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Morning Report for Thursday 5 November 2020
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Top Stories for Thursday 5 November 2020
6:00 AM.The US election on a knife edge, 6 battleground states are still to be called President Trump claims victory and threatens to go to the Supreme Court over what he is calling a "fraud on the American… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 5 November 2020
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio
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US election: Joe Biden campaign update
6:21 AM.Joe Biden's campaign team have said they are confident everything is on track in the US election.
The race has still not been called more than twelve hours after polls closed, with many state margins… Read more Audio
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US election: Trump camp update
6:47 AM.Donald Trump has complained of electoral fraud after the US election did not immeadiately go his way. The race has still not been called. US correspondent Kate Fisher is following the Trump campaign… Read more Audio
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US election: Tense atmosphere at NZ viewing parties
6:50 AM.Hundreds of ex-pat Americans tuned in to see the election results.
With so much uncertainty surrounding the final outcome celebrations were on hold for both sides.
Harry Lock was out and about… Read more Audio
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Business News for 5 November 2020
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio
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US election hanging in the balance
7:08 AM.The US presidential election is hanging in the balance.
The outcome depends on a handful of states - Arizona, Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Nevada The results may not be known for… Read more Audio
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US Election on knife edge, Trump threatens to go to Supreme Court
7:12 AM.The US presidential election is hanging in the balance.
The outcome depends on a handful of states - Arizona, Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Nevada.
The results may not be known for… Read more Audio
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US election: Vote counting in Wisconsin still going
7:17 AM.Vote counting in the key state of Wisconsin is expected to take a while due to a high number of absentee ballots.
It is considered one of the "swing states" which could determine the course of the… Read more Audio
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US election: Michigan race incredibly close
7:22 AM.There is less than one percent separating the candates in the race to win Michigan for the US presidential election.
The state is considered a key one to win and has not been called yet.
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US election: Trump has narrow lead in Georgia
7:24 AM.Donald Trump has a small lead in Georgia, but the race is yet to be called as of Wednesday morning (NZ time).
There is a two percent difference in candidate votes.
Trump is sitting just above 50… Read more Audio
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US election: Pennsylvania still not called
7:28 AM.The presidential race in Pennsylvania has still not been called, although Donald Trump leads with 64 percent of the vote counted.
Around 500,000 votes separate the candidates.
Our correspondent in… Read more Audio
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US election: Biden wins Arizona - Associated Press
7:30 AM.Joe Biden has won the US state of Arizona with a tight margin.
The Associated Press has called it for the democratic candidate, who won 51 percent of the vote with 84 percent counted.
Correspondent… Read more Audio
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US election: Legal battle on the horizon as race sits on knife edge
7:37 AM.The US election is still on a knife edge, with many states not finished counting votes and neither candidate having reached the magic number of 270 electoral college votes.
Terry Madonna is a… Read more Audio
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US election: Analyst on results
7:42 AM.The United States election is incredibly close.
Final results come down to a few key states and Donald Trump is already threatening legal action.
Democratic political analyst, Mary Anne Marsh spoke… Read more Audio
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US election: Expats in NZ on results
7:49 AM.American's in New Zealand were glued to the news last night as the early results rolled in.
Two expat Americans living in New Zealand had strong views about who should win.
Sean is a firm Trump… Read more Audio
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Police digital armoury revealed
8:01 AM.A stocktake triggered by a controversial trial of facial recognition technology has revealed what police are adding to their digital armoury.
It details more than a dozen investigative tech tools… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 5 November 2020
8:06 AM.The Queensland captain Daly Cherry-Evans says some wise words from master coach Wayne Bennett played a key role in their come-from-behind win in last night's State of Origin opener in Adelaide. Read more Audio
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US election: Trump campaign files suit in Michigan
8:14 AM.The campaign of President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit in Michigan to stop the counting of ballots in the presidential election.
There is no clear presidential winner in the swing state, which… Read more Audio
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US election: How will NZ be affected?
8:19 AM.The maelstrom of the US election will inevitably cause waves for New Zealand.
Professor Robert Ayson is with the Centre for Strategic Studies, at Victoria University and Charles Finny is a former New… Read more Audio
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US election: Markets react
8:22 AM.The US election is on a knife edge, and so are the financial markets.
Bloomberg Senior Editor John Authers speaks to Corin Dann. Read more Audio
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Women for Trump leader on US election
8:24 AM.The US election is still undecided, hours after votes began being counted.
Jessie Jane Duff is on the Advisory Board for Women for Trump and is the co-chair of Veterans for Trump.
She speaks to… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 5 November 2020
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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US Election: Clear path to victory for Biden - Ex-Ambassador
8:39 AM.The Democratic party says there's a clear path to victory for the Biden campaign.
Susie Ferguson spoke to former US ambassador to New Zealand David Huebner.
He's on Vice President Joe Biden's… Read more Audio
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US election: Current ambassador on presidential race
8:42 AM.Joe Biden could win the US election, although a final result is still some way away as key states finish counting votes.
The current US Ambassador to New Zealand is Scott Brown.
He speaks to Corin… Read more Audio
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Driver involved in bus crash admits to falsifying information
8:49 AM.The driver of a bus involved in an fatal crash which killed an 11-year-old girl has admitted to falsifying information about training and changing his story.
Hannah Francis died in July 2018 and 18… Read more Audio
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Jacinda Ardern meeting unions, business leaders
8:53 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern walks a centrist balance beam this morning, meeting with E tū union delegates before giving a speech to Business New Zealand.
The unions wants to see movement on Fair… Read more Audio