Report: Musk funded right-wing political non-profit years before he endorsed Trump
In Elon Musk’s case, the four people familiar with his donations said, the contributions to Building America’s Future remained closely guarded. Three of the people were briefed on the donations by executives at or linked to the organization and the fourth was consulted on the matter by a Musk aide.
Thirty-nineth president of the US Jimmy Carter celebrates 100th birthday in Plains hometown
James Earl Carter Jr was born October 1, 1924 in Plains, where he has lived more than 80 of his 100 years. He is expected to mark his birthday in the same one-story home he and Rosalynn built in the early 1960s – before his first election to the Georgia state Senate. The former first lady, who was also born in Plains, died last November at 96.
Revealed: Poor diets are killing more people than smoking or alcohol, yet doctors get almost no training in nutrition
Even though evidence suggests that nutrition education can be effective, there are many reasons why it’s lacking. Medical students and physicians are some of the busiest people in society. The amount of information taught in medical curricula is often described as overwhelming – like drinking out of a firehose.
Trump escalates harsh rhetoric against immigrants, calls Harris ‘mentally impaired’ and ‘mentally disabled’
In her visit to the border on Friday, Harris outlined her plans to fix “our broken immigration system” while accusing Trump of “fanning the flames of fear and division” over the impact of immigrants on American life.
Haiti’s head of transition council, Edgard Leblanc, grateful for Americans’ solidarity with migrants in Ohio
The majority of the 15,000 Haitian Americans in Springfield are in the US legally. Springfield has faced a wave of bomb threats to schools and other facilities in the wake of the claims.
How Harris is exploiting scandal-plagued Republican governor to tweak N. Carolina vote
The state’s embattled Republican candidate for governor, Robinson is featured in conversations this week with Harris volunteers and voters on the phone and at their doorways. Democrats wave signs warning of Trump-Robinson extremism at their press conferences. Billboard trucks circulate in key cities warning that Robinson, also the state’s lieutenant...
Outgoing US President Biden to make long-awaited visit to Africa, but he will only to Angola
The president will visit Luanda, the capital of Angola, in southwestern Africa, from October 13-15 to discuss collaboration on a number of issues with President João Lourenço, economic partnerships and infrastructure, including a rail project that would start in Lobito, Angola, and ultimately connect the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean, among other issues, Jean-Pierre said.
Battleground states: What’s changed in seven states likely to determine US next president
The battlegrounds have changed over time as the country’s economic and demographic trends have shifted populations around. Floria and Ohio, for example, had been tightly contested in past elections, but now lean Republican in presidential votes. On the other hand shifting demographics have put southern states like North Carolina and Georgia into play for Democrats.
Why West Africa has emerged as world’s centre of terrorism, taking over from Middle East, Asia
Fifteen diplomats and experts said the swathes of territory under jihadist control also risk becoming training grounds and launchpads for more attacks on major cities such as Bamako or neighbouring states and Western targets, in the region or beyond.
Former Covid czar bragged about sex parties as he ordered New Yorkers to lock down, mask up
The public official in charge of New York City’s response to Covid-19 held sex parties and attended a dance party underneath a Wall Street bank during the height of the pandemic, while during the day he ordered New Yorkers to social distance and mask up.
