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White women could be the key voting bloc that secures the 2024 Election for Vice President Kamala Harris, CNN data reporter Harry Enten argued on the network on Tuesday.Recent polls show former President Trump gaining ground with Latino and Black voters. However, the largest group of likely voters, White women, have shifted away from Trump in battleground states, according to Enten’s analysis. An aggregate of polling indicates that Harris is underperforming among White men, women of color and men of color, when compared to voters who supported President Biden in the 2020 Election. However, Harris is outperforming among White women to “a historic degree,” Enten said.Trump won this voting bloc by seven points in 2020, according to post-election surveys taken at the time. Since 2012, the Republican presidential candidate has won the White women vote. But with less than three weeks to go until the November election, Trump now holds just a 1-point advantage among this group, the data guru said.‘WHITE WOMEN FOR KAMALA’ SPEAKER TELLS VIEWERS TO NEVER CORRECT BLACK WOMEN: ‘PUT OUR LISTENING EARS ON!’ “He‘s doing the worst — if this holds — for a GOP candidate this century among White women,” Enten continued.Harris’ lead with White women could ultimately help her win the election, he argued, since they make up 36% of the electorate, according to his analysis.”Yesterday we were talking about those massive gains that Donald Trump was making among Black men, Black women. But the bottom line is, they actually make up a considerably smaller portion of the electorate than White women do,” Enten said.”So when we‘re talking about 5, 6-point shifts, 7-point shifts in Kamala Harris‘ direction, [among White women], we‘re talking about that among a major part of the electorate and that can actually move the overall electorate more than ginormous shift among a considerably smaller part of the electorate,” he said.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTUREPolls suggest abortion is driving these voters to support the Democratic ticket this election, he said.According to a New York Times/Siena College survey cited by CNN, abortion is the top voting issue for 27% of women across the swing states of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, where over 80% of voters are White.”I think what we‘re talking about here is after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, White women in the suburban areas, in these key battleground states, have very much turned against Republicans, and we‘re seeing in the polling right now, because Kamala Harris is doing historically well, at least this century for a Democratic candidate among White women. And of course they make up a very large portion of the electorate,” Enten said.”If she wins it could ultimately be because she did so well with White women,” Enten continued.



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Classic works of fiction and nonfiction have been read by generations of readers. Many classic books are read in classrooms but can also be enjoyed as leisure reads. Library shelves are full of classic tales, many of which have been further brought to life on screen. HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW BOOK RELEASES HITTING SHELVES IN FALL 2024 Below is a list of just a handful of the many classic books worth adding to your reading list. “The Outsiders” is a young adult novel written by S.E. Hinton when she was 15 years old. When the book was published in 1967, Hinton was 18. ‘THE OUTSIDERS’ STARS TOM CRUISE, ROB LOWE, RALPH MACCHIO SEEN IN NEWLY RELEASED AUDITION FOOTAGEThe book tells the story of two rival gangs in Oklahoma. In 1983, a movie came out based on the bestselling book. The cast of actors involved in the film includes C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe and Tom Cruise. “A Christmas Carol” is a popular read during the holiday season. The book was originally published as a novella in 1843 by Charles Dickens. ‘A CHRISTMAS CAROL’ HAS BEEN REMADE MANY TIMES SINCE 1843, SEE THESE VERSIONS OF CHARLES DICKENS’ STORYThe story about Ebenezer Scrooge’s journey to becoming a better man and changing the outcome of his life through the teachings of ghosts and spirits is one that has greatly expanded since its original creation. “A Christmas Carol” has been adapted for the stage and for the screen. A multitude of