Can Trump repeat his 2016 victory by rallying working-class voters? | US Election 2024 News

Can Trump repeat his 2016 victory by rallying working-class voters? | US Election 2024 News

The McDonald’s restaurant in Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania, was closed. But across the street, a crowd of hundreds had gathered, hoping for a peek at what was unfolding inside. There, former United States President Donald Trump had traded his usual suit jacket for an oversized, yellow-trimmed apron – and a photo opportunity….

Why is an Ecuador forest petitioning for the rights to a song? | Explainer News

Why is an Ecuador forest petitioning for the rights to a song? | Explainer News

A petition has been submitted to Ecuador’s copyright office to recognise Los Cedros cloud, an Ecuadorian forest roughly 15,000 acres (6,070 hectares) in size, as a co-creator of a musical composition. This proposal aims to grant legal recognition to nature’s role in artistic creation, potentially setting a new precedent in…

How one survivor of Canada’s residential schools reclaimed her identity | Indigenous Rights

How one survivor of Canada’s residential schools reclaimed her identity | Indigenous Rights

‘It’s like home’ Martha was able to heal some of that trauma by reconnecting with her father before he died in 2005. “He sobered up in the later years,” she says. “He was getting sickly, but I would ask him things, [about our culture]. And he would bring me to…

Can Harris energise rural voters in the final stretch of the US election? | US Election 2024 News

Can Harris energise rural voters in the final stretch of the US election? | US Election 2024 News

But Peach County — named for the Elberta peach, a variety developed in the area — represents a unique microcosm in Georgia. It is split nearly evenly between Black and white residents, at about 44 percent apiece, according to 2022 census data. Anna Holloway, a former professor and dean at…

In Context: What Trump said about Cheney facing a firing squad | US Election 2024 News

In Context: What Trump said about Cheney facing a firing squad | US Election 2024 News

EXPLAINER With widespread interpretations of Trump’s remarks, we review his comments in their original context. So what did he say — and what did he likely mean? By Amy Sherman | PolitiFact Published On 2 Nov 20242 Nov 2024 Former US President Donald Trump called former US Republican lawmaker Liz Cheney…

Two years on, Tigray war survivors hope time will heal the scars of war | Conflict News

Two years on, Tigray war survivors hope time will heal the scars of war | Conflict News

In Mekelle, which is the main urban centre of northern Ethiopia, normal life appears to have resumed. People crowd the streets, cafes and markets – even as the trauma and wounds of the war remain. Across the region though, a sense of uncertainty still lingers. Despite the progress made since…

Conservative Christians, Israel and the US vote | US Election 2024 News

Conservative Christians, Israel and the US vote | US Election 2024 News

Trump and the Republican party continue to connect with several segments of Christian voters, a diverse group of denominations that spans racial identities and political perspectives. A Pew Research poll released in September found Trump commanded 82 percent of white evangelical Protestant voters, 58 percent of white non-evangelical Protestant voters,…

Could legal bid stop ‘cruel’ UK government plan to axe winter fuel benefit? | Politics News

Could legal bid stop ‘cruel’ UK government plan to axe winter fuel benefit? | Politics News

A couple from Scotland is suing the UK government over its decision to abolish an allowance for at least 10 million elderly people to spend on additional heating fuel in the winter. Following the Labour Party’s landslide election victory in the UK’s general election on July 4, one of the…

In Georgia, four years of US election fraud claims resonate among voters | US Election 2024 News

In Georgia, four years of US election fraud claims resonate among voters | US Election 2024 News

As the rumours surrounding the dumpster and the false claims of thrown-out ballots spread, Ben Johnson, a local tech entrepreneur, tweeted at L Lin Wood, a lawyer who led efforts to challenge the 2020 results in Georgia and Michigan on behalf of Trump. Johnson claimed to have “the source video…

The great British cheese heist: Who stole 0,000 of cheddar? | Food News

The great British cheese heist: Who stole $390,000 of cheddar? | Food News

When art and scams come together, it’s usually paintings and sculptures that make the news. However, in a strange turn of events, Neal’s Yard Dairy, a distributor and retailer of British cheese based in London’s Borough Market has been defrauded of 300,000 pounds ($389,000) worth of award-winning, cloth-bound artisan cheese….