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Pennsylvania Emerges As Online Misinformation Hotspot on Election Day in US
Misleading claims about voting in the key battleground state were shared thousands of times on Facebook and Twitter — even reaching their way to the Twitter feed of the president’s son, Donald Trump Jr.
Warmer World Linked to Poor Pregnancy Results, Suggests Study
Women exposed to high temperatures and heatwaves during pregnancy are more likely to have premature or stillborn babies, researchers said Wednesday.
Joe Biden Briefly Appears to Confuse Granddaughter with Son in Verbal Gaffe
Joe Biden was introducing the daughter of his son Beau -- who died of brain cancer in 2015 -- to supporters in the city in Pennsylvania when he called her 'none other than my son Beau Biden.'
OPEC And Russia Study Deeper Oil Cuts - Two Sources
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and Russia are considering deeper oil output cuts early next year to try to strengthen the oil market, one OPEC source and one source familiar with Russian thinking said on Tuesday.
'From Here to White House, With the Grace of God:' Biden Signs Childhood Home Wall on Election Day
The intimate moment in the house was actually a repeat of a time on the campaign trail in 2008 when he signed a bedroom wall here during his second presidential bid, one that ended early but led to Barack Obama choosing him as a vice presidential running...
Trump Says He Built Greatest Economy, Which Was 'Horribly' Interrupted by 'Plague' from China
"We built the greatest economy in the world, it was horribly interrupted by something that should have never happened, came in from China, the plague. The plague from China," Trump told Fox News in an interview, his first on the election day.
Ivory Coast Deploys Police After Opposition Creates Parallel Government
Riot police dispersed opposition supporters outside the main Ivory Coast opposition leader's house on Tuesday after the government accused him of sedition for creating a parallel administration in defiance of President Alassane Ouattara's election win.
Election 2020 Today: America Votes, Legal Challenges Loom
Heres whats happening Tuesday in Election 2020. Today is Election Day:
UK To Pilot New COVID-19 Mass Testing Approach In Liverpool
Britain will launch a COVID19 mass testing pilot scheme in the northwest city of Liverpool this week, offering everyone tests whether or not they have symptoms, in an attempt to find a new way to use testing to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
Uganda Opposition Presidential Candidate Bobi Wine Arrested: Party
Ugandan opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine was arrested on Tuesday after handing in his nomination papers to the election body, his party's spokesman said.
Sri Lankan Navy, Villagers Rescue More Than 100 Stranded Whales
Sri Lanka's navy said on Tuesday more than 100 whales had been rescued after becoming stranded on a beach on the island's southwest coast a day earlier.
Needle Update: What to Expect on US Election Night
If Joe Biden wins even one among the three states Florida, North Carolina and Georgia, he is a solid favorite to win the presidency. If President Donald Trump wins all three, both candidates have realistic paths to the presidency.
Death Toll Climbs To 100 From Devastating Aegean Quake
The death toll from Friday's earthquake in the Aegean Sea has reached 100, with the deaths of 98 people in Turkey's western city of Izmir, disaster authorities said.
Biden Leads Trump Narrowly In Florida On Eve Of Election - Reuters/Ipsos Poll
Democrat Joe Biden appeared to take a narrow lead over President Donald Trump in Florida in the final days of the 2020 U.S. election campaign, with the two candidates locked in a dead heat in North Carolina and Arizona, according to Reuters/Ipsos opinion...
Hurricane Eta Strengthens, Could Hit Nicaragua As Category 4 Storm
Powerful Hurricane Eta gathered strength quickly on Monday as it rumbled closer to Nicaragua and Honduras, which it was expected to pound with devastating winds and rains overnight, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
Faf Du Plessis To Play In PSL For Peshawar Zalmi
South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis will be among 21 foreign players in the Pakistan Super League playoffs.