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FBI chief defends revealing Clinton probe

FBI Director James Comey on Wednesday defended his decision to announce a new investigation into Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's emails while staying quiet on the Trump-Russia one prior to the 2016 US elections.

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US Justice Department investigates FBI's pre-election decisions on Clinton email case

The Justice Department inspector general will review broad allegations of misconduct involving FBI Director James Comey and how he handled the probe of Mrs Hillary Clinton’s email practices, the inspector general announced on Thursday (Jan 12).

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Clinton: World looks to America for universal values

Former US Secretary of State and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton made her second public appearance since losing the election to Donald Trump as she dedicated the Hillary Clinton Pavilion at the State Department saying the world looks to America because it "stands for universal values and aspirations".

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Trump, Bill Clinton trade insults in unusual exchange

Donald Trump pounced on a reported comment from Bill Clinton, the former president and husband of his Democratic rival in the Nov. 8 election, in an usual exchange on Tuesday between future and former U.S. presidents.

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Putin himself involved in US election hack: report

US intelligence officials now believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin was personally involved in hacking during the American election campaign as part of a vendetta against Hillary Clinton, NBC News reported.

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Trump says could have won popular vote, blames voter fraud

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump claimed on Sunday that he would have won the popular vote if millions of people didn't vote "illegally" on Nov. 8, the Election Day.

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Trump says 'millions' voted illegally, decries recount

President-elect Donald Trump asserted Sunday that he would have won the US popular vote were it not for "millions of illegal" ballots, while dramatically sharpening his criticism of a recount in Wisconsin, calling it "a waste of time."

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Conservatives upset that Donald Trump will not pursue prosecution of Hillary Clinton

Some of Mr Donald Trump's strongest conservative supporters are voicing anger and disappointment at the President-elect's comments that he won't recommend prosecution of former rival Hillary Clinton.

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Donald Trump wins U.S. presidential election

​Republican Donald Trump has beaten Democrat rival Hillary Clinton in a close race to win the 45th U.S. presidency early on Wednesday, pulling a major upset after a controversial and scandalous campaign cycle.

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Clinton campaign chairman says several states too close to call

​U.S. Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta said early Wednesday that several states were too close to call.

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Dow futures drop 700 points as U.S. presidential race tightens

​Dow futures tumbled more than 700 points on Tuesday night as the U.S. presidential election remained much tighter than expected, with Republican candidate Donald Trump showing strength in crucial battleground states.

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Election results define future Sino-US ties

As the results come in for the most dramatic election campaign in US history since World War II, uncertainty about the future of Sino-US relations persists.

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Trump, Clinton finish presidential race with historically poor images: poll

​U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democractic candidate Hillary Clinton have finished their presidential race with the worst images of any U.S. major-party presidential candidates, found a Gallup poll released Tuesday.

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US elections: Small town of Dixville Notch keeps up tradition of being first to vote, Clinton wins with four votes

The first result from the US presidential election on Tuesday (Nov 8) is out. Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton has won in Dixville Notch, a tiny town in New Hampshire with just eight votes.

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Clinton has 90 percent chance of winning: Reuters/Ipsos States of the Nation

With hours to go before Americans vote, Democrat Hillary Clinton has about a 90 percent chance of defeating Republican Donald Trump in the race for the White House, according to the final Reuters/Ipsos States of the Nation project.

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Clinton and Trump chase last-minute support on U.S. election eve

The U.S. presidential campaign neared its end on Monday in the same angry tone it began, with Republican Donald Trump calling Democrat Hillary Clinton a "phony" and Clinton accusing him of splitting the country, as a new Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll showed Clinton with a strong chance of winning.