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Biden conspicuously absent from campaign trail as Obama, Harris step up for midterm push
Former President Joe Biden has been largely absent from the campaign trail as Democrats fight to win back House and Senate majorities in November, even as former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Kamala Harris step up efforts to boost the party’s candidates.
Biden, 83, has kept a limited public schedule while battling advanced, metastatic prostate cancer. He has endorsed candidates and is helping Democrats raise money, according to a source in Biden’s political circle. But the former president has made few political appearances this year.
The contrast is increasingly visible with four weeks to go until Election Day.
Obama is cutting ads for Senate and gubernatorial candidates, helping the party fundraise and preparing to hit the trail during the closing stretch of the midterm campaign. Harris, the Democrats’ 2024 presidential nominee, is also campaigning across key battleground states, including a recent stop in Michigan with Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed.
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Biden has appeared at just a handful of political events this year. He spoke in February at a reception honoring his 2020 South Carolina primary victory, which propelled him toward the Democratic nomination and eventually the presidency. In June, he addressed a Maryland Democratic Party event.
Longtime Democratic strategist Michael Ceraso told Digital that some in the party’s elite and fundraising class are concerned that «if Biden were to be pushed out there in any sort of way for virtual or in-person opportunities, he could be a liability.»
Veteran Democratic strategist Maria Cardona had a different take, telling Digital, «There are still a ton of Americans who love Joe Biden.»
Biden did weigh in on a handful of Democratic primary showdowns this cycle. The former president endorsed former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms for governor. Bottoms, who served as a senior advisor in the Biden administration, won the Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nomination.
The former president also backed Dan Koh, another Biden administration veteran, who captured the Democratic nomination in Massachusetts’ 6th Congressional District.
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Biden is also advocating on behalf of efforts to secure democracy.
«American democracy begins and ends at the ballot box. There is no more important civic duty nor fundamental right to be defended,» the former president wrote on social media last month, as he cast his ballot in his home state of Delaware’s primary. «Voting defines our freedom and makes everything possible.»
But mostly, Biden has served as a foil for President Donald Trump, who Biden ousted from the White House in the 2020 election. Four years later, Biden ended his re-election bid after a disastrous debate performance against Trump in their 2024 rematch.
Trump and fellow Republicans are repeatedly blaming Biden for high prices at the gas and diesel pumps, even though public opinion polls indicate most Americans now point fingers at Trump and his administration.
Biden left the presidency with poor approval ratings, as he faced high inflation, foreign policy divides, and lingering questions about his ability to serve in office. He stood at 42% approval and 57% disapproval in January 2025, in the final poll during his White House tenure.
Post-presidency, Biden held a 71% favorable rating among Democrats in a CNN poll conducted in May. But Biden’s favorable rating among Democrats was 25 points lower than Obama’s.
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Meanwhile, some Democrats still blame him for Trump’s 2024 re-election, arguing that Biden did not get out of the race in time to allow Harris to mount a successful campaign.
Ceraso, a veteran of two presidential campaigns, pointed to the 2024 election and told Digital that Biden left a «bad taste with some Democrats, especially within the party’s elite and fundraising class.»
He added, «I do not think Biden has the same level of charisma as Vice President Harris and former President Obama, and if I’m organizing an event to get thousands of people to come out, I would not do that around Biden.»
Cardona, a Democratic National Committee member, said Biden’s health is stifling requests for campaign trail appearances.
«I guarantee you no one would try to bother him to come campaign for them while, at 83 years old, he is battling cancer and in the toughest fight of his life,» Cardona emphasized.
Digital reached out to a Biden spokesman for comment, but did not receive a response at the time this story was published.
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GOP senator takes aim at blue-city mayor for move promoting foreign workers in key industry: ‘Lit on fire’
FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) is taking aim at the Democratic mayor of Columbus, Ohio, over a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that was signed with the African nation of Ghana promoting a joint nursing program.
«Instead of investing in Ohio’s domestic workforce, you and the Columbus City Council chose to direct $225,000 in public dollars towards recruiting nurses from overseas,» Moreno wrote to Mayor Andrew Ginther on Wednesday morning, expressing «disappointment» over the MOU in Columbus, the state capital of Ohio.
«But this figure is only a fraction of the approximately $8.3 million in taxpayer dollars you have lit on fire to benefit noncitizens and foreign governments since you were elected as mayor.»
Moreno’s criticism comes after the city and Ghanaian officials signed a memorandum of understanding in September establishing the Ghana-Columbus Nursing Partnership Programme. The agreement is intended to strengthen nursing education, expand workforce development, and create legal pathways for qualified Ghanaian nurses to enter Ohio’s health care workforce.
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Moreno argued that the agreement could result in American nurses being replaced by lower-cost foreign labor and said public funds should instead be used to expand enrollment and training capacity at Ohio colleges and universities.
«You were elected to serve the citizens of Columbus, not the citizens of Ghana,» Moreno wrote. «Increasing publicly subsidized foreign nursing recruitment programs will likely negatively impact American nurses’ wages. These funds should be invested directly in Ohio nursing students and utilized to expand Ohio’s universities and colleges nursing programs’ capacity. I recommend you implement policies that invest public funds in American nurses.»
