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Pantsuits, hoops and ballot sussing: Election Day snippets Washington, United States | AFP |  Social media jokes about Donald Trump “peeking” at his wife’s ballot, Obama shoots hoops and the “sisterhood of the traveling pantsuits” is revived. Here are some snippets from around the United States on Election Day. Sneak …

Miami, United States | AFP | When 74-year-old Leonor Perez cast her vote for Hillary Clinton under a cloudless Florida sky, there was not a shadow of doubt in her mind: “It’s time for a woman to wear the pants in this country.” Long lines formed in the cool breeze …

Trump and Clinton: just two miles apart in Manhattan New York, United States | AFP | On Tuesday, the next president of the United States will celebrate in New York, no matter who wins. Donald Trump has chosen a relatively banal hotel on Sixth Avenue. Hillary Clinton rented the enormous …

Washington, United States | AFP | After an exhausting, wild, bitter, and sometimes sordid campaign, Americans finally began voting Tuesday for a new president: either the billionaire populist Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton, seeking to become the first woman to win the White House. Early-rising voters in nine states mainly …

Raleigh, United States |   Donald Trump launched a final marathon Monday as the wildest US presidential campaign in memory drew to a close, desperate to persuade Americans they would be better served by a political outsider than establishment favorite Hillary Clinton. After a grueling Sunday crisscrossing seven states, the …

Pittsburgh, United States | AFP | Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump battled for votes on a frenzied final day of campaigning Monday, telling Americans the country’s fate rides on who they choose as the next US president. Clinton, the front-running Democrat, aimed to nail down her narrow lead with stops …

No change to FBI advice not to charge Clinton over emails Washington, United States | AFP | The 2016 presidential campaign has been a roller coaster ride with twists and turns that left voters alternately elated, distraught and sometimes flatout flummoxed. And another one came on Sunday, when FBI Director …

Cairo, Egypt | AFP | In Cairo, capital of the most populous Arab country, the US election is met with self-absorbed indifference or loathing for one, and sometimes both, candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The staff at a barber shop in Cairo’s middle class Dokki neighbourhood looked at one …

Reno, United States | AFP | White House Republican candidate Donald Trump was bundled off stage by security officers Saturday after a false gun scare during a campaign appearance. The US Secret Service, which provides security for presidential candidates, later said someone in the crowd had shouted “gun” but that …

Washington, United States | AFP | Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton packed their schedules with last minute campaign events Sunday, two days out from an election that has gripped the world. Clinton is banking on star power to lock in her narrow poll lead, hosting back-to-back weekend pop concerts with …