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Trump supporters surround Arizona count centre

Daily Dispatch November 5, 2020

Joe Biden is within touching distance of victory over Donald Trump in the US election, having flipped the key states of Michigan and Wisconsin and retained a lead in Arizona – for the time being. A number of Mr Trump’s supporters have begun protesting outside the vote

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Portland protests: National Guard activated as ‘widespread violence’ erupts

Daily Dispatch November 5, 2020

Oregon authorities were forced to activate the state’s National Guard amid “widespread violence” in Portland as tensions simmered in several cities across the US following Donald Trump‘s attempts to stop vote counting in key US presidential election battleground states. State governor Kate Brown activated the

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US election: Biden launches transition website

Daily Dispatch November 5, 2020

Votes are still being counted across the United States but Democrat Joe Biden has launched a transition website “so that the Biden-Harris Administration can hit the ground running on Day One”. On the website, buildbackbetter.com, is the short statement, “The American people will determine who will serve as the next President of the United States. […]

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Former football coach, Tuberville wins senate seat in US

Daily Dispatch November 4, 2020

Tommy Tuberville, who used to be a college football coach has now won election in the US to become a senate member. He won against Democratic candidate Doug Jones in Alabama despite being a greenhorn in politics. The 65-year-old quit being a football coach in 2016 and disclosed he was inspired to join politics after […]

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US election: Faleti loses bid to become Missouri Secretary of State

Daily Dispatch November 4, 2020

A Nigerian-American, Yinka Faleti, has failed in his bid to become the Missouri Secretary of State in the 2020 US election. The outcome of the election monitored showed that Missouri Secretary of State, Jay Ashcroft of the Republican party was re-elected. However, Faleti said he would “continue to fight” for the development of Missouri. He […]

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US Election: Trump Bid To Stop Vote Counting ‘Outrageous’- Biden Camp

Daily Dispatch November 4, 2020

Joe Biden’s White House campaign slammed President Donald Trump’s threat to try to stop the election vote count as “outrageous” early Wednesday, saying its legal team was ready to prevent such an “unprecedented” act. “The president’s statement tonight about trying to shut down the counting of duly cast ballots was outrageous, unprecedented, and incorrect,” Biden campaign