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The partnership between Ghana and Columbus has been widely blasted by conservatives on social media in recent weeks, with many arguing that American citizens should fill those jobs.
«Why aren’t our tax dollars funding nursing scholarships and careers for Ohioans instead?» Attorney and GOP strategist Mehek Cooke posted on X in response to reporting from journalist Natalie Winters. «Stop sidelining Americans with OUR money.»
«It’s worth noting that earlier this year a homecare nurse from Ghana named Roberta Achampong fled the country back to Ghana after allegedly stealing millions from Medicaid and buying a swanky house and a Porsche,» policy analyst Parker Thayer posted on X. «And now the mayor of Columbus wants more nurses from Ghana.’
The $225,000 referenced in Moreno’s letter was approved by Columbus City Council as a 2026 general fund grant to Greater Columbus Sister Cities International. The ordinance says the money is intended to support business, government, cultural, educational, and environmental exchanges among Columbus’ 10 sister cities, including Accra, Ghana, as well as the organization’s staffing and administrative costs.
Digital reached out to Ginther’s office for comment.
«Ghana has made significant investment in training nursing professionals who can migrate legally to enter a ready market in Columbus,» Ginther said during the signing ceremony, according to a press release from the government of Ghana.
The press release added that Ghanaian officials «emphasized that the agreement extends far beyond simple labor migration and stated that the MoU serves as a strategic platform for: mutual skills transfer between medical professionals, institutional strengthening for healthcare facilities, joint research collaborations and health innovations and global improvement of patient health outcomes.»
Moreno wrote that he hopes the mayor will «reallocate public dollars toward expanding enrollment and training capacity at area colleges and universities, which would generate additional high-earning job opportunities for younger generations in our community and improve patient care.»
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Universidad peruana lleva agentes de IA a sus cursos: 850 docentes ya están certificados y busca llegar a 4.000
La Universidad César Vallejo (UCV) ha certificado a 850 docentes para desarrollar y utilizar agentes de inteligencia artificial (IA) en sus cursos y prevé elevar esa cifra a 4.000 el próximo año. Jorge Peralta Nelson, director de Innovación Tecnológica de la institución, vinculó esa expansión con el objetivo de llevar estos recursos a cerca del 50 % de la malla curricular.
El despliegue forma parte del proceso por el que la universidad recibió un reconocimiento de Google como institución de referencia en el uso educativo de Gemini. Peralta explicó que no se trató de un concurso, sino de una selección realizada por la compañía tecnológica entre universidades que cumplían determinadas condiciones de adopción de inteligencia artificial.
Entre los indicadores mencionados por el directivo figuran cerca de 70.000 usuarios de Gemini en un periodo de seis meses y 75.000 estudiantes capacitados en inteligencia artificial, cloud y herramientas de Google. La alianza entre ambas instituciones comenzó hace dos años con un programa orientado al desarrollo de competencias digitales entre los estudiantes y posteriormente avanzó hacia la incorporación de IA en los procesos de enseñanza.
“Ochocientos cincuenta han sido certificados justamente en eso. Ahora vamos a pasar el próximo año a cuatro mil”, señaló Peralta sobre la capacitación de profesores para generar sus propios agentes.
El uso de inteligencia artificial, sin embargo, no se limita a los agentes desarrollados por los profesores. Heraclio Campana Añasco, vicerrector académico de la UCV, señaló que la universidad también ha trabajado con IA en sílabos, contenidos y diseños instruccionales, mientras prepara una nueva actualización curricular para responder, entre otros cambios, a nuevas necesidades profesionales asociadas con el avance de esta tecnología.
Agentes de IA para evaluación y reforzamiento
Los profesores pueden crear agentes mediante instrucciones o prompts, sin necesidad de programarlos, y configurarlos con los contenidos de cada curso para realizar tareas específicas. Entre los casos de uso mencionados por Peralta figuran tutores de reforzamiento, simuladores de exámenes y ejercicios de role play.
Los agentes también pueden generar pruebas o ejercicios adaptados al nivel de cada estudiante, una aplicación que la universidad plantea como un recurso para personalizar determinadas actividades de aprendizaje.
“Lo que proponemos con los agentes es que cada profesor pueda personalizar para cada curso un recurso de aprendizaje a la medida”, afirmó Peralta.
Uno de los casos destacados por el directivo es la evaluación. Según sus estimaciones, un profesor puede revisar alrededor de 500 pruebas durante un ciclo, mientras que los agentes desarrollados para esa tarea permiten realizar en minutos procesos que anteriormente podían demandar días.
Peralta sostuvo que la finalidad es reducir el tiempo destinado a determinadas labores operativas para que el profesor pueda dedicarlo a otras actividades, como la preparación de materiales y recursos para sus clases.
De la evaluación al papel del docente
Mientras Peralta sitúa uno de los principales usos de los agentes en el proceso de evaluación, Campana aborda el cambio desde el modelo académico. Según explicó, la universidad busca que los estudiantes desarrollen un producto y posteriormente lo sustenten mediante distintos mecanismos, entre ellos una exposición oral, un video, un resumen o una aplicación.
