Month: May 2023

By Elainna Ciaramella You’d think political campaigns would be high-tech and sophisticated, but before Proximity, they resembled outdated and haphazard systems more than anything else. So what is proximity? It’s a comprehensive campaign management platform created by Becki Wright, who saw a desperate need for an overhaul while personally working on campaigns. Proximity gives users all the tools they need to run their campaigns successfully. For example, if someone new to the campaigning world decides to run for office and doesn’t know where to start, they enter the platform and, through guided questions, begin to consider things they may not…

CNN — President Joe Biden is canceling his upcoming visits to Papua New Guinea and Australia because of ongoing debt ceiling negotiations in Washington, the White House confirmed Tuesday. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement that Biden spoke with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday to inform him that he will “postpone” the trip and invited the prime minister to visit officer of state “at a time to be agreed”. for the teams”. Jean-Pierre added that “the president’s team engaged” with the prime minister of Papua New Guinea. Biden will still travel to Japan starting…

Price is a major barrier for people interested in owning an electric vehicle. In a recent survey by the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, 60% of people said the high cost of electric vehicles is one of the main reasons they would not own an electric vehicle. WRAL 5 On Your Side took three electric vehicles on road trips around North Carolina. Our first report brought a Rivian R1T to Wilmington. These trucks start around $75,000. Our second report took us to Charlotte in a Kia Niro, which retails for around $46,000. Electric vehicles can save you money, but…

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Former City Council President Ikaika Anderson is pledging to fight a domestic violence charge. The prominent politician was arrested at his home in Waimanalo on Monday night after a woman visiting him told police he injured her during an altercation. The alleged victim is from the Big Island. When she didn’t show up for work Monday, a coworker contacted her and texted her that Anderson wouldn’t let her fly home and sent her a photo of her injured arm. The co-worker called Hawaii Island police who alerted Honolulu police. Anderson was arrested at 7:45 p.m. and taken…

“I think the people, as indicated by their vote, were looking for something new as opposed to the tried and tested path and certainly that’s their right to make that decision,” Williams told KRCC. “It’s clear that Colorado Springs is less conservative than it used to be. When I was chairman here (of the El Paso County party) we had no Democratic state representatives. Now we have three,” Williams said. “So there are significant changes that have taken place and I congratulate Yemi on an excellent campaign.” “Being top two out of 12 sounds better than being second.” Mobolade, who…

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — After Edilio Acosta moved to Texas, he said he didn’t realize he wouldn’t have the same access to free health care he was used to in his native Cuba. In his native Spanish, Acosta told 13 Investigates’ Daniela Hurtado that he only earns about $1,600 a month working in a factory. He said getting health insurance is unaffordable right now, and he’s not alone. Statewide, 4 million people are uninsured, according to the Texas Medical Association. “We have the dubious honor of being the least insured state in America, which is not a proud distinction,” said…

Cyclone Mocha kills 81 in Myanmar The death toll in cyclone-hit Myanmar rose to at least 81 on Tuesday, according to local leaders, officials and state media, the Dhaka Tribune reported. At least 46 people were killed in the Rakhine state villages of Bu Ma and near Khaung Doke Kar, home to the persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority. Thirteen people were killed when a monastery collapsed in a village in Rathedaung township north of Rakhine’s capital Sittwe, and a woman died when a building collapsed in a neighboring village, according to Myanmar’s state broadcaster MRTV “There will be more deaths as…

Adam Silver, NBA Draft (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) NBA Draft Lottery: We ran four mocks, here’s how the Pacers did by Joe Lyon The big question heading into the offseason was which pick the Indiana Pacers would have in the upcoming draft. On Tuesday night, that question was finally answered when the ping pong balls were finally rolled out and the draft order was revealed to lottery teams and the rest of the world. And the results were somewhat surprising. San Antonio won the first overall pick in the draft for the third time in franchise…