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Donald Trump pushed closer to victory over Kamala Harris on Wednesday, leaving the Democrat the narrowest of remaining paths to stop him scoring a stunning political comeback in America’s brutally tense presidential election.Trump’s Republican Party also seized control of the Senate, flipping two seats to overturn a narrow Democratic majority.The Republican former president, 78, won …

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Snow has finally fallen on Mount Fuji, images showed Wednesday, after warm weather led to the Japanese mountain’s longest-ever stint with bare slopes.The volcano’s famous snowcap begins forming on October 2 on average, and last year snow was first observed by government meteorologists on October 5.Japan’s weather agency — which compares conditions from exactly the …

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Bomb threats targeted scores of polling places in several battleground states on a tense US Election Day, with authorities pointing toward suspected Russian involvement.The 2024 US presidential campaign has been a particularly volatile one, and security was ramped up given concerns over possible civil unrest, election chicanery and violence against poll workers.Arizona, Georgia and Pennsylvania …

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Donald Trump won the first of the swing states Tuesday as he pulled ahead of White House rival Kamala Harris, narrowing her path to victory in an agonizingly tight and suspenseful US presidential election.The first of the seven key battlegrounds — North Carolina — went to Trump, confirming his growing momentum.Democratic vice president Harris appeared …

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Talent, discipline and a desire to please leader Kim Jong Un have helped propel North Korea’s youth footballers to two Women’s World Cup crowns in a matter of weeks, experts say.Nuclear-armed but impoverished, North Korea is more often in the news for sanctions-busting ballistic missile launches.But after winning the under-17 Women’s World Cup on Sunday, …

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Americans faced a long night of agonizing suspense Tuesday as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s historically close battle for the White House went down to the wire.Republican former president Trump won strongholds including Florida and Texas, while Democratic vice president Harris took several eastern states including New York as results started to flow in.But there …

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David Warner was named captain of Big Bash League team Sydney Thunder on Wednesday, a fortnight after having his lifetime ban on any leadership role in Australian cricket lifted.Warner was cast as the main villain in the so-called “Sandpapergate” scandal in the Cape Town Test of 2018.The opening batsman, who this year retired from international …

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Sold by her family as a teenager, Zarin was beaten, drugged and repeatedly gang-raped — just one of many thousands of young women trafficked in India.Her home state of West Bengal — bordering Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal — is a key trafficking hub where more than 50,000 girls are missing, the highest figure in India, …

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White House rivals Kamala Harris and Donald Trump racked up early wins Tuesday as the first key polls closed in one of the tightest and most volatile presidential elections in US history.Republican Trump won several strongholds, including Florida, while Democrat Harris took a number of eastern states — but there were no major surprises in …

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An enthusiastic DJ blared out pop tracks Tuesday, urging voters to bop along with dancers in multi-colored sequined shorts — one small effort outside an Arizona polling station to soothe Election Day nerves running high across the United States.”I definitely think there’s a lot of anxiety around the election,” said Elyssa Bustamante, who was producing …

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