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Can Melania Trump handle being back in the White House?
6Nov By No Comments
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Can Melania Trump handle being back in the White House?

When he was first elected, Trump’s wife insisted she would be “different to any other first ladies”. After rarely making an appearance for her husband’s second shot at becoming POTUS, amid promotion of her self-titled memoir, what will define her second time in the role? Source link
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US elections live: Kamala Harris speaks after conceding to Donald Trump
6Nov By No Comments
World News

US elections live: Kamala Harris speaks after conceding to Donald Trump

Democratic nominee Kamala Harris is addressing supporters after her Republican rival Donald Trump claimed victory in the United States presidential election. Trump is projected to win the election, clinching 291 electoral college votes so far. The candidates needed 270 to win. Votes are still being counted in some areas, with the winners in a handful of states - Alaska, Arizona, Maine and Nevada - yet to be announced as of 5am Thursday NZT. Harris has called Trump to concede and is about to make her first speech following the result. Follow all the action with RNZ's liveblog: Source link
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5 ways Trump’s presidential win could change U.S. health care – National
6Nov By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Politics

5 ways Trump’s presidential win could change U.S. health care – National

After securing a second United States presidential term, Republican Donald Trump has outlined a range of proposed changes to the nation’s health-care system, including giving staunch anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. the freedom to “go wild” on health, medicine and food policy. Trump secured the 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the presidency in the early hours of Wednesday, defeating Vice-President Kamala Harris in a highly contentious campaign.During the presidential campaign, Trump and Harris highlighted the deep divide between Republican and Democratic views on U.S. health policy.Harris advocated for expanding access to birth control, capping prescription drug costs and protecting abortion rights. She also strongly defended the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare...
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Ireland’s election was a badly-kept secret – and there’s a clear reason why it’s been called | World News
6Nov By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Business

Ireland’s election was a badly-kept secret – and there’s a clear reason why it’s been called | World News

So the worst kept secret in Irish politics is finally out, and the people look set to head to the ballot boxes on 29 November.The taoiseach employs several lofty explanations for why he has decided upon an early election, but it's hard to look beyond political expediency. The Fine Gael party has been flying in the polls since Simon Harris became leader in April, while the opposition is in freefall. Sinn Fein, Ireland's main opposition party, dropped to 16% in one recent poll - the lowest level of support since 2019.Its leader Mary Lou McDonald - once seen as Ireland's first female taoiseach in waiting - has been battling a serious decline in support for a year, and is bogged down in firefighting a damaging series of internal party scandals, north and south of the border.Why wait until next...
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US election: What does a Donald Trump victory mean for New Zealand’s economy?
6Nov By No Comments
World News

US election: What does a Donald Trump victory mean for New Zealand’s economy?

Donald Trump. Photo: JIM WATSON What does a Donald Trump victory in the US election mean for New Zealand's economy? Experts say Trump's protectionist policies could have far-reaching consequences, particularly in heavily trade-dependent nations such as our own. Trump has proposed tariffs of up to 20 percent on all imported goods, which would include major New Zealand exports like beef - and even larger ones targeted at countries he sees as economic adversaries, such as Mexico and China. "If it applied to New Zealand exports, it would be quite serious," New Zealand International Business Forum executive director Stephen Jacobi told Morning Report earlier this week. "I mean, it would kill off quite a lot of trade." Former senior government trade deal negotiator Charles Finny told Morning ...
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Kamala Harris concedes U.S. election loss to Donald Trump: reports – National
6Nov By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Politics

Kamala Harris concedes U.S. election loss to Donald Trump: reports – National

U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris called president-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday to concede the U.S. election and congratulate him on his victory, according to reports. Senior aides to Harris told the Associated Press and Reuters the vice-president discussed the importance of a peaceful transfer of power and being a president for all Americans in her phone call with Trump. The Associated Press cited one aide while Reuters cited two.According to Reuters, Harris is scheduled “to deliver a speech conceding the election to President-elect Donald Trump” at 4 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday.Harris and Democrats were reckoning Wednesday with Americans’ rejection of their historic effort to turn the page on both Trump and the unpopular Biden administration that Harris served in.The vice-president trai...
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Woman who claims Conor McGregor choked and raped her ‘feared she wouldn’t see daughter again’ | World News
6Nov By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Business

Woman who claims Conor McGregor choked and raped her ‘feared she wouldn’t see daughter again’ | World News

A woman who has accused Conor McGregor of raping her in a hotel bedroom has told a civil court she feared she would never see her daughter again when the mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter was "choking" her.The woman is claiming civil damages against the Irish fighter and another man, James Lawrence, alleging they sexually assaulted her in December 2018.But lawyers for the fighter, nicknamed "Notorious", are contesting the allegations and have accused her of attempted "extortion".Warning: This article contains content that some people may find distressingThe woman broke down as she described how she froze during the alleged attack, which she said "felt like it was going on for ages." Image: Conor McGregor greets fans outside the High Court in Du...
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US election 2024: Seven states vote to protect abortion rights, efforts in Florida and South Dakota fail
6Nov By No Comments
World News

US election 2024: Seven states vote to protect abortion rights, efforts in Florida and South Dakota fail

File photo. A group of doctors joined abortion rights supporters at a rally outside the US Supreme Court on 24 April, 2024, in Washington, DC, before the court handed down a temporary win for abortion rights supporters in Idaho that will allow women to receive emergency abortions despite the state's near-total ban. Photo: AFP/ Andrew Harnik By Amy O'Kruk, Annette Choi, Lauren Mascarenhas, Kaanita Iyer and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN More than two years after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the federal constitutional right to an abortion, voters in 10 states cast ballots on whether to cement reproductive rights in their state constitutions. Measures to protect abortion access in Arizona, Colorado, New York, Maryland, Missouri, Montana and Nevada will pass, CNN pro...
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Ireland’s Taoiseach Simon Harris calls general election for this month | World News
6Nov By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Business

Ireland’s Taoiseach Simon Harris calls general election for this month | World News

Ireland will go to the polls in a general election this month, the country's leader Simon Harris has announced. The taoiseach said the election will be held on 29 November, formally kicking off a truncated campaign which will last mere weeks. Mr Harris was appointed Irish prime minister - the youngest in the country's history - after Leo Varadkar's shock resignation in March.He will travel to Aras an Uachtarain on Friday, the official residence of the Irish president, to seek the dissolution of Ireland's Dail parliament.Mr Harris could have waited until March when the coalition's five-year term comes to an end to go to the polls, but he has been paving the way for an election in recent weeks, announcing 10.5bn euros (£8..75bn) in tax cuts and spending increases last month. "I'm looking for...
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Donald Trump’s victory will send shock waves around the world.
6Nov By No Comments
World News

Donald Trump’s victory will send shock waves around the world.

By John Lyons, ABC global affairs editor Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump meeting on 27 September, 2024, in New York. The meeting coincided with Zelensky's visit to New York for the United Nations General Assembly. Photo: AFP / Ukrainian Presidential Press Service Analysis - With Donald Trump set to return to the White House, the international outlook is in for a major shake-up. Perhaps even a wild ride. The most dramatic change would be regarding the war in Ukraine. The only way that Ukraine has been able to hold off Russia's push towards Kyiv has been due to the huge financial support of NATO. While Ukraine is not a member of NATO, the support of this alliance has allowed it to match a much larger and better-resourced army. The US is the biggest funder of NA...
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