US Presidential Election Results: Trump repeats voting fraud claims, Biden remains calm
Nov 06, 2020, at 05:50 pm
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Thursday once again cried foul over the federal elections accusing his challenger and Democratic nominee Joe Biden of "stealing" the polls, as the Republicans are slowly losing the race to the White House.
Donald Trump's lead over Biden in Pennsylvania decreases to 0.8 percentage point
Nov 06, 2020, at 01:52 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The lead of US President Donald Trump over his contender, Democratic candidate Joe Biden, in the battleground state of Pennsylvania has sunk to 0.8 percentage point, Fox News reported.
Black Lives Matter Rally starts in Manhattan, police begin to detain activists
Nov 06, 2020, at 01:39 pm
New York/Sputnik: A rally staged by the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement has begun in New York's Manhattan, with police having started to detain the activists, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the site.
Wrong size paper ballots delay vote count in US State of Indiana: Election Headquarters
Nov 06, 2020, at 01:30 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Officials in Vigo County, Indiana, completed counting votes after resolving a unexpected snafu - the arrival of 2,000 ballots printed on the wrong size paper, the county’s election headquarters said in a press release.
All of Biden claimed states will be legally challenged: Donald Trump
Nov 06, 2020, at 04:14 am
Washington/IBNS: Amid the ongoing counting in the competitive race for the prestigious White House, US President Donald Trump tweeted that he would legally challenge all the states won by Democrat nominee Joe Biden alleging fraud in the election process.
Nov 06, 2020, at 02:25 am
Washington: In recognition of the great privileges of living in a democratic society and keeping the US Presidential polls in mind, rights group Campaign for Uyghurs said it recognizes the importance of electing those who represent the Uyghur community.
Trump campaign files lawsuit to stop counting of ballots in key state of Georgia: Reports
Nov 05, 2020, at 02:17 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The Trump campaign has filed a lawsuit in the battleground state of Georgia to halt the counting of ballots, the Associated Press reported.
We believe we will emerge victorious: Joe Biden
Nov 05, 2020, at 02:04 pm
Washington/UNI: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Wednesday exuded his confidence that he will win the presidential polls once the counting is finished.
US election: Twitter hides Donald Trump's tweet about 'disappearing' lead, calls it 'misleading'
Nov 05, 2020, at 05:22 am
Washington/IBNS: Microblogging site Twitter on Wednesday hid US President Donald Trump's first tweet of Wednesday (morning in America) amid neck-to-neck fight with Democrat nominee Joe Biden in a tight race for the White House.
US Presidential Elections: Donald Trump asks to halt vote counts alleging 'fraud'
Nov 05, 2020, at 04:07 am
Washinton/IBNS: Amid a neck-to-neck fight with Democrat nominee Joe Biden in a tight race for the White House, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday demanded that the counting for the votes be stopped, CNN reported.
Four people stabbed in Washington DC on election night
Nov 05, 2020, at 01:34 am
Washington/UNI: One woman and four men were stabbed in Washington DC, a few blocks from the US White House, on election night, NBC broadcaster has said citing the police.
Jenifer Rajkumar becomes the first S Asian woman to be elected to NY State Assembly
Nov 04, 2020, at 11:28 pm
Washington/UNI: 38-year-old Indian-American lawyer Jenifer Rajkumar has became the first South Asian woman to be elected to the New York State Assembly.
US Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez says Trump's claims of victory 'premature,' 'illegitimate'
Nov 04, 2020, at 10:21 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: US Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has slammed incumbent Donald Trump’s claims of election victory as "premature" and "dangerous," saying that the count of votes must continue.
Protesters blocking traffic in Seattle, arrests made : police
Nov 04, 2020, at 10:01 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Protesters have blocked off streets in downtown Seattle and at least eight arrests have been made, the Police Department said in a statement.
Outrageous, unprecedented, and incorrect: Joe Biden campaign team responds to Trump's victory remark
Nov 04, 2020, at 08:58 pm
Washington: Democratic nominee Joe Biden's campaign team has responded to President Trump's premature and unsubstantiated statement on US Presidential election victory and said his remark was 'outrageous'.
