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Some economists warn that a weaker headline hiring figure in the wake of devastating Hurricane Helene could affect how people view economic conditions

US Election Race Awaits Employment Data

The United States unveils its monthly employment figures Friday -- a final major economic snapshot at the end of a razor-edge presidential election campaign in which cost-of-living issues have dominated voter concerns.

Deceptive 'Bait-and-switch' Facebook Groups Snare US Voters: Study

The bait-and-switch disinformation tactic appears to target actors across the political spectrum.
Dozens of Facebook groups bill themselves as Kamala Harris fan pages but mount racist attacks, criticize her record on immigration and promote her rival Donald Trump, in what disinformation researchers call a "bait-and-switch" tactic aimed at deceiving voters in a tight US election race.
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Donald Trump delivered his closing campaign arguments at Madison Square Garden in New York, with wife Melania at his side to salute the crowd

Harris To Rally Where Trump Riled Capitol Riot Crowd

Kamala Harris will urge Americans to turn the page on Donald Trump as she delivers her closing election argument Tuesday on the spot where her rival rallied supporters before the January 6, 2021 US Capitol attack.
Georgia's opposition has accused the ruling Georgian Dream party of 'stealing' this weekend's parliamentary election

Georgia Braces For Protests After Contested Vote

Georgia braced for protests on Monday, after the pro-EU opposition called for mass demonstrations, accusing the ruling party of "stealing" this weekend's parliamentary election in what the Caucasus country's president called a "Russian special operation."
Beyonce's backing for Harris comes on the heels of an endorsement from Taylor Swift and campaign appearances from a galaxy of artists, from Lizzo, Stevie Wonder and Bruce Springsteen to Eminem, Megan Thee Stallion and Usher

Beyonce V Joe Rogan: Stars Power Up US Election

The US election takes a detour from the swing state circuit to decamp to Texas on Friday as Kamala Harris rallies with pop superstar Beyonce and Donald Trump sits down with the world's biggest podcaster.
Young men have moved in unexpected numbers to the right in US politics, providing Donald Trump with fertile new ground

Split Gen Z: Gender Divide Grows In US Youth Vote

An unexpected schism among American youth could decide the US presidential election, with young women largely leaning left to back Kamala Harris, but many men turning right to rally behind Donald Trump, according to polls.
Cocktail waitress and Donald Trump supporter Sally Uribe says she did not have to work as much to make ends meet when the Republican was in the White House the first time

It's The Economy, Say Voters In Swing State Nevada

Las Vegas may be America's playground but for those who live and work in Sin City, high costs make life difficult, and that single issue will be decisive when they vote for a new US president in November.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting his biggest diplomatic summit since sending troops to Ukraine

Putin Says Ball In Washington's Court On US-Russia Ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday his relationship with the United States after the presidential elections would depend on what attitude Washington adopts, as he welcomed comments by Donald Trump on his desire to end the Ukraine conflict as "sincere".
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Riyadh on October 23, 2024

Blinken Meets Qatari Emir In Gaza Mediation Push

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held talks Thursday in Qatar, a key mediator in the Gaza war, as he seeks to build momentum for a ceasefire after Israel's killing of the leader of Hamas.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to discuss the Ukraine conflict with UN chief Antonio Guterres

Putin Warns Against 'Illusory' Attempts To Defeat Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday against "illusory" attempts to defeat Russia on the battlefield ahead of his first meeting with UN chief Antonio Guterres in more than two years for talks set to focus on the conflict in Ukraine.
Vice President Kamala Harris will field voters' questions in must-win Pennsylvania

Harris To Face Voters' Queries In Crucial Pennsylvania

Kamala Harris faces voters' questions at a live forum Wednesday in must-win Pennsylvania as the vice president and her rival Donald Trump battle for undecided voters in the closing stretch of an extremely close White House race.
Efforts for a Gaza ceasefire have so far failed

Blinken In Israel To Push For Gaza Truce

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Israel Tuesday to push for a ceasefire in Gaza after his administration called for an end to the war in Lebanon "as soon as possible".
Americans will have a historic choice on November 5: either electing Kamala Harris as the nation's first woman president, or making Donald Trump the first convicted felon to reach the White House

Harris And Trump Push For Every Vote With Just 14 Days To Go

One of the tightest US election races of modern times enters its final, two-week stretch Tuesday, with Republican Donald Trump making a special pitch to Latino voters as Democratic rival Kamala Harris sits down for a national network interview.
Billionaire Elon Musk, in his push to reelect Republican Donald Trump, has offered to give $1 million to a random registered voter in one of seven key states every day until election day if they sign a petition to enter the drawing

Is Musk's Million-dollar US Voter Lottery Legal?

Donald Trump surrogate Elon Musk's offer of a million dollars to one registered voter in a swing state every day until the US Election Day on November 5 has raised questions about the legality of such a move.
Britain is urgently looking to reset its trading relationship with the European Union, London's new trade minister Douglas Alexander says

Britain Seeking EU Trade Reset: Minister

Britain is urgently looking to reset its trading relationship with the European Union, and sees international commerce as key to reviving UK growth, trade minister Douglas Alexander said.
The BRICS summit is the biggest in Russia since it ordered troops into Ukraine in February 2022

Putin Seeks To Rival West With High-profile Summit

Two dozen world leaders gathered in Russia on Tuesday for the opening of a three-day summit of the BRICS group, an alliance of emerging economies that the Kremlin hopes will challenge Western "hegemony".

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