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US election: Donald Trump claims victory, wants counting of ballots to stop
President Donald Trump has declared that he has won the US presidential election despite the fact that the ballots were still being counted in many key states.
Twitter restricts Donald Trump’s post on alleged vote rigging
Twitter has imposed restriction on a tweet by U.S. President Trump in which he alleges an attempt by unnamed persons to “steal the election”.
US election: Voters favour Joe Biden on virus, Donald Trump on economy – AP Votecast
Voters in the U.S. presidential election faced a public health crisis and a wounded economy, but neither candidate emerged as the clear choice to handle both of those issues, according to AP Votecast.
US election: Protesters gather near White House, no wide unrest seen
More than 1,000 people protesting US President, Donald Trump, converged on Black Lives Matter Plaza on Tuesday night, just a block from the White House, while hundreds more marched through parts of downtown Washington, sometimes blocking traffic and setting off fireworks.
US election: New York, others remain apprehensive despite calm
New York and other cities across the United States on Tuesday remained apprehensive over potential violence in spite of relative calm as voting got underway in the country’s presidential election.
US election: It’s not Donald Trump’s place to declare winner – Joe Biden
Democratic challenger Joe Biden, says it is not his place or incumbent President Donald Trump’s place to declare the winner of Tuesday election.
US election: Donald Trump defeats Joe Biden in Florida
President Donald Trump won Tuesday in Florida, one of the most important battleground states in his battle for reelection against Democratic challenger Joe Biden, US media projected.
US election: ‘They are trying to steal the election’ – Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump has accused his opponents of electoral malpractices in Tuesday presidential election.
Twitter, Facebook label Donald Trump posts alleging election theft
Twitter has placed sharing restrictions on a tweet from President Donald Trump, setting up a high-profile standoff between the president and the platform in the aftermath of Election Day. Facebook has added labels to the president’s posts, saying the final vote count isn’t in yet.
US election: Joe Biden leads in electoral college votes
President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are battling it out for the White House, with polls gradually closing across the United States Tuesday — and then a long night of waiting for results ahead.
US election: Donald Trump, Joe Biden in tight race in key states
The outcome of the US presidential election is on a knife edge, with Donald Trump so far doing much better than the pollsters predicted, BBC reported.
US election: Nigerian-American loses bid to become Missouri secretary of state
A Nigerian-American, Yinka Faleti, has failed in his bid to become the Missouri Secretary of State in the 2020 US election.
Despite pre-election anxiety, US election went smoothly
Despite substantial pre-election anxiety, millions of Americans went to the polls on Tuesday to elect a new president in a process that by most accounts went smoothly.
US election: Lindsey Graham wins, returns to Senate
Harrison gained attention for raising huge amounts of money, but he was still a long shot just a few months ago. South Carolina is a deep red state that hasn’t elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1998. President Donald Trump will win the state’s 9 electoral votes, CNN projected earlier Tuesday night.
U.S. election: World leaders anxious as results trickle in
Governments across the world are anxiously watching the race for the White House, as they prepare for either Republican Donald Trump securing a second term as United States president or for an electoral win by his Democratic challenger, former Vice President Joe Biden.
US election: Trump wins Indiana, Kentucky, Joe Biden takes Vermont, Virginia
President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are battling it out for the White House, with polls gradually closing across the United States and a long night of waiting for results ahead.
Shares turn skittish as early results show tight US election
US stock index futures hover around unchanged mark as early US presidential election results point to close race.
US election: Donald Trump predicts electoral outcome
U.S. President Donald Trump says he believes his large rally crowds during his fast-paced weeks of campaigning are the “ultimate poll” and translate into a lot of votes for his reelection.
Qatar renews apology over Doha airport incident
Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani spoke to his Australian counterpart Marisa Payne on Friday, weeks after the October 2 incident that saw airport staff take women off several planes to examine them to check whether they were the mother of a baby abandoned at Hamad International Airport (HIA).
Mercedes targets evolution rather than revolution in self-driving car push
The Germans, pioneers in developing advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), are taking a step-by-step approach to releasing new technology, waiting for their own engineers, rather than the general public, to validate their system. Both approaches – one conservative and one radical in nature – are designed to push highly automated driving on to public roads, a step that could massively reduce accidents, since computers have faster accident-avoidance reflexes than humans.
Waymo partners with Daimler to develop self-driving delivery trucks
Waymo today signed a partnership with Daimler to develop autonomous trucks, the companies announced in a press release. A driverless, Waymo-powered version of Daimler’s Freightliner Cascadia will become available to U.S. customers within the next few years, with other markets and brands to follow.
Democrats kick as US Senate confirms Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee
Prominent Democrats have condemned the confirmation and swearing in of Judge Amy Coney Barrett as justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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