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Live: Democrat Kamala Harris due to give final campaign speech

29Oct

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Live: Democrat Kamala Harris due to give final campaign speech

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks in Hemlock, Michigan. Photo: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters via CNN Newsource The latest polls have vice president Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump even in the critical southwest states of Arizona and Nevada. On Wednesday, Harris will give her final speech on the Ellipse - the patch of park where Trump rallied his supporters on 6 January 2021, within view of the White House. Trump is still working to distance himself from the controversial Madison Square Gardens rally insisting he is "the opposite of a Nazi". Keep up to date with the latest US election coverage here: Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/532249/harris...

Donald Trump says he’s ‘not a Nazi,’ calls criticized NYC rally a ‘lovefest’ – National

29Oct

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Politics

Donald Trump says he’s ‘not a Nazi,’ calls criticized NYC rally a ‘lovefest’ – National

Donald Trump told supporters Monday he is “not a Nazi,” standing in front of an Atlanta, Georgia rally, denying accusations of authoritarianism during the final week of the U.S. presidential race. His comments come in the wake of recent interviews with former White House chief of staff John Kelly, who claimed Trump, while president, expressed admiration for the loyalty of Adolf Hitler’s Nazi generals. Kelly made the claims to both The Atlantic and the New York Times, and told the latter that the former president “certainly falls into the general definition of a fascist, for sure.”Comparisons to the Nazi party were only compounded, too, when Trump hosted a rally at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 27 in New York City — the same location used to host a pro-Nazi rally in 1939 that saw 20,000 sup...

Australia: Boy, 11, killed and four seriously injured after car crashes into school fence | World News

29Oct

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Business

Australia: Boy, 11, killed and four seriously injured after car crashes into school fence | World News

A child has died and several are injured after a car crashed into a primary school in Australia, police have said.The car veered off a road in the suburb of Hawthorn East, Melbourne, and crashed through a fence and into an outdoor table where five children were sitting just after 2.30pm local time. An 11-year-old boy was taken to hospital with serious injuries but later died.Two girls aged 11, a 10-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy were also taken to hospital with serious injuries, Victoria Police said.The driver of the car, a 40-year-old woman, crashed into the fence while making a U-turn after collecting a child from the school. She was arrested at the scene and remains in police custody.The child who was a passenger in the car was not injured.Read more from Sky News:What we know about...

One dead and others trapped beneath rubble of collapsed hotel in Argentina

29Oct

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One dead and others trapped beneath rubble of collapsed hotel in Argentina

By Joaquin Caballero, CNN en Español A drone view shows the remains of the hotel Dubrovnik, after collapsed in the coastal city of Villa Gesell, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Photo: Pablo Funes/Reuters via CNN Newsource A man has died and up to nine other people are missing after a 10-story hotel collapsed in Argentina. The 10-story Dubrovnik hotel in the city of Villa Gessell, about 370 kilometres from the capital Buenos Aires on the Atlantic coast, collapsed early on Wednesday, according to a statement from the municipal authorities. Firefighters, paramedics and police were working to remove debris in order to reach people who are thought to be buried. The victim is thought to have been an 80-year-old man who lived in the building next to the collapsed hotel, minister of security of ...

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of sexually assaulting 10- and 17-year-old boys – National

29Oct

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Entertainment, Movies

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of sexually assaulting 10- and 17-year-old boys – National

NOTE: The following article contains disturbing content. Please read at your own discretion. Sean “Diddy” Combs is accused in one of two lawsuits filed Monday of drugging and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy in a New York City hotel room in 2005.The second lawsuit accuses the jailed hip-hop mogul of similarly assaulting a 17-year-old would-be contestant on the reality television series Making the Band in 2008.The lawsuits filed in state Supreme Court in New York are the latest in a wave of lawsuits in which accusers allege they were sexually assaulted by Combs at parties and meetings over the last two decades.Combs’ lawyers denied the two new claims Monday and accused the plaintiffs’ lawyer, Anthony Buzbee, who also represents accusers in earlier lawsuits, of seeking publicity. ...

