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Second gentleman Doug Emhoff, who would become the nation's first gentleman if his wife wins the presidency, shared personal details about his relationship with Kamala Harris when he addressed cheering delegates at the Democratic Party convention in Chicago on Tuesday night.

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A double dose of Obama firepower, a doting spouse and a dance party: Takeaways from Day 2 of the DNC

By JOSH BOAK AND NICHOLAS RICCARDI JOSH BOAK AND NICHOLAS RICCARDI - Associated Press
Tue,08/20/24-7:58PM, 55 Reads
CHICAGO (AP) — The Democratic National Convention's second night showcased a double dose of Obama firepower to validate Vice President Kamala Harris and deliver an unsparing indictment of Republican Donald Trump.
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AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT

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Tue,08/20/24-11:00PM, 65 Reads
Bill Clinton returns to DNC to tear into Trump before the introduction of Tim Walz, Harris' VP pick
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Fannie Lou Hamer, a leader of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, testifies before the credentials committee of the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, N.J., on Aug. 22, 1964, as her racially integrated group challenged the seating of the all-white Mississippi delegation. (AP Photo, File)

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Fannie Lou Hamer rattled the Democratic convention with her 'Is this America?' speech 60 years ago

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Tue,08/20/24-11:02PM, 82 Reads
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Robert Telles speaks to the jury from the witness stand on the eighth day of his murder trial at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas Wednesday, August 21, 2024. Telles, a former Clark County public administrator, is charged in the murder of Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative journalist Jeff German. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

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Ex-politician testifies he's innocent in the killing of a Las Vegas investigative reporter

By KEN RITTER KEN RITTER - Associated Press
Tue,08/20/24-11:00PM, 109 Reads
LAS VEGAS (AP) — In his first words to a jury, a former Las Vegas-area Democratic elected official declared Wednesday that he didn't kill an investigative reporter who wrote articles critical of him and his workplace conduct. Then he promised to tell them his story.
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