President-elect Donald Trump has carried Nevada over Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential race, NBC News projects. Trump lost the state’s six electoral votes in both of his previous runs for the White House. But those defeats against Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden were both by less than 2.5 percentage points, and Trump and the Republican Party have made significant strides with Latino voters and other voting blocs key to the state since then. While Nevada elected a Republican governor in 2022 — Trump-endorsed Joe Lombardo — Democrats managed to hold on in other close races up and down…
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By Caribbean News Global contributor PORT –of–SPAIN, Trinidad – Colm Imbert, MP, minister of finance, met with Her Excellency Harriet Cross, the United Kingdom’s High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago, on Wednesday, 30 October 2024, signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the United Kingdom’s (UK) Export Guarantees Department (operating as UK Export Finance) and the ministry of finance in Trinidad and Tobago. “Ongoing discussions between the UK Government and the ministry of finance identified a need to develop a framework to promote further communication and cooperation between both parties and support Trinidad and Tobago’s national development objectives,” said the High…
Usimamane Subtly Claps Back At A-Reece. Usimamane and A-Reece have long been fixtures in the hip-hop scene, known not only for their music but also for their ability to spark conversation. Recently, however, their friendly rivalry seemed to escalate to new heights when A-Reece took a shot at Usimamane in his latest track, “MAD.” Usimamane Subtly Claps Back At A-Reece The diss didn’t go unnoticed. Fans quickly linked the line to Usimamane’s recent Instagram Live appearance with the iconic Rick Ross, where he was seen promoting the Belaire alcohol brand. A-Reece aimed, rapping, “And I ain’t promoting bottles just to…
For the second time in three weeks the NFL’s Thursday night game was impacted by officials not calling what looked to be obvious penalties on a potential game-deciding play.This time it was the Cincinnati Bengals on the wrong end of it in a 35-34 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.After driving 70 yards for a touchdown with less than a minute to play in the fourth quarter, the Bengals opted against kicking a game-tying extra point and decided to put the game in the hands of quarterback Joe Burrow. Given the way Burrow had torched the Ravens defense all night, including…
As the war enters its 987th day, these are the main developments.Here is the situation on Friday, November 8: Fighting Russian forces have captured the village of Kreminna Balka in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, Russia’s Defence Ministry said. A Russian-guided bomb attack on Ukraine’s southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia has killed four people and wounded 33, destroying houses and damaging an oncology centre. Russia hit an energy facility in northern Ukraine’s Zhytomyr region during overnight drone strikes that injured at least three people across the country, Ukrainian officials said. Fragments from downed drones injured at least two people in Kyiv and…
Dallas-based Neiman Marcus unveiled its annual Holiday Book without the usual fanfare last month, while the word Christmas has been left out of the catalog’s name, the iconic list of Fantasy Gifts has not. For 65 years, Neiman Marcus has been offering Fantasy Gifts that include exclusive experiences and one-of-a-kind luxury items. Besides all the luxury gifts, the 2024 Holiday Book includes seven one-of-a-kind Fantasy Gifts. With price points between $20,000 and $1.9 million, we’ve listed them here from most expensive to least: 18th-CENTURY ROYAL CALÈCHE – $1,900,000 @galeriekraemer 18th Century Royal Family Calèche The price tag is not for…
The 7th OECD World Forum on Well-being focusses on Strengthening Well-being Approaches for a Changing World. OECD How’s Life? report delivers latest data on well-being. New OECD Digital Well-being Hub provides evidence on the complex relationship between digital technologies and individual well-being. PARIS, France – How’s Life? 2024 is the OECD’s flagship publication on the state of well-being for people, the planet, and future generations. The report was launched today at the 7th OECD World Forum on Well-being; Strengthening Well-being Approaches for a Changing World. It charts both current well-being outcomes and future resources, offering a comprehensive picture of people’s lives. This helps to identify…
Trailing 21-7 midway through the third quarter the Baltimore Ravens were in need of a spark. The defense helped give them one by forcing a turnover that set up the offense deep in Cincinnati Bengals territory. Then quarterback Lamar Jackson gave them another one with one of the most electrifying and incredible 10-yard scrambles you will ever see. After getting chased nearly 20 yards backward by the Bengals’ pass rush, Jackson managed to evade multiple rushers, tightrope-walked along the sideline, made more defenders miss and ended up getting all the way down to the 1-yard line.Have a look. Source link
Authorities in the United States are investigating reports of Black people across the country receiving text messages invoking slavery following Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election. The racist text messages have been reported by people in more than a dozen US states, including California, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Michigan, North Carolina, Virginia and Alabama. The wording of the messages varies but follows the same basic script of telling the recipient they have been “selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation”, according to local news reports and social media posts. Some of the texts were labelled as coming from a…
The U.S. Department of Education’s work to cancel student debt for tens of millions of Americans will likely come to a screeching halt with the election of Donald Trump, who has called the efforts “vile” and “not even legal.” As a result, the 40 million Americans who were repeatedly promised a reduction to or complete elimination of their debt will have to prepare to restart or continue making their monthly payments. The U.S. Department of Education’s work to cancel student debt for tens of millions of Americans will likely come to a halt with the election of Donald Trump, who…