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AI-generated political ads have flooded television and social media ahead of the midterms. A Wesleyan University analysis of more than 200 ads found candidates and political action groups spent nearly $140 million promoting them, with more than 80% produced by Republicans or groups backing the GOP.Tracy Mumford on The Headlines
With 18 days until the midterms, young voters are reconsidering their 2024 shift toward Republicans amid frustration over the economy, housing, gas prices, immigration, and both parties. Times Siena polling found support among young women at 13%, while fewer than half of young men support the GOP.Tracy Mumford on The Headlines
Chinese automakers have become a major force at the Paris Motor Show, where 20 brands displayed vehicles while expanding in Europe. Chinese brands now account for one in every 10 vehicles sold in Europe, and companies are building factories in Spain and Austria to bypass import restrictions.Tracy Mumford on The Headlines
President Trump said a plan to livestream the December execution of a former Army officer convicted of killing 13 people in a 2009 shooting at Fort Hood had been canceled. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had announced the broadcast as a deterrent, but Trump said only immediate family members of victims may watch in person.Tracy Mumford on The Headlines
Researchers identified the Norral raptor from a remarkably preserved skeleton found by a farmer in China in rocks more than 120 million years old. The crow-sized dinosaur had sharp claws, many teeth, and four wings made from quill-pen feathers on its arms and legs.Tracy Mumford on The Headlines
Hillary Clinton is returning to podcasting ahead of the midterms with High Stakes, a show about the race to control Congress. Other politicians with podcasts include California Governor Gavin Newsom, Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, and former President Barack Obama.Tracy Mumford on The Headlines
Porthcawl, Wales, is holding its annual Elvis Presley festival, although Elvis never performed there and rarely performed outside the United States. The event has run for more than two decades and attracts as many as 40,000 people, roughly doubling the former coal-mining town’s population.