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HuffPostHillary Clinton Reveals What Trump Is 'Counting On' To Win Election
The former secretary of state issued a dire warning about the former president.
- HuffPost
Ex-Aide Warns What Laura Loomer Really Wants From Donald Trump: ‘It’s Terrifying’
Sarah Matthews slammed far-right conspiracy theorist Loomer as the "ultimate sycophant" who is "clearly angling" for one thing.
- HuffPost
Elon Musk Faces Firestorm Over ‘Appalling’ Assassination ‘Joke’ About Biden, Harris
The billionaire X owner posted, deleted and then tried to spin what was slammed as a "dangerous" hot take on the second assassination attempt against Donald Trump.
- BuzzFeed
I Asked First-Time Voters If They're Going With Kamala Harris Or Donald Trump, And Some Of The Responses Were Really Surprising
"I wasn't previously motivated to vote before this election, honestly, but the hate, divisiveness, and negativity from the Trump campaign is ridiculous."
- The Daily Beast
How Ukraine Turned Putin’s Own Trick Against Him
KHARKIV, Ukraine—Stuck in a crowded prison cell in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, 45-year-old Viktor faces a choice. He can stay where he is, serving out his sentence in the knowledge that a Russian bomb could hit the jail any day, or he can swap his cell for the dangers of the front lines, as a volunteer defending his country.“Better to go fight with weapons, than sit here,” he tells the Daily Beast.In a tactic borrowed from Vladimir Putin’s playbook, Ukraine has started releasing prisoners for
- HuffPost
Mary Trump Says Her Uncle Is 'Signaling Clearly To Us What’s Coming'
Donald Trump was slammed as a "deeply unwell traitor" by his niece.
- The Independent
Scientific American makes presidential endorsement for only the second time in its 179-year history
‘The US faces two futures,’ according to editors at top science magazine
- HuffPost
Jimmy Fallon Highlights The Moment JD Vance Broke The 'First Rule Of Fake News'
The "Tonight Show" host mocked the Republican vice presidential nominee for making Donald Trump look like a "total fool."
- The Independent
Philippines withdraws coast guard ship from disputed South China Sea shoal
Beijing says Manila’s actions in disputed waters ‘have seriously infringed on China’s territorial sovereignty’
- Evening Standard
OPINION - New attack on Donald Trump, same old response - but it won't help him much
Ex-president’s attempts to profit from the golf course assassination attempt look unlikely to pay off
- The Hill
Harris campaign mocks Trump after his ‘I hate Taylor Swift’ post
Vice President Harris’s campaign mocked former President Trump in a release Sunday after he expressed his dislike for pop superstar Taylor Swift on Truth Social. “We’re pretty sure it’s Safe (& Sound) to say Donald Trump’s week has him Down Bad,” Harris’s campaign said Sunday in a release from spokesperson Sarafina Chitika on the social…
- The Independent
Martha Stewart makes her endorsement in the 2024 presidential race
Cooking and hospitality tycoon and TV star demurred from choosing a candidate in 2020
- BBC
US election polls: Who is ahead - Harris or Trump?
An in-depth look at the polls and what they can and can’t tell us about who will win the White House.
- CNN
Kamala Harris just got one of her best polls of the year
One of the best pollsters in America recently came out with its latest survey, and it’s good news for Kamala Harris.
- The Hill
Putin orders expansion of Russia’s military to 1.5M active troops
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the country’s military to expand to 1.5 million active troops, bringing the total military personnel to nearly 2.4 million, according to a decree dated Monday. The decree, which will take effect on Dec. 1, would increase the number of active troops by 180,000. It marks Putin’s third official expansion of…
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'It takes between 10 and 15 minutes for a missile to get from Yemen to Israel'
"It takes between 10 and 15 minutes for a missile to get from Yemen to Israel", said Irris Makler, FRANCE 24's correspondent in Jerusalem. The first question that was asked was: how did it enter Israeli airspace? How did that happen? The second question is: once it was in Israeli airspace, why wasn't it stopped by its anti-missile intercept, the Iron Dome? "The answer to that may be, as a preliminary look, that it actually disintegrated in mid-air by itself," said Makler.
- Reuters
India condemns Iran supreme leader's comments on treatment of minorities
India has condemned comments made by Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on the treatment of Muslims in the South Asian nation, calling his remarks "misinformed and unacceptable". "We cannot consider ourselves to be Muslims if we are oblivious to the suffering that a Muslim is enduring in Myanmar, Gaza, India, or any other place," Khamenei said in a social media post on Monday. In response, India's foreign ministry said it "strongly deplored" the comments.
- Deadline
Maná Pulls Nicky Jam Collab After Donald Trump Endorsement: “Maná Doesn’t Work With Racists”
Maná has removed their collab with Nicky Jam, “De Pies a Cabeza,” from streaming services after the reggaeton star endorsed Donald Trump. The Mexican rock band shared a statement on social media following Nicky’s appearance at a Trump rally in Las Vegas. “Maná doesn’t work with racists,” read an image posted on the band’s Instagram …
- CNN
Russian military aircraft detected off Alaskan coast for fourth time in past week, NORAD says
The North American Aerospace Defense command intercepted Russian military aircraft flying near Alaska four times over the last week in what appears to be an uptick in activity amid tensions between the US and Russia.
- CNN
Trump launches another business full of potential risks and conflicts if he wins
Donald Trump and his children unveiled a new cryptocurrency business Monday in a virtual address from his Mar-a-Lago estate, the latest venture that stands to benefit the former president as he seeks another four years in the Oval Office.