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US Election 2024: Will early signs reveal who’s winning Presidential race – Harris or Trump? All you need to know
1 month, 2 weeks ago

US Election 2024: Will early signs reveal who’s winning Presidential race – Harris or Trump? All you need to know

Live Mint  

US Election 2024: The curtains have come down on the high-octane US Presidential election campaign on Monday night. Both the candidates – Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump – made their last- ditch effort to woo voters in battleground states, including Pennsylvania, hours before the voting began on Tuesday, November 5. The Pennsylvania Delay In Pennsylvania, considered a must-win …

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When do polls close in battleground states on election day?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

When do polls close in battleground states on election day?

LA Times  

Voters stand in line outside a polling place at Madison Church in Phoenix, Ariz., on Tuesday. In 2020, the Associated Press first reported Arizona results at 10:02 p.m. Eastern time on Nov. 3, election day, and declared Biden the winner at 2:51 a.m. on Nov. 4. In 2020, the AP first reported Georgia results at 7:20 p.m. Eastern time on …

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1 election, 6 time zones. What does that mean for results?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

1 election, 6 time zones. What does that mean for results?

NPR  

1 election, 6 time zones. toggle caption Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images The 50 U.S. states span six different time zones — and, due to calendar quirks and congressional calls, they don't end neatly along state lines. In fact, over a dozen states officially contain multiple time zones, according to USA Today: Alaska Arizona Florida Idaho Indiana Kansas Kentucky Michigan …

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Why are clocks set forward for daylight saving time in spring?
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Why are clocks set forward for daylight saving time in spring?

Associated Press  

DALLAS — Once again, most Americans will set their clocks forward by one hour this weekend, losing perhaps a bit of sleep but gaining more glorious sunlight in the evenings as the days warm into summer. There’s been plenty of debate over the practice, but about 70 countries — about 40% of those across the globe — currently use what …

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Was Rana Ayyub invited to address UNGA? Read the truth
1 year, 7 months ago

Was Rana Ayyub invited to address UNGA? Read the truth

Op India  

On Tuesday, ‘journalist’ Rana Ayyub, who is a veteran propagandist peddling fictitious Muslim victimhood and fake news, took to Twitter to claim that she would be speaking at the United Nations General Assembly later in the day. Democracy, journalism, free speech.” The Washington Post columnist shrewdly gave the impression that she was somehow invited as a ‘speaker’ to address the …

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The US guide to World Cup 2022 in Qatar
2 years, 1 month ago

The US guide to World Cup 2022 in Qatar

Al Jazeera  

Al Jazeera answers some key questions as the US men’s team makes its first World Cup appearance since 2014. Washington, DC – The world’s top football event has officially kicked off and World Cup fever is spreading across the globe, including in the United States, whose men’s national team is participating in the tournament for the first time since 2014. …

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Election win for Biden or Trump hinges on seven critical states
4 years, 1 month ago

Election win for Biden or Trump hinges on seven critical states

Live Mint  

The hard-fought presidential contest between Donald Trump and Joe Biden now depends on the outcomes of a handful of states, each with varying rules on counting votes and contesting results -- complicating the final stretch to declaring a winner. Bottom line: Both the Trump and Biden campaigns are expressing confidence they’ll win the battleground state, with Trump campaign adviser Jason …

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