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AP source: Chinese hackers who targeted phones of Trump, Vance also targeted people affiliated with Harris/Walz campaign.

Hallmark Media executive vice president of programming Lisa Hamilton Daly instructed a former employee not to cast “old people” for Hallmark roles, saying that “our leading ladies are aging out,” according to a lawsuit filed against the network this month and obtained by The Associated Press. Penny Perry, a 79-year old casting director who filed the lawsuit Oct. 9 in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleges that she was wrongfully fired from the network known its feel-good movies because of her age, and despite stellar performance reviews. Читать дальше...

The powdery yellow substance does the work trees normally do.

An appeals court in the battleground state of Georgia has declined a request for expedited review of an appeal of a judge’s order that county election officials must vote to certify results by the legal deadline. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled this month that those officials cannot “refuse to certify or abstain from certifying election results under any circumstance.” His ruling came in a lawsuit filed by Julie Adams a Republican member of the election board in Fulton County. Читать дальше...

“Black Insurrectionist,” the anonymous social media persona behind some of the most widely circulated conspiracy theories about Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz, can be traced to a white man from upstate New York. He has a history of drug abuse and a long list of former business partners who have accused him of fraud. Jason G. Palmer acknowledges he was involved with the account but denies that he is the author of it. The speed and scale of disinformation has been an animating force in the presidential campaign... Читать дальше...

Wyoming voters will decide races for president, Congress, the state Legislature and a statewide ballot measure in the Nov. 5 general election. The state gave Republican Donald Trump his largest victory in the 2020 election, a feat he would like to repeat when he competes with Democrat Kamala Harris and a third-party candidate for Wyoming’s three electoral votes. Republican U.S. Sen. John Barrasso faces a challenge from Democrat Scott Morrow in his bid for a fourth term. Republican U.S. Rep. Harriet... Читать дальше...

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The store is expected to close in November. 

Voters in Washington state will cast their ballots mostly before Election Day, as the state votes almost entirely by mail. They will cast ballots for president, governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House, as well as several state and local offices and ballot measures. The last Republican to carry the solidly Democratic state in a presidential election was Ronald Reagan in 1984. That election also brought about the end of Gov. John Spellman’s term. He was the last Republican to hold that office in Washington.

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Rudy Giuliani has been ordered to hand over his $6.5 million apartment to two election workers who successfully sued him for defamation.

Now, it has to pay $7.5 million to state agencies. 

Joanna Gaines made her most important decor overhaul to date: creating a party-ready palace for her daughter Ella's milestone 18th birthday.

Evolv is warning its shareholders to no longer rely on recent financial statements, as the security technology company investigates employee misconduct related to “certain sales.” A group of independent board directors is currently conducting an internal investigation into the company’s sales practices. The investigating committee estimates that the sales transactions at issue resulted in premature or incorrect revenue recognition of about $4 million to $6 million through the end of June, although... Читать дальше...

A judge in South Carolina has erased the records of seven Black men arrested in 1960 for sitting at an all-white lunch counter. About 150 people packed the courtroom for the ceremony Friday. Two of the men are still alive, while the other five were represented by white roses placed by their names on a table. Sitting down changed the world. Columbia wasn’t where the first sit-in happened. The movement started in Greensboro, North Carolina, the spread through the South in the early 1960s. Several Southern... Читать дальше...

Leonardo DiCaprio is endorsing Kamala Harris for president. The Oscar-winning actor expressed support for the Democratic nominee in a video Friday. DiCaprio has long been an outspoken advocate for addressing the climate crisis and has supported Democratic candidates in the past. In early 2020, he attended a fundraiser for Joe Biden at the home of former Paramount Pictures chief Sherry Lansing. With less than two weeks until Election Day, Harris has received the support of many high-profile entertainers including Taylor Swift and Oprah Winfrey. Читать дальше...

The Biden administration is seeking information about the state of competition in air travel. The Justice Department and the Transportation Department announced the public inquiry on Thursday. The administration says it wants to learn more about the effect of mergers and joint ventures between airlines, and what it calls anticompetitive behavior by companies. Four airlines dominate the U.S. airline industry — United, Delta, American and Southwest. The administration says it will also examine the way air travel is priced and sold... Читать дальше...

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum, in just over three weeks in office, has inherited a whirlwind of violence that many say was set up by her predecessor's policy of not confronting drug cartels and using the army for law-enforcement. Sheinbaum, who took office Oct. 1, would rather be talking about her plan to make all judges stand for election. But instead, she has had to deal with the army's killing of six migrants on the day she took office and the death of three civilians at the hands of soldiers 10 days later. Читать дальше...

Tom Holland is getting ready to don his Spidey suit again. The fourth installment of the blockbuster series has been set for a July 2026 release, Sony Pictures said Friday. Daniel Destin Cretton, best known for helming Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” has also signed on to direct the still-untitled film. Jon Watts directed the previous three Holland-led Spider-Man films. Together, “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” “Spider-Man: Far From Home” and “Spider-Man: No Way Home” have made over... Читать дальше...

Authorities say two adults and two children were found dead in the charred rubble of a southwest Las Vegas house fire. A fire official says a mother and another child jumped from a third-floor window early Thursday to escape the flames and were hospitalized with unspecified injuries. The cause of the fire was being investigated. Authorities say neighbors reported hearing an explosion during the blaze and that the first firefighters to arrive couldn't get inside due to heat and flames. The roof, third and second floors later collapsed. Читать дальше...

Halsey's fifth studio album, “The Great Impersonator," was made over the last two years, while the pop singer was privately battling both a form of lupus and a rare T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder. In some ways, “The Great Impersonator” is an artifact of someone not sure they’ll live to make another record, Associated Press Music Writer Maria Sherman writes in her review. Sonically, the Friday release is a return to both the music that made Halsey a teenage superstar all those years ago and the... Читать дальше...

New York is a Democratic-leaning state, but it is a major priority for Republicans on Election Day. Half a dozen U.S. House races in New York have become highly competitive, making it a key state in the race to control the chamber. In the state Legislature, Republicans hope to flip a handful of seats to strip Democrats of their supermajority. New York is also one of 10 states where voters will decide an abortion-related ballot measure. At the top of the ballot, Republican Donald Trump and Democrat... Читать дальше...

Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump will compete for Indiana’s 11 electoral votes on Election Day, with a full slate of other federal and state races rounding out the ballot. Two of the top elected leadership positions in the state will change hands after the Nov. 5 general election, with no incumbents running for governor or U.S. senator. Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Braun is giving up his seat as he campaigns for governor. Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Banks... Читать дальше...

Former model Stacey Williams is alleging that Donald Trump groped her at Trump Tower in early 1993 as disgraced hedge fund manager Jeffrey Epstein watched.

Hawaii voters will be among the last in the country to cast their ballots on Election Day, when they’ll weigh in on the races for president, U.S. Senate and House, and both chambers of the state Legislature. Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican former President Donald Trump and four third-party candidates will compete for the state’s four electoral votes. In the U.S. Senate race, Democratic incumbent Mazie Hirono is running for a third term against Republican Bob McDermott and two third-party candidates. Читать дальше...