The Daily Populous

Monday November 4th, 2024 day edition

image for White House Christmas tree chosen from North Carolina area hit hard by Hurricane Helene

This year’s official White House Christmas tree comes from western North Carolina, one of the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Helene in late September.

It’s the second time in a row a tree from North Carolina has been selected for the White House, and the first from Cartner’s Christmas Tree Farm.

The farm’s owner, Sam Cartner, said this is an achievement for all the tree farms in western North Carolina.

As North Carolina tree growers approach the start of the Christmas tree “cutting season,” which begins in two weeks, most believe they will be open for business, according to Jennifer Greene, executive director of the North Carolina Christmas Tree Association.

The North Carolina Christmas Tree Association says the state has provided the White House Christmas tree 16 times.

The White House Christmas tree is selected at a contest hosted by the National Christmas Tree Association, the national trade association and advocacy organization for the farm-grown Christmas tree industry.

The North Carolina Fraser fir is the most popular Christmas tree, and the state produces about 20% of all real Christmas trees, according to the North Carolina Christmas Tree Association. »

Teenager wearing Trump shirt charged with punching Harris supporter, 70

Authored by tcpalm.com

STUART — With election day just three days away, a teenager and apparent supporter of former President Donald Trump was arrested here Saturday at a rally in support of Vice President Kamala Harris and charged with punching a 70-year-old woman in the stomach.

He was charged with battery on a person 65 years of age or over, according to Stuart Police Department spokesperson Brian Bossio.

"Several people pointed out a male who was walking away from the area as someone who battered or struck a woman. »

Russia’s use of unidentified gas surges on the front line, Ukraine lacks detectors

Authored by kyivindependent.com

Ukraine needs “hundreds” of complex detectors that cost $100,000 to $600,000 each to better identify what exactly is being used by Russian troops, according to the colonel.

Vlasiuk said the types of gas identified thus far are CS and CS tear gas, as well as ammonia and chloropicrin.

Understanding the unidentified gas deployed by Russian troops allows Ukraine to treat the symptoms better, Vlasiuk stressed. »

Federal judge lets Iowa keep challenging voter rolls although naturalized citizens may be affected

Authored by apnews.com

Locher also said the state’s effort does not remove anyone from the voter rolls, but rather requires some voters to use provisional ballots.

They said the state was violating naturalized citizens’ voting rights by wrongfully challenging their registrations and investigating them if they cast ballots.

The people on the state’s list of potential noncitizens may have become naturalized citizens after their statements to the Department of Transportation. »