by Charlotte PLANTIVE Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The Supreme Court is set to consider on Tuesday the fate of a death row prisoner who says the government’s plan to execute him by lethal injection could cause him to choke on his own blood due a rare medical condition. Missouri death-row inmate Russell Bucklew, 50, was sentenced to death for rape and murder — but says execution via lethal injection would violate […]
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Trump’s trade war edgy for Republicans in US midterms
by Douglas Gillison Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — An Iowa Republican jokes that US President Donald Trump’s trade war with China has him thinking of jumping out a window. But a five hour drive to the south, an Illinois Democrat cheers the local steel mills that Trump’s punishing import tariffs have brought roaring back to life. Though by no means the top issue on voters’ minds nationwide, Trump’s multi-front trade battles have […]
US adds 250,000 jobs in October; unemployment rate steady
by Douglas Gillison Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US economic engine delivered another jolt of good news as Republicans battle to maintain control of Congress in next week’s midterm elections, churning out jobs and giving workers a fat pay bump, government data showed Friday. The economy brushed past Hurricane Michael, adding 250,000 net new positions in October and handily overshooting forecasts, while salaries rose at the fastest pace in nearly […]
EVM Awards International 2018 holds North America debut
LOS ANGELES, California (Eagle News) — Many come to Los Angeles with dreams of becoming a filmmaker or a successful actor or actress. The story of those growing up in small towns across the nation and making it big after being discovered in the city known for producing superstars have inspired more than a few to pursue their hopes of stardom. Recently, filmmakers, producers, script writers, directors, actors and actresses from not only North America […]
US man put to death in Tennessee electric chair
by Nova SAFO / with Charlotte Plantive in Washington Agence France Presse CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — A Tennessee man convicted of a double murder was put to death Thursday in the electric chair, after insisting on the rarely used method rather than lethal injection. Edmund Zagorski, 63, was the first US convict in five years to be put to death by electrocution. Zagorski was sentenced to death for the 1983 murders of two […]
Trump says soldiers can shoot migrants who throw stones at US military
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday warned that soldiers deployed to the Mexican border could shoot Central American migrants who throw stones at them while attempting to cross illegally. Trump told journalists at the White House that a group of several thousand migrants walking through Mexico towards the US border had thrown rocks “viciously and violently” at Mexican police. “We’re not going to put up with that. They want to […]
Prince George’s County prepares for US midterm elections
MARYLAND (Eagle News) — As midterm elections draw near, Prince George’s County Board of Elections in Maryland is in its extensive preparations for the 2018 gubernatorial elections. Tasked with the supervision of all county, state and federal elections in Prince George’s County, the board aims for an orderly electoral process. This finds support from more than 3,500 election judges who will fulfill duties in the polling places to ensure fair and accessible elections. Election judges […]
Car crash causes roadblocks in Edmonton
EDMONTON, Alberta (Eagle News) — A car collision on the corner of 94th street and 137th avenue involving two cars has caused roadblocks. According to sources, the collision was caused by cars trying to beat the red light. There were no fatalities and everyone involved has been taken to the hospital. (Jonah Lopez, EBC Edmonton Correspondent, Eagle News Service)
Another exec out amid sex harassment tension at Google
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Google parent Alphabet on Wednesday confirmed that an executive accused of sexual harassment left the company without an exit package as tension over its handling of such matters heightened. Word that Rich DeVaul, a director at X lab devoted to “moonshots” such as internet service from balloons, was out came with reports that women employees were organizing a walk-out on Thursday to protest lenient handling of sexual misconduct […]
Synagogue shooting suspect faces 44 counts in expanded indictment
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Accused Pittsburgh synagogue gunman Robert Bowers is now facing 44 charges including federal hate crimes in connection with a shooting spree that left 11 people dead, as prosecutors unveiled an expanded indictment Wednesday. Authorities say Bowers, 46, burst into the Tree of Life synagogue with an AR-15 assault rifle and three handguns, killing 11 worshippers at Shabbat services and wounding six others, including four police officers. “While inside the […]
Canada planning to increase expulsions of illegal immigrants: report
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Faced with an influx of asylum seekers from the United States, Canada is planning to substantially step up deportations of illegal migrants, Canada’s public broadcaster reported Wednesday. A leaked email from a senior Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) official to staff, cited by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the goal is to deport some 10,000 persons a year, as much as a 35 percent increase over recent years. CBSA enforcement director Brad […]
US could send as many as 15,000 troops to Mexico border: Trump
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that as many as 15,000 soldiers could be dispatched to the US-Mexican border to stop what he described as dangerous groups of immigrants. With more than 5,000 soldiers already being sent, Trump told reporters “we’ll do up to anywhere between 10 and 15,000 military personnel.” “It’s a dangerous group of people,” Trump said of the latest caravan of mostly impoverished Central Americans trying to walk […]
