His sister put up $1 million using her two properties as surety, while she and his brother in law also put up funds to be forfeited if Nguyen does not appear in court.

Mr Trump had made stops to the state in each of the last three days of the campaign to deprive Ms Harris of the win. Mr Trump won Florida, a one-time battleground that has shifted heavily to Republicans in recent elections. “So you won’t hear from the vice president tonight, but you will hear from her tomorrow. After her DNC stop, Ms Harris planned to attend a party at her alma mater, Howard University in Washington. She also would be the first sitting vice president to win the White House in 36 years.

Hundreds of unionized health care workers at Maui Memorial Medical Center walked off the job Monday morning, the first day of a planned, three-day strike. The United Nurses and Health Care Employees of Hawaii, representing more than 900 workers at Maui Health, said talks with their employer broke down Friday evening over safe staffing ratios. Maui Health, meanwhile, assured patients that its hospitals, emergency departments and clinics remain open to serve patients and will remain open for the duration of the strike. “We have comprehensive plans in place to ensure the best care for our patients, residents, and the communities we serve on Maui and Lanai,” said Maui Health in a statement posted online, “including a temporary workforce of experienced nurses and health care professionals who will work with the rest of our health care team, for as long as needed. “Over several days and many hours, we sat and we hashed out safe staffing ratios,” said Robinson, a registered nurse.

People sign up to vote at a polling place in Riverside University High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Election Day, November 5, 2024. Polls show Democratic Vice President Harris, 60, and Republican former president Trump, 78, may be heading for a photo finish after a head-spinning campaign. "It's way, way, way more people here than the last" election, Marchelle Beason, 46, told AFP after casting her ballot for Harris at an elementary school. People wait in line to vote outside a polling station at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church on Election Day in Bath, Pennsylvania on November 5, 2024. Harris hammered home her opposition to Trump-backed abortion bans in multiple states -- a vote-winning position with crucial women voters.

Barely two years into President William Ruto’s tenure, Kenya Kwanza's much-hyped bottom-up economic model is not working, according to a report from the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO). The report, which evaluates the economic policy for the 2024/2025 financial year, points to multiple obstacles that have impeded the bottom-up model’s effectiveness. The report highlights that substantial financial resources, often accessed through loans, remain underutilised, with many planned initiatives yet to commence. According to the report, over 200 development projects are affected. Programmes like the National Agricultural Rural and Inclusive Growth Project and the Agricultural Sector Development Support Programme have experienced low fund absorption.

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Donald Trump and Kamala HarrisElection day voting has begun in the United States, with Donald Trump and Kamala Harris vying to become the next president. For example, if a candidate wins 50.1% of the vote in California, they are given all of the state's 54 electoral votes. A candidate who wins a state by a landslide would still pick up the same number of electoral votes. "This should not discourage voters from voting at their voting precincts," the statement added. Polls were open in Arkansas as early as 8 am (4:30 Kenyan time), bringing the total number of US states voting to almost 30.

This is after an application challenging the High Court directive for the removal of speed dial features in online gaming advertisements was dismissed. Cofek had last year filed a petition arguing that the feature exposed consumers, especially children to harmful practices through the advertisements. They said the speed dial feature disregarded an ongoing campaign by the Communications Authority of Kenya, which focuses on child online protection. Justice Lawrence Mugambi in January last year directed the Betting Control and Licencing Board to ensure all gaming operators cease the use of the speed dial feature forthwith. “Correspondingly, barring the speed dial feature will stifle innovation in the technology and betting industry,” Limited Games said.

Voters work on their ballot at a polling station at the Elena Bozeman Government Center in Arlington, Virginia, on September 20, 2024. [AFP]US Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have made their final pitch to voters after a bruising campaign blitz, especially in the seven swing states. Trump's campaign blames Harris and President Joe Biden for the deaths of 13 US soldiers abroad and not stopping illegal immigrants, especially along the Mexico border. They have run adverts of dozens of Americans killed by criminals they claim are in America without proper documentation. After the gruelling campaigns, the final verdict will be delivered today with a counting of 538 electoral voters, where the first candidate to reach the magical 270 votes, will win the contest.

The shares of Ola Electric Mobility fell over 9% in Tuesday’s trade, hitting an all-time low of Rs 73.70 apiece on the BSE. The shares of Ola Electric Mobility have surged nearly 2% to Rs 77.84 apiece from the price band of Rs 72 to Rs 76. ---Advertisement---It is worth noting that Ola Electric, led by Bhavish Aggarwal, faces heightened regulatory scrutiny over consumer complaint handling. The company’s shares plummeted 21.54% in the past month and 4.14% over the last two weeks. How Ola Electric Shares Performed Today?

President William Ruto hugging his deputy Kithure Kindiki during the swearing ceremony in Nairobi on November 1, 2024. His ouster has been followed by President William Ruto’s clarion call to all leaders, irrespective of their political alignments, to put their political differences aside and work together for the people. Executive orderLast week, President Ruto appointed Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi as the Interior Cabinet Secretary on an acting capacity. The position of Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of the National Government should go to a Luo. There’s no person called Luo.”Ethnic inclusionTowards Gachagua’s impeachment, Kaluma said Nyanza, Western, Rift Valley, North Eastern, Coast, Nairobi, Mount Kenya, Eastern detest ethnic and regional exclusion as he pushed for inclusivity and fairness.

[Courtesy, X]Hundreds of sex tapes involving a high-ranking Equatorial Guinean civil servant with other men's wives have done the rounds on social media, prompting the authorities to attempt to curb their spread. It is not the first time that sex tapes involving civil servants have been leaked on social media. Nicknamed "Bello" on account of his good looks, Ebang Engonga is a married father and the son of Baltasar Engonga Edjo, the current Chairman of the Commission of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community. The flow of internet traffic, and in particular the downloading of images, has been severely disrupted in the country after the authorities took measures to curb the sex tapes' spread, witnesses told AFP. Social media is awash with speculation that more videos involving other individuals, both men and women, could be released in the next few days.

Republic Party's presidential candidate Donald Trump (pictured) during a rally in North Carolina. Kenya, and the larger Africa, are staking their claims on the polls, the outcome of which tends to impact the progress of countries in the third world. Trump campaigned under the "Make America Great Again" banner; he holds that the immigrants in the country deprived the citizens of opportunities. "One of the most significant areas where Africa is torn is the issue of values—specifically around LGBTQ rights and abortion. The continent is diverse, and opinions about Trump and Harris will vary widely depending on factors such as religion, political affiliation, and socioeconomic status.

[AFP]Waiting outside polling stations across the country, American voters were a vision of orderly calm and quiet nerves. "The main issue for me is the continuation of our democracy," Ken Thompson, a 66-year-old mason told AFP, at Edison Elementary school in Erie, Pennsylvania. The lines outside polling stations along the East Coast early suggested that many Americans had embraced calls from the candidates, celebrities and activists to carry out their duty. "It's way, way, way more people here than the last" election, Marchelle Beason, 46, told AFP in Erie after putting on an "I voted" sticker. "I'll be glad when it's over," Guy Mills, 62, told AFP in New York.

US vice president Kamala Harris smiling during a campaign rally (l) and William Ruto during an X space with Gen Zs (r). Source: Getty ImagesThis comes as the 2024 US presidential election is shaping up to be one of the most competitive, with the strongest candidates leading the race. What does Kamala Harris win mean for Kenya? Political analyst and lawyer Philip Mwangale told TUKO.co.ke that Harris' victory would maintain the status quo. Lichtman, whose prediction record includes nine correct forecasts from the last ten elections, is confident that Trump will lose the 2024 United States presidential race.