Today
Georgia judge overturns state law banning abortion after 6 weeks of pregnancy
• 8:42 PM
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A judge in the southern US state of Georgia overturned a stringent state-wide abortion law introduced after the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to abortion in 2022. The Georgia judge ruled that the ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnanc
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‘October Surprise’: The US election phenomenon that can sway a presidential race
• 5:46 PM
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Few American presidential elections have sailed all the way through to Election Day without one – or more – unexpected news events, sometimes turning a race totally on its head. This last-minute phenomenon is known as an “October Surprise” and has change
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UN extends Kenya-led security mission in Haiti amid rising hunger, violence
• 4:45 PM
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The UN extended its authorization of a multinational policing mission in Haiti led by Kenya on Monday amid reports of thousands of deaths due to gang violence this year and rising levels of acute hunger in the country. The transitional council governing
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Congolese basketball legend Dikembe Mutombo dies aged 58
• 3:57 PM
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Defensive player Dikembe Mutombo was an eight-time NBA All-Star who won accolades for his exceptional shot-blocking. He also was also known for his humanitarian work in Central Africa, especially in his native Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Harris, Trump battle for Pennsylvania’s Polish-American voters
• 3:01 PM
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With Pennsylvania set to be one of the major battleground states in the US presidential election, its large Polish community are finding themselves at the centre of a political tug-of-war, with both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris pitching for their votes
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More than 120 dead across southeastern US in aftermath of Hurricane Helene
• 1:43 PM
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At least 121 people have been killed across a wide swath of the southeastern US after torrential rains and flooding brought by Hurricane Helene downed power and communication lines, blocked roads, and caused supply shortages. Officials said the death tol
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Kris Kristofferson, US country music icon and actor, dies at 88
• 12:43 AM
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Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar who rose to fame as a country music superstar and Hollywood actor, has died at 88. Kristofferson passed away peacefully at his home in Maui, Hawaii, on Saturday, surrounded by family, according to spokeswoman Ebie McF
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Filmmaker Sandra Kogut on capturing Brazil's polarised election
• 12:00 AM
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A woman who captured on film Brazil's presidential election and the subsequent coup attempt as supporters of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro stormed the National Congress has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how her film has become a real historical d
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Yesterday
Hurricane Helene kills dozens as emergency supplies are rushed to North Carolina, Florida
• 9:55 PM
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Hurricane Helene unleashed torrential rains, leaving scores stranded or homeless, as recovery efforts commence after the storm claimed dozens of lives. The hurricane caused billions of dollars in damage across the US Southeast, with several million resid
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USA: at least 64 dead after Helene's deadly march across the Southeast
• 9:44 AM
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Massive rains from powerful Hurricane Helene left people stranded, without shelter and awaiting rescue, as the cleanup began from a tempest that killed at least 64 people, caused widespread destruction across the U.S. Southeast and knocked out power to m
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In Venezuela, protesters take to the streets against Nicolas Maduro as election dispute continues
• 9:42 AM
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro condemned the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon. He made the comment at an event to celebrate two months since his re-election, which continues to be disputed. Opposition is on the streets of the
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Trojan cars: Why the US fears Chinese cyberattacks on electric vehicles
• 7:50 AM
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The White House announced a plan this week to ban the sale or import of connected vehicles containing “specific pieces of hardware and software” that could be made in China or Russia, citing national security fears. While the threat of cyberattacks on co
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Saturday, september 28, 2024
SpaceX launches rescue mission for two NASA astronauts stranded at the ISS
• 6:47 PM
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SpaceX on Saturday launched a mission to rescue two astronauts stuck on the International Space Station (ISS), though the return leg of the mission to bring the two home will not be completed until next year. The two test pilots were marooned on the ISS
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Storm Helene leaves path of destruction across southeastern US
• 9:01 AM
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Hurricane Helene caused dozens of deaths and billions of dollars of destruction across a wide swath of the southeastern US as it raced through, and more than 3 million customers went into the weekend without any power and for some a continued threat of f
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Harris walks tightrope on migration while calling for more restrictions on asylum
• 8:59 AM
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Vice President Kamala Harris walked a scrubby stretch along the US-Mexico border on Friday and called for further tightening of asylum restrictions as she sought to project a tougher stance on illegal migration and address one of her biggest vulnerabilit
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Chinese exports fuel Russia's 'war machine' in Ukraine, Blinken says
• 2:09 AM
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed doubts Friday about China's efforts to pursue a peace deal in Ukraine, saying Beijing's exports to Russia were fuelling Moscow's "war machine". China and Brazil have been trying to rally the world's emerging
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Friday, september 27, 2024
Trump vows to end Ukraine war as he meets with Zelensky
• 2:44 PM
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Friday he would work with both Ukraine and Russia to end their war, as he stood next to Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky before their meeting in New York.
