Donald Trump is being encouraged to stop talking about Kamala Harris’ racial identity and start discussing policy. A study on long Covid cannot bring researchers any closer to finding a diagnostic test. And the new sports we look forward to at the Los Angeles Olympics.
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Allies want Trump to refocus his campaign message
Former President Donald Trump is facing growing pressure to stop his attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris’ racial identity and criticism of his other political enemies, and instead talk about policy and the issues at stake in the race. Feedback is coming in both privately and publicly, with lawmakers, donors and informal outside advisers urging Trump and his top campaign aides to focus squarely on the issues and abandon attacks motivated by race or personality, according to with four sources informed about the discussions.
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They also want Trump to increase the intensity of his campaign. Last week, at his home in Florida, Trump said he was not on the campaign trail because he was leading the race.
To prevent Trump from attacking Harris, his team is achieving what it calls incremental victories by refusing to heed her comments and showing her the resulting bad publicity, a senior member of the Trump campaign said.
And some of the comments were public. Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy went on Fox News during a show Trump often watches and encouraged him to investigate Harris’ positions on the border, crime and inflation.
Trump’s allies agreed that he needs a level of message discipline that he has wavered from in recent weeks, but they insist that the wave of enthusiasm for Harris’ campaign since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race will end.
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Ukraine says it has confiscated almost 400 square miles of Russian land
Ukraine said it controlled 1,000 square kilometers, or 386 square miles, of Russian territory a week after a surprise cross-border attack in the Kursk border region left the Kremlin scrambling. Ukrainian General Oleksandr Syrskyi’s statement came hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to “expel” Ukrainian troops from the country.
Ukraine’s incursion into Kursk has embarrassed the Kremlin and boosted morale, but many observers wonder what Kiev hopes to achieve. Putin suggested the attack was aimed at strengthening Ukraine’s position in future peace talks.
Kursk’s acting governor, Aleksei Smirnov, told Putin that 28 settlements in his region were under Ukrainian control. Residents were also being evacuated from parts of a neighboring region in the latest sign that the Kremlin has failed to repel the threat of an intensified offensive.
A preview of LA 2028
With the Olympic flame extinguished in Paris, eyes are turned to the next Games in Los Angeles – and the changes and challenges that will accompany them. Lacrosse, cricket, baseball and softball will make their Olympic return. Flag football and squash are ready to make their first appearances. And two sports – one of which debuted at the Olympics less than a week ago – are on the chopping block.
What about LA itself? Los Angeles and transit go hand in hand, but Mayor Karen Bass promises that 2028 will be a “car-free Games,” bolstered by a fleet of 3,000 buses and a call for work-from-home schedules during the Games. It seems like incredible pride coming from a city that still doesn’t have direct train service to the airport.
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USA Gymnastics said its efforts to reverse the decision that stripped Jordan Chiles of his bronze medal were rejecteddespite providing evidence that the coach’s appeal was not 4 seconds late.
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Pakistan’s first individual gold medalist returned home to a celebration fit for a king.
Why there is still no test for a long time Covid
An estimated 17 million people have long had Covid, but identifying people with the disease cannot yet be achieved with a diagnostic test, researchers said this week. In a new study, researchers explained that after analyzing data from more than 10,000 patients across the country — including laboratory results from routine blood counts, kidney and liver test results, and more — they found no differences among those with long Covid. and those without it. . Therefore, “doctors should continue doing what we have done in the past,” which is ruling out other possible health conditions rather than diagnosing long Covid, they said.
The study is part of the National Institutes of Health’s RECOVER Initiative, a billion-dollar-plus effort launched in 2021 to research causes and treatments for long Covid. Dr. Kristine Erlandson, lead author of the study, expressed disappointment with the results but said more specialized tests are being carried out.
Meanwhile, new Covid vaccines are expected to be distributed in the coming weeks. But with the US already in the midst of a summer surge, will the new round of shots make a difference? Maybe not for this wave, immunologists and infectious disease experts said. But they will be important as the US enters fall and winter.
Conservative lawmakers’ funding demands increase the risk of shutdown
The far-right Freedom Caucus is calling on House Republican leaders to tie government funding to new proof-of-citizenship requirements for voting and create a new funding deadline that faces broad opposition in the Senate.
It’s already likely that lawmakers will need a short-term funding bill, known as a continuing resolution or CR, to fund the government after the Oct. 1 deadline. Congress is in recess until September 9 and little progress has been made so far on appropriations.
Yesterday, the Freedom Caucus added another layer to the funding fight, saying the CR “should include the SAVE Act,” a bill that would “prevent noncitizens from voting.” Trump and other top Republicans have alleged that undocumented people are voting to benefit Democrats in elections, even though voting by noncitizens is illegal and very rare. The Freedom Caucus added that in the case of a stopgap bill, funding should be “extended until early 2025” to avoid passing a funding bill that “preserves Democratic spending.” Both demands would cause an impasse with Democratic lawmakers.
Politics at a glance
Today’s primaries: Races in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Connecticut and Vermont will determine the Republican challengers of four Democratic senators: Tammy Baldwin, Amy Klobuchar, Chris Murphy and Bernie Sanders. Additionally, races for some notable seats in the House will be determined. Here are the top races to watch.
Trump investigations: trump plans to sue the Department of Justiceteo FBI for $115 million, alleging an improper search of confidential documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate and “malicious political prosecution.”
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Team pick: The ‘Brainrot’ language is real – and unintelligible
If you’re familiar with the phrase “skibidi toilet Ohio Rizzler,” you’re either chronically online or the parent of a Gen Alpha child. The newest crop of kids on the internet are making waves with their absurd-sounding slang. We talked to parents who say dinner table conversations with their kids require Google to be open at all times. Children also participated, saying that they know they are confusing older people – and that they like it. Here is a guide to what some of these new slang terms mean. – Sakshi VenkatramanNBC Asia-America reporter
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