Walz vaulted to the top of the list of possible prospects after spending weeks defending Harris on the cable news circuit, going viral in the process for his off-the-cuff messaging style.
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Harris introduces running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as the ‘vice president America deserves’
Walz revved up the crowd at a raucous rally Tuesday in Philadelphia for the rigorous campaign to come. ‘We’ve got 91 days. My God, that’s easy. We’ll sleep when we’re dead,’ he said.
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Man charged with sending son to kill rapper PnB Rock testifies ‘I had nothing to do with it’
Freddie Trone is charged with 1 count of murder, 2 counts of second-degree robbery and 1 count of conspiracy to commit robbery.
Posted inNation & World, New England, Religion and Values
Cardinal Seán O’Malley, Pope Francis’ main adviser on clergy abuse, retires as Boston archbishop
Pope Francis has named Richard Henning, the bishop of Providence, R.I., to succeed O’Malley as leader of one of the most important Catholic archdioceses in the country.
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Tennessee fugitive apprehended in Lowelltown at a former Canada border crossing
Larry Wayne Cole III is wanted in Tennessee in connection with the stabbing of his husband in a Walmart in Gallatin, Tennessee.
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Former Trump attorney Jenna Ellis to cooperate in Arizona fake electors case
Ellis had pleaded not guilty to fraud, forgery and conspiracy charges, but those charges will now be dropped, the Arizona attorney general’s office says.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Many of New York City’s outdoor dining sheds set to start disappearing
Less than half of the estimated 6,000 to 8,000 restaurants using pandemic-era permits have applied for a new program to make the sheds permanent.
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Google loses massive antitrust case over its search dominance
A judge ruled that the ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation – a seismic decision that could shake up the internet.
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Chinese businesses hoping to expand in U.S. and bring jobs face uncertainty and suspicion
U.S. wariness of China, coupled with Beijing’s desire to protect its technological competitiveness, threatens to rupture ties between the world’s two largest economies.
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UN fires 9 staffers after finding they may have been involved in Oct. 7 attack on Israel
The U.N. secretary-general’s office did not elaborate on the UNRWA staffers’ likely roles in the attack.