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South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster says he is appointing Darline Graham to finish the term of her late brother, former Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died in office Saturday at age 71.

If you remember racing home after school to grab the family landline and call your best friend before dinner, a new device from Pinwheel is aiming to reboot that experience for a new generation. The kid-focused tech company announced Tuesday the launch of Pinwheel Home, a modern take on the classic household phone designed to let children stay connected without the distractions of a smartphone. Pinwheel is positioning the phone as an intro to phones for children ages 5 to 10 before they’re ready for a smartphone. The company already sells kid-friendly smartphones and launched a smartwatch last year. Image…

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images WASHINGTON — The National Guard will remain deployed in Washington, D.C., through Inauguration Day 2029 as part of President Trump’s anti-crime mission in the city, unless the president deems otherwise, the Pentagon confirmed to NPR. The announcement comes as the number of troops in the city has essentially doubled to nearly 5,000 from more than 20 states in recent weeks as part of a “summer surge” of law enforcement announced by federal officials in May. The current cost of the deployment is more than $3 million per day, according to an estimate by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget…

BRUNSWICK, Maine – On a sunny Sunday, Senate hopeful David Costello worked the sidewalk in downtown Brunswick asking for signatures. “Woud you happen to be a registered Democrat?” he asked one woman before engaging in a back and forth conversation. She asks if he’s progressive. “Very progressive,” Costello said. Costello is one of several Maine Democrats who see the fall of Graham Platner’s senate campaign as an opportunity to represent Maine in Washington. Platner won June’s Democratic primary election handily. But allegations of rape by a former romantic partner last week forced him to drop out of the race. It…

Thibaut Courtois (34, Belgian) has signed a new Real Madrid contract extending his stay at the club until June 2027, with Fabrizio Romano confirming the deal was agreed and signed last summer, making this week’s disclosure a formal public confirmation of an arrangement already in place.A Deal Done Quietly, Now ConfirmedRomano reports that the agreement was reached approximately one year ago, meaning it was agreed ahead of this public confirmation. The post also states the agreement remains the same and is “valid for one more year,” taking the arrangement through June 2027.Romano notes that Madrid plan to hold further talks…

Voters in a handful of states will weigh in on ballot measures this year that could raise the thresholds needed to pass state constitutional amendments, making it significantly harder for voters to enact policy changes themselves. Voting rights advocates warn these measures could stifle direct democracy and give minority views outsized power. Kelly Hall — executive director of the Fairness Project, a nonprofit that backs ballot measures that promote social and economic justice — said severe limits on constitutional amendments have become a trend. “The theme of 2026 is the battle over direct democracy availability itself,” she told NPR. “This…

Para una pyme que vende fuera, trabaja con proveedores internacionales, recibe clientes extranjeros o participa en ferias, el idioma sigue siendo una barrera muy real. No siempre compensa contratar un intérprete profesional para una reunión comercial de 45 minutos, una demo con un distribuidor o una formación interna con empleados de distintas nacionalidades. Ahí es donde el nuevo Timekettle X1 Meeting Interpreter Hub intenta hacerse un hueco: no como sustituto del traductor humano en situaciones críticas, sino como una solución práctica para que una conversación multilingüe pueda celebrarse sin demasiada preparación. Timekettle plantea este modelo como una evolución claramente empresarial…

Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively have resolved part of their legal dispute with a settlement, but their courtroom battle is far from over. The latter is seeking $8 million to cover her legal fees, and Baldoni has responded with his own filing, requesting the judge to deny, or at least reduce, the amount. The latest filing follows Baldoni breaking his silence on the “It Ends With Us” legal dispute that began in 2024. 4Steven Bergman/AFF-USA.COM / MEGA Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively settled their legal dispute in early May, just a couple of weeks before the trial was set to…

▲ El atleta participará del 16 al 19 de julio en la Copa México de Clavados en Zapopan, Jalisco.Foto @juegosolimpicos Adriana Díaz Reyes   Periódico La JornadaMartes 14 de julio de 2026, p. 5 Para un clavadista que está acostumbrado a estar siempre en el podio a nivel internacional y que en su palmarés cuenta con medallas olímpicas y mundiales, encontrar una nueva motivación una vez concluido el ciclo olímpico, podría parecer difícil. Osmar Olvera encontró pronto una nueva meta a perseguir luego de ganar una plata y un bronce en los Olímpicos de París 2024: superar la barrera de…

▲ Luego de que un ciudadano colombiano de 26 años fue asesinado a tiros durante un operativo del ICE en Biddeford, Maine, decenas de personas protestaron para exigir justicia.Foto Afp Alonso Urrutia y Lilian Hernández   Periódico La JornadaMartes 14 de julio de 2026, p. 3 México formalizó ayer ante el Departamento de Justicia y las fiscalías estatales de Estados Unidos las 17 denuncias penales relacionadas con la muerte, en condiciones poco claras, de igual número de connacionales en operativos o en centros de detención del Servicio de Control de Inmigración y Aduanas (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés), afirmó…