Tag: launches
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Harris’ campaign launches new ad aimed at persuable Republicans
RIPON, Wisc. — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is launching two new digital ads in battleground states featuring a past supporter of former President Donald Trump on the same day that the Democratic nominee is set to campaign in Wisconsin alongside Republican former Rep. Liz Cheney, according to a campaign official who shared the ads…
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Justice Department launches first federal review of 1921 Tulsa race massacre
The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a review and evaluation of the 1921 race massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said. The massacre started on May 31, 1921, when white attackers killed as many as 300 people, most of them Black, in Tulsa’s prosperous Greenwood neighborhood, which had gained the nickname “Black…
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Harris launches a new ad that hits Trump’s age in criticizing Vance
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is launching a new digital ad Tuesday slamming Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance as “extremist” and a “danger to our democracy.” The spot argues Vance “could be a heartbeat away” from the presidency if Donald Trump wins in November, marking the first time the Democratic ticket has gone after the…
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IDF launches Lebanon ground operation
Share IDF says 98th division operating in southern Lebanon Reporting from Kiryat Shmona The Israel Defense Forces said this morning that its 98th Division began “limited, localized, targeted” operations in southern Lebanon last night, aimed at pushing Hezbollah forces farther from the border. It said soldiers had spent recent weeks training for the operation after…
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China launches probe into Calvin Klein parent over Xinjiang supply chain ‘disruptions’
BEIJING — China’s Ministry of Commerce said Tuesday it was launching a probe into Calvin Klein-parent PVH Group over alleged business disruptions around its Xinjiang supply chain. The ministry said the investigation is part of its “unreliable entities” list mechanism. Launched in 2019 shortly after the U.S. blacklisted Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei, the list is China’s version of the U.S. Commerce…
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Democratic group launches legal fund to help secretaries of state defend against postelection lawsuits
A Democratic group is launching a legal fund to help secretaries of state in key states defend against an anticipated post-election deluge of lawsuits. In plans shared first with NBC News, the Democratic Association of Secretaries of State plans to spend at $5 million to support top election officials in Maine, Michigan, North Carolina and…
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Israel issues evacuation warning for Lebanese civilians as it launches ‘extensive’ strikes
The Israeli military on Monday warned civilians in southern Lebanon to move away from Hezbollah positions as it intensified attacks on its neighbor. “Shortly, the IDF will engage in extensive, precise strikes, against terror targets which have been embedded widely throughout Lebanon,” Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said early Monday in a…
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Trump-allied group launches Spanish-language ads warning noncitizens against voting
WASHINGTON — A conservative group is launching a Spanish-language advertisement in critical battleground states that strikes two drastically different tones — first touting voting as patriotic but then warning that it is illegal for noncitizens to cast ballots in federal elections and that doing so can be a crime punishable by deportation. The ad campaign,…