Friday 26 October 2018

Special Report: How Republicans are using immigration to scare voters to the polls

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Special Report: How Republicans are using immigration to scare voters to the polls

The commercial opens with an appeal to fear: a hoodie-wearing man prowling an alley, knife in hand. His face remains hidden but the ad makes it clear: He's an illegal immigrant.

U.S. Pacific islands brace for long recovery after 'catastrophic' typhoon

Authorities in the Northern Mariana Islands called for urgent supplies and equipment on Friday and were preparing for weeks without power after being hit by their most powerful typhoon in half a century, killing one woman and causing widespread destruction.

As states chase sports betting gold, addicts left in the cold

On the day Jeff Wasserman's decades-long gambling addiction came to a head, the Delaware lawyer found himself parked outside a convenience store with three agonizing options: end his life, flee the country or come clean and get help.

FBI focuses on Florida in hunt for sender of package bombs

Federal authorities investigating the pipe bombs sent to prominent Democrats and critics of U.S. President Donald Trump are focusing on Florida, where they believe at least some of 10 packages originated.

U.S. Democratic campaigns target healthcare as Republican weak spot: Reuters poll

Democratic candidates for the U.S. Congress are closing out the campaign season with an ominous warning: telling voters millions of Americans could lose their health insurance or be forced to pay significantly more if Republicans win.

Trump may send U.S. troops to Mexico border, but migrants undeterred

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration may send up to 1,000 active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, officials said on Thursday, as Trump hammered away at the issue of illegal immigration two weeks ahead of congressional elections.

U.S. Coast Guard searches through night for downed plane

The U.S. Coast Guard searched through the night for a civilian aircraft that went down in the Atlantic off the coast of South Carolina on Thursday en route to the Bahamas, the agency said.

Trump weighing plan to ban entry of migrants at southern border: Washington Post

U.S. President Donald Trump is considering a plan to ban entry of migrants at the United States' southern border with Mexico and deny them asylum, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.

Caitlyn Jenner slams Trump, says transgender people 'relentlessly attacked'

Caitlyn Jenner, America's best-known transgender celebrity, said on Thursday that she had been wrong to support President Donald Trump, saying he had insulted the transgender community and turned them into political pawns.

Judge orders Durst of 'The Jinx' to stand trial in murder case

Robert Durst, the subject of an HBO documentary, "The Jinx," must stand trial in the 2000 murder of his longtime friend, a judge ruled on Thursday at a hearing interrupted at times by outbursts from Durst.

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