Democratic Milwaukee wrestles with hosting Trump, Republican convention

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MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin — Milwaukee loves its Miller Beer, Brewers baseball and “Bronze Fonz” statue. The deepest blue city in swing state Wisconsin, Milwaukee also loves Democrats. So, it can be hard for some to swallow that Milwaukee is playing host to former President Donald Trump and the Republican National Convention this coming week while rival Chicago, the larger city just 90 miles to the south, welcomes President Joe Biden and Democrats in August. It didn’t help smooth things over with wary Democrats after Trump used the word “horrible” when talking about Milwaukee just a month before the convention that begins Monday.more

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Demand for rare elements used in clean energy could help clean up abandoned coal mines in US

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MOUNT STORM, West Virginia — Down a long gravel road, tucked into the hills in West Virginia, is a low-slung building where researchers are extracting essential elements from an old coal mine that they hope will strengthen the nation’s energy future. They aren’t mining the coal that powered the steel mills and locomotives that helped industrialize America — and that is blamed for contributing to global warming. Rather, researchers are finding that groundwater pouring out of this and other abandoned coal mines contains the rare earth elements and other valuable metals that are vital to making everything from electric vehicle motorsmore

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In swing-state Pennsylvania, Latino-majority city embraces chance to sway 2024 election

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READING, PA — Religion and politics frequently overlap in Reading, an old industrial city in one of the most pivotal swing states of this year’s presidential election. In Pennsylvania, there is early precedent for this kind of thing. The state began as a haven for Quakers and other European religious minorities fleeing persecution. That includes the parents of Daniel Boone, the national folk hero born just miles from Reading, a town where the Latino population is now the majority. Today, the Catholic mayor is also a migrant — and the first Latino to hold the office in Reading’s 276-year history. Mayormore

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Biden digs in on candidacy in battleground state amid age doubts

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Detroit — “I promise you,” said U.S. President Joe Biden, as he stood before a small crowd of supporters crammed into a Detroit diner – including a 4-year-old boy with a halo of blond hair, named Beau like the president’s beloved late son – “I am OK.” Young Beau gazed up at the 81-year-old president from his mother’s lap and giggled as Biden spoke in an automotive-themed diner in Detroit’s wealthy western suburbs. Biden joked about his age – “I’m only 41” – he said, to laughs – but the tone of Friday’s campaign swing through the battleground state of Michiganmore

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Defiant Biden at close of NATO summit defends decision to stay in race

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US President Joe Biden fielded reporters’ questions for nearly an hour Thursday with detailed answers on foreign policy with a full-throated defense of his resolve to continue running for president despite questions about his mental state. Biden spoke at the end of the NATO summit in Washington, where leaders agreed on concrete moves to bolster Ukraine’s ability to fend off Russian aggression. White House Correspondent Anita Powell reports from Washington. …

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EU accepts Apple plan to open iPhone tap-to-pay to rivals

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Brussels — The EU on Thursday approved Apple’s offer to allow rivals access to the iPhone’s ability to tap-to-pay within the bloc, ending a lengthy probe and sparing it a heavy fine. The case dates back to 2022 when Brussels first accused Apple of blocking rivals from its popular iPhone tap payment system in a breach of EU competition law. “Apple has committed to allow rivals to access the ‘tap and go’ technology of iPhones. Today’s decision makes Apple’s commitments binding,” EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager said in a statement. “From now on, competitors will be able to effectively compete withmore

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Playbook for controlling government bureaucracy prepared for Trump

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white house — “If I’m elected president, we are going to drain the swamp in Washington, D.C.,” vowed Donald Trump – in 2016. Eight years later, in his quest for a second, non-consecutive term, “drain the swamp” – meaning to rid government of those who impose policy but are unaccountable to the president – is still a key Trump campaign slogan. If the Republican is victorious in November, he will have a detailed playbook for placing the entire federal bureaucracy under his direct control. What is essentially a manual for how to swing a wrecking ball at the administrative apparatus ofmore

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Russian election meddlers hurting Biden, helping Trump, US intelligence warns

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WASHINGTON — Russia is turning to a familiar playbook in its attempt to sway the outcome of the upcoming U.S. presidential election, looking for ways to boost the candidacy of former President Donald Trump by disparaging the campaign of incumbent President Joe Biden, according to American intelligence officials.  A new assessment of threats to the November election, shared Tuesday, does not mention either candidate by name. But an intelligence official told reporters that the Kremlin view of the U.S. political landscape has not changed from previous election cycles. “We have not observed a shift in Russia’s preferences for the presidential racemore

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US voters say they will consider economy when choosing between Biden and Trump

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new orleans, louisiana — “The economy controls everything,” said South Carolina sales executive Chris Stinson. “Hands down it’s what I’m most concerned about, and that’s what I’ll be thinking about when I vote this November.”  Stinson isn’t alone.  American voters are prioritizing the health of their wallets and pocketbooks with less than four months to go before Election Day.  A CNN poll last week showed that 36% of respondents said the economy is the most important issue in deciding how to vote. “Protecting democracy” ranked second.  “Who do I trust with the economy?” Stinson wondered aloud. “I’m undecided. Democrats seem proudmore

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