Iran says it has no ‘red lines’ and warns US against deploying anti-missile system and troops to Israel
Pentagon spokesperson Major General Patrick Ryder described the deployment as part of “the broader adjustments the US military has made in recent months” to support Israel and defend US personnel from attacks by Iran and Iranian-backed groups.
Obama raises misogynism concern in US election as he appeals to Black men to turn out to vote
Barack Obama had frank words for Black men who may be considering sitting out the election. “Part of it makes me think that, well, you just aren’t feeling the idea of having a woman as president, and you’re coming up with other alternatives and other reasons for that,” he said...
Israeli forces injure UN peacekeeper in fierce battle with Hezbollah at Ramiya in southern Lebanon
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, in a call with Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, expressed “deep concern” about reports that Israeli forces had fired on UN peacekeeping positions in Lebanon in recent days and urged Israel to ensure safety for them and the Lebanese military, the Pentagon said.
Days to the poll, officials in background states who back Trump’s ‘Big Lie’ stir rigging fears
State officials say there is little chance that local boards could block certification indefinitely. A more likely scenario is that local delays cascade to the state level, ultimately resulting in states missing the December 11 deadline set by federal law for states to submit election results to Washington. That could provide an opening for Trump and his Republican allies in Congress to try to overturn results if he loses, say Democrats, election officials in swing states and voting-rights specialists at legal nonprofit.
Despite joining the fray late, Harris commands numbers among Democratc bloc of Black voters
Black voters’ opinions of former President Donald Trump, by contrast, were overwhelmingly negative, underscoring the challenges that the Republican candidate faces as he seeks to erode Harris’ support among Black men. Black voters are an important Democratic constituency, and few are aligned with the Republican Party. According to the survey, two-thirds of Black voters identify as Democrats, about 2 in 10 identify as independents and about 1 in 10 identify as Republicans.
Still lost in murmuring crowd: Unsettled voters unsure of backing Harris as voting gets underway
Senior campaign officials have largely blocked out criticism of Kamala Harris from some corners that Harris hasn’t articulated more policy positions. Instead, they say that small yet pivotal numbers of still-undecided voters say they want to know more about Harris before making up their minds, and that the more those voters see Harris, the more they like her.
Democratic candidate Kamala Harris meets Arab American leaders in Michigan angry over Israel
Harris, a Democrat, faces Republican former President Donald Trump on November 5 in what opinion polls show to be a tight presidential race. Both candidates have roughly even levels of support among Arab Americans, according to a poll published this week by the Arab American Institute.
Federal judge declines request for court order by Black student who was punished over his hair
Daryll George’s request had come after Brown in August dismissed most of the claims the student and his mother had filed in their federal lawsuit alleging school district officials committed racial and gender discrimination when they punished him.
Hurricane Helene: Grandparents found hugging each other after they were killed by falling tree in South Carolina
John Savage said his grandparents were found hugging one another in the bed, adding that the family thinks it was God’s plan to take them together, rather than one suffer without the other.
Prosecutors accuse Trump of having ‘resorted to crimes’ in new evidence in election fraud case
The filing was submitted, initially under seal, following a Supreme Court opinion that conferred broad immunity on former presidents for official acts they take in office, a decision that narrowed the scope of the prosecution and eliminated the possibility of a trial before next month’s election.
