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A simple guide to the 2024 US election | News about the 2024 US election

November 1, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

Election Day in the United States is less than a week away. Here's what you need to know about the 2024 presidential election. Who can vote? In the United States, citizens must meet some very basic voting criteria in order to vote. You must be: A US citizen A resident of the state in which […]

Bill Clinton criticized for saying Israel was 'forced' to kill civilians in Gaza | Gaza News

November 1, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

Arab and Muslim leaders have called the former US president's comments “insulting” and “counterproductive.” Former US President Bill Clinton is facing backlash from US Muslims and Arab Americans after he said Israel was “forced” to kill civilians in Gaza and suggested the country was “first” in the Holy Land been – before the Palestinians. At […]

US election polls: Trump vs. Harris – who is leading the race? | News about the 2024 US election

October 30, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

With less than a week until Election Day, Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump are in a tough race to win over undecided voters. According to the polls, few presidential elections in the United States have been as competitive as this one. Harris and Trump are in a dead heat and the outcome could […]

Biden tries to end riot after appearing to call Trump supporters 'trash' | Joe Biden news

October 30, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

US President Joe Biden was forced to clarify after apparently calling Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's supporters “trash.” In a livestream Tuesday with advocacy group Voto Latino, Biden sought to denounce rhetoric at a recent Trump rally at Madison Square Garden that was criticized as racist and misogynistic. “The other day at his rally, a […]

Ukraine's Zelensky says war against Russia is being pushed 'beyond borders' | News about the Russia-Ukraine war

October 29, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the thousands of North Korean soldiers sent to reinforce Russian troops on the front lines in Ukraine would push the nearly three-year war beyond the borders of the warring parties. Western leaders say North Korea has sent around 10,000 troops to support Russia's military operation and warn that its involvement […]

Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon released from prison | Donald Trump news

October 29, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

At the end of his four-month term for contempt of Congress, Bannon said: “I am not broken, I am strengthened.” A former Trump strategist who was jailed for defying a congressional subpoena to testify about the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, has been released from prison. Steve Bannon, 70, a right-wing […]

CNN bans conservative commentator after verbal attack on Mehdi Hasan | News about the 2024 US election

October 29, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

The US broadcaster says it has “no room for racism” after Girdusky told Hasan: “I hope your beeper doesn't go off.” CNN has banned a conservative commentator after he verbally attacked British-American journalist Mehdi Hasan by referring to a series of exploding handheld devices in Lebanon that targeted Hezbollah. “I hope your beeper doesn't go […]

Pentagon says North Korea sent 10,000 troops to join Russia's war in Ukraine | News about the Russia-Ukraine war

October 29, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

The US is increasing the estimated number of North Korean troops sent to Russia, fearing an expansion of Moscow's war against Ukraine. The Pentagon announced that an estimated 10,000 North Korean troops have been sent to Russia to train and fight against Ukraine in “the next few weeks,” significantly increasing the estimated number of soldiers […]

Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe under fire for his comments in Puerto Rico at Trump rally | News about the 2024 US election

October 28, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

A comedian who spoke at a rally in New York City for former President Donald Trump has sparked a firestorm of protests after his remarks were peppered with racist and anti-immigrant “jokes.” A day after the event, the Internet on Monday was abuzz with outraged comments from politicians and Latino celebrities denouncing Trump's campaign as […]

US election: 9 days left – What polls say Harris and Trump are up to | Explanatory messages

October 27, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

Nine days before Election Day in the United States, the two leading candidates for the White House – Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump – continue to fight for votes in battleground states as polls suggest a tight race. On Saturday, Trump made a bold move targeting Arab American and Muslim voters […]