New York lawyer cautions against using self-help evictions to remove a squatter When a squatter invades someone’s home, getting the squatter removed can be costly and time-consuming in many states. Every state has its own squatting laws. Speaking with a lawyer who specializes in landlord-tenant disputes can help you understand the law in your state and assist you with the best course to take. One option homeowners often ponder is self-help eviction. “Self-help eviction is…
US Election 2024: Swing state Georgia Many of the swing states in the 2024 election overlap with the places where Trump-backed Republicans attempted to contest Joe Biden’s 2020 victory. What are Trump’s chances in Georgia? In Georgia’s Fulton County, Trump faces one of his four criminal indictments, stemming from alleged attempts to interfere with the 2020 election results. Trump and 18 others are accused of conspiring to overturn his narrow loss to Biden in Georgia.…
US election 2024: Swingstate Arizona Arizona played a pivotal role in the 2020 election, helping the Democrats secure the presidency by narrowly flipping in their favour for the first time since the 1990s. As a border state with hundreds of miles along the U.S.-Mexico line, Arizona has become central to the nation’s immigration debate. While border crossings have decreased from record highs, immigration remains a top concern for voters. What Donald Trump has said Donald…
Georgia court dismisses two more charges against Trump A Georgia court has dismissed two of the 10 criminal charges against former U.S. President Donald Trump and one charge against his allies, all related to alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee ruled on Thursday that the state lacked the jurisdiction to pursue certain charges involving the alleged submission of false documents to federal courts. Despite the dropped charges,…
Trump rules out another presidential debate against Harris Donald Trump has officially ruled out a second presidential debate against his opponent, Kamala Harris, ahead of November’s election. Speaking on Thursday, two days after their first debate in Philadelphia, Trump claimed Harris only wanted a rematch because he had “clearly” won the initial face-off. While Trump declared victory, several snap polls following Tuesday’s debate suggested voters believed Harris had outperformed him. Trump responded to the calls…
A Haitian immigrant facing several charges was released at US border last year. The undocumented immigrant was charged with drug and weapons crimes in Massachusetts. The Haitian national is charged with conspiracy to violate drug laws, drug distribution, drug manufacturing and unlawfully carrying a dangerous weapon. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Boston division announced that they had taken Gasnoy Saintilme into custody on Aug. 26 2024 at the Worcester District Court. ICE said Border Patrol…
Joe Biden wears Trump hat as 9/11 unity gesture, says White House President Joe Biden briefly wore a red Trump campaign hat at an event commemorating the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. He was visiting firefighters in Pennsylvania near where one of the four hijacked planes crashed, and the White House said he donned the cap as a gesture of unity. Video recording the incident shows the president having a friendly conversation with a…
Editorial 12.09.24 A wide variety of stories feature across the front pages of American newspapers with a few picking up on news that inflation slowing to a three-year low and tributes marking the anniversary of the September 11 2001 attacks. A handful of newspapers continue their coverage of the Kamala Harris and Donald Trump election debate as the country’s presidential election looms. ‘Debate offers relief for Democrats’ ‘Anxiety-producing gut check,’ says the Connecticut Post. Connecticut…
Hurricane Francine brings floods and power cuts to Louisiana Hurricane Francine has left hundreds of thousands of Louisiana residents without power and caused severe flooding after making landfall on the state’s coast before moving inland. The storm struck Morgan City on Wednesday at 5:00 PM local time (23:00 GMT) as a Category 2 hurricane, with winds reaching 100 mph (155 km/h), according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). A flash flood emergency was declared in…
Ohio dad tells Trump to stop using son’s death for ‘political gain’ An Ohio father is calling on former President Donald Trump to stop using his son’s death in a school bus accident for political purposes. Aiden Clark, 11, tragically died in an August 2023 bus crash in Springfield, Ohio, a town now thrust into the spotlight due to misleading claims from Trump’s campaign. Trump’s running mate, JD Vance, added to the controversy on Tuesday…
“Then, for more than 90-minutes on Tuesday night, Harris put Trump on the defensive, taunting him about the size of his crowds and pressing him over his shifting positions on abortion. It clearly rattled the former president, who took the bait again and again. With the race on a knife’s edge, and Trump’s support relatively stable despite his 34 felony convictions, an assassination attempt and the replacement of his Democratic opponent, Harris could hardly afford a shaky performance, much less a defeat. In the end, she delivered what fellow Californian, the governor Gavin Newsom, described as a “masterclass”.”
