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FACT FOCUS: A look back at some of the questionable claims made during the Democratic convention 08/23/2024 07:10pm • The Democrats' star-studded, four-day convention drew to a close as Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the party's nomination for president. The festivities were high on entertainment and praise for Harris and running mate Tim Walz. But while most speakers stuck to the script ��� and the facts �� Sales tax revenue, full costs unclear if North Dakota voters legalize recreational marijuana 08/23/2024 06:22pm • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) ��� North Dakota lawmakers on Friday struggled to pin down the full financial impact of legalizing recreational marijuana, a factor voters will see when they decide a ballot measure on the issue this November. Key in the discussion between a top legislative panel, the state's top Biden promised to clean up heavily polluted communities. Here is how advocates say he did 08/23/2024 06:12pm • After World War II, Black people in Houston found the rare chance to buy a nice home in the new community of Pleasantville, Texas. But in the years that followed, officials routed the Interstate 610 loop, with its tailpipe exhaust, along one side of Pleasantville and cement plants and other heavy in Google agreed to pay millions for California news. Journalists call it a bad deal 08/23/2024 02:26pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� Google will soon give California millions of dollars to help pay for local journalism jobs in a first-in-the-nation deal, but journalists and other media industry experts are calling it a disappointing agreement that mostly benefits the tech giant. The agreement, which w Georgia lawmakers say the top solution to jail problems is for officials to work together 08/23/2024 01:44pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� A Georgia Senate committee says more cooperation among county officials would improve conditions in Fulton County's jail, but it also called on the city of Atlanta to hand over all of its former jail to the county to house prisoners. The committee was formed last year to examine con Bulked-up Big Ten and SEC set to dominate college football on and off the field 08/23/2024 11:22am • Faced with the prospect of dealing a potentially fatal blow to a conference it helped start more than 100 years ago, Oregon decided to leave the Pac-12 t o join the Big Ten even though that meant taking half the annual revenue payout established members receive for several years. The Ducks really ha Harris summons Americans to reject political divisions, warns of consequences posed by a Trump win 08/23/2024 07:05am • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Kamala Harris summoned Americans on Thursday to reject political division and instead chart what she called a ���new way forward,��� as she accepted her party���s nomination while blending biography with warnings about electing Donald Trump again to the White House. Taking the stage The 'joyful' Democratic convention is over. The real test for Kamala Harris' campaign now begins 08/23/2024 01:05am • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Over and over, from the massive stage in the electric convention hall, the Democrats this week predicted Kamala Harris would defeat Donald Trump. They described her as a historic figure, the embodiment of hope, ���the president of joy.��� But amid the extraordinary optimism, former Harris' big moment, Dems' rising stars, Gaza protesters shut out. Takeaways from DNC's last night 08/23/2024 12:16am • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Vice President Kamala Harris urged Americans to seize a ���precious, fleeting opportunity��� to move beyond political divisions and the threat of Republican Donald Trump on Thursday as she closed out the Democratic National Convention. Harris is the first Black woman and first perso The Latest: Kamala Harris accepts the Democratic presidential nomination 08/23/2024 12:04am • The Democratic National Convention's fourth and final night Thursday is crescendoing with a speech from Vice President Kamala Harris. After a week of Democrats��� most prominent figures rallying the party faithful, Harris has accepted her party���s nomination for president during a speech where she 10 Top Music-Themed Cruises for 2025 08/22/2024 08:00pm • If you're planning your next vacation on the high seas -- and you enjoy listening to music and dancing till dawn -- consider booking a music-themed cruise. 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(AP) ��� The South Carolina Senate on Thursday started its homework assignment of coming up with a comprehensive bill to guide energy policy in a rapidly growing state and amid a quickly changing power- generation world. The Special Committee on South Carolina���s Energy Future plans Atlantic City casino earnings declined by 1.3% in 2nd quarter of 2024 08/22/2024 03:21pm • ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) ��� Atlantic City's casinos and two internet-only gambling entities saw their collective earnings decline by 1.3% in the second quarter of 2024 compared with the same period a year earlier, state gambling regulators said Thursday. Figures released by the New Jersey Division