US Elections 2024: Voting begins in US to choose new President between Trump, Harris

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• 05 Nov 2024, 10:44 PM

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• 05 Nov 2024, 05:12 PM

  Voting for the 2024 US Presidential election has officially started in the Eastern Time Zone. New Hampshire became the first state to open its polls at 6 a.m. local time (4:30 p.m. IST).

   

  
• 05 Nov 2024, 02:56 PM

  New opinion polls predict a tight race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump

  According to FiveThirtyEight’s national poll tracker, Trump's vote share is 46.8 per cent, slightly behind Harris who has 48.1 per cent of the vote.

  
• 05 Nov 2024, 12:32 PM

  “They put America last, we put America first,”: Trump closes out his final campaign in Michigan. He promised to boost economic growth and attacks on immigrants.

  A GREAT DAY IN NORTH CAROLINA, PENNSYLVANIA, AND MICHIGAN—THANK YOU!
  
  IT’S TIME TO GET OUT AND VOTE—SO TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!! https://t.co/QrckeupQKi pic.twitter.com/eQisvQHxMZ

  — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 5, 2024

  
• 05 Nov 2024, 12:12 PM

  First vote cast in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire:

  3 for Donald Trump and 3 for Kamala Harris in the final count of town’s six votes. 

  

  
• 05 Nov 2024, 12:09 PM

  Republican candidate Donald Trump arrives in Grand Rapids, Michigan for his final rally before the election.

  

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• 05 Nov 2024, 11:08 AM

  Pennsylvania will play a crucial role in deciding the next president

  “I think if Kamala Harris loses Pennsylvania, she would need to win North Carolina and Georgia to make up that ground. So whoever wins Pennsylvania will almost definitely be the next president of the United States,” a Democratic strategist told Al Jazeera.

  
• 05 Nov 2024, 10:22 AM

  During her speech at Philadelphia, Harris promised to ban corporate price gouging on groceries, lower healthcare costs, and cut taxes for middle-class families and workers. 

  Philadelphia, are you ready to make your voices heard?
  
  Thanks for joining us tonight, @Oprah. pic.twitter.com/WD08v8Mcvw

  — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) November 5, 2024

  
• 05 Nov 2024, 10:14 AM

  Oprah Winfrey joins VP Kamala Harris during the campaign event at the Philly Art Museum on election eve. She interviewed first-time voters at the rally. 

   

  

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• 05 Nov 2024, 09:49 AM

  Kamala Harris takes centre stage in Philadelphia for final campaign on election eve: 

  The Democratic nominee took to the stage at a campaign concert in Pennsylvania’s largest city Philadelphia ahead of the polling. 

  WOW!!!!!
  
  Look at that crowd tonight for VP Kamala Harris at her Vote for Freedom rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania!!!!
  
  Incredible!!!!! pic.twitter.com/CH1t9cuZtr

  November 5, 2024

  
• 05 Nov 2024, 09:39 AM

  Harris Vs Trump in US Election 2024

  According to AtlasIntel, Donald Trump surpasses Kamala Harris in swing states.

  

  Source: X(formerly known as Twitter)

  
• 05 Nov 2024, 08:53 AM

  Donald Trump to speak at the final campaign in Michigan soon. At a rally in Pittsburg, Trump said the past four years in the US as a period marked by significant failures, betrayals, and humiliations for Americans.

  VIDEO | US Elections 2024: "I would like to begin by asking a very simple and easy to understand question - are you better off now than you were four years ago? Over the past four years, Americans have suffered one catastrophic failure, betrayal and humiliation after another,"… pic.twitter.com/uUmyyBinKC

  — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) November 5, 2024

  
• 05 Nov 2024, 08:48 AM

  Republican candidate Donald Trump promises to end inflation and the invasion of criminals across the borders during his rally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

  THANK YOU PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA! I WILL END INFLATION, I WILL STOP THE INVASION OF CRIMINALS COMING ACROSS OUR BORDER, I WILL STRENGTHEN OUR MILITARY, I WILL RESTORE PEACE IN THE WORLD, and I WILL RESCUE THE AMERICAN DREAM! pic.twitter.com/cy4NOa5J7k

  — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 5, 2024

  
• 05 Nov 2024, 08:39 AM

  Tesla CEO Elon Musk has changed the like button for the United States elections.

  

  
• 05 Nov 2024, 07:45 AM

  Influential podcaster Joe Rogan endorsed former US President Donald Trump before the US elections.

  The great and powerful @elonmusk.
  If it wasn't for him we'd be fucked. He makes what I think is the most compelling case for Trump you'll hear, and I agree with him every step of the way.
  For the record, yes, that's an endorsement of Trump.
  Enjoy the podcast pic.twitter.com/LdBxZFVsLN

  — Joe Rogan (@joerogan) November 5, 2024

  
• 05 Nov 2024, 07:41 AM

   Prayers were offered in Tamil Nadu's Thulasendrapuram for the victory of Democratic candidate Kamala Harris as she set to compete with Republican candidate Donald Trump.

  #WATCH | Tamil Nadu: Prayers offered for the victory of US Presidential candidate Kamala Harris at her ancestral village, Thulasendrapuram
  
  The US presidential elections are set to take place on November 5, with Harris going against former US President and Republican candidate… pic.twitter.com/9wTq19aK9n

  — ANI (@ANI) November 5, 2024

  
• 05 Nov 2024, 07:33 AM

  Republican Donald Trump is currently holding a campaign rally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He has another rally in Michigan, ahead of the polling. Harris is calm and optimistic as she is on her final rally in Philadelphia amid supporters showing excitement for her campaign as per reports.