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• In their speeches at the convention, both Emhoff and Walz leaned into their goofy dad personas.
• Experts told BI that their warm personas project onto Harris, who highlights her toughness.
• Emhoff and Walz are employing their potential unprecedented roles strategically.

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• DOJ prosecutors brought charges against Michelle Bond, a failed Republican congressional candidate.
• They allege she illegally used money from her boyfriend, Ryan Salame, to fuel her campaign.
• Salame gave Bond money through an allegedly fake consulting gig with FTX, where

• I'm a trained chef who loves grocery shopping for my husband and me at Costco.
• I stock up on fruit like lemons and cherries to make homemade beverages.
• The Kirkland Signature Parmigiano-Reggiano and Foppen Norwegian-smoked-salmon slices feel gourmet.

Even though I no longer work in a professional kitchen

• Jessica Fisher, FlyJets' CEO, says people can fly private for cheaper by booking "empty legs."
• The startup developed a "fly empty" concept to match customers flying opposite routes.
• Fisher says it's more affordable for customers and allows operators to generate more revenue.

While flying private is

The modern chip bag took decades to evolve from a single sheet to a complicated mix of plastics and aluminum. The design, referred to as a multilayered package, is used in everything from juice boxes to ketchup packets to yogurt pouches. The use of so many materials means the packaging is almost never recycled. In India, one entrepreneur is tackling this ubiquitous waste stream by turning it into

• The gearbox defect that caused the V-22 crash in 2023 had been found as early as 2013, reports show.
• But a top Air Force official said the fatal Osprey crash was the first time the gearbox part failed.
• The Pentagon was warned about the flaw in 2014

• China's could seize of some of Taiwan's most vulnerable islands within the next six months, war analysts warn.
• An aggressive, short-of-war campaign could force the islands into a quarantine.
• Involvement by the US and its allies will be critical in maintaining Taiwan's resistance

• Michelle Obama released her second book book, "The Light We Carry," in 2022.
• She recalled how one teleprompter broke and the other was blocked by signs for her 2008 DNC speech.
• Luckily, she had prepared by memorizing her entire 16-minute speech.

Michelle Obama overcame a teleprompter mishap

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• Once-niche aspects of Midwestern culture are inescapable in the 2024 election.
• JD Vance and Tim Walz are highlighting their contrasting Midwestern identities to appeal to voters.
• Chappell Roan's "The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess" has also made the Midwest mainstream.

During the Democratic National Convention's boisterous roll call