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US elections

14:00

In eastern North America, it is early in the morning. New Hampshire voted during the night, now polling stations are opening in other states on the East Coast, particularly in New York.  

Voting in this state will be one of the longest, the stations will be closed only at 21:00 local time.

14:14

In every US state, the authorities determine themselves the opening time of the polling stations. There are states where this period is not determined, for example, Oregon and Washington, where voting is mainly carried out in advance by mail.

14:19

The last to vote in the United States will be the Adyak villagers, Alaska. The polling station will be closed there at 20:00 local time.

14:52

America is electing today not only the head of the state, but also senators and governors. In addition, the elections are being held today for the House of Representatives.

5:33

At the moment the vote is going on in New York, Connecticut, Maine, New Jersey, Virginia, Indiana and Kentucky. Florida, Delaware, Georgia and Massachusetts are voting, too.

 

Chronicle:

09.11.2016
12:18

The State Duma applauded news of Trump's victory.

'Dear friends and colleagues! Three minutes ago, Hillary Clinton acknowledged her defeat in the presidential elections of the United States, and a second ago, Trump began his speech as the president-elect of the United States of America, on which I congratulate you all,' said the MP Vyacheslav Nikonov.

12:15

Vladimir Putin sent Donald Trump a congratulatory telegram.

Vladimir Putin expressed hope for the joint work on the removal of Russian-American relations from the crisis.

12:09

Clinton acknowledged her defeat and spoke on the phone with Trump, CNN reports.

At Clinton's headquarters candles are lit.

Meanwhile, the ABC reporters is diplomatically asking Clinton's supporters why they are not going home.

 

12:05

The Republican Donald Trump has been elected the US president. He has 276 electoral votes.

'Perhaps, in four or even eight years, you will say that it was not in vain,' said Trump, speaking to his supporters.

10:15

The head of Clinton's Staff, John Podesta said it was too early to talk about the final results of the elections. It is reported by CBS.

10:14

Bloomberg announced Trump's victory in the US elections.

According to Bloomberg forecasts, the US presidential candidate from the Republican Party, Donald Trump is gaining the necessary number of electoral votes and becomes president.

BREAKING: Donald Trump is poised to become the next president of the United States.

10:10

The leader of the French right party "National Front", Marine Le Pen did not wait for the results of the US elections.

'My congratulations to the new president of the United States Donald Trump and free the American people,' she wrote in the social network.

10:07

Trump has 264 electoral votes against 215 of Clinton! The presidential chair in the Oval Office will be taken by that who will reach the milestone of 270 votes.

09:34

McFaul on the US election: Well done, Putin!

The former US Ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul commented on the preliminary results of the presidential elections in the United States.

According to him, the Russian President Vladimir Putin intervened in the course of elections.

'Putin intervened in our elections and succeeded. Молодец,' wrote McFaul in his Twitter .

09:26

NBC: Republicans have retained control over the House of Representatives.

The Republicans have retained control over the US House of Representatives.

Such data come from the forecast of the American TV channel NBC.

09:12

Donald Trump increases the lead over Hillary Clinton, having gained 244 electoral votes out of 270 needed.

09:05

Farage: 2016 will become a year of two great political revolutions

The former leader of the Independence Party of the United Kingdom (UKIP), Nigel Farage said that 2016 will be a year of two 'big political revolutions'. 

Thus he commented on the preliminary results of the presidential elections in the United States.

'This is more significant than Brexit,' said Farage.

08:59

Asia reacts to the news from the US: the Japanese Nikkei 225 index has fallen by 6%, the Topix has lost 5.4%. The Hong Kong's Hang Seng has decreased by 3.6%, and the Chinese Shanghai Composite by 0.8%.

08:57

The Australian Foreign Ministry has already stated their readiness to work with Trump as the US president.

'The counting of votes in the presidential election in the US is still going on, but now there are signs that  Donald Trump is likely to win,' said the Australian Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop.

'We are ready to work with the new US president, whoever it is,' added the head of the Australian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

08:52

Ex-adviser to Trump: It could be the greatest night in the history of relations with Russia.

Paige Carter, the former adviser to the candidate for US president from the Republican Party, Donald Trump, said that the election night could become the most important in the history of relations with Russia.

Earlier, he said that Trump was obviously winning.

