Republican convention to focus on immigration a day after a bandaged Trump makes triumphant entrance
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Republican National Convention resumes Tuesday with a focus on immigration. The issue is central to former President Donald Trump’s political brand that helped endear him to the GOP base when he began his first campaign in 2015. Trump appeared triumphantly at the convention’s opening night Monday with a bandage over his right ear, two days after surviving an attempted assassination. Republicans have nominated Trump to lead their presidential ticket and cheered enthusiastically after he unveiled Ohio Sen. JD Vance as his running mate. Republican Party Chairman Michael Whatley hailed the ticket as an ideal team to defeat President Joe Biden and Democrats in November.
Biden is trying to sharpen the choice voters face in November as Republicans meet in Milwaukee
LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Joe Biden is returning to the campaign trail for the first time since the attempted assassination of his Republican rival, former President Donald Trump. He’s aiming to sharpen the choice voters will face this November in the wake of the attack. Biden will speak Tuesday at the NAACP convention in Las Vegas, aiming to showcase his administration’s support for Black voters who are a tentpole of the Democratic coalition. He’ll also participate in an interview with BET. And a day later he’ll address UnidosUS, looking to bolster his appeal to Latino voters, another crucial Democratic-leaning bloc. It’s all counterprogramming to Trump and the Republican National Convention under way in Milwaukee.
JD Vance is a relative political unknown. He’s been asked to help Donald Trump avenge his loss
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ohio Sen. JD Vance is supposed to help Donald Trump win the Midwest this fall. But almost immediately after he was announced as Trump’s vice presidential pick on Monday, one thing became clear: Vance, a 39-year-old Republican with less than two years in Congress, is barely known among many Republicans even in the swing states Trump hopes he’ll deliver. Trump’s team has less than four months to strengthen Vance’s profile. Already, a collection of political foes — Democrats and Republicans — is working to fill the information void with a series of attacks seizing on Vance’s inexperience in government, his nationalist views and his history of condemning Trump himself.
Trump’s escape from disaster by mere inches reveals a tiny margin with seismic impact
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump had a narrow escape in Saturday’s assassination attempt – the projectile that whizzed toward him in an assassination attempt left the Republican presidential candidate with a bloodied right ear, initially shaken but otherwise unharmed and ready to continue his campaign. It was a tiny margin for survival, with a seismic impact. And an unforgettable example of a hard truth about the history, the events that shape us and our society – sometimes, it can come down to chance, to circumstances falling in one direction and not another, to timely interventions or missteps that allow for disruption.
Far-right groups that block aid to Gaza receive tax-deductible donations from US and Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) — Under American pressure, Israel has pledged to deliver large quantities of humanitarian aid into the war-ravaged Gaza Strip. But at the same time, the U.S. and Israel have allowed tax-deductible donations to far-right groups that have blocked that aid from being delivered. The Associated Press and the Israeli investigative site Shomrim have found that three groups that have prevented humanitarian aid from reaching Gaza — including one accused of looting or destroying supplies — have raised more than $200,000 from donors in the U.S. and Israel. Critics say incentivizing these donations by making them tax-deductible runs counter to America’s and Israel’s stated commitment to allow unlimited aid to Gaza.
Violent clashes over government jobs quota system leave scores injured in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Banglades (AP) — Authorities and students say police fired tear gas and charged with batons during clashes between a pro-government student body and student protesters, leaving dozens injured at a university in Bangladesh. The violence spread early Tuesday at a university outside Dhaka, where protesters demanded an end to a quota reserved for family members of veterans who fought in Bangladesh’s war of independence in 1971, allowing them to take up 30% of governmental jobs. Protests have occurred daily since a court order reinstalled the system halted in 2018. A hospital official says more than 50 people were treated for injuries and at least 30 had pellet wounds. Police say up to 15 officers were hurt.
Forty dead in heavy rains in eastern Afghanistan; 17 killed in bus accident
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Taliban officials say heavy rains in eastern Afghanistan have killed at least 40 people and injured nearly 350 others. A spokesperson for Nangarhar province says the dead included five members of the same family who were killed when the roof of their house collapsed. Four other family members were injured. About 400 houses and 60 electricity poles were destroyed across the province and power was cut in many areas of the provincial capital. Separately, the official Taliban news agency reported that at least 17 people were killed and 34 others injured when a bus overturned on a main highway.
Severe storms with tornadoes whip through Midwest, cutting power to 460K
CHICAGO (AP) — Storms with tornadoes blew through Iowa, Illinois — including Chicago — and Indiana, downing trees and power lines and cutting power to more than 460,000. The National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado hit Des Moines, Iowa, as storms rolled through Monday afternoon and into the night. Des Moines police were responding to calls about utility poles that had apparently snapped in two before the storms moved east into northern Illinois including the Chicago area, which saw multiple tornado warnings, wind and drenching rain. Nearly 390,000 customers were left without power in northern Illinois. The National Weather Service in Chicago had to take cover for a time and later reported extensive damage in the city.
Amazon Prime Day is a big event for scammers, experts warn
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon Prime Day is here. And experts are reminding consumers to be wary of scams. Deceptions such as phony emails from people impersonating online retailers like Amazon are nothing new. But the Better Business Bureau says phishing attempts increase amid the heavy spending seen during significant sales events. Amazon’s two days of discounts for Prime members start on Tuesday. The Better Business Bureau advises consumers to watch out for lookalike websites, too-good-to-be-true social media ads, and unsolicited emails or calls. A spokesperson for the organization that because Prime Day is a huge moment on the retail calendar, “it represents an enormous opportunity for a scammer, con artist or even just an unethical business or organization.”
Will the Seine be clean enough by the Olympics? Not even the experts know yet
PARIS (AP) — With the Paris Olympics less than two weeks away, a question hangs over the Games: Will the Seine River be clean enough for athletes to swim in it? Triathlon and marathon swimming are scheduled to take place in the Seine, where has been illegal to swim for nearly a century due to pollution levels. Paris invested $1.5 billion in building infrastructure to catch more stormwater when it rains, but with the Games quickly approaching, it’s unclear whether those efforts will have paid off in time.
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