Twitter calls Donald Trump's 'they are trying to steal the election' tweet 'misleading'
Nov 04, 2020, at 08:45 pm
Washington/IBNS: Micro-blogging site Twitter has called US President Donald Trump's tweet claiming the Democrats were stealing the country's election "misleading", at a time the Republicans are trailing behind their challenger Joe Biden.
US Presidential Election Result: Donald Trump claims victory amid neck-to-neck fight with Joe Biden
Nov 04, 2020, at 07:27 pm
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed his victory even before the emergence of a clear picture of who could enter the White House winning the high-pitched Presidential Election.
Donald Trump wins key state of Florida in US election
Nov 04, 2020, at 03:26 pm
Washington/UNI: Incumbent US President Donald Trump has won the battleground state of Florida with its 29 electoral votes, according to Fox News projections.
US President election results: Early trends show close fight between Trump, Biden
Nov 04, 2020, at 02:32 pm
Washington: The early results of the US President elections are showing a close fight between incumbent President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden across major seats in the country.
Sarah McBride becomes 1st transgender state senator in US history
Nov 04, 2020, at 02:06 pm
Moscow/UNI: Sarah McBride from the Democratic Party has won the election in the US state of Delaware, thus becoming the first-ever transgender state senator in US history, early results published by The New York Times showed.
Donald Trump Adviser warns US entering 'most dangerous' COVID-19 phase: Reports
Nov 04, 2020, at 01:59 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Dr Deborah Birx, one of President Donald Trump's top medical advisers on the novel coronavirus pandemic, has warned in an internal memorandum that the United States has not turned the corner as the US president claims and is entering the most dangerous period of the outbreak, media reported on Tuesday.
US Presidential Election results: Close contest between Donald Trump, Joe Biden in key states
Nov 04, 2020, at 01:20 pm
Washington/IBNS: A close contest between US President Donald Trump and his challenger Joe Biden is presently underway in key states as the results for the US President Election 2020 are coming out on Wednesday (Tuesday in America).
Canada: Manitoba declares Nov 2 as MADD, Project Red Ribbon Day to honor blunt driving victims
Nov 04, 2020, at 05:15 am
Manitoba/IBNS: Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Canada and Project Red Ribbon Day was recognized on Nov 2 by the Manitoba government on the commitment made to drive safe and sober to promote the message that death and injuries resulting from impaired driving are preventable, Manitoba's Justice Minister Cliff Cullen announced Monday.
US elections kick off with first polls opening in Vermont
Nov 03, 2020, at 10:26 pm
Washington/Sputnik: First polling stations opened in the US state of Vermont, kicking off the in-person voting in US elections where incumbent President Donald Trump is in a tight race with his Democratic challenger Joe Biden.
Donald Trump, UN chief condemn deadly attacks in Austrian capital Vienna
Nov 03, 2020, at 04:04 pm
New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday condemned the violent attacks in Austrian capital Vienna which left at least two people killed.
Donald Trump denies report about his intention to prematurely declare victory on election night
Nov 02, 2020, at 05:35 pm
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday denied a report that he intends to declare victory on election night if it looks like he is ahead.
Canada: Quebec stabbing incident leaves two killed
Nov 01, 2020, at 10:19 pm
Quebec: At least two people were killed and five others were hurt in a stabbing incident in Canadian city of Quebec on Sunday, media reports said.
Suspect in Quebec attack hospitalized after being detained by Police : Reports
Nov 01, 2020, at 10:09 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The suspect in attacks on people in Canada's city of Quebec has been hospitalized after being detained by the police, the Radio Canada broadcaster has reported.
Canada: 2 dead, 5 injured in stabbing incident in Quebec, suspect arrested
Nov 01, 2020, at 06:30 pm
Toronto/IBNS: Two people were killed and five others injured in a stabbing incident in the Canadian city of Quebec, police said.
US election spending tops nearly 14 bln, more than previous two poll cycles combined
Nov 01, 2020, at 02:25 pm
Washington/Xinhua: The total cost of the 2020 US election, including presidential and congressional, will near 14 billion US dollars, a sum more than what was spent during the last two election cycles combined, a recent study found.