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America is full of contradictions. This is the story of one of them: the Arab-Americans who will vote for Donald Trump.  He’s the man who says immigrants are “poisoning the blood of the country”, who calls them “terrorists”, and who wants a “Muslim ban”. And yet, in a journey through Michigan, I’ve found they are

Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing new sexual assault and rape accusations, including one that involves a 13-year-old girl. Five new civil lawsuits, obtained by Sky News’s US partner NBC News, were filed on Sunday in the Southern District of New York by Texas-based attorney Tony Buzbee. They include allegations the rapper, known as P Diddy,

Authorities have said they are investigating the “catastrophic failure” of a dock gangway that collapsed and killed seven people in Sapelo Island, Georgia. Crowds had gathered for an autumn celebration by the island’s tiny Gullah-Geechee community of Black slave descendants. The gangway, installed in 2021, was crowded with people waiting for a ferry boat when

Elon Musk has promised to give away $1m a day until the US election to someone who signs his online petition. The Tesla boss is backing America PAC, a political group he set up to support Donald Trump‘s bid for the White House. He posted on X: “Every day, from now through Nov 5, @America

Singer Zayn Malik has announced he is postponing dates on his upcoming tour after the death of his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne. The 31-year-old posted on Saturday: “Given the heartbreaking loss experienced this week, I’ve made the decision to postpone the US leg of the STAIRWAY TO THE SKY Tour. “The dates are

Donald Trump’s microphone cut out for almost 20 minutes during a campaign event in Detroit, Michigan, leaving the Republican presidential candidate visibly irritated. With just over two weeks to go before the US election on 5 November, the 78-year-old was addressing the crowd on Friday evening and saying how he “loves” the key battleground state

Cimarron Thomas, 12, took her own life with her father’s handgun, rather than comply with the demands of the UK’s most prolific catfish. Warning: This article contains details readers may find distressing Her heartbreaking death had equally tragic repercussions, when her father Ben Thomas, a former US Army veteran, died by suicide 18 months after

Donald Trump has outdone himself.  His rhetoric has long been extreme but, in campaign remarks as it heads towards a close, it’s more so. Consider the direct quotes from his “enemy within” interview on Fox News on 13 October. Asked about “bureaucrats undermining you” in a second term, he replied: “We have two enemies: we

“Not one of our typical calls for service.” Warning: some readers might find the images below graphic A huge great white shark washed up on a beach in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, on Wednesday. The New Orleans police department shared photos from Nauset Beach, adding that a tow truck was called to remove the animal, with

It was a gamble for Kamala Harris to agree to this interview – Fox News is the place where no Democrat likes to go. But in an election so unbelievably close, and with less than three weeks to go, she knew it was a gamble she needed to take. She needs to reach a new

Relatives of Lyle and Erik Menendez have come together to call for the pair’s release from prison. Up to two dozen extended family members gathered for a news conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday, which was organised after prosecutors announced they were reviewing new evidence in their case. Erik Menendez, now 53, and Lyle Menendez,

Barack Obama’s message to “the brothers” late last week was blunt. “I’m here to speak some truths, if you don’t mind,” the former president told a group of black voters. “My understanding based on reports I’m getting from campaigns and communities is that we have not yet seen the same kind of energy and turnout

Let’s talk about the big poll numbers and why – right now at least – they’re sort of useless. But also sort of useful. The Sky News poll tracker (always useful, whatever the current state of the race) is still showing a consistent lead for Harris. But because it’s well within the margin of error,

Donald Trump has joked about being shot during a meeting with a couple whose serviceman son died in Afghanistan. With just three weeks to go until the US election, the Republican presidential nominee continued on the campaign trail at a “town hall” event in Oaks, Pennsylvania. On stage with South Dakota Republican governor Kristi Noem,

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been hit by a new batch of lawsuits accusing him of sexual assault against six people, including a 16-year-old boy. The new wave of lawsuits filed on Monday accuses Combs, sometimes called P Diddy, of raping women, sexually assaulting men and molesting the boy. At least six lawsuits were filed against

Irma, the receptionist at Acacia Women’s Center in Phoenix, Arizona, is repeating a spiel she gives dozens of times a week to different women before their appointments.  “We are going to do the procedure so you need to prepare,” she says, “arrive early, wear little to no make-up so that we can check the colour

Police officers in California arrested a man with weapons near a rally being held by Donald Trump, it has emerged. The 49-year-old man was found in possession of a shotgun, a loaded handgun and high-capacity magazine on Saturday afternoon local time. Officers stopped him at a checkpoint near the rally in Coachella in a black

SpaceX’s Starship has lifted off successfully on its fifth test flight from a launch pad in Texas. The launch featured the company’s first attempt at bringing the rocket’s towering first stage booster back to land using huge robotic arms. The Starship spacecraft and its Super Heavy rocket are designed to carry crew and cargo to

Kamala Harris is in “excellent health” and has “the physical and mental resiliency” required to serve as president, her doctor has said, as details of her medical status and history were released. Dr Joshua Simmons, physician to the US vice president, wrote that she maintains a healthy, active lifestyle and that her most recent physical

A man who died at a gold mine in Colorado has been named – as investigators revealed he was a guide who worked at the tourist attraction. Patrick Weier, a 46-year-old father-of-one, lived in Victor, a community of less than 400 people around five miles from the mine. He was identified as officials try to