Former Representative Liz Cheney has criticized Donald Trump after he suggested she should have “guns trained on her face,” referring to him as a “cruel, unstable man.” The comments were made by Trump at an Arizona event, where he described critics of his administration as “war hawks.” Cheney, who openly endorses Vice President Kamala Harris, has accused the former president of being a threat to democracy and has often criticized his handling of the Capitol riot in January 2021. Cheney’s father, former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney, has also publicly cast his vote for Harris. Liz Cheney lost the Republican primary in 2022 to a pro-Trump candidate.
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Edward Jay Epstein, an American investigative journalist, has criticised President Donald Trump’s management style. He claimed that Trump promotes in-fighting among his aides, and discredits them with his outside allies. His criticisms have been heightened following leaks of internal dissent within the White House and plummeting approval ratings. References were made to Trump directives such as calling former strategist Steve Bannon a “scumbag”, and accusing counsellor Kellyanne Conway of being a “wildcard”.
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The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, a key indicator of US inflation, rose by 2.1% in September, down from 2.2% in August. This is the lowest level since 2021 and is seen as a success for the Federal Reserve, which was aiming to reduce inflation to 2%. In a move from its previous stance that price growth would be “transitory”, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates to a 20-year high before beginning to cut them again in September. Despite this positive development, the high cost of living continues to be a hot topic ahead of the US presidential election. Furthermore, almost half of US citizens surveyed in a recent poll wrongly believe that the country is in recession.
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Mark Longo, a resident of rural Pine City, New York, is pleading for the return of his pet squirrel, Peanut, who was seized by the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). The DEC officers raided his home following complaints that he was keeping wildlife as pets, which is against state laws. Peanut had gained hundreds of thousands of followers on social media with his playful and amusing antics documented by Longo. A raccoon named Fred was also taken during the raid. Longo fears that Peanut, who he had kept for seven years, may have been euthanized.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has criticised the inadequate reaction of western allies to the involvement of North Korean troops in Russia’s conflict with Ukraine. The US and South Korea have called on China to use its influence over Russia and North Korea to prevent escalation. Anton Blinken, the US Secretary of State, said around 8,000 North Korean troops are currently stationed in Russia on the border with Ukraine, with the belief that Russia is preparing to deploy them. China has so far remained silent on the situation. Meanwhile, Russian forces have reportedly captured another village in eastern Ukraine.
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Donald Trump has asserted he will “protect” women, but a majority of women appear unimpressed. The latest ABC News/Ipsos national poll shows the Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris enjoys a 14% lead among women over Trump, rising to 23% among women with a college degree and 34% among women under 40. The Brookings Institution suggests this owes to anger among women about the 2022 Dobbs decision. The same poll showed a 10-point swing to Harris among voters over 65 compared to 2020, some suggesting this is due to the “revenge of Boomer feminists”. Early voting tallies show women accounting for 55% of all ballots cast in battleground states such as Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.
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Author Michael Wolff has claimed that Jeffrey Epstein had photographs of Donald Trump with topless young women from the late 1990s at his Palm Beach home. Wolff speculates that these photos may have been among evidence seized by the FBI from Epstein’s home in 2019. In response, a spokesperson for the Trump campaign accused Wolff of fabricating lies to sell his books. Trump and Epstein were known to be friends in the 1990s, but sources say Trump severed ties with Epstein after learning of sex trafficking allegations against him. Wolff states that Epstein was a key source for him while writing his book Fire & Fury, and felt that Epstein was living in fear of Trump.
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Nevaeh Crain died of complications related to her pregnancy after being refused sufficient care during three visits to two Texas hospitals. Diagnosed with strep throat during her first visit, Crain was discharged despite severe abdominal cramps. In her second visit, she was diagnosed with sepsis but was discharged after doctors detected a fetal heartbeat. During her third visit, despite her deteriorating health, doctors insisted on two ultrasounds to confirm fetal death before admitting her to intensive care, where she later died. Crain’s is one of at least two cases of Texas women dying due to untreated miscarriages, linked to the state’s strict abortion ban, which has led many doctors to avoid treating complicated pregnancies over fears of legal repercussions.
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Journalist Michael Wolff has released a recording of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein discussing the White House team of former President Donald Trump in 2017. The tape was shared on Wolff’s podcast, Fire and Fury, and supposedly recorded in a Manhattan restaurant. In the recording, Epstein appears to describe Trump’s leadership style as divisive and suggests a close relationship between them. Although Epstein has not been identified as a source for any of Wolff’s books in the past, the journalist claimed he has around 100 hours of Epstein discussing the “inner workings” of the Trump White House. Notably, Wolff is a controversial figure with his journalistic accuracy often being disputed by critics.
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JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon has warned of the onset of World War III due to ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. He highlighted the risks posed by Russia, North Korea, and Iran, and singled out nuclear proliferation as the “biggest risk mankind faces.” Furthermore, he urged the US to avoid naivety and intervene in global events. Dimon acknowledged that the threat of global conflict could decrease over time, but emphasized the dire implications if the current trend continues. Despite these warnings, Ohio State University’s Paul Beck does not believe WWIII is inevitably impending, though he noted an increasing tension in US-Russia relations and conflicts involving Iran and China.
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