movies based on the classic tale have been released, including a Disney version of the story that came out in 2009 with Jim Carrey as Scrooge. “The Godfather” is a book originally released in 1969 by Mario Puzo. The book is about a fictional Mafia family led by Vito Corleone. This was the first book in a wildly successful series. HOW TO MAKE ‘THE GODFATHER’ SUNDAY SAUCE RECIPEThe first movie based around the family came out in 1972. Marlon Brando and Al Pacino both star in the film. “The Diary of Anne Frank” shows the horrors of the Holocaust through the eyes of young Anne Frank, who was hiding in an attic with her family through the horrific time. The diary begins on her 13th birthday on June 12, 1942, and continues until shortly after her 15th birthday. The diary was later recovered by Miep Gies, and it was given to Otto Frank, the family’s only survivor. The diary was published in 1947.  In the dystopian novel “Fahrenheit 451,” firefighters don’t put out fires — they start them. The 1953 book by Ray Bradbury tells the story of firefighter Guy Montag, who is living in a futuristic time. Montag’s job as a firefighter at the time is to destroy any books that are found and the homes in which they are found.FANTASY BOOKS UNDER 300 PAGES YOU CAN PICK UP FOR A QUICK READMost people, including Montag’s wife, Mildred, spend their days in solitude surrounded by televisions that span the walls. Montag’s world is turned upside down when he meets young, free-spirited Clarisse, who introduces him to new ways of thinking.”To Kill a Mockingbird” was published in 1960 and written by Harper Lee. The setting of the book is Maycomb, Alabama, and mainly covers the childhood of Scout and Jem Finch, along with their friend Dill.Set during the 1930s, the story is told through the eyes of Scout. Scout and Jem’s father, Atticus, is a lawyer defending a Black man who was falsely accused of rape. “In Cold Blood” is a book by Truman Capote.This book is one of the most well-known of the author’s and one of the most popular true-crime novels in history. HOW THE RISE OF AUDIOBOOKS HAS REVOLUTIONIZED READING”In Cold Blood” tells the true story of the brutal 1959 murder of the Clutter family in Holocomb, Kansas. “The Great Gatsby” was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and published in 1925. This was the author’s third book. “The Great Gatsby” is the story of the self-made millionaire and man of mystery Jay Gatsby. The story is set in the 1920s and explores the life of Gatsby filled with lavish parties on Long Island and his love for Daisy Buchanan.The story is told from the perspective of Nick Carraway, a neighbor of Gatsby and cousin of Buchanan.Like many popular classic novels, “Les Misérables” was made into a film. Before that, it was adapted into a musical.FALL ROMANCE BOOKS TO COZY UP WITH BY THE FIREThe original novel by Victor Hugo was published in 1862.The story follows the life of Jean Valjean, an ex-convict arrested for stealing a loaf of bread.The movie follows Valjean’s character on his road to redemption.”Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass” was published in 1845. The book is a memoir by former slave Frederick Douglass. 5 BESTSELLING AUTHORS OF ALL-TIME: WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE TOPS THE LIST WITH WORKS LIKE ‘ROMEO AND JULIET’The nonfiction book is a classic that has continued to be read for generations.”Pride and Prejudice” has become one of the most popular classic novels of all time. It was written by Jane Austen and was the author’s second published book. Released in 1813, the novel tells the love story of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy.Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote the classic novel “The Scarlet Letter,” published in 1850.The book is about a woman named Hester Prynne and her struggle to create a new life in society after she has a daughter, Pearl, with a man she refuses to name and to whom she’s not married.HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW BOOK RELEASES HITTING SHELVES IN FALL 2024As punishment for her act, she is forced to wear a scarlet letter “A.” The story takes place in Boston in the 1600s. “Walden” is a work of nonfiction by Henry David Thoreau. Written in 1854, the book has long been popular.”Walden” tells of the author’s time living in a self-built, secluded cabin on Walden Pond in Massachusetts for just over two years.This dystopian