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English edition of Asharq Al-Awsat – the world’s premier pan-Arab daily.

On Monday, December 19, seven prominent citizens – three from Vermont, four in New Hampshire – will assemble in their respective state capitols to participate in a curious, historic ceremony – casting votes for the next president and vice-president of the United...

With more than 130 million votes counted, Clinton leads Trump by more than 1 million votes.

If Navy threw a wrench in Houston’s hopes, SMU took them outside and finished them off with a baseball bat. Louisville entered the night leading the nation in scoring (49.6 points per game), and yet it was shut out in the first half, trailing 31-0 at halftime. That’s...

We can’t begin to imagine how hard it must’ve been for Hillary Clinton to lose to the racist clown that is Donald Trump, but somehow Hill found the strength to keep going after such a crushing blow! Clinton got 47.8 percent of popular votes as of November 15; Trump...

The result of last week’s USA presidential election has raised the question as to whether the process is fair and democratic. The current ten states and D.C. account for 165 electoral votes, well short of the required 270 to win the election. Short of an Electoral College...

“Actions are not necessarily directed at school administration, but about supporting undocumented students on campuses and their fears about what can happen to them and their families under a Donald Trump administration”.

Don’t forget, Ohio State and MI still play each other.

This did not sit well with his fiancée, Kate Upton.

German automaker Volkswagen and powerful labor unions have agreed to eliminate 30,000 jobs at its core brand VW in exchange for avoiding forced layoffs until 2025 in Germany. The same reports, however, suggest 9,000 new jobs could be created as the company transitions to electric...

Upton wasn’t done. She went on to demand that Major League Baseball fire those who did not vote for Verlander.

What looked like an opportunity for No. 5 Louisville to make their case for the College Football Playoff against Houston quickly turned into a nightmare for the Cardinals. While the injury is a concern and could force the coaching staff to alter its gameplan a bit, Ward is...

Instead, you would have seen Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton holding rally after rally in New York City, Los Angeles, Houston and Chicago.

The ballots are in, the votes have been cast, and the verdict is final-Donald Trump is the new president-elect, winning over Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. Trump was stuck at 254 electoral votes for several hours, with MI and Pennsylvania yet to come in.

With so much anti-Trump sentiment within the GOP, it is theoretically possible for Clinton to pull enough electors across party lines to win the presidency. It wouldn’t take as many individual faithless electors in swing states, or states like California that have a large...