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Tight U.S. election could be decided by Americans in Canada: ex-U.S. envoy – National

27Oct

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Politics

Tight U.S. election could be decided by Americans in Canada: ex-U.S. envoy – National

The razor-thin U.S. presidential race between U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump could be decided by American voters living abroad in countries like Canada, a former envoy says. Bruce Heyman, a Democrat who served as U.S. ambassador to Canada under the Obama administration, says a large number of voters from vital swing states like Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin that could decide the Nov. 5 election live just across the border in Canada.The latest FiveThirtyEight polling averages in those states and others show Harris and Trump are separated by a fraction of a percentage point, making every vote consequential.“I’m just appealing, please, Americans in Canada, please, if you have been registered to vote (and have received an absentee ballot), you need t...

We need to settle this debate: Is it OK to call records ‘vinyls’? – National

27Oct

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Entertainment, Movies

We need to settle this debate: Is it OK to call records ‘vinyls’? – National

I try not to be judgmental, but I have a thing for correct nomenclature and proper pronunciations. I’ll let slide anyone who pronounces the “L” in “calm,” and I’ll give a little bit of slack to anyone who initially struggles with “quinoa.” But if you insist that “Uber” (as in “You’ve had too much to drink. Let me call you an Uber”) is pronounced “Yuber,” that’s when the red mist descends. I also get a little crazy when someone pronounces David Bowie’s last name like it’s the front of a boat. Despite being spelled “Gahan,” the name of the lead singer of Depeche Mode wants you to know that it’s “Dave GAHN.” And the guy out front of Queens of the Stone Age? Contrary to anything you’ve heard, it’s Josh HOMmy. (Trust me. I’ve talked to the man.)I get even more exorcised when someone insists on ...

Dozens killed after bus tips over in Mexico | World News

27Oct

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Business

Dozens killed after bus tips over in Mexico | World News

At least 24 people have died after a bus tipped over in western Mexico, according to authorities.The bus had collided with a trailer that detached from a truck transporting corn, they added. At least five other people are believed to have been injured in the incident, which happened in the early hours of Saturday as the bus was leaving Tepic in the western Mexico state of Nayarit.In a video on social media, Juan Manríquez Moreno, coordinator of the National Guard in Zacatecas, explained that the truck trailer detached on a highway before the bus collided with it, causing the vehicle to tip onto its right side.Images shared from the site of the crash showed rescue teams and security forces, including military personnel, securing the area while rescuers worked to recover the bodies. ...

Conspiracy theories and threats: The new reality in US elections

27Oct

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World News

Conspiracy theories and threats: The new reality in US elections

By Paula Ramon, AFP Donald Trump and Kamala Harris go head-to-head in the US election on 5 November. Photo: For two decades, her neighbours have trusted Cindy Elgan to run elections in her small corner of Nevada. Now those same neighbours think she is part of a conspiracy to rob Donald Trump of the presidency. Never mind that in 2020 the Republican got 82 percent of the votes cast in Esmeralda County - whose 700 or so people make it one of the least populated in the United States. "I do not trust the results from the 2020 election," said Mary Jane Zakas, a retired schoolteacher who backs an effort to recall Elgan as county clerk. The problem, said Zakas, echoing a theory often repeated among conservatives, is the use of voting machines instead of paper ballots. "As Mike Lindell has ...

Georgian ruling party wins disputed election, near-complete results show

27Oct

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World News

Georgian ruling party wins disputed election, near-complete results show

By Felix Light and Lucy Papachristou, Reuters Georgian oligarch and founder of the ruling Georgian Dream party Bidzina Ivanishvili gives a speech during a gathering at the party's headquarters after exit polls were announced Photo: AFP / Giorgi Arjevanidze Georgian Dream party wins 54 percent of vote, electoral commission says Opposition parties reject results, citing violations Monitoring group reports incidents of ballot-stuffing, voter intimidation and bribery Georgia's ruling Georgian Dream party received more than 54 percent of the vote in a parliamentary election on Saturday, with more than 99 percent of precincts counted, the electoral commission said on Sunday. The result is a blow to pro-Western Georgians, who had cast the election as a choice between a ruling party that...

