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Bernie Sanders dismisses Haley Stevens, says Michigan race is against the ‘billionaire class’
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., took a swipe at Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., on Saturday, saying Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary isn’t about her, but about whether the «billionaire class» can stop progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed.
Sanders — joined by progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at the Detroit Opera House rally — delivered the remarks to voters alongside El-Sayed, who is set to face Stevens in Michigan’s Aug. 4 primary.
«In all due respect to Haley Stevens, everybody knows that this is not an election between her and Abdul,» Sanders said. «This is an election between Abdul and the billionaire class. That is what this election is about.»
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary is about whether the «billionaire class» can stop progressive Abdul El-Sayed. (Sarah Rice/Getty Images, File)
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Sanders said wealthy donors and outside groups have poured unprecedented sums into the race to defeat El-Sayed, whom he has endorsed as one of the leading progressive candidates running for the Senate this cycle.
«The billionaire class, which has already — and there are two weeks left to go in the election — has already spent $50 million against him,» Sanders said. «Now I want everybody here throughout the state, people turning on the TVs, and they see all these ads, I want you to ask yourself a simple question: Why are the richest people in the country spending tens and tens of millions of dollars to defeat Abdul El-Sayed?»
Sanders claimed outside groups have outspent El-Sayed’s campaign by a margin of 12-to-1, portraying the flood of spending as evidence that powerful interests view the progressive candidate as a threat.
According to AdImpact, super PACs backing Stevens are spending about $26.9 million on TV ads during the final five weeks of the primary, compared with roughly $2.1 million backing El-Sayed.
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Michigan U.S. Sen. candidate, Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., has the backing of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. (Kristen Norman/AP Photo, File)
The Michigan Senate primary has emerged as one of the most closely watched Democratic contests of the 2026 cycle, highlighting the growing divide between the party’s progressive and establishment wings.
El-Sayed has been endorsed by Sanders and other prominent progressives, including AOC, while Stevens has the backing of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and recently received the endorsement of retiring Sen. Gary Peters.
Stevens has represented Michigan’s 11th Congressional District since 2019 after serving on the Obama administration’s auto industry task force.
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The congresswoman attracted attention on the campaign trail in recent days after a couple of bizarre speeches went viral online.
In one viral clip, Stevens was mocked online as critics compared her animated campaign speech to a classic «Saturday Night Live» sketch featuring Chris Farley’s «van down by the river» character.
Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., and progressive rival Abdul El-Sayed are in a hotly contested Michigan Democratic Senate primary. (Kristen Norman/AP Photo, File)
The viral moment also drew renewed attention to a 2020 House floor speech in which Stevens, wearing pink latex gloves during the COVID-19 pandemic, continued speaking after her allotted time expired as the speaker pro tempore repeatedly declared her «out of order» and struck the gavel.
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The Senate race tightened after state Sen. Mallory McMorrow ended her campaign earlier this month, leaving Stevens and El-Sayed in a head-to-head contest that many Democrats view as a proxy battle over the party’s future direction.
The winner is expected to face Republican Mike Rogers in November.
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New York City is permanently bankrolling a program that pays people up to $10 a day for used syringes, a controversial effort critics argue puts taxpayer dollars into addicts’ pockets rather than getting them treatment.
The program, known as the Community Syringe Redemption Program, was quietly made permanent through Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first city budget after the city’s $126 billion spending plan set aside $3 million to continue it beyond its pilot phase, the New York Post reported. The funding appeared in budget documents submitted to the New York City Council on June 30, shortly before lawmakers approved the budget.
Participants receive 20 cents for every used syringe they return, with payments capped at 50 syringes, or $10 a day, according to the New York City Health Department. The city operates eight redemption sites — five in the Bronx and one each in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens — where enrolled participants can drop off used needles during scheduled collection hours.
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A used syringe sits on the ground in a park as local politicians, religious leaders and members of the Harlem community participate in a Make Our Streets Safe for Our Children march and rally on Oct. 8 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
The program launched as a pilot in March 2025 after legislation backed by progressive City Council members passed in 2022. It is run by Addiction Response Resources, a nonprofit that also started a similar syringe redemption program in Boston, under an $11.1 million contract that runs through the end of next year, the Post reported.
Health officials say the program has collected more than 2.3 million used syringes since it began about 16 months ago, the outlet reported. During its first year, the city paid out about $292,000 to more than 1,700 participants.
Sanitation Department data cited by the Post shows workers have collected 26,229 discarded needles so far this year, down from 64,560 during the same period in 2025.
Outreach worker Danilo with St. Ann’s Corner of Harm Reduction participates in a weekly needle clean-up at a Bronx park that drug users often use on April 23, 2025, in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
According to the Post, the city is paying for the program with more than $189 million in settlement funds it received from major opioid manufacturers and distributors — money some critics argue should be directed toward addiction treatment instead.
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Queens Republican Councilwoman Joann Ariola argued the opioid settlement money used to fund the program «should all be going toward addiction treatment services — not for paying users to turn in their needles for cash,» the Post reported. She added that the program «is putting money in the pockets of addicts» instead of helping them overcome addiction.
Outreach workers with St. Ann’s Corner of Harm Reduction participate in a weekly needle clean-up on April 23, 2025 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Bronx Democratic Councilman Oswald Feliz credited the effort to remove discarded syringes but warned the city «should not recklessly create conditions that can threaten the safety of vulnerable communities,» according to the Post.
Some participants see the program differently.
Tamia Wright, 43, told the Post it had become «definitely a side hustle» after returning used needles at a park in the Bronx, adding she planned to spend the money on «weed… and cigarettes.»
