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1 Gov. Tim Walz Agrees To Debate Sen. JD Vance On October First

The first vice presidential debate is at least 50-percent confirmed. Democratic candidate and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz posted to X yesterday to accept the invitation from “CBS News” to debate Republican candidate Sen. JD Vance on October 1st. Walz shared the “CBS News” post on X announcing the invitations, adding “See you on October 1, JD,” confirming the Harris-Walz choice from the four dates proposed by the network; Sept. 17th, Sept. 24th, Oct. 1st, and Oct. 8th. Vance didn’t respond to reporters’ questions about if he would agree to the debate until he was interviewed by Laura Ingraham on “Fox News.” Ingraham asked if he was going to accept, and Vance replied with sort of a confirmation. “I strongly suspect we’re going to be there on October 1,” Vance said, adding “but we’re not going to do one of these fake debates, Laura, where they don’t actually have an audience there.” Vance did go on to say he’d like to debate Walz more than once.

2 Ernesto Leaves Almost 750k Without Power In Puerto Rico, Headed To Bermuda

Hurricane Ernesto may have only been a tropical storm as it swept over Puerto Rico, but it meant business. More than 728,000 customers were without power late yesterday, roughly half the island, mostly due to downed power lines. Service provider LUMA says the infrastructure itself wasn’t damaged, which may make it easier to restore electricity to customers. High surf and rip currents are forecast today and tomorrow along the eastern seaboard of the US as Ernesto moves north and strengthens; it’s forecast to be a Category 2 Hurricane when it reaches Bermuda on Saturday with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph.

3 State Fair Of Texas Draws Republican Attorney General's Attention For Banning Firearms

There’s controversy in Texas over whether or not you’ll be able to take your six-shooter on the Tilt-A-Whirl this year. The State Fair of Texas has announced that no guns will be allowed at the fair in the heart of Dallas this year, but many Republican lawmakers aren’t happy about it. The new rule was put into effect after a shooting at last year’s fair injured three people. Yesterday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton threatened a lawsuit against the organizers of the fair unless the rule is dropped. The fair opens for 2024 in September, leaving just over two weeks for any changes to be made.


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