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Eminem Speaks in Support of Kamala Harris, Introduces Barack Obama at Rally in Detroit

Rapper Eminem speaking at a rally in support of Kamala Harris in Detroit today, encouraging people to vote and stating "I also think that people shouldn't be afraid to express their opinions, and I don't think anyone wants an America where people are worried about retribution, or what people will do if you make your opinion known. I think Vice President Harris supports a future for this country where these freedoms and many others will be protected and upheld" before introducing former President Barack Obama

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Crowd lined up for today’s rally with former President Barack Obama in Detroit

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Entrepreneur Mark Cuban speaking at today’s event in support of Kamala Harris at the Grand Rapids Center for Community Transformation

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“Nobody handed her this nomination. She stepped up when we needed a leader” second gentleman Doug Emhoff says at today’s event in support of Kamala Harris in Grand Rapids, Michigan

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Second gentleman Doug Emhoff speaking at today’s campaign event with Mark Cuban in support of Kamala Harris in Grand Rapids, Michigan

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Kamala Harris Campaigns in Detroit on First Day of Early In-Person Voting in the City

Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned today at Western International High School, speaking on the first day of early in-person voting in Detroit

The city began its early in-person voting for the November general election today, while most of the rest of Michigan will begin early in-person voting in one week, on October 26th. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan took part in a "March to the Polls" to a nearby Early Vote Center in Clark Park and cast his vote following the conclusion of VP Harris's remarks

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Lizzo Speaks in Support of Kamala Harris at Campaign Event in Detroit, Michigan

Detroit-born singer Lizzo spoke at a campaign event today at Western International High School, giving remarks in support of Kamala Harris. During her speech, Lizzo stated "I'm proud to say that I voted, I voted early, and I voted for Kamala Harris"

Today's campaign event was held on the first day of early in-person voting in Detroit. A "March to the Polls" took place after remarks from Lizzo and Vice President Harris inside the high school gymnasium

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Today: Senator Raphael Warnock spoke to fraternity and sorority members in Detroit at the Alpha House, home of the Gamma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., encouraging support for Kamala Harris with 18 days until Election Day

Warnock stated "I'm a proud American, and in this American moment, we need the Divine Nine, and through Kamala Harris, the Divine Nine is getting ready to save the country again", referencing the National Pan-Hellenic Council, also known as the Divine Nine, which is composed of historically African American sororities & fraternities and which Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. is a part of. Vice President Harris is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., one of the original chartering organizations of the NPHC

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'Defending Democracy Town Hall' held today in Sterling Heights, Michigan, with officials discussing election security and processes

A panel at the event included MI Attorney General Dana Nessel, MI Deputy Secretary of State Aghogho Edevbie, Sterling Heights City Clerk Melanie Ryska, and Macomb County Clerk Anthony Forlini

The event was moderated by attorney & reporter Charlie Langton, and was held at the Sterling Heights Community Center

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Trump says “as part of our tax cuts, we will make interest on car loans fully deductible” during today’s speech at a Detroit Economic Club meeting

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“Our whole country will end up being like Detroit if she’s your president” Trump speaking at today’s Detroit Economic Club event

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“The Democratic Party is very afraid, because they will face consequences for carrying out a genocide” Within Our Lifetime founder Nerdeen Kiswani speaking at today’s pro-Palestine protest in New York

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Pro-Israel demonstrators chant “Death to Hamas” near pro-Palestine demonstrators in New York

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Happening Now: Pro-Palestine protesters marching in New York City

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Elon Musk Joins Trump On Stage at Rally in Pennsylvania

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk joined Donald Trump on stage during Saturday's rally at the Butler Farm Show grounds in Pennsylvania. The rally was held at the same site as where the July assassination attempt occurred

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Trump supporters lining up ahead of former President Donald Trump’s return to the site of the July assassination attempt, with a rally set for today at the Butler Farm Show grounds

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Kamala Harris supporters lined up in Flint, Michigan ahead of a campaign rally with Vice President Harris today

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Julian and Stella Assange applaud in response to Wednesday’s approval of a Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe resolution on “The detention and conviction of Julian Assange and their chilling effects on human rights”

The resolution’s approval came a day after Assange spoke at a parliamentary hearing in Strasbourg, giving his first in-person public remarks since his release from prison earlier this year

In the resolution, the Parliamentary Assembly considers that “the disproportionately severe charges brought by the United States of America against Julian Assange under the Espionage Act, exposing him to a risk of de facto life imprisonment, combined with his conviction and sentencing under the Espionage Act for – what was in essence – news-gathering and publishing” fulfill the criteria set out in a 2012 Assembly resolution defining “political prisoner” and “warrant the designation of Mr Assange as a political prisoner”

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“I am not free today because the system worked. I am free today after years of incarceration because I pled guilty to journalism” Julian Assange speaking today in his first in-person public remarks since being released from prison

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Strasbourg, France - Wikileaks founder Julian Assange gave his first in-person public remarks this morning since his release from prison, speaking at a hearing organized by the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe