Kamala Harris’s pain-free US election campaign faces first crunch moment

And as a noticeable chill is felt in the air, many more voters will start to take note of politics. Right on cue, as these eyes start to focus on the election, we have a presidential debate that will see Donald Trump and Kamala Harris go head-to-head for the first time. Before she dramatically replaced Continue reading

Man charged with plotting attack on N.Y. Jewish center on Oct. 7 anniversary

U.S. officials have charged a Canadian resident with plotting to travel to New York to try to carry out a mass shooting against Jewish people on the first anniversary of the Hamas attacks in southern Israel, authorities announced Friday. The Justice Department said Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, a 20-year-old Pakistani citizen, was arrested Wednesday in Canada Continue reading

Columbia protesters’ demands have worked before. This time may be different.

Go to newsletter preferences Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Student protests are escalating there and other college campuses over the Israel-Gaza war and schools’ investments in Israeli entities, with demonstrators on Tuesday breaking into a Columbia campus building and occupying it. Continue reading

Columbia protesters’ demands have worked before. This time may be different.

Go to newsletter preferences Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Student protests are escalating there and other college campuses over the Israel-Gaza war and schools’ investments in Israeli entities, with demonstrators on Tuesday breaking into a Columbia campus building and occupying it. Continue reading

Donald Trump criminal sentencing delayed until after election

In his decision, Judge Merchan wrote that the case demands “a sentencing hearing that is entirely focused on the verdict of the jury”. “Their verdict must be respected and addressed in a manner that is not diluted by the enormity of the upcoming presidential election,” he said, setting sentencing to exactly three weeks after the Continue reading

Trump reacts to sentencing delay in Bragg case, says case ‘should be dead’

EXCLUSIVE: Former President Trump reacted to Judge Juan Merchan’s decision to delay sentencing in New York v. Trump until after Election Day, telling Fox News Digital he “did nothing wrong” and that the case “should be dead.” Trump spoke exclusively with Fox News Digital after Merchan granted the former president’s request to have his sentencing Continue reading

GM and Ford’s gas-powered profits and hybrid successes show how hard it will be for Tesla to weather an EV slowdown

Go to newsletter preferences Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read preview Tesla is finally being forced to reckon with a slowdown in electric-vehicle demand, and CEO Elon Musk’s tactics are likely to look different than his peers’ in the automotive industry. Continue reading

Pamela Harriman: The architect of modern Democratic politics – The Washington Post

Sonia Purnell is the author of the forthcoming book “Kingmaker: Pamela Harriman’s Astonishing Life of Power, Seduction, and Intrigue,” from which this piece is adapted. With just two months until Election Day, a new book recalls another political season when an unlikely savior commanded Washington’s Democratic establishment: Pamela Harriman. Dismissed in her youth as foolish Continue reading

Australia’s online regulator got death threats for case against X

On Friday, a Columbia University report, external into technology-facilitated gender-based violence – which used Ms Inman Grant as a case study – found that she had been mentioned in almost 74,000 posts on X ahead of the court proceedings, despite being a relatively unknown figure online beforehand. Dehumanising slurs and gendered language were also frequently Continue reading

Remand prisoner Simeon Burke could be released with ‘one flick of a pen’, judge says

Simeon Burke was supported in court by his parents, Martina and Sean, and siblings, Ammi and Isaac, pictured at an earlier hearing at Cloverhill Court. Photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin A judge has told remand prisoner Simeon Burke that he is in custody voluntarily but could be released with “one flick of a pen” and Continue reading