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Spammers and scammers using U.S. election to turn profit online, Facebook says
By Jack Stubbs LONDON (Reuters) - Fraudsters from Albania to Vietnam are posting about U.S. politics and the upcoming presidential election to build fake audiences, maximise clicks and make money onli...
Oct 21, 2020
How social media companies will handle post-U.S. election scenarios
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - In the run-up to the U.S. vote in November, social media companies like Facebook Inc and Twitter have announced new rules for various post-election scenarios. The co...
Oct 21, 2020
As U.S. election odds narrow, market analysts factor in higher risks
LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A higher risk of a split U.S. Congress and a contested election is being factored into some market analysts' models after some odds on the Presidential election have shown ...
Oct 21, 2020
Battle over coronavirus relief intensifies ahead of U.S. election
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The battle over a hefty, new U.S. coronavirus aid bill was set to spill into Wednesday as the White House and Democrats try to strike a deal before the Nov. 3 p...
Oct 21, 2020
These voters sat out in 2016. Now they could determine the next U.S. president
By Andy Sullivan and Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - Iowa resident LeAnne Putman-Thomas has watched her country pursue wars, endure recessions and elect its first Black president. Yet the 53-year-old neve...
Oct 21, 2020
After keeping low profile on campaign trail, Obama makes debut for Biden
By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Barack Obama will make his first appearance on the campaign trail on Wednesday for Democratic nominee Joe Biden, who is locked in a tight race wit...
Oct 21, 2020
Analysis: Rating agency scrutiny raises stakes for U.S. election process
By Ross Kerber and Kate Duguid BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - As Americans go to the polls, some of the more influential observers of the election process will be the agencies that determine the country'...
Oct 21, 2020
Trump loses bid to block deadline extension for North Carolina ballot
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. federal appeals court on Tuesday left in place North Carolina's plan for counting absentee ballots that arrive after Election Day, dealing a setback to Presi...
Oct 20, 2020
Trump campaign’s coffers shrink in September; Biden has cash advantage
By Jason Lange and Grant Smith WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's re-election coffers shrank in September as he fell behind Democratic challenger Joe Biden in the campaign's mone...
Oct 20, 2020
Lawyers spurn Trump campaign in individual donations, including from Jones Day
By Rick Linsk, Disha Raychaudhuri and Caroline Spiezio (Reuters) - Lawyers at Jones Day, which has earned millions as outside counsel to U.S. President Donald Trump's re-election campaign, have donate...
Oct 20, 2020
