Kamala Harris has vowed not to be silent about the suffering of Palestinians (file). Dearborn, United States: In key US swing state Michigan, Democratic voters of Arab and Middle Eastern heritage say Kamala Harris is going to have to win them back after they were alienated by President Joe Biden’s handling of Israel’s military offensive … Read more
Kamala Harris accepted her party’s presidential nomination on a glitzy final night in Chicago. (File) Chicago: Kamala Harris and Donald Trump set out Friday on the final 10-week sprint to election day, with the Democrat surging after an electrifying speech accepting the Democratic Party nomination. Less than three weeks before the presidential debate between the … Read more
The fake sites enabled by cheap AI tools are fueling false narratives on US Elections (representational) Washington: Pro-Kremlin sites masquerading as US “news” outlets have dished out unfounded claims that Democrats plotted to assassinate Donald Trump, a prime example of how phoney AI-powered portals are spewing inflammatory falsehoods in a high-stakes election year. Hundreds of … Read more
Celine Dion condemned Mr Trump’s use of her hit song. Canadian singer Celine Dion criticised former US President Donald Trump on Saturday for using her song “My Heart Will Go On” from the 1997 film ‘Titanic’ at his campaign event in Montana without getting her consent or endorsement. The 56-year-old issued a strong statement, after … Read more
Salman Rushdie extended his support for Kamala Harris during a virtual ‘South Asian Men for Harris’ event New York: Mumbai-born author Salman Rushdie has endorsed Kamala Harris’s candidacy for the US presidency and said he believes she is the person who can prevent former president Donald Trump from dragging the country towards authoritarianism. Rushdie on … Read more
Swaminathan Aiyar, Consulting Editor, ET Now, says we should expect a Trump win and prepare for it even if that turns out to be wrong. That leads to the worst-case scenario. Suppose immediately he puts a 10% tariff on everybody, 60% on China. Everybody will be obliged to retaliate. The European Union will retaliate. Mr … Read more
Vivek Ramaswamy had predicted eight months ago that Joe Biden would not be the presidential nominee Washington: Indian-American businessman-turned-politician Vivek Ramaswamy had predicted some eight months ago that incumbent President Joe Biden would not be the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party. Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he decided to give up running for … Read more
While Joe Biden’s symptoms are mild, the diagnosis removes him from the campaign trail. President Joe Biden can’t catch a break. The president’s hopes of counter-programming the Republican National Convention were dashed Wednesday after he learned he had contracted COVID-19, forcing him to cancel an appearance before a key Latino advocacy group. While Biden’s symptoms … Read more
Biden said he had a “short but good conversation” on Saturday with Trump (File) Rivals Joe Biden and Donald Trump urged Americans to show unity Sunday after an assassination attempt on the Republican put the nation on edge in the run-up to the presidential election. President Biden said he would address the nation from the … Read more
Arvind Sanger, Founder & Managing Partner, Geosphere Capital Management, says the US market would like a not-too-strong mandate for either party and no big sweep for either Democrats or the Republicans. A big Democratic sweep looks very unlikely, but a big Republican sweep is possible. As long as Trump does not have too much of … Read more
