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Impeachment vote gives Dems chance at Washington House seat

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October 12, 2022

Impeachment vote gives Dems chance at Washington House seat

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A vote to question former President Donald Trump led to an consequence Washington Democrats had unsuccessfully searched for years: the ousting of long-time Republican U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler from her seat representing the southwest nook of the state.

Now an open seat heading into November, the third Congressional District is a key race for each events because the Home is up for grabs amid an setting of accelerating polarization.

Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Trump-endorsed Republican Joe Kent superior out of the state’s crowded prime two August main that left the average Republican incumbent in third place. Herrera Beutler, one in every of 10 Home Republicans who voted to question Donald Trump following the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, has not endorsed a candidate within the race, and has not stated how she plans to vote.

The place the 22% of voters who voted for Herrera Beutler within the main fall within the normal can be key for who finally prevails, stated Mark Stephan, an affiliate professor of political science at Washington State College-Vancouver.

“Though Republicans proceed to dominate the third District, they’re break up of their views,” he stated. “This can be a Republican district and will probably be for some time. However there’s this small sliver of probability for the Democrats now.”

The previous president garnered simply 38% of the statewide vote in 2020 however narrowly gained southwest Washinton’s third District with 50.6% of the vote. As compared, Herrera Beutler captured greater than 56% in her race that yr.

With an “America First” Republican candidate and a rural Democrat now the selection earlier than voters, Stephan stated “the polarization of the remainder of the nation may be visualized within the third District.”

A current debate in Vancouver, the biggest metropolis within the district, confirmed the huge distinction between the 2 candidates, with Gluesenkamp Perez saying Kent is just too excessive for the district and Kent countering that she can be a rubber stamp vote for Democrats .

Kent, a former Inexperienced Beret who’s a daily on conservative cable and podcasts, has known as for the impeachment of President Joe Biden and an investigation into the 2020 election. He’s additionally known as to defund the FBI after the search on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago house for categorised paperwork.

He railed towards COVID shutdowns and vaccine mandates on the debate, calling the vaccine “experimental gene remedy” and saying Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s prime infectious illness skilled, “should be held accountable.”

“Does anybody else right here really feel like they only spent a month on YouTube?” Gluesenkamp Perez requested the group, saying that Kent’s feedback are “doing nothing to heal our nation.”

Kent responded that the lack of his spouse, a Navy cryptologist who was killed by a suicide bomber in Syria throughout a mission to struggle the Islamic State in 2019, was “as a result of our ruling class, Republicans and Democrats, persistently lied to the American folks to maintain us engaged in wars overseas.”

“That’s the reason I’ve a skepticism of our federal authorities,” he stated.

Gluesenkamp Perez — who co-owns an auto store together with her husband simply throughout the border in Portland, Oregon — stated that as a small enterprise proprietor who lives in a rural a part of the district, she is extra in keeping with voters. She helps abortion entry and insurance policies to counter local weather change, but additionally is a gun proprietor who stated she opposes an assault rifle ban, although she does assist elevating the age of buy for such weapons to 21.

“I’m not your typical Democrat,” she instructed the group. “We have now acquired to get folks in Congress who sort things once more, not folks which might be out beginning flame wars.”

Kent stated Gluesenkamp Perez “will vote in lock step” with Democrats.

“How’s your 401k doing proper now, how’s your future search for your children? Very bleak,” he stated. “We can not have two extra years of the Democrats on the helm. I’m going there to be a verify and a stability on Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden.”

Kent has needed to deal with connections to right-wing extremists all through his marketing campaign, one thing Gluesenkamp Perez pointed to through the debate, saying that he wished to ban immigration “to make sure a white majority.”

“This nonsense about me being a white nationalist is totally despicable,” Kent countered. “I fought for this nation for over 20 years, I positioned my life within the palms of minorities and folks of each single race and creed and sexuality, they usually’ve positioned their lives in my palms.”

Ron Moon, 79, attended the controversy carrying a pink “Fireplace Pelosi” hat with a Joe Kent button hooked up. Moon stated he had voted for Herrera Beutler in earlier elections, calling her the “lesser of two evils.”

