ISTANBUL (AA) – The run-up to the presidential election is tense because of two key issues: the economy and the major parties’ support to Israel. As Americans grapple with economic hardships and inflation, their frustration is compounded by their government’s support to Israel’s genocidal actions in the devastated Pales...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Vice President Kamala Harris has taken a 4-point lead over Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump after the conclusion of last week’s Democratic National Convention, according to a poll released Tuesday. The poll from Florida Atlantic University (FAU) and Mainstreet Research USA found Harris leading Trump 47...
CHICAGO (AA/AFP) – Thousands of demonstrators marched near the venue, demanding a cease-fire in Gaza and an end to US arms support to Israel. Gathering at Union Park, demonstrators chanted “Free Palestine” and “Stop the genocide” before marching toward the United Center stadium where the convention is being held. ...
Media mogul Oprah Winfrey is urging Americans to embrace “common sense” by voting for Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz. The registered independent was speaking at this week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Winfrey emphasized the importance of “decency and respect”...
CHICAGO – AFP: Hakeem Jeffries, US House of Representatives Democratic leader, mocked Donald Trump at the Democratic National Convention, saying he is “like an old boyfriend who you broke up with, but he just won’t go away”. He said Trump had “spent the last four years . . . trying to get back into a […]
CHICAGO – AFP Former President Bill Clinton threw in support behind Kamala Harris after thanking Joe Biden for his service and taking a jab at Donald Trump’s age. “So in 2024 we got a pretty clear choice, it seems to me, Kamala Harris, for the people,” he said at the Democratic National Convention. “When she [&hel...
CHICAGO – AFP: First-time voters at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago say they do not want “our tax dollars” to fund “what many of us in our generation see as war crimes”. “Right now, we feel the crisis in Gaza very astutely as our generation. We’re seeing this crisis with fresh eyes. We do...
Chicago, United States – AFP Barack Obama told fellow Democrats in Chicago Tuesday that “the torch has been passed” to Kamala Harris and that the United States was ready for her to become president. Former president Obama, who was greeted with rapturous applause and cheers at the packed arena hosting the party’s nominat...
Chicago, United States – AFP Former US first lady Michelle Obama told the Democratic National Convention Tuesday that “hope is making a comeback”. “Something magically wonderful is in the air… It’s the contagious power of hope,” she told adoring attendees ahead of former president Barack Obama’s ...
CHICAGO – AFP: First Lady Jill Biden said on Monday the president “dug deep into his soul” before deciding to end his re-election bid. “Joe and I have been together for almost 50 years. And still, there are moments when I fall in love with him all over again,” she said at the Democratic National […]
