US presidential elections 2016

In a traditional midnight vote held in three tiny towns in the state of New Hampshire, US Republican candidate Donald Trump came out ahead of Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton in the US Presidential elections, reported USA Today.

After the three towns voted at midnight, Trump was ahead 32-25. The three towns, Dixville Notch, Hart's Location and Millsfield, have fewer than a 100 people.

A record 46.2 million of the estimated 200 million voters have exercised their franchise in the 2016 US presidential elections before the official voting day, surpassing the 2012 record when 32.3 million people had voted in advance.

Experts said the massive turn out in 2016 general elections in early voting reflects the change in the voting patterns of Americans. (PTI)

Using just 138 characters, famous - or infamous - US whistleblower Edward Snowden late yesterday demonstrated how the FBI could so quickly analyze 650,000 emails to prove US Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton did no wrong.

Jeff Jarvis, a journalist, tweeted the NSA whistleblower about whether such an analysis could be done so quickly, because US Republican Donald Trump has been insinuating that it can't. And Snowden, sitting somewhere in Russia, replied.

@jeffjarvis Drop non-responsive To:/CC:/BCC:, hash both sets, then subtract those that match. Old laptops could do it in minutes-to-hours.

— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) November 7, 2016

These two narratives have clashed over the past year, and they came to a climax in the final hours of campaigning as Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton wound down their long and acrimonious campaign to become the 45th President of the United States.

Whoever win, history - or herstory - will be made. It will be the first woman or the first businessman-entertainer with no political experience to sit behind the Resolute Desk in the White House Oval Office. Either will be among the oldest Presidents to be sworn in, with only Reagan (69 years and 11 months) between them.

The annual Alfred E Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, a white-tie gala in New York that is often the last time the two presidential nominees share a stage before Election Day, is traditionally a time when campaign hostilities are set aside.

Not this year.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton traded sharp barbs and brutal takedowns the night after their final debate, with many in the well-heeled crowd turning on the Republican nominee midway through his remarks and showering him with jeers.

Top 3 tweeted moments of #debatenight

Via @gov pic.twitter.com/uP9mHAzYBi

— Times of India (@timesofindia) October 20, 2016

Most-tweeted policies during the #debate:

1. Foreign affairs
2. The economy
3. Reproductive rights
4. Terrorism
5. Immigration

Via @gov

— Times of India (@timesofindia) October 20, 2016

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en"> &quot;Nobody respects women more than me.&quot; &mdash; <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump">@realDonaldTrump</a> earlier tonight<br /> <br /> &quot;Such a nasty woman.&quot; &mdash; Donald Trump at the end of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/debatenight?src=hash">#debatenight</a> <a href="https://t.co/hRyJ02CcHP">pic.twitter.com/hRyJ02CcHP</a></p> &mdash; Times of India (@timesofindia) <a href="https://twitter.com/timesofindia/status/788932686052220928">October 20, 2016</a></blockquote>

.@realDonaldTrump as @HillaryClinton talks about his tax situation

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Donald Trump: "President Obama has moved millions of people out ... millions of people have been moved out of this country."

The facts: That's true. Obama has overseen the deportation of more than 2.5 million immigrants since taking office in January 2009.

During Obama's first term hundreds of thousands of immigrants were deported annually, following a trend of increasing deportations started under President George W Bush. The administration set a record in 2014 when more than 409,000 people were sent home. During his second term, deportations have steadily declined as he has opted to focus immigration enforcement resources on finding and deporting serious criminals and those who pose a threat to national security or public safety.

But Trump also claims that "nobody knows about it, nobody talks about it" and that's far from the truth. Obama has been dubbed "the deporter in chief" by immigration advocates and opponents of his immigration enforcement policies.

.@realDonaldTrump on #Obamacare & healthcare

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.@realDonaldTrump says he believes US can achieve 5 or 6% economic growth

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* Aleppo is a catastrophe
* Much of what is happening in Aleppo is Clinton's fault
* Assad is much tougher, smarter than Clinton and Obama
* US made Iran very powerful

Hillary Clinton: "I disagreed with the way the court applied the Second Amendment'' in the District of Columbia vs. Heller decision in 2008. "I was upset because unfortunately dozens of toddlers injure themselves and even kill people with guns... But there's no doubt I respect the Second Amendment, that I believe there's an individual right to bear arms."

The facts: While Clinton emphasized the protection of children from gun accidents, the main holding in that case was far broader: that individuals have a right to own guns, at least in their homes and for self-defense. The case marked the first time the court said that individuals have a Second Amendment right to own a gun. The decision struck down Washington's ban on handgun ownership as well as a separate requirement that people who have other guns store them either with trigger locks or disassembled. The court said both provisions violate the Second Amendment. (AP)

* Trump says asks, about Mosul attack, what happened to the element of surprise

* Onslaught on Mosul is only happening because Clinton is running for president

* "We'll take Mosul eventually"

Ouch!

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The facts: Clinton might aspire to that lofty goal, but she has only proposed making college tuition free for in-state students who go to a public college or university. Even with expanded grant aid, room and board can lead students to borrow.

Clinton would have the government pay for in-state tuition at public colleges and universities for students from families earning less than $125,000 a year. Students would still need to foot the bill for housing and food, which makes up more than half of the average $18,943 sticker price at a four-year public university, according to the College Board.

But Trump is correct that government would shoulder higher costs with Clinton's plan.

Her plan would cost the federal government an estimated $500 billion over 10 years, with additional costs possibly for state governments. (AP)

.@HillaryClinton on @realDonaldTrump's 'rigged elections' claim

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The facts: It met her test when she was secretary of state and she promoted it worldwide.

Hacked emails from Clinton's campaign, released Wednesday by WikiLeaks, showed that Jake Sullivan, her top foreign policy adviser, called her a "big champion" of the deal and worried about how to handle the issue in the face of Sen. Bernie Sanders' opposition. She later flip-flopped into opposition during the Democratic primaries against Sanders.

Clinton says she no longer backs the proposed trade deal as written because it does not provide enough protections for US workers on wages, jobs and the country's national security. Yet the final deal also includes some of the strongest labor protections of any US trade agreement. (AP)

.@HillaryClinton defends the #ClintonFoundation

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* Clinton says everything she did as secretary of state was in the nation's interest

* Clinton says Clinton foundation does good work around the world, including providing aids treatment

* Clinton says there is no evidence of pay to play between clinton foundation and state department


* Trump says Clinton foundation is a criminal enterprise

*Trump says Saudis support Clinton foundation, they have poor human rights record against gays and women

* Trump says people in Haiti hate the Clintons

The GOP nominee had largely held his tongue during the first half-hour of final debate, speaking only when called on and not interrupting.

But Trump appears to be sliding back to his usual bluster as he and Hillary Clinton discuss Russia and nuclear weapons.

"Wrong!" he declared at one point, interrupting Clinton.

Later, Clinton said she would "translate" Trump's plan to reform the tax code.

Trump interjected, "You can't."