PHILADELPHIA, Nov 8, (APP/AFP) – Barack Obama on Monday harnessed history and all of his vaunted oratorical skill in a final campaign push to see Hillary Clinton elected the first woman president of the United States. Obama spent the day campaigning for his first secretary of state, jetting from Michigan to New Hampshire to Pennsylvania. […]
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Obama looks to history in campaign finale
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Hong Kong stocks extend gains at open
HONG KONG, Nov 8, (APP/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks built on the previous day’s rally Tuesday morning on growing confidence market favourite Hillary Clinton will beat Donald trump to become the next US president. The Hang Seng Index added 0.79 percent, or 180.51 points, to 22,981.91 at the open. And the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index […]
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About 40,000 people at Clinton-Obama rally: campaign
PHILADELPHIA, Nov 8, (APP/AFP) – About 40,000 people flooded Independence Mall in Philadelphia on Monday for Hillary Clinton’s rally with her husband Bill, President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle at her side, a campaign aide said. Rockers Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi were also on the program for the event in the City […]
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US stocks jump more than 2% after FBI clears Clinton
NEW YORK, Nov 8, (APP/AFP) – Wall Street stocks jumped more than 2 percent Monday as global markets rallied after the FBI cleared US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in an email probe. Analysts described the gains as a relief rally in the final session before the US vote on the presumption the FBI’s announcement Sunday […]
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NASA astronaut casts lone vote from space
MIAMI, Nov 8, (APP/AFP) – In a US presidential election that’s already been out of this world, the lone American astronaut in outer space has cast his vote, NASA said Monday. Shane Kimbrough became the latest astronaut to join in a long tradition of voting while floating above the Earth, inside the orbiting International Space […]
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Clinton: upbeat, smiling, and sprinting to the end
ALLENDALE, United States, Nov 8, (APP/AFP) – In a red pantsuit and full of smiles, Hillary Clinton embarked on a marathon final day of campaigning Monday covering three states and four cities — and featuring two presidents, one rock Boss and Lady Gaga. The 69-year-old Clinton is used to epic travel days — as secretary […]