Northeast
JD Vance claims Kamala Harris is running a 'copycat campaign' during stop in major swing state
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Ohio Sen. JD Vance told battleground state voters that Vice President Kamala Harris is running a “copycat campaign” after her staffers revealed the Democratic presidential nominee was shifting her stance on several key policies, including an electric vehicle mandate.
Vance held a campaign event in Erie, Pennsylvania, Wednesday to deliver remarks on the American trucking industry, energy policy and the economy.
The Republican criticized electric vehicle mandates and claimed Harris wants to “to raise the price of diesel, raise the price of gasoline and have every trucker in this country drive an electric vehicle.”
Harris led the Electric Vehicle Charging Action Plan in December 2021, an effort to ensure 50% of car sales were electric vehicles by 2030. Additionally, the Biden-Harris administration finalized one of its latest environmental regulations in 2024 to require half of all new car and truck sales to be electric.
HARRIS DODGING FLIP-FLOP ATTACKS AS FACELESS SURROGATES FLIP KEY POSITIONS: ‘PLAYING POLITICS’
Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, the Republican vice presidential nominee, speaks at a campaign event Aug. 27, 2024, in Big Rapids, Mich. (Al Goldis)
Ammar Moussa, the Harris campaign’s rapid response director, wrote in a “fact check email” Tuesday that the vice president “does not support an electric vehicle mandate” despite her past push for more EV sales.
“If you look at her campaign, the past week and half, she pretends that she agrees with Donald J. Trump on every issue. She is running a copycat campaign,” Vance told the attendees.
Staffers for Harris’ campaign announced over the past several weeks the vice president had changed her stance on several other key issues such as fracking, an automatic weapons buyback program, border wall construction and Medicare for all.
HARRIS CAMPAIGN SAYS DEM NOMINEE ‘DOES NOT SUPPORT’ ELECTRIC VEHICLE MANDATE IN ATTEMPT TO FLIP THE SCRIPT
“We have a vice president, Kamala Harris, who wants to be president, who thinks that our truckers, we ought to put them out of business, and that our truckers should all learn computer code,” Vance said in Pennsylvania.
“If you force all these great truckers to buy electric trucks instead of the trucks they’re currently using, you’re going to make this inflation crisis way worse than it currently is.”
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Israeli citizens speak with Fox News Digital about their views on what a Harris presidency would mean for the people of Israel. (Kenny Holston)
The senator added that a Trump-Vance administration would “stop ridiculous job-killing regulations like the EV mandate.”
“We do not have an economy unless American truckers are able to do what they do so well,” he said.
In response to accusations of copying Trump’s policies, a spokesperson for the Harris campaign highlighted several key policy areas where the two campaigns distinctly differ.
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Former President Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, speaks at a campaign rally at the Desert Diamond Arena Aug. 23, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (Evan Vucci)
“Unlike Donald Trump and JD Vance, Vice President Harris supports abortion rights instead of ripping them away, cutting middle-class taxes instead of raising them by nearly $4,000 and bringing Americans together instead of dividing them,” the spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “Most importantly, she opposes Donald Trump and JD Vance’s dangerous Project 2025 agenda.”
Vance’s event in Pennsylvania marks the campaign’s latest battleground state stop, one day after he spoke to rural voters in Big Rapids, Mich.
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Boston, MA
David Ortiz Makes Bold Boston Celtics Prediction at Raising Cane’s Grand Opening
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On August 28, Red Sox legend David Ortiz and Celtics guard Jrue Holiday made an appearance at the grand opening of Raising Cane’s in downtown Boston. The new location sported an all-gold interior to commemorate the restaurant chain’s 28th anniversary.
As a three-time World Series champion, Ortiz was a fitting guest for Raising Cane’s Golden Birthday celebration. While the former Red Sox designated hitter is best known for his baseball career, Ortiz has become a prominent figure in Boston sports and has maintained a close friendship with Celtics center Al Horford since 2016.
When asked about his prediction for next season’s NBA championship, Ortiz told Boston Celtics On SI that the Celtics will repeat as champions.
“For next season, of course the Celtics are going to repeat without a doubt.”
Regarding next season’s Most Valuable Player award, Ortiz lightheartedly endorsed Holiday.
“And (for MVP) I gotta go with my boy right here,” Ortiz said with a smile, nudging the two-time gold medalist.
