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Donald Trump appeals to religion, Harris talks jobs as millions vote early

On Monday evening, Harris appeared at a rally in Ann Arbor, Michigan with her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, that featured a performance by singer-songwriter Maggie Rogers

Biden proposal would prohibit sale of its cars in US, says Polestar

Commerce told Reuters that General Motors and Ford Motor would need to stop importing vehicles to the US from China under the proposed rule

Yemen's Houthi rebels strike ship in Bab el-Mandeb Strait near Red Sea

The attack ended an 18-day lull in reported assaults attributed to the Houthis, who have been attacking ships

Cybersecurity firm Rapid7 attracts acquisition interest from buyout firms

Rapid7 competes in the vulnerability management market against larger rivals such as Tenable, which has also been exploring a sale, and Qualys

No cap on Ukraine's use of US arms if N Korea joins Russia's war: Pentagon

Ukrainian military intelligence said on Thursday that the first North Korean units had been recorded in the Kursk border region

Sudan's forces escalating attacks, outsiders fuelling fire: UN chief

Sudan plunged into conflict in mid-April 2023, when long-simmering tensions between its military and paramilitary leaders broke out

Asian shares mixed, dollar drifts before megacap earnings, jobs data

Crude ticked up slightly following its plunge on Monday on signs the war in the Middle East would not widen

Democrats go after Jill Stein, Cornel West in ads aimed at young US voters

Stein urged dozens of supporters not to be intimidated by pressure to vote for the lesser evil between Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris

Yen mired in political uncertainty, dollar awaits key data releases

Elsewhere, the dollar eased a touch, though remained not too far from its recent high ahead of major US data releases

People in US want to restrict immigration from Asia: Prez's policy adviser

Asked how Trump's policies on legal immigration are going to hit Indian Americans, she said, I'm not really here to talk about a presidential candidate

Biden hosts Diwali celebration at WH attended by eminent Indian Americans

Vice President Kamala Harris and First Lady Dr Jill Biden could not attend the event as they are on the campaign trail

Japan boosts defence capability with missiles to counter Chinese expansion

Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) is set to conduct the first test launch of its new anti-ship missile in fiscal year 2027

US, Nato slam deployment of N Korean troops to Russia amid Ukraine war

This development comes after a significant incursion by the Ukrainian military in the Kursk area in August

US elections: Musk wants $2 trn cut from federal budget. It'd be difficult

His target exceeds the amount Congress spends annually on govt agency operations, including defence. It would likely require making significant cuts to popular entitlement programmes

Joe Biden finalises curbs on US investment in Chinese chip, AI tech

The rules, which come after more than a year of deliberation, ban some investments into those industries and require the US government to be notified about others

Washington Post withheld endorsement to fight credibility gap: Bezos

Bezos also said the Post's action was unrelated to former President Donald Trump's meeting with executives from Blue Origin, another of his businesses, on the day of the announcement

Washington Post loses over 200K subscriptions following non-endorsement

The reported loss of subscriptions of that magnitude would be a blow to a news outlet that is already facing financial headwinds

Fitness app Strava gives away location of Biden, Trump and other leaders

Some US Secret Service agents use the Strava fitness app, including in recent weeks after the two assassination attempts on Trump

Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk's America PAC over $1 million giveaway

Before the lawsuit, election law experts raised questions that it violates federal law barring anyone from paying a person to vote

Republicans ask SC to block counting of provisional ballots in Pennsylvania

The election fight arrived at the Supreme Court the same day Virginia sought the justices' intervention in a dispute over purging voter registrations