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Coronavirus cases rise in 26 states; former CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden breaks down the different case patterns.
Coronavirus cases rise in 26 states; former CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden breaks down the different case patterns.
North Korean troops recently deployed to help Russia in its war with Ukraine have come under Ukrainian fire, a Kyiv official said Tuesday. “The first North Korean troops have already been shelled, in the Kursk region,” Andrii Kovalenko, the head of the counter-disinformation branch of Ukraine’s Security Council, wrote on Telegram. Western governments had expected that the North Korean soldiers would be sent to Russia’s Kursk border region, where a 3-month-old incursion by the Ukrainian army is the first occupation of Russian territory since World War II and has embarrassed the Kremlin.
A presidential campaign marked by upheaval and rancor approached its finale on Election Day as Americans decided whether to send Donald Trump back to the White House or elevate Kamala Harris to the Oval Office. Harris, the Democratic vice president, stands to be the first female president if elected. Trump, the Republican former president, has vowed to replace thousands of federal workers with loyalists, impose sweeping tariffs on allies and foes alike, and stage the largest deportation operation in U.S. history.
Election Day is here. Voters are gearing up to head to the polls to cast their ballots for either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris in one of the nation’s most historic presidential races. In a presidential election that appears to be incredibly close, it was fitting that the first votes cast on Election Day were evenly split, with three for Donald Trump and three for Kamala Harris.
Election Day is here. The latest news, info and election results as America decides whether to send Donald Trump or Kamala Harris to the White House.
Qataris went to the polls on Tuesday in a referendum on ending a brief and limited experiment with legislative elections in the wealthy monarchy.The Qatari establishment appeared confident of the result of Tuesday's referendum, the first in more than 20 years, which coincides with US presidential elections on the same day.
DuPont de Nemours raised its full-year profit forecast above Street estimates on Tuesday after the industrial materials maker beat third-quarter earnings target on strong demand for electronics and artificial intelligence-based technology. New orders improved in the U.S. manufacturing sector in September, primarily driven by an AI surge and increased China demand, which helped DuPont raise its profit target for a third time. The manufacturer has also been benefiting from falling interest rates and lower material prices.
The dizzying presidential contest between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris hurtled toward an uncertain finish on Tuesday as millions of Americans headed to the polls to choose between two sharply different visions for the country. A race whipsawed by unprecedented events - two assassination attempts against Trump, President Joe Biden's surprise withdrawal and Harris' rapid rise - remained too close to call, even after billions of dollars in spending and months of frenetic campaigning. Trump's campaign has suggested he may declare victory on election night even while millions of ballots have yet to be counted, just as he did four years ago.
Here's what you need to know about what time polls close on Election Day, Thursday, Nov. 5, in your state.
American voters deliver their verdict Tuesday after an extraordinarily turbulent election that will either make Kamala Harris the first woman president in US history or deliver Donald Trump a comeback that sends shockwaves around the world.- History made - A Trump comeback would be historic -- just the second ever non-consecutive second term for a US president, since Grover Cleveland in 1893.
US tech giant Meta illegally harvested sensitive data including on sexual orientation from nearly a million South Korean Facebook users and shared it with advertisers, Seoul's data watchdog said Tuesday.The tech giant collected sensitive information from around 980,000 domestic users in South Korea through their Facebook profiles, including details about their religious beliefs and whether they are in a same-sex relationship.
Global investors were on edge as Americans headed to the polls on Tuesday, drawing to a close a dramatic U.S. election cycle that has moved bonds, stocks and other assets in recent months and could further sway markets as results become clearer. One of the most unusual elections in modern U.S. history could yield starkly different implications for tax and trade policy as well as for U.S. institutions depending on whether Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Kamala Harris prevails. With polls showing a dead heat between the former president and the current vice president and control of the U.S. Congress also at stake, investors are wary of any unclear or contested result that could fuel volatility stemming from any lasting uncertainty about the political backdrop.
Santa Claus is not delivering as many Christmas trees, toys and decorations to the United States this year as in recent years, import data shows, with retailers including Walmart bringing in less holiday product ahead of what is expected to be a so-so holiday season. Walmart, the world's biggest retailer, has slashed Christmas imports deeply, shipping at least 340,000 kilos of products described as "Christmas" goods into the U.S. in the 12 months ending Sept. 30, according to U.S. import data provided exclusively to Reuters by ImportYeti.
Some states have very unique stickers that voters can receive after they cast their ballot.
Iran has sentenced three people to death over the 2020 assassination of one of the country's top nuclear scientists, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the judiciary said on Tuesday."The judicial processes of these three people were carried out in the Revolutionary Court of Urmia, and they were sentenced to death in the initial stage, and the case is currently in the appeal stage," judiciary spokesman Asghar Jahangir told a Tehran press conference.
Officials are on guard for equipment failures and software issues – as well as violent threats that have infected the democratic process.
Republicans currently hold the majority in the House, while Democrats have the Senate. A handful of tight matchups could swing the balance of power.
The stock market hasn't priced in an election winner, and Wall Street hasn't been too concerned with the machinations of the polls by and large. That's because the main factors that drive the S&P 500 won't be changing.
On Election Day 2024, here's what is open and closed, including banks, stores, the post office and more.
The deal comes less than two weeks after the asset manager said it plans to more than double its data centre funds under management from S$9 billion ($6.84 billion) currently to S$19 billion in the near term to tap into the AI frenzy. Mitsui Fudosan will develop the core and shell of the data centre, while Keppel's private fund will undertake the fit-out works, the Singaporean company said. Keppel said it would be the facility manager when the data centre is ready in 2027, adding to its recurring income.
A new UK-wide law aimed at creating the first "smoke-free generation" will on Tuesday be introduced in parliament, as part of a world-leading ban.It will mean that we are creating the first ever smoke-free generation in our country.