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<p>The much-awaited presidential debate between candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris began on Wednesday with an intense discussion on abortion rights, economy, and border issues.&nbsp;</p> <p>Discussing one of the most important issues for the voters in the US, abortion rights, former President Donald Trump said that the Democrats are “radical” on that.&nbsp;</p> <p>He claimed Harris’s pick for vice-president, Tim Walz, in particular, has advocated for abortion in the ninth month.</p> <p>Hitting out at her rival, US Vice President Kamala Harris, who finds her strong foothold on the issue, noted that Trump appointed three of the Supreme Court justices that overturned the national right to abortion two years ago.&nbsp;</p>

Eight weeks before the United States votes, Republic presidential candidate Donald Trump and his Democrat opponent Kamala Harris are now facing off in the presidential debate. At the start of the debate, Harris and Trump shook hands after they were introduced on stage. This ends an eight-year streak of no handshakes on the presidential debate stage. Interestingly, this is also the first time the two leaders are meeting, and Ms Harris made a point to introduce herself to Mr Trump. Asked to respond to a question on economy and the cost of living, an issue high on voters’ minds, Ms Harris spoke of her middle-class background and her plans to support families and small businesses… Read More »Kamala Harris vs Donald Trump On Economy, Abortions And Immigration

Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris has claimed that his Republican rival Donald Trump would sign the national abortion ban if he becomes the President, as the two leaders faced off in the first televised debate in Philadelphia. Trump denied the claim and accused the Democrats of supporting abortions after birth. “In over 20 years, there are trump abortion bans. They don’t make exception even in rape and incest…if Trump becomes president, he will sign the national abortion ban,” said Harris. “She is lying. I’m not signing the ban. There is no reason to sign the ban,” responded Trump. Harris accused him of lying over efforts to end federal protections for abortion and called his policies… Read More »“Insulting To American Women”: Kamala Harris vs Donald Trump Over Abortion Rights

Executives from major tech firms like Google, Adobe, Microsoft and Meta Platforms will testify next week at a U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on election threats. Google parent Alphabet’s global affairs president Kent Walker, Meta’s global affairs president Nick Clegg, Microsoft President Brad Smith and a representative from Adobe will testify at the Sept. 18 hearing, a spokesperson from the office of Senator Mark Warner, who chairs the panel, confirmed. U.S. officials have been attempting to crack down on efforts to spread disinformation and misinformation online surrounding the Nov. 5 election in which Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump will face off. Polls show a tight contest. Previous U.S. intelligence… Read More »Top Tech Executives To Testify Before US Congress Over Election Threats

US tech giant Amazon is to invest £8 billion ($10.5 billion) in Britain over the next five years, creating thousands of jobs via its web services arm, the company and UK government announced Wednesday. The announcement is a welcome boon for Britain’s recently elected Labour government, which has put firing economic growth at the heart of its pledge to “rebuild” the country. The investment — to build, operate and maintain data centres in the UK — could contribute £14 billion to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and “support” more than 14,000 jobs annually across the supply chain, Amazon said. It is the firm’s latest announcement of a large investment in a European country by… Read More »Amazon To Invest Over $10 Billion In UK In Boost For New Labour Government