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CNN — At a leadership retreat for senior aides in Wilmington last week, Jen O’Malley Dillon, the campaign chair hired by Joe Biden and retained by Kamala Harris, cited battleground states in order and warned that the vice president still does not have a sure path to winning the 270 electoral votes. Internal data from before the debate shows Pennsylvania is tough but very likely. North Carolina, which has disappointed Democrats in every election for the past 15 years, feels better for Democrats this time around than Arizona, which Biden narrowly won four years ago. Nevada and Georgia are both…

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Kauri Cliffs golf The course that arguably changed the way the world viewed golf in New Zealand is celebrating 25 years since it first opened in 1999. Before 1999, New Zealand and golf meant two things: Sir Bob Charles and the beautiful golf course at Paraparaumu Beach. American investor Julian Robertson brought a new standard and identity to golf in New Zealand with the construction of a new cliff-top golf course and then the elegant lodges at Rosewood Kauri Cliffs. Now, 25 years later, this resort formula has been replicated across the archipelago and today it is considered by…

The history of BYU football’s 100 seasons wouldn’t be complete without Wyoming.Outside of Utah and Utah State, the Cougars have shared four different conferences over a combined 88 years, but have never faced a tougher opponent than the Cowboys.Though the two teams don’t meet on the field as often as they once did (this weekend’s trip to Laramie marks BYU’s first game since 2009), the rivalry is full of tradition and intrigue, and it’s nearly impossible to forget the intense hatred between Wyoming and the Cougars back in the day.”At the end of the day, this is a special game…

The Indian businessman behind a clothing empire has bought a house in London’s Notting Hill district for 21 million pounds (US$27 million), one of Britain’s biggest home transactions this year despite a general slump in luxury home sales.Harish Ahuja, who owns and runs Shahi Exports, bought the eight-story convent-style home in July, according to British documents. His son Anand Ahuja and daughter-in-law, Bollywood star Sonam Kapoor, plan to use part of the sprawling site as a marital residence after redevelopment and convert another section of the building into an apartment, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing…

With the fall sports season underway, Yale’s sports teams are looking to increase student participation. How can you spectate? Alice Graham Martinez September 13, 2024 1:59 AM Contributing Writer Courtesy of Yale University Athletics Students are back on campus, the weather is cooler, and the semester is in full swing – all of which means fall sports season is upon us. Yale has five fall sports: men’s and women’s soccer, women’s volleyball, field hockey, men’s and women’s cross country, and football. Golf and tennis are considered spring sports but also play competitions in the fall. The match schedule for each…

A cargo ship believed to be carrying ballistic missiles from Iran was spotted in a Russian port last week, according to newly released satellite images.The United States and its European allies confirmed on Tuesday that Russia has received short-range ballistic missiles from Iran and will likely use them to attack Ukraine in the coming weeks, describing the development as a major escalation of the war.According to the U.S. Treasury Department, Moscow received its first shipment of missiles in early September, using the Russian-flagged Port Olya-3 to transport the missiles from Iran.Recent satellite imagery taken by Maxar Technologies and obtained by…

Trump on Thursday said he would include his June showdown with Biden in his totals and there would be no third debate, claiming he won his only showdown with Harris in Philadelphia on Tuesday (Photo: PTI)5 min read Last Updated: September 13, 2024 | 10:38 AM IST Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump kicked off their campaigns Thursday with starkly different approaches to engaging voters in battleground states that will determine the outcome of the presidential election. In North Carolina, Democratic candidate Harris touted the support of Republicans who crossed party lines at rallies in Charlotte and…

ReutersAlberto Fujimori convicted of human rights violationsPeruvian controversial former president Alberto Fujimori has died at the age of 86.To his supporters, Fujimori was the president who saved Peru from the twin evils of terrorism and economic collapse.To his opponents, he was an authoritarian strongman who ignored the country’s democratic institutions to maintain power.In 2009, he was sentenced to 25 years in prison for committing human rights violations while in office, including authorizing death squad killings, but a humanitarian amnesty was reinstated and he was released in December. Surprise VictoryAn agricultural engineer born to Japanese parents, Fujimori defied the odds by…

CNN — Former President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will not participate in the next presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris. “There will be no third debate!” Trump wrote on Truth Social, referring to his first showdown with President Joe Biden in June and his second with Harris on Tuesday. Harris’ campaign had called for another debate after the vice president and Trump faced off on ABC’s presidential debate in Philadelphia. Harris reiterated that call at a rally in Charlotte on Thursday, saying, “This election and what’s at stake couldn’t be more important, and I believe we have…