Several state delegations met late Monday to confirm their support for Vice President Kamala Harris, including Maine. By Monday night, Harris had the support of at least 2,579 delegates, according to the AP tally of delegates.
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Calls for Maya Rudolph to reprise her Kamala Harris on ‘SNL’ are flooding social media
Maya Rudolph played Vice President Kamala Harris several times as a guest on ‘SNL’ in 2019, during the 2020 presidential election cycle.
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Democrats plan to hold virtual roll call ahead of their convention, with Harris favored
The party says the virtual roll call will potentially feature multiple rounds of voting on nominees.
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Biden’s decision to drop out leaves Democrats across the country relieved and looking toward future
Voters nationwide reacted with relief and hope to news that President Biden would drop his reelection bid.
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EPA awards $4.3 billion to fund projects in 30 states to reduce climate pollution
Maine will get a portion of $450 million to accelerate adoption of cold-climate heat pumps and water heaters.
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Malicious actors trying to exploit global tech outage for their own gain
Government cybersecurity agencies across the globe and CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz are warning businesses and individuals about new phishing schemes.
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Most airlines except one are recovering from the CrowdStrike tech outage. The feds have noticed
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke to Delta CEO Ed Bastian on Sunday about the airline’s high number of cancellations since Friday.
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U.S.-Russian journalist convicted in a secret trial in Russia, sentenced to 6½ years in prison
The conviction of Alsu Kurmasheva came on Friday, the same day that a court in Yekaterinburg convicted reporter Evan Gershkovich of espionage and sentenced him to 16 years.
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Secret Service director, grilled on Trump shooting, says ‘we failed’
In a rare moment of unity for an often divided congressional committee, the Republican chairman and its top Democrat issued a letter calling on Kimberly Cheatle to step down.
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Miss Kansas called out her abuser from the stage. Now her domestic violence campaign is going viral
A newly posted video of Miss Kansas calling out her domestic violence abuser on stage is whipping up a maelstrom of support on social media.