White House rivals Kamala Harris and Donald Trump racked up early wins Tuesday as the first key polls closed in one of the tightest and most volatile presidential elections in US history.Republican Trump won several strongholds, including Florida, while Democrat Harris took a number of eastern states — but there were no major surprises in …
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An enthusiastic DJ blared out pop tracks Tuesday, urging voters to bop along with dancers in multi-colored sequined shorts — one small effort outside an Arizona polling station to soothe Election Day nerves running high across the United States.”I definitely think there’s a lot of anxiety around the election,” said Elyssa Bustamante, who was producing …
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Viktor Gyokeres scored a hat-trick as Ruben Amorim’s Sporting stunned Manchester City with a 4-1 win in the Champions League on Tuesday, while Liverpool trounced Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen and AC Milan beat holders Real Madrid in Spain.Sporting stole the show with their performance in Lisbon, but the Portuguese champions had to come from behind …
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Snow has finally fallen on Mount Fuji, photographs shared by local authorities and residents showed Wednesday, after the Japanese mountain’s longest-ever stint with bare slopes.The national weather agency — which compares conditions in exactly the same location each year — has not yet announced a new record for the slowest formation of Mount Fuji’s famous …
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The FBI warned of bomb threats at polling stations in “multiple” US states on a tense Election Day, adding that none were credible but many appeared to originate from Russia.In one area of battleground state Georgia, police reported 32 bomb threats made against voting sites, some of which briefly suspended operations while authorities checked for …
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Kamala Harris and Donald Trump notched up early wins Tuesday as the first key polls closed in one of the tightest and most volatile elections in US history.The outcome– which could be known overnight but may take days — will have momentous consequences, either making Harris the first woman in the world’s most powerful job …
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The volatile, dramatic US presidential race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump headed to an unpredictable finish Tuesday, with millions of Americans casting their votes in one of the tightest elections of modern times.The result — which may be known overnight or not for days — will bring major consequences, either making Harris the first …
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Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired his defence minister Tuesday after public differences over the war in Gaza, replacing him with the country’s former top diplomat.The surprise move to sack Yoav Gallant — a hawk on the war against Hezbollah but who also pushed for a ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza — came …
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Spain announced Tuesday an aid package worth 10.6 billion euros ($11.5 billion) to rebuild regions devastated by its worst floods in a generation that have killed 219 people.The exceptional Mediterranean storm that lashed eastern Spain a week ago triggered surging torrents of muddy water that have left a trail of destruction.Regional judicial authorities in Valencia …
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French and Dutch authorities raided streaming giant Netflix’s offices in Paris and Amsterdam on Tuesday as part of a tax fraud inquiry, a judicial source told AFP.The search of “various locations” in France by specialist financial investigators relates to suspicions of “covering up serious tax fraud and off-the-books work” and is part of a probe …
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