Ortiz also affirmed that he actively supports the Celtics and fellow Dominican Republic native Horford. He was excited to watch both win a title in June.
“I gotta tell you, man, I’m a Celtic. I cheer. I scream. I cry. That’s my thing, man. When I see the Celtics win, when I see my hometown homie (Al Horford) getting it done, I feel like I got it done…. Very happy for the Celtics. Very happy for my boy.”
Pittsburg, PA
Pirates Blow Unthinkable Lead Against Cubs
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PITTSBURGH – The wheels are starting to fall off the wagon for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Wednesday afternoon, they fell once again to the Chicago Cubs 14-10, dropping their record to 62-71 on the year.
Paul Skenes allowed three runs (two earned) in the first two innings and then went into cruise control for the better part of the next three frames, finishing the day with two earned runs in five innings of work.
The Pirates got that first run of the game back pretty quickly via the long ball off the bat of Bryan Reynolds in the bottom of the first, his 21st of the season. After giving the lead right back, Pittsburgh put up a five-spot in the second. They posted six hits in the frame, including two doubles from Jared Triolo and Oneil Cruz. They strung together some quality at-bats, really making Kendricks work, leaving several pitches out over the heart of the plate.
Connor Joe homered to leadoff the fourth and then a few batters later, Alika Williams dropped down a bunt toward the first base side plating another run. Joe picked up another RBI with a single back up the middle in the fifth and thanks to a fielding error by Ian Happ, the Pirates scored another run to extend their lead to 10-3.
Game over, right? Not so fast.
Christian Bethancourt exploded for six RBI in his final three at-bats on the day which featured a homer and a double. The Pirates entered the ninth with a 10-8 lead, but closer David Bednar struggled to shut things down once again allowing a season-high five runs.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES
- SS Isiah Kiner-Falefa 0-5, RBI, BB
- DH Bryan Reynolds 3-5, HR, 2 RBI, BB
- CF Oneil Cruz 2-5, 2B, BB
- 1B Rowdy Tellez 3-5, 2 RBI
- RF Connor Joe 3-4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB
- LF Billy McKinney 1-4, 2B, BB
- C Yasmani Grandal 1-2, 2 BB
- 3B Jared Triolo 2-5, 2B
- 2B Alika Williams 1-4, RBI
CHICAGO CUBS
- LF Ian Happ 3-4, 2 RBI, 2B, 2 BB
- 1B Michael Busch 0-4
- DH Seiya Suzuki 2-5, RBI, BB
- RF Cody Bellinger 1-6, RBI
- 3B Isaac Paredes 1-4, BB
- 2B Nico Hoerner 1-4, BB
- SS Dansby Swanson 0-4, BB
- CF Pete Crow-Armstrong 4-4, RBI, BB
- C Christian Bethancourt 3-5, 2B, 7 RBI
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Connecticut
House-Hunting Couple Kidnapped in Connecticut
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House-hunting in Danbury, Connecticut, turned into a terrifying ordeal for a couple in their 50s on Sunday, police say. WABC reports that when the husband and wife arrived at a home in a gated community to meet a real estate agent, their Lamborghini was rear-ended by a van and surrounded by three other vehicles. The six suspects beat the couple with a baseball bat before they bound them with duct tape and pushed them into the van, police say. “The male victim was pretty bruised, pretty swollen and they indicated they were struck with a bat several times,” says Danbury Police Sgt. Steven Castrovinci.
Some suspects stole the Lamborghini while others drove off in the van, police say. A witness who saw the attack called police and followed the van as it sped away from the scene. After it crashed while making a turn, the suspects took off on foot and the kidnapped couple were found inside. They were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. Four suspects were arrested at the scene and two others were found at a home in the nearby community of Roxbury. All six suspects face charges including first-degree assault, first-degree kidnapping, and reckless endangerment, Fox 61 reports
Police say the suspects don’t appear to have any previous connection to the victims. “We did a lot of background work on them, but at this time it doesn’t seem as they have any connections to the Northeast. They’re all Miami, Florida, guys,” Castrovinci says. WABC reports that the suspects were identified as Angel Borrero, 23; Reynaldo Diaz, 22; Anthony Pena, 23; Josue Romero, 26; Ricardo Estrada, 21; and Michael Rivas, 18. (More Connecticut stories.)
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