us
Atlanta (AFP) - President Joe Biden and Republican challenger Donald Trump squared off Thursday in a debate watched by millions, and what voters saw may have sparked more questions than answers. Here are five takeaways from the Atlanta showdown. Dems, we have a problemBiden -- diagnosed with a cold, according to his campaign -- looked all of his 81 years onstage, speaking in a halting, hoarse voice and missing key opportunities to forcefully and coherently push back against Trump. While the veteran Democrat showed occasional spark, he mostly appeared lackluster. The post-debate analysis came i...
AFP
Atlanta (AFP) - Tempers and tensions were high Thursday as US President Joe Biden faced off against Republican rival Donald Trump in the first debate of the 2024 White House campaign. Here are some of the key quotes from the evening: DemocracyBiden: "And now he says that if he loses again, such a whiner that he is, that there could be a bloodbath." Biden: "This guy has no sense of American democracy." Trump, on political violence: "Of course, I believe that it's totally unacceptable." Trump, asked if he would accept the results of the election: "If it's a fair and legal and good election, abso...
AFP
Atlanta (AFP) - A halting Joe Biden struggled Thursday to allay concerns he is too old for a second term in the White House in a fiery debate with Donald Trump marked by personal insults. A bombastic Trump lashed out at his successor, calling him a failure on the economy and the world stage. Biden looked to hit back, but his delivery was faltering as he spoke rapidly in a raspy, trailing-off voice, stumbled on his words and stared open-mouthed. His performance, after he spent the week secluded in preparation, sparked new concern within his Democratic Party as polls show Trump is tied or ahead ...
AFP
Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden and Republican challenger Donald Trump traded barbs Thursday in the first debate of the 2024 election campaign. AFP fact-checked what the candidates said on key issues. 'Migrant crime'Trump falsely claimed that under Biden, "we don't have borders anymore." "Because of his ridiculous, insane and very stupid policies, people are coming in and they're killing our citizens at a level that we've never seen. We call it 'migrant crime.' I call it 'Biden migrant crime.'" Following criticism over record border crossings and a bipartisan immigration bill that fa...
AFP
Los Angeles (AFP) - A bad tempered and unedifying US presidential debate between the two oldest candidates ever to run for office degenerated into a squabble over golfing prowess on Thursday. The first head-to-head in an already painfully long campaign saw 81-year-old Joe Biden and his 78-year-old challenger Donald Trump trade insults and accusations for 90 minutes on prime time television. There was name-calling: "You're the worst!" "No, YOU'RE the worst!" There were accusations: "You're a whiner!" And then they fought over their golf handicaps. "He can't hit a ball 50 yards," said Trump, on ...
AFP
Atlanta (AFP) - Donald Trump accused Joe Biden on Thursday of doing a "poor job" on the US economy and of presiding over a disastrous rise in inflation -- reflecting how rising prices and the cost of living have become key issues ahead of November's presidential election. "He has not done a good job. He's done a poor job," Trump said during CNN's head-to-head debate with Biden in Atlanta, Georgia. "And inflation is killing our country. It is absolutely killing us. "I gave him a country with essentially no inflation. It was perfect. It was so good, all he had to do is leave it alone." he added....
AFP
Washington (AFP) - A former school district police chief in the US state of Texas has been charged and arrested over the response to a 2022 elementary school shooting that left 21 people dead, including 19 children, US media reported Thursday. Pete Arredondo, 52, is accused of abandoning and endangering a child and was booked at the Uvalde County Jail, NBC News reported, citing jail authorities. A duty officer at the jail declined to comment, referring AFP to the booking office, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Nineteen young children and two teachers were killed in ...
AFP
Washington (AFP) - The US Supreme Court on Thursday rejected Purdue Pharma's $6 billion opioids settlement immunizing the Sackler family, which controlled the drugmaker, from future litigation. In a 5-4 ruling, the judges agreed with the Justice Department which argued that the Sacklers, who earned tens of billions of dollars flooding the country with highly addictive opioids, should not gain sweeping legal protection in the controversial deal. The court held that "the bankruptcy code does not authorize this kind of order," with the majority opinion written by Neil Gorsuch and joined by Claren...
AFP
New York (AFP) - Nike reported higher profits due to cost-cutting efforts Thursday, but shares fell sharply on the company's tepid outlook despite a hoped-for boost from the upcoming Olympic Games. The sports giant, which has been criticized in recent times over a lack of innovation and strategic stumbles, reported a dip in quarterly revenues as executives cited a number of headwinds. These included a drop in Nike's lifestyle business, a decline in digital sales and weakness in some key markets such as China, said Chief Financial Officer Matthew Friend, adding that these factors influenced Nik...
AFP
Washington (AFP) - The US Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for women experiencing medical emergencies to obtain abortions in Idaho, but the ruling's narrow scope meant it was a muted victory for reproductive rights activists. The decision comes two years after the conservative-majority bench dismantled the nationwide right to terminate a pregnancy, making it a pivotal issue in November's presidential election. In a brief, unsigned order, the court reinstated a lower court's injunction that ensured hospitals could perform abortions to protect a mother's health, dismissing appeals by t...
AFP
閲覧を続けるには、ノアドット株式会社が「プライバシーポリシー」に定める「アクセスデータ」を取得することを含む「nor.利用規約」に同意する必要があります。
「これは何?」という方はこちら