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Nov
16
2020
By The African Mirror
Trump acknowledges Biden ‘won’ the U.S. election, but says it was ‘rigged’

Trump acknowledges Biden ‘won’ the U.S. election, but says it was ‘rigged’

WORLD
JOSEPH AX PRESIDENT Donald Trump appeared to acknowledge publicly for the first time on Sunday that Democrat Joe Biden won the November 3 U.S. presidential election but asserted that it was "rigged", reiterating his false claims of widespread voting fraud. Biden defeated Trump by winning a series of battleground states that the Republican incumbent had won in 2016. The Democratic former vice president also won the national popular vote by more than 5.5 million votes, or 3.6 percentage points. Trump seemed to acknowledge Biden's victory in a Twitter post in which he listed unsubstantiated allegations of fraud. "He won because…
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Oct
24
2020
By The African Mirror
Texas may not limit ballot drop boxes for U.S. election -appeals court

Texas may not limit ballot drop boxes for U.S. election -appeals court

WORLD
MAKINI BRICE and TIM REID  A Texas appeals court on Friday ruled the Republican governor cannot limit drop-off sites for mail ballots to one per county, a setback for U.S. President Donald Trump. Upholding a lower court decision, the appeals court ruled against Texas Governor Greg Abbott. The Texas 3rd Court of Appeals agreed with the lower court that limiting the number of drop boxes would increase the risk that voters could get infected with COVID-19, and would infringe on their right to vote. Abbott has informed the voting rights groups who oppose his move to limit drop boxes that…
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Oct
17
2020
By The African Mirror
Biden, Trump blaze a U.S. campaign trail as early vote surges with 18 days to go

Biden, Trump blaze a U.S. campaign trail as early vote surges with 18 days to go

WORLD
MICHEAL MARTINA and STEVE HOLLAND U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden planned to hit the campaign trail again on Friday with visits to three battleground states, after displaying their sharply contrasting styles in dueling televised town halls. Trump lags in opinion polls and latest figures from his campaign show he is also behind in fundraising in the final weeks before the November 3 election. Trump's campaign and the Republican National Committee raised some $247.8 million in September, his campaign manager said on Twitter, well behind the $383 million haul of Biden and the Democratic Party. As the…
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Oct
10
2020
By The African Mirror
Record number of LGBT+ candidates set to run in U.S. election

Record number of LGBT+ candidates set to run in U.S. election

LGBT+
MATTHEW LAVIETES A record number of LGBT+ people will run for office in next month's U.S. election, reflecting stronger support for LGBT+ rights among Americans that is eroding concerns about the electability of gay, bisexual and transgender candidates. A report by the LGBTQ Victory Fund, which seeks to elect gay, lesbian, bi or trans lawmakers, said this week at least 574 openly LGBT+ candidates would appear on the ballot for the Nov. 3 election. That would be a third more than the number who contested the 2018 midterm elections. "LGBTQ people are running for office in numbers thought unthinkable just…
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