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Ever since network television started covering presidential election nights in 1948, there have been only two occasions when viewers had to wait more than a day to learn the outcome. The first was in 2000, when the country was on hold for five weeks before the U.S. Supreme Court put an end to the vote recounts in Florida and gave George W. Bush the White House over Al Gore. Twenty years later, viewers sweated it out for four days before the networks put 270 electoral votes in President Biden’s column on Nov. 7, 2020. Pandemic restrictions led to officials counting an unprecedented number of mail-in ballots, slowing the process. Former President Trump’s legal challenges to the results and his attempts to block the certification of the vote became a saga that culminated in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer calls the election for Joe Biden. (CNN) The bumpy ride of 2020 has TV news operations preparing for more uncharted territory when ballot counting begins Tuesday night in the tight race between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. The 2024 election could be

SACRAMENTO —  Here’s my take on the painful 2024 presidential race. And I’ll keep it simple. OK, call it simplistic. This absurd election season does lend itself to simple-minded thinking. Mainly, what I don’t fully fathom is why any American could vote for an uncivil creep like Donald Trump. Many may think they’re voting for a strongman, even though he is weak mentally. Many clearly hate Democrats more than they love traditional American values involving decency. Many — perhaps most — undoubtedly agree with Scott Jennings, a former top aide to President George W. Bush and now a conservative CNN political commentator. Jennings wrote in a Los Angeles Times opinion piece Friday that he “nearly upchucked a time or two” riding “the Republican Party’s roller coaster” with Trump. But he’ll “vote for him one more time as a bulwark against the cultural and governance excesses of the American left.” “Simply put, I’m more worried about the country’s future than any problems I’ve had with Trump in the past.” I get the misgivings about lefty excesses. But I don’t understand why anyone would rate them worse than

OAKLAND —  Candidates seeking to lead the Oakland Unified School District faced a barrage of tough questions one recent evening — an interrogation led by an enthusiastic group of new voters suddenly endowed with political power: 16- and 17-year-old high school students. In a first for California, teens in two Alameda County school districts, Berkeley and Oakland, were granted suffrage in school board races for the first time this November. About 1,000 Oakland students had registered as of Oct. 22. And to court their newest and youngest constituents, several Oakland candidates assembled before a packed auditorium in East Oakland for a grilling. “What ideas do you bring to the table to improve school safety for the schools in your district?” Ojiugo Egeonu, 16, a junior at Oakland Technical High School, asked the candidates. There had already been “several school shootings in the last year” on high school campuses, she added. Fremont High School, the site of the Oct. 22 candidate forum, was placed on lockdown in 2023 after two people were shot near campus. The school board candidates tried to reassure the students, saying they were

I cannot profess to much success in the way of viral fame. On my social media you will find no thirst traps, no meme-inspired Halloween costumes, vanishingly few “dunks,” “prompts” or other indicators of broad audience appeal; outside of the occasional full-length takedown (Ellen DeGeneres, “Bros”), my vibe online tends to be more “live-tweeting my latest ‘Love Is Blind’ binge.” But I have had one bright and shining moment on Twitter, back when the platform still went by that name. The day I popularized the term “chartthrobs.” Laid up in a frigid L.A. apartment with a nasty case of bronchitis, glued to cable news from sunup to midnight, I spent countless hours before, during and after election day 2020 watching wonks like MSNBC’s Steve Kornacki and CNN’s John King and Phil Mattingly dissect turnout: early and day-of, in-person and mail-in, not only in the swing states that decided the outcome, but also the swing districts, the swing precincts. By the time I fired off my portmanteau replacement for the uninspired “map kings,” I possessed a granular understanding of the vote, batch by batch, that surpassed

Gallup recently published a list of what Americans consider the most pressing issues as they choose the next president. Unsurprisingly, there is no overlap between Republicans and Democrats on the top five. Republicans say they are concerned about the economy, immigration, terrorism and national security, crime and taxes. Democrats are concerned about American democracy, Supreme Court nominations, abortion, healthcare and education. Transgender rights — for or against — are nowhere to be seen among the top concerns of voters in either party. In fact, of more than 20 issues the pollsters asked about, transgender rights ranked dead last in importance to voters overall. So why has former President Trump’s campaign been spending tens of millions of dollars on inflammatory ads attacking Vice President Kamala Harris’ support for transgender rights? Since the beginning of August, Trump and other Republicans have reportedly spent more than $65 million on anti-trans ads, concentrating on the battleground states — although even here in deepest-blue California, I can’t turn on my television without seeing them. “Kamala supports taxpayer-funded sex changes for prisoners,” a disdainful narrator says. “It’s hard to believe, but

NYC Marathon runner competing with a purpose NYC Marathon runner competing with a purpose 04:51 New York City marathon winners in the men’s and women’s divisions will each earn six figures for outpacing their competitors in the 26.2-mile race on Sunday.  First-place male and female runners in the “Open Division,” which comprises professional and invited athletes only, will take home $100,000 in prize money, according to New York Road Runners, the nonprofit that organizes the annual marathon. Second-place athletes in each division will earn $60,000. There are also payouts for men and women who finish in the top 10 of their respective categories, based on the order in which they cross the finish line. The prize money for top finishers: 3rd place: $40,000 4th place: $25,000 5th place: $15,000 6th place: $10,000 7th place: $7,500 8th place: $5,000 9th place: $2,500 10th place: $2,000 Additional rewards of $50,000 are paid out to runners who break existing course records.  Separately, the top American racers in both the men’s and women’s divisions will also receive cash awards in the following amounts: 1st place: $25,000 2nd place: $15,000

