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US polls are chaotic affairs left to patchwork of state, local authorities
There isn't even a common voting machine for the country and within a state, the machines could vary: In New York state, the city uses machines from a company called Election Systems & Software, while elsewhere machines from Dominion Voting Systems, a company founded in Canada and has headquarters in Toronto and Denver, are deployed.
Barack Obama in last ditch effort to save Joe Biden and Democrats in midterms
At present the Democrats and the Republicans are split 50 seats each in the Senate with the former enjoying the tie-breaking vote of Vice President Kamala Harris to pass legislation. In the house of representatives of the Congress, the Democrats have a wafer thin majority with 220 seats against 212 of the Republicans.
UN rights chief urges Elon Musk to ensure human rights in Twitter management
The letter followed reports of Twitter's massive layoff of staff on Friday, including its human rights team and ethical AI team, Xinhua news agency reported. "Respect for our shared human rights should set the guardrails for the platform's use and evolution," Volker Turk said in the letter.
Joe Biden, Trump not on ballot, but their long shadows loom over candidates
The Democrats have made Trump the personification of what they see as the imminent danger to US democracy arising from his questioning of the 2020 elections he lost leading to the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. And they also cite his arbitrary ways, his sometimes chaotic methods and his vicious tongue. Biden summed it up on Wednesday, saying: "American democracy is under attack because the defeated former president of the United States refuses to accept the results of the 2020 election. "
Joe Biden, Democrats stare at defeat, but the question is: How bad will it be?
President Barack Obama had a word for it when it happened to him in 2010: "Shellacking". The Democrats, with their man Joe Biden in the White House, are widely expected to lose the House of Representatives thus. The Senate, which is evenly split at present, could either way; both parties need to improve their tally by just one to take absolute control of the body.
Imran's attacker is a drug addict, probe reveals
According to Express News, during the interrogation the accused admitted to opening fire on Khan's container in Wazirabad on Thursday. The suspect told the police that he bought 26 bullets along with a pistol through a man named Waqas from Wazirabad. Police sources said the polygraph test of the accused could also be conducted to dig out more information, The Express Tribune reported.
US able to respond quickly to N. Korean nuclear test: Pentagon
Sabrina Singh, deputy spokesperson for the defence department, made the remark as she highlighted the possibility of a North Korean nuclear test in the near future, Yonhap news agency reported. "We are in very close touch with our allies and partners in the region, and should there be such a test, we would be able to respond quickly if needed," Singh said when asked about the possibility of a North Korean nuclear test.
India using Imran's statements to target Pak institutions: Shehbaz Sharif
The Prime Minister lashed out at Khan for accusing him and the senior military official of orchestrating the failed assassination bid on him during PTI's long march in Gujranwala on Thursday, saying India is using his statement to target Pakistan's institutions, Express Tribune reported. Sharif also slammed the PTI chief for his comments against state institutions, particularly COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa and his family, and lamented about enemy nations celebrating the critical situation in Pakistan, Geo News reported.
Zardari condemns Imran for 'spewing venom' against state institutions
Asif Ali Zardari strongly condemned Khan for "crossing every line" to spread chaos in the country, according to a statement posted on the official PPP Twitter account, Express Tribune reported. "This person cares neither about the wellbeing of the country, nor of its institutions," said the PPP leader, adding that Khan "sees nothing but power". He added that the survival of the country depends on the survival of its institutions and any attack on them "will not be tolerated".
With bipartisan backing, India-US ties safe no matter which party wins midterms
Biden's last nomination -- Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti -- was returned by the outgoing US Senate, effectively killing it, way back in January. The administration did not return it forcing Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which must approve ambassadors and foreign policy-related postings, to reconsider it or name a replacement. The US recently named Elizabeth Jones to serve as Charge d'Affaires, ad interim in New Delhi.
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