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Survey: At Least 35 Percent Struggle to Make Ends Meet in Key Swing States

At least 35 percent of Americans in more than half of all states, including five key swing states, reported that they had difficulty covering household expenses in a June and July survey published Wednesday. The data is backdropped by the U.S. presidential race, where voters have regularly tabbed the economy and inflation as the top issues.

Financially Struggling Couple Karolina Kaboompics/Pexels

26 Migrants Found Abandoned in Semi-Tractor-Trailer near Texas Border

Maverick County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call from citizens reporting banging coming from an abandoned semi-trailer on the city’s outskirts early Wednesday morning. Upon arrival, deputies found 26 migrants sealed inside the abandoned trailer, gasping for air. The migrants had been loaded into the trailer by unknown persons who had fled the scene before the arrival of law enforcement authorities.

Migrants found in abandoned semi-tractor trailer near Eagle Pass, photo by Maverick County

Election Interference: Amazon Claims Alexa Supporting Kamala Harris Was an ‘Error’

Amazon insists that its Alexa voice-enabled assistant does not have any political opinions — and that Alexa’s responses explaining why someone should vote for VP Kamala Harris while refusing to answer the same question about Donald Trump was a mistake. Amazingly, Amazon devices claimed one reason to vote for Harris is that she is a “strong candidate with a proven track record of accomplishment.”

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally Th

Ramaswamy: Kamala Harris Sued Obama to Stop Fracking

Former 2024 Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy said Wednesday on “CNN News Central” that as California attorney general, Vice President Kamala Harris sued the Obama administration over permitting for hydraulic fracturing off the Pacific coast.

Ramaswamy

EXCLUSIVE: Migrant Apprehensions at Southern Border Increase in Leadup to Election

With just over two months to go in the November presidential election, a Border Patrol report reveals a slight increase in the number of migrants apprehended after illegally crossing the southwest border between ports of entry in August. Agents assigned to the nine southwest Border Patrol sectors apprehended just over 58,000 migrants in August — up from 56,000 in July.

Tucson Sector in August 2024 (U.S. Border Patrol/Tucson Sector)