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Democrats may win back US Senate, despite possible delayed results

Democrats may win back US Senate, despite possible delayed results

REUTERS 2020-11-04 07:03:11

Democrats are favoured to emerge from 14 hotly contested US Senate races with full control of Congress in Tuesday’s election, but final results from at least five of those contests may not be av...

Exit polls show coronavirus, economy top concerns for US voters

Exit polls show coronavirus, economy top concerns for US voters

-- 2020-11-04 06:27:08

A third of US voters listed the economy as the issue that mattered most to them when deciding their choice for president while two out of 10 cited Covid-19, according to an Edison Research exit poll o...

Americans rendering final verdict after bitter campaign

Americans rendering final verdict after bitter campaign

bdnews24.com 2020-11-04 00:02:15

Americans went to the polls on Tuesday to write the final chapter of a presidential campaign that has been unlike any other, amid the coronavirus pandemic which has claimed more than 230,000 lives in...

COVID-19's long shadow looms over US as Americans head to the polls

COVID-19's long shadow looms over US as Americans head to the polls

Reuters 2020-11-03 23:08:18

For many Americans, this is the coronavirus election. The pandemic has killed about 230,000 people in the country and destroyed millions of jobs, defining the last year of Donald Trump's presidency a...

How Liberal Americans are coping with election stress

How Liberal Americans are coping with election stress

Reuters 2020-11-03 21:47:46

Rachel Richardson, a lifelong Democrat, is spending Election Day hiking trails along the Pacific Coast with her two daughters and a fellow mom with her kids in tow. The 41-year-old Berkeley, Californ...

Deutsche Bank looks for ways to sever ties with Trump

Deutsche Bank looks for ways to sever ties with Trump

-- 2020-11-03 21:32:41

Deutsche Bank AG is looking for ways to end its relationship with US President Donald Trump after the presidential elections, as it tired of the negative publicity stemming from the ties, according to...

Pennsylvania may be at the centre of US election storm

Pennsylvania may be at the centre of US election storm

-- 2020-11-03 20:58:43

In a presidential race with an extraordinary number of moving parts, election day finds Pennsylvania under intensifying scrutiny as the place where it could all come together – or fall spectacul...

US finds no evidence of election manipulation

US finds no evidence of election manipulation

-- 2020-11-03 20:51:55

Acting US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said on Tuesday there was no evidence a ‘foreign actor’ had compromised US votes in the 2020 presidential election. The messa...

Anxious Americans cast votes with faces masked

Anxious Americans cast votes with faces masked

Reuters 2020-11-03 20:19:44

Americans began casting ballots on Tuesday in an Election Day unlike any other, braving the threat of COVID-19 and the potential for violence and intimidation after one of the most polarizing presiden...

'Trump Train' triggers security concerns, experts say

'Trump Train' triggers security concerns, experts say

Reuters 2020-11-03 19:45:31

Lines of honking SUVs, pickup trucks and motorcycles, flying flags for US President Donald Trump are raising security concerns, election experts say - particularly on the country's last day of voting....

Expectations on US election night, beyond

Expectations on US election night, beyond

Reuters 2020-11-03 19:40:25

The coronavirus pandemic, an unprecedented number of ballots cast early, the lack of consistency about how these votes will be counted, and ongoing legal battles have made the outcome of the 2020 U.S....

Americans vote in search of soul

Americans vote in search of soul

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-11-03 16:39:40

Americans go to the polls on Tuesday in an election that is widely dubbed "a referendum on the soul of the nation". They will decide between Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe...

In last-minute pre-election push, Biden, Trump brace for possible court fight

In last-minute pre-election push, Biden, Trump brace for possible court fight

REUTERS 2020-11-03 11:06:23

President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden made a last-ditch push for votes in battleground states on Monday as their campaigns prepared for post-election disputes that could prolong a divi...

US early voting tops 95 million on eve of Election Day

US early voting tops 95 million on eve of Election Day

Reuters 2020-11-03 10:56:16

More than 95 million Americans had cast their votes in the 2020 presidential election by Monday, according to a tally by the US Elections Project at the University of Florida, a harbinger of what is e...

Trump, Biden focus battleground states for votes in final hours

Trump, Biden focus battleground states for votes in final hours

-- 2020-11-02 18:19:58

US President Donald Trump will hunt for support in four battleground states on Monday while Democratic rival Joe Biden focuses on Pennsylvania and Ohio during the final day of campaigning in their lon...

