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Melinda French Gates has endorsed President Joe Biden for re-election.French Gates and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates divorced in 2021.'I'm supporting Biden this election and asking others to do the same.'"I've never endorsed a presidential candidate before. But this year's election stands to be so enormously consequential for women and families that, this time, I can't stay quiet. Women deserve a leader who cares about the issues they face and is committed to protecting their safety, their health, their economic power, their reproductive rights, and their ability to freely and fully participate in a functioning democracy. In this election, the contrast couldn't be greater, and the stakes couldn't be higher. I will be voting for President Biden," she tweeted.In an opinion piece published by CNN, French Gates claimed that Trump's White House tenure robbed women "of essential freedoms.""My work on gender equality and global health often requires me to work with leaders on both sides of the aisle, so I've avoided talking publicly about who I voted for in past elections. But this year is different. After Trump’s first term in office endangered the health of women, compromising their safety and robbing them of essential freedoms, I'm supporting Biden this election and asking others to do the same," she wrote.During an interview with Gayle King, French Gates had already indicated that she would likely make an endorsement and noted that she would vote for Biden.French Gates told King that she is "stepping up" her "political giving, along side my charitable, because I think we can move things like paid family medical leave further if I'm doing both." Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A bizarre, broad-daylight confrontation Wednesday in Rock Hill, South Carolina, ended with a male shooting a female dead — but the female's girlfriend was charged with murder.Police responded to the shooting around 3:10 p.m. at Riverwalk Parkway near Cel River Road and found a woman who was shot in the chest, WSOC-TV reported.But police on Thursday told the station that Reed was charged with murder because she brought the gun and gave it to Lindsay.Investigators told the station the male and 40-year-old Samarian Lindsay worked together at a nearby business. The Post and Courier said the pair had a disagreement.After work, Lindsay got into a vehicle with her girlfriend, 32-year-old Brittney Reed, WSOC said. The Post and Courier said Reed was driving the car.The male got into his vehicle and started to drive away, but Reed used her vehicle to block him in while he was in traffic, the station said.With that, Lindsay walked up to the passenger side window of the male's vehicle and pulled out a gun, police told WSOC. But the male also pulled out a gun and shot her, police added to the station.Reed punched the male in the face, the station said, adding that he yelled at her to go away, which she did. The male then waited for officers to arrive, WSOC said, and they detained him.Lindsay was taken to Piedmont Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead, the station said.“Based on the factors, the male is not being charged as the shooting was in self-defense,” police told WSOC, adding that Reed was charged with assault and battery Wednesday.But police on Thursday told the station that Reed was charged with murder because she brought the gun and gave it to Lindsay.A judge denied Reed’s bond, WSOC said, adding that officers recovered two handguns. The investigation is ongoing, the station said.The identity of the male driver hasn't been released as of Thursday, the Post and Courier said, adding that police did not say which business employed the pair.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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Russian President Vladimir Putin's comments on Thursday that Moscow may supply weapons for North Korea after signing a defense pact with Pyongyang are "incredibly concerning," U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said.Putin suggested after a visit to North...