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Media, Pennsylvania CNN  —  As she window-shopped with friends on leafy West State Street, Jill Walters was blunt about how she felt about the Senate candidates battling it out in the Keystone State. “I don’t really love either of them,” she said here in Media, Pennsylvania, about a half-hour drive west of Philadelphia in the seat of Delaware County. The 46-year-old plans to vote for Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman over Republican candidate Mehmet Oz next month in the Commonwealth’s fiercely contested Senate race. A registered Republican before 2016, Walters switched to the Democratic Party after the rise of former…

JACKSON, Miss. — The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating whether Mississippi officials handled federal funds in a way that discriminated against residents of the state’s predominately Black capital city, which has been roiled by a series of drinking water crises and service outages in recent years.In late September, the NAACP asked the agency to look into the state’s spending decisions, as Jackson’s leaders pleaded for more financial support. The civil rights organization alleged that the state’s rollout of federal dollars has favored whiter communities, even as Jackson has struggled to comply with state and federal guidelines meant to protect drinking…

Millions of babies are born and named in the U.S. each year, but certain names or naming conventions are reportedly banned by state governments.Tesla CEO Elon Musk and singer Grimes reportedly learned this fact in 2020 when they tried to name their firstborn son X Æ A-12 in the state of California.The pair modified the name’s numeric 12 to the Roman numeral XII, which is acceptable and in accordance with California state law, Fox News Digital previously reported.10 BABY NAME TRENDS FOR 2023: REPORTOther name guidelines the Golden State enforces include restricting names to 26 characters in the English alphabet…

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says his team cannot afford to relax despite booking their place in the knockout stages of the Europa League.They guaranteed a top-two finish in Group A with a 1-0 victory over PSV Eindhoven at the Emirates Stadium.Granit Xhaka’s goal maintained Arsenal’s 100% record in the competition and leaves them five points clear at the top of their group.TransfersBarcelona, Juventus and Roma battle for Man Utd defender Dalot – Paper Round18/10/2022 AT 21:31Speaking to BT Sport about his team’s performance, Arteta said, “We had really good moments where we dominated against a really good side. We lacked…

TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, reportedly had plans to track individual Americans’ locations through its short-form video app, according to materials reviewed by Forbes.ByteDance’s Internal Audit and Risk Control team, which typically audits potential misconduct among ByteDance employees, also came up with plans to track a U.S. citizen, who had no affiliation with the company, on at least two occasions through TikTok, Forbes reported, citing “materials.”A TikTok spokesperson told the outlet the social media company tracks user location for the purpose of showing relevant ads, but the ByteDance audit team reportedly planned to use the app’s location tracking capabilities to…

The Army veteran charged with attacking gubernatorial candidate Rep. Lee Zeldin at a campaign event in Rochester is set to be released from jail and into a treatment program next week. US Magistrate Judge Marian Payson concluded that David Jakubonis was not a threat to the public and ruled that he could be sprung — under strict monitoring — pending trial. Jakubonis — who faces federal charges of assaulting a sitting congressman over the July incident — will go directly from the Monroe County Jail to the VA Medical Center-Bath in Rochester, his defense attorney John DeMarco said. He will be…

The Conservatives have set a high threshold for leadership hopefuls to make it on to the ballot paper for the next party leader.Candidates will have to have the support of 100 MPs — a big jump on the 20 MPs needed to enter this summer’s contest when Liz Truss was chosen.As there are 357 Conservative MPs, a maximum of three can make it on to the ballot. After MPs have reduced the list to two, party members will vote online for the next leader.Nominations are open now and will close at 2pm on Monday. The leader will be chosen by…

“A book is being written about the Prime Minister’s time in office,” chided British Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer earlier this week. “Apparently it’s going to be out by Christmas. Is that the release date or the title?”Starmer’s jab at British Prime Minister Liz Truss was way off. He picked the wrong holiday.Truss didn’t even make it to Halloween.After 44 days at Number 10 Downing Street, Truss’s tenure is the shortest of any modern British leader. George Canning served for only four months in 1827.This brings us to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. McCarthy is line to become House…

Time for Ronaldo to leave Man Utd?Cristiano Ronaldo has “almost certainly” played his final match for Manchester United, according to the Sun. The Portugal international reportedly refused to come on as a substitute before storming down the tunnel before the final whistle in United’s 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday. The 37-year-old has been left out of the squad for Saturday’s match against Chelsea and fined two weeks’ wages.The Sun reveal that Erik ten Hag is “furious” with Ronaldo and has now “lost patience” with his star striker. The former Ajax boss has two options in mind: terminate Ronaldo’s…

The Portland Police Association’s president on Thursday criticized Oregon gubernatorial candidate Tina Kotek for claiming during the previous night’s debate that she has always been a supporter of law enforcement. Kotek, a Democrat, made the comments during a debate with her challengers – Republican Christine Drazan and independent Betsy Johnson. On the question of funding law enforcement to combat crime, Kotek said: “When people call 911, they need to feel safe and have the right response at the right time. I’ve always supported our state police.”  The Democrat continued, asserting that she has always been a supporter of the police and law…