Hitler syndrome: Why Trump brags his illicit sexual exploits are greater conquests than US Army war in Vietnam
Donald Trump’s angry response the cost of a fallen military officer: “It doesn’t cost 60,000 bucks to bury a fucking Mexican!” He turned to his chief of staff, Mark Meadows, and issued an order: “Don’t pay it!” Later that day, he was still agitated. “Can you believe it?” he said, according to a witness. “Fucking people, trying to rip me off.”
‘Trump rebuild of legal team is early warning shot to Americans to brace for violence if he loses election’
As Republicans and Democrats fight in court over election rules, the Trump team finds itself under a particularly intense microscope given the aftermath of the 2020 race when meritless legal efforts challenging the results were repeatedly rejected by judges appointed by presidents of both political parties. Scrambling to undo the results, Trump’s supporters stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, in a violent clash with law enforcement.
Georgia and North Carolina set early voting pace as nearly 25m cast ballots in battleground states
Nearly 25 million voters have already cast ballots, either through in-person early voting or mail-in ballots, according to tracking data from the Election Lab at the University of Florida.
LA Times editor resigns after newspaper withholds endorsement for Kamala Harris in ‘dangerous times’
In a post on the social media platform X that did not directly mention the resignation, LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong said the board was asked to do a factual analysis of the policies of Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump during their time at the White House.
US Attorney Breon Peace, whose office won a conviction and 30-year prison term for the singer R Kelly for sex trafficking, said powerful people have for too long sexually abused young people who yearned for careers in fashion and entertainment.
Ukraine war: US doubts Russia’s military capacity in wake of North Korea’s 3,000-troop donation
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday there was evidence that North Korean troops were in Russia, although it remained to be seen what they would be doing there. Austin, speaking in Rome, said the alleged North Korean deployment could be further evidence that the Russian military was having problems over manpower in its war against Ukraine.
Political violence fears in US soar as Trump team accuses UK’s Labour Party of vote ‘interference’
The centre-left Labour Party, which sees the US Democrats as its sister party, swept to power in July. Starmer has since sought to build ties with Trump, meeting him at his Trump Tower during a visit to New York in September.
Like father, like son: LeBron and Bronny James make history as NBA’s first father-son duo to play together
LeBron and Bronny played two-and-a-half minutes on court together, and LeBron missed two perimeter shots before making a dunk. Bronny had an early rebound and missed a tip-in. Bronny’s first NBA jump shot was a 3-pointer that came up just short. He checked out with 1:19 left in the second quarter, getting another ovation.
With Bill Gates’ help Big Pharma and Facebook, CDC funds initiative are accused of bribing ‘influencers’ to push vaccine consumption
As funding for Covid-19 interventions dries up, projects like P4VE are explicitly shifting their strategy to continue the same work of cultivating non-governmental “trusted messengers” to promote vaccines, while expanding the target populations to include children and other “priority populations” to justify the continuation of the program in the post-Covids-19 pandemic period.
Close election match up drives Democrats and Republicans to scramble for overseas voters
The Republican National Committee, which is largely integrated with the Trump campaign, has targeted overseas voting in legal challenges, notably Pennsylvania. If the lawsuit is successful, it would decrease the number of Americans abroad who could vote.
