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Two pronouns that proved to be decisive in the defeat of Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election are inching back into the political discourse as GOP midterm hopefuls lean into culture war issues in an early effort to fend off what is widely expected to be a Democratic resurgence.  Republican candidates across the Sunbelt are borrowing a page from President Trump’s playbook, tagging their Democratic supporters as beholden to the “they/them” crowd in campaign ads starting to show up on television and online. In Georgia, Senator Ossoff, who has raised more than $21 million this election cycle as the…

NEW YORK (AP) — Transcripts of the secret grand jury testimony that led to the sex trafficking indictment of Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell won’t be released, a judge decided Monday. Judge Paul A. Engelmayer said in a written ruling that the government had suggested that the materials could be released publicly “casually or promiscuously,” which would risk “unraveling the foundations of secrecy upon which the grand jury is premised” and eroding confidence by persons called to testify before future grand juries. “And it is no answer to argue that releasing the grand jury materials, because they are redundant…

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — CeeDee Lamb took a big hit and committed a penalty in the Dallas Cowboys’ preseason opener — even though the star receiver wasn’t playing.A sprinting official ran straight into Lamb’s back when the four-time Pro Bowl wideout wandered too close to the field during the second quarter of the Cowboys’ 31-21 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday night, resulting in a 15-yard penalty to Dallas for making contact with an official.Dressed in street clothes, Lamb was watching Joe Milton’s deep pass to Jonathan Mingo and signaling to his teammates while standing in the white…

Because the kids are tripping in holes dug by dogs, here are your early links: Andrew Cuomo complaining about Zohran Mamdani's apartment, Smith-9th Street station getting elevators, war on golf carts and more. [ more › ] Source (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by PostX News and is published from a syndicated feed.)

A man arrested after a police search in Wheeling over the weekend was wanted in connection with the murder last month of a Rosemont man in Des Plaines, authorities have confirmed. No charges had been filed as of Sunday night. The man was arrested late Friday in Wheeling following a search around Holmes Middle School on South Wolf Road that prompted police to temporarily urge area residents to stay indoors. The shelter-in-place order was lifted later that night after the suspect’s arrest. The arrest was connected to the July 23 death of 33-year-old Joseph Kalamaris, Des Plaines police confirmed. Kalamaris…

Berlin (dpa) Ahead of the planned meeting between US President Donald Trump and Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin, Germany and other European states have issued a joint statement. In it, they say that the “path to peace” cannot be decided without Kyiv. International borders must not be changed by force, according to the joint statement released by Germany, France, Italy, Poland, the United Kingdom, Finland and the European Commission. Ukraine has the freedom of choice over its own destiny, assert the signatories, who include Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Trump is to meet with Putin in Alaska on 15 August. At the meeting,…

A federal judge in New York has denied the Trump administration’s motion to unseal grand jury testimony from the criminal case against Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell.The Trump administration has been seeking to release materials related to the investigation into Epstein, the wealthy financier and convicted sex offender who died by suicide in jail in 2019, following the blowback it received from MAGA supporters after it announced last month that no additional files would be released.Maxwell, a longtime associate of Epstein, is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking and other offenses in connection with Epstein.In his 31-page…

BEIJING: China on Monday (Aug 11) said it hoped the United States would strive for “positive” trade outcomes, a day before a trade truce reached between the two countries last month is due to expire. “We hope that the US will work with China to follow the important consensus reached during the phone call between the two heads of state … and strive for positive outcomes on the basis of equality, respect and mutual benefit,” foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said in a statement. The economic superpowers are working to reach a deal to lower trade tensions, after US President…

Alabama libraries have been at the center of attention over the past few years, but due to controversy over books on the shelves and not in celebration of the services they provide. Jennifer Butler Keeton is setting out to change that with the launch of My Alabama Library, shining light on the efforts of libraries across the state. “Public libraries transform lives every day, in a lot of different ways,” Keeton said. “Kids develop a love of learning and reading, and seniors stay connected to their community. People of all ages learn new job skills, find meaningful hobbies, and meet new friends.”…

MEDIA ALERTCity Council will hear an update on the rental inspection pilot program at Tuesday’s Council Lunch Workshop, which will take place at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Denny Whayne Conference Room on the fourth floor of the Busch Municipal Building, 840 N. Boonville.### Source (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by PostX News and is published from a syndicated feed.)