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In Peru, thousands of bus drivers strike over gang extortions
• 9:57 AM
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Thousands of buses ground to a halt in Peru's capital Lima on Thursday in an unusual protest against extortion from gangs, a racket that has become the bane of citizens' existence in Latin America. Story by Matthew-Mary Caruchet.
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New York mayor Eric Adams indicted over corruption allegations
• 9:33 AM
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New York's scandal-plagued Mayor Eric Adams is charged with wire fraud, soliciting illegal foreign campaign donations and bribery conspiracy -- stunning charges that fueled calls for his resignation. Details with Laurent Berstecher.
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Helene hits Florida and Georgia as one of largest storms to strike the US
• 8:51 AM
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Hurricane Helene roared through Florida and into Georgia on Friday as one of the most powerful storms to hit the U.S., with fears of deaths and widespread destruction in its wake. Details with Laurent Berstecher.
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Trump to meet Zelensky after tensions over Ukraine war
• 8:48 AM
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Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky will sit down for a potentially fractious meeting Friday, following a series of scathing attacks by the White House hopeful on the Ukrainian president's handling of the conflict with Russia. Story by Charlotte Hughes.
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More than 30 killed as Tropical Storm Helene surges across southeast US
• 8:21 AM
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At least 35 people have been killed in four states as Tropical Storm Helene, which made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane on Thursday, continues to sweep across the southeastern United States. Rescuers are rushing to save people trapped in fl
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'Catastrophic' Hurricane Helene makes landfall in Florida
• 4:05 AM
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More than a million people were without power as Hurricane Helene made landfall late Thursday night in the Big Bend region of Florida. Thousands have evacuated as authorities warned of a "nightmare" storm surge scenario.
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Millions without power as Helene lashes the South of the USA with wind and sheets of rain
• 12:51 AM
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Hurricane Helene roared ashore in a sparsely populated region of Florida as a powerful Category 4 storm, peeling the siding off buildings, trapping residents in rising floodwaters and knocking out power to millions of customers. At least four people were
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Harris meets Zelensky and slams Trump's 'surrender policy' for Ukraine
• 12:48 AM
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US Vice-President and presidential candidate Kamala Harris met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday, pledging support to the country. Meanwhile her opponent, Donald Trump, said he would be meeting with Zelensky on Friday.
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Thursday, september 26, 2024
Argentina’s poverty rate soars above 50 percent under ‘anarcho-capitalist’ Milei
• 8:52 PM
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Poverty in Argentina soared to almost 53 percent in the first half of 2024, the national statistics bureau reported on Thursday. The figure has risen sharply during the mandate of President Javier Milei, who has introduced a drastic austerity program in
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‘Ukraine will prevail,’ Biden tells Zelensky after pledging $8 billion in military aid to Kyiv
• 8:27 PM
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US President Joe Biden on Thursday told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky that “Ukraine will prevail” after pledging nearly $8 billion in military aid and long-range munitions to help Kyiv fight Russian forces. Biden, who has less than four mo
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Kenya set for full Haiti deployment amid call for shift to UN mission
• 4:39 PM
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Kenya is aiming to complete by January its full deployment of a stabilization force in violence-torn Haiti, President William Ruto said Thursday, as Haiti's leader suggested making it a UN peacekeeping mission.
