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York: Joe Biden owes the country an explanation
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York: Joe Biden owes the country an explanation

By Byron York | Commentary, Washington Examiner President Joe Biden is scheduled to make a live address to the nation tonight at 9 p.m. That is a violation of his plan “to stop scheduling events after 8 p.m. so that he can get more sleep,” according to news reports earlier this month when he was still struggling to hold on to the Democratic nomination. But it is extremely important that he stay up and tell the public what is going on. In the last week, the president, weak and infirm, contracted COVID-19 and went into isolation. There, behind closed doors, he was forced by a group of powerful Democratic insiders to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race. He then endorsed the vice president, Kamala Harris, for the Democratic nomination, and party leaders, despite earli...
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Poll: Just before Biden withdrew, his approval hit a new low of 36% in Gallup study
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Poll: Just before Biden withdrew, his approval hit a new low of 36% in Gallup study

By TARA SUTER | The Hill President Biden’s approval rating as president hit a new low this month, according to a Gallup survey taken just before Biden announced he would withdraw from the 2024 race. The poll, published Tuesday, found 36 percent of Americans said that they “approve” of Biden’s “handling” of his role as president, compared to 58 percent who said they disapprove. The president’s announcement came after Democratic lawmakers in both chambers urged him to exit the race and make room for someone else to challenge former President Trump in November. Those political headwinds came after a poor debate performance by the incumbent raised concerns over his mental acuity and ability to serve another four terms. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE HILL...
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Thousands of Colorado janitors vote to authorize strike: “Denver depends on us, and we need livable wages”
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Thousands of Colorado janitors vote to authorize strike: “Denver depends on us, and we need livable wages”

By Tori Mason | CBS Colorado Colorado's largest janitorial strike since the 1990s could begin next week. SEIU Local 105 janitors across the Denver area voted "yes" Tuesday to authorize a strike. They hope to reach an agreement with cleaning companies by the time their contract expires Sunday. Service Employees International Union Local 105 says it was a unanimous 100% "yes" vote.  The negotiations affect over 2,000 janitors, 90% of whom are Latina women. "We're ready to fight for our families and our communities," said Eva Martinez, a janitor for the last 30 years working at Republic Plaza. "Denver depends on us, and we need livable wages, safe workplaces, and fair workloads." READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Prop. 108, the ‘Citizens’ Tax Cut’ plan, could be headed to the ballot with nearly 200k signatures
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Prop. 108, the ‘Citizens’ Tax Cut’ plan, could be headed to the ballot with nearly 200k signatures

By Marissa Ventrelli | Colorado Politics A ballot initiative to reduce property tax assessment rates has received enough signatures to qualify for the November 2024 ballot, its sponsors announced Tuesday.  Proposition 108, also known as the Citizens' Tax Cut, has submitted nearly 200,000 signatures to the Secretary of State's Office, exceeding the required threshold by over 75,000. The signatures will now undergo a verification process to ensure their validity. Backed by Advance Colorado and Colorado Concern, Proposition 108 aims to reduce assessment rates to 5.7% for residential properties and 24% for commercial properties. If passed alongside Constitutional Amendment 50, which is also on the ballot this November, Proposition 108 would cut this year's tax increase and limit ...
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Trump says he will ‘absolutely’ debate Kamala Harris, says he would do ‘more than one’
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Trump says he will ‘absolutely’ debate Kamala Harris, says he would do ‘more than one’

By HENRY RODGERS | The Daily Caller Former President Donald Trump said he would “absolutely” debate Vice President Kamala Harris, even adding that he would do more than one, while on a press call Tuesday. On a call with reporters, Trump was asked about debating Harris since Biden dropped out of the race, to which Trump said he was not thrilled with ABC News but that he wants to debate Harris, and believes it is important to do so. Harris, who’s running based on a party insider vote with no primary voter approval, said Monday she had secured enough verbal commitments from DNC delegates to clinch her party’s nomination. Three hundred California delegates voted to back Harris on Monday night — all during a private Zoom call. “Absolutely. I’d want to. I think it’s important. I’m not t...
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Home prices smashed another record in June as sales slump
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Home prices smashed another record in June as sales slump

