WASHINGTON (AFP, BLOOMBERG) – The outcome of the US presidential election remained in the balance early Friday (Nov 6) as a handful of battleground states complete their vote counts. Democrat Joe Biden has racked up at least 253 of the 270 electoral votes that he needs, according to US network projections – and 264 if […]
Mr. Bannon, the former adviser to President Trump, said the heads of the F.B.I. director and Dr. Anthony Fauci should be put on pikes, leading Twitter to ban one of his accounts. By Benjamin Weiser, Michael S. Schmidt and William K. Rashbaum Source: Read Full Article
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Several US TV networks late on Thursday (Nov 5) halted live coverage of Mr Donald Trump’s first public appearance since election night after concluding that the President was spreading disinformation. Mr Trump unleashed a flood of incendiary and unsubstantiated claims in a 17-minute address, insisting that Democrats were using “illegal votes” to […]
The 2020 election campaign has been marked by the division in US society. Joe Biden has picked up several states. But Donald Trump’s support held up in numerous areas within those states. And Mr Trump’s support increased among groups which have been traditionally seen as being pro-Democrat. Here are the key conflict zones which are […]
REYNOSA, Mexico — Gustavo Gutiérrez pulled up to the residential corner and scanned the street. Before long, a man ran toward him, desperation etched on his face. “Inside, doctor, she’s inside,” the man said, pointing to his home. His wife was dying of Covid. In the darkened living room, the woman, Dolores Bustamante Robles, slumped […]
The president’s victory in his adopted home state has Democrats once again worrying about their future electoral prospects. By Nicholas Casey and Patricia Mazzei Source: Read Full Article
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – A judge in Michigan has tossed out a lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump’s campaign in hopes of halting vote-counting in the battleground state. Trump’s Democratic challenger Joe Biden is the projected winner in Michigan, which Trump, a Republican, carried in 2016. Michigan Court of Claims Judge Cynthia Stephens made the […]
Thousands of Americans have flooded New Zealand’s immigration website this week. More than 45,000 US citizens have visited the country’s government website since Sunday – which is 50 times more than they usually get each day. Mental health nurse Valentino Johnson has already moved to New Zealand even though election results are yet to come out. Previously living […]
TRENTON, N.J. — Brenton McPherson took a long sip of fresh air, borrowed a stranger’s phone to call his mother and walked across a busy highway Wednesday toward a train station, his back turned away from a hulking state prison for what he hoped was the last time. After five years, the 35-year-old father of […]
The union representing Canadian workers at General Motors says it has reached a tentative agreement after extending negotiations with the automaker. Unifor had set a deadline of 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday to reach a new, three-year labour deal and encouraged members to be prepared to strike if needed. But the union said just before the […]