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Trump comes close to admitting defeat but stops short of formal concession
Nov 15, 2020 13:57Donald Trump has come closer than ever to admitting that he lost the US presidential election, suggesting “time will tell” but stopping short of a formal concession to Joe Biden.
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Trump law firm withdraws from Pennsylvania case challenging election
Nov 15, 2020 07:09A major law firm withdrew overnight from a Trump campaign case in Pennsylvania seeking to have mail-in ballots thrown out, in the latest blow to president Trump’s efforts to challenge the 2020 election result in court.
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US far right monitors anxious about lingering possibility of post-election violence
Nov 11, 2020 11:13Trump’s claims of widespread voter fraud have the potential to convince his base that Joe Biden’s election is illegitimate, and to energize Trumpists into further action.
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Trump effort to steal election, sow national chaos is taking place in broad daylight
Nov 09, 2020 12:15In a series of unhinged tweets Saturday morning, November 7th—most of which were marked by the social media company as containing information that is "disputed" or "might be misleading about an election or other civic process"—Trump lied to the world, without providing a shred of evidence, that massive fraud has taken place since Election Day.
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Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided US, Iran urges next US administration to ‘learn’ from sanctions
Nov 09, 2020 12:04Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to lead a nation gripped by historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil.
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Armed protesters menace Arizona vote center amid rumors about uncounted GOP votes
Nov 08, 2020 17:12Hundreds of American protesters wearing hats and draped in Trump 2020 banners congregated outside a Maricopa County, Ariz., ballot-processing center where poll workers were counting votes on Wednesday November 4th.
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One thing very certain after US election: 'Coronavirus spreading like wildfire across US'
Nov 08, 2020 17:06White House scientific adviser Dr Deborah Birx warned the United States is entering a new “deadly phase” of the coronavirus pandemic, and urged an “aggressive” approach to containing its spread. Birx gave the warning in a written memo delivered to top administration officials Monday, November 2nd.
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Deutsche Bank may seize Trump’s assets if he loses and fails to repay debt
Nov 08, 2020 16:58Deutsche Bank is searching for a way to end its tumultuous relationship with US President Donald Trump after the election following years of negative media coverage stemming from their relationship, a new report reveals.
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Report says Americans bought record 17mn guns in year of unrest
Nov 05, 2020 10:21According to estimates from a firearms analytics company, Americans have bought nearly 17 million guns so far in 2020, more than in any other single year. Gun sales across the United States first jumped in the spring, driven by fears about the coronavirus pandemic, and spiked even higher in the summer, during massive racial justice protests across the country, prompted by police killings of black Americans.
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American unions representing hundreds of thousands of workers prepare for general strike if Trump subverts election results
Nov 02, 2020 07:41Dozens of labor unions have resolved to consider a general strike after Nov. 3 should President Donald Trump refuse to accept the results of the election or sabotage the counting of ballots, with organizers calling a work stoppage "the most powerful tool the movement has" to protect democracy.