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After months of campaign ads, Americans finally get to choose the next president of the United States. But that’s not all, voters will also be deciding on several other important races and propositions Tuesday. California voters will decide between Rep. Adam Schiff and Republican former baseball player Steve Garvey to fill the Senate seat long held by the late Democrat Dianne Feinstein. They are running in two separate elections: one for the full six-year term and the other for the remaining weeks of Feinstein’s unexpired term.  The Los Angeles County district attorney race and Proposition 36 (increasing crime sentences) have also garnered considerable attention this November. Election 2024: Los Angeles County ballot measures explained Polling locations for those casting their vote in person will open at 7 a.m. (find yours here). Polls close at 8 p.m. PST. Local transit agencies are providing free rides and other offerings to make voting easier on Election Day. Do you have to fill out the entire 2024 election ballot? Here’s what to know Haven’t registered yet? California has a safety net allowing for same-day registration on Election Day (known as Conditional Voter

Boeing strike ends after workers agree to new contract – CBS News Watch CBS News 33,000 Boeing workers could be back on the job as soon as Wednesday after they voted to accept the planemaker’s latest contract offer, ending a 7-week strike. The new deal includes a 38% wage increase over four years, but it does not include a reinstated pension, which had been a key sticking point for the union. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Polls open, Election Day underway after Harris, Trump make final campaign pitches – CBS News Watch CBS News Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have reached the end of their campaign trails and the polls have opened for Election Day across America. CBS News’ Aaron Navarro, Libby Cathey and Fin Gómez have the latest on the candidates’ last messages for voters and when we can expect to see results. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Trump and Harris rally voters Trump and Harris make final push in battleground states 02:11 The vice president of the U.S. — who occupies the second-highest office in the executive branch of the federal government and who in an emergency is first in line to succeed the president — doesn’t earn the second-highest salary.  The president earns $400,000 per year, while next highest earner is the chief justice of the Supreme Court, who earns $300,000. Even associate justices on the high court, at $298,500, earn more than the vice president of the U.S., whose salary is currently set at $235,100 a year.  The last time the salary for the vice president position increased was in January 2019, when the role got a $4,400 raise, from $230,700.  The vice president’s salary was set at $284,600 for 2024, according to an executive order on pay adjustments. However, a pay freeze has been in effect since 2019, meaning that only $235,100 of the vice president’s salary is payable.  Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley, a professor of history at Rice University, think the vice president’s salary is reasonably commensurate with the

CBS News Live CBS News 24/7 Live Sen. Tammy Baldwin is fighting to hold onto her Senate seat in a tight race against Republican Eric Hovde in the battleground state of Wisconsin .  The seat is one of several up for election in 2024 that are seen as crucial for control of the Senate, as Republicans work to build a majority. The race in the Badger State, among the most competitive this cycle, has been a bruising one as the two candidates each sought to portray the other as coastal elites out of step with Wisconsinites .  Baldwin, 62, was first elected to the Senate in 2012 after representing Wisconsin in the House for more than a decade. She has a long history of courting rural voters in the state — in her last race, she won counties that had supported Trump , despite her progressive politics.  Hovde, 60, also sought the GOP nomination in 2012, but it went to former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson, who went on to lose the election to Baldwin. As chairman and CEO of Utah-based Sunwest Bank, Hovde is one

November 5, 2024 / 7:00 AM EST / AP Man charged with plotting 9/11-style attack Kenyan man charged with plotting 9/11-style attack on U.S. 02:03 A Kenyan man was convicted Monday of plotting a 9/11-style attack on a U.S. building on behalf of the terrorist organization al-Shabab. A federal jury in Manhattan found Cholo Abdi Abdullah guilty on all six counts he faced for conspiring to hijack an aircraft and slam it into a building, according to court records. He’s due to be sentenced next March and faces a mandatory minimum of 20 years in prison. Cholo Abdi Abdullah, 30, seen in an undated photo. Handout / Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Abdullah represented himself during the trial, which opened last week. He declined to give an opening statement and did not actively participate in questioning witnesses. In court papers filed ahead of the trial, prosecutors said Abdullah intended to “merely sit passively during the trial, not oppose the prosecution and whatever the outcome, he would accept the outcome because he does not believe that this is a legitimate system.” Lawyers appointed to assist Abdullah

