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WorkIn Early Voting Period, Nearly 75 Million Have Cast BallotsElection officials have already faced some significant tests. A key county in Pennsylvania failed to deliver thousands of mail ballots to voters, while another county in the state was found to have erroneously turned away voters before a deadline. Russian interference was uncovered in Georgia. Partial passwords for election machines were breached in Colorado. Work
WorkTrump Says He Thinks Julia Roberts Will Regret Ad Supporting HarrisGender-related issues have been central to the campaign in its final days, with Ms. Harris criticizing Mr. Trump for claiming that he would protect American women “whether the women like it or not.” Polling has indicated a significant gender gap, with women considerably more likely to vote for Ms. Harris. WorkBiden Wanted to Fix U.S. Immigration, but Will Leave Behind a Broken SystemIn the end, Mr. Biden’s legacy on immigration was largely limited to his eventual success in reducing illegal border crossings to their lowest levels in more than four years. At the peak of the surge at the end of 2023, a quarter-million migrants crossed into the United States in a single month. As voters elect the next president, that number has dropped to around 50,000 — lower than parts of his predecessor’s tenure.
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WorkOpinion | This Election Pits the Guardians Against the CounterrevolutionariesBut there’s another axis that politics can polarize along: the basic worth of institutions. To Democrats, the institutions that govern American life, though flawed and sometimes captured by moneyed interests, are fundamentally trustworthy. They are repositories of knowledge and expertise, staffed by people who do the best work they can, and they need to be protected and preserved. WorkA Rundown of Crime in Swing States Ahead of the ElectionDemocrats are talking more about crime as well, said Insha Rahman, the director of Vera Action, which works to reduce incarceration. While Republicans still spend more on campaign ads about crime, they no longer spend three or four times more, she said.
WorkA Vivid Trump-Harris Contrast in the Campaign's Grueling Final Days“To get to me, somebody would have to shoot through fake news, and I don’t mind that much, ’cause, I don’t mind. I don’t mind,” he said as he called attention to the bulletproof glass barriers that have surrounded him at outdoor rallies since he was shot in July in an assassination attempt in Butler, Pa. WorkCalifornia County to Pay $300,000 Over Butchering of Girl's GoatIn a 2022 interview with The New York Times, Mr. Gordon, who is the co-director of Advancing Law for Animals, a nonprofit law firm specializing in complex cases of animal law, said the sheriff’s deputies were “not the judge” and had no right to deem who was Cedar’s rightful owner.
WorkGretchen Whitmer Rallies Michigan Democrats as Election Day NearsBut when Mr. Biden stepped aside and Vice President Kamala Harris became the party’s candidate, Ms. Whitmer quickly offered her support and did not seek the vice-presidential nomination. She has spent recent months traveling the country to promote her new book, rallying supporters in Michigan and making campaign stops in eight other states to speak in support of Ms. Harris. WorkObama Gives Tailored Pitch to Voters Wavering on HarrisFor military service members and veterans who believe Republicans are stronger on national defense: “Some of this country’s most decorated soldiers and Marines, men who served under Donald Trump and have seen him up close, have said that he is scornful towards those who have made the ultimate sacrifice.”
WorkWhat Polls Can Tell Us, Beyond the Horse Race“When you have an incumbent president whose job approval nationally is in the high 30s, that’s just got to be a huge burden on the party trying to retain the White House,” said Charles Franklin, the director of the Marquette Law School Poll. WorkTrump Says He May Move Against Some Vaccinations and Fluoride in WaterMr. Trump’s remarks on Sunday about vaccines came in response to a question about whether “banning certain vaccines might be on the table,” given Mr. Kennedy’s opinions on the subject. Mr. Trump responded: “Well, I’m going to talk to him and talk to other people, and I’ll make a decision, but he’s a very talented guy and has strong views.”