PM’s national security adviser shared India interference allegations with counterpart – National

29Oct

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Politics

PM’s national security adviser shared India interference allegations with counterpart – National

Descrease article font size Increase article font size OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s national security adviser says she shared the explosive allegations about Indian officials taking part in criminal activity in Canada with her counterpart in New Delhi before the RCMP went public with the news this month. Nathalie Drouin told the House of Commons national security committee today there was an effort to work with the Indian government to ensure accountability.On Oct. 14, the RCMP said Indian diplomats and consular officials were persons of interest in cases of extortion, coercion and violence, including murder, that targeted Canadian citizens.Drouin says a meeting was held with Prime Minister Narenda Modi’s national security adviser,...

Kate Moss, the Princess of Wales, Lord Alli: The people shaping London in Media, Fashion, the Royal Family (and those Behind the Scenes)

29Oct

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Life Style

Kate Moss, the Princess of Wales, Lord Alli: The people shaping London in Media, Fashion, the Royal Family (and those Behind the Scenes)

The list covers multiple categories including politics, media, art, music, food, business, and much more.Kate Moss Getty ImagesThe London icon list includes a host of household names our city can be proud of. From Kate Moss, the model, entrepreneur and “supermodel to end all supermodels” through to Sir Ian McKellen, “one of the most talented and fearless actors on the British stage” and Andrew Lloyd Webber, “the musical magician has had commuters humming his tunes on the Tube for more than half a century.”Leading London’s media heavyweights is Lachlan Murdoch, Future proprietor of News Corp, who was born in Wimbledon and is expected to spend a lot more time here once he accedes to the News Corp throne. Joining him is Maya Jama, the TV presenter and radio DJ, beloved by millions, as well as...

British girl dies in Rome after ‘allergic reaction to peanuts’ | World News

29Oct

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Business

British girl dies in Rome after ‘allergic reaction to peanuts’ | World News

A 14-year-old British girl has died in Rome after suffering an allergic reaction to peanuts, according to reports in Italian media.The girl and her family had arrived in the Italian capital last Thursday, both the La Stampa and Corriere Della Sera newspapers reported. On the first day of their holiday in the city, they were said to have gone to dinner near their accommodation, but during the meal, the girl reportedly suffered an allergic reaction, which led to her going into anaphylactic shock.She was reportedly rushed to hospital but could not be saved. A manslaughter investigation has now been launched by local prosecutors, the outlets said.Any such probe will hinge around whether her allergy was communicated to the restaurant where they ate or not - or if there were difficulties communi...

Google granted 5-year exemption from Canada’s Online News Act – National

29Oct

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Politics

Google granted 5-year exemption from Canada’s Online News Act – National

By Nojoud Al Mallees The Canadian Press Posted October 29, 2024 7:30 am Updated October 29, 2024 7:33 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has granted Google a five-year exemption from the Online News Act, ordering it to release the $100 million it now owes to Canadian news outlets within 60 days. Google agreed last year to pay Canadian news publishers $100 million a year, indexed to inflation, in order to be exempt ...

Sporting confirm Man Utd interest in appointing Ruben Amorim as new manager | UK News

29Oct

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Business

Sporting confirm Man Utd interest in appointing Ruben Amorim as new manager | UK News

Portuguese football club Sporting have confirmed they have received an approach from Manchester United for their manager, Ruben Amorim.United sacked their previous coach, Dutchman Erik ten Hag, on Monday. Amorim led Sporting to their first league title in 19 years in 2021 and repeated the achievement with the Lisbon club last season.So far this season, his side have won all nine of their league games and are top of their league.The 39-year-old is one of the most sought-after young coaches in football and had reportedly been in the running to replace Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool. Sporting say United have "expressed interest" in paying the 10 million euro release clause in their manager's contract. ...