November 5, 2024 / 6:40 AM EST / CBS/AFP Russian, North Korean diplomats meet Russian, North Korean diplomats meet as troops move toward Ukraine 04:30 Seoul — North Korea fired a salvo of short-range ballistic missiles early Tuesday, Seoul’s military said. It was Pyongyang’s second launch in days and it came just hours before Americans were set to vote for a new president. The nuclear-armed North last week test-fired what it said was its most advanced and powerful solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). That was Kim Jong Un’s first weapons test since he was accused by U.S. and Ukrainian officials of sending soldiers to help support Russia’s ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine .  North Korea , which has denied the deployment, is under growing international pressure to withdraw its troops from Russia, with Seoul warning Tuesday that thousands of soldiers were being deployed to front-line areas, including the Russian region of Kursk, which Ukrainian troops pushed into months ago. Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the launch of “several short-range ballistic missiles” at around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday (5:30 p.m. Eastern, Monday) into waters east

Updated on: November 5, 2024 / 6:42 AM EST / CBS/AP Union soldiers receive posthumous Medal of Honor 2 Union soldiers receive posthumous Medal of Honor for daring Civil War train theft 01:55 For several decades, the cremated remains of more than two dozen American Civil War veterans languished in storage facilities at a funeral home and cemetery in Seattle.  The simple copper and cardboard urns gathering dust on shelves only had the name of each of the 28 soldiers – but nothing linking them to the Civil War. Still, that was enough for an organization dedicated to locating, identifying and interring the remains of unclaimed veterans to conclude over several years that they were all Union soldiers deserving of a burial service with military honors. “It’s amazing that they were still there and we found them,” said Tom Keating, the Washington state coordinator for the Missing In America Project, which turned to a team of volunteers to confirm their war service through genealogical research. “It’s something long overdue. These people have been waiting a long time for a burial.” Most of the veterans were

Analysis of final days on campaign trail What to know about the final days of 2024 presidential campaign 02:53 The U.S. president hasn’t been given a raise in more than 20 years. That means Kamala Harris or Donald Trump will earn the same salary as their predecessor: $400,000 a year, as specified in Title 3 of the U.S. Code, paid monthly. The president also gets an additional $50,000 for expenses (non-taxable), a $100,000 travel account and a $19,000 entertainment budget.  Of course, the nation’s commander in chief is also entitled to other benefits, not least of which is a paid-for mansion known as the White House, as a residence.  Between 1969 and 2001, the last time Congress boosted the chief executive’s pay, the president earned $200,000 annually. In a 1999 hearing on the proposed pay raise, it was noted that compensation for “one of the most difficult, demanding and important jobs on the face of the earth” had not risen in three decades, while the salaries of private-sector chief executive officers were soaring. Government reform expert Paul C. Light testified that he supported a presidential salary

That feeling of impending doom? Don’t ignore it. Doomsday could be right around the corner, via natural disaster or a block party featuring DJ Khaled, even if most of us don’t spend much time thinking about it. Our planet’s history is full of close calls — massive asteroids nearly colliding with Earth, supervolcanoes, plagues, the Cuban missile crisis. And these days we have Kim Jong Un, who acts like he might push the big, red button just to see what it does, and other real-life Bond villains (and wannabes) with buttons of their own. The near-end no longer seems that far-fetched. So why aren’t fallout shelters more common? Nobody I know has one, and I know many people, some of whom are wealthy enough to live in million-dollar homes. If that sounds like you, consider this: What’s another 60 grand or so between friends? It’ll get you a nice 200-square-foot underground shelter, capable of withstanding a nuke. Too much? You can get a precast concrete bunker half the size for about $20,000. If the world as we know it ends, you’ll have somewhere to go.

1 A social media account run by Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign memed itself. Celebrities signed their political endorsements with “childless cat lad y .” Former President Trump, again the Republican presidential nominee, served fries at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s. Dubbed the “election of a generation,” the 2024 presidential race and its result may very well be adapted for the screen — it feels stranger than fiction, like a TV plot come to life. As such, The Times will be providing updates on Tuesday’s election throughout the day and beyond, including on local, state and national races. However, if you would rather be distracted as you wait for races to be called, we’ve compiled a list of TV shows to stream that we believe will keep you entertained for some time because, if the 2020 election is an indicator, it could take hours, if not several days, to know the outcome. This list is heavy on comedies and breezy, bingeable series and specials that either premiered in the last few months or have recently released a new season — it’s the perfect time to catch up.