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Facebook partners with news outlets for Election Day live video blitz 07 Nov 2016 - 08:02 pm

NEW YORK: Facebook said on Monday it would partner with 50 broadcast stations, print and online publications for an Election Day live video...

Newsmaker Trump defies traditional politics in White House bid 07 Nov 2016 - 07:03 pm

WASHINGTON: Supercharging the bluster, hyperbole and media mastery that made him one of the world’s best-known businessmen, Donald Trump upended U.S. democratic traditions...

Voter turnout 'explodes' among blacks, Hispanics in US 07 Nov 2016 - 06:52 pm

Miami: Voter turnout among African American and Hispanic voters in the United States has surged in early voting, and this swell of minority...

Nicaragua's Ortega to win fourth term: partial tally 07 Nov 2016 - 04:51 pm

Managua: Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega was on track to win a fourth term in office Monday, with his wife Rosario Murillo as his...

First female US attorney general Janet Reno dies 07 Nov 2016 - 04:01 pm

Miami: Janet Reno, the first female US attorney general and a lightning rod for Republican attacks during Bill Clinton's presidency, has died in...

Trump and Clinton in end-game fight 07 Nov 2016 - 03:08 pm

Leesburg, United States: White House rivals Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were due to duel Monday for a handful of must-win states in...

Obama is back in Florida rallying support for Clinton 07 Nov 2016 - 01:16 pm

Washington: US President Barack Obama hit the campaign trail again on Sunday, asking Florida voters to go to the polls on Nov. 8...

Nicaragua's Ortega on course for landslide reelection, early count shows 07 Nov 2016 - 10:54 am

MANAGUA: Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega powered toward his third consecutive term as president of the poor Central American country on Sunday, as voters...

Trump and Clinton fight to the finish in bitter US vote 07 Nov 2016 - 09:12 am

Leesburg, United States: White House rivals Hillary Clinton and Donald were still flailing for a knockout blow Monday as a presidential race that...

Battlegrounds in play in US election's frantic final 48 hours 06 Nov 2016 - 08:08 pm

Washington: Donald Trump barnstorms five states Sunday while Hillary Clinton implores her most fervent supporters to get to the polls, in a frenetic...

U.S. Congressman Says Supports Trump for Plans to Strengthen Military 06 Nov 2016 - 02:06 pm

Washington: Colorado Congressman Doug Lamborn is backing Donald Trump in the upcoming U.S. presidential elections, due to the Republican candidate's plan to strengthen...

Trump inspires conspiracists in his camp, ramps up distrust 06 Nov 2016 - 11:27 am

Allentown, United States: Rigged election, biased media -- Donald Trump regularly condemns alleged tactics aimed at derailing his bid for the White House,...

Security hustles Trump from stage after protester displays sign 06 Nov 2016 - 09:50 am

RENO, Nevada, N.C./PHILADELPHIA: Republican Donald Trump was rushed off stage by security agents at a rally in Reno, Nevada, on Saturday night after...

Two days to go: Clinton and Trump scramble to finish 06 Nov 2016 - 09:10 am

Washington: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton packed their schedules with last minute campaign events Sunday, two days out from an election that has...

Clinton touts optimism against Trump's grim warnings 05 Nov 2016 - 01:26 pm

Cleveland: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump brandished starkly different visions of America as they headed into a fierce final weekend of campaigning Saturday,...

Normally conservative Cuban Americans divided over Trump 05 Nov 2016 - 01:19 pm

Miami: For decades, older Cubans have loved to talk politics as they played dominoes and slapped tiles down on the board. And they...

Freedom or 'fool's errand'? D.C. to vote on statehood referendum 05 Nov 2016 - 01:09 pm

WASHINGTON: Long-frustrated backers of statehood for the District of Columbia are pinning their hopeson a first-ever referendum on Tuesday in a long-shot bid...

Clinton ahead of Trump by 2 Points in Fox News Poll 05 Nov 2016 - 11:37 am

Washington: U.S. Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton is holding a 2-point lead over her Republican opponent Donald Trump with less than a week before...