The clocks are changing: how to reset your circadian rhythm when we gain an extra hour’s sleep

27Oct

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Life Style

The clocks are changing: how to reset your circadian rhythm when we gain an extra hour’s sleep

This weekend the clocks will roll back, signalling the end of daylight saving time and the start of long, dark winters. Of course, there is the short-term perk: the fact it allows us an extra hour in bed before our alarms sound — but experts warn that it’s not great news for your body, both in so far as it affects your internal clock and for the fact we have to adjust to those aforementioned pitch-black mornings.Yes, it’s only 60 minutes, but as Maz Packham, a nutritionist and consultant for W-Wellness explains: “The clocks changing can impact our circadian rhythm, the body’s natural internal clock that regulates the sleep-wake cycle.” Its function is far-reaching and it is linked to “key functions such as sleep, mood and metabolism,” she adds.PexelsThe reason the autumn time change (on 27...

The ‘F’ word is in play as Trump’s former generals turn on him and election nears | US News

27Oct

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Business

The ‘F’ word is in play as Trump’s former generals turn on him and election nears | US News

Is Donald Trump a fascist? The 'F' word is in play in the final few days of this US election campaign.Trump's opponent Kamala Harris was asked whether she thought Donald Trump is a fascist during a CNN townhall in Pennsylvania this week and replied "Yes. I do. Yes. I do." She has shifted her campaign from smilingly spreading "joy", to concentrating on bread-and-butter issues and warnings about a Trump victory.People "care about bringing down the cost of groceries", she explained. "They also care about our democracy and not having a president of the United States who admires dictators and is a fascist."The spectre of fascism is in the news because of alarming threats from Trump himself, along with on the record responses to them by two top generals who served in the White House during Trump...

Satellite photos show Israel hit Iran former nuclear weapons test building, missile facilities, researchers say

27Oct

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World News

Satellite photos show Israel hit Iran former nuclear weapons test building, missile facilities, researchers say

By Jonathan Landay, Reuters Fire erupts near Tel Aviv, Israel, following an Iranian missile attack on 1 October. Israel has been striking missile factories and other sites in western Iran in retaliation for the barrage. Photo: AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP One struck building was used in Iran's defunct nuclear weapons programme, researcher says Other buildings mixed fuel for Iranian missiles, researchers say Israel hit sites at Parchin and Khojir An American researcher said an Israeli airstrike on Saturday hit a building that was part of Iran's defunct nuclear weapons development programme, and he and another researcher said facilities used to mix solid fuel for missiles also were struck. The assessments based on commercial satellite imagery were reached separately by David Albright, a forme...

Georgia’s ruling party wins election over pro-EU opposition | World News

27Oct

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Business

Georgia’s ruling party wins election over pro-EU opposition | World News

Georgia's ruling party has won the country's general election, beating its pro-EU and pro-Western opposition.The Central Election Commission (CEC) said the ruling Georgian Dream party, which has been in power for 12 years, had won 54% of the vote with more than 99% of precincts counted. Both Georgian Dream and the opposition blocs trying to end its time in power portrayed the vote as an existential choice between moving towards the West - potentially by joining the European Union - or tightening ties with its regionally-dominant neighbour, Russia.Bidzina Ivanishvili, the founder of Georgian Dream and a billionaire who made his fortune in Russia, has accused opposition parties of being "an agent of a foreign country that will only fulfil the tasks of a foreign country" - suggesting the West...

Deep turmoil at Washington Post, as Bezos still silent on non-endorsement

27Oct

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World News

Deep turmoil at Washington Post, as Bezos still silent on non-endorsement

By Hadas Gold, CNN US media frequently announce formal endorsements of political candidates: The Washington Post's decision not to endorse a US presidential candidate, less than 2 weeks before the US election, has been divisive. Photo: Ajay Suresh/ Creative Common BY 2.0 One day after The Washington Post announced it would not endorse a presidential candidate in this year's election or in the future, its billionaire owner remains silent as the newspaper's staff are in turmoil. Jeff Bezos has so far declined to comment on the situation, even as his own paper's journalists reported that it was Bezos who ultimately spiked the planned endorsement. A source with knowledge told CNN on Friday that an endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris had been drafted, before it was squashed. In th...