There was little new information uncovered in the presidential debate Monday night between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, but one topic once again reared its head: Trump’s perceived antipathy for overweight people. During the “Securing America” segment of the debate, Clinton stated that cyber security would be among the biggest challenges for the next president. […]
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USAWorld leaders have paid tribute to former Israeli president and Nobel peace prize winner Shimon Peres, who died Wednesday aged 93. French President François Hollande “Shimon Peres now belongs to history, which was his companion during his long life. With the death of Shimon Peres, Israel has lost one of its most illustrious statesmen, and
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International, Middle East, USASAN DIEGO — El Cajon police said Tuesday evening that officers shot and killed a black man earlier in the day after he raised both hands clasping an object in a manner that looked as if he was holding a gun. “The subject has passed away as a result of his injuries,” El Cajon police
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USACHARLOTTE, N.C. — On Monday night, The Charlotte Observer and the McClatchy Washington Bureau recruited 21 Charlotte-area voters to watch the first Hillary Clinton-Donald Trump debate together and then talk about it. As the moderators, here are three things we learned from this diverse group, which had varying reactions. 1. Republican-leaning voters looking for a
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USALike so many of you, our hearts broke as we learned of the full scope of the tragedy at the Pulse nightclub on June 12. Like so many other Americans, we mourned with you in the days that followed. And Tuesday, we are here to stand with this courageous, good-hearted community, one that has sent
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USAPresident Barack Obama’s message to black voters is simple: Stay at home on Election Day and it equates to a vote for Donald Trump. In an interview on the “Steve Harvey Morning Show” that aired Wednesday, Obama warned against complacency. “If you don’t vote, that’s a vote for Trump,” said Obama, who has become Hillary
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USACamilla Hansson, who competed as Miss Sweden in the 2014 Miss Universe pageant, defended Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump Wednesday over allegations he called former Miss Universe Alicia Machado a “fat pig” when she gained weight. Ms. Hansson said staying healthy was “part of the contract” when you are Miss Universe. However, she did not
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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAIn some ways, it was a typical Hillary Clinton campaign event. She was in a swing state, North Carolina; she was at a venue that underscores her message about investing in education, Wake Technical Community College in Raleigh; and there were the familiar campaign slogans like “Stronger Together” and her standard closing line, “Love Trumps
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USALOS ANGELES — SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk on Tuesday unveiled his plans for colonizing Mars, which could eventually involve a fleet of up to 1,000 spaceships to transport as many as 1 million people to the Red Planet. Musk envisions continuous launches from Earth, with massive rockets returning for reuse and spacecraft refueling in
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAMIAMI — If Donald Trump got the sort of reception from all Hispanics as he did Tuesday in Miami, he might have the election in the bag. Trump’s brief visit to Little Havana, billed as a town hall-style meeting with Latinos, turned into a love fest in which no one asked a single question. Instead,
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USACHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kae Roberts and Jay Eardly were leaning toward Hillary Clinton before Monday night’s debate. By the end, they had both pulled away. John Kokos and Hank Federal were undecided going in, potential Clinton backers. By the end, they’d ruled her out. Indeed, while polls found that Clinton had won the first general
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USABy Jamal Kanj Let me start off with a confession: I didn’t get it right when I speculated the Republican Party would not nominate Donald Trump for US president. I argued in an earlier column that if they did, the narcissistic Trump would most likely run as an independent candidate. I had posited, or hoped
Pop quiz: Without Googling, what is Hillary Clinton’s campaign slogan? Odds are you haven’t a clue. And that is why heading into Monday’s presidential debate Clinton found herself in a dead heat with the worst candidate in the history of the republic, Donald Trump. By consensus, the current U.S. election cycle marks the triumph of
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USAOne of the longest-running debates between Donald Trump and fact-checkers in the race is this: Did he support the war in Iraq? In Monday’s debate, he held firm. “I did not support the war in Iraq,” he said after Hillary Clinton raised the issue. Moderator Lester Holt weighed in, saying the record showed otherwise. In
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