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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence’s campaign plane slid off a runway after landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport Thursday evening, the campaign said. No injuries were reported. “We could feel the plane sliding off the runway and then (it) came to a very sharp halt” after landing, CNN producer Elizabeth Landers, who was on the plane, told the channel. “The governor and everyone on board is okay,” she […]
A federal court jury on Thursday (October 27) acquitted anti-government militant leader Ammon Bundy and six followers of conspiracy charges stemming from their role in the armed takeover of a U.S. wildlife center in Oregon earlier this year. Bundy and others, including his brother and co-defendant Ryan Bundy, cast the 41-day occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge as a legitimate and patriotic act of civil disobedience. Prosecutors called it a lawless scheme to seize […]
A campaign plane carrying U.S. Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence skidded off the runway after landing at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport on Thursday (Oct. 27). There were no injuries, the campaign said. Live television footage showed Pence standing in the rain near the plane among emergency vehicles, talking to police and other officials. “Governor Pence and everyone on board the plane is fine,” said Marc Lotter, Press Secretary for Donald Trump for President […]
The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday (October 27) offloaded in San Diego more than 17 tons of cocaine seized from drug smugglers on the high seas in what has been a record-breaking year for the agency. “The crew of Waesche is offloading more than 39,000 pounds (17.6 tons) of cocaine worth more than $561,000,000 behind me, that’s just a small portion of what we’ve seized in the fiscal year 2016. This fiscal year, the coast […]
by Michael Mathes WINSTON-SALEM, United States(AFP) — First Lady Michelle Obama brought her star power onto the campaign trail Thursday stumping for Hillary Clinton as the Democratic White House hopeful seeks to conquer battleground states before Election Day. Obama has emerged as a compelling force in the hard-fought campaign, delivering powerful arguments against Republican Donald Trump and in support of Clinton’s bid to become the first female US president. “She is ready to be commander-in-chief […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday spoke by phone with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, urging close cooperation in the fight against the Islamic State group, the White House said. “Obama noted the need for close coordination between the United States and Turkey to build on these successes and to apply sustained pressure on ISIL in Syria to reduce threats to the United States, Turkey, and elsewhere,” a statement said, using […]
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday (October 26) the proposed tie-up between AT&T Inc and Time Warner Inc raised concerns that needed study. “I think it raises questions and concerns, and they should be looked into,” she told reporters on her campaign plane. “If I’m fortunate enough to be president, I will expect the government to conduct a very thorough analysis before making a decision,” she said. (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2016
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Barack Obama will head to Greece, Germany and Peru next month for what could be his final trip abroad before leaving the White House in January, his office said Tuesday. The November 14-21 trip — which will fall between the November 8 election to choose his successor and Inauguration Day on January 20 — will aim to show Obama’s engagement with both his transatlantic and Asia-Pacific partners. Obama […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Paul Beatty became the first US author to win the Man Booker Prize — the world’s most prestigious English-language literary award — for his novel “The Sellout” on Tuesday. The jury said the novel was a “shocking and unexpectedly funny” portrayal of his native Los Angeles, which employs satire to explore racial equality in a fictional neighbourhood. “I can’t tell you guys how long a journey this has been for […]
by Robyn BECK with James MANNION in Washington COCONUT CREEK, United States (AFP) — White House rivals Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump staged dueling rallies in the crucial battleground of Florida on Tuesday, blitzing the diverse state as the clock ticks down on the tumultuous presidential race. With two weeks to go before the November 8 election, polls showed Democrat Clinton — who is vying to become America’s first female president — dominating nationally and […]
by Michael Mathes, with Nova Safo in Chicago WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump launched their two-week scramble to the finish line of the US presidential race Monday, with the billionaire Republican dismissing the polls to insist he’s “winning” the race. “This is bigger than Brexit, what’s going on,” the 70-year-old Trump told a rowdy rally in Florida, referring to Britain’s shock June vote to leave the European Union. The Democrat […]
by Jerome CARTILLIER RALEIGH, United States (AFP) — With just over two weeks to go before Americans vote for a new president, a new poll released Sunday shows Hillary Clinton has widened her lead over Donald Trump, who is now in jeopardy in traditionally Republican states. The Democratic former secretary of state leads the Manhattan real estate mogul among likely voters by 50 percent to 38 percent in a four-way contest with two minor party […]