novel by George Orwell was published in 1949. The story follows protagonist Winston Smith, who is living under the control of a party headed by the watchful Big Brother. HALLOWEEN-THEMED BOOKS THAT WILL GIVE YOU A FRIGHT THIS SPOOKY SEASONThe people living in this time are constantly under surveillance; there is no free speech or thought permitted.Stephen Hawking’s “A Brief History of Time” was published in 1988. The book covers complex ideas about space, time, black holes and quantum theory. These complicated topics are explained in simpler terms throughout the book.”Of Mice and Men” is a 1937 John Steinbeck novel that tells the story of an unlikely duo, George Milton and Lennie Small, migrant workers hopping from place to place looking for work with a dream of owning their own ranch someday.  . CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERThe book takes place during the 1930s. It dives into the bond between the men and the hardships they face.This classic horror story was published in 1897 and written by Bram Stoker. The story of Count Dracula is written in epistolary form; it’s told through letters written by fictional characters, newspaper clippings, journal entries and other documents.”I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” was the first of seven autobiographical books by Maya Angelou. She published her first of many books in 1969.For more Lifestyle articles, visit www.foxnews.com/lifestyleThis particular book covers her childhood from ages 3-16.”Frankenstein” is an 1818 fictional novel written by English author Mary Shelley. The book is about scientist Victor Frankenstein who is successful in giving life to a creature he created from dead bodies.This is a popular read during the Halloween season.”Little Women” follows the lives of sisters Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy from childhood through adulthood.The novel was written by Louisa May Alcott and was published in two volumes, one in 1868 and another in 1869. The story is roughly based on the author’s own childhood.”Hiroshima” was published in 1946.The book is a journalistic work of narrative nonfiction by John Hersey.”Hiroshima” tells the stories of six survivors of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan.



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Nothing could have swayed Cameron Diaz’s decision to step away from the silver screen.Diaz, 52, exited Hollywood in 2014 in order to focus on building a life with husband Benji Madden.”It felt like the right thing for me to reclaim my own life, and I just really didn’t care about anything else,” the actress said during an appearance at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit, according to E! News. “Nobody’s opinion, nobody’s success, no one’s offer, no one’s anything could change my mind about my decision of taking care of myself and building the life that I really wanted to have. I think it really comes to what are you passionate about? For me, it was to build my family.”JAMIE FOXX RETURNS TO SET OF DRAMA-PLAGUED CAMERON DIAZ MOVIE AFTER ‘CRAZY’ RUMORS AND HOSPITALIZATIONDiaz’s return to acting happened alongside Jamie Foxx for Netflix’s “Back in Action.” The film was delayed due to Foxx’s 2023 health scare and is now set to be released in January 2025.She admitted she “couldn’t say no” to Foxx for what would end up being their third project together after starring in “Annie” and “Any Given Sunday.”LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSHowever, it wasn’t easy to switch gears from mom to Hollywood star.”We were in the house for a long time, which was amazing,” Diaz explained about her time away from the industry. “So, I had to push myself. My husband, he’s just the best. He was just like, ‘You’ve been supporting us and building the family.’ And supporting him in his businesses. He’s like, ‘It’s time for us to support you and let mommy ascend and do her thing.’”CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERThe “Charlie’s Angels” star married Madden in 2015. Diaz and the Good Charlotte member welcomed two children, Raddix and Cardinal, through a surrogate.”I love being a mother. It’s the best, best, best part of my life,” Diaz said during a 2020 Instagram Live with Katherine Power, CEO of Who What Wear. “I’m so grateful and so happy, and it’s the best thing ever, and I’m so lucky to do it with Benj, and we’re having the best time. I’m thrilled.”



