More than 100 venture capitalists throw weight behind US Democrat Harris

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 100 venture capitalists including enterpreneur Mark Cuban and LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman threw their support behind U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris on Wednesday, in a counterweight to tech billionaires backing Republican
US pending home sales surge in June

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes rebounded sharply in June as an improvement in supply and some moderation in mortgage rates pulled buyers in from the sidelines. The National Association of Realtors (NAR)
After an extraordinary run of political news, interest in the presidential election is perking up

After a desultory start to the campaign season, news outlets are starting to see interest in political news perk up because of an extraordinary run of stories over the past few weeks. The most obvious beneficiary is
The Latest: Project 2025’s director steps down, and Trump says Harris ‘doesn’t like Jewish people’

The director of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 vision for a complete overhaul of the federal government has stepped down after blowback from Donald Trump’s campaign, which has tried to disavow the program created by many of
Nick Reed’s Must Read Headlines – 07.31.24

Kamala Harris: The New York Times says it’s ‘sexist’ to question why Harris had an affair with a powerful political boss twice her age — but the facts they’re not telling you are damning. The Media Won’t
Texas’ floating Rio Grande barrier can stay for now, court rules as larger legal battle persists

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A floating barrier in the Rio Grande meant to discourage migrants from trying to cross from Mexico into Texas can stay for now, a full federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The decision by
Taylor Swift ‘in shock’ after third girl dies from stabbing at Swift-themed event in the U.K.

Police in the United Kingdom confirmed that a third young girl has died after a 17-year-old male went on a brutal stabbing spree at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in the U.K. Officers responded just before noon
See Josh Hartnett in the trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s new film ‘Trap’

Warner Bros. shares the trailer for their new psychological thriller film, Trap, from director/writer/producer M. Night Shyamalan. Trap, produced by Ashwin Rajan, Marc Bienstock alongside Shyamalan, stars Josh Hartnett and Ariel Donoghue as a father-daughter duo who
Biden prods Congress to act to curb fentanyl from Mexico as Trump paints Harris as weak on border

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is prodding Congress to help him do more to combat the scourge of fentanyl before he leaves office. The Democratic administration is making the new policy push as former President Donald
Washington, DC, sues StubHub, saying the resale platform inflates ticket prices with deceptive fees

WASHINGTON (AP) — The attorney general for Washington, D.C., sued StubHub on Wednesday, accusing the ticket resale platform of advertising deceptively low prices and then ramping up prices with extra fees. The practice known as “drip pricing”