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Jenniffer González of Puerto Rico's pro-statehood New Progressive Party is leading polls in a historic gubernatorial election that could see her party secure a third consecutive term for the first time

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In the days after it became clear that US Vice- President Kamala Harris would be the Democratic nominee for president, an image of Inauguration Day began to circulate on social media: If elected, Harris would be sworn in as the nation’s first ‘Black woman president’ on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with the oath administered by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, ‘the first Black woman’ to serve at the Supreme Court.

Donald Trump has been going steadily ahead in the US elections, marching and leading his Party right from the front in the ongoing US Presidential election campaign. Top pollsters have been vehemently backing him, but a sudden poll data has shocked everyone, where it has been claimed that Trump is set to lose in one of the key US regions: Florida.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit jointly condemned the illegal vote, stressing that only U.S. citizens have the right to vote in federal elections. Although the ballot was cast illegally, due to the anonymous nature of U.S. ballots, it will still be counted in the final tally. Legal experts, including Andrew McCarthy, explain that election officials cannot identify or retrieve a specific ballot once it has gone through the voting tabulator, maintaining the U.S. tradition of a «secret ballot.» Also Read: How Puerto Rico could sway 2024 US Elections despite no electoral vote

Joe Biden appeared to take a swipe at supporters of Donald Trump, drawing objections from the federal workers who document such remarks for posterity, according to two U.S. government officials and an internal email obtained Thursday by The Associated Press. Biden created an uproar earlier this week with his remarks to Latino activists responding to racist comments at a Trump rally made by the comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who referred to the U.S. island territory of Puerto Rico as a «floating island of garbage.» Biden, according to a transcript prepared by the official White House stenographers, told the Latino group on a Tuesday evening video call, «The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters — his — his demonization of Latinos is unconscionable, and it's un-American.»

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are at loggerheads in the last week leading up to the US elections, with their last phase of political campaigning before November 5 seeing everything from opponent bashing, to insensitively attacking Puerto Ricans from a Republican rally stage. All the action in the US is now around the American polls, and the mail-in votes may help somewhat in understanding which way the country is swaying towards.

His remarks, made in response to a comedian's derogatory comment about Puerto Rico at a Donald Trump rally, have opened a door for Trump to shift focus away from his own controversial campaign tactics. Biden criticised the comedian's description of Puerto Rico as a «floating island of garbage,» asserting that the people of Puerto Rico are «good, decent, and honourable.» However, his defence sparked a political uproar, detracting from Vice President Kamala Harris's key closing speech on Tuesday evening, CNN reported.

A prime-time CNN discussion that went off the rails led to a conservative writer being thrown off the air and banned from the network

Jimmy Kimmel makes fun of Trump's relationship with Melania. Jimmy Kimmel covered Donald Trump's recent rally at Madison Square Garden on Monday after taking a week off. He focused on an awkward moment between the former president and his wife, Melania, on stage, as quoted in a report by the Daily Beast. Kimmel joked that Melania Trump's rare appearance was in accordance with section 3, Subsection 2.7 of her prenuptial agreement. Observe the interactions between these two lovers. They have positively smoldering chemistry. Melania pushed Trump into a more formal kiss on the cheek after he appeared to try to kiss her on the lips in a rally video that Kimmel played. Watching a man and his wife attempt to avoid smudging each other's Bronson cream is the most beautiful thing in the world, stated Kimmel as quoted in a report by the Daily Beast.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Donald Trump’s campaign invited Tony Hinchcliffe, who hosts the popular podcast “Kill Tony," to do a comedy set at the former president’s rally at Madison Square Garden because of the comic’s popularity with young men, particularly after he sold out two shows at the same venue in August. The campaign didn’t know everything he would say, according to a campaign aide.

Donald Trump hosted a rally featuring crude and racist insults at New York’s Madison Square Garden Sunday, turning what his campaign had dubbed as the event where he would deliver his closing message into an illustration of what turns off his critics.

US election 2024 campaign is all set to witness Kamala Harris and Tim Walz crisscrossing the United States to visit all seven battleground states — Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — in the coming days. This is part of Democratic Presidential and VP candidates' final blitz before the November 5 polling day and a direct message to Donald Trump. Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, will spend Sunday in Philadelphia, attending church services in the morning and visiting a barbershop. The vice president also plans to stop at a Puerto Rican restaurant and a youth basketball facility, as per an AP report. On Monday, Walz, the Minnesota's governor who is Harris' running mate, will campaign in Manitowoc and Waukesha, Wisconsin, before a joining Harris for a rally in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where the singer Maggie Rogers is scheduled to perform.

A federal judge said the Federal Trade Commission can proceed with its landmark antitrust lawsuit against Amazon

After strong consumer interest in its gold bars, Costco is polishing plans to offer another precious metal: platinum bars.

A federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico’s finances says it will step in to help speed up projects to fix the island’s crumbling power grid as widespread outages persist

Two private power companies in Puerto Rico have come under scrutiny while presenting plans to stabilize the island's crumbling electric grid as officials demanded immediate action to minimize chronic power outages

A growing number of government officials in Puerto Rico are demanding answers from two private electric companies as the U.S. territory struggles with persistent power outages

Tens of thousands of customers are still without power across Puerto Rico, a week after Ernesto swiped the U.S. territory as a tropical storm

Narendra Modi on Saturday spoke to wrestler Aman Sehrawat and congratulated him for clinching the bronze medal in the men's freestyle 57 kg wrestling event at the Paris Olympics. Sehrawat overcoming adversity to stand on the podium on Friday touched an emotional chord with PM Modi. The 21-year-old 57kg free-style grappler, who was raised by his grandfather after he lost his parents as a child, defeated Puerto Rico's Darian Cruz in a high-intensity third-place contest to become India's youngest medallist at the Olympics.

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USA men's basketball game at the Paris Olympics against Puerto Rico is starting off in a few hours, with some legendary NBA stars set to take centerstage in this clash. This is Team USA's next game in Group C play at the Paris Olympics and they will launching a full-fledged onslaught against Puerto Rico right from the tipoff.