By Megan Henney  | Fox Business The cost of buying a new house just hit another all-time high, according to a new report. Data published by the National Association of Realtors shows the median existing U.S. home sale price jumped to $426,900 in June – a 4.1% increase from the same time last year. That marks the highest level on record and is the second straight month that prices topped a new high. As prices marched higher, sales of previously owned homes tumbled 5.4% to an annual rate of 3.89 million units.  In a potentially good sign for buyers, however, there was an uptick in inventory last month. At the end of June, there were about 1.32 million homes for sale, according to the report, up 3.1% from the previous month and 23.4% from the same time one year ago. READ T...
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1,000 people suspected of spying have been blocked from Olympics, French official says
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1,000 people suspected of spying have been blocked from Olympics, French official says

By Sylvie Corbet and Barbara Surk | Associated Press, via Military.com Three days before the start of the 2024 Olympics, France's interior minister said about 1,000 people suspected of possibly meddling for a foreign power have been blocked from attending the Olympics — one of the security challenges that Paris is cracking down on in its goal to keep Games safe for athletes and fans. About 1 million background checks have scrutinized Olympic volunteers, workers and others involved in the Games as well as those applying for passes to enter the most tightly controlled security zone in Paris — along the banks of the Seine — ahead of the opening ceremony on the river Friday. The checks blocked about 5,000 people from attending, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said Tuesday. Out ...
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Swearer: Why the 2nd Amendment is more crucial than ever after attempt to kill Trump
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Swearer: Why the 2nd Amendment is more crucial than ever after attempt to kill Trump

By Amy Swearer | The Daily Signal A 20-year-old man with a rifle, perched atop a nearby roof, fired several rounds July 13 at Donald Trump as the former president spoke at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, killing one attendee and wounding at least two others. As we know now, one round nicked Trump’s right ear and he avoided a serious wound or death with a fortuitous head turn that moved him out of the bullet’s path at the last second. Almost immediately, some gun control activists saw the attempted assassination as an opportunity to call for their wish list of more restrictions on the constitutional right to keep and bear arms. Talk about missing the point. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DAILY SIGNAL Editor's note: Opinions expressed...
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COVID set back 8th graders an entire school year compared with pre-pandemic peers, study finds
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COVID set back 8th graders an entire school year compared with pre-pandemic peers, study finds

By Erica Meltzer | Chalkbeat Colorado COVID disruptions continue to cast a long shadow over student learning, with middle school students in particular suffering the cumulative effects of years of missed lessons, new research shows. The analysis from the testing group NWEA released Tuesday estimates that eighth graders would need an additional nine months of schooling — an entire school year, essentially — to do as well as their counterparts before the pandemic. Third graders, meanwhile, would need a little more than two months of extra schooling to match their counterparts, according to results from the group’s MAP Growth tests that it administers several times a year. Across grades and subjects, students continue to perform worse on these tests than similar students did bef...
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Larry Don Suckla wins recount in Colorado House District 58 race
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Larry Don Suckla wins recount in Colorado House District 58 race

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice Larry Don Suckla has been declared the winner of the Colorado House District 58 Republican Party primary election, following a mandatory recount of votes in the race. The three-vote margin in the race did not change following the recount. “The mandatory recount for House District 58 is complete and has confirmed the results of the race with just a three-vote margin,” Secretary of State Jena Griswold said in a statement. “I commend the election workers in the eight counties in House District 58 for conducting this recount.” The recount awarded Suckla with 6,489 votes, a 50.01% margin, three votes ahead of J. Mark Roeber. Kathleen Curry had 6,550 votes in the Democratic Party's primary election. She will oppose Suckla in the general election...
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