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City officials say the program is meant to reduce dangerous syringe litter in neighborhoods that frequently report discarded needles. The Health Department says improperly discarded syringes can pose risks of needlestick injuries and disease transmission, and urges residents to safely dispose of sharps or report syringe litter through 311.
Health Department spokesperson Rachel Vick defended the program, saying it helps residents «live in a community free of syringe litter» while safely disposing of medical waste and connecting people in need with nearby care.
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Un violento ataque armado sacudió la tranquilidad del municipio de San Miguel Dueñas, del departamento Sacatepéquez, en Guatemala.
El incidente, que inicialmente se reportó como una balacera aislada, cobró la vida de dos hombres y dejó a una tercera persona gravemente herida.
La alerta se activó en horas de la noche del sábado 18 de julio, cuando llamadas de emergencia movilizaron a los cuerpos de socorro hacia la escena del crimen. Bomberos Municipales Departamentales acudieron de inmediato para brindar asistencia médica.
Al llegar, los paramédicos evaluaron a las víctimas; sin embargo, dos de ellas ya no contaban con signos vitales debido a la gravedad y multiplicidad de los impactos de bala recibidos en órganos vitales. Una tercera víctima, que sobrevivió al ataque inicial, fue trasladada de urgencia en estado crítico hacia el hospital nacional más cercano.
El caso dio un giro determinante este domingo 19 de julio tras la revelación de grabaciones procedentes de cámaras de seguridad instaladas en los alrededores de la zona. Las imágenes captaron el momento exacto en el que se perpetró el crimen y evidenciaron que se trató de una emboscada.
En los metrajes compartidos en plataformas digitales se observa cómo las víctimas viajaban en un picop rojo cuando fueron interceptadas de manera sorpresiva por un vehículo blanco que les impidió el paso. En la escena aparece una camioneta agrícola más, de donde se bajan varias personas y abren fuego de forma directa y continua.
Un ataque armado en San Miguel Dueñas, Sacatepéquez, dejó dos hombres muertos y una tercera persona herida de gravedad. Las cámaras de seguridad revelaron que el crimen fue una emboscada y no una balacera aislada. Las grabaciones muestran que las víctimas viajaban en un picop rojo y fueron interceptadas por un vehículo blanco y otra camioneta agrícola. (Redes Sociales)
En las imágenes se observa cómo un grupo de personas que estaban sentadas en un área cercana salen huyendo al escuchar los disparos.
Mientras que las víctimas tratan de escapar, pero sólo logran movilizarse unos metros de retroceso. Luego buscan huir de frente, pero la ráfaga de disparos se los impide. Tras consolidar el crimen en cuestión de segundos, los sicarios huyeron del lugar con rumbo desconocido, aprovechando los callejones de la localidad.
Elementos de la Policía Nacional Civil (PNC) acordonaron rápidamente el perímetro para resguardar la escena y proteger las evidencias balísticas, mientras fiscales del Ministerio Público (MP) iniciaron la recolección de indicios y testimonios.
El material audiovisual de las cámaras de vigilancia se ha convertido en la pieza central de la investigación, ya que permite identificar cómo ocurrió el hecho, así como los vehículos empleados en la fuga.
Hasta el momento, las autoridades no han determinado el móvil del doble asesinato. Mientras que vecinos identificaron a una de las víctimas como Cristian Alexander López, más conocido como “Tiny Boy”. De acuerdo con medios locales, se trata de peligroso pandillero cabecilla de una clica que opera contra pilotos y comerciantes. Sin embargo, esta información aún no es confirmada por las autoridades.
Otra de las víctimas sería el cuñado de Alexander López, quien aún no ha sido identificado por nombre.
En tanto, autoridades del Ministerio Público y de las Fuerzas Especiales de la Policía Nacional Civil guatemalteca ya investigan los indicios y las posibles causas del ataque armado.
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A powerful earthquake ripped through Peru’s Andes region overnight, killing at least five people and leaving hundreds displaced as homes and a church collapsed, with authorities warning Sunday that an unknown number of people remain missing.
The magnitude 5.5 quake struck shortly after 9:20 p.m. Saturday near the city of Sicaya in central Peru, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake injured more than 20 people and forced at least 300 residents from their homes, Peru’s National Civil Defense Institute said.
Officials were still trying to account for missing residents Sunday after several buildings collapsed or were left unsafe, including a local church and convent.
SECURITY GUARD SURVIVES EIGHT DAYS BENEATH COLLAPSED SHOPPING CENTER AFTER VENEZUELA EARTHQUAKES
Residents walk amid the debris of homes that collapsed after an earthquake struck Pumpuya, Peru, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Javier Ninanya)
Authorities said the region’s widespread use of traditional adobe construction likely made the damage worse. Luis Vásquez, head of the local civil defense office, said the rustic building materials «contributed to the greater impact and damage.»
A motor tricycle is stuck amid the debris of homes that collapsed after an earthquake struck Pumpuya, Peru, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jhefry Sedano)
Images from the hard-hit farming community of Chongo Bajo showed families wrapped in blankets outside damaged homes as neighbors picked through the rubble. Animals could also be seen trapped beneath collapsed buildings.
BOY, 2, PULLED ALIVE FROM RUBBLE SIX DAYS AFTER VENEZUELA’S DEVASTATING TWIN EARTHQUAKES
«My home has been destroyed,» resident Hermenegilda Guamalato told local radio while looking for shelter with her three children in the neighboring province of Huayucachi.
Residents stand next to the covered bodies of neighbors who were killed after an earthquake struck Pumpuya, Peru, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Javier Ninanya)
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Peru sits along the Pacific «Ring of Fire,» one of the world’s most active earthquake zones. In 2007, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck the coastal province of Pisco, killing nearly 600 people.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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