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[ad_1] The scene from a Kamala Harris and Tim Walz rally in Detroit on Aug. 7, 2024. Former president Donald Trump falsely claimed that another picture of the rally showing a large crowd was generated by artificial intelligence. Tamara Keith/NPR hide caption toggle caption Tamara Keith/NPR One of the things being litigated in this presidential […]
[ad_1] Politics / August 14, 2024 The media went berserk over Hillary Clinton’s leaked e-mails in 2016. But when Trump campaign messages leaked this year, standards changed. Ad Policy President Donald Trump speaks with troops via video conference at Mar-a-Lago, on Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 23, 2017, in Palm Beach, Florida. (Alex Brandon / AP Photo) […]
[ad_1] Politics / August 14, 2024 The online jokes are not just about having fun. They represent a newfound political energy within the Democratic Party. Ad Policy (YouTube) For a brief, magical time in July, the Internet was focused. No distractions. No tangents. No interruptions. There was one task in front of us: post jokes […]
[ad_1] Activism / August 14, 2024 Will soldiers be occupying our cities? Ad Policy Police officers clash with pro-Palestinian demonstrators at the University of California at Irvine on May 15, 2024.(Qian Weizhong / VCG via Getty Images) Last spring, students at colleges and universities around the country erected tent encampments on their campuses to protest […]
[ad_1] This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Honolulu Civil Beat. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. Reporting Highlights Tempting Offers: State and federal officials looking to house victims of the Maui wildfires offered lucrative rates to convince property owners […]
[ad_1] People on Maui have heard the stories: neighbors forced from their homes not by last year’s wildfires, but by property owners seeking to take advantage of the housing shortage. In some cases, tenants have said property owners have rented to government aid programs that offered top dollar to shelter wildfire survivors. In others, landlords […]
[ad_1] Meta is shutting down its CrowdTangle tool, despite researchers petitioning the company to keep it going through January 2025. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America Meta has been bombarded by academics, researchers, politicians and regulators about a tool called CrowdTangle, which most people probably haven’t heard […]
[ad_1] Participants speak during an event June 26 at Rocky’s Barber Shop in Atlanta, hosted by the Donald Trump campaign and billed as a “Black American Business Leaders Round Table,” in advance of a presidential debate between President Biden and Trump. From left are lobbyist Rufus Montgomery, radio host Shelley Wynter, Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, […]
[ad_1] Politics / August 13, 2024 Mobilizing and energizing the base is the priority, not to be scorned. Ad Policy From left, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota and Democratic vice-presidential nominee, and his wife, Gwen Walz, during a campaign event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, August. 6, […]