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Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Wednesday that Haitian gangs are bolstering their manpower by recruiting more young boys as child soldiers, while young girls are pressed into service as sexually abused household slaves. “Hundreds, if not thousands, of children in Haiti, driven by hunger and poverty, have in recent months joined criminal groups, where they are forced into illegal activities and face abuse,” HRW said. The report noted that criminal gangs are increasingly recruiting children to swell their ranks in response to the U.N. Multinational Security Support (MSS) and greater international support for the Haitian National Police (HNP). The…

Elon Musk elaborated on why he believes the 2024 election will be “the last election we’re going to have” if former President Donald Trump loses in November. “My view is that if Trump doesn’t win this election, it’s the last election we’re going to have,” Musk told Tucker Carlson during a recent interview on TCN on X. Watch Below — at time code 9:22: The SpaceX CEO said, “The Democrats, the Dem machine, has been importing so many illegals, flying them in with this CBP border app thing that nobody even knew about, secret program that’s illegal, basically. It’s illegal, but there’s no…

Wisconsin’s Senate race between Republican Eric Hovde and incumbent Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is now a tossup, according to the Cook Political Report (CPR). CPR shifted the race from “lean democrat” to “toss up” Tuesday as Hovde continues building momentum in the state Democrats had taken for granted just months ago. The Report says Wisconsin is now “the closest Senate race of the five battlegrounds polled,” saying Baldwin’s seven-point August lead has been reduced to two points, with Baldwin now up over Hovde 49%-47%. Despite other public polling, CPS says private polling from both parties mirrors their own findings. The…

The latest national polling from ActiVote shows former President Donald Trump has overcome what was a 5.4 point lead for sitting Vice President Kamala Harris less than three weeks ago. Currently, according to this poll of 1,000 likely voters, Trump leads Harris by 1.2 points, 50.6 percent to 49.4 percent. In fact, Harris had enjoyed a steady lead in this poll going back to August 7. Except for a brief moment in late September, this is the first time Trump has led. Best of all, this is not an outlier finding in this tracking poll. Over the last few weeks, Trump…

Vietnam-based XDD Denim is proving jeans can be made from more than cotton.As part of its raw material diversification, the mill is using TENCEL™ fiber innovations to make denim that is comfortable, soft, colorfast and sustainable. TENCEL™ is also versatile, allowing XDD to achieve both drapey or structured silhouettes.More from Sourcing JournalRead more on Carved in Blue.This article is one of a series on Rivet from Lenzing’s Carved in Blue denim blog. From conversations with the experts behind the mills that make some of the world’s most-wanted denim to the global brands bringing novel denim made with TENCEL™ Lyocell and…

[Source]Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te asserted on Saturday that it is “absolutely impossible” for Communist China to be Taiwan’s motherland, citing the island’s government as older. Lai, who assumed office in May, made the comment at a National Day event at Taipei Dome ahead of Taiwan’s national day on Thursday.Older than PRC: Lai pointed out that Taiwan, governed as the Republic of China since 1912, predates the establishment of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 1949. “In terms of age, it is absolutely impossible for the People’s Republic of China to become the motherland of the Republic of China’s people,”…

This year’s sales slump is about to get worse, a prominent expert has told the outlet EU automakers are facing their worst months since the Covid-19 pandemic, the German tabloid Bild reported on Thursday, citing a prominent industry expert.Car sales within the bloc have fallen by 200,000 vehicles in the first eight months of 2024 compared to the same period last year and things are set to get worse, Ferdinand Dudenhoeffer told the outlet.Dudenhoeffer is the founder and former director of the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) – a private institute specializing in industry analysis and transport policy.Sales of electric…

This year’s sales slump is about to get worse, a prominent expert has told the outlet EU automakers are facing their worst months since the Covid-19 pandemic, the German tabloid Bild reported on Thursday, citing a prominent industry expert.Car sales within the bloc have fallen by 200,000 vehicles in the first eight months of 2024 compared to the same period last year and things are set to get worse, Ferdinand Dudenhoeffer told the outlet.Dudenhoeffer is the founder and former director of the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) – a private institute specializing in industry analysis and transport policy.Sales of electric…

WELLINGTON — Residents reported a tornado sighting on Wednesday afternoon on the west side of Wellington, hours ahead of Hurricane Milton making landfall in Florida.The National Weather Service confirmed to The Palm Beach Post a tornado had touched ground near Wellington at about 4 p.m.A Wellington resident first saw the tornado west of the village near Lion Country Safari but later reports said it cut through the Aero Club, a community in the village’s western edge where many residents store and fly private planes.Village Mayor Michael Napoleone said the tornado went through the Binks Forest neighborhood and was visible from…

The US sought a pact with Russia and China that would later be expanded, the former president has said Washington had almost reached an agreement on nuclear weapons with Moscow and Beijing during his time in the White House, former US president and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said.Trump made the claim during a two-hour interview with comedian Andrew Schulz, posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday.“We were close to a deal for getting rid of nuclear weapons. It would be so good,” Trump said. “I’m talking about Russia, ourselves and China. We would then bring everyone else…