Her impeachment vote following the assault on the U.S. Capitol was the final straw: “That was the top,” he stated. “I by no means once more considered supporting her.”

Close by, 70-year-old Nancy Everly was carrying a shirt supporting Gluesenkamp Perez and a necklace of Scrabble tiles that spelled out “Vote.”

“I’ve to assist a candidate who’s pro-choice,” she stated. “We are able to’t go backwards.”

Ballots can be mailed by Oct. 21 to the state’s almost 4.8 million registered voters, together with the greater than 499,000 within the third Congressional District. As a result of Washington is a vote-by-mail state and ballots simply have to be in by Election Day, it typically takes days to be taught last ends in shut races as ballots arrive at county election workplaces all through the week.

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Beyoncé NFL Halftime Show Will Be Available to Rewatch on Netflix as a Stand-Alone Special

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December 26, 2024

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Beyoncé NFL Halftime Show Will Be Available to Rewatch on Netflix as a Stand-Alone Special

UPDATE, 12/25, 4:30 p.m. PT: Netflix said it will provide on-demand access to the full halftime performance of “Beyoncé Bowl” as a stand-alone special “later this week.” The 20-minute spectacle — her first live TV performance in four years — featured Post Malone, Shaboozey and her daughter Blue Ivy Carter to debut tracks from “Cowboy Carter” for the first time in a live setting.

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Beyoncé will light up the Houston night on Christmas with a halftime performance during the Ravens-Texans game on Netflix. To watch it, you’ll have to tune in live on Dec. 25 — otherwise, you’ll have only a few hours to catch the replay on Netflix.

Queen Bey’s Xmas performance will feature her first live performances of songs from “Cowboy Carter.” She’ll take the stage in her hometown during halftime of the Baltimore Ravens-Houston Texans matchup at NRG Stadium in Houston.

Netflix, as part of its accelerating push into live sports, snagged global rights to the NFL’s two Christmas Day 2024 games: the Kansas City Chiefs at the Pittsburgh Steelers (starting at 1 p.m. ET), followed by the Ravens-Texans game (4:30 p.m. ET).

Under Netflix’s agreement with the NFL, in the U.S., the two Christmas games expire three hours after the livestream ends (meaning Beyoncé’s performance and the Ravens-Texans game will no longer be available to rewatch on Netflix as of around 11 p.m. ET). Outside the U.S., the games expire on Netflix 24 hours after the livestream ends. The NFL livestreams will include ad breaks, even for Netflix subscribers on no-ads plans.

Few details are available for Beyoncé’s Christmas halftime show, but according to Netflix she is expected to bring along some “special guests” who are featured on “Cowboy Carter.” She’s a veteran of two Super Bowls: Beyoncé was the halftime performer for the 2013 game in New Orleans, which featured a Destiny’s Child reunion; and in 2016, she sang “Formation” when Coldplay was the headliner act.

On Christmas Day, Netflix’s pregame coverage will kick off at 11 a.m. ET, from NFL Network’s studios in L.A. and Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh. The streamer has tapped Mariah Carey to deliver a recorded performance of her record-breaking holiday hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You” before both of the day’s two games.

If you missed the window for Netflix’s NFL livestreams, you still have the chance to catch the reruns. As it stands right now, NFL Network is scheduled to re-air Ravens-Texans on Wednesday, Dec. 25, at 11:30 p.m. ET and Thursday, Dec. 26, at 5 a.m. ET. The channel will re-air Chiefs-Steelers on Dec. 25 at 8:30 p.m. ET and Dec. 26 at 2 a.m. ET. There is the possibility for additional re-airs but portions of the NFL Network’s programming schedule are still being determined. In addition, replays of both games will be available with NFL+ Premium ($14.99/month) in the U.S. and via DAZN internationally.

Note also that the two Netflix Christmas Day games will air on broadcast TV in the competing teams’ local markets and will be available live on U.S. mobile devices with an NFL+ subscription.

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Zelenskyy lambastes Putin over Christmas strikes: 'What could be more inhumane?'

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December 25, 2024

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Zelenskyy lambastes Putin over Christmas strikes: 'What could be more inhumane?'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy excoriated Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday for launching attacks against energy infrastructure on Christmas Day.

