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PHILADELPHIA, United States (AFP) — President Barack Obama on Monday made the case for Hillary Clinton at a huge rally in Philadelphia uniting the Democratic Party’s two power families, telling voters to “reject fear and choose hope” on Election Day. “I’m betting that the wisdom and decency and generosity of the American people will once again win the day and that is a bet that I have never, ever lost,” Obama said to tens of […]
PHILADELPHIA, United States (AFP) — About 40,000 people flooded Independence Mall in Philadelphia on Monday for Hillary Clinton’s rally with her husband Bill, President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle at her side, a campaign aide said. Rockers Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi were also on the program for the event in the City of Brotherly Love, the next-to-last rally on the Democratic White House hopeful’s agenda for her final day of campaigning. The attendance […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Russell Westbrook scored nine of his 32 points in the waning minutes as the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied to beat the 76ers 103-97 in Philadelphia on Wednesday in their NBA season-opener. Westbrook, who also had 12 rebounds and nine assists, snapped a 97-97 tie with 35 seconds remaining by connecting twice from the free-throw line after a foul off the ball by Philadelphia’s Gerald Henderson. The Thunder, who trailed […]
by Ivan Couronne PITTSBURGH, United States (AFP) — Hillary Clinton took a bus tour across the US “rust belt” region this weekend in a quest to win over white, working class voters who tend to support populist Republican Donald Trump. With her husband ex-president Bill Clinton in tow, the former first lady, top diplomat, ex-senator and now Democratic presidential candidate took her seat on a blue bus that meandered over 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) from […]
PHILADELPHIA, United States (AFP) — Democrats gathered in Philadelphia formally selected Tim Kaine as their US vice presidential candidate Wednesday, completing the party’s ticket for the November election. Kaine, a 58-year-old senator from the battleground state of Virginia, was nominated by voice vote, setting the stage for his address to the convention later in the evening. Congresswoman and acting convention chair Marcia Fudge motioned to dispense with the roll call vote and nominate Kaine by […]
by Michael Mathes Andrew BEATTY PHILADELPHIA, United States (AFP) — Hillary Clinton made history Tuesday by becoming the first woman to win the presidential nomination of a major US political party, securing the backing of Democrats at a rowdy convention in Philadelphia. The former first lady, senator and secretary of state took a monumental step on her quest to become America’s first female commander-in-chief, by besting party challenger Bernie Sanders. After a tumultuous convention opening […]
PHILADELPHIA, United States (AFP) — Bernie Sanders is urging his most passionate supporters to back Hillary Clinton in the battle for the White House, assuring them they have already helped shape “the most progressive platform in the history of the Democratic Party.” The common statement of policy principles was adopted Monday on the opening day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Here are its key points: The one percent Echoing a central message of […]
by Thomas URBAIN NORRISTOWN , Unites States (AFP) — Disgraced US megastar Bill Cosby must stand trial over accusations that he sexually assaulted a woman after plying her with wine and pills at his Philadelphia home 12 years ago, a judge ruled Tuesday. The pioneering black comedian, who faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted, looked subdued and kept his eyes down as he left a county court house in Pennsylvania, dressed in […]
CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA, United States (Reuters) — A locomotive on an Amtrak train carrying about 330 passengers derailed when it hit a backhoe south of Philadelphia on Sunday (April 3), killing two people and injuring about 35 in what passengers described as a jolt followed by a fireball. The accident in Chester, Pennsylvania, about 15 miles (25 km) southwest of Philadelphia, was the latest in a series involving the U.S. passenger rail carrier and occurred a […]
A locomotive on an Amtrak train carrying about 330 passengers derailed when it hit a backhoe south of Philadelphia on Sunday, killing two people and injuring about 35 in what passengers described as a jolt followed by a fireball. The accident in Chester, Pennsylvania, about 15 miles (25 km) southwest of Philadelphia, was the latest in a series involving the U.S. passenger rail carrier and occurred a few miles south of the site of a […]
