Tag: Politics
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11/3: Face the Nation – CBS News
11/3: Face the Nation – CBS News Watch CBS News As the 2024 presidential campaign enters the last few days, Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and Democratic Sen. Catherine Coretz Masto of Nevada join “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.” Plus, CBS News director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto joins with the latest…
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Can Harris energise rural voters in the final stretch of the US election? | US Election 2024 News
But Peach County — named for the Elberta peach, a variety developed in the area — represents a unique microcosm in Georgia. It is split nearly evenly between Black and white residents, at about 44 percent apiece, according to 2022 census data. Anna Holloway, a former professor and dean at Fort Valley State University, wrote…
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The Gaza factor in the US election | Gaza
Voters distraught over the war in Gaza are torn between Harris and Trump. With the United States presidential election just days away, the race for the White House is too close to call. Given the Biden administration’s support for the war in Gaza, many Arab American voters who normally vote Democrat are now leaning towards…
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New film tackles the development of IVF
New film tackles the development of IVF – CBS News Watch CBS News IVF has become a key issue on the campaign trail ahead of the 2024 election, with Democrats vowing to protect it and Senate Republicans voting to block a bill that would protect its availability. Netflix’s upcoming film “Joy” celebrates the pioneering work…
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Kemi Badenoch elected leader of UK’s Conservative Party | Politics News
Badenoch replaces former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, will be opposition leader after party’s crushing election defeat. Kemi Badenoch has won the race to become the new leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, pledging to return it to its founding principles and win back voters after its worst election defeat in July. Badenoch, 44, came…
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Mauritius blocks social media until after election amid wiretapping row | Internet News
The leak of audio tapes that preceded the ban involved politicians, journalists and even foreign diplomats. Mauritius has cut access to all social media platforms until November 11, a day after its upcoming general election. The move on Friday came amid a wiretapping scandal, and even as the opposition raised the alarm about an alleged…
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Kenya’s Kithure Kindiki sworn in as deputy president after court challenge | Politics News
Former interior minister replaces Rigathi Gachagua who was sacked after parliament impeached him in October. Kithure Kindiki has been sworn in as Kenya’s new deputy president after a court lifted orders barring his inauguration following legal challenges by his predecessor, who was impeached by parliament. On Friday, Kindiki took his oath before the chief registrar…
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Iraq’s parliament elects new speaker, ending yearlong deadlock | Politics News
Former Sunni speaker secured 182 votes in the 329-seat legislature with significant support from Shia political blocs. Iraq’s parliament has elected Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, a prominent Sunni lawmaker who has a close relationship with Iran, as its new speaker after months of deadlock among political factions. Al-Mashhadani, who served a previous stint as speaker from 2006…
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US election: 5 days left – What polls say, what Harris and Trump are up to | US Election 2024 News
With less than one week before election day, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump hosted rival events in the swing states of Wisconsin and North Carolina where both are fighting for undecided voters. Harris called on Americans to “stop pointing fingers at each other” as she attempted to move past President Joe…
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‘Ready to die’:Protesters face bullets for political change in Mozambique | Protests News
Rights activist Cidia Chissungo has spent the last few days poring over images she never thought she’d see in Mozambique: Young men with bloodied bodies pockmarked with bullet wounds; teenagers with eyes swollen shut from being hit with tear gas canisters by the Mozambican police. Chissungo, 28, who is documenting the scale of ongoing post-election…