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When JD Vance and Tim Walz take the stage for next week's vice presidential debate, CBS News says it will be up to the candidates, not the moderators, to fact-check each other

If roughly 45,000 U.S. longshoremen make good on their threat to strike beginning Tuesday, they could shut down 36 ports from Maine to Texas that handle about half the goods shipped into and out of the United States

Russia’s top diplomat warned Saturday against “trying to fight to victory with a nuclear power,” delivering a UN General Assembly speech packed with condemnations of what Russia sees as Western machinations in Ukraine and elsewhere — including inside the United Nations itself.

Jammu and Kashmir elections approaches, Ghulam Ahmad Mir, the Congress candidate from the Dooru constituency, stated on Saturday that the Bharatiya Janata Party is unlikely to secure more than 10-12 seats in Jammu. Mir emphasized the strength of the alliance between the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) and Congress, arguing that this coalition is the only viable option left with the people of Jammu and Kashmir. «BJP will not even get a chance to be a part of the government, leave aside forming the government by their own. BJP wont go ahead of 10-12 seats. There is no other party in Jammu and Kashmir apart from the alliance of JKNC and Congress that can win 30-35 seats. So there is no other party in the UT with which BJP can form alliance to secure that many seats. The public of J&K has always taken a decisive decision and in the last phase also the public will teach them a lesson,» Mir said while speaking to ANI.

Hassan Nasrallah's location for months and decided to act last week, believing they had a brief opportunity before he moved. This decision led to an operation that saw over 80 bombs dropped within minutes, according to three senior Israeli defense officials. Early Saturday, Hezbollah operatives discovered the bodies of Nasrallah and Ali Karaki, a top Hezbollah commander. Hezbollah confirmed Nasrallah's death in the strikes. Israeli officials stated that the operation had been in planning since earlier in the week and timed with discussions of a cease-fire in Lebanon. Hashem Safieddine, Nasrallah's cousin, is a potential successor and was not at the strike site. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave the order for the strike from his hotel room in New York before his United Nations speech. Netanyahu called Nasrallah’s death “necessary” and warned, “In the coming days, we will face significant challenges.”

Donald Trump meandered Saturday through a list of grievances against Vice President Kamala Harris and other issues during an event intended to link his Democratic opponent to illegal border crossings. A day after Harris discussed immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border, Trump spoke to a crowd in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, about immigration. He blamed Harris for migrants committing crimes after entering the U.S. illegally, alleging she was responsible for «erasing our border.» «I will liberate Wisconsin from the mass migrant invasion,» he said. «We're going to liberate the country.»

North Korea, which has been accused of illegally supplying weapons to Russia, said on Sunday that U.S. military aid worth $8 billion to Ukraine is «an incredible mistake» and playing with fire against nuclear superpower Russia. U.S. President Joe Biden announced the new aid as Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited Washington to help Kyiv defend itself, including longer-range weapons that will upgrade its ability to strike Russia from safer distances. Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said Washington is escalating the Ukraine conflict and driving all of Europe to the brink of a nuclear war.

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are competing closely. A new report by the New York Times indicates a possibility of a 270-268 outcome, with Harris holding a narrow lead.

Hurricane Helene caused widespread destruction to the US Southeast. The storm claimed at least 56 lives, displaced several residents, and plunged millions into darkness without electricity, according to a report by Voice of America. Rescue efforts were underway on Saturday to reach those stranded by the floods. In North Carolina, at least 10 lives were lost, according to Governor Roy Cooper. South Carolina reported 19 fatalities, including two firefighters in Saluda County. Georgia witnessed at least 17 deaths, with two victims claimed by a tornado in Alamo. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Saturday raised the number of confirmed dead in Georgia to 11, including several people who drowned in Pinellas County.

Kamala Harris has had very little time for preparing for the US polls 2024, and this has in fact given her some advantage, being an untested potential, other than the fact that she is a reigning VP. However, she is also facing major complications for her administration in the future, if she is indeed elected to the White House, according to reports.

