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11-08-2024 7:22 pm • PDX and SEA Weather
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Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Kamala Harris is having it both ways as she hits the campaign trail after the Democratic National Convention. She takes credit for parts of President Joe Biden’s record while casting herself as a new leader who rails against “the politics of the past.” Harris so far appears to be successfully harmonizing two competing messages, much to the frustration of former President Donald Trump and his allies.
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Ellen Lo Hoffman (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
For some Christian progressives, the lack of acknowledgement by their churches or ministries of the racial reckoning in 2020 was the final push to go elsewhere.
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Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign says it's now raised $540 million for the presidential race against Donald Trump. Democrats have had no problems getting supporters to open their wallets. Her campaign said it saw a surge of donations during last week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago where Harris and running mate Tim Walz accepted their nominations.
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(Leah Millis/Tampa Bay Times via AP, file)
Business owners who cater to Florida’s LGBTQ+ tourists said Wednesday that it was the latest attempt by officials in the state to erase the LGBTQ+ community. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis previously championed legislation to forbid classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in all grades, and supported a ban on gender-affirming care for minors.
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Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Harris paid tribute to her roots as the daughter of a brown woman and Caribbean man and honored the multicultural village of “aunties” and “uncles” in California’s Bay Area. It was a way to display her personal story while offering a visual political message that could appeal to a broad swath of people who see themselves in families like hers.
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(AP Photo/Kate Payne)
In the rural Florida panhandle, one school district is planning to close its last three stand-alone elementary schools due to persistently declining enrollments. The decision to consolidate Madison County's schools is exposing tensions in the community, where for years some white families have resisted integrating public schools.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, left, fires up young voters during a surprise visit to the DNC's Youth Council with Tennessee Rep. Justin Pearson. (Photo: Skyler Winston/HUNewsService.com)
He passionately addressed topics such as the need to improve educational systems, tackle student loan debt, combat climate change and mobilize the youth vote.
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Former President Barack Obama speaks during the Democratic National Convention Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
On the second day of the Democratic National Convention, the Obamas took center stage and delivered electrifying speeches that reverberated through the United Center in Chicago. The convention, already energized by a capacity crowd in Milwaukee where Vice President Kamala Harris spoke during a rally, reached new heights as the former First Lady and former President rallied Democrats with their powerful words.
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Fannie Lou Hamer (AP Photo, File)
Fannie Lou Hamer was a leader of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. In 1964, the racially integrated group challenged the seating of an all-white Mississippi delegation to the Democratic National Convention. Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson says the lesson he learned from Hamer in the 1960s still applies: It's important to ensure democracy is for everybody, not just the wealthy.
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrives on stage at the Democratic National Convention, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton opened with a searing take on Trump’s legal woes. “Donald Trump fell asleep at his own trial,” Clinton recounted to an amused crowd. “When he woke up, he’d made his own kind of history — the first person to run for president with 34 felony convictions.”
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