Politics with Michelle Grattan: Lester Munson on Kamala Harris’s style and a changed Trump

Source: The Conversation- The 2024 US election took another dramatic turn when President Joe Biden withdrew his re-election bid, endorsing his Vice President, Kamala Harris, to take his place. The quick switch from Biden to Harris has reinvigorated the Democratic Party and their donors behind a younger candidate. It has thrown up a new challenge for…

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Where Is The President Of The United States?

President Joe Biden’s recent absence from public view has sparked speculation and concern, particularly following his sudden withdrawal from the presidential race on Sunday. Questions abound regarding his whereabouts and health status amid his prolonged absence. Vice President Kamala Harris addressed these concerns during a speech at the White House, marking her first public appearance…

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The CrowdStrike outage caused chaos for business – could we see a class action?

SOURCE:THE CONVERSATION- Until last Friday, many businesses hadn’t really dealt with anything quite like the speed and severity of the CrowdStrike IT outage. Being forced to stop operations is costly. Some estimates put the damage bill from the outage at more than A$1 billion in Australia alone. As they continue to tally the losses, it’s…

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CrowdStrike crash showed us how invasive cyber security software is. Is there a better way?

SOURCE:THE CONVERSATION- On Friday, the world suffered what many have described as the largest IT outage in history, when 8.5 million Windows computers crashed and wouldn’t restart. The cause was a bug triggered by an automatic update for a piece of software that until Friday nobody beyond cyber security nerds had heard of: CrowdStrike’s Falcon….

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Harris closes in on nomination with delegates secured, to campaign in Wisconsin

By Jarrett Renshaw and Nandita Bose (Reuters) –     Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign in the critical battleground state of Wisconsin on Tuesday for the first time as a presidential candidate after enough Democratic delegates pledged to endorse her, clearing her path to the nomination. Harris has become the party’s presumed nominee after…

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Delegation of Powers Under the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act

In a significant executive move, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. has delegated key functions and authorities under the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act to the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of State. This delegation, authorized by the President’s constitutional powers and the United States Code, aims to streamline the implementation…

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Tragic Collision Claims Life on West Bethany Home Road: Two Others Hospitalized

Phoenix, AZ – A devastating three-car collision on July 20, 2024, at the intersection of 19th Avenue and Bethany Home Road has left one man dead and two others hospitalized, prompting an intensive investigation by Phoenix Police detectives. The incident unfolded around 9:15 p.m., drawing swift response from law enforcement to the scene where three…

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