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Trump hits election integrity with unsupported complaints

Published On: November 6, 2020 07:59 AM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Nov 6: With votes still being counted across the nation, President Donald Trump on Thursday sought to undermine confidence in the nation’s election, making unsupported accusations from the White House about the integrity of the results in his race against Democrat Joe Biden.

Biden pushes closer to victory in race for the White House

Published On: November 5, 2020 08:10 PM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Nov 5: Democrat Joe Biden was pushing closer to the 270 Electoral College votes needed to carry the White House, securing victories in the “blue wall” battlegrounds of Wisconsin and Michigan and narrowing President Donald Trump’s path.

Biden wins Michigan, Wisconsin, now on brink of White House

Published On: November 5, 2020 02:34 PM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Nov 5: Joe Biden won the battleground prizes of Michigan and Wisconsin on Wednesday, reclaiming a key part of the “blue wall” that slipped away from Democrats four years ago and dramatically narrowing President Donald Trump’s pathway to reelection.

Biden rebuilding ‘blue wall’ in race for the White House

Published On: November 5, 2020 02:23 PM NPT By: Associated Press

Sri Lanka lifting pandemic curfew to aid economy

Published On: November 5, 2020 10:19 AM NPT By: Associated Press

COLOMBO, Nov 5: Sri Lankan authorities will end a pandemic curfew imposed in parts of the country, saying people themselves should take the responsibility to avoid being infected the new coronavirus.

US sets record for cases amid election battle over virus

Published On: November 5, 2020 08:16 AM NPT By: Associated Press

NEW YORK, Nov 5: New confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the U.S. have climbed to an all-time high of more than 86,000 per day on average, in a glimpse of the worsening crisis that lies ahead for the winner of the presidential election.

Trump sues in 3 states, laying ground for contesting outcome

Published On: November 5, 2020 07:05 AM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Nov 5: President Donald Trump’s campaign filed lawsuits Wednesday in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Georgia, laying the groundwork for contesting battleground states as he slipped behind Democrat Joe Biden in the hunt for the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the White House.

Northern battlegrounds could hold key to Trump-Biden outcome

Published On: November 4, 2020 04:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Nov 4: President Donald Trump carried the prized battleground of Florida, then he and Democrat Joe Biden shifted their focus early Wednesday to three Northern industrial states — Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania — that could prove crucial in determining who wins the White House.

Trump seeks to stop voting, but only counting remains

Published On: November 4, 2020 03:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Nov 4: President Donald Trump says he’ll take the presidential election to the Supreme Court, but it’s unclear what he means in a country in which vote tabulations routinely continue beyond Election Day, and states largely set the rules for when the count has to end.

Biden wins Arizona, flipping state for Democrats

Published On: November 4, 2020 01:48 PM NPT By: Associated Press

Democrat Joe Biden has won Arizona and its 11 electoral votes, flipping a critical battleground state that Donald Trump won four years ago and that could help determine which candidate wins the presidency.

Trump wins Florida, locked in other tight races with Biden

Published On: November 4, 2020 11:46 AM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Nov 4: President Donald Trump won Florida, the nation’s most prized battleground state, as he and Democrat Joe Biden on Tuesday battled to the finish of an epic campaign that will shape America’s response to the surging pandemic and foundational questions of economic fairness and racial justice.

A long night, or more, before president is known

Published On: November 4, 2020 09:45 AM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Nov 4: There’s a fair chance Americans won’t know the winner of Tuesday’s presidential election while it’s still Tuesday — or maybe even Wednesday.

Cornyn retains seat for Republicans in Texas

Published On: November 4, 2020 09:15 AM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Nov 4: Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas has defeated Democrat MJ Hegar in his hardest-fought reelection battle in almost two decades.

Democrats pick up Senate seat in Colorado, control at stake

Published On: November 4, 2020 09:01 AM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Nov 4: Republicans suffered a first setback in the battle for Senate control Tuesday as Democrats picked up a seat in Colorado, but other races were still too early to call across an expansive political map.

Trump, Biden cede stage to voters for Election Day verdict

Published On: November 3, 2020 04:47 PM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Nov 3: After a campaign marked by rancor and fear, Americans on Tuesday decide between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, selecting a leader to steer a nation battered by a surging pandemic that has killed more than 230,000 people, cost millions their jobs and reshaped daily life.

Attack on Afghan university leaves 19 dead, 22 wounded

Published On: November 2, 2020 09:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press

KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov 2: Gunmen in Afghanistan stormed the Kabul University on Monday as it hosted a book fair attended by the Iranian ambassador, sparking an hours-long gun battle and leaving at least 19 dead and 22 wounded at the war-torn country’s largest school. Most of the casualties were students.

Campaign draws to a close with US facing a crossroads

Published On: November 2, 2020 07:05 PM NPT By: Associated Press

PHILADEPHIA, Nov 2: President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden have one last chance to make their case to voters in critical battleground states on Monday, the final full day of a campaign that has laid bare their dramatically different visions for tackling the nation’s pressing problems and for the office of the presidency itself.

EXPLAINER: US vote is 51 elections, one in each state and DC

Published On: November 2, 2020 05:10 PM NPT By: Associated Press

UNITED STATES, Nov 2: A major misconception about the vote for U.S. president is that it is a national election. It’s not.

Trump launches final battleground pitch; Biden focuses on PA

Published On: November 1, 2020 06:50 PM NPT By: Associated Press

BUTLER, Nov 1: President Donald Trump is mounting one final test of whether the massive crowds that often show up at his signature rallies will translate into votes as he finishes the final 48 hours of his reelection campaign with a dizzying onslaught of events in the battleground states that could decide the race.

70-year-old pulled alive as Turkey quake death toll hits 51

Published On: November 1, 2020 02:04 PM NPT By: Associated Press

IZMIR, Turkey, Nov 1: Rescue workers extricated a 70-year-old man from a collapsed building in western Turkey on Sunday, some 34 hours after a strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea struck Turkey and Greece, killing at least 51 and injuring more than 900 people.