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Trump, Biden to campaign in sunshine state of Florida

Editorial Bureau October 29, 2020

FLORIDA (US) – As the presidential election day approaches, President Donald Trump and his rival Democratic Joe Biden are expected to rally supporters on Thursday in Flordia, a critical battleground state. They will campaign in the same city. Both Biden and Trump are running neck to neck

USA

Trump to cast vote in Florida before campaigning in three swing states

Editorial Bureau October 24, 2020

WASHINGTON (US) – Joining 53 million Americans who have cast their vote, President Donald Trump will cast his ballot in Florida before travelling to three swing states on Saturday to hold rallies. The president will cast his vote in person in West Palm Beach, near his Mar-a-Lago estate. He had switched his permanent residence and […]

USA

Crucial state of Florida witnesses early voting as campaign enters closing lap

Ren Leen October 19, 2020

FLORIDA (US) – Early voting got underway in Florida, a crucial battleground state, for the presidential election on Monday. A record 28 million Americans have already cast their vote with just two weeks remaining in the campaign. Polls show that President Donald Trump is losing the race and he is slated to visit Arizona on […]

USA

Trump, Biden focus on battleground states

Editorial Bureau October 17, 2020

DETROIT (US) – By reaching out to seniors, President Donald Trump sought to bolster his support in Florida, a battleground state, on Friday. His rival Joe Biden flayed the president’s response to the pandemic during a tour of the swing state of Michigan. The duo is focussing on the battleground states which will determine the […]

USA

Trump travels to Iowa for campaigning as early voting begins

Editorial Bureau October 14, 2020

WASHINGTON (US) – President Donald Trump is all set to conduct a campaign rally in Iowa on Wednesday with less than three weeks left for the presidential vote. He is trying to make up for the time lost on the campaign trail during his recent tryst with the novel coronavirus. As he is racing against […]

USA

Hurricane Sally causes ‘historic flooding’ in Gulf Coast

Editorial Bureau September 17, 2020

PENSACOLA (FLORIDA) – In the Alabama-Florida coast, hurricane Sally left a trail of destruction in the form of uprooted trees, flooded streets and snapped power lines on Wednesday. The US National Hurricane Center has called it the “historic and catastrophic” flooding in that region. The hurricane made landfall early on Wednesday near Gulf Shores,

USA

Storm Isaias heads near Florida’s east coast

Editorial Bureau August 2, 2020

MIAMI (US) – Though Isais, came down from being a hurricane but it was still a powerful tropical storm, which came close to Florida on Sunday. The National Hurricane Center said that by 5 am (0900 GMT), Isaias was about 45 miles (75 km) southeast of West Palm Beach, moving northwest with top sustained winds […]

USA

Hurricane Isaias pounds Bahamas before bearing down on Florida

Editorial Bureau August 1, 2020

FLORIDA (US) – Gaining strength slightly, hurricane Isaias lashed Bahamas on Saturday and was expected to reach southeast Florida later in the day. The National Hurricane Centre said Isaias was carrying top sustained winds of 85 mph (140 kph) and was located about 80 miles (125 km) south-southeast of Nassau at 5 am (0900 GMT), […]

USA

With over 15,000 new cases, Florida sets record

Editorial Bureau July 13, 2020

WASHINGTON (US) – The US state of Florida witnessed a record spurt in the number of infections with over 15,000 new COVID-19 cases over 24 hours on Sunday. This comes as the government is renewing its push for schools to reopen and anti-mask protests were planned in Michigan and Missouri. The state’s daily spurt in […]

Entertainment

Walt Disney World welcomes visitors with mandatory masks and social distancing

Editorial Bureau July 12, 2020

FLORIDA (US) – From a distance, Mickey Mouse waved at visitors who wore colourful face masks with mouse ears on Saturday when Walt Disney World in Florida reopened after four months. This comes amid the surge in coronavirus cases in the state. Walt Disney Co welcomed visitors to its two parks on the Orlando complex. […]