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16Oct

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‘DJ Trump’: Trump town hall turns into impromptu concert after medical incidents

Donald Trump's town hall in the Philadelphia suburbs turned into an impromptu concert on Monday after the former president was twice interrupted by medical emergencies in the room. The Republican presidential nominee paused during a question-and-answer session as a doctor in the room attended to the first person to have a medical issue. After a second emergency halted the discussion moderated by South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, Trump stopped taking questions. Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign town hall at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center and Fairgrounds. (AP) He and Noem mentioned it was hot in the venue, and Trump asked about air conditioning. “They probably can't afford it, sir, in this economy,” Noem quipped. During the first interruptio...

16Oct

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How does the Electoral College work? Explaining the centuries-old system that decides the US election

When the United States heads to the polls for the election, the popular vote won't decide whether Kamala Harris or Donald Trump becomes president. Instead, it will be whoever wins the most Electoral College votes. It's a political system that's vastly different from our own here in Australia – and it's not without its critics. Here's how it works. It's not the popular vote that decides who wins the US election - its the votes of the Electoral College, like these ones. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) How does the Electoral College system work? Each state plus the District of Columbia is allocated a number of Electoral College votes. Whichever presidential candidate wins the popular vote in each state gets all of that state's electoral votes. There are...

16Oct

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Germany’s biggest airline fined for violating 128 Jewish passengers’ civil rights

Lufthansa, Germany's biggest airline, has been fined a record $4 million ($5.9 million AUD) for discriminating against Jewish passengers, the US Department of Transportation announced Tuesday. The fine stems from a May 2022 incident in which the airline prohibited 128 Jewish passengers from boarding. The DOT noted in a consent order that the passengers were wearing "distinctive garb typically worn by Orthodox Jewish men." Lufthansa, Germany's biggest airline, has been fined. (Getty) They were denied boarding as a group and were unable to connect in Frankfurt to Budapest from a New York flight because of "alleged misbehavior of a few." However, the passengers did not know each other nor were they traveling together. In a press release, the airline said the ...

11Oct

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Israeli strike on school-turned-shelter in Gaza kills 27, two UN peacekeepers hurt in Lebanon

An Israeli strike on a school sheltering the displaced in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 27 people, Palestinian medical officials say. The Israeli military said its Thursday strike targeted militants hiding among civilians, without providing evidence. Israel has continued to strike at what it says are militant targets across the Palestinian enclave even as attention has shifted to its war against Hezbollah in Lebanon and rising tensions with Iran. The military launched a large-scale air and ground operation against Hamas in northern Gaza earlier this week. In a separate development, the UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon said an Israeli tank fired on its headquarters in the town of Naqoura, hitting an observation tower and wounding two peacekeepers, who we...

11Oct

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Biden tells Trump to ‘get a life’ over storm misinformation, promises Milton survivors they’ll get the help they need

US President Joe Biden said that the federal government was rushing to help those affected by Hurricane Milton — and had a stark message for his predecessor, who has been spreading falsehoods about the federal response. Asked by reporters after his remarks at the White House whether he had spoken with former president Donald Trump, Biden responded indignantly: "Are you kidding me?" He then looked at the camera with a message directly for his predecessor: "Mr President Trump — former President Trump — get a life, man. Help these people." US President Joe Biden speaks on the initial impacts of Hurricane Milton in the South Court Auditorium at the White House. Photographer: Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) Biden's appearance on Thursday (Friday AEDT) indicate...

6Oct

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Mark Zuckerberg joins exclusive $300 billion club, is second-richest person in world

Mark Zuckerberg's wallet keeps getting fatter. The Meta CEO is now the second-richest person in the world, overtaking Jeff Bezos and Bernard Arnault. With a personal fortune of $US206 billion ($303 billion), according to recent figures from Bloomberg's Billionaire Index, he now only trails Elon Musk. Mark Zuckerberg joins exclusive $200 billion club, is second-richest person in world (CNN) Recent figures from Bloomberg's Billionaire Index show Zuckerberg has grown his personal fortune by a whopping $US78.1 billion ($114.9 billion) in 2024. He joins an elusive US$200 billion ($294 billion) club that only counts two other members. That includes Musk ($376 billion), the CEO of Tesla and X, and Bezos ($301 billion), the founder of Amazon. Arnault, the CEO of l...