Facebook said that it would partner with 50 broadcast stations, print and online publications for an Election Day live video blitz, as the social media company aims to build on the momentum of its popular Facebook Live video streaming service. The move comes as Facebook and rival sites like Twitter increasingly embrace live video to draw in users and boost […]
» Read moreAs the U.S. gets ready for a nail-biting election on Tuesday, two American astronauts who are orbiting the Earth at 17,000 miles per hour have already cast their votes from space. According to NASA, astronaut Shane Kimbrough has officially filed his electronic absentee ballot from the International Space Station (ISS). Another astronaut Kate Rubins cast her ballot before returning to […]
» Read moreJanet Reno, the first woman U.S. Attorney-General and a lightning rod for Republican attacks during Bill Clinton’s presidency, has died in Florida, U.S. media reported. She was 78. Ms. Reno died early on Monday at her Miami home due to complications from Parkinson’s disease, her sister Maggy Hurchalla told CNN.
» Read moreKamala Harris, California’s Attorney General, is on the cusp of becoming the first Indian- American Senator in the US Congress with latest polls placing her “far ahead” of her rival days before the November 8 general elections. Harris, 51, has already got the backing of US President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden to be the state’s next Senator, brightening […]
» Read moreBarack Obama on Wednesday said Hillary Clinton made him a better president but did not take credit for it as the outgoing US president made a strong pitch for the Democratic nominee for having taken some tough decisions and working “tirelessly” as his former secretary of state. Her efforts are not always flashy and they’re not always appreciated here at […]
» Read moreWashington: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who is still trailing his opponent Hillary Clinton two weeks from Election Day, said he’d like to “cancel the election” and be declared the winner, media reports said. “Just thinking to myself right now, we should just cancel the election and just give it to Trump,” CNN quoted Trump as saying during a rally […]
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