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The U.S. is now more deeply entrenched in the conflict in the Middle East after a pivotal move to send troops to Israel was announced this week. On Monday, the Biden administration revealed it would offer Israel one of the U.S.’s highly sophisticated THAAD missile defense systems – as Israel braces for potential Iranian retaliation to the counter-attack it is planning after Tehran rained down missiles on Tel Aviv on Oct. 1. Only U.S. troops can operate the system, and 100 of them will deploy to Israel. The Pentagon only has seven operable Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) batteries in its possession, and the one offered to Israel would presumably be among the seven. Though Washington has armed Israel throughout its existence, putting boots on the ground for Israel’s defense is a rare departure from U.S. policy and the first U.S. deployment there since the outbreak of war after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. “It’s a bit unprecedented,” said EJ Kimpton, policy director at the U.S. Israel Education Association. “Israel’s mantra has been, you know, with ‘Never Again,’ meaning we will defend ourselves by ourselves, obviously working with allies, but that we should be able to defend our country and not be dependent upon others,” Kimpton went on. “It changes the dynamic between the U.S. and Israel in Israel’s war fighting over the years.””This would be the first time that U.S. personnel would be actively engaged in essentially fighting a war with Israel if Iran were to carry out additional strikes.”  NETANYAHU HITS BIDEN ADMIN, SAYS ISRAEL – NOT US – WILL DECIDE HOW TO HANDLE IRANFrom pushing Israel to a cease-fire, the U.S. has pivoted to containing the war in the Middle East, to seemingly accepting the fate of U.S. involvement in the conflict. The U.S. has some 43,000 troops deployed elsewhere in the Middle East and recently sent a “few thousand” to the region within the last few weeks to be ready to defend Israel if necessary.  “It’s inescapable to see it as anything else [than escalation], the United States is now actually sending troops. We did not do that in Ukraine,” Trita Parsi, vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, told Fox News Digital. Sending U.S. troops to Ukraine is a non-starter in American discourse – a popular refrain among supporters is that such aid will prevent U.S. troops from ever having to put themselves in Russia’s line of fire. “We may end up having American casualties, and to put soldiers in that type of vulnerable situation for something that is not the defense of the United States itself, I think, is a very serious step taken by the administration,” said Parsi.In the past, Iranians have targeted military installations, including Israeli air defense systems. The THAAD system is expected to be able to intercept ballistic missiles launched from Iran and Yemen and shoot down any short-range missiles launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon. Others question why the administration is supplying the system with no real off-ramp to the conflict or U.S. involvement in it. Israel’s mission to eradicate Hezbollah and Hamas has now drawn it into direct conflict with Iran, and hope for peace anytime soon appears to have faded.”Why are we keeping U.S. troops in harm’s way in Iraq and Syria with no clear mission or defensive strategy, while deploying critical defense systems like THAAD to Israel?” Jason Beardsley, senior coalitions adviser to Concerned Veterans for America, questioned. “The reality is, we’re funding both sides of this conflict – directly aiding Iraq, whose Iranian-backed militias target our forces, and indirectly supporting Israel’s defense without addressing the real vulnerability: U.S. personnel scattered across the Middle East, with Iran’s proxies actively targeting our troops.”IDF MEETS LITTLE RESISTANCE FROM HEZBOLLAH AFTER WEEKS OF HITTING TERROR TARGETS, OFFICIALS SAYThe U.S. has some 2,500 troops in Iraq leading a coalition that provides extensive support to the Iraqi Security Forces to fight ISIS. But Iran has already tightened its grip on Baghdad and the mission its forces carry out. The THAAD will assist Israel’s other missile defenses in what could be the Biden administration bracing for escalation: an aggressive counter-attack from Iran to an aggressive counter-attack from Israel. For two weeks, the world has waited to see how Israel responds to the 200 missiles Iran fired at the heart of Tel Aviv. A violent showing from Israel might deter Iran from wanting to pick a larger battle. But in the Biden administration’s view, a disproportionate response risks a tit-for-tat that could lead to all-out war. President Biden may have offered the system as a way to coax Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to follow his recommendation: to make sure Israel’s counterstrike to Iran’s missile attacks is “proportional” – by going after military installations – not nuclear or oil facilities. “I think the administration may be thinking that by offering this, they can convince the Israelis not to go that far,” said Parsi. “If you truly want to put an end to this, then sending the same system that actually makes it easier for Israel to escalate is not the answer…  Sometimes, it’s really difficult to discern who is actually making the policy and what is the policy.”Netanyahu told Biden he was willing to strike military facilities when they spoke on the phone last week, according to a Washington Post report. But after that report, Netanyahu said in a statement he would not be making any decisions based on Biden’s insistence on proportionality. “We listen to the opinions of the United States, but we will make our final decisions based on our national interest.”



