WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | Multiple major U.S. media outlets projected on Wednesday that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has won enough Electoral College votes and will be the next president of the United States. Earlier in the day, Trump took the stage at West Palm Beach County …
Read More »Trump declares ‘magnificent’ victory as 47th US president
NEW YORK | TASS & XINHUA | Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump has declared a political victory, calling himself the next President of the United States. “I want to thank the American people for the extraordinary honor of being elected your 47th president,” he told the crowd of …
Read More »Trump leads in vast majority of swing states — media
WASHINGTON | TASS | US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is leading in six out of seven swing states, where the voting outcomes are expected to determine the election’s result, according to estimates by major US media outlets, including Fox News, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Axios. …
Read More »U.S. stocks advance on upbeat investors’ sentiment over U.S. election
NEW YORK | Xinhua | U.S. stocks surged on Tuesday as voters headed to the polls on Election Day, reflecting market optimism and hopes for a positive outcome in the election amid strong trading activity. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 427.28 points, or 1.02 percent, to 42,221.88. The S&P …
Read More »U.S. Capitol Police arrests man carrying torch, flare gun on Election Day
The Capitol Visitor Center is closed for tours for the day, while investigation continues. WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. Capitol Police said on Tuesday that officers have arrested a man who attempted to enter the Capitol building smelling like fuel and armed with potentially dangerous devices. “Our officers just arrested …
Read More »Why does the U.S. have a trust deficit in Africa?
The U.S.-Africa summit is a failure if Americans do not treat Africans as equals NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | Distrust of the United States has been growing across sub-Saharan Africa for decades, with recent developments widening the country’s credibility gap and offering little hope for improvement. Earlier this month, U.S. …
Read More »Trump, Harris in tight race a week before presidential elections
WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | The race for the White House is neck and neck just a week before Americans cast their ballots for the next president. Republican candidate Donald Trump leads Democratic candidate Kamala Harris by an average of 0.4 percentage points in national polls as of …
Read More »Anomalies grip final stretch of U.S. election
WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. Election Day is a week away. Both parties are neck and neck, tirelessly drumming up support while ramping up their attacks on each other. A wave of chaos has surfaced ahead of what some political experts call “the most consequential election” in U.S. history for …
Read More »Kamala Harris close on Trump’s heels, latest poll shows
NEW YORK | TASS | Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is trailing Republican Donald Trump by just one point in the latest public opinion poll from Rasmussen Reports. According to it, 48% of respondents say they are going to vote for Trump in November’s presidential election, while 47% will …
Read More »Trump says US will go to hell if he loses presidential election
LONDON, UK | TASS | Republican nominee for US president Donald Trump said the United States will go to hell if he loses the November election. “Look, we gotta win, and if we don’t win, this country’s going to hell,” he said, The Guardian reported. “You know, there’s an expression, this could …
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