08:46

The Nikkei has dropped by nearly 6%.

The Nikkei has fallen by nearly 6% against the baskground of the preliminary results of the presidential elections in the United States.

This is evidenced by trades data.

It is noted that the Nikkei index has fallen by 5.97%, to 16 146.05.

As earlier reported, the futures on theUS stock indexes are also falling.

08:43

Trump still retains the lead with a margin of 29 electoral votes.

08:42

Clinton wins in Nevada, having received 215 electoral votes.

08:41

The futures on the US stock indexes are falling against the background of the presidential elections.

The futures on the US stock indexes are falling after the preliminary results of the presidential election.

The futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average have fallen by more than 800 points.

Futures on the S & P 500 have fallen by 5%.

It is noted that the market's reaction is caused by fears that the Republican candidate Donald Trump may become the new US president.

08:37

Against Trump's leadership in the elections in the United States, global markets are going feverish.

As of 8:00 MSK, the price of the January futures for Brent crude on London's ICE Futures Exchange has fallen by 3.3%, to $ 44.56 per barrel.

 

08:32

The number of Trump's supporters in the streets of New York City is getting bigger, the crowd has already occupied streets neighboring the Trump Tower skyscraper.

08:23

Donald Trump is increasing the lead over Hillary Clinton, he has 238 electoral votes against 209 of Clinton.

08:18

Meanwhile, with the villagers of Adak, Alaska, having voted, on the mainland of the United States the last polling station has closed.

08:11

Trump has won in the state of Georgia.

According to the results of counting 84% of the votes, the US presidential candidate from the Republican Party, Donald Trump has won the election in the state of Georgiae.

It is reported by Associated Press.

According to calculations of the agency, Trump gets 53.3% of votes.

08:05

A few words about what the US Senate is awaiting.

The Democrats are not yet gaining the majority there.

After winning in Wisconsin, North Carolina, Indiana and Florida, the Republicans have secured their advantage of two seats, they have 48 seats against 46 of the Democrats.

07:51

At this moment Clinton has 209 electoral votes, and Trump - 216. The votes of 95 million voters have been counted.

07:43

In the wake of the news from the United States the official website of the Immigration Service of Canada could not stand the load. The number of searches for "emigrate" has rocketed in the United States.

07:21

Meanwhile, California has supported Hillary Clinton.

The largest western state of the country with 55 electoral votes has cut the gap between Clinton and Trump to 12 points : the candidate from the Democrats has now 175 electoral votes against 187 votes of the Republicans.

07:13

The New York Times estimates Trump's chances to become the 45th president of the United States as 95%.

07:04

The Associated Press reports that Donald Trump has won the final victory in Florida, having received 29 votes of the electoral college.

06:59

NYT estimates Trump's victory as 93%.

The newspaper The New York Times estimates the probability of the victory of the US presidential candidate of the Republican Party, Donald Trump, as 93%.

This is evidenced by the data published on the website of the edition.

It is reported that Trump is getting 168 electoral votes out of 270.

In September, The New York Times officially  supported Hillary Clinton's candidacy for the US presidential election.

06:52

According to preliminary results, Trump is winning in Ohio.

According to the preliminary results, the Republican candidate, Donald Trump is winning in the state of Ohio.

According to CNN, after processing 78% of the votes, Trump is gaining 53.4%, the Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton - 42.2%.

Ohio is one of the key states that determines the results of the voting.

Ohio has 18 electoral votes.

 

06:37

Trump is leading in the key state of North Carolina, according to The New York Times.

According to the newspaper, Donald Trump is gaining 50.4% of the votes, while his opponent - 47%. North Carolina represents 15 votes in the electoral college.

06:31

The newspaper The New York Times predicts Trump's victory with over 80% probability.

06:30

About 44% of the votes is counted. 122 blue, 150 red.

06:21

The counting of votes is completed on the East Coast and in the Midwest states.

According to preliminary estimates of the newspaper The New York Times and CNN television, Donald Trump is gaining 137 votes of the electoral college, and Hillary Clinton - 104.

In the tense struggle, Trump has gained the lead in the key states of Florida and Texas.

06:15

Against the background of the preliminary results of the presidential elections in the United States, the price of gold is rising by more than 2%. As of 5:48 MSK, the price of December futures for gold has increased by 2.42% to $ 1305.3 per troy ounce.

