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US presidential election: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton's position on America's influence
How should America use its influence in a world where being a superpower doesn't get you what it once did? As instability and human tragedy in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and Syria have shown, the US alone cannot impose solutions or force the surrender of adversaries like the Islamic State group, which cannot be deterred by the threat of nuclear attack.
US presidential election: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's position on student debt
More Americans are getting buried by student debt – causing delays in home ownership, limiting how much people can save and leaving taxpayers at risk as many loans go unpaid. The statistics look daunting.
US presidential election: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton on climate change
Clinton says climate change "threatens us all," while Trump tweets that global warming is "mythical" and repeatedly refers to it as a "hoax." Measurements and scientists say Clinton's Earth is much closer to reality.
US presidential election: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's stand on rising debt risks
The federal government is borrowing about 1 out of 7 dollars it spends and steadily piling up debt — to the tune of about $14 trillion held by investors. Over the long term, that threatens the economy and our pocketbooks. Neither Hillary Clinton nor Donald Trump has really focused on the debt.
US presidential election: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton on homegrown extremism
Radical Islamic militancy that has sustained itself for decades overseas has inspired a series of attacks on US soil in the last year and a half.
Donald Trump vs Hillary Clinton fact check: What's 'wrong' and what's right
Claims from the final presidential debate and how they stack up against the facts.
What would happen if Donald Trump reviewed books? #TrumpBookReport, that's what
People on Twitter told us what it would look like if Donald Trump reviewed or commented on some classic works in literature.
Donald Trump Jr says women don't belong in the workforce if they can't handle harassment at work
In a 2013 radio interview, Donald Trump Jr – son of Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump – had dismissed workplace sexual harassment by suggesting that women who can't take it should become kindergarten teachers.
'Will keep you in suspense': Donald Trump refuses to say he will accept election result
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump doubled down on controversial claims that the US election is rigged during a presidential debate Wednesday, refusing to say he will respect the result.
Donald Trump vs Hillary Clinton: Throwback Thursday of a different kind
In an interesting way of hitting back at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton's campaign has come up with a 'shuffle tool' – The making of Hillary Clinton & Donald Trump.
Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton wrap up final debate: Over to you, America
The presidential debates circus rolled into Las Vegas, Nevada on Wednesday night (Thursday morning IST) for the final showdown between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton
Trump a bad sport while Clinton takes the high road in final showdown
Americans laid low by the worst sort of gutter politics during this election cycle were relieved to see a modicum of civility as Chris Wallace kept Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump focused on issues during their third and final debate at the University of Nevada, in Las Vegas.
Hillary Clinton mocks Trump for failing to press his demand for wall on Mexico border
Trump's plan to build a wall and a strong deportation policy would rip the country apart and is not in tune with the values of the nation, the former secretary of state said.
US Presidential Debate: Donald Trump says Hillary Clinton, barack Obama behind violence at his rallies
Trump said Clinton and Obama are engaging in a "criminal act" by telling people to go out and start fistfights and start violence in his rallies.
Ta Ta Trump: Donald's final debate performance may well have been his swan song
All across the US, it is getting clearer by the day that Trump's late night appearance in the final presidential debate may well have been his swan song. Nobody played The End in the background, but Jim Morrison's ghost seemed to be singing in everybody's ears.
Donald Trump: No amount of campaigning, tweeting or debating can save him
Did Hillary Clinton make inroads into the Trump campaign, demolishing the real estate tycoon's fumbling attempts at being a presidential candidate? Or do we stick to the oft-discussed theory that Clinton is a weak candidate, but weaker still is her opponent, and that his political demise was his own?
For Trump, challenging an election loss would be tough| Reuters
By Dan Levine and Mica Rosenberg If Donald Trump were to challenge the outcome of next month's presidential election, as he has hinted he might, he would face a difficult and expensive fight, according to election attorneys and a review of voting laws in key battleground states.Trump has said he is worried the Nov. 8 election might be rigged in favour of his opponent, Hillary Clinton, and in Wednesday's debate he refused to say he would accept the outcome.But before any court challenge, Trump probably would have to ask for a recount, said Donald Brey, a Republican election lawyer in Ohio. If the campaign did not pursue out-of-court options first, he said, a judge likely would dismiss the case.Recount rules vary from state to state.
Another woman alleges Donald Trump groped her at 1998 tennis event
Another woman came forward on Thursday claiming that Donald Trump groped her and made inappropriate sexual remarks.
#NastyWomen, #BadHombres take down Donald Trump on Twitter
Here's how Twitter erupted when Donald Trump called Hillary Clinton a 'nasty woman'.
Tenth accusation of sexual assault against Donald Trump: Yoga trainer says Republican groped her
The Trump campaign slammed the latest accusation of sexual misconduct as a tool meant to help Democratic rival Hillary Clinton win the 8 November election.
Donald Trump's latest target is Michelle Obama, claims she wants to only campaign
Last week the White House warned against Trump potentially firing back at the first lady after her anti-Trump speech.
US border town shrugs off Donald Trump's wall plan along Mexico
Guadalupe Manrikez sums up the feeling of many in the small US border town of Nogales, when asked about Donald Trump's promise to build a giant wall dividing the country from Mexico.
UN investigator accuses Donald Trump of peddling 'lies' on Syria-Islamic State link
The UN special investigator on counter-terrorism and human rights has accused Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump of peddling "lies and xenophobia" by claiming a link between Syrian refugees and Islamic State extremists.
Ivanka Trump backs father Donald Trump but doesn't want to fall with him
She is as calm and thoughtful as her father is strident and impetuous. She is Ivanka Trump, and the distance she has taken from her father Donald has earned her both the respect of Democrats and the head-scratching of analysts.
Adult film star Jessica Drake becomes 11th woman to accuse Donald Trump of sexual abuse
Another woman has accused Donald Trump of sexual misconduct and alleged that she was offered USD 10,000 to come to his hotel room, threatening the Republican presidential nominee already fragile campaign, less than a month before the election day.
Hillary Rodham Clinton creates history, seals Democratic Party nomination
Hillary Clinton, 68, is now officially the US Democratic presidential nominee, making history as the first woman ever to secure the backing of a major American political party.
'Pearls Before Swine' strip goes unpublished by newspapers: We're not pleased
The comic strip Pearls Before Swine — to many, one of the major reasons to pick up Mumbai Mirror — has rarely been known to pull punches or shy away from poking fun at, well, anything really
Tim Kaine's DNC speech shows why Hillary Clinton made him her running mate
Tim Kaine comes across as a leader willing to consider views that are different from his own, is able to speak Spanish and can effectively take down Trump.
Hillary Clinton puts 'biggest crack in glass ceiling': World media reacts to her big night
Hillary Clinton is no stranger to limelight or controversy. But Thursday was her day as the international media quaffed every word she said at the convention
Donald Trump's appeal will not be sullied, Obamas and Clintons can try all they want
The fact that Trump has not disillusioned his Republican support base speaks volumes for his tack even if it's filling the sails with an ill wind.