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Washington (AFP) - The US Senate on Thursday rejected sweeping immigration reforms for the second time this year as Republicans again blocked what would have been the toughest border security package in decades, dismissing it as a Democratic "gimmick." Polling invariably shows immigration as a priority for voters ahead of November's presidential rematch between President Joe Biden and his Republican rival Donald Trump, with illegal crossings at historic highs. The Border Act, hammered out by both sides over months of negotiations, initially had broad support but was killed by Republicans in Fe...
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Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden said he would make Kenya a major non-NATO ally Thursday as he hosted Kenyan counterpart William Ruto for a lavish state visit aimed at competing with Russia and China for influence in Africa. Rolling out the red carpet with a gala dinner and an Oval Office meeting, Biden matched pomp with a string of deals on security, climate and debt for the first African leader to receive a Washington state visit in 15 years. Announcing his plan to make Kenya the first major non-NATO ally in sub-Saharan Africa, Biden said the move was the "fulfillment of years of co...
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New York (AFP) - Singer Casandra Ventura said Thursday -- in her first comments since video emerged of her being beaten by rap mogul and former partner Sean "Diddy" Combs -- that domestic violence "broke" her. In an Instagram post, Ventura did not mention Combs but her comments came a week after CNN broadcast hotel security footage from 2016 in which the hip-hop star apparently hits, drags and kicks her. "Domestic violence is THE issue. It broke me down to someone I never thought I would become," she wrote, thanking supporters for their reaction. "The outpouring of love has created a place for...
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Washington (AFP) - The US Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge to a congressional map in the southern state of South Carolina that civil rights groups said was improperly drawn along racial lines. The case touching on the thorny issues of race and politics could help determine whether Democrats or Republicans control the House of Representatives next year. In a 6-3 vote, the conservative-dominated top court ruled that a congressional district map drawn by the Republican-majority legislature in South Carolina was not an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The case was one of several ...
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Washington (AFP) - The US Department of Justice filed a major antitrust lawsuit Thursday seeking to break up an alleged monopoly in the live music industry between concert promoter Live Nation Entertainment and its subsidiary, bookings website Ticketmaster. The lawsuit, filed in a federal court in New York, claims that Live Nation has abused its dominant market position to raise ticket fees, squeeze out competitors and limit choices for fans, venues and artists. "Live Nation relies on unlawful, anticompetitive conduct to exercise its monopolistic control over the live events industry in the Un...
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Washington (AFP) - Republican lawmakers in the southern US state of Louisiana gave final approval Thursday to a bill that would criminalize possession of abortion pills without a prescription. The legislation, passed 29-7 by the state senate and 64-29 in the state house, is the first in the country to classify the drugs as controlled and dangerous substances. It is expected to be signed by Republican Governor Jeff Landry. The bill, which comes as abortion rights are being hotly debated ahead of November's presidential election, reclassifies mifepristone and misoprostol, commonly used for abort...
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Washington (AFP) - The North Atlantic hurricane season, which starts on June 1, is forecast to be "extraordinary," with up to seven storms of Category 3 or higher expected, the US NOAA weather agency said Thursday. Category 3 hurricanes pack wind speeds over 111 miles (178 kilometers) an hour and wreak devastating damage on houses, uproot trees and often cut off electricity and water for days or even weeks. "This season is looking to be an extraordinary one in a number of ways," said Rick Spinrad of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which cited warm Atlantic ocean temperatur...
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New York (AFP) - Donald Trump headed into hostile territory Thursday for a rare rally in deeply Democratic New York -- hoping to woo Black and Latino voters whose support for Joe Biden has shown signs of faltering. The event, in an area where the Republican ex-president was trounced in 2020, follows a trend of Trump sorties into traditionally liberal states, most recently in New Jersey and Minnesota. But his speech in the South Bronx is more about signaling that he can draw large crowds among Hispanics and the African American coalition seen as crucial to Biden's hopes of retaining the White H...
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New York (AFP) - Boeing shares were hammered Thursday after a top company official predicted another quarter of meager plane deliveries, likely resulting in negative cash for all of 2024. Shortly after midday in New York, shares of the aviation giant were down 5.3 percent after Chief Financial Officer Brian West said the second quarter's cash performance could be "a little worse" than the first quarter during which Boeing burned through $3.9 billion in cash due to heavy operating costs and minimal incoming revenue because of reduced plane deliveries. Boeing had previously projected positive ca...
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Washington (AFP) - Republican former president Donald Trump once dubbed himself a "Tariff Man" seeking to boost government coffers. As he makes another White House bid in 2024, tariff hikes -- this time on all US imports -- are again on the table. But analysts estimate the new levies could bring added consumer costs of some $500 billion annually, while other proposals like tax cut extensions could further inflate the national deficit. What are Trump's key economic policies and their consequences? What are his proposals?Trump has advocated for at least a 10 percent tariff on imports from all t...
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