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Donald Trump was barely defeated by Harris in six crucial swing states. According to recent polls, Vice President Harris is tied with former President Trump in Georgia and is leading him by a tiny margin in six other battleground states. Nevada, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Michigan, North Carolina, and Wisconsin are among the states where the Democratic nominee leads Trump, according to a poll released late on Thursday by Bloomberg News/Morning Consult. In Nevada, Harris leads Trump by seven points (52% to 45%), and in Pennsylvania, Harris leads Trump by five points (51% to 46%). The vice president leads the Republican contender in Arizona and Michigan by three points, 50 percent to 47 percent. In Wisconsin, 51 percent to 48 percent, and North Carolina, 50 percent to 48 percent, her lead is far narrower.

Nate Silver stated that they’d probably rather have Vice President Kamala Harris' hand to play. Nate Silver said that Harris's recent surge in national polls was supported by his election forecast and model, which show the Democratic nominee ahead of the outgoing president Trump by three percentage points, 49.1 percent to 46.1 percent, on a national level. In the published post, Silver stated that a lot of polling since their last update, and the model mostly liked it for Harris, especially the national polls, which show her lead expanding to an even 3 points. Silver pointed out that there is a noteworthy exception in Arizona, even though Harris has been polling well overall. The former president was leading the Democratic contender by six points in a recent Grand Canyon State USA TODAY poll.

Donald Trump's campaign has been forced to change the venue of an upcoming rally in Wisconsin due to a shortage of Secret Service personnel, as per a report by CBS which quoted its sources. The rally, initially planned as an outdoor event at an airport, will now be held indoors at a smaller arena in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.

Donald Trump are looking at a major tussle, as the former US President has dropped claims that the IT giant is interfering in the US elections, and portraying him in a bad light. Trump, on Friday, clearly stated, Google majorly displays 'bad stories' written about him, and he would prosecute the company as soon as he came to power after November 5.

Top Biden administration officials met with port operators ahead of a possible strike at East and Gulf coast ports, with a union contract set to expire late Monday

Thinner benefits and coverage changes await many older Americans shopping for health insurance this fall

Taylor Swift has decreased. There doesn't seem to be a ‘Love Story’ between Republican voters and Taylor Swift, according to a recent poll. The megastar has significantly lost the support of her right-leaning base since she endorsed Vice President Harris. Over 47% of Republicans despise the ‘All Too Well’ singer, according to an NBC News poll that was released on Friday. That is more than 20 points higher than in November of last year, when according to an NBC poll, 26% of Republicans had the same negative opinion of Swift. While 28 percent of Republicans last year said they had a positive impression of Swift, Friday's poll indicated only 12 percent held the same warm feelings toward the 34-year-old Grammy Award winner.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday claimed there is no bigger issue in the country than unemployment and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi must remember that every youth, whose employment has been «snatched away» by his government, will ensure the BJP's defeat in every election. Citing Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) data, he said that despite all efforts, this government data is not able to hide the helplessness of the youth. «There is no bigger issue in the country than unemployment. Modi ji has the biggest contribution in ruining the future of the youth. If we take a closer look at the latest data of PLFS, despite all efforts, this government data is not able to hide the helplessness of the youth,» Kharge said in a post in Hindi on X. «Narendra Modi ji must answer — Isn't youth unemployment at a frightening 10.2% in 2023-24? Instead of giving colourful slogans and doing photo ops, what did Modiji do to provide jobs to the youth?» he asked.

NRAI), which has elected Sagar Daryani, co-founder of Wow! Momo Foods, as its new president, we focus on core issues facing the sector such as GST and Input Tax Credit. Speaking at the NRAI Annual General Meeting, Daryani said: “We will strive to expand the presence of the NRAI across the country by setting up several more chapters. The national managing committee which will be announced soon, will continue to expand to find resolutions to several other prominent industry-wide issues.” Zorawar Kalra, founder and managing director, Massive Restaurants, has been appointed as vice president, while Pranav Rungta, director, Mint Hospitality, continues as vice-president.

Atishi launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday calling the elections for the MCD standing committee held on Friday as «illegal, unconstitutional, and undemocratic.» She read out the Municipal Corporation Act of 1957 and said that the power to call an election only rests with the mayor. «The MCD election that the BJP has carried out is illegal, unconstitutional, and undemocratic. Our nation runs with the Constitution and with the rules laid out in the Constitution. The parliament had passed a law, the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act 1957. Under that act, there are a lot of rules, laws, byelaws with which the MCD runs,» said the Delhi CM during a press conference.