Barack Obama made history with his presidency, as the only Hawaiian-born president and as the first African American to hold the role
Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States, having served from 2009 to 2017. The former president was born in Honolulu on August 4, 1961. His parents, Barack H. Obama Sr. and Stanley Ann Dunham, divorced when Obama was two years old. Obama’s mother married a man from Indonesia, and he spent much […]
Gold and silver for Team GB rowers as women hold off Romanian pair | Paris Olympic Games 2024
Emily Craig and Imogen Grant won gold for Great Britain in the lightweight women’s double sculls at the Paris 2024 Olympics, while Ollie Wyn Griffiths and Tom George won silver in the men’s pairs. Craig and Grant finished just 0.01 seconds off the podium and 0.5 seconds off gold in Tokyo three years ago, and […]
Biden, Harris hold call with Netanyahu amid growing tensions in region
Amid rising tensions in the Middle East over the continuing war in Gaza, President Biden and Vice President Harris met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday. A White House readout of the call said Biden reaffirmed Israel’s commitment to security against threats from Iran and its proxies Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis. “The […]
Kamala Harris to Hold First Rally Alongside Running Mate In Philadelphia On Tuesday
US Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally (Photo: ELIJAH NOUVELAGE/AFP via Getty Images) By Blake Wolf, OAN StaffThursday, August 1, 2024 2:03 PM Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is scheduled to hold its first rally with the running mate on Tuesday, August 6.Number In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. advertisement […]
Kamala Harris will hold Philadelphia rally with VP pick on Tuesday: report
Vice President Kamala Harris is reportedly set to hold her first campaign rallies in key battleground states next week with her newly appointed running mate. The event will be held in Philadelphia on Tuesday, and Harris, 59, is expected to announce her selection by that date. According to Politico. Citing Harris’ campaign, the outlet reported […]
Dollar, yen hold tight ranges ahead of BOJ, Fed By Reuters – Investing.com
Bridget Riley TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar and yen traded within a narrow range on Tuesday as traders awaited a string of major central bank decisions, starting with midweek monetary policy meetings by the Bank of Japan and the U.S. Federal Reserve. The Japanese yen, which surged more than 2 percent against the dollar last […]
Trump vows to continue to hold outdoor rallies with increased security in wake of assassination attempt
Following the assassination attempt on him, former President Trump vowed to continue holding outdoor rallies, defying the Secret Service’s urging him to hold them indoors. In a post on Truth Social on Saturday, President Trump announced that outdoor rallies would continue to take place, saying the Secret Service had agreed to “significantly increase operations.” “They […]
A mysterious pile of bones could hold evidence of Japanese war crimes, activists say
Depending on who you ask, bones that have sat for decades in a Tokyo burial ground could be either the remains of an early 20th century anatomy class or the unburied and unidentified victims of one of the country’s most notorious war crimes. A group of activists, historians and other experts who want the government […]
‘White dudes for Harris’ to hold call after 160,000 White women join ‘Karens for Kamala’ Zoom
The virtual conference, dubbed “White Guys Supporting Harris,” is set to hold a conference call on Monday to build excitement for Vice President Kamala Harris’ bid for the election. “More than 10,000 white men from across the country are expected to join the movement this week to welcome Vice President Harris to the presidential race […]
Trump ‘Going Back to Butler’ to Hold ‘Big and Beautiful Rally’ Honoring Corey Comperatore
Former President Donald Trump announced he plans to return to Butler, Pennsylvania, to hold a “big, great rally” to honor Corey Comperatore and the others who were injured. in post Trump announced on Truth Social that he would be returning to the site of the assassination attempt at a rally on July 13. The former […]