School, infrastructure bond measures fill U.S. ballots
CHICAGO/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – U.S. voters on Tuesday will decide the fate of $70.3 billion of municipal bond issuance, the largest amount of borrowing requests in a decade, with much of it earmarked to help pay for fixing the nation’s crumbling inf…
Factbox: Governorships up for grabs in 12 states
(Reuters) – Republicans and Democrats will battle in a dozen U.S. states that will hold elections for governor on Tuesday, and many of the races could be close calls.
Madrid Wax Museum unveils clay busts of Clinton and Trump
MADRID (Reuters) – The Madrid Wax Museum on Friday unveiled clay busts of U.S. presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump as they gear up for Tuesday’s vote, waiting to hear who the winner will be before creating their full-body wax replica…
U.S. bolsters cyber defense for election, few new steps on violence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal and state authorities are beefing up cyber defenses against potential electronic attacks on voting systems ahead of U.S. elections on Nov. 8, but few are taking new steps to guard against possible civil unrest or violence…
Soda taxes may spread if voters check ballots in California, Colorado
NEW YORK (Reuters) – As Americans vote for a new president on Tuesday, hundreds of thousands of voters in California’s Bay Area and Boulder, Colorado, will also decide whether they want levies on sugary drinks, another step toward making soda taxes a n…
Clinton leads Trump 47-44 percent in Washington Post-ABC poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton leads Republican Donald Trump by 3 percentage points nationally in a Washington Post-ABC tracking poll released on Friday.
Battle over bathrooms looms large in North Carolina governor’s race
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – In a year of police shooting protests, historic hurricane flooding and voting rights clashes in North Carolina, it is the battle over bathrooms that could prove pivotal in the Tar Heel state’s gubernatorial race.
Battered U.S. coal industry hopes for Trump, prepares for Clinton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has won over the U.S. coal industry by promising to revive the downtrodden sector and scrap regulations if elected.
Democrats face growing concerns as White House race tightens
CONCORD, N.C./WINTERVILLE, N.C. (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton’s supporters nervously eyed opinion polls showing the Democrat with a tenuous lead over Republican rival Donald Trump on Thursday as the White House candidates raced through vital battleground…
Amid election jitters, many big funds stay aggressive but cash tempts
BOSTON/LONDON (Reuters) – Stocks are listing, bonds are drifting and suddenly gold is back in vogue. Global investors appear to be facing the prospect that next week’s U.S. presidential election may not play out as they have been expecting.