Zelenskyy suggested the attacks were “inhumane,” but said they would not ruin Christmas.

“Today, Putin deliberately chose Christmas for an attack. What could be more inhumane? Over 70 missiles, including ballistic ones, and more than a hundred attack drones. The targets are our energy infrastructure. They continue to fight for a blackout in Ukraine,” he declared in a post on X.

The Russian Defence Ministry acknowledged a “massive strike” on its part, saying it hit energy facilities that supported Ukraine’s “military-industrial complex,” Reuters reported.

“The aim of the strike was achieved. All facilities have been hit,” the ministry said.

RUSSIA BATTERS UKRAINE POWER GRID AMID RISING CONCERN PUTIN COULD ORDER BALLISTIC MISSILE ATTACK THIS WEEKEND

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy talks with the media during the European Council Meeting in Brussels on Thursday. (Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images)

Strikes against Ukrainian fuel and energy sources involved 78 air, ground and sea-launched missiles, in addition to 106 Shaheds and other kinds of drones, Ukraine’s air force claimed, according to The Associated Press.

“Unfortunately, there have been hits. As of now, there are power outages in several regions. Power engineers are working to restore power supply as soon as possible,” Zelenskyy noted.

Still, the Ukrainian leader declared that “Russian evil will not break Ukraine and will not spoil Christmas.”

US CITIZEN IMPRISONED IN RUSSIA GIVEN NEW 15-YEAR SENTENCE IN WAKE OF ESPIONAGE CONVICTION

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds his annual end-of-year press conference in Moscow on Thursday. (Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images)

The U.S. has provided billions of dollars’ worth of aid to help Ukraine fight the Russian onslaught that erupted in 2022, but Americans and their congressional representatives have been divided regarding whether the U.S. should continue supplying aid to Ukraine.

President-elect Trump, who will take office on Jan. 20, has called for a cease-fire and negotiations.

TRUMP MEETS WITH MACRON, ZELENSKYY AHEAD OF NOTRE DAME REOPENING CEREMONY IN PARIS

President-elect Trump looks on during Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix on Sunday. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)

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In a post on Truth Social this month, Trump declared that “Zelenskyy and Ukraine would like to make a deal and stop the madness. They have ridiculously lost 400,000 soldiers, and many more civilians. There should be an immediate ceasefire and negotiations should begin.”

The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.

Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.

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Five journalists killed in Israeli strike near Gaza hospital

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December 25, 2024

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Journalists from Al-Quds Today were covering events at al-Awda Hospital when their vehicle was struck.

Five journalists have been killed in an Israeli strike in the vicinity of a hospital in central Gaza, according to Palestinian authorities and media reports.

The journalists from the Al-Quds Today channel were covering events near al-Awda Hospital, located in the Nuseirat refugee camp, when their broadcasting van was hit by an Israeli air strike, Al Jazeera’s Anas al-Sharif reported early on Thursday morning.

Footage from the scene circulating on social media shows a vehicle engulfed in flames.

A screenshot taken from a video of the white-coloured van shows the word “press” in large red lettering across the back of the vehicle.

The deceased journalists have been named as Fadi Hassouna, Ibrahim al-Sheikh Ali, Mohammed al-Ladah, Faisal Abu al-Qumsan and Ayman al-Jadi.

Al Jazeera’s Anas al-Sharif said that Ayman al-Jadi had been waiting for his wife in front of the hospital while she was in labour to give birth to their first child.

Breaking: Five journalists lost their lives after their vehicle was incinerated in an Israeli airstrike targeting the broadcasting van of “Al-Quds Today” channel while covering events near Al-Awda Hospital in the Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip. pic.twitter.com/oiAmxgZwO5
— أنس الشريف Anas Al-Sharif (@AnasAlSharif0) December 26, 2024

Civil defence teams retrieved the bodies of the victims and extinguished a fire at the scene, the Quds News Network said.

There was no immediate comment from Israeli authorities.

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) earlier this month condemned Israel’s killing of four Palestinian journalists in the space of a week, calling on the international community to hold the country accountable for its attacks against the media.

At least 141 journalists have been killed in Israel’s war in Gaza since October 7, 2023, according to the CPJ.