Vice President Kamala Harris wrapped up her final California fundraising swing before the November general election on Sunday at a star-studded event in downtown Los Angeles. LA Times

VOA VIEW: Harris having big fundraiser and Biden at the beach while Americans suffered and fought a major Hurricane.

Vice President Kamala Harris revealed Monday that she suffered from insomnia after President Biden endorsed her as his successor — and that she was sleep deprived the morning she picked her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. New York Post

VOA VIEW: An excuse for picking Walz.

The munitions weigh 2,000 pounds each and are designed to penetrate deep underground before exploding to deal maximum damage. New York Post

VOA VIEW: Good for Israel.

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"Because I'm president and I cause commotion when I go places, they wouldn't let me go the Olympics. New York Post

VOA VIEW: Dumb excuse.

The Biden administration is struggling to halt cooperation among Russia, China, North Korea and Iran. It feels urgency over the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East while also aiming to protect Taiwan. New York Times

VOA VIEW: Biden is an idiot.

The Kremlin plans a 25 percent increase to more than $145 billion in 2025, a year in which it had intended to cut military spending. New York Times

VOA VIEW: Putin is a fool.

At least 12 Department of Veterans Affairs employees are reportedly accused of improperly looking at Vice Presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz’s medical records in July and August.  OANN

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, a Republican from North Carolina, suffered second degree burns while attending a truck exhibition in Mount Airy, and as a result, he was admitted to the hospital on Friday. OANN

At least 120 people have been killed across Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The tragic circumstances have led to catastrophic flooding, leaving residents stranded and causing widespread damage to homes, businesses, and critical infrastructure. OANN

VOA VIEW: A major catastrophe with no president or VP in site.

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The FBI has agreed to pay more than $22 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging female recruits were singled out for dismissal in training and routinely harassed by instructors with sexually charged comments about their breast size, false allegations of infidelity and the need to take contraception "to control their moods." Washington Times

VOA VIEW: The FBI has lost its luster.

The two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station since June welcomed their new ride home with Sunday's arrival of a SpaceX capsule. Washington Times

California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a landmark bill aimed at establishing first-in-the-nation safety measures for large artificial intelligence models Sunday. Washington Times

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a pair of proposals Sunday aiming to help shield minors from the increasingly prevalent misuse of artificial intelligence tools to generate harmful sexual imagery of children. Washington Times

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A Georgia judge on Monday struck down the state's abortion law, which took effect in 2022 and effectively prohibited abortions beyond about six weeks of pregnancy. Washington Times

VOA VIEW: A lot of power for one person.

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump shifted their attention Monday away from standard campaigning to focus on the emergency response to the devastation from Hurricane Helene, in a region that includes the battleground states of North Carolina and Georgia. Washington Times

VOA VIEW: Harris failed to do anything before Trump.

Ryan Routh, who is accused of plotting to kill Donald Trump, appeared in a West Palm Beach federal court and pleaded not guilty to five counts. CBS

VOA VIEW: He is guilty as sin.

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President Biden said he expects he will need to ask Congress to pass supplemental funding to respond to the storm. CBS

VOA VIEW: Nothing like dragging feet;

Verizon customers reported their mobile phone service wasn't working in cities across the U.S., giving them only SOS mode. CBS

A port strike on the East and Gulf coasts is set for Tuesday, the ILA union says. Billions in trade is being rushed out by truck and rail before a shutdown. CNBC

VOA VIEW: Biden/Harris will lose big if they allow the strike to happen.

The U.S. needs to add 200 gigawatts of nuclear power, a senior official at the Department of Energy said. CNBC

The Independent Women's Forum plans to sue the U.S. Secret Service for what it alleges is an 'arbitrary' DEI initiative that harms female employees. FOX News

VOA VIEW: The SS is a joke.

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Georgia officials are encouraging certain residents to evacuate after a fire erupted at the BioLab plant in Conyers. Video shows multi-colored clouds of smoke rising from the facility. FOX News

A mafia member on death row was beaten to death by three other inmates at a prison in Southern California, officials said. No staff or other inmates were injured. FOX News

VOA VIEW: A targeted attack.

Residents of Nantucket, a liberal stronghold, say they don't feel as safe as they once did after five illegal migrants accused of sex crimes and assault there were seized by ICE. FOX News

VOA VIEW: Maybe the liberals will worry like all Americans.

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Calling the impact of former Hurricane Helene "broad and devastating," President Joe Biden said on Monday that his administration is offering a wide range of assistance to the area and will likely visit North Carolina. UPI

VOA VIEW: Why does it take so long for the Feds to act?

Austria's pro-Russia Freedom Party was celebrating Sunday night after it became the first far-right political party to win an election in the country since the Nazi era. UPI

Israel has slain another leader of Hezbollah, the Lebanese political party announced Sunday. UPI

VOA VIEW: There is nowhere to hid for Hezbollah.

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