NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – Stephen Bannon, one of the architects of Mr Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, was arrested over his involvement in an online fund-raising group that raised more than US$25 million (S$34 million) to help fund a wall on the US-Mexico border. Despite portraying We Build the Wall as a volunteer organisation, Bannon received more than […]
(Reuters) – Police in the city of Portland said they fired crowd control munitions and tear gas on Wednesday night to break up a gathering of about 200 people who threw rocks, lit fires and vandalized a U.S. immigration agency building. Law enforcement officials had declared a riot for a second successive night, calling a […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The third night of the Democratic National Convention features a lineup of high-wattage political star power: former President Barack Obama, 2016 presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and 2020 vice presidential running mate Kamala Harris. Here is a takeaway from Wednesday’s programme: WOMEN HEADLINERS AND AUDIENCE Women dominated the convention’s first two nights and […]
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – President Donald Trump alleged that US health regulators may be delaying the emergency authorisation of blood plasma to treat coronavirus patients until after the election to hurt him politically, offering no substantiation for the charge. “I hear great things about it, that’s all I can tell you,” Trump said at a White […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Russia and China not to disregard the re-imposition of all United Nations sanctions on Iran, which President Donald Trump has directed him to trigger at the UN Security Council in New York on Thursday (Aug 20). Pompeo will meet with Indonesia’s UN Ambassador Dian Triansyah […]
LOS ANGELES (REUTERS) – The private wildcat zoo at the centre of the hit Netflix series Tiger King is closing its doors permanently, its owner said, citing pressure from animal rights activists and inspectors. “As of today, we have decided to close the old zoo effective immediately,” Jeff Lowe, the current owner of the Greater […]
PORTLAND (REUTERS) – Protesters lit fires, threw rocks and smashed windows at county government offices in the US city of Portland on Tuesday (Aug 18), prompting police to declare a riot, after weeks of mostly peaceful anti-racism demonstrations. The protesters lit fires in dumpsters and flames were seen inside the building, media said. TV footage […]
LOS ANGELES (BLOOMBERG) – Californians just saved themselves from what would’ve been the biggest coordinated blackout of all time. Now, on to the next crisis: Dry lightning and extreme heat that together ignited 155 fires within 24 hours and are setting off more. On Tuesday (Aug 18) – just as California was preparing to plunge […]
NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – It was an accidental viral moment for Joe Biden, at a time when his quest for the Democratic nomination seemed to be flagging. En route to an interview last year with the editorial board of The New York Times, Biden found himself in an elevator with Jacquelyn, a 31-year-old security guard […]
WASHINGTON • Former first lady Michelle Obama launched a scathing attack on President Donald Trump on the first night of the Democratic National Convention, calling him the “wrong president” for the country and urging Americans to elect Mr Joe Biden in November to end the chaos created by Mr Trump’s presidency. While acknowledging she did […]