Day: August 16, 2024

Trump running mate Vance aims to turn Blue Wall states red

10:41 pm August 16, 2024

BYRON CENTER, Mich. — When it comes to the crucial battlegrounds of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, long known as the Democrats’ ‘blue wall’ states, Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance is optimistic they’re “going to be the red wall in November.” “We’re going to make sure that Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan go red,” former […]

CNN panel rages against Rep. Nancy Mace for pronouncing VP Harris’ name wrong: ‘Normalizing viciousness’

10:36 pm August 16, 2024

Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C. stepped into a hornet’s nest of criticism after mispronouncing Vice President Kamala Harris’ name during a CNN panel. Appearing on “CNN Newsnight” on Thursday, Mace stressed the wrong syllable when pronouncing Harris’ name, prompting outrage from Vanderbilt University professor Michael Eric Dyson and Democratic strategist Keith Boykin, both of whom raised […]

New FTC decision could ‘inject’ DEI into business practices nationwide, GOP commissioner says

10:30 pm August 16, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a new decision that one Republican commissioner warns could incentivize diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices in companies that offer price-varied goods and services nationwide. The FTC brought and settled a case Thursday involving an Arizona car dealership the agency accused of having advertised misleading prices for vehicles […]

Texas police escort late officer’s son to first day of school

10:29 pm August 16, 2024

Officers with the Dallas Police Department in Texas made one kindergartener’s first day of elementary school extra special. Nico De La Rocha was escorted by first responders as he entered the hallway before the bell rang. Officers shared photos of the special day on Facebook, wishing Nico a great year. TEARJERKING GRADUATION VIDEO REACHES MILLIONS […]

Dennis Quaid ‘baffled’ by Facebook explanation for throttling promotion of ‘Reagan’ biopic

9:31 pm August 16, 2024

“Reagan” star Dennis Quaid responded on Tuesday to Facebook’s explanation for why it was throttling efforts to boost marketing of his new biopic about the 40th president, suggesting it didn’t hold water. At first, Facebook reportedly wouldn’t allow the movie’s marketing team to boost a post with Quaid’s picture promoting the movie through a paid […]