Harris’ closing argument
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris used the last major speech of her campaign to unleash a fiery broadside against former President Donald Trump, calling her rival “consumed with grievance and out for unchecked power” and presenting herself as a fighter who would usher in a new generation of leadership.
Trump team fears damage from racist rally remarks
Donald Trump and his allies are full of bravado over his chances of victory in the closing days of the 2024 campaign. But there are signs, publicly and privately, that the former president and his team are worried that their opponents’ descriptions of him as a racist and a fascist may be breaking through to segments of voters.
Is It COVID or the flu? New tests can check for both
Yet again this winter, millions of Americans will wonder if a nagging cough or body aches is a sign they’re coming down with COVID-19 or the flu. This time, they’ll have an expanded array of tools to get an answer without leaving the house.
Washington Post’s Bezos defends decision to end presidential endorsements
(Reuters) — Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos on Monday defended the newspaper’s decision not to endorse a U.S. presidential candidate after a report that more than 200,000 people had canceled their digital subscriptions following the move.
Police believe three fires at Washington, Oregon ballot boxes are linked
Police believe three suspected arsons at ballot drop boxes in the northwestern U.S. states of Washington and Oregon are linked, and have identified what they believe is a suspect vehicle in Oregon, officials said on Monday.
No new limits on Ukraine’s use of US arms if North Korea joins Russia’s fight, Pentagon says
The U.S. will not impose new limits on Ukraine’s use of American weapons if
Israel votes to ban UN aid agency, Palestinians say 100,000 residents trapped
JERUSALEM/CAIRO, — Israel’s parliament passed a law on Monday to ban the UN relief agency UNRWA from operating inside the country, alarming some of Israel’s Western allies who fear it will worsen the already dire humanitarian situation in Gaza. Israeli officials cited the involvement of a handful of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees’ thousands of staffers in the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel and a few staffers’ membership in Hamas and other armed groups.
How are the world’s trees doing? A new assessment has answers.
CALI, Colombia — More than one-third of the world’s tree species are threatened with extinction, according to the first comprehensive assessment of trees by the world’s leading scientific authority on the status of species.
Biden waits in line and casts his vote for Harris
NEW CASTLE, Del. — With eight days to Nov. 5, President Joe Biden on Monday stood in line with more than 100 early voters in Delaware and cast his ballot for Vice President Kamala Harris.
Trump appeals to religion, Harris talks jobs as millions vote early
ATLANTA/ANN ARBOR, Mich. —Republican Donald Trump on Monday appealed to religious voters in the southern swing state of Georgia as his campaign distanced itself from racist remarks by supporters that could alienate key voter groups.
Whether Harris or Trump wins, seeking asylum in the US may never be the same
WASHINGTON — For decades, granting political asylum has been part of the story that the United States has told about itself. As a Western democracy and a nation of immigrants, that national ethos goes, America has an obligation to offer safe harbor to people fleeing persecution in their home countries.
A pivotal choice: Trump vs. Harris on climate change
WASHINGTON — The window is closing for nations to reduce enough of the pollution that is heating the planet to avoid the most dangerous levels of climate change, according to scientists across the world. And the outcome of next week’s presidential election could determine whether the United States and other countries meet that challenge.
Japan’s ruling coalition loses majority, election outcome in balance
TOKYO — Japan’s ruling coalition lost its parliamentary majority in a drubbing at Sunday’s national election, raising uncertainty over the make-up of the next government and the outlook for the world’s fourth-largest economy.
Egypt proposes initial two-day truce in Gaza with limited hostage-prisoner exchange
CAIRO — Egypt has proposed an initial two-day ceasefire in Gaza to exchange four Israeli hostages of Hamas for some Palestinian prisoners, Egypt’s president said on Sunday as Israeli military strikes killed 45 Palestinians across the enclave.
Georgian president calls for protests after ruling party wins disputed election
TBILISI — Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili called on Sunday for people to take to the streets to protest the results of Saturday’s disputed parliamentary election, which the electoral commission said the ruling party had won.
Washington Post reports Elon Musk briefly worked illegally in US in 1990s
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — South African-born billionaire businessman Elon Musk worked illegally in the United States during a brief period in the 1990s while building a startup company, the Washington Post reported on Saturday.
Nation and world news in brief for October 28
UN Security Council to meet today over Israel’s strike on Iran
Trump headlines Madison Square Garden rally after vulgar, racist remarks from allies
NEW YORK/PHILADELPHIA — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump headlined a rally at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Sunday that began with a series of vulgar and racist remarks by allies of the former president.
Measured comments from Israel and Iran on new round of strikes
Iran’s leaders emphasized Sunday that they had a right to respond to Israel’s airstrikes a day earlier but appeared to take a measured tone, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the assault had achieved its objectives.
Trump and Harris scrap for Georgia as supporters brace for a photo finish
ATLANTA — Fewer than 12,000 votes in Georgia were the difference between Joe Biden’s 2020 victory in the state and Donald Trump’s defeat. Apart from Arizona, there was no thinner margin in the nation.