De esta manera, la evaluación apunta a comprobar lo que el estudiante es capaz de desarrollar y sustentar, en lugar de limitarse a mecanismos tradicionales de evaluación.
La capacitación de los primeros 850 profesores también se ha concentrado en el uso ético de la IA y su aplicación en los procesos docentes. Peralta señaló que uno de los desafíos es definir el lugar de estas herramientas dentro del aprendizaje y evitar que su utilización se limite a copiar o resolver tareas.
Según explicó, la universidad busca orientar las evaluaciones hacia competencias y emplear la IA para crear situaciones en las que los estudiantes puedan entrenarse y demostrar lo aprendido.
La incorporación de agentes, sostuvo Peralta, no está planteada como un reemplazo de los profesores, sino como una forma de extender determinadas capacidades docentes, incluida la posibilidad de ofrecer recursos de apoyo a los estudiantes fuera del horario habitual de clases.
“La capacidad de enseñar hoy es humana y seguirá siendo humana, en mi entender”, afirmó.
Campana situó el papel del profesor en el desarrollo de capacidades como pensamiento crítico y analítico, resolución de problemas, comunicación efectiva y trabajo en equipo. Añadió que acceder a información mediante inteligencia artificial no equivale por sí solo a generar conocimiento, sino que el estudiante debe procesarla, sistematizarla e integrarla.
Currículo e impacto en el aprendizaje
La incorporación de inteligencia artificial también forma parte de los cambios que la universidad proyecta en su formación académica. Campana informó que la UCV trabaja en una nueva actualización curricular y que ha encargado estudios para responder a nuevas necesidades del mercado laboral.
Entre esos cambios mencionó la aparición de empleos vinculados con la aplicación de inteligencia artificial para los que, según indicó, todavía existe necesidad de profesionales preparados. El vicerrector sostuvo que la formación universitaria debe anticiparse a las transformaciones tecnológicas y del conocimiento que puedan producirse en los próximos años.
La estrategia incluye además herramientas destinadas directamente a los estudiantes. A través de sus cuentas institucionales pueden acceder a recursos como Gemini y NotebookLM. Según Peralta, este último permite trabajar con materiales académicos para generar resúmenes, videos, infografías, presentaciones y traducciones.
La UCV prevé habilitar licencias de Gemini Pro para sus estudiantes matriculados. Peralta indicó que las licencias educativas disponibles actualmente tienen determinadas capacidades restringidas y que la versión Pro está prevista para las cuentas institucionales correspondientes a la matrícula 27/1.
El impacto de este despliegue sobre los resultados educativos, sin embargo, todavía deberá ser evaluado. Peralta señaló que la universidad se encuentra actualmente en una etapa de implementación de estas herramientas y que el siguiente paso será medir sus efectos sobre el aprendizaje.
Members of Serbia’s Gendarmerie stand guard at the entrance to the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade on Oct. 28, 2026, after a police officer stationed at the mission was attacked with two knives shortly after midnight. (Andrej Isakovic / AFP via Getty Images)
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An assailant armed with two knives attacked a member of Serbia’s Gendarmerie guarding the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade shortly after midnight Wednesday, prompting the officer to fatally shoot the attacker in self-defense, according to Serbian authorities.
The assailant, who was a minor, allegedly shouted «Allahu Akbar» — or «God is great» in Arabic — as he slashed the officer in the face, leaving the officer «slightly injured.»
Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said authorities are treating the incident as a terrorist attack, adding that security forces had been monitoring the assailant.
Dacic said the attacker supported ISIS and displayed a black flag bearing the terrorist group’s symbol on his Instagram account. The attacker was believed to be Serbian and from the town of Sabac, Dacic added.
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Israel’s foreign ministry confirmed the «attempted terrorist attack,» and said the incident was under investigation by the relevant authorities.
«The attacker was neutralized by local police. No embassy personnel were injured, and the mission was closed at the time of the incident, which occurred late at night,» the statement said.
According to Serbian prosecutors, an unidentified person wearing black clothes opened the door to the security booth outside the embassy around 12:15 a.m. local time.
One Serbian police officer stands guard outside the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade following the terror attack on Oct. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
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Prosecutors said the attacker then walked toward the officer inside, identified as D.S., and threw one of his knives in his direction, hitting the officer in the left cheek.
D.S. then retrieved his service weapon and fired multiple rounds, killing the attacker on the spot, according to the office of the Higher Public Prosecutor in Belgrade.
Photos from the scene hours after the attack show heavily armed police officers standing at the entrance of the embassy.
A view of the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade after the terror attack on Oct. 28, 2026. (Reuters/Zorana Jevtic)
Dacic said Serbia had raised its terrorism threat level to the highest level, prompting an increased police presence at sensitive sites and crowded public spaces across the country.
In June 2024, a crossbow-wielding assailant wounded a Serbian police officer guarding the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade before the officer returned fire, killing the attacker.
The latest attack comes a day after Israel held parliamentary elections, with exit polls pointing to no clear winner.
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