Tag: American
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Kamala Harris meets with leaders from Muslim and Arab American communities
Vice President Kamala Harris met with leaders from the Muslim and Arab American community ahead of her campaign rally in Flint, Michigan, on Friday, according to a campaign official. During Friday’s meeting, Harris heard leaders’ perspectives on the election, as well as the wars in Gaza and Lebanon, the campaign official said. The vice president…
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‘American Pickers’ star Frank Fritz dies at 60
“American Pickers” star Frank Fritz, who traveled across America looking for treasurers in the most random corners, died Monday after a long illness, loved ones said. He was 60. “This is a very tough announcement to make Frank passed away last night around 7:30,” according to a post on the Facebook page of Fritz’s friends.…
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Oasis announces North American tour, aims to avoid Ticketmaster fiasco
Oasis appears to be taking additional measures to ensure tickets for the group’s 2025 reunion tour get in the hands of loyal fans and not scalpers. Shortly after announcing North American tour dates, the band said it will not be participating in dynamic pricing. Dynamic pricing occurs when a ticket seller adjusts the cost of…
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Harris calls Trump’s tariff proposals a ‘sales tax on the American people’
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris called former President Donald Trump’s tariff proposals “a sales tax on the American people,” in an interview with MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle. President Joe Biden has also backed certain tariffs and done little to roll back ones Trump put into place while president, but Harris emphasized that tariffs should not…
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American woman’s death in suicide capsule leads to arrests in Switzerland
Warning: This story contains sensitive content The death of an American woman in an assisted suicide capsule has led to criminal proceedings being launched against several people in Switzerland. The 64-year-old woman from the Midwest died Monday, in the “Sarco” device on Monday evening, according to The Last Resort, the company which developed and manages…
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The U.S. is cracking down on cheap Chinese goods loved by American shoppers
SHENZHEN, China — Chinese vendor Yin Xinwei sometimes makes close to $1,400 a day selling low-priced pill boxes, barbecue spits and other items to U.S. online consumers. The future of that business, and the bargain prices enjoyed by his American customers, is now in question amid a looming U.S. regulatory change aimed largely at two…
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Book censorship slows but remains stubbornly high in 2024, American Library Association says
Two reports released Monday provide a mixed but compelling outlook on the wave of book removals and challenges as the annual Banned Books Week begins for schools, stores and libraries nationwide. The American Library Association found a substantial drop in 2024 so far in complaints about books stocked in public, school and academic libraries, and…
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Who are the American hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza?
Nearly a year since Hamas and other militant groups kidnapped at least 251 people from Israel into Gaza, a cease-fire deal most likely to get them out alive and end the soaring death toll among Palestinians has remained elusive. Last month’s recovery of six hostages who were killed by their captors shortly before they were…
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Indiana woman faces up to 6 years in prison after repeatedly stabbing Asian American student on bus
A woman who was accused of stabbing an Asian American student at Indiana University Bloomington last year because she said she had “noticed” the victim was Chinese has pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime charge, court documents show. Billie Davis, 57, entered the plea last week after she was indicted by a federal grand…
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Polish American voters seen as key to winning by both Harris and Trump
Polish American voters are having a moment. Less than two weeks ago, Vice President Kamala Harris gave a surprise shoutout to the must-win group of voters in Pennsylvania during the presidential debate with former President Donald Trump. “Why don’t you tell the 800,000 Polish Americans right here in Pennsylvania how quickly you would give up…