Elon Musk’s election promise of $1 million daily giveaway sparks call for probe

By Jarrett Renshaw HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) -Pennsylvania’s Democratic governor, Josh Shapiro, on Sunday called on law enforcement to investigate billionaire Elon Musk for his promise at a weekend pro-Trump rally to give away $1 million each day until Election Day. Musk on Saturday gave a $1 million check to an attendee at the rally in …

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Harris campaign reports spending $270 million in Sept, well above Trump’s outlays of $78 million

By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Kamala Harris entered the final full month of the U.S. presidential election campaign vastly outspending Donald Trump, as both candidates put tens of millions of dollars into television ads ahead of the Nov. 5 contest, according to financial disclosures filed on Sunday.  The campaigns are racing the final stretch …

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Rachel Sweet has won two of the nation’s toughest abortion fights. She heads home to Missouri for a third

By Gabriella Borter KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – Rachel Sweet joined dozens of rally goers in a Kansas City, Missouri union headquarters parking lot on a warm October Saturday, holding a sign that read “Yes on 3” and joining a call-and-response chant: “When women’s rights are under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight …

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President Sisi warns regional troubles may force Egypt to re-evaluate IMF accord

CAIRO (Reuters) – President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned on Sunday Egypt may be forced to re-evaluate its $8 billion programme with the IMF if international institutions do not take into account the extraordinary regional challenges the country is facing. Egypt signed an $8 billion financial support package with the International Monetary Fund in March that …

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Senior Tanzanian opposition party official abducted and seriously injured, party says

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Unidentified people abducted, beat and seriously injured a senior Tanzanian opposition party official before dumping her in a forest, her party said on Sunday, a month after a similar abduction and murder of another of its party leaders. The reported cases may taint the reformist image of President Samia Suluhu …

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Kenya’s impeached deputy president says his security withdrawn, safety at risk

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s impeached deputy president, Rigathi Gachagua, said on Sunday his security protection team had been withdrawn and that President William Ruto would be responsible if anything happened to him. Gachagua – who has dismissed the charges against him as politically motivated – told journalists his safety was at risk. “It’s the most …

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Russia, Ukraine each bring home 95 prisoners of war in swap brokered by UAE

(Reuters) -Russia and Ukraine carried out a new exchange of prisoners of war on Friday, each side bringing home 95 prisoners in an agreement in which the United Arab Emirates acted as mediator. Russia’s Defence Ministry, in a post on the Telegram messaging app, said the returning Russian service members were undergoing medical checks in …

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