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FREDERICK, Md. — In an election where the future of reproductive rights is on the ballot in Maryland and elsewhere across the country, the state’s all-male congressional delegation stands to gain an influx of women. It could happen in Maryland’s 6th Congressional District, where Democrat April McClain Delaney is running against conservative Republican Neil Parrott, a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates. They’re competing to represent a wide swath of rural Maryland and more affluent liberal suburbs of Washington, D.C. In a year when voters also could elect the nation’s first female president, women are vying for two…

Rohit Sharma’s dismal run continued as he was dismissed for just 2 on Day 2 of the first Test match against New Zealand in Bengaluru on Thursday. The Indian cricket team captain did not look comfortable on a pitch that provided a lot of support to the fast bowlers and he was ultimately casted by Southee. Rohit was completely beaten by the swing of the delivery and it crashed into the stumps to end Rohit’s short stay at the crease. Rohit did not cross the 30-run mark in both Test matches against Bangladesh and his latest disappointing show…

Special counsel Jack Smith is urging the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s federal election interference case to reject an effort by Trump’s attorneys to throw out obstruction-related charges brought against the former president following a Supreme Court ruling this summer that narrowed the statute’s use against Jan. 6 rioters.Trump’s attorneys have argued that the obstruction of an official proceeding statute should no longer apply to Trump’s alleged conduct in the indictment against him, arguing that Trump was never directly involved in obstructing the Jan. 6 vote-certification proceedings.But Smith, in a new filing, said his recent superseding indictment clearly alleges Trump and…

ATLANTA — For Georgians unhappy about rising property tax bills, lawmakers say they have a solution — a limit on how much of a home’s increasing value can be taxed.With early balloting underway, voters are deciding on a state constitutional amendment that would limit increases in a home’s value for property tax purposes to the broader rate of inflation each year.Supporters say it will protect current homeowners from ever-higher property tax bills, but opponents warn that the caps will unfairly shift the burden onto new homeowners, renters and other property holders.Georgia is one of eight states where voters will decide…

New Delhi: The government sought dismissal of a petition filed by parents of two young women who allegedly died due to the adverse effects of Covishield vaccine, but the Supreme Court listed the matter for further hearing on November 26.“Covid is long gone. Vaccination is long over,” the government counsel told the apex court on Monday in response to the plea filed by Rachana Gangu from Hyderabad and Venugopalan Govindan from Tamil Nadu, who lost their daughters, aged 19 and 20, after getting the shot.The counsel of the parents, however, said “tens of thousands of people have died, including children”.…

Virat Kohli in action© BCCI Senior batter Virat Kohli leapfrogged ex-captain MS Dhoni to become the second-most-capped international cricketer for India across formats during the first Test against New Zealand at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Kohli marked his 536th international appearance when he took the field here on Thursday . Dhoni, on the other hand, featured for India in 535 international macthes between 2004 and 2019. After making his international debut in an ODI in Sri Lanka in 2008, Kohli has been part of 115 Tests, 295 ODIs, and 125 T20Is, scoring 27,041 international runs. He also captained…

Amazon on Wednesday said that it was investing in small nuclear reactors, coming just two days after a similar announcement by Google, as both tech giants seek new sources of carbon-free electricity to meet surging demand from data centers and artificial intelligence.The plans come as the owner of the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant said last month it plans to restart the reactor so tech giant Microsoft can buy the power to supply its data centers. All three companies have been investing in solar and wind technologies, which make electricity without producing greenhouse gas emissions. Now they say…

This post was co-written with Lucas Desard, Tom Lauwers, and Sam Landuydt from DPG Media. DPG Media is a leading media company in Benelux operating multiple online platforms and TV channels. DPG Media’s VTM GO platform alone offers over 500 days of non-stop content. With a growing library of long-form video content, DPG Media recognizes the importance of efficiently managing and enhancing video metadata such as actor information, genre, summary of episodes, the mood of the video, and more. Having descriptive metadata is key to providing accurate TV guide descriptions, improving content recommendations, and enhancing the consumer’s ability to explore…

Fans hold vigil outside Buenos Aires hotel where One Direction’s Liam Payne diedFans gathered Wednesday night outside the Buenos Aires hotel where authorities say former One Direction star Liam Payne died after falling from the third floor.October 16, 2024 Source link

MILWAUKEE — With three weeks left in the presidential campaign, Democrat Kamala Harris is spending most of her days trying to shore up support in the “blue wall” states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin as she tries to avoid a repeat of Hillary Clinton’s collapse there eight years ago.The vice president campaigned at a hockey rink on Monday in Erie, Pennsylvania, where she denounced Republican candidate Donald Trump as “unhinged.” She visited an art gallery in Detroit with actors Don Cheadle, Delroy Lindo and Cornelius Smith. Jr. on Tuesday, then recorded a radio town hall with Charlamagne tha God. On…