WorkWorkEntire City Police Force in Oklahoma Quits as 2 Council Members Also Resign“I would encourage every one of the members of this great community to take the time to get to know your council members and to be as involved as possible in the city, especially attending the City Council meetings,” Ms. Ford wrote. “Your voices are stronger when you stand together as one, and you all have the ability to affect the change you want to see in your community.” WorkWhat One Tossup District Says About the Trump-Harris Battle for the SuburbsDr. Shah’s campaign and its allies, which include top Democratic groups like House Majority PAC and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, are betting that these voters are fed up with Mr. Trump, fearful about the future of democracy and concerned about abortion access. And they hope Dr. Shah, a former member of the Arizona House and a physician, can appeal to them by presenting as a moderate, highlighting his support while in the State Legislature for increasing border security and arguing he will bring a measured approach to a rancorous political climate. WorkGeorgia Judge Rejects Republican Lawsuit to Block Hand-Returned Mail BallotsThe lawsuit comes as part of a broader Republican effort to challenge voting rules in courts. In a statement on Saturday evening, the Trump campaign, the Republican National Committee and the Georgia Republican Party noted five other counties that had similarly opened their election offices for absentee ballot returns, and said they intended to sue over the issue. WorkWorkWorkThe environmental campaigners fighting against data centres"What's going to happen if we continue with business as usual is that electrical prices are going to skyrocket for everybody, including the data centre industry - and that's their biggest bill, so that's going to impact them,” she says. “The water scarcity issue is also going to impact them. WorkWorkWorkWorkNobody Likes Doing Expense Reports. Why Isn't It Easier?Expense reports are a necessary evil. Securities laws require a certain amount of financial reporting for public companies, and tracking what a company spends is part of this. Tax laws matter, too, since certain items are deductible at different rates. WorkWorkWorkWorkWhy flights to Europe are the cheapest they've been in years"We're also able to do just as well financially outside of our partner hubs," United's Chief Commercial Officer Andrew Nocella said on an earnings call last month. "So we look across the globe, we look for new destinations, we look for hot destinations and destinations, most importantly, we can make money in." WorkPro-West Leader Wins High-Stakes Vote in Former Soviet RepublicEuropean leaders celebrated the election as a victory against what Poland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, described as “Russia’s aggressive and massive interference.” He expressed hope “that this trend will continue in the coming days and months in other countries as well.” WorkAlan Rachins, 'L.A. Law' and 'Dharma & Greg' Actor, Dies at 82The show concerned a law firm called McKenzie, Brackman. Mr. Rachins played Douglas Brackman Jr., a senior partner whose father had helped found the firm. He was eloquent, mercenary and obnoxious — traits that set up the character for frequent humiliations. WorkWorkCartoon Network just released an Over the Garden Wall stop-motion shortOver the Garden Wall creator Patrick McHale pitched the idea for the stop-motion special to directors Mikey Please and Dan Ojari earlier this year, Ojari told Fast Company. All of the figures are hand-carved wooden puppets, and filming took place in miniature sets (including a “10-by-10 square meter forest”) that took two months to build. “The only thing that’s digital is the facial animation,” Please told FC. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkMud and insults thrown as Spanish king and PM visit flood-hit townScientists say the human-driven climate crisis is increasing the length, frequency and intensity of extreme weather events. The warming of the Mediterranean, which increases water evaporation, plays a key role in making torrential rains more severe, experts have also said. WorkWorkWorkWorkIran arrests woman who stripped in protest at 'abusive' dress code policingThe incident comes more than two years after Iran was rocked by nationwide protests after the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, an Iranian Kurdish woman who had been arrested for an alleged breach of the dress code. The protests, during which some women defied authorities to cast off their headscarves, were later violently curbed by authorities. WorkKeir Starmer to create team to tackle 'national security' threat of people smugglersThe Home Office said 230 people crossed the English Channel in small boats on Thursday. In October, 5,417 people made the crossing, the highest monthly figure since October 2022. The total for 2024 so far stands at 30,661. More than 50 people have died trying to cross the Channel this year, the highest since figures were first recorded in 2018. WorkNew NHS campaign urges people to call 999 at first sign of stroke“Thanks to greater awareness of the symptoms and advances in NHS care, more people are now surviving a stroke than ever before, but there is much more to do help save lives and reduce the long-term impact of strokes. Acting ‘FAST’ remains vital – whether it is a friend, loved one or even a passerby, dialling 999 quickly saves lives.” WorkWorkWork TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 100,000 Industry Executives About Us | Advertise | Privacy PolicyUnsubscribe (one-click) You are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs.
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