Could the US Senate flip to the right? Eight races to watch this election | Elections News

Could the US Senate flip to the right? Eight races to watch this election | Elections News

All eyes seem glued on the United States presidential race, as former President Donald Trump attempts to eke out a victory over Vice President Kamala Harris. But as both candidates strive to pull ahead in the nail-biting race, other contests are set to unfold across the country, with the balance…

Mandela travelled on Trump’s plane in 1990: Who paid for it? | US Election 2024

Mandela travelled on Trump’s plane in 1990: Who paid for it? | US Election 2024

In the last few weeks before Election Day, podcaster and Fox News contributor George “Tyrus” Murdoch tried to show voters a philanthropic side of former President Donald Trump. Nelson Mandela was “trying to come to the United States. The US government was not helping him. No one was helping him,”…

‘Why shouldn’t power be Black’? How Miriam Makeba won and lost the US | Features

‘Why shouldn’t power be Black’? How Miriam Makeba won and lost the US | Features

Within minutes of arriving in the United States for the first time, on November 28, 1959, 27-year-old Zenzile “Miriam” Makeba was whisked to the Manhattan office of the famous Jamaican-American singer Harry Belafonte. After a quick hug, Belafonte exclaimed: “Miriam! We haven’t a minute to waste!” Belafonte, who had seen…

Seven killed as ferry dock collapses on US Atlantic coast off Georgia | News

Seven killed as ferry dock collapses on US Atlantic coast off Georgia | News

A team of engineers and construction specialists will begin an investigation into why the gangway collapsed. At least seven people were killed after part of a ferry dock collapsed off the coast of the US state of Georgia, the authorities say, where crowds had gathered for an autumn celebration. The…

State of the race: Five takeaways 17 days out from the US election | US Election 2024 News

State of the race: Five takeaways 17 days out from the US election | US Election 2024 News

It’s been another whirlwind week in United States politics. And with just over two weeks left in the presidential race, the candidates are preparing to make their final appeals to voters. What have Kamala Harris and Donald Trump — the Democratic and Republican presidential nominees, respectively — been doing as…

Kamala Harris’s campaign flexes celebrity support in Detroit and Atlanta | US Election 2024 News

Kamala Harris’s campaign flexes celebrity support in Detroit and Atlanta | US Election 2024 News

United States Vice President Kamala Harris has deployed some of the music industry’s star power to rally voters in the final weeks before November’s presidential election. On Saturday, two of the Democratic nominee’s events were headlined by prominent musicians. At her first stop, in Detroit, Michigan, the singer and rapper…

In a close presidential race, Trump is strategically ambiguous on abortion | US Election 2024 News

In a close presidential race, Trump is strategically ambiguous on abortion | US Election 2024 News

Experts say it is not likely Trump’s shifting position will prompt abortion opponents to defect to Harris’s camp. But, they warn, there is a real risk that some could stay home on election day, rather than support Trump. For instance, one prominent anti-abortion rights activist, Lila Rose, has urged her…

For US universities, Arab and Muslim lives do not matter | Opinions

For US universities, Arab and Muslim lives do not matter | Opinions

On October 7, the Tahrir Coalition, a union of pro-Palestinian organisations at the University of Michigan, posted on social media what it said was a recording of the university’s president, Santa Ono. In the audio file, a man’s voice can be heard talking about pressure from “powerful groups” and the…

Fact check: Can Trump use a 1798 law to carry out mass deportations? | US Election 2024 News

Fact check: Can Trump use a 1798 law to carry out mass deportations? | US Election 2024 News

A cornerstone of former President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign has been his promise to carry out the largest deportation operation in United States history. The details of how he would carry out the plan have been unclear. But at recent rallies, Trump has said he will use an 18th-century law…