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CNN  —  Defiance has become as much a part of Joe Biden’s psychology as Delaware. But as the president and his inner circle dig in following his disastrous debate performance last week, a growing number of Democratic leaders are saying they want him to step aside for the good of the party – and the country. Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas was the first to break ranks. “I represent the heart of a congressional district once represented by Lyndon Johnson. Under very different circumstances, he made the painful decision to withdraw. President Biden should do the same,” Doggett said in his…

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A group of scientists from Utah created Moxie, a device that NASA sent as part of the Perseverance rover to the surface of Mars.The device has achieved a world first, but not on this planet. It seems that the technology that NASA needs for Mars is even more important on Earth.A stack of solid oxide electrolysis cells inside a golden box extracted carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere and converted it into oxygen.Those who created it said it wasn’t exactly exciting to see their device blast off into space to be tested 225 million miles…

ATLANTA — The last free parking lot in Atlanta’s Little Five Points neighborhood is coming to an end.A permit was approved this week that will convert the parking lot to paid parking.Many business owners fear this will drive away customers.Learn more[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]Southern Star Tattoo has been a staple in Little Five Points for over a decade.”It’s a real shame,” said Eric Thrice, owner of Southern Star Tattoo Channel 2’s Candace McCowan”None of the businesses here are big companies making tons of money. All of the businesses in this Little Five Points neighborhood…

Down angle icon An angle icon pointing down. President Joe Biden. Sean Rayford/Getty Images Major Democratic donor John Morgan said Biden had placed “misplaced trust” in his top aides.Morgan said Biden must eliminate his “cabal,” which includes Anita Dunn and Bob Bauer. He joins the camp of Biden supporters who have blamed his aides for his poor televised debate. Democratic megadonor John Morgan has joined the camp of those pointing the finger at President Joe Biden’s top aides for his poor performance in the debates.In an interview with Politico, Morgan said he believes the president has a “cabal” of his…

TL Photo/JOSIE BURKHART Cars drive on U.S. 40 in Belmont County Tuesday. Officials expect traffic to increase as the Fourth of July holiday approaches. ST. CLAIRSVILLE — About 70 million people plan to travel for this year’s Fourth of July across the United States, including 3.3 million Ohioans. AAA predicts the busiest days for road travel will be July 3, when people are traveling to their destinations, and July 7, when people are returning home. This is a record year for July 4 travel, said Kara Hitchens, AAA’s public affairs manager. Hitchens offered safety tips for…

Indonesia strongly condemns Israel’s decision to legalize five Jewish settlements in the West Bank, Palestine. In a statement released via its X account on July 1, 2024, the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Israel’s continued settlement and occupation of Palestinian territory is a violation of international law and relevant United Nations (UN) resolutions. As CNN reported, the Israeli government is seeking to “bolster” Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank after a supermajority by UN members.recognized the State of Palestine as a sovereign state. A spokesman for Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich told CNN that the Israeli…

Cook Children’s Health Plan is suing the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to overturn HHS’s decision not to renew the health plan’s Medicaid contract with the state. But after more than 20 years of administering Medicaid’s STAR and CHIP programs to provide coverage to low-income families in Texas, the nonprofit health system isn’t letting the reversal get the better of it. Cook Children’s Health Plan (CCHP) insures 125,000 low-income families, pregnant women and children in Tarrant County and surrounding areas. Approximately 8,000 of the children insured by the plan are considered to have complex health conditions. The plan administers…

Unlock Editor’s Digest for freeFT editor Roula Khalaf picks her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Is McKinsey a “partnership”? That’s how the firm sees itself, governs itself, and presents itself to clients and potential hires. It’s “the best partnership in the world,” nothing less, according to Kevin Sneader, who led the management consultancy from 2018 to 2021.But the significance of the partnership is about to come under scrutiny, externally, through a lawsuit filed in a New York court, and internally, through a governance review launched after two fraught leadership elections.Strictly speaking, McKinsey is not a partnership at all. In fact,…

In May, CoreWeave, a cloud computing provider for AI companies, raised $1.1 billion, followed by $7.5 billion in debt, valuing it at $19 billion. Scale AI, a data provider for AI companies, raised $1 billion, valuing it at $13.8 billion. And xAI, founded by Elon Musk, raised $6 billion, valuing it at $24 billion.These funding rounds have boosted the industry’s overall deal volume in terms of dollar amount and number of deals, said Kyle Stanford, research analyst at PitchBook.”The situation has not deteriorated any further,” he said. “The bottom has already been hit.”The activity has prompted some venture capitalists to…

In recent weeks, more people have visited emergency rooms and died from COVID-19, according to federal health data.The information agencies collect, called surveillance data, that tracks COVID-19 cases and spread has become limited. However, COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths are indicators of the disease’s spread. Emergency room admissions and deaths are on the rise, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Overview of the increase:Why are people suddenly getting COVID-19 this summer?COVID-19, with its endless list of mutating subvariants, appears to have more predictable seasons, with big increases in cases in the winter months and smaller…