06:13

As of 5:32 MSK, the price of January futures for Brent crude oil has decreased by 2.2%, to $ 44.89 per barrel. The price of December futures for WTI crude oil has fallen by 3.11%, to $ 43.58 per barrel.

06:11

The counting of votes is coming to the end in the Midwest. According to The New York Times, CNN and Yahoo, Trump has won in the North and South Dakota, Kansas, Wyoming and Nebraska.

05:20

Trump is leading in Florida after counting 91% of votes.

05:19

The Associated Press reports that Donald Trump has returned Texas with 49.7% of the votes against 46.2% for Clinton.

04:56

The Texas police arrested a man in the county of Fort Bend, who was trying to re-vote for the Republican candidate Donald Trump in the US presidential election.

04:47

Today, the United States are electing not only the President, but also members of the both chambers of the US Congress. The TV channel NBC reports that, according to preliminary data, the Republican Party members retain control of the House of Representatives.

04:45

Trump has returned the leading position in the key state of Florida with 48.6% of the votes.

04:43

Hillary Clinton is leading in the states of Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey and the District of Columbia (Washington), informs Associated Press.

03:52

Trump is winning in West Virginia, reports Associated Press.

03:33

New York Times reports that Trump has guaranteed the lead in Indiana.

03:25

CNN reports that in Florida, 57.7% of the votes has been scored by Donald Trump, and 28.3% by Hillary Clinton. The total of the currently processed ballots is about 3%. The prior leadership in the states of Vermont and Virginia is given to Hillary Clinton.

03:12

The polling station in California, near which occurred the gunfire, was closed. As a result, 4 people were injured. The attacker managed to escape.

03:11

Fox News reports that Trump is leading in Indiana with 69.8% of the votes. Clinton has won 26.4%, Gary Johnson 3.7%.

02:37

After the initial counting of votes at the polling stations in New Gemshire and Kentucky, Donald Trump is far ahead.

In New Hampshire, after counting 1% of the votes, Trump is leading with 52.5% of the votes against 41% for Clinton. Libertarian Gary Johnson scored 6.6% of the votes.

In Kentucky, with less than 1% of the votes counted, Trump has scored 77.7%, and Clinton 19.5%. The third place has been taken by Gary Johnson with 1.6%.

02:33

In the US, the first polling stations in the presidential election are closed in the states of Kentucky and Indiana. The y will be followed by the polling stations in Ohio, Florida, Virginia and elsewhere.

02:31

There are reports of shooting in California, with two persons affected.

02:29

Hillary Clinton announced her hopes to maintain friendly relations with Donald Trump after the elections.

02:29

The US Justice Department and the FBI will conduct a joint investigation in the event of the confirmation of violations in the presidential elections. This was reported by a representative of the Ministry of Justice, Peter Carr.

02:25

Witnesses publish video of faulty voting machines. A voter is trying to pick the nominations of Trump and Mike Pence, but the machine fails to switch the selection from Hillary Clinton and Tim Kane.

this is what I was talking about, they fixed it but it was on some nut shit at first. pic.twitter.com/GO5Y9FCnYN

— ædonis | hotep (@lordaedonis) 8 ноября 2016 г.

01:18

Reports of problems in the voting during the elections continue to come from the states of Utah, Texas and New Jersey. In New Jersey, one of the voters had to wait three hours for an opportunity to vote because at his polling station, there were not enough ballot scanners. In Houston, Texas, because of a computer failure, voters had to go to the polling station located at a distance of three kilometers.

00:53

The US stock indexes have risen by 0.4-0.5% on hopes of investors for the victory of Hillary Clinton. The Dow Jones index has risen to 18,332.43 points, the broad market index to 5193.49 points.

00:51

The former US President George W. Bush and his wife Laura voted in the presidential elections for the candidate of the Democratic Party, Hillary Clinton.

00:25

Obama told reporters that after his withdrawal from the White House, he plans, together with his wife Michelle, to do the work with young people. Now the American president, among other things, is busy choosing models of trousers for dogs, unleashing twitter-wars and discussing the characters of The Star Wars.

08.11.2016
23:56

Voters were evacuated from a polling station in California because of an overcooked toast. The fire alarm went off at the polling station, after which the employees took from the room about 200 people. Later, it turned out that someone had turned on the alarm because of the smoke coming from a piece of overcooked bread in a toaster.

