6 hours ago Four mystery accounts dished out $30 million of crypto on bets that Trump will win White House

‘There’s strong reason to believe they are the same entity,’ a crypto expert said

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6 hours ago US election extra: the path to power – understanding the electoral college

Presidential candidates need at least 270 electoral votes – more than half of the total – to win an election. Chris Michael explains which states Harris and Trump need to win in order to reach 270 Continue reading...

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8 hours ago Burst of trades gives Trump a winning edge in election prediction markets

Small group of bettors lifts odds of Republican victory to 62 per cent on cryptocurrency-based Polymarket

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31 hours ago Harris maintains lead over Trump among Black swing state voters – poll

Howard University poll shows 84% of Black likely voters in seven swing states say they plan to vote for HarrisUS politics live – latest updatesA new poll has revealed that Kamala Harris continues to lead Donald Trump among Black likely voters in battleground states.The poll, conducted by Howard University’s Initiative on Public Opinion from 2 October to 8 October, surveyed 981 Black likely voters in the states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.Don’t miss important US election coverage. Get our free app and sign up for election alerts Continue reading...

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36 hours ago If Trump wins the election, US cities are at risk of military takeovers and mass deportations

Trump has repeatedly threatened to deploy the military inside major cities run by Democrats. Senior officials nationwide are preparing to defend their communities from his threatsSenior Democrats in US cities are preparing to defend their communities in the event of Donald Trump’s return to the White House after the former president has repeated threats that he would use presidential powers to seize control of major urban centers.Trump has proposed deploying the military inside major cities largely run by Democrats to deal with protesters or to crush criminal gangs. He has threatened to dispatch large numbers of federal immigration agents to carry out mass deportations of undocumented people in so-called “sanctuary” cities. Continue reading...

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38 hours ago ANDREW NEIL: The real reason black and Hispanic voters are abandoning Kamala for Trump

The first flutter of panic is beginning to grip the Harris-Walz presidential campaign and Team Trump is starting to believe that maybe their man might win after all.

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