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Kamala Harris came off as a presidential candidate in Tuesday's televised debate, provoking and getting under her opponent's skin at the same time, while Donald Trump looked furious and shocked - ABC commentators assessed the station. Her political camp is also pleased with the performance of the Democratic candidate in the November presidential elections in the US.more

US health officials have confirmed a human case of bird flu in a patient that had no immediately known animal exposure. The patient, in the state of Missouri, was treated in hospital and has since recovered, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.more

Donald Trump is enjoying a slight lead over Vice President Kamala Harris in a new nationwide poll from Siena College commissioned by The New York Times. Harris has a similarly small lead over Trump in polls of key rust belt states.more

Starliner has finally come home, more than three months after it launched on a planned 10-day mission.more

Judge Juan Merchan presiding over Donald Trump's criminal case in New York decided yesterday to postpone the hearing at which he was to decide on the former president's sentence until 26 November, already after the presidential election. The sentence was due to be announced on 16 September.more

Indecent assault charges in the UK against disgraced former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein have been discontinued by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The CPS said it had made the decision after reviewing the evidence in the case and concluding "there is no longer a realistic prospect of conviction".more

Two students and two teachers were killed in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, on Wednesday morning, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.more

In a new national poll, current Vice President Kamala Harris is holding a narrow lead over former President Donald Trump, leading him 50 percent to 46 percent among registered voters. Among likely voters, she leads 52 percent to 46 percent.more

Hate crimes in New York state rose by a record 69 percent last year compared to 2019. According to state officials who released a report on the matter, this was mainly due to rising anti-Semitism.more

According to a report by New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), nearly one million passengers a day on New York City's city buses do not pay fares. That's 48 percent of people who use this form of public transportation.more

Austrian authorities, thanks to information from the US Central Intelligence Agency, have foiled a plot that may have resulted in an attack on attendees at a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna in August, CIA Deputy Chief David Cohen has stated.more

The assassination attempt on me is to some extent the fault of Biden and Harris,’ Donald Trump declared in an interview broadcast yesterday. The Republican candidate stated that those in power were not interested in his safety and may have inspired the assassin with their rhetoric.more

US Vice President and candidate for the office of head of state Kamala Harris and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are similar politicians, assessed the New York Times. The daily noted that both were prosecutors, which is evident in their style of doing politics.more

The Dutch authority has slapped taxi platform Uber with a €290 million fine for sending private data of European drivers to the US in what was deemed a violation of EU privacy rules (RODO). The company criticised the decision and announced an appeal.more

Former President Donald Trump has hinted that he may pull out of his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris on ABC television. The Republican candidate accuses television of bias, with both staffers arguing over whether the candidates' microphones should be switched off.more

U.S. regulators approved updated COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday, shots designed to more closely target recent virus strains- and hopefully whatever variants cause trouble this winter, too.more

US Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has refused to take part in a Fox News TV debate on 4 September, former President Donald Trump wrote on social media last night.more

Kamala Harris is closing in on Donald Trump in support in several key states where voters are undecided who to vote for. According to The New York Times/Siena College poll released Saturday, the Democrat leads in Arizona (50 to 45 percent) and North Carolina (49 to 47 percent).more

The wave of the Covid-19 virus is significantly intensifying in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it is the highest since July 2022.more

Five people involved in the illegal trafficking of ketamine have been arrested in connection with the death of Matthew Perry, the actor known for the TV series Friends. The suspects, including two doctors, took advantage of the star's addiction to the drug, the federal prosecutor's office in Los Angeles announced yesterday.more

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) is actively exploring the possibility of breaking up Google as a potential remedy for the search giant's illegal monopoly on online search. The move follows a landmark antitrust ruling last week that found Google guilty of anticompetitive behaviour.more

Kamala Harris has a multi-point lead in three key ‘rust belt’ states and has moved closer to Trump in his own state, Florida, according to a compilation of new polls. The polls provide further confirmation of the vice-president's growing ratings.more

Alaska's frozen land is deteriorating at an accelerating rate, and the reason is a warming climate. This threatens additional greenhouse gas emissions, scientists warn.more

Donald Trump’s campaign has said some of its internal communications have been hacked and suggested it was targeted by Iranian operatives. US news website Politico reported on Saturday that it had been emailed campaign documents including internal research carried out on Trump’s running mate, Ohio Senator JD Vance.more

ABC News has said it will host the first debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris on 10 September. The network confirmed the showdown in a post on X, formerly Twitter, after Trump said on Thursday that he would be open to debating his Democratic rival multiple times before the November election.more