WASHINGTON, Nov 9, (Millat/APP/AFP) – Donald Trump was on the verge of winning the presidential election early Wednesday, after US networks projected him the winner of the vote in Wisconsin. His victory in the midwestern state, with its 10 electoral votes, put him at the doorstep of the 270 needed to win the White House.
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Trump wins Midwestern state of Wisconsin, putting him on verge of victory: US networks
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US-led coalition strike kills 16 civilians near Raqa: monitor
BEIRUT, Nov 9, (Millat/APP/AFP) – A US-led coalition air strike killed 16 civilians, including a child, overnight in a village near the Islamic State group’s Syrian stronghold of Raqa, a monitor said Wednesday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strike hit the IS-held village of Al-Heisha, but a spokeswoman for the US-backed Kurdish-Arab […]
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US Election Night: Electoral college count
WASHINGTON, Nov 9, (Millat/APP/AFP) – As of roughly 0700 GMT Wednesday, Republican Donald Trump had won 244 of the 270 electoral college votes he needs to secure the US presidency, according to network projections. His Democratic rival Hillary Clinton had 218 electoral votes. Candidates are racing to hit the magic number of 270, which represents […]
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Trump to address supporters in New York
NEW YORK, Nov 9, (Millat/APP/AFP) – Republican billionaire property mogul Donald Trump, on the cusp of a shock victory in his brutal White House showdown with Hillary Clinton, was to address his supporters in New York early Wednesday. Minutes earlier, Clinton’s campaign chair John Podesta said the election was still too close to call, and […]
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Mexico’s finance chief to address US election effect
MEXICO CITY, Nov 9, (Millat/APP/AFP) – Mexican Finance Minister Jose Antonio Meade and central bank chief Agustin Carstens will address the media early Wednesday to outline actions after the peso tumbled during the shock US presidential election. The finance ministry issued a brief statement saying the pair would speak at 1200 GMT. A government official […]
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US election still too close to call: Clinton campaign chair
NEW YORK, Nov 9, (Millat/APP/AFP) – America’s historic presidential election showdown between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton is still too close to call, with several states still up in the air, the Democrat’s campaign chair John Podesta said early Wednesday. Trump appeared to be on the cusp of clinching the 270 electoral votes needed to […]