Kamala Harris on Wednesday said Donald Trump was “increasingly unhinged” and called her US election rival’s reported praise for Adolf Hitler “incredibly dangerous,” as campaigning intensified ahead of the November 5 vote. The Democrat’s fierce criticism came as she headed to must-win Pennsylvania to face voters’ questions in a town hall and as Trump campaigned in …
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With a gun in hand, Colonel Victor Revoredo and his team watched a small house where one of the most wanted criminals in Trujillo, the epicenter of extortion in northern Peru, could be hiding.”This is where Cortadedos (Finger Cutter) lives,” whispered the head of an anti-extortion task force trying to clean up the city of …
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A former model has accused Donald Trump of groping her after the two were introduced by sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein in the 1990s, The Guardian newspaper reported on Wednesday.Stacey Williams said she met the Republican White House candidate at a party in 1992 after being introduced by the disgraced financier, whom she had dated. “It became very clear then that …
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The United States fined Apple and Goldman Sachs a total of $89 million on Wednesday, accusing them of deceiving users of the iPhone-maker’s credit card.Customer service breakdowns and misrepresentations affected hundreds of thousands of users of Apple Card, launched in a collaboration with the US banking titan in 2019, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) …
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Brazilian police arrested more than 250 fans of Uruguayan football club Penarol on Wednesday after riots before a Copa Libertadores semi-final match against local side Botafogo.Police accused the supporters of vandalizing and looting businesses and vehicles in Rio de Janeiro.Firefighters were called to put out burning vehicles and a gun was seized, a statement said.Brazilian …
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A specialist London bookstore is selling an original typescript of Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s children’s classic “The Little Prince”, complete with the author’s hand-written corrections and revisions.The battered book and Saint-Exupery’s French Ministry of Culture-issued passport go on sale in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, with an asking price of at least $1.25 million.It was acquired earlier …
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Turkey said it launched strikes on Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria Wednesday after blaming them for an attack that killed five people at a defence firm near Ankara.A further 22 people were wounded in the attack, which the government said was “very likely” carried out by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).Hours later, “an …
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A Raphinha hat-trick handed Barcelona a 4-1 win against Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday, while Liverpool stayed perfect with a 1-0 win at RB Leipzig and Erling Haaland produced another moment of magic for Manchester City.In a clash that pitted five-time winners Barca against six-time champions Bayern, it was the home side …
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Gisele Pelicot, whose ex-husband and dozens of other men are on trial in France accused of raping her while she was drugged, told the court Wednesday she was “broken” by her ordeal, but also determined to “change society” for sex assault victims.The 71-year-old has become a feminist icon in France since the trial of Dominique …
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Five people were killed and 22 others wounded in an attack on a top Turkish defence firm near Ankara that the government said was “very likely” carried out by Kurdish militants.”The way in which this action was carried out is very probably linked to the PKK,” Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said, referring to the Kurdish …
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