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Macron and Trudeau rekindle diplomatic ‘bromance’ with Canada visit
• 3:05 PM
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday arrived in Canada where he was greeted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for a series of meetings mainly centred on French-language ties and the development of artificial intelligence. The two leaders, whose di
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When failure is not an option: African nurses recruited by Quebec face setbacks
• 10:31 AM
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An international recruitment programme in Quebec, Canada aimed at addressing the labour shortage in healthcare is falling short of expectations. Almost two years after its launch, dozens of African students are facing difficulties in adapting to their ne
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'Maduro is weaker and weaker,' says Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado
• 9:25 AM
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FRANCE 24 spoke to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who was supposed to run as the opposition's candidate for president in the July 28 election, before she was barred from doing so. Instead, veteran diplomat Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia ran
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Hurricane Helene barrels toward Florida with fierce winds, storm surge
• 9:08 AM
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Florida braced for the arrival of Hurricane Helene on Thursday, forecast to be a powerful Category 4 storm when it smashes into the state's panhandle. Officials issued dire warnings, pleading with residents in coastal areas along the hurricane's path to
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Missouri man executed despite prosecutor's opposition
• 9:05 AM
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A Missouri man was executed on Tuesday, according to the state's Department of Corrections, even though the prosecutor's office that secured his murder conviction 21 years ago expressed doubts about the integrity of the case and the victim's family said
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New York Mayor Eric Adams indicted on federal charges of bribery and fraud
• 3:07 AM
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Eric Adams, the mayor of New York City, on Thursday was indicted on federal criminal charges that include allegations he accepted and sought illegal contributions to his campaign for mayor. Adams said he is innocent and vowed to fight the charges at a pr
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Florida, southeast US prepare for potentially 'catastrophic' Hurricane Helene
• 2:03 AM
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Hurricane Helene is rapidly strengthening in the Gulf of Mexico, with forecasters saying it could reach Category 4 status before it makes landfall. Thousands are under a mandatory evacuation order, with strong impacts and damage expected in Florida, Geor
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Wednesday, september 25, 2024
Did a Kamala Harris staffer say the VP 'doesn't' own a firearm?
• 8:26 PM
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A viral manipulated video of a Kamala Harris senior spokesperson is circulating, purporting to show a CNN interview where the staffer says that Harris "doesn't" own a firearm. We debunk these claims in this edition of Truth or Fake.
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Missouri death row inmate Marcellus Williams executed despite prosecutor's objection
• 3:51 AM
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The US state of Missouri on Tuesday executed death row inmate Marcellus Williams for the 1998 murder of a woman, even though the prosecutor's office that secured his murder conviction 21 years ago expressed doubts about the integrity of the case. The vic
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Man suspected of trying to kill Trump charged with attempted assassination
• 3:18 AM
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Ryan Routh, the man who is believed to have tried to kill Donald Trump in Florida, was charged on Tuesday with attempted assassination. The new indictment was issued by a grand jury.
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Tuesday, september 24, 2024
REPLAY: Biden in farewell UN address says peace still possible in Mideast and Ukraine
• 3:07 PM
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President Joe Biden declared the US must not retreat from the world, as he delivered his final address to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday as Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon edged toward all-out war and Israel’s bloody operation against Hamas
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In Peru, residents concerned at impact of Chinese-funded mega port in Chancay
• 10:29 AM
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In the Peruvian town of Chancay, located around 100 kilometres north of the capital Lima, construction is currently underway on a "mega port", intended to be South America's largest hub for the transport of goods. China is Peru's largest trading partner
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Biden calls for end to Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan conflicts in farewell speech to UN General Assembly
• 4:24 AM
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US President Joe Biden on Tuesday called for an end to the conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan as he delivered the final address to the UN General Assembly of his career. UN Secretary-General Guterres, in his opening remarks earlier on Tuesday, warned t
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Gunman wrote about plot to kill Trump months before attempted shooting
• 4:22 AM
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After prosecutors signaled plans to seek a further count of attempted assassination, court papers filed on Monday revealed that Ryan Routh, the main suspect in the second attempt on Republican nominee Donald Trump's life, had written a letter months prio
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California sues ExxonMobil for plastic-recycling 'campaign of deception'
• 4:21 AM
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California's attorney general has targeted ExxonMobil in a lawsuit that aims to charge the oil giant for the clean-up of millions of tons of plastic waste, the latest in a string of suits leveled against oil and gas companies over the growing environment
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Monday, september 23, 2024
Debunking the 'ABC News whistleblower' claims about Harris-Trump debate
• 8:45 PM
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Following the US presidential debate on September 10, a pro-Donald Trump account on X posted an alleged affidavit that would prove the debate was rigged in favour of Kamala Harris. Some days later, other far-right accounts on X started to spread the fals
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Trump says he will not run again if he loses November presidential election
• 8:36 AM
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Former US president Donald Trump said in an interview released Sunday that he will not run again in four years if he is not successful in his current bid for the White House. “I think that will be — that will be it,” Trump said when asked if he would ma
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Iran's Revolutionary Guard bans communication devices after Hezbollah pager explosions
• 7:46 AM
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Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has banned the use of pagers and other communication devices after the deadly attacks last week targeting its ally Hezbollah in Lebanon, security officials said. One official said a large-scale operation is
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US Congress avoids government shutdown with spending bill
• 4:17 AM
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The US Congress agreed on a short-term spending bill on Sunday that would fund federal agencies and infuse additional funds to the Secret Service, avoiding a government shutdown. The measure will be voted on this week but congressional leaders showed bip
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Sunday, september 22, 2024
FRANCE 24 interviews producer of viral Donald Trump-inspired song 'Eating the cats'
• 6:31 PM
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Musician and producer David Scott "The Kiffness" recently spoke to FRANCE 24 on how he picked up on Donald Trump's now-debunked claim of immigrants supposedly eating cats and dogs and turned it into what became a viral sensation called "Eating the cats".
