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Post-election “twilight zone” puts Americans on edge

Post-election “twilight zone” puts Americans on edge

MICHAEL MARTINA, HEATHER TIMMONS and ERNEST SCHEYDER AFTER one of the most bruising U.S. presidential campaigns in modern times, supporters of President Donald Trump and his challenger Joe Biden were angry, frustrated and fearful, with the result still days or even weeks away. Trump's declaration of victory in the early hours of Wednesday, with ballot-counting not yet completed, roiled Biden backers, who are afraid that the Republican president might not accept the election result if Biden wins. Meanwhile, many of those in Trump's voter base were echoing his unsubstantiated allegations of electoral fraud. Either Trump or Biden could end up…
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In final Trump-Biden showdown, less chaos but plenty of clashes

In final Trump-Biden showdown, less chaos but plenty of clashes

U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden offered sharply contrasting views on the still-raging coronavirus pandemic at today’s final presidential debate, seeking to persuade the few remaining undecided voters 12 days before their November 3 contest. Trump, a Republican, adopted a more restrained tone than he did during a chaotic first debate in September, when he repeatedly interrupted Biden. But Thursday's clash still featured plenty of personal attacks between two men who evince little respect for each other, and Trump kept fact-checkers busy by leveling unfounded corruption accusations at Biden and his family. The absence of disruptions yielded…
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Over 10 million have already voted early in U.S. elections  with 3 weeks to go

Over 10 million have already voted early in U.S. elections with 3 weeks to go

BRAD BROOKS and JOHN WHITESIDES TEXANS have joined a wave of Americans casting ballots at a record-setting pace, jamming early-voting polling places ahead of a November 3 election showdown between Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden. Long lines of voters snaked out the doors and down the sidewalks at polling places in cities around the state, social media videos showed, with some people showing up long before the doors opened to claim a spot. In Georgia, where early voting began on Monday, people waited five hours or more to cast ballots in record-breaking early turnout for a…
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