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 admin rolls back Trump-era citizenship test, reverts to 2008 version

Biden maintains lead mid-way through counting of votes, Trump catches up fast

12:27 pm November 4, 2020

Washington: Former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has maintained his lead mid-way through the counting of votes, as Republican incumbent Donald Trump appeared to be fast catching up. As per Fox News, Biden has 207 of the 538 electoral college seats, while Trump has 148. On the other hand, CNN has projected […]

Trump or Biden? US presidential race reaches climax; long lines seen outside polling stations

11:39 pm November 3, 2020

Washington: Americans were voting in large numbers across the nation on Tuesday in one of the most divisive and bitter presidential elections in decades in which incumbent Republican Donald Trump is challenged by Democrat Joe Biden. Amidst a resurgent COVID-19 pandemic, over 100 million people have already cast their ballots in early voting, putting the […]

Scientists develop “ultrapotent” COVID-19 vaccine candidate

6:41 pm November 3, 2020

Washington: Scientists have developed a vaccine candidate for COVID-19 that produces “extremely high levels” of protective antibodies in animal models, an advance that may lead to a novel therapeutic to curb the pandemic. According to the researchers, including those from the University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine in the US, the nanoparticle vaccine produces […]

Wisconsin presidential recount in 4th day, with few changes

EXPLAINER: What’s 270? The math game behind the US election

6:37 pm November 3, 2020

Washington: What’s all this hubbub about 270? It’s not about the 270 whales stranded this fall on Australia’s island state of Tasmania. It’s not about congestion on Interstate 270 feeding commuters into Washington, D.C. It’s about who’s going to sit in the White House for the next four years. IT”S THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE Nearly 2.9 […]

Harris wants to be president: Trump

2:07 pm November 3, 2020

Washington: Claiming that Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris wants to be the first woman president of the United States, President Donald Trump told his supporters that this is one “good reason” not to vote for his challenger Joe Biden. “This wonderful woman, she wants to be your first female president. I don’t think so. I don’t think so. You know, that’s a good […]