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According to Italian news agency, ANSA, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni revealed on Tuesday during a debate at the Italian Senate that, following Israel’s invasion of Gaza in October last year, “the government immediately suspended all new export licences, and all agreements signed after October 7th were not implemented”.Stating that the authorisation of arms export licences are being “analysed on a case-by-case basis by the competent authority at the Foreign Ministry”, the Italian Premier declared that “we have blocked everything”.Meloni also acknowledged that the policies of her government are “much more restrictive than that applied by our partners – France, Germany and the United Kingdom”.Related article: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241017-italy-pm-announces-arms-embargo-on-israel/
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Election Day 2024 is just under three weeks away, when Americans will decide between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.Of the five national polls released on Wednesday, Oct. 16, Harris is ahead in all but the Marquette Law School poll, which has Harris and Trump tied. Presidential predictor Allan Lichtman predicted Harris would win the election, but pollster Nate Silver believes Trump will win. Betting odds are starting to swing heavily in one candidate's favor.This Thursday, his probability on crypto-trading Polymarket rose to 62%. PredictIt shows Trump's odds at 54 to 47.Related article: https://www.yahoo.com/news/2024-election-predictions-allan-lichtman-151644650.html?Follow EK Powell:TIK TOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@whatsgoodenglish INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodenglish/
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Democratic governors were in control of Montana for 16 years prior to Greg Gianforte winning in 2020. Gianforte is seeking another four years for the Republicans, but Democrats are pushing for change.Ryan Busse is running for the position with his Lt. Governor, Raph Graybill. Speaking in Glendive this week, Graybill accused Gianforte of raising property taxes and creating hardships for low-income families.“Greg Gianforte raises property taxes on Montana homeowners by as much as 111 percent. The best advertising for the Busse-Graybill campaign that’s ever occurred is the government sending out tax bills to folks,” said Graybill.Related article: https://www.kfyrtv.com/2024/10/26/montanas-lieutenant-governor-candidate-attacks-gianforte-over-property-taxes/INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/raphgraybillWEBSITE: https://busseformontana.com
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A group that has labeled Vice President Harris a "pro-genocide candidate" has endorsed third-party presidential candidate Jill Stein in the 2024 contest.The "Abandon Harris" campaign says America is supporting an "Israeli project of Palestinian annihilation" and urges Muslim Americans and those who oppose genocide to cast their ballot for the Green Party this year.The Abandon Harris campaign — which also accuses former President Donald Trump of being a "pro-genocide candidate" — says on its website that its "current goal is to hold Harris accountable for her continued support of genocide."Related article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/abandon-harris-group-endorses-jill-stein-over-pro-genocide-candidate-kamala
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President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Wednesday that Russia could use nuclear weapons if it was struck with conventional missiles, and that Moscow would consider any assault on it supported by a nuclear power to be a joint attack.The decision to change Russia's official nuclear doctrine is the Kremlin's answer to deliberations in the United States and Britain about whether or not to give Ukraine permission to fire conventional Western missiles into Russia.Putin, opening a meeting of Russia's Security Council, said that the changes were in response to a swiftly changing global landscape which had thrown up new threats and risks for Russia.Related article: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-says-russia-reserves-right-use-nuclear-weapons-if-attacked-2024-09-25/
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The Walt Disney Company refused to allow employees at its theme parks and resorts near Orlando, Fla., to go home early in the hours leading up to Hurricane Milton’s arrival, according to employees.Four people who work in the various parks at Disney World told Business Insider that their bosses refused to cancel work even as weather conditions deteriorated on Wednesday.Workers told the publication that they were expected to remain on hand while and after the parks were shut down in order to help batten down the hatches — a move that had employees feeling unsafe, according to Business Insider. Related article: https://nypost.com/2024/10/11/business/disney-kept-workers-at-theme-parks-as-hurricane-milton-approached-report/Follow Natalie Bencivenga:TIK TOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@nataliebencivenga INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/nataliebencivenga/
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Busse, 54 as of Election Day, spent 25 years working as a salesman for the firearm company Kimber. He left his position as vice president of sales in 2020 and published a memoir, “Gunfight,” criticizing radicalization in the firearms industry the following year.Busse, who was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and grew up on his family’s ranch in northwestern Kansas, has lived in the Flathead Valley since 1995. Busse has said his time in Montana has helped shape his identity as an environmental and conservation advocate. He previously served as a volunteer board member and board chair for both Backcountry Hunters & Anglers and Montana Conservation Voters.Busse has not previously held elected office. As he has campaigned for governor, Busse has pledged to make property taxes more equitable, stabilize school funding and protect reproductive rights and abortion accessRelated article: https://apps.montanafreepress.org/election-guide-2024/candidates/ryan-busse/Follow Ryan Busse:INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/ryandbusseWEBSITE: https://busseformontana.com
