MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Greg Graham, Ocala Police Department chief in the United States', was killed in a single-engine plane crash in the Marion county, the local sheriff's office said.

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s campaign has long sought to raise taxes on firms and the wealthy as a measure to facilitate the implementation of its ambitious $2 trillion "climate change" economic plan, outlined in July 2020.

With the end of the post-Brexit transition period on 1 January 2021 looming, questions have arisen as to how the UK’s public procurement remedies system might be rebooted once the country ceases to be bound by EU law, enjoying greater autonomy to regulate its own domestic procurement laws and procedures.

On 21 October, Donald Trump Jr. visited Nevada Livestock Marketing, LLC. in Fallon as part of an event called the Ranchers for Trump Live Cattle Auction and Rally.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian national Viktor Bout has said that it is doubtful that a change in US leadership can lead to an early release from his lengthy prison sentence.

Pre-election day voting has been skyrocketing nationwide in the US ahead of 3 November, spurred by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, with states reporting record-breaking turnouts.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The US tech giant Facebook may introduce emergency measures to regulate viral content in case of election-related conflicts and unrest in the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing informed sources.

Hillary Clinton has been lambasting her successful rival in the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump, as allegedly unfit to deal with a plethora of issues America is facing, while endorsing Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden ahead of the November elections in the US as someone who has been "preparing for this moment his entire life".

More than 50 million people have voted early so far in the US elections, although the official main polling date is not until 3 November, the US Elections Project announced earlier.

ATHENS (Sputnik) - Greece is planning to expand the current defence cooperation agreement with the United States or sign a new one, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias told the parliament on Sunday.

As the United States prepares to hold its 2020 presidential elections in 9 days, in which Republican President Donald Trump is seeking re-election against Democratic candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden, supporters of the two candidates have repeatedly come into contact with each other during rallies.

As the US Election Day