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1st U.S. election polls close as Harris, Trump battle for presidency – National

6Nov

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1st U.S. election polls close as Harris, Trump battle for presidency – National

Polls began closing in Georgia and other states in the U.S. presidential race between U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, after millions of Americans cast their votes Tuesday. Preliminary exit poll results from multiple major U.S. media outlets released in the final hours of voting showed the economy, immigration and the state of democracy were key issues driving people to vote in the highly-consequential election that will determine control of the White House and Congress.Polls closed at 7 p.m. ET in Georgia, one of the key battleground states seen as crucial for Harris or Trump to win. However, some polling places in the state were allowed to remain open for slightly longer due to hoax bomb threats that delayed voting earlier Tuesday.The Associated Press declared Trump wo...

US election: Millions of Americans vote to decide between Trump and Harris | US News

5Nov

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US election: Millions of Americans vote to decide between Trump and Harris | US News

Millions of Americans are voting in an historic election that could put Donald Trump back into the White House or make Kamala Harris the first woman to become US president.The two candidates are neck and neck in the polls after bitter campaign that saw two assassination attempts against Republican Mr Trump as well as the shock withdrawal of President Joe Biden. In around 100 days, Ms Harris has found her feet and mounted a fierce challenge to her opponent.With just hours left before polls close, the election has come down to the wire and could be decided by a handful of crucial battleground states.Follow live: Harris makes surprise stop in Washington Voting on Tuesday appears to be smooth, with only scattered reports of delays from extreme weather, long lines or technical problems....

Tom Hanks and Robin Wright reunite with Forrest Gump director for Here, a love story spanning decades

5Nov

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Tom Hanks and Robin Wright reunite with Forrest Gump director for Here, a love story spanning decades

By Jared Richards, ABC Entertainment Here follows the lives of Richard and Margaret (Hanks and Wright) from their teenage to twilight years. Photo: Supplied / CTMG / Sony Entertainment Thirty years since Forrest Gump's lifelong love for childhood sweetheart Jenny gripped the globe and won the Academy Award for Best Picture, actors Tom Hanks and Robin Wright have reunited with director Robert Zemeckis for Here, another love story spanning decades. "It was like the 30 years had never passed," says Hanks. "And yet, we took a few minutes to note that 30 years had passed ... We had to have a couple of minutes to say, 'Can you believe that we get to do this?', celebrating the joy, love, and excitement of taking another shot at it. "[But] we picked [up] right where we left off because we sp...

What are the seven crucial battleground states that could decide US election? | US News

5Nov

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What are the seven crucial battleground states that could decide US election? | US News

The contest to be president of the US takes place across 50 states (and the District of Columbia) but it is generally won or lost in a handful of key battlegrounds.The road to the White House this year runs through seven states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. With so much riding on perhaps as few as hundreds of thousands of voters in states like these, let's look at where they are.We will break down each state by how many Electoral College votes it awards (a candidate needs a total of 270 to win the presidency) how it voted in 2020 (election day was on 3 November 2020) and what time polls close (all times in eastern time).Arizona - 11 Electoral College votes - voted Democrat in 2020 Once considered a Republican stronghold, changing demograph...

Benjamin Netanyahu fires Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant

5Nov

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Benjamin Netanyahu fires Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant

By Tamar Michaelis, CNN Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have often disagreed over the war in Gaza Photo: AFP/ ANP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired Defence Minister Yoav Gallant after months of clashes over domestic politics and differences over Israel's war efforts. In a recorded statement Tuesday evening, Netanyahu said that "during the last months, this trust between me and the Minister of Defence has cracked." Israel Katz, currently the foreign minister, will become defenc minister and Gideon Sa'ar will replace Katz as foreign minister, the prime minister's office said Tuesday. Gallant responded to the decision shortly after it was made public, posting on X that the "security of Israel has been and will always be my lifelong m...

Prince William calls for better support for wildlife conservationists on South Africa visit | UK News

5Nov

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Prince William calls for better support for wildlife conservationists on South Africa visit | UK News

Prince William has pledged to fight for better support for those who risk their lives to protect the world's wildlife.William was speaking at an event in Cape Town for his United for Wildlife organisation, set up by the Prince's charitable foundation in 2014 to help protect endangered species from the illegal wildlife trade. Passionately describing the day to day risks that wildlife rangers face he said: "Rangers are fundamental if we are to meet our global conservation targets for 2030 and prevent the dangerous tipping points that threaten our planet."These people do far more than protect wildlife. They are educators. They are community supporters. And they help regulate the sustainable use of natural resources."Yet, far too often, they lack sufficient support, with rangers in particular ...

Queen Camilla suffering from chest infection, Buckingham Palace says

5Nov

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Queen Camilla suffering from chest infection, Buckingham Palace says

Queen Camilla recently travelled to Samoa with King Charles. Photo: AFP / Pool / Manaui Faulalo Queen Camilla, the wife of Britain's King Charles, has been forced to pull out of her planned engagements this week after suffering a chest infection, Buckingham Palace said. Camilla, 77, is resting at home while she recovers but no further details of her illness have been given, as is usual with royal medical issues. "Her Majesty the Queen is currently unwell with a chest infection, for which her doctors have advised a short period of rest," a palace spokesperson said on Tuesday. "With great regret, Her Majesty has therefore had to withdraw from her engagements for this week, but she very much hopes to be recovered in time to attend this weekend's Remembrance events as normal." The illness m...

History of concussion may raise mental illness risk in women post-childbirth

5Nov

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History of concussion may raise mental illness risk in women post-childbirth

Women with a history of concussion face a 25 per cent higher risk of having severe mental health issues after childbirth, according to a new study on Monday. The research, led by a team of Canadian researchers, underscored the importance of identifying individuals with past concussions early in their prenatal care and highlighted the need for long-term, trauma-informed support to safeguard their mental health. “We found that individuals with a history of concussion were significantly more likely to experience serious mental health challenges, such as psychiatric emergency department visits or self-harm, in the years following childbirth,” said lead author Samantha Krueger, from McMaster University in Canada. Krueger noted that the link “was especially strong for people with no prior me...

Ukraine begins shelling North Korean troops inside Russia, Kyiv official says | World News

5Nov

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Ukraine begins shelling North Korean troops inside Russia, Kyiv official says | World News

Ukraine has begun firing on North Korean troops inside Russia for the first time since they were deployed in the conflict, a Kyiv official said.They added that Pyongyang's units were struck in the Kursk region of Russia following a deployment that was criticised by the US and Ukraine's other Western allies. US, South Korean and Ukrainian intelligence assessments say up to 12,000 North Korean combat troops are being sent by Pyongyang to the war under a pact with Moscow.Andrii Kovalenko, the head of the counter-disinformation branch of Ukraine's Security Council, wrote on Telegram: "The first North Korean troops have already been shelled, in the Kursk region."He provided no further details. Western governments had expected that the North Korean soldiers would be sent to Kursk border region i...

US election: ‘I’m feeling good’: What queuing voters told us

5Nov

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US election: ‘I’m feeling good’: What queuing voters told us

Voters in South Philadelphia say voting was "easy" and "safe" this morning. Americans are heading to the polls today in what is shaping up as one of the closest presidential elections in living memory. Polls have candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in a virtual dead heat. Voting stations in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania opened at 7am local time to allow for people to vote prior to work. Jonah Abrams, an elected Democratic official at the first ward voting station in South Philadelphia, told RNZ that turnout had been strong throughout the morning, with queues around the block when the polls opened. Abrams said since then there had been a steady stream of people in coming into vote in what is a predominately Democratic favoured ward. Jonah Abrams outside the South Philad...