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Takeaways: Harris' approach to migration was more nuanced than critics or allies portray it 08/14/2024 11:02am • WASHINGTON (AP) — As thousands of immigrants approached the U.S. border in early 2021, President Joe Biden tapped his second-in-command to address the influx. The decision has exposed Vice President Kamala Harris to one of her biggest political liabilities. Harris’ assignment was to tackle the � Presented with rise in border crossings, Kamala Harris chose a long-term approach to the problem 08/14/2024 10:54am • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, watching tens of thousands of migrants from Central America reach the U.S.-Mexico border just a few months into his administration, tapped his second-in-command to help address the influx — a decision that has exposed Vice President Kamala Harris to one of Vince Vaughn, 'Ted Lasso' co-creator Bill Lawrence bring good fun to Carl Hiaasen's 'Bad Monkey' 08/14/2024 09:24am • There's an old saying “don’t meet your heroes” but for TV creator, showrunner Bill Lawrence, it was a dream come true. Lawrence's new series “Bad Monkey” for Apple TV+, premiering Wednesday, is based on a novel by Carl Hiaasen, one of his favorite authors. “I started reading Carl Hiaasen Stopping Man City, VAR and burnout fears: The big talking points ahead of the Premier League season 08/14/2024 08:24am • A look at some of the big talking points heading into the new Premier League season, which starts on Friday when Manchester United hosts Fulham: STOPPING CITY Since 2017, only one team — Liverpool, in 2020 — has stopped Manchester City winning the title. Can anyone stop Pep Guardiola's juggernau Edmunds: The pros and cons of buying a hybrid vehicle or plug-in hybrid 08/14/2024 06:52am • If you’re ready to move on from a purely gasoline-fueled vehicle but you’re not ready to go fully electric, you have two choices. You can get a hybrid or a plug-in hybrid vehicle. But which one is best? The experts at Edmunds will help you decide. Hybrid Pros and Cons A hybrid electric vehicle h Jake McCarthy's 2-out, 2-run single in 9th lifts the Diamondbacks over the Rockies 4-3 08/14/2024 01:13am • PHOENIX (AP) — Jake McCarthy hit a two-out, two-run single down the left-field line in the ninth inning to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-3 win over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night. The Diamondbacks continued their hot streak, winning five in a row and 17 of 20. Arizona secured its nin Connecticut Republicans tap restaurant owner Matt Corey to challenge Sen. Chris Murphy in a rematch 08/13/2024 11:25pm • Matt Corey, a Connecticut entrepreneur who unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. House and Senate in the past, won the Republican nomination Tuesday to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy again, saying he believes voters are more receptive to his message. Corey, whose victory in the primary came aga Israel-Hamas war latest: Iran rejects European leaders' call to refrain from any retaliatory attacks 08/13/2024 10:36pm • Iran rejected a call Tuesday by three European countries urging it to refrain from any retaliatory attacks that would further escalate regional tensions. Iran calls it an “excessive request.” The leaders of Britain, France and Germany in a joint statement Monday asked Iran and its allies to refr Walz launches 5-state fundraising blitz in LA, warns Trump will wage 'war' on working people 08/13/2024 08:09pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — In his first solo appearance as the Democratic vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz warned cheering union members Tuesday that Donald Trump would wage war on working people and threaten Medicare and Social Security as he kicked off a five-state fundraising swing. S Editorial Roundup: United States 08/13/2024 03:42pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Aug. 7 The Washington Post on Biden's team and Guantanamo Bay The United States had an opportunity to close a chapter on a sad, decades-long saga when the government reached a plea deal with three men accused of plotting the Sept. 11, Vinesh Phogat is still waiting. Decision on Indian wrestler's appeal pushed back again 08/13/2024 02:22pm • Vinesh Phogat is still waiting. A decision on the Indian wrestler’s appeal for a shared silver medal after she was disqualified from an Olympic final for missing weight has been postponed a second time and won't come until Friday, the Wrestling Federation of India said Tuesday. The Court of Arbitr Cassette tapes are making a comeback with Gen Z. Do they know the pencil trick? 08/13/2024 02:06pm • For a generation that's grown up with streaming music, the act of holding a physical recording is something a lot of young music fans have never experienced. My teenage son asked for a turntable, to play what young people these days now call "vinyls." His almost-new turntable and the one LP h US wholesale inflation cooled in July in sign that price pressures are continuing to ease 08/13/2024 09:27am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale price increases in the United States eased in July, suggesting that inflation pressures are further cooling as the Federal Reserve moves closer to cutting interest rates, likely beginning next month. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that its producer price index � Why Trump's and Harris' proposals to end federal taxes on tips would be difficult to enact 08/13/2024 06:52am • Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris agree on one thing, at least: Both say they want to eliminate federal taxes on workers’ tips. But experts say there’s a reason Congress hasn’t made such a change already. It would be complicated, not to mention enormously costly to Feeling good about move back to outfield, Betts homers for Dodgers in return from injured list 08/13/2024 12:41am • MILWAUKEE (AP) — Mookie Betts is returning to right field and adjusting to a new spot in the lineup after missing nearly two months with a broken left hand. So far, the Los Angeles Dodgers star is adapting just fine. Betts came off the injured list Monday and showed no signs of rust in a 5-2 victo