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"World's Most Accurate Economist" Predicts Donald Trump Win In US Election
10/29/24 10:52 AM
Republican nominee Donald Trump will win the November 5 US presidential elections, renowned economist Christophe Barraud has predicted.
'Befuddled' Congo government hits back at Trump attack: 'Everything he said isn't true'
10/23/24 3:28 PM
Tireless CNN fact checker Daniel Dale on Wednesday slapped down claims made by former President Donald Trump that the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been shipping its violent criminals to the United States.During a fact check of Trump's latest inflammatory claims about immigrants, Dale was asked by host Sara Sidner about Trump's claim this week that "they're emptying out their jails in the Congo and they're delivering them to the border and they're saying, 'Congratulations, this is America.'""Is this true?" asked an incredulous Sidner."It's not," replied Dale. "This is one of those Trump claims that grows bigger and more dramatic with each telling. So it started with, 'Some bad people at the Congo are arriving at the border,' which you can't really fact check. Then it was, 'The Congo is emptying its prisons.' Then it was now the Congo is delivering people to the border."ALSO READ: 'That's a real problem!' Experts expose 'potentially serious' issue with polling dataDale went on to say that "there is no evidence for any" of these claims and he said he even reached out to representatives from the Congolese government for comment."Both of them were just befuddled," he said. "A spokesperson for the DRC said, 'Everything he is saying isn't true.' The ambassador to the Republic of Congo said, 'There is no truth or any sign nor a single fact supporting such a claim or statement.'" Dale also reached out to the Trump campaign and said that "they have not been able to provide a single shred" of proof to back up Trump's claims.Watch the video below or at this link. - YouTube www.youtube.com
'End of an era' for Hezbollah after Israel killed its leader
10/25/24 10:20 AM
The killing of Hezbollah's powerful leader Hassan Nasrallah a month ago has marked a fundamental shift for the Iran-backed Lebanese movement and revived calls for it to surrender its vast weapons arsenal."The death of Nasrallah marked the end of an era," said analyst Sam Heller of the US-based think tank Century Foundation.After decades at the helm, Nasrallah's death "will necessarily mark a shift for the organization", Heller added.Nasrallah's influence extended far beyond his loyal Shiite Muslim support base in Lebanon.He was a key pillar in Iran's "axis of resistance" against the United States and Israel, which includes other armed groups in the Middle East as well as Syria.Israel dealt Hezbollah a seismic blow when it assassinated Nasrallah on September 27 in a huge air strike on Beirut's southern suburbs that has thrust the movement into a new age.Hezbollah was already mired in a year of cross-border exchanges of fire with Israel, which it began in support of its Palestinian ally Hamas after the October 7, 2023 attack.Last month, Israel ramped up strikes on Hezbollah strongholds and sent in ground forces while killing one member of the group's top leadership after another.Nasrallah, who had led the group since 1992, spearheaded operations against Israel for decades, and gained cult status among his supporters during the 2006 war.According to Heller, "he was the foremost decision-maker in the organization as it rose to prominence in Lebanon and regionally."The group's governing Shura Council has yet to appoint a successor.Hashem Safieddine, a cleric tipped for the post, was killed by Israel just days after Nasrallah.- Home turf -Hezbollah is now run by a group of leaders, according to its deputy head Naim Qassem.Lebanese officials, including Prime Minister Najib Mikati, have said that their contact with the group has been cut off for weeks.Nabih Berri, Lebanon's parliament speaker who heads the Hezbollah-allied Amal Movement, is tasked with speaking on the group's behalf, Qassem said in a recent speech.Berri is believed to be pushing for a ceasefire, according to local media reports.Hezbollah had long linked a ceasefire in Lebanon to an end to fighting in Gaza, a position it has yet to formally reverse.Even with the group appearing on the back foot, its fighters continue to fire dozens of rockets daily into Israel, some reaching major cities like Haifa and Tel Aviv.This week, Hezbollah claimed a drone strike on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's home in the coastal town of Caesarea.The group says Israeli forces have not been able to take full control of any village in Lebanon, weeks into a ground invasion.Israeli forces operating in Lebanon "face very fierce resistance and are forced to retreat under heavy blows", said a source close to Hezbollah."The maximum depth the Israelis have reached is estimated at about two kilometers (1.2 miles)," said the source, requesting anonymity to discuss sensitive matters.Hezbollah, he said, has the advantage because it is fighting on its own terrain, knowing which "trees and rocks" to hide behind.- 'Disarm' -Hezbollah is widely believed to be better armed than Lebanon's national military, and remains the only group that did not surrender its weapons after the 1975-1990 civil war.After years of dominating political life in Lebanon, Hezbollah is facing new calls from its critics within the country to change.Lebanese computer engineer Elie Jabbour told AFP he believes the only way forward is for Hezbollah to give up its weapons."The war cannot end before Hezbollah is disarmed," he said."When that happens, it can join state institutions as a political party only," said the 27-year-old.A ceasefire in Lebanon has been tied to the implementation of a UN resolution that ended the last Israel-Hezbollah war in 2006.UN Security Council Resolution 1701 states that only the Lebanese army and UN peacekeepers should deploy in areas south of the Litani River -- an area Hezbollah has long operated in.But Lebanon is grappling with a prolonged crisis, leaving the country rudderless until a president is elected after a two-year void.Many in Lebanon blame Hezbollah for blocking the vote.Samir Geagea, leader of the Lebanese Forces party and a longtime Hezbollah opponent, said any new president must not "leave any group or weapon outside the framework of the state".Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Thursday that only the state should carry weapons.But in a country long wracked by division, attempts to "marginalize Hezbollah politically will... invite a violent response" from the group, Heller said.It "will end in intra-Lebanese conflict," he added.
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'Bob's Burgers' voice actor Jay Johnston gets a year in prison for role in Jan. 6
10/28/24 2:52 PM
Former actor on the cartoon "Bob's Burgers" who was convicted for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol was sentenced Monday to a year in prison.
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54-year-old Buffalo woman arrested after alleged bank robbery in Cheektowaga
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