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Why would Donald Trump devote valuable campaign time to talking with podcast hosts about cocaine benders, golf swings and boxing legends? The strategy driving this is no secret. Trump’s campaign has acknowledged what it sees as a key to victory on Nov. 5: Turning out politically apathetic men. His team believes there’sContinue Reading

World Donald Trump stuck to his previous position that there would not be another debate with Kamala Harris before voters go to the polls in the Nov. 5 election. ‘The problem with another debate is that it’s just too late,’ says Republican candidateThomson Reuters · Posted: Sep 21, 2024 4:08Continue Reading

World Palestinians said an Israeli strike killed at least 22 people, including 13 children, in a school sheltering displaced people in southern Gaza City on Saturday, while the Israeli military said the attack targeted a command centre of militant group Hamas. Palestinians say 13 children were among the dead in Gaza CityContinue Reading

World Toddlers wounded in Israeli airstrike hours after getting polio vaccine in Gaza, aunt saysMere hours after getting their polio vaccinations in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, as part of a children’s immunization campaign, sisters Hanan Al-Daqqi and Misk Al-Daqqi were wounded in an Israeli airstrike on theirContinue Reading

World Days ahead of Saturday’s presidential election in Sri Lanka, many still complain of corrupt leaders, economic mismanagement and the entrenched power of the political old guard. But former protesters are having a hard time coming together behind a candidate. Former protesters agree nation needs new political systemThe Associated Press · Posted: Sep 20, 2024 12:27 PM EDT | Last Updated: September 20Continue Reading

World Israeli security services said on Thursday they had arrested an Israeli citizen on suspicion of involvement in an Iranian-backed assassination plot targeting prominent people, including the prime minister. It’s alleged Israeli businessman attended 2 meetings with Iranian officials discussing plotThomson Reuters · Posted: Sep 20, 2024 9:03 AM EDTContinue Reading

World Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Thursday that Jewish-American voters would be partly to blame if he loses the Nov. 5 election to Vice-President Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate. Former Trump campaign spokesperson calls comments ‘absolutely despicable’Thomson Reuters · Posted: Sep 20, 2024 8:22 AM EDT | LastContinue Reading

World Can phones be rigged to explode like the pagers in Lebanon? Experts say it’s possible — but unlikelyGiven the deadly explosions of pagers owned by members of Hezbollah this week, many smartphone users are asking if their devices could also be remotely set to explode. While it’s technically possible,Continue Reading

While addressing a crowd at the Eurasian Women’s Forum in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed government policy geared toward helping women achieve the ultimate balance — professional success while being the linchpin “of a large, large family.” He went on to joke that Russian women can manage itContinue Reading