Music titan Quincy Jones who worked with likes of Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson and introduced Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg to filmgoers, dies
Jones rose from running with gangs on the South Side of Chicago to the very heights of show business, becoming one of the first Black executives to thrive in Hollywood and amassing an extraordinary musical catalog that includes some of the richest moments of American rhythm and song.
Why American intelligence community tag Trump as Russian autocrat Vladimir Putin’s errands boy in geopolitics
Today, the US intelligence community believes that Russia wants to help Trump win again in 2024. That means that it is vital that Americans finally understand the truth about the Trump-Russia case, and about the dangerous relationship between Trump and Russian autocrat Vladimir Putin.
Souls to the Polls: Harris, Obamas and voting rights leaders work to turn out Black voters on Election Day
Democratic efforts have ranged from vigorous door-knocking campaigns in Atlanta, Detroit and Philadelphia this weekend to swing state rallies. Michelle Obama rallied voters in Norristown, Pennsylvania on Saturday alongside Grammy award-winning artist Alicia Keys while Barack Obama stumped in Milwaukee on Sunday. The former first lady also conducted her own scrupulously nonpartisan rally on Tuesday where speakers evoked the South’s Civil Rights history.
Republicans: Trump thinks Harris is an unworthy opponent and can’t understand why he isn’t dominating
Donald Trump was indicted for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election in both Washington and Georgia. Some of his allies, notably former chief strategist Steve Bannon, have encouraged Trump to prematurely declare victory on Tuesday night after polls close even if the race is too early to call. That’s what Trump did four years ago, kicking off months of denial and lies that culminated in the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol.
Harris’ closing campaign pitch targets undecided voters, Christians and Arab Americans
More than 78 million Americans have already done so ahead of Tuesday’s Election Day, according to the University of Florida’s Election Lab, approaching half the total 160 million votes cast in 2020, in which US voter turnout was the highest in more than a century.
Kenya Evans Chebet peeped seconds to finish line by Dutch Nageeye in New York City Marathon
Tamirat Tola, the men’s defending champion and Paris Olympic gold medallist, finished fourth, right behind Albert Korir.
Kenyans sweep women’s podium at New York City Marathon as men are outrun by Dutchman
On the women’s side, Shila Chepkirui ran a technical, flawless race, hanging in with the lead pack from the start and denying defending champion Hellen Obiri in a gritty final mile to collect her first major title.
Cooling inflation tempts Federal Reserve to lower interest rates as unemployment also drops
The central bank is lowering rates as part of what Powell has called “a recalibration” to a lower-inflation environment. When inflation spiked to a four-decade high of 9.1 per cent in June 2022, the Fed proceeded to raise rates 11 times – ultimately sending its key rate to about 5.3 per cent, also the highest in four decades.
Iran’s supreme leader threatens Israel and US with ‘a crushing response’ over Israeli attack
The supreme leader did not elaborate on the timing of the threatened attack, nor the scope. The US military operates on bases throughout the Middle East, with some troops now manning a Terminal High Altitude Area Defence or THAAD, battery in Israel.
New poll: Women propel Harris to the top Iowa state Trump won easily in past two elections
Donald Trump campaign released a memo from its chief pollster and its chief data consultant calling the Des Moines Register poll “a clear outlier,” and saying that an Emerson College poll – also released Saturday – more closely reflected the state of the Iowa electorate.
