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Candy colored paint jobs, tons of artistic details, with bodies slammed almost to the ground or bouncing on hydraulics—lowriders definitely turn heads wherever they're cruising. Where exactly did this unique car culture get its start? This week, reporter Sebastian Miño-Bucheli takes us on a drive through lowrider history.
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Curious City - Chicago Once Had An “Ugly Law”
Many cities around the country once had a so-called ugly law that targeted poor and disabled people. Chicago’s law stayed on the books until the 1970s.
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Alabama
- SoS Wes Allen to continue purging voter rolls despite threat of legal action
- Congressman Moore signs veteran letter calling out Tim Walz for stolen valor
- AG Marshall calls Walz a Trojan Horse for ushering in a radical leftist agenda
- Post election bill that passed AL House in 2024 to be re-offered in 2025
- Library director for N. Shelby resigns from position this week
- US News & World Report lists Dothan Medical school as 13th for rural care
National
- Bureau of Labor statistics makes major downgrade in job # for the fiscal year
- GOP pundit on CNN analyzes major flaw in DNC convention speeches
- Target CEO says retailers are not price gouging as Kamala Harris claims
- Donald Trump holds first outside rally in NC since assassination attempt in PA
- Robert Kennedy to make major announcement this Friday re: his campaign
WIRED Politics Lab - Influencers Take Over the DNC
The Democratic National Convention organizers really rolled out the blue carpet for influencers this year. Today on the show, WIRED senior reporter Makena Kelly joins from Chicago to talk about the Democrats’ strategy of favoring creators over journalists, and whether it will help them win votes. Plus, behind the scenes at the influencer after-parties.
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When Alexander the Great died, one of his generals and best friends, Ptolemy, took Alexander’s corpse and went to Egypt to establish a new Pharaonic dynasty.
One of the things he did during his reign was to begin construction on what would become one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
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What A Day - Harris-Walz Ticket Gives Young Voters New Hope
The Democratic National Convention continued Wednesday night as Tim Walz formally accepted the nomination for Vice President. He went full "coach mode," whipping supporters into a frenzy as Vice President Kamala Harris prepares to receive the nomination as the Democratic Presidential candidate on Thursday. Meanwhile, protestors outside the convention center continue to challenge Democrats from the left on issues like the war in Gaza, reproductive rights, and LGBTQ freedom. Chicago journalist Shawn Allee brings us the perspectives of young voters from the convention as they share which issues matter most to them at the ballot box.
In anticipation of Vice President Kamala Harris' nomination, we talked to Jay Caspian Kang, a staff writer for the New Yorker, about the Harris campaign's lack of details on policy proposals. With just over two months remaining until election day, we asked him what people want to hear from Harris as she gives her much-anticipated acceptance speech this evening.
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The NewsWorthy - Walz Talks Wins, Report: Fluoride Impacts IQ & PSL Season- Thursday, August 22, 2024
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We're talking about Gov. Tim Walz's big introduction at the Democratic National Convention and which one of former President Trump's competitors is expected to endorse him this week.
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They swapped candidates, are on the offensive, and almost all in accord. The Democrats are suddenly feeling good.
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