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The seal on the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building is seen June 9, 2023, in Washington. File | Photo Credit: AP The FBI warned of bomb threats at polling stations in “multiple” U.S. states on a tense Election Day, adding that none were credible, but many appeared to originate from Russia. In one area of…
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On Tuesday (November 6, 2024), U.S. stocks rallied as voters headed to the polls on the last day of the presidential election and as more data piled up showing the economy remains solid. The S&P 500 rose 1.2% to pull closer to its record set last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 427 points,…
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Millions of Americans on Tuesday voted in the US presidential election to decide whether Democrat nominee Kamala Harris will win the race to the White House or the Republican candidate Donald Trump will retain the top post for a second time. According to the latest projections, Trump, 78, won several strongholds, including Florida, while Harris…
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks before President Joe Biden arrives to deliver remarks on lowering the cost of prescription drugs, at NHTI Concord Community College, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, in Concord, N.H. | Photo Credit: AP Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent beloved by progressives, won re-election on Tuesday (November 6, 2024) to a fourth six-year…
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Washington: Over three dozen Indian Americans are running for local bodies and state legislation elections across the country reflecting the growing interest among this small ethnic community to be part of political mainstream. “If you are not at the table, you are on the menu,” Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi comments at various Indian American…
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Watch: How are elections conducted in the U.S? The countdown for election day in the U.S. has begun and over 186 million Americans are eligible to vote to choose who will the country’s 47th president. The big day is fifth of November. But, how are elections conducted in the U.S.? After a lengthy nomination process,…
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Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Warren, Michigan. | Photo Credit: Reuters Economic insecurity and cultural anxieties triggering white nativism is the familiar explanation for the sustained popularity of Donald Trump in the United States, but that may not be the whole story. Segments of Hindu…
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Republican Vice-Presidential nominee JD Vance recently triggered a row by making controversial remarks on transgender and nonbinary people, suggesting that some white children are incentivised to “become” trans to get college admissions into Ivy Leagues. Mr Vance made the statement during an interview podcast with Joe Rogan. “If you are a middle-class or upper-middle-class white…
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President Joe Biden signs his name at a polling station to cast his early-voting ballot for the 2024 general elections on Monday (October 28, 2024), in New Castle, Delaware. | Photo Credit: AP Just a week ahead of the U.S. Presidential Elections, President Joe Biden joined in with hundreds of young voters in his home…
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On November 5, Americans will cast their votes not only for the presidency but also for 34 Senate seats, all 435 House seats, 11 governorships and thousands of state legislative positions. Among the new contenders is Ashwin Ramaswami, a young Indian American Democrat challenging Republican Senator Shawn Still in Georgia’s Senate District 48, a traditionally…
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