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Urban campers will find themselves with a strict new set of rules to abide by in the city of Bozeman in the coming months. Going forward, the commission is expected to formally adopt ordinance 2172, which sets an expiration date on urban camping in the city, and until then gives the city manager full authority to move campers to wherever he sees fit and creates a permit system that includes $25 per month fees. Permits would be granted for up to 30 days, with renewals considered on a case-by-case basis. The ordinance criminalizes urban camping in Bozeman on Nov. 1, 2025.The new rules will be backed by misdemeanor criminal fines from $100 to $500 and up to 10 days in jail for those who fail to complyRelated article: https://montanafreepress.org/2024/10/09/bozeman-to-outlaw-urban-camping-allow-fines-and-jail-time-for-offenders/
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French President Emmanuel Macron says France is no longer sending arms to Israel and called on other nations to halt deliveries of weapons.President Emmanuel Macron: “However, we also try to be consistent. And when we call for ceasefires — this is the case for Gaza, this was also the case for Lebanon last week — well, we try not to call for a ceasefire while continuing to deliver weapons of war. And I think it’s just consistency.”Egypt welcomed the call by French President Emmanuel Macron to stop arms exports to Israel against the backdrop of the serious violations of international law and international humanitarian law committed by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, which resulted in tens of thousands of civilian casualties and injuries, most of them women and children.Related article: https://www.democracynow.org/2024/10/7/headlines/president_macron_halts_french_weapons_exports_to_israel
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Vice President Kamala Harris told the co-hosts of "The View" on Tuesday that she couldn't think of anything significant she would have done differently from President Biden in the last four years. "We're obviously two different people," Harris said, answering a question from co-host Sunny Hostin about what the biggest "specific" difference would be between a potential Harris presidency and a Biden presidency. "One of the issues I'm focused on is what we do with home healthcare." The vice president scheduled multiple interviews for Tuesday, including "The View," Stephen Colbert and radio host Howard Stern. It's Harris' first appearance on the liberal ABC News show since becoming the Democratic nominee.Related article: https://www.foxnews.com/media/kamala-harris-tells-the-view-she-cant-think-anything-she-would-have-done-differently-from-biden
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Nearly 20 performers in the latter camp are part of a new digital ad campaign announced today called Hands Off My Porn. The $100,000 campaign will appear on adult content websites in swing states — Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona, and Nevada — and warn viewers about the potential outcomes of Project 2025, according to a press release sent to Mashable. Pornhub is currently blocked in North Carolina due to age-verification laws, which require proof of age to view sites that primarily host adult content. The announcement also stated that the ads will soon appear in more states, too.The ads will link to the Hands Off My Porn site, where viewers can watch safe-for-work video testimonials from performers like Siri Dahl about the dangers of Project 2025. The site also provides links to register to vote and donate to the political action committee Artists United for Change.Related article: https://mashable.com/article/adult-creators-launch-hands-off-my-campaign-against-project-2025
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Donald Trump could be the next President of the United States. He faces off with Kamala Harris in the 2024 Presidential Election. We discuss what a 2nd Trump term would look like & whether or not people should be worried. The former president’s pledges to pursue political revenge in a second term have escalated and have been met by supporters with tacit acceptance or outright encouragement.Trump’s first term was defined in large part by the political guardrails he crashed into, the institutional norms he breached and the veteran lawmakers and advisers he lashed out against.Each now stands diminished, reshaped to his advantage – or eliminated entirely.Trump and his allies have every intention of taking advantage of this new reality should he win a second termRelated article: https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/23/politics/second-trump-administration-agenda/index.html
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Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump, saw his approval rating stay within a narrow 9-point range during his presidency, despite all of the turbulent events and stories during his time in office.In the most recent poll, 44 percent approved of Biden's job performance. That's 4 points higher than the previous poll, taken July 7-9, 2024.Biden has a median approval rating of 43 percent. At a similar point in their tenures, Trump, Obama, Bush and Clinton had median ratings of 44 percent, 48 percent, 56.5 percent and 50 percent respectively.Related article: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/presidential-approval-tracker-how-popular-joe-biden-n1277509Follow Natalie Bencivenga:TIK TOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@nataliebencivenga INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/nataliebencivenga/
