Month: May 2023

In April 2023, after much speculation, President Biden officially launched his re-election campaign through video announcement The same day, the Republican National Committee (RNC) responded with its own thirty-two announcement, which predicted four more years under President Biden with more crime, open borders, war with China and economic collapse. It looks like a run-of-the-mill political attack at first glance, but in reality, it’s the first national campaign ad made up of images. completely generated by artificial intelligence (AI). And while the RNC has been transparent about its use of AI, it has nevertheless dragged the electorate into a new era…

UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The United States announced at a U.N. conference on Wednesday nearly $524 million in additional humanitarian aid for the Horn of Africa that aims to address the extreme effects of climate change and the region’s worst drought in 40 years. years, and the need for more than 5 billion dollars. The UN has asked for $7 billion and received only $1.6 billion, a far cry from enough to help the 43.3 million people in need of assistance in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya or even just the 21 million ‘those who do not have access to enough…

Since we have been without a pot for weeks, this week I decided to cook at least two columns. All over the country there is a lot of talk about pretextual stops. By now, most of us know what a pretext stop is. According to a memo from the City Council, a pretextual stop is when a police officer stops a person for a minor crime, such as a traffic violation, because the officer believes the person is involved in or has committed another, more serious crime. According to statistics, people of color are more likely to be the subject…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – A North Carolina redistricting ruling has set up a possible electoral advantage for congressional Republicans to preserve their majority in the U.S. House next year, declaring that judges should not ‘scrutinize seat boundaries for partisan advantage. Although Democrats only need to flip five seats from the GOP at large to regain control, experts say the state Supreme Court’s decision means four Democratic incumbents in the state, three of them first-term incumbents , are vulnerable. What you need to know A North Carolina redistricting ruling has set up a potential electoral advantage for congressional Republicans to preserve…

An 18-year-old Apollo Beach man has been arrested on a murder charge in connection with a fatal shooting at the Riverview Wawa earlier this month, deputies said. Tyler Harnage was arrested Tuesday on a charge of third-degree murder in the death of a man found with a gunshot wound in the parking lot of the Wawa at 9615 U.S. Highway 301 on May 10, according to Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Harnage turned himself into the Orient Road Jail with his attorney after investigators obtained an arrest warrant earlier in the day, the sheriff’s office said. Tyler Harnage, 18, is pictured…

UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) — A manhunt is underway for a suspect who punched and cut a man in the face aboard a subway train in Manhattan on Thursday. Police say two men got into an argument aboard a 6 train at East 77th Street and Lexington Avenue on the Upper East Side around 5:45 p.m. A 55-year-old man got into a fight with an unidentified man, who punched him several times in the head and used an unknown object to cut the victim in the face. The victim was taken to Lenox Hill Hospital where he is expected…

PITTSBURGH – One person was shot outside Oliver Citywide Academy this morning. Channel 11 is gathering information. Here’s what we know so far. _____________ UPDATE: A confirmed shooting outside Oliver Citywide Academy, according to police. He is in critical condition. One person has been arrested @WPXI — Lauren Talotta (@LaurenTalottaTV) May 24, 2023 It is unclear if the person who was shot is a student. Channel 11 said the victim was in critical condition. Police said one person has been taken into custody. Officials said police and EMS were called to 2323 Brighton Road in the city’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood around…

NEWBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Before he left Mauritania, the West African nation of his birth, Mohamed thought of New York as a place of “open arms,” ​​a haven for immigrants fleeing dire circumstances. Now that he’s here, seeking political asylum from a government he feared would kill him, he doesn’t feel welcome. The 19-year-old has become a pawn in a growing standoff between New York City and upstate and suburban communities, which are using lawsuits, emergency orders and political pressure to keep out people like him Mohamed is one of about 400 international migrants the city has put up this…