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In a symbolic display of anger, North Korea on Tuesday blew up the northern sections of unused road and rail routes that once linked it with South Korea, with the rivals exchanging threats days after the North claimed that the South flew drones over its capital Pyongyang.The choreographed demolition underlines North Korea’s growing anger against South Korea’s conservative government. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to sever relations with South Korea and abandon the goal of achieving peaceful Korean unification.NORTH KOREA SENDS WARNING TO SOUTH KOREA, SAYING TROOPS READY TO STRIKE IF MORE DRONES APPEARObservers say it’s unlikely Kim will launch a preemptive, large-scale attack on South Korea because of fear that an almost certain massive retaliation by the more superior forces of the United States and South Korea would threaten Pyongyang’s survival.In response to the explosions, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said its military fired warning shots within southern sections of the border as it bolstered its readiness and surveillance posture. The statement did not give details, but the move could have been an attempt to avert cross-border fire by North Korea.South Korea’s Unification Ministry, which handles affairs with North Korea, separately condemned the North’s detonations as a “highly abnormal” and “regressive” measure that violates previous inter-Korean agreements.Video provided by South Korea’s military showed a cloud of white and gray smoke emerging from the explosion at a road near the western border town of Kaesong. North Korean trucks and excavators could be seen clearing out debris. Another video showed smoke emerging from a coastal road near the eastern border.During a previous era of inter-Korean detente in the 2000s, the two Koreas reconnected two pairs of road and rail links across their heavily fortified border — one pair called Gyeongui Line on the western portion and the other called Donghae Line on the eastern portion. But their operations were later suspended as the Koreas wrangled over North Korea’s nuclear program and other issues.Parts of the road route on Gyeongui Line and parts of both road and rail routes on Donghae Line were destroyed Tuesday. North Korea has already removed ties and rails from the northern side of Gyeongui Line’s rail track, according to the South Korean military.North Korea has a history of staging the choreographed destruction of facilities on its own soil as a political message.In 2020, North Korea blew up an empty, South Korean-built liaison office building just north of the border in retaliation for South Korean civilian leafleting campaigns. In 2018, North Korea demolished tunnels at its nuclear testing site at the start of nuclear diplomacy with the United States. In 2008, North Korea blew up a cooling tower at its main nuclear complex when earlier disarmament-for-aid negotiations with Washington and others were happening.Destroying the road and rail links, mainly built with South Korean money, would be in line with leader Kim Jong Un’s order in January to abandon the goal of peaceful Korean unification and formally designate South Korea as the country’s “invariable principal enemy.” That order surprised many outside North Korea watchers because it seemed to break from his predecessors’ long-cherished dreams of peacefully unifying the Korean Peninsula on the North’s terms.Experts say Kim likely aims to diminish South Korea’s voice in the regional nuclear standoff and seek direct dealings with the United States. Kim may also hope to diminish South Korean cultural influence and bolster his family’s dynastic rule at home.North Korea has accused South Korea of infiltrating drones to drop propaganda leaflets over Pyongyang three times this month and threatened to respond with force if it happened again. South Korea has refused to confirm whether it sent drones but warned that North Korea would face the end of its regime if the safety of South Korean citizens is threatened.Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of Kim Jong Un, said Tuesday that North Korea has secured unspecified clear evidence that South Korean “military gangsters” are behind the alleged drone flights. She warned that South Korea “will have to pay a dear price.”North Korea’s state media reported Tuesday that Kim Jong Un laid out unspecified tasks related to “immediate military action” and the operation of his war deterrent during a meeting Monday. North Korea’s military earlier threatened to turn South Korea into “piles of ashes,” saying its frontline army units were ready to open fire.The South Korean Unification Ministry said the cross-border roads and the rail links were built with South Korean materials and equipment worth $132.9 million provided in the form of loans, and the North is still obligated to pay back the aid.Last week, North Korea said it would permanently block its border with South Korea and build front-line defense structures. South Korean officials said North Korea had been adding anti-tank barriers and laying mines along the border since earlier this year.In recent years North Korea has performed a run of provocative missile tests, and South Korea and the United States have expanded military drills and cooperation.



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