How the US election could impact the Middle East
BBC / Joe McNally Last time Donald Trump was president, Israel’s prime minister was so pleased, he named a community after him. Trump Heights is an isolated cluster of pre-fabricated…
Meet the US voters who matter most in the 2024 presidential election
BBC Bill Donovan knows that every vote matters in the swing state of Pennsylvania. That’s why the 78-year-old Democrat travelled from university to university throughout Pittsburgh to approach students in…
Harris distances herself from furore over Biden ‘garbage’ comment
Six days from the White House election, the Democratic candidate Kamala Harris has been trying to move past an uproar sparked by President Joe Biden appearing to refer to Trump…
Watch: Biden playfully bites baby during White House trick or treat event
US President Joe Biden playfully bit a baby during a trick or treat event at the White House. Mr Biden was handing out sweets to children during a Halloween celebration…
World Series: Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani fans take over Los Angeles
Diehard baseball fans flocked to one Los Angeles neighbourhood ahead of the Dodgers’ triumph over the New York Yankees in the 2024 World Series – and many came from across…
US election: Women share how abortion shaped their vote
BBC The 2024 presidential election is the first since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, which protected the national right to an abortion. The gender divide has been prominent…
Pennsylvania officials reject viral claim about illegal voters
Officials in the US state of Pennsylvania have rejected claims that “illegal voters” were able to apply for ballots and vote at an election office in Allegheny County. Officials have…
Links 10/31/2024 | naked capitalism
Alcohol consumption abundant in the natural world, study finds Guardian Starbucks’ sales decline for 3rd consecutive quarter Anadolu Agency Climate Models downplay wrath of what they sow Arctic News Climate…
Why Does the West Hate Russia So Much? | naked capitalism
The Bolshevik revolution of 1917 shook the elites of Europe. They likely hadn’t been that uneasy since the guillotines were getting worn out in France in 1794. In the 2021…
It’s Harris’s Race to Lose… | naked capitalism
Conor here: A quote comes to mind. “How many more of these stinking, double-downer sideshows will we have to go through before we can get ourselves straight enough to put…