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US presidential rivals Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Photo: Brendan SMIALOWSKI and Patrick T. Fallon / AFP Kamala Harris on Wednesday said Donald Trump was "increasingly unhinged," and called her US election rival's reported praise for Adolf Hitler "incredibly dangerous" as campaigning intensified ahead of the 5 November vote. The Democrat's fierce criticism came as she headed to must-win Pennsylvania to face voters' questions in a town hall and as Trump campaigned in battleground Georgia. With the tight election going down to the wire, both candidates are on a mission to persuade the sliver of American voters who remain undecided in the home stretch. In a dramatic campaign season, the latest twist was revelations by Trump's longest-serving chief of staff, retired US Marine general Jo...

By Evan Perez, Hannah Rabinowitz and Marshall Cohen for CNN Elon Musk awarded Kristine Fishell with a $US1 million cheque at the Roxain Theatre on October 20, 2024 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Photo: AFP / Getty Images / Michael Swensen The Justice Department warned Elon Musk's America PAC in recent days that his $US1 million ($NZ1.6m) sweepstakes to registered voters in swing states may violate federal law, people briefed on the matter told CNN. Musk, who has thrown his support behind former president Donald Trump and is spending millions of dollars supporting his candidacy, has publicised the $US1m prize by his political action committee aiming to increase voter registrations in hotly contested states. Musk's initial promise to pay prizes to registered voters immediately raised con...

Photo: Geoff Capes Foundation/supplied Geoff Capes, British strongman, shot put record holder and renowned budgerigar breeder, has died aged 75. Capes left an indelible mark on British sport, birdkeeping and 1980s popular culture. "The family of Geoffrey Capes would like to announce his sad passing today, 23rd October. Britain's finest shot putter and twice World's Strongest Man," the family said in a statement. Born in 1949 in Holbeach, Lincolnshire, Capes excelled in athletics, representing Britain in three Olympic Games from 1972 to 1980, and setting the national shot put record of 21.68 metres which has stood for 44 years. Although his best Olympic finish was fifth in 1980, he won two Commonwealth gold medals as well as a haul of European medals. Capes worked as a policeman and was a...

Gisele Pelicot, 71, has become a feminist icon in France since the trial of Dominique Pelicot and 50 other men opened last month. Photo: CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP Gisele Pelicot, whose ex-husband and dozens of other men are on trial in France accused of raping her, said she was "broken" by her ordeal, but also "determined" to help other women. The 71-year-old has become a feminist icon in France since the trial of Dominique Pelicot and 50 other men opened last month in the southern French city of Avignon. The case has sparked horror, protests and a debate about male violence in French society. "I am a woman who is completely broken," Gisele Pelicot told the court, adding that she wanted to "change society" in terms of how it deals with sexual assault. Gisele Pelicot insisted from the start t...