23:45

At Trump Tower in New York, his supporters are gathering. There are clashes between Republicans and Democrats. The police quickly stops conflicts.

23:36

The court in Nevada has already rejected Trump's request for an immediate legal decision on the claim of violations during the vote in Clark County where the polls closed two hours after the allotted time.

23:34

Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who had lost the Democratic nomination to Hillary Clinton in the primaries, voted in the hope "to defeat" Donald Trump.

23:32

On the air with the Fox News Trump reported messages, according to which the voting machines installed at the polling stations, distorted the election results in favor of the Democrats.

23:30

Voters and social activists demand the extension of working hours of the polling stations in the county Durham in North Carolina due to a number of technical problems with the voting equipment. The NBC TV channel reports that the electronic voting journal broke down, and the election commission had to register the voters manually, which led to lengthy delays in the process. North Carolina was one of the states from where came the majority of reports of damage to the voting equipment.

22:05

One of the members of the OSCE observer mission sent to the US to monitor the presidential elections, was deprived of his status. It was reported by Andreas Baker, the representative of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.

22:03

The election headquarters of Donald Trump will sue the government of Nevada because of a delay in the time of the polls' closure. According to the billionaire's headquarters, the stations closed two hours ahead of time. Nevada is a key state having 6 electoral votes.

22:00

Dealers at the Moscow stock exchange remain in anticipation of the election results. The dollar exchange rate calculated for "tomorrow" has risen to 63.68 ruble, as of 20:33 MSK, the euro has dropped to 70.19 rubles.

21:57

Meanwhile, most of the messages about error in the voting machines are recorded in the states of New York, Illinois, North Carolina, Kentucky, Texas and Ohio. At one of the polling stations in Philadelphia both machines for the processing of votes were broken at once.

21:55

New Yorkers continue coming to vote. Kilometer queues are lining up to the polling stations.

20:29

The candidate for vice-president of the Republicans, the governor of Indiana, Mike Pence has voted on the site in his home state. He has, of course, voted for Donald Trump.

20:27

The first voters report that some voting machines highlight Clinton's name on the scoreboard, even if Trump is chosen.

20:19

Donald Trump, responding to a reporter's question for whom he voted, said, 'The decision was not easy'.

19:30

The portal Slate, ignoring the silence mode and publishing forecasts of early voting, said that Trump is leading in Pennsylvania which is considered a democratic state.

19:24

Trump has voted at the elections.

19:04

In Houston someone spray painted a bunch of campaign signs and stuck them up outside a polling place. The message is: Vote no one, lead yourself.

19:01

In Pennsylvania an eyewitness reports that about 150 people are waiting in line for the possibility to cast their vote for one of the candidates.

18:59

People from all over the world, mainly from the United States and Great Britain, for many months have been betting on the victory of one of the presidential candidates. The total amount of bids has exceeded $ 140 million. According to the analytical resource Oddschecker, people bet on Trump;s victory 8% more often than on Clinton's.

 

18:56

The West Coast has joined the voting: California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii. The polling stations are opened all over the country, except Alaska.

18:08

In America almost all the central states have woken up: Colorado, Montana, Wyoming and Utah are voting. The polling stations are opened in New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, Wisconsin, in the north-west of Michigan, western South Dakota and southwestern North Dakota. The US President is being elected in Iowa, Idaho and Nevada.

18:06

At a polling station in New York, the police arrested two half-naked girls who clearly were not going to cast a vote for Trump.

18:04

The WikiLeaks presented Hillary Clinton with a unique gift: they unveiled the final, the 35th part of her correspondence with John Podesta. 888 letters are published on their website.

18:02

The Clinton couple voted in New York.

18:00

Earlier, Donald Trump said that he was confident of his victory in Florida. According to the politician, this state is a "second home" for him.

17:59

One of the most important states in the electoral process is Florida. This is a "state-swing" whose preferences are difficult to predict. Florida is represented by 29 electors whose votes represent more than 10% of the total number of votes needed to win (270). Thus, the winning candidate in Florida greatly improves his/her chances for the presidency.

 

16:47

The polling stations are open in Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South and North Carolina. The US President is being elected in Tennessee, Ohio, West Virginia and Vermont.