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Trump’s tweets, Biden’s address: Candidates predict victory in knife-edge election

Democrat Joe Biden claimed Wednesday he was winning America’s knife-edge election, but President Donald Trump shot right back by predicting his own victory and accusing his opponent of trying to “steal” the vote. Appearing before supporters in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, after midnight, Biden said “we believe we’re on track to win this election.” […]

Oregon becomes first US state to decriminalise hard drugs

Oregon on Tuesday became the first United States (US) state to decriminalize hard drugs, including the possession of small amounts of heroin and cocaine, and to legalize access to “magic mushrooms” for therapeutic use. Some other states, including Arizona and Montana, meanwhile appeared poised in early results to legalize recreational marijuana in line with a […]

US Election: ‘Biden at 224 electoral votes, Trump at 213’

President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are battling it out for the White House, with polls closed across the United States Tuesday — and a long night of waiting for results in key battlegrounds on the cards. The results are flowing in, with US media projecting wins for the Republican incumbent so far […]

US Election: Protesters gather near White House, no wide unrest seen

More than 1,000 people protesting US President, Donald Trump, converged on Black Lives Matter Plaza on Tuesday night, just a block from the White House, while hundreds more marched through parts of downtown Washington, sometimes blocking traffic and setting off fireworks. Scattered protests also took place from Seattle to New York City, but across the […]

Voters favour Biden on virus, Trump on economy ― AP VoteCast

Voters in the U.S. presidential election faced a public health crisis and a wounded economy, but neither candidate emerged as the clear choice to handle both of those issues, according to AP Votecast. More voters — both nationwide and in key battlegrounds — said former Vice President Joe Biden would be better able to handle […]

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