Tag: #USAGov
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Trump hit with new blow in bid to overturn vote results
Washington, Nov 22 (AFP/APP):A Pennsylvania judge on Saturday threw out Donald Trump’s claims of widespread electoral fraud there, dealing a new blow to the Republican’s bid to overturn his loss in the US presidential election. The decision — announced in a scathing judgment which excoriated the Trump team’s legal strategy — paves the way for…
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Will Biden be a one-term president?
Washington, Nov 19 (AFP/APP):Joe Biden, the oldest person ever to win the US presidency, will celebrate his 78th birthday on Friday. If he were to run and be reelected in 2024, he would be 86 at the end of a second term in 2029. With two months to go before he even gets the keys…
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US daily Covid-19 cases hit new record, topping 99,000: Johns Hopkins
Washington, Nov 5 (AFP/APP):More than 99,000 coronavirus cases were recorded in the United States in the past 24 hours, a new daily record, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The country reported 99,660 new infections between 8:30 pm Tuesday and 8:30 pm Wednesday (0130 GMT), and 1,112 deaths, the tally by the Baltimore-based…
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Biden takes big stride to winning presidency, Trump claims fraud
Washington, Nov 5 (AFP/APP):Democrat Joe Biden took a huge step Wednesday to capturing the White House, with wins in Michigan and Wisconsin bringing him close to a majority, but President Donald Trump responded with fury as his campaign sued to suspend vote counting. In a brief address on national television, flanked by American flags and…
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Trump alleges ‘surprise ballot dumps’ in states where he was leading
Washington, Nov 4 (AFP/APP):US President Donald Trump alleged on Wednesday that there had been “surprise ballot dumps” in states where he had been leading Democrat Joe Biden in the race for the White House. “Last night I was leading, often solidly, in many key States, in almost all instances Democrat run & controlled,” Trump tweeted.…
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White House race on knife edge as votes counted in key states
Washington, Nov 4 (AFP/APP):Americans woke up on Wednesday not knowing who the next US president would be as votes were still being counted in six key states that could swing the bitterly contested election to Republican incumbent Donald Trump or Democrat Joe Biden. Fueling fears of a constitutional crisis, Trump prematurely declared victory overnight and…
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US export jump narrows Sept trade gap to $63.9 bn: Govt
Washington, Nov 4 (AFP/APP):A jump in soybean exports and sharp drop in cell phone imports led to a 4.7 percent narrowing of the US trade deficit in September, according to government data released Wednesday. The drop in the trade gap to $63.9 billion could be hailed as a win for President Donald Trump who made…