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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, November the 6th.
00:05Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:08Republican Donald Trump was rushed off stage by security agents at a rally in Nevada on
00:13Saturday night after a false alarm.
00:16The scare occurred as someone in the crowd shouted gun during scuffles with a man who
00:20held up a Republicans Against Trump sign.
00:24The incident occurred as Trump and Democratic rival Hillary Clinton crisscrossed the United
00:28States in a late push to win over undecided voters.
00:32Various opinion polls showed Clinton ahead of Trump by one to four percentage points.
00:38Iraq Special Forces struggled today to clear areas retaken from Daesh along Mosul's eastern
00:44edge.
00:45The slowdown highlights the challenges ahead for Iraqi forces as they press into more populated
00:50areas deeper in the city where the extremists have built up fortifications and ramparts.
00:55Some civilians are fleeing the combat zone while Daesh are holding others back as human
01:00shields.
01:01A hijab-wearing beauty blogger has joined the ranks of supermodels and pop stars as
01:07the latest person to be named as a brand ambassador for CoverGirl Cosmetics.
01:12Noora Afia will appear in commercials and on a billboard in New York City's Times Square
01:17wearing a hijab while promoting one of the largest cosmetics companies in the US.
01:22Afia is part of a wave of Muslim beauty bloggers who have large followings on Instagram and
01:28YouTube.
01:29She is also one of the few women to appear in an advertising campaign for a major cosmetics
01:34brand in the US while wearing a hijab.
01:37And finally, the weather.
01:38Today's high across the UAE will be 34 degrees Celsius, dropping to 23 degrees at night.
01:44That's all for now.
01:45Thanks for watching.
01:46And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com