Day: August 1, 2024

Officials abandon men’s sailing medal race due to lack of wind: ‘Never seen anything like it’

8:36 pm August 1, 2024

A lack of wind caused the men’s skiff final race to be abandoned on Thursday at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Officials decided there was not a sufficient amount of wind to complete the race, which had already begun, per Reuters. The 10-boat, double-points race saw Spain out in the early lead in a boat manned […]

Democrats start virtual roll call to nominate Harris to be the party’s nominee against Trump

8:31 pm August 1, 2024

A virtual roll call to formally nominate Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee kicked off on Thursday. The Democratic National Committee’s electronic voting for their party’s 2024 standard-bearer comes less than two weeks after President Biden, in a blockbuster announcement, ended his re-election campaign and endorsed his vice president to succeed […]

First round of US-made F-16s land in Ukraine as war with Russia rages on

8:23 pm August 1, 2024

The long-awaited arrival of U.S.-made F-16s have allegedly landed in Ukraine, officials said Wednesday, a move that will help Kyiv revive its air capabilities in its war against Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly emphasized his country’s need for superior air support and aircraft since Russia invaded more than two years ago. Despite international […]

Kamala Harris hit for her role in promoting IRA funding of ‘anti-American’ groups

8:23 pm August 1, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris is being criticized for her support for the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the organizations that have been chosen by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to receive grants under the law. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works ranking member Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., shared findings from her investigation into […]

Border district Republican invites Kamala Harris to view crisis firsthand: ‘Sticks out like a sore thumb’

7:36 pm August 1, 2024

EXCLUSIVE: A senior House Republican whose district borders Mexico is inviting Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, to come see the crisis firsthand. “Every year, for four years now, both before and after she was given the job of dealing with the border by finding and curing the root causes, I’ve invited […]