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USA: 4 killed and multiple people wounded in mass shooting in Alabama
• 11:17 AM
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Four people have died and more than 20 were wounded in a shooting in a nightlife area in Birmingham, Alabama, according to police and news reports.
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Harris slams Trump for hypocrisy on abortion as US starts voting
• 9:54 AM
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Kamala Harris on Friday attacked Republican rival Donald Trump and his party as "hypocrites" over abortion, as the first voters cast their ballots for November's knife-edge US election. Story by Matthew-Mary Caruchet.
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Saturday, september 21, 2024
Friday, september 20, 2024
Kamala Harris slams Donald Trump for hypocrisy on abortion as US start voting
• 8:35 PM
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Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a fiery critique of Donald Trump and the Republican Party on Friday, accusing them of hypocrisy on abortion as early voting began for the pivotal US election. Harris blamed Trump for an abortion ban in the disputed
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US Secret Service finds security ‘breaches’ in its review of Trump assassination attempt
• 7:43 PM
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The US Secret Service on Friday identified a series of failures in how it planned for and responded to the July 13 Pennsylvania rally where a shooter attempted to assassinate Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. The US agency’s Acting Director R
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How two Colombians wound up in a Russian prison after fighting in Ukraine
• 5:32 PM
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The last time Otilia Ante, 78, heard from her son Alexander he was telling her to put aside some of the hearty meat and corn stew on which he was raised in western Colombia. Alexander, a former soldier, was in neighbouring Venezuela at the time, on his w
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Online misogyny and the US election: How to counter the war of disinformation
• 1:49 PM
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How the US presidential election has been blighted by a campaign of online disinformation including misogynist and racist content. Annette Young talks to American disinformation specialist, Nina Jankowicz about how governments need to step up to prevent
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Harris and Oprah hold star-studded US election rally
• 1:14 PM
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A star-studded virtual event hosted by Oprah Winfrey Thursday night to build enthusiasm for Kamala Harris' campaign was marked by teary moments and celebrity endorsements, drawing hundreds of thousands of viewers across social media.
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Titan submersible malfunctioned days before fatal Titanic dive, scientific director says
• 9:49 AM
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The submersible that imploded in June 2023 on its way to visit the Titanic malfunctioned days before its final voyage, the scientific director of the company that owned the craft said during a US Coast Guard investigation. Other testimonies indicate a la
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Trump ally refuses to leave governor's race after 'Black Nazi' comments emerge on porn site
• 5:53 AM
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A Republican candidate for governor in North Carolina has rejected calls to drop out of the race after a report that he made controversial comments about slavery and called himself a 'Black Nazi' on a porn website more than a decade ago.
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Thursday, september 19, 2024
Trump's devout followers: How Christian nationalists could sway the US election
• 9:24 AM
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Donald Trump is eager to keep the hearts of Christian nationalists, who overwhelmingly voted for him in 2016 and 2020. The former US president has given this community many reassurances, including appointing two conservative judges to the Supreme Court.
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Musk’s X to face $900,000 daily fine in Brazil as top court orders it to respect ban
• 1:37 AM
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Brazil’s top court on Thursday said social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, would be hit with a daily fine of over $900,000 if it does not comply with a ban the court imposed last month. Access to the platform returned for many Brazilian user
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