Tag: town
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Trump’s new town halls have a common denominator: Female moderators
Donald Trump’s handlers are pushing him to embrace a campaign format that is smaller and more intimate than the raucous arena rallies the former president prefers: the town hall-style forum. And while Trump’s reluctance can be palpable — last week he swayed to music rather than take questions from the crowd — advisers see an…
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Trump rallies in Georgia; Kamala Harris joins CNN town hall in Pennsylvania
Share Harris campaign targets Gen Z voters in the final stretch of the election Harris’ campaign is launching an early voting push targeting students on battleground state college campuses. The effort consists of concerts, block parties and tailgates, in addition to a new seven-figure targeted ad buy focused primarily on reaching students through social media platforms. The…
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Once thought a haven from Israeli strikes, a Christian town in Lebanon is now a scene of carnage
AITOU, Lebanon — The scene of carnage in northern Lebanon showed heartbreaking snippets of everyday family life. A dead baby inside a destroyed pickup truck; a child’s severed arm buried in nearby rubble; toddler clothing and books shredded; flies swarming as officials collected body parts, some too small for body bags ending up in clear…
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An American was kidnapped from a southern Philippine town and a search is underway
The Philippine police said Friday it has launched a search after gunmen reportedly abducted an American national, who was shot in the leg as he tried to resist before being spirited away from a southern Philippine coastal town by speedboat. If confirmed to be a case of kidnapping for ransom, it would be the latest…
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Harris and Vance campaign in Pennsylvania; Trump joins town hall in Miami
Reproductive Freedom For All endorsed Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., for re-election today in a statement first shared with NBC News. Mini Timmaraju, president of the nonprofit organization, which advocates for reproductive rights, said Casey is “meeting the moment” and “recognizes that action is needed to protect abortion rights and access nationwide.” “With anti-abortion Republicans like…
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In Nevada, DNC launches bilingual ads, billboards ahead of Harris Univision town hall
The Democratic National Committee has launched an “informational campaign” that includes bilingual billboards across the city ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris’ Univision town hall in Las Vegas on Thursday night. The DNC first told NBC News that it has bought a full-page print ad in El Mundo, widely read in southern Nevada. Digital homepage…
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Election 2024 live updates: Harris makes high-profile media appearances; Trump to join virtual town hall
Election 2024 live updates: Harris makes high-profile media appearances; Trump to join virtual town hall
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How a tiny town hit by Helene could upend the global semiconductor chip industry
Virtually all of the world’s supply of a mineral that is critical to semiconductor production comes from one tiny town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains that has been devastated by Hurricane Helene. Spruce Pine, North Carolina has no running water or electricity, more than a week after Helene ripped through the town of 2,200. Roads…
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A North Carolina mountain town is wrecked by Hurricane Helene
SWANNANOA, N.C. — Flattened homes, impassable roads, swamped fields, downed power lines, raw emotions. Nearly a week after Hurricane Helene pummeled this small mountain town 20 miles east of Asheville, residents and business owners were trickling back Wednesday to see what was left and what could be salvaged. Beverly and Baxter Eller barely escaped the…
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Florida town of Steinhatchee hit with a one-two punch by hurricanes
STEINHATCHEE, Fla. — Residents returned to this coastal town Friday morning to find their beloved businesses flattened, homes swept away and roads flooded, a little more than a year after another hurricane devastated the village. Hurricane Helene roared ashore the day before with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph, leaving residents in the community of…