Wednesday, October 30, 2024
It is Wednesday, October 30, 2024. Here are today’s top stories.
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Trump campaign, Biden trade “garbage” comments
The word “garbage” has been in political news headlines lately.
The first instance was during a Trump rally in New York City on Sunday night when a comedian, speaking onstage, said there was a floating island of garbage in the ocean called Puerto Rico. Many found the comment to be offensive to Puerto Rico and to the Latino community.
The Trump campaign said the joke does not reflect the views of Donald Trump. His vice presidential candidate, JD Vance, said we have to stop getting so offended.
President Biden said in remarks yesterday that the Puerto Rican people he knew in his home state were good, decent people and that the only garbage he saw were “his supporters,” apparently referring to those who were at the Trump rally. Many found the comment to be offensive to Republicans or Trump-supporters.
Today, Kamala Harris was asked about Biden’s comment. She said she doesn’t agree with the idea of criticizing people based on who they vote for, which shows she is distancing herself from Biden’s comment.
Trump, during a rally in Pennsylvania, said Biden’s “garbage” comment was terrible and is similar to when Hillary Clinton, during the 2016 campaign, called Trump supporters a basket of “deplorables.”
The rhetoric sure is getting heated with less than a week left before the election.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/30/politics/kamala-harris-joe-biden-garbage-comment/index.html
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Yankees fans interfere with ball, kicked out
On Tuesday night during Game 4 of the World Series, two New York Yankees fans were ejected after they grabbed a L.A. Dodgers outfielder who had just caught a foul pop fly that landed near fans’ first-row seats. The fans grabbed the Dodgers player’s glove and forced the ball to come loose. They were called for interference and were ejected.
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Paul Pelosi attacker sentenced to life in prison
David DePape, the man who broke into the home of Paul and Nancy Pelosi and attacked Paul with a hammer while looking for Nancy two years ago in San Francisco, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in a state trial. He was previously sentenced to 30 years in a federal trial.
The Pelosi family said the sentencing gives them some measure of legal justice and hopefully a message to others that political violence will not be tolerated.
Paul said he is still affected by the hammer blow to his head two years ago, including experiencing headaches and having trouble balancing, in addition to having psychological trauma.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/david-depape-paul-pelosi-state-sentence/story?id=115274832
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Devastating and deadly floods in Spain
USAToday reported that at least 62 people in eastern Spain were killed after heavy rainfall caused flash flooding. Videos showed raging waters that sent cars floating away and people trying to escape. Many roads and towns in the Valencia area were underwater and inaccessible to emergency services.
Spain’s prime minister said the whole of the country weeps with those who are still looking for their loved ones. He promised to rebuild streets, bridges, and squares.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2024/10/30/floods-valencia-spain-photos/75934805007/
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U.S. economy grows by 2.8% last quarter
CBS News reported that the U.S. economy grew at a 2.8% annual pace last quarter. CBS said customers continued to open their wallets despite elevated interest rates. CBS said the American economy has shown surprising resilience in the face of sharply higher borrowing rates and that despite widespread predictions that the economy would go into a recession, it has kept growing.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-gdp-2024-third-quarter-consumer-spending/
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That is all the top stories for today. See you tomorrow and stay with the light.