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Politics / August 26, 2026 It’s time to stop favoring straight white men in everything the party does. Ad Policy Balloons drop following a speech by Vice President Kamala Harris during the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on Thursday, August 22, 2024. (Al Drago / Bloomberg via Getty Images) The stakes could not be higher, and yet the Democratic Party is undermining its own chances of winning the midterms. Not for lack of money—there is plenty of money—but because a bias so pervasive that most of the people acting on it cannot see it is…

Secret Service communications director Anthony Guglielmi has been placed on leave, two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News on Wednesday.The news comes as a Secret Service spokesperson revealed that three officials who are not law enforcement personnel were put on leave pending an investigation into potential misconduct.Gregg Bernstein, a spokesperson for Guglielmi, did not expressly say he was on leave, saying merely that he is a “professional of deep integrity whose decades-long public record advocating for local, state and federal agencies speaks for itself.”“He holds profound respect for the mission and work of the United States Secret Service…

Mandy Moore is confident in saying her family with husband Taylor Goldsmith is complete. “I know on Instagram, I must have engaged with someone who was pregnant because now my entire feed is just, like, pregnant people, and I’m like, ‘That’s never gonna be me again,’” Moore, 42, exclusively told Us on Tuesday, August 25, when partnering with ABCmouse. “On one hand, I’m like, I am so tired, I cannot imagine another baby. But then, I kind of come to terms with I probably will feel this way for the foreseeable future.” While Moore loves the anticipation of knowing you’re…

Kylian Mbappé’s first goals of the season came via a hat-trick in Real Madrid’s 4-1 victory over Real Sociedad in the Spanish league on Wednesday.Mbappé scored once in the first half and twice in the second to lead Madrid to its win over Sociedad in Mourinho’s return to the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.Jude Bellingham had two assists, including on Vinícius’ first goal of the season in the second half.Madrid had opened its Spanish league campaign with a win at Espanyol.Sociedad had lost its league opener at Real Betis. recommended Arrow pointing to the leftArrow pointing to the right Item 1 of…

Marc Benioff, chief executive officer of Salesforce, speaks during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 18, 2024.Halil Sagirkaya | Anadolu | Getty ImagesSalesforce shares soared 14% in extended trading on Wednesday after the cloud software vendor reported results and issued guidance that surpassed Wall Street projections.Here’s how the company did relative to LSEG consensus:Earnings per share: $5.90 adjustedRevenue: $11.35 billion vs. $11.32 billion expectedSalesforce’s revenue increased 11% from a year earlier in the fiscal second quarter, which ended on July 31, according to a statement. Net income of $3.53 billion, or $4.29 a share, jumped 87% from $1.89…

Oswaldo Pirela, a San Diego Padres minor league coach who was taken into custody by ICE on Aug. 16, was released on bond Monday “pending his removal proceedings,” according to the Dept. of Homeland Security.The Padres confirmed that Pirela is home in Peoria, Ariz., with his wife and two daughters. However, the Venezuelan native still faces deportation and has retained an attorney. The amount of his bond has not been publicly disclosed.“On August 16, 2026, Border Patrol arrested Oswaldo Jose Pirela Dominguez, an illegal alien from Venezuela, at the El Paso International Airport. He entered the country legally but violated…

Donald Trump has been milking every dollar and cent he can find out of his second presidency. Personal jets, real estate deals, crypto rug pulls and shady foreign investment deals are just the tip of the international corruption iceberg, and while far less grand, he’s also partaking in more mundane forms of graft. Namely lots, LOTS, of stock trades.  New stock trading data published this week by the Office of Government Ethics revealed that Trump made over 1,000 stock trades in the month of June. The president, whose financial portfolio is theoretically supposed to be held by an independent third-party…

The South Carolina special election to replace the late, great, peace-loving US Senator Lindsey Graham was held last night — this was a runoff after the initial multi-candidate initial round — and I can confidently say that the stupid won in a big way. Let’s get the basics out of the way and then we’ll spend a little time in the cesspool that is South Carolina politics, including a look at the meltdown of cable TV star congressional Rep. Nancy Mace and the deep corruption of Dem. Rep. Jim Clyburn and his alliance with the state GOP. Here’s the Wiki…

Elaine’s stories explore the boom in new obesity treatments, new drug payment models, the ways companies are affected by FDA changes, and the emerging psychedelics drug sector. She co-writes The Readout newsletter, and co-hosts STAT’s weekly biotech podcast, The Readout Loud. You can reach Elaine on Signal at elaineywchen.70.Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today? Sign up to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Good morning. We are thinking of Dolly Parton, who made a lasting impact not only in music and culture, but also in science. During the Covid-19 pandemic, she donated $1 million to…

Getting ready with Alix Earle hits a little differently when you’re Carly Stern.The celebrity stylist and founder of styling company Carly Jordan helps the TikTok star decide what makes the cut, what stays on the rack, and how to put it all together. Now, she’s sharing some of those same secrets with ET.Alix Earle/Instagram»We started working together on vacation looks and sourcing, and the relationship grew from there. … You solve one fashion problem, then another, and eventually you understand their wardrobe, their schedule, and their taste so well that it becomes much more collaborative,» Stern explains.These days, that means…