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In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s disastrous performance in his first—and perhaps only—debate against Kamala Harris, Republicans kept bemoaning their candidate’s lack of discipline. Instead of talking about inflation or immigration or, for that matter, any basic needs or concerns of ordinary Americans, Trump spent 90 minutes raving about crowd sizes and lying about immigrants eating dogs and cats. “He [is] right on policy but can’t keep to a message,” one House Republican told The Hill. “Many are disappointed he couldn’t stay focused or land a punch.”Staying on message, in other words, isn’t Donald Trump’s deal. But it is JD Vance’s. Vance is already being praised in some circles—particularly on cable news—for his discipline and cordiality. We will hear, again and again, about how this was the performance Trump should have given but didn’t.Related article: https://www.yahoo.com/news/j-d-vance-future-republican-035513351.htmlFollow Natalie Bencivenga:TIK TOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@nataliebencivenga INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/nataliebencivenga/
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Iran has launched an unprecedented attack against Israel, firing a barrage of missiles at the country in the latest escalation amid weeks of soaring violence and tensions in the region.Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Tuesday that it fired missiles at Israel in response to deadly Israeli attacks against people in Gaza and Lebanon, as well as the assassinations of top IRGC, Hamas and Hezbollah leaders.Israel and its top ally, the United States, said their respective militaries worked together to shoot down most of the nearly 200 projectiles that were fired by Iran.The Israeli army said only a “few” hits were recorded in central and southern parts of the country while two people were injured from falling shrapnel in the Tel Aviv area, according to Israel’s emergency service.Related article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/1/irans-missile-attack-against-israel-what-we-know-and-what-comes-next
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The Iranian ballistic missile attack against Israel on Tuesday was larger, more complex and involved more advanced weapons than the strikes in April, experts say, putting greater stress on missile defences and allowing more warheads to get through.Although debris from the more than 180 missiles is still being collected and analysed, experts say the latest attacks appear to have used Iran's Fattah-1 and Kheybarshekan missiles, both of which have a reported range of about 1,400 kilometres (870 miles).Iranian state media cited the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) as saying the missiles hit Nevatim, Hatzerim and Tel Nof airbases, as well as Israeli tanks in Netzarim - a reference to an Israeli military corridor in central Gaza - and gas installations in the southern city of Ashkelon.Related article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70w1j0l488o
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The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid to put Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein on the Nevada general election ballot, leaving in place a lower court decision that excluded the party from the vote.The Supreme Court denied a request from the Nevada Green Party to toss out a lower court injunction that blocked its candidates from appearing on the general election ballot. There were no noted dissents.The dispute involving the Nevada Green Party was brought by the Nevada State Democratic Party, which sued in June to challenge the Green Party's access to the ballot. Nevada Democrats claimed the Green Party, a minor political party in the state, used the wrong form to gather signatures to get on the ballot, rendering them invalid.
The Green Party had been inadvertently emailed the incorrect form by the Nevada Secretary of State's Office after its original petition contained a technical error. Related article: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-jill-stein-nevada-ballot/
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Israel’s military chief told troops on Wednesday that its airstrikes in Lebanon were aiming to destroy Hezbollah’s infrastructure and to pave the way for a possible ground incursion by Israeli forces.The goal of the incursion is to allow the tens of thousands of Israelis who have been displaced by cross-border fire in the north of the country to return to their homes, Halevi said.“To achieve that, we are preparing the process of a maneuver,” he said. “It means your military boots, your maneuvering boots, will enter enemy territory, enter villages that Hezbollah has prepared as large military outposts.”Related article: https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/25/middleeast/israel-lebanon-hezbollah-ground-invasion-intl/index.html
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on five federal charges related to bribery, wire fraud, conspiracy and soliciting campaign contributions from foreign nationals, according to a 57-page indictment unsealed Thursday morning.The indictment alleges illegal actions stretching back to 2014, from when he was Brooklyn Borough president.Specifically, Adams received luxury travel and other benefits from a Turkish official and later in exchange pressured the NYC Fire Department to open a Turkish consular building without a fire inspection, the indictment says.Related article: https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/25/us/new-york-city-mayor-eric-adams-indicted/index.html
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At least 569 people, including 50 children, have been killed and 1,835 wounded in Israel’s fierce bombardment of various parts of Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.Lebanon’s Hezbollah fired a barrage of missiles at Israeli air bases and attacked a naval base with drones in response as world leaders and the United Nations called for urgent de-escalation.Israel’s top army commander tells troops: “Your entry will show Hezbollah what it’s like to meet a professional combat force,” as he touts a “possible” ground invasion of southern Lebanon.Related article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/9/24/israel-attacks-lebanon-live-global-calls-for-restraint-as-492-killed 1954965
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