“If Harris was still relatively unknown to many Americans before the debate, she isn’t anymore. There’s a good chance that sceptical voters will like what they saw. … Already on the first topic, the country’s economic situation, Harris showed that she was better prepared than Trump. … On economics and domestic policy, Trump in particular performed poorly, simply repeating his anti-immigration mantra as the solution to all the problems. … With her strong performance in this debate, Harris has undoubtedly boosted her chances of winning the presidency.”
“Harris held up well in terms of content. … Doubts about her ability to perform expressed before the debate proved to be unfounded, even if she once again failed to justify the many U-turns she has made on various issues. The Democrat laid out her plans with verve, including tax cuts for middle-income groups and measures for the housing market. She also distanced herself from the incumbent president and presented herself as the leader of a ‘new generation’. However, to one question she had no answer: if her plans are so important, why is she not implementing them now, as vice president?”
Vice President Kamala Harris faced off with former president Donald Trump during a 90-minute fiery TV debate in Philadelphia.
Missouri’s highest court ruled on Tuesday that a proposed amendment to restore abortion rights in the state will appear on the November ballot.
Louisiana is on high alert as Hurricane Francine intensifies over the Gulf of Mexico, with landfall expected on Wednesday.
A group of then-President Trump supporters in cars and pickup trucks who surrounded a Biden-Harris campaign bus on a busy Texas interstate days before the 2020 presidential election are being sued for political intimidation in a federal civil case that kicked off Monday. The group of vehicles – a self-labeled “Trump Train” of vehicles adorned with large Trump flags – participated in an orchestrated effort aimed at intimidating the people on the bus and forced…
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will face-off in a TV Debate on Tuesday. Presidential debates are hugely important in US politics and with recent polling suggesting a really tight race to the White House – Tuesday’s debate will likely prove important.
Both Harris and Trump will set out their vision for the US. It will be hosted by ABC and last around 90 minutes.
Southern California wildfire forces thousands to evacuate A fast-moving wildfire in southern California has forced over 10,000 people to evacuate as it threatens thousands of homes and businesses in San Bernardino County, east of Los Angeles. The “Line Fire,” which started on Thursday, grew rapidly over the weekend, prompting Governor Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency. As of Sunday afternoon, the fire had spread to roughly 17,459 acres (27 square miles) and was…
Mother of Georgia mass shooting suspect called school before attack The mother of the suspect in last week’s Georgia shooting warned his school of an “extreme emergency” on the day of the attack, according to US media reports. Both the suspect’s mother and grandmother contacted the school before the incident. The Washington Post obtained text messages sent by the boy’s mother, Marcee Gray, to her sister, explaining that she had asked school officials to check…
Nikki Haley does not support Donald Trump’s IVF plan, ‘on standby’ to campaign Nikki Haley broke with former President Trump’s stance regarding IVF treatment, but still said she was “on standby” to campaign for the Republican nominee. Haley, who was the last Republican presidential candidate to drop from the GOP race before Trump became the nominee, said during an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday that she had spoken with Trump in June…
Major manhunt underway after gunman shoots cars on US highway A manhunt is underway in Kentucky following a shooting incident on a highway near London on Saturday. The incident began around 5:30 p.m. local time (9:30 p.m. GMT) when police discovered that nine vehicles had been shot near Interstate 75. Seven people were injured, with five sustaining serious injuries, according to the Laurel County Sheriff. London Mayor Randall Weddle reported that not all injuries were…
Former mafia hit man sentenced in murder of crime boss in Boston. A former mafia hitman has been sentenced for the prison killing of crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger. Fotios “Freddy” Geas appeared in court on Friday after making a deal with prosecutors to change his plea to guilty regarding his role in the murder of Bulger. Geas was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the killing, according to the Associated Press in the…
Father of suspect in Georgia school shooting arrested Colin Gray, 54, has been arrested following a school shooting in Winder, Georgia, where his 14-year-old son, Colt Gray, is accused of killing four people at Apalachee High School. Colin Gray faces serious charges including four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder, and eight counts of cruelty to children. Authorities plan to prosecute Colt Gray as an adult on four counts of murder. The…
Hunter Biden pleads guilty in tax case Hunter Biden has unexpectedly pleaded guilty to all nine federal tax evasion charges against him, just as his trial was about to begin. The plea comes as a surprise to federal prosecutors who were preparing for the trial. Biden, the 54-year-old son of President Joe Biden, was accused of evading $1.4 million in income taxes between 2016 and 2019. He had previously denied intentionally avoiding taxes but changed…
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