Here Comes the Sun: Demi Moore and more – CBS News Watch CBS News Actor Demi Moore sits down with Tracy Smith to discuss her latest film “The Substance” and how she has felt pressure to conform to society’s beauty standards. Then, Seth Doane travels to Matera, Italy, to learn about the town full of hotels, restaurants and bars situated inside ancient caves. “Here Comes the Sun” is a closer look at some of the people, places and things we bring you every week on “CBS Sunday Morning.” Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dos semanas después de establecer una fecha límite a nivel nacional para la eliminación de tuberías de plomo, el gobierno del presidente Joe Biden está imponiendo nuevos límites estrictos al polvo de pintura a base de plomo en casas antiguas e instalaciones de cuidado infantil. Una norma final anunciada el jueves por la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) establece límites al polvo con plomo en pisos y alféizares de residencias e instalaciones de cuidado infantil anteriores a 1978 a niveles tan bajos que no pueden detectarse. La pintura que contiene plomo fue prohibida en 1978, pero se cree que más de 30 millones de hogares estadounidenses todavía lo contienen, incluyendo casi 4 millones de hogares donde viven niños de menos de 6 años. La pintura con plomo puede desprenderse cuando se deteriora o se altera, especialmente durante la remodelación o renovación de las viviendas. “No existe un nivel seguro de plomo”, aseveró Michal Freedhoff, administrador asistente de seguridad química y prevención de la contaminación de la EPA. La nueva norma acercará a Estados Unidos “a la erradicación

You know it’s a stacked week on “Saturday Night Live” when a new John Mulaney-led Duane Reade at the Port Authority Bus Terminal musical sketch is only about the fifth-most important thing to discuss. The biggest news, as reported earlier , was that Vice President Kamala Harris appeared in the cold open to “stop the dramala” and to literally mirror Maya Rudolph’s portrayal of her. We’ll talk more about that sketch in a moment. Also notable was that musical guest and festival sensation Chappell Roan performed her sing-along hit “ Pink Pony Club ” and also debuted a surprise country song , “ The Giver .” In another surprise, 2016 vice presidential candidate, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, who ran alongside Hillary Clinton, portrayed himself in “ What’s That Name? ” a game-show sketch. In it, Mulaney plays a man who claims to care deeply about Tuesday’s presidential election, yet can’t remember Kaine’s name. Maya Rudolph, left, with Vice President Kamala Harris during the cold open. (NBC/Will Heath/NBC) Mulaney, who hosted “Everybody’s in L.A.” for Netflix in May and who will host a weekly live show

A 57-year-old man was killed Saturday when he was shot by a man in the Gramercy Park area of Los Angeles. The shooting was reported about 3:40 p.m. Saturday in a parking lot in the area of Western Avenue and 103rd Street, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Drake Madison told City News Service. The victim was reported unconscious and not breathing, but he was taken to a hospital by paramedics where he was pronounced dead, Madison said. The suspect was described as a man about 30 years old, wearing all black clothing, seen fleeing the scene on foot, Madison said.

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose one-tenth of a cent Saturday to $4.525, one day after dropping to its lowest amount since Jan. 24, 2023. The increase ends a run of 10 decreases in 11 days totaling 5.5 cents, including four-tenths Friday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It dropped six consecutive days, rose one-tenth of a cent Monday and resumed decreasing Tuesday. The average price is 2.5 cents less than one week ago, 2 cents lower than one month ago and 79 cents below what it was one year ago. It has dropped $1.969 since rising to a record $6.494 on Oct. 5, 2022. The Orange County average price dropped to its lowest amount since Jan. 10, 2023, decreasing a half-cent to $4.416. It has dropped five consecutive days, decreasing 5.8 cents, including 1.4 cents Friday. The Orange County average price is 5.1 cents less than one week ago, 6.1 cents lower than one month ago and 71.2 cents below what it was one year ago. It has dropped $2.043

Loved ones and authorities are searching for a woman who disappeared in Los Angeles County. Rosemary Caratao, 40, has been missing since Oct. 21, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.  She was last seen walking away from her home in the 600 block of North Bonnie Brae Street in Echo Park at around 9 a.m. Caratao is described as an Asian female who stands 5 foot 4 inches tall and weighs about 190 pounds. She has brown eyes, black hair and was last seen wearing a multi-colored shirt, blue pants and blue shoes. The woman’s family has not heard from her since her disappearance and it’s unknown where she may have been headed that morning. No possible health conditions that may have contributed to her disappearance were mentioned by the LAPD. Rosemary Caratao, 40, is seen in a photo provided by the Los Angeles Police Department. Family searching for missing 18-year-old in Southern California Anyone who has seen Caratao or knows her whereabouts is urged to call Detective Lopez at 213-996-1800. The public can also call the LAPD at 1-877-527-3247.  Anonymous tips can be