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Biden bites a baby during a trick-or-treaters celebration for Halloween at the White House in Washington

'We are witnessing a worrying surge in racism and discrimination against Muslims in Europe,' says EU officialThe EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) reports that nearly half of Muslims in EU member states experience discrimination and hate speech in their daily lives. A survey titled “Being Muslim in Europe: Experiences of Muslims,” conducted by the FRA with 9,600 Muslim participants from 13 EU member states, indicates a significant increase in racism and discrimination against Muslims between 2016 and 2022. The study reveals that discriminatory discourse and actions impact all aspects of daily life for European Muslims, highlighting challenges in...

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris both offer 'a different path,' that will influence not just US foreign policy, along with EU security and economic posture, says analyst Giuseppe Spatafora- ‘Trump has promised to end the (Ukraine) war as soon as possible, potentially by reaching out to Vladimir Putin,’ Spatafora tells Anadolu, pointing also to Harris' clear support for Kyiv - ‘Even with Harris, who supports strong ties with Europe, the Indo-Pacific region will remain a priority for the US ... Europe could, therefore, face increased pressure to manage its security affairs,’ says Spatafora an associate analyst with the EUIS As...

How do you like my fake name byline? I’m sure Kass won’t like it. But he’s a conservative. Look, ah, look at the thing for the joy: I like it. Yes we can! It brings me back to long-ago in Chicago, where I’m building my presidential temple of love and fealty. Back in those days I walked on water as far as the media was concerned. They especially kissed up to me when they learned that years before, the Daley women found me as an infant floating in a reed basket on the south branch of the Chicago River. And...

In September 2024, we reported that data experts Tim Vetter, Data Lead for United Sovereign Americans, and Phani Mantravadi of Check My Vote identified 6,126 duplicate votes on the August primary voter rolls. Later, 6,017 of the duplicate votes curiously disappeared from the voter rolls after our reporting, while 109 duplicate votes remained in the October vote history. “Our Secretary of State has a record of scrubbing the voter rolls after the media and election integrity groups bring it to their attention.” ... From our September 2024 article: A STUNNING analysis of voter history records by Michigan data expert Tim...

FLAKY LADY - Ginger Hendrix ("Foxy Lady" PARODY SONG) for KAMALA 4 m 9 s

Finnish immigration services are reporting big improvements in their migration processing with a more streamlined service in order to plug a shortfall in workers. As well, the Finns have increased monitoring of new immigrants to alleviate public concerns over letting in the wrong people. The updated system is all part of a scheme by the Finnish government to streamline and better control migration in general. As of 2024, work-based residence permit applications have been processed in an average of 23 days, a significant reduction from the 55-day wait in 2023. Specialists with a high level of expertise and previous experience...

Former President Trump rolled up in Green Bay, Wisconsin, in a garbage truck on Wednesday, an apparent reference to President Biden remarks about the Republican nominee's supporters. Trump was pictured in the white garbage truck wearing an orange reflective vest with “Trump Make America Great Again 2024” emblazoned on the vehicle as he was headed to the Resch Center for rally. "How do you like my garbage truck?" Trump asked reporters. "This truck is in honor of Kamala and Joe Biden." The stunt is an apparent dog at Biden, who has come under fire for calling Trump supporters garbage. As...

Two polls of Pennsylvania voters released Wednesday show the race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump effectively tied, with the largest sample survey showing a growing political gender divide even as voters rank Trump as less personally appealing. The polls released Wednesday are a 500-person survey of likely voters from Susquehanna Polling & Research, with a 4.38 percentage point margin of error, and a 2,186-voter poll from Quinnipiac University with a 2.1-point margin. The Susquehanna poll shows Harris — the current vice president and Democratic presidential candidate — up by a fraction of a percentage point over former president Trump....

Musk is one of Trump’s biggest supporters but experts say it’s not purely down to business interests. Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and owner of X and CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, has become US presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s biggest patron, even claiming he is risking his life for his White House return. “Dramatically increasing my risk of being assassinated, and engaging in politics, are not what I want to do. I do not have a death wish,” Musk said in Pittsburgh in October. “But the stakes are so high that I feel I have no choice but to...

Washington — More than 55 million people have cast their ballots either in person or by mail during early voting, according to recent figures, weighing in on the presidential contest and down-ballot races ahead of Election Day on Nov. 5. Data compiled by the University of Florida Election Lab shows that more than 29 million early votes have been cast at polling places in-person, and another 25.9 million mail ballots have been returned. There were more than 65.6 million mail ballots requested. A higher number of registered Democrats, just under 11 million, have already voted, compared to nearly 10 million...

Speaking to The War Zone along with a small group of reporters at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, the commander of U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) and the joint U.S.-Canadian North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Air Force Gen. Gregory M. Guillot offered few specifics about the incursions but talked about some of the steps NORTHCOM is taking in the wake of those incidents. “The only thing I can tell you about the Langley drones is roughly the number and roughly the altitude,” he said when we asked him about the exact characteristics and configurations of those drones. He...

UNRWA provides far more than humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip. In this impoverished enclave, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees acts almost like a state, providing essential services such as health care, education and even psychological support. That’s why there was an outburst of dismay from Palestinians, countries around the world and aid organizations when Israel’s parliament voted to outlaw any contact between itself and UNRWA — a move that will severely hamper the embattled humanitarian agency. Israel says the organization has been infiltrated by Hamas "widely and deeply," accusing its staffers of taking part in the Oct....

Former President Donald Trump was greeted at a Wisconsin airport Wednesday by a “big, beautiful MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN Garbage Truck.” The custom garbage truck was waiting for Trump on the tarmac as he landed in Wisconsin. “Happening Now—President Trump is wheels down in Wisconsin…Everyone say hello to a special guest,” Trump campaign official Dan Scavino wrote on X, including a video of the MAGA-adorned garbage truck driving around the tarmac. Chris LaCivita, another campaign official, later posted a photograph of the GOP nominee inside the vehicle, wearing an orange safety vest. Biden labeled Trump supporters 'garbage' at a get...

Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), who is running in a tightly contested U.S. Senate race in Michigan, criticized President Joe Biden for calling Trump supporters “garbage.” Slotkin distanced herself from Biden during an appearance on a Michigan radio station Wednesday, Fox News reported. “He shouldn’t have said it, it’s inappropriate,” Slotkin said. “For me, I just think that kind of talk is the last thing we need in our politics.”

Vice President Kamala Harris has a three-point lead over former President Donald Trump in Minnesota, but the presidential contest is nearly tied in New Hampshire. A new telephone and online survey by Rasmussen Reports and American Thinker finds that, if the election were held today, 48% of Likely New Hampshire voters would vote for Harris, while 47% would vote for former Trump. Three percent (3%) say they would vote for some other candidate, while another two percent (2%) are still undecided. In 2020, President Joe Biden beat Trump by a nearly eight-point margin in New Hampshire. (To see survey question...

WATCH: President Trump speaks to the press from MAGA GARBAGE TRUCK ahead of Green Bay, WI rally

Denmark wants to focus on renewable fuels to reduce the environmental impact from shipping. Svitzer, a major global provider of port and terminal infrastructure, has signed a deal with the Danish business Nordhavn Power Solutions to supply two methanol-based generator systems for a new hybrid tugboat. The boat, built by Turkish shipyard Uzmar, will run on a hybrid system with batteries and a methanol-generating system that produces low emissions. The methanol system is planned to be used by Nordhavn Power Solutions as part of their environmentally friendly portfolio. The new tugboat is expected to be delivered at the beginning of...

Former President Trump and Republican congressional candidates have blanketed the nation with campaign ads critical of transgender rights, painting their Democratic opponents as radical for supporting trans-inclusive policies. “Crazy liberal Kamala is for they/them, President Trump is for you,” says one pro-Trump television ad that aired this month in battleground states. “No men in girls’ sports,” reads another, paid for by the Senate Leadership Fund, a Republican super PAC with ties to Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). Splashed across those and other ads are the faces of transgender women, girls and drag performers, often without their prior knowledge or...

Tattoos are no longer forever. Pete Davidson emerged from rehab last week looking like a clean slate. “The King of Staten Island” star, 30, wore a short-sleeve t-shirt to a Los Angeles Clippers game with rapper buddy Machine Gun Kelly and the tattoos that once covered the comedian’s forearms appeared significantly faded and in some cases non-existent. Davidson first started having his tattoos removed years ago, and the process has gotten increasingly popular. A slew of stars — including Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie and Jessica Alba — have erased ink in recent years, and business is booming for tattoo removal...