NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA

NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA COLUMN AT DEMOCRATIC ACCENT SIGNIFIES THE NEWS STORIES, ARTICLES AND OPINION FROM AMERICAN CONTINENT. IT MOSTLY COMPRISES THE LATEST GEOPOLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA AND OTHER PROMINENT NATIONS IN THE AMERICAN CONTINENT.

Biden wins more votes than any other presidential candidate in US history: Report

11:41 am November 5, 2020

New York: Democratic nominee Joe Biden has won more votes than any other presidential candidate in the US history, shattering a record set by former President Barack Obama, according to a media report. As of November 4, Biden had got over 70.7 million votes, more than anyone who has ever run for president, the National […]

Wisconsin presidential recount in 4th day, with few changes

McConnell says it’ll take while to count votes

11:53 pm November 4, 2020

Washington: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is discounting President Donald Trump‘s early claim that he’d already won the election, saying it’s going to take a while for states to conduct their vote counts The Kentucky Republican and Trump ally said Wednesday that “claiming you’ve won the election is different from finishing the counting.” McConnell also says he […]

Flash of luck: Astronomers find cosmic radio burst source

11:39 pm November 4, 2020

San Francisco: Aflash of luck helped astronomers solve a cosmic mystery: What causes powerful but fleeting radio bursts that zip and zigzag through the universe? Scientists have known about these energetic pulses — called fast radio bursts — for about 13 years and have seen them coming from outside our galaxy, which makes it harder […]

Dems head toward House control, but lose incumbents to GOP

11:26 pm November 4, 2020

Washington: Disappointed Democrats drove Wednesday toward extending their control of the House for two more years but with a potentially shrunken majority as they lost at least seven incumbents and failed to oust any Republican lawmakers in initial returns. By midmorning on Wednesday, Democrats’ only gains were two North Carolina seats vacated by GOP incumbents after a court-ordered remapping […]

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

US formally exits Paris climate deal

11:19 pm November 4, 2020

Washington: The US formally exited the Paris Climate Agreement on Wednesday amid election uncertainty, three years after President Donald Trump announced his intent to remove the country from participating in the landmark global pact to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. President Trump originally announced his intention to withdraw from the agreement in 2017 and formally notified the United Nations last […]