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Angry protests erupt after US police killing of another African-American
US police have fatally shot another African-American man, this time in Philadelphia, in an incident that sparked protests and violent clashes between police and protesters, just one week ahead of the presidential election. The 27-year-old, identified as Walter Wallace, was shot several times in the shoulder and chest on Monday afternoon, in a neighborhood in west Philadelphia. Police said he was armed with a knife, when they were trying to arrest him. ...
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Pakistanis attach least hope to any US presidential candidate
Javed Rana Press TV, Islamabad As observers say, Pakistan’s government may have current American President Donald Trump as its favorite candidate in next week’s presidential election. The reason is the Pakistan-backed peace deal the White House finalized with the Taliban early this year to withdraw all American troops from neighboring Afghanistan. However, many people in Pakistan make little distinction between the Republican Party’s candidate, Donald Trump, and the Democratic Party’s contestant, Joe ...
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US Supreme Court declines to extend Wisconsin mail-in voting deadline
Siding with Republicans in the US state of Wisconsin, the Supreme Court has refused to extend deadline for reviving absentee ballots to six days after Election Day. The divided court on Monday, vote 5 to 3, that mail-in ballots could be counted only if they are received by November 3, in the key presidential swing state. Democrats in the state had asked the top court to allow the counting of ballots that ...
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No one knows who in US makes policy on Russia: Journalist
American journalist and political commentator Don DeBar says no one really knows who's in the driver's seat in the United States in terms of making policy on Russia. DeBar made the remarks in a phone interview with Press TV on Monday while commenting on a statement of Russian President Vladimir Putin who said Washington’s abandoning a landmark nuclear treaty with Moscow threatens the world with the risk of another nuclear ...
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