Targeting journalists takes toll on societies as a whole: UN chief

Targeting journalists takes toll on societies as a whole: UN chief

-- 2020-11-02 17:09:32

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reiterated his call for a free press that can play its essential role in peace, justice, sustainable development and human rights as the world fights the COVI...

Snowden seeks Russian citizenship

Snowden seeks Russian citizenship

-- 2020-11-02 16:34:06

Former US spy Edward Snowden and his wife have decided to apply for Russian citizenship in order not to be separated from their future son in an era of pandemics and closed borders. Snowden's Russian...

US judge orders Postal Service to expedite ballot delivery ahead of Nov 3

US judge orders Postal Service to expedite ballot delivery ahead of Nov 3

-- 2020-11-02 11:16:24

The US Postal Service (USPS) must remind senior managers they must follow its “extraordinary measures” policy and use its Express Mail Network to expedite ballots ahead of Tuesday’s...

Biden nears finish line with lead in polls, but Trump still close in swing states

Biden nears finish line with lead in polls, but Trump still close in swing states

Reuters 2020-11-01 19:41:22

With two days to go, Democrat Joe Biden holds a commanding national lead over US President Donald Trump amid deep voter concerns about the coronavirus pandemic, but Trump is keeping his hopes alive by...

2020 US election spending tops nearly $14 billion

2020 US election spending tops nearly $14 billion

-- 2020-11-01 12:59:51

The total cost of the 2020 US election, including presidential and congressional, will near 14 billion US dollars, a sum more than what was spent during the last two election cycles combined, a recent...

US early voting surges on late push by Trump, Biden

US early voting surges on late push by Trump, Biden

REUTERS 2020-11-01 11:23:54

A record 90 million Americans have voted early in the US presidential election, data on Saturday showed, as President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden campaigned across the country to t...

Canada to receive over 1.2 million immigrants in three years

Canada to receive over 1.2 million immigrants in three years

-- 2020-10-31 19:23:27

Canada plans to bring in more than 1.2 million new immigrants over the next three years as the country tries to fill gaps in its labour market and boost the economy, both hard hit by the COVID-19 pand...

US shatters daily Covid-19 record with over 0.1 million fresh infections

US shatters daily Covid-19 record with over 0.1 million fresh infections

Reuters 2020-10-31 12:20:36

The United States set a new all-time high for coronavirus cases confirmed in a single 24-hour period on Friday, reporting just over 0.1 million (100,000) new infections to surpass the record total of...

As elections loom, US sees record surge of Covid-19 cases

As elections loom, US sees record surge of Covid-19 cases

REUTERS 2020-10-31 11:02:40

A sign for a Covid-19 drive-thru testing site alongside US Highway 12 is seen as the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak continues in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, US, October 23, 2020 -- Reuters A reco...

US early vote surpasses 85 million

US early vote surpasses 85 million

Reuters 2020-10-31 10:42:43

With four days remaining in the US presidential campaign, more than 85 million Americans have cast ballots, including 9 million in Texas, where the secretary of state’s office on Friday said ear...

Early voting in US election tops 80 million

Early voting in US election tops 80 million

-- 2020-10-30 17:50:41

More than 80 million Americans have cast ballots in the US presidential election, according to a tally on Thursday from the US Elections Project at the University of Florida, setting the stage for the...

Global Covid cases rise by half a million, setting a daily record

Global Covid cases rise by half a million, setting a daily record

Reuters 2020-10-30 12:43:40

Global coronavirus cases rose by more than 500,000 for the first time on Wednesday, a record one-day increase as countries across the Northern Hemisphere reported daily spikes. Global daily Covid-19...

Remote work may trigger migration of 23m Americans from cities

Remote work may trigger migration of 23m Americans from cities

Reuters 2020-10-30 10:52:55

America’s biggest cities should brace for a chunk of families moving out because they prefer to work remotely from less crowded and less expensive areas, according to a survey by Upwork released...

Trump or Biden's common challenge: Jobs

Trump or Biden's common challenge: Jobs

Reuters 2020-10-29 09:58:07

The winner of the race for the White House will face a generation of low-to-middle income Americans struggling to get back to work because of a health crisis not seen in more than 100 years. Whether...

Biden thrusts into Trump country, Bloomberg funds Texas ads

Biden thrusts into Trump country, Bloomberg funds Texas ads

Reuters 2020-10-28 11:49:25

US Republican President Donald Trump questioned the integrity of the national election again on Tuesday, saying it would be “inappropriate” to take extra time to count the tens of millions...