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Staffers Were Told Biden Was Leaving Race in Email Telling Them to Check X

Staffers Were Told Biden Was Leaving Race in Email Telling Them to Check X

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President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign staff didn’t receive official communication that he was dropping out until nearly 20 minutes after the announcement went up on social media. When they finally did get an email, it directed them to Biden’s post on X. “Team, sharing with you the letter from President Biden that was released just now. We will have more information later this afternoon,” Biden campaign managers Jen O’Malley Dillon and Julie Chavez Rodriguez wrote in an all-staff email timestamped at 2:03 pm Eastern. “Look out for an invite to an all staff call. We are so grateful to be part of this team with you all. More soon.” The email linked to a letter Biden had posted on X more than 15 minutes earlier, at 1:46 pm ET, announcing that he would no longer be seeking reelection. Politico reported that campaign aides had been whipping delegates at the very moment the letter was posted. The New York Times reported that aides as senior as Anita Dunn, who manages communications strategy for Biden, learned that …

Leaving the Oppression | Secular Rescue

Leaving the Oppression | Secular Rescue

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[ Adobe Stock | Petr ] Matt Cravatta Jana (an alias) is a twenty-eight-year-old Iraqi ex-Muslim. Like nearly every girl in Iraq, Jana was raised as a Muslim, specifically a Shia. She was forced to adhere to its strictures, teachings, and basic rules—as well as its unwritten ones. Jana followed these beliefs and rules but eventually found her faith waning. She sought to understand what she was taught to believe without question. Muslim children and teens who question their religion receive swift punishment. Islam and the Qur’an are not to be questioned. Jana suffered unprintable horrors as a child, including sexual abuse and regular vicious assaults. As Jana grew up and became a young woman, she continued to be on the receiving end of various beatings from family members. She was even stabbed by her brother. She boldly pushed forward and began to express her doubts. She began to question the Qur’an. “Some things were just not reasonable,” she told Secular Rescue. “I kept telling myself that I can’t have doubts.”  Gender-based inequalities associated with …

Azeem Rafiq talks racism, cricket, and leaving Britain; Philippa Perry offers advice on a painful crush; why Rory Stewart quit politics; and the big British bamboo crisis – podcast | Life and style

Azeem Rafiq talks racism, cricket, and leaving Britain; Philippa Perry offers advice on a painful crush; why Rory Stewart quit politics; and the big British bamboo crisis – podcast | Life and style

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The former cricketer discusses the ramifications of his decision to speak out about racism at Yorkshire; a reader has developed an intense crush on an unavailable work colleague; Boris Johnson and Brexit weren’t the only reasons Rory Stewart left politics; and Simon Usborne on the destructive impact of bamboo How to listen to podcasts: everything you need to know Source link

Poll: Most young adults, renters considering leaving L.A.

Poll: Most young adults, renters considering leaving L.A.

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A majority of Los Angeles voters are considering abandoning the city because housing is too expensive, according to a new poll. The finding follows years of dissatisfaction with crushing housing costs and is threatening the city’s future as young adults and renters are the most likely to contemplate leaving. Nearly three-quarters of renters and those under 35 have given consideration to moving out of Los Angeles compared with 37% of homeowners and 26% of those 65 or older, according to the poll, which was conducted for the Los Angeles Business Council Institute in partnership with the Los Angeles Times. Overall, the poll found that 60% of Angelenos have debated leaving the city due to the rising cost of housing, with 35% saying they’ve given “serious consideration” to doing so. The results reflect what voters believe to be “foundational unfairness” when it comes to housing, said Aileen Cardona-Arroyo, a senior vice president at Hart Research, the Washington, D.C., polling firm that administered the survey. Angelenos, she said, think they are working hard but still find themselves …

Bridget Moynahan shares cryptic post after ex Tom Brady is roasted for leaving her mid-pregnancy

Bridget Moynahan shares cryptic post after ex Tom Brady is roasted for leaving her mid-pregnancy

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Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Bridget Moynahan has shared a cryptic post after her ex-partner Tom Brady was roasted for leaving her mid-pregnancy. The 53-year-old Blue Bloods star was first linked with the former NFL quarterback in February 2004 before they confirmed their break up in December 2006. However, three months later she announced she was pregnant with his child. Brady had entered into a relationship with Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen by that time. Comedian Nikki Glaser made reference to these events at Brady’s live Netflix comedy roast on Sunday evening (5 May). “Tom, you’re the best to ever play for too long, you retired then came back then retired, I get it. It’s hard to walk away from something that isn’t your pregnant girlfriend,” Glaser joked. “To be fair, he didn’t know. He just thought she was getting fat.” Moynahan shared a social media post …

5 Signs You’re Leaving Survival Mode

5 Signs You’re Leaving Survival Mode

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Finding yourself in survival mode can begin to feel suffocating. It might always feel like you’re on edge, anxious, and drained. And even though we do our best to help ourselves, it can be tricky to gauge our success. So, how do we tell if the steps we’re taking to get out of survival mode are actually working? Therapist and trauma expert Logan Cohen shares five signs that you’re on the path to healing and getting out of survival mode. 5 Signs You’re Leaving Survival Mode 1. You understand that what our culture sees as normal can be dysfunctional Wondering if you’re getting out of survival mode? One sure sign is when you start to recognize that what our society considers normal is actually dysfunction. RELATED: The Street-Smart Survival Tactic So Effective It’s Been Used Since 300 B.C. I had a personal experience with this when my fiance and I watched a video of a girl who insisted that her boyfriend shouldn’t be allowed to open doors to other women. “It’s disrespectful,” the girl expressed …

Minnesota woman accused of killing 2 kids, leaving with another, setting house ablaze

Minnesota woman accused of killing 2 kids, leaving with another, setting house ablaze

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BLACKDUCK, Minn. — A woman killed two children in northern Minnesota, set a house on fire and left with another child, according to an indictment announced Monday. Jennifer Marie Stately, 35, was indicted on counts of premeditated murder, murder while committing child abuse, arson, murder while committing arson, and felony child neglect. Her attorney, Paul Engh, said in an email to The Associated Press that there is a “firm basis” for a not guilty plea, but did not elaborate. Authorities did not name the victims, but the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported that they were Stately’s children, ages 6 and 5. The indictment said Stately attacked the children with a knife on March 15 at the Red Lake Indian Reservation, set fire to the home, then left with a third child. The Star Tribune said the third child was her 3-year-old son. One of the children died from a stab wound. The other died of smoke inhalation from the fire, according to the indictment and a news release from U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. An Amber Alert was issued …

Historic floods kill 83, leaving Brazil and its president angry, shaken

Historic floods kill 83, leaving Brazil and its president angry, shaken

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The airport is shut down. Dozens of highways have been blocked. Most in the state capital are without running water. The death toll is already at 83 — and sure to climb higher. Even in a country increasingly inured to natural disasters driven by climate change, the flooding that has swallowed Rio Grande do Sul, one of Brazil’s most developed and prosperous states, has badly shaken this nation of 215 million. With more than half the cities in the state dealing with floodwaters and 20,000 people left homeless, Rio Grande do Sul hasn’t been just damaged. It has been crippled. “This is the worst disaster ever registered in the state of Rio Grande do Sul,” Gov. Eduardo Leite said. “Perhaps one of the worst disasters that the country has registered in recent history.” In recent years, Brazil has grappled regularly with natural disasters: record rains, devastating floods, intense droughts and deadly landslides. Political leaders and scientists here have routinely blamed climate change and called for greater action. That rhetoric has yielded little in the way …

Meghan Markle was given ‘rare honour’ from King Charles before leaving the Royal Family | Royal | News

Meghan Markle was given ‘rare honour’ from King Charles before leaving the Royal Family | Royal | News

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King Charles presented Meghan Markle with a “rare honour” before she stepped down from her senior royal duties in the Firm, a royak expert has claimed. Former BBC royal correspondent Michael Cole told GBN America that things went “so badly wrong” for Meghan. During the conversation, he brought up Meghan’s tense relationship with her own family, notably her “estranged” father, Thomas Markle. He said: “It’s really hard to puzzle where it all went so badly wrong. “She could not have been welcomed more into this country or the Royal Family.” In what he termed as a “rare honour”, the King offered to walk Meghan down the aisle “because of her estranged relationship with her father and most family members”. “That was a great honour, and the late Queen went out of her way to make a friend of Doria, her mother,” he said. Since stepping away from her royal duties and relocating to America in 2020, Meghan’s appearances in the UK have been few and far between. The Duchess has openly criticised her treatment as …

Brits in Spain stunned at alcohol price rise leaving resorts too expensive | World | News

Brits in Spain stunned at alcohol price rise leaving resorts too expensive | World | News

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Holidaying in Spain has become a pricier affair for British tourists, with many finding the cost of drinks in popular resorts like Magaluf in Majorca now almost double what it used to be. This dramatic increase has left some visitors reconsidering their holiday plans. Bobby and Marie McQueen, a couple from Glasgow who recently returned to Magaluf for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, were among those shocked by the higher prices. They told The Daily Mirror: “We won’t be back. It’s the last time we’re paying €10 (£8.59) for a gin and tonic and €12 (£10.30) for a large white wine. Plus the measures are a lot less. They used to fill the glass up three-quarters with the gin; now it’s less than half.” The couple’s sentiments are echoed by Magaluf regular Veronica Horwood, 62, from Bristol. She visited with a friend, Diane, and noticed the price hikes across the resort. “Places like the Piano Bar, which we love, are definitely more expensive than this time last year. Even just by a euro …