graphs about the woes of European economies and markets. Let’s take a look. I’m always amazed by these charts that show how the largest companies in the US stock market are as big or bigger than those in major European economies. In the UK, about 1,900 stocks are listed on the London Stock Exchange. France and Germany have about 800 and 500 stocks listed on their main exchanges respectively. Nvidia has fewer than 30,000 employees. I’m not sure if a chart like this gives you any actionable information, but…