Joe Biden's lead in the presidential polls is widening, raising optimism about a 'blue wave' on Nov. 3. | Image: REUTERS/Brian Snyder The Dow Jones rallied 340 points Thursday. Strong U.S. GDP helped boost investor sentiment. Dow bulls went haywire midday after a strong round of polling for candidate Joe Biden. Positive risk sentiment returned…...
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President Donald Trump on Saturday night tweeted legal advice from former Fox Nation personalities Lynnette Hardaway and Rochelle Richardson, also known as Diamond and Silk, to support his unverified claims of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.The roughly four-minute clip shared by Trump shows Hardaway and Richardson insinuating voter fraud in an appearance on…...
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President Donald Trump claimed to have "massive proof" of voter fraud in Pennsylvania and to have found "many illegal votes" in Wisconsin in a series of tweets on Saturday afternoon.The Trump campaign has filed numerous lawsuits in states he lost to President-elect Joe Biden in the election, many of which have been dismissed.Trump spoke vaguely…...
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LONDON: Britain and France signed a new agreement to try to stop illegal migration across the Channel on Saturday, upping patrols and technology in the hope of closing off a dangerous route used by migrants to try to reach the UK on small boats.UK interior minister Priti Patel said that under the deal, the number…...
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THE ringleader of an illegal tobacco fraud has pleaded guilty after a raid found nearly 25,000 illegal cigarettes. Jacek Mazurek admitted to running Witney Polish Deli for the fraudulent purpose of selling counterfeit and smuggled cigarettes between 2013 and 2018 at Oxford Crown Court yesterday. Joining him in the dock were the 46-year-old’s employee Sylwia…...
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Friday said the military crackdown on the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) was a necessary operation to protect the country from impunity. "Failure to do so would nurture a culture of impunity with devastating cost to the survival of the country," a dispatch from his Office said. At a meeting…...
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No results matched your search EconomyNov 27, 2020 07:30PM ET © Reuters. A bank employee counts pound notes at Kasikornbank in Bangkok LONDON (Reuters) - More than 200 British retail investors have lost nearly 10 million pounds ($13.4 million) in total to sophisticated investment scams since a government lockdown in March to fight the COVID-19…...
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A record number of people are expected to do their U.S. holiday shopping online because of the coronavirus pandemic — which means an increased risk of falling for online scams, experts say.Steven Merrill, the section chief of the FBI's Financial Crimes section, said in a phone interview that the agency expects cybercriminals to put in…...
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Online Christmas shoppers have been warned not to drink and click after a survey found they were more likely to fall victim to internet scams than if they were sober.It's a hidden risk this festive season, with a poll of 2000 Australians finding 55 per cent were more likely to click on promotional links or…...
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MELAKA: A Form Six student suffered losses amounting to RM10,540 after being deceived by an offer to purchase old currency through Instagram yesterday. State Commercial Crime Investigations Head Supt E Sundra Rajan said the male student got to know the suspect, who claimed to be an old currency collector from the United States, through the…...
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