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The deep connection between Joe Biden and this scrappy city is everywhere, from Biden Way to a life-size cutout at Hank’s HoagiesThere’s the President Joseph R Biden Jr Expressway that winds off the interstate into the center of Scranton. Then there’s Biden Street, tucked along one side of the square that houses the towering stone courthouse and the sparkling electric city sign downtown. Then there’s Biden Way, an honorary thoroughfare at the intersection of North Washington Avenue and Fisk Street, where the 46th president was born and lived until he was 10.At Hank’s Hoagies, just down the street from Biden’s childhood home in the Green Ridge section of Scranton, there is a life-size cutout of Biden and shelves of presidential memorabilia. The 46th president is also a member of the restaurant’s hall of fame. Continue reading...

Supporters at Trump’s Florida watch party were ecstatic – their man looked to be heading back to the White HouseUS election 2024 – latest updatesUS election results 2024: live map and trackerSenate and House results 2024: live maps and trackerThe news came at 1.20am. Playing on a giant TV screen, Fox News declared that Donald Trump had won the all-important state of Pennsylvania. The room erupted in roars and shrieks of joy. “It’s over!” shouted one man, turning to hug a stranger. “Fuck Joe Biden!” shouted a young bro in a black Maga hat. “Fuck her!”The crowd broke into chants of “USA! USA! USA!” – for them, a positive affirmation. For the rest of the world, it may have sounded like the ugly threat of a superpower bully it no longer understands. Continue reading...

Republican nominee speaks to supporters in Florida and praises JD Vance for ‘obliterating’ likes of CNN and MSNBCUS election 2024 – latest updatesUS election results 2024: live map and trackerSenate and House results 2024: live maps and trackerOn stage in West Palm Beach in the early hours of Wednesday morning, Donald Trump thanked his supporters, his family and his campaign team as he declared victory in the US presidential race. One group not on the former president’s thank-you cards: the media, whom he referred to as “the enemy camp”.Introducing his running mate, the Ohio senator JD Vance, Trump said: “I told JD to go into the enemy camp. He just goes: OK. Which one? CNN? MSNBC? He’s like the only guy who looks forward to going on, and then just absolutely obliterates them.” Continue reading...

PM says UK-US special relationship will ‘continue to prosper for years to come’UK politics live – latest updatesUS elections 2024 – live updatesKeir Starmer has congratulated Donald Trump on his “historic election victory” and said that “as the closest of allies, we stand shoulder to shoulder in defence of our shared values of freedom, democracy and enterprise”.Starmer said the UK-US special relationship would “continue to prosper” after Trump’s win. Continue reading...

Currency on course for best day since March 2020, while bitcoin also climbsBusiness live – latest updatesUS election 2024 – live news updatesThe dollar looks set for its biggest one-day rise against other big currencies since March 2020 and bitcoin has jumped to an all-time high amid a jump in “Trump trades” as markets increasingly bet on a US election victory for the former president.Donald Trump declared victory on Wednesday morning after taking the key swing state of Pennsylvania. Republican Trump led Democrat Kamala Harris by 267 electoral votes to 214 on Wednesday morning, with 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency. Continue reading...

Errors cause delay for some voters as over 30 bomb threats called that FBI says are ‘from Russian email domains’Voting on election day this year largely went smoothly, despite a few glitches, typical of any election, that some Republicans used to sow distrust in the voting process.As in every election, there were a handful of administrative and technological errors that caused delay for a small numbers of voters. Elections in the United States are administered at the local level, which means that county election offices, often operating on shoestring budgets, are in charge of overseeing the vote. It is not uncommon for something to temporarily go awry causing delays. Continue reading...

Scene at Howard University had echoes of Hillary Clinton’s loss in 2016 as US appears poised to return Trump to powerUS election 2024 – latest updatesUS election results 2024: live map and trackerSenate and House results 2024: live maps and trackerIn the end, Kamala Harris never took the stage at her election night watch party on the Howard University campus in Washington DC. As Americans appeared poised to return Donald Trump to power, it was her campaign co-chair, Cedric Richmond, who appeared onstage instead.He tried to strike a note of optimism – there were still votes to be counted. But the scene had echoes of Hillary Clinton’s loss in 2016, when her campaign chairman, not the candidate, came out to address supporters awaiting the result of a presidential election that many hoped would finally shatter the “hardest, highest” glass ceiling. Continue reading...

Republican candidate is seen as pro-crypto and price of bitcoin has followed his position in the pollsBitcoin has soared to a new record high as traders bet on victory for Donald Trump in the US presidential race, with the tycoon seen as the pro-crypto candidate.The digital currency hit as much as $75,005.08 on Wednesday morning, topping its previous all-time peak of $73,797.98 in March. Continue reading...

Mobile-born Figures, who worked in Obama’s White House, becomes first Black person to hold position since 1832US election 2024 – latest updatesUS election results 2024: live map and trackerSenate and House results 2024: live maps and trackerTuesday night was a celebratory one for voters in Alabama’s newly redrawn second congressional district two. Shomari Figures, who was born in Mobile, was elected to the US House of Representatives, becoming the first Black person to hold the position since 1832. To some district two residents, Figures’ election is proof that their work to get the district redrawn and to educate voters was worth it. For them, Figures, who worked in Barack Obama’s White House, represents an opportunity for change and progress in the majority-Black district.Voting advocates in and around district two for months had been working to inform voters about the district change. In March, during super Tuesday, some feared their efforts were in vain as voter turnout was low. Still, many organizations across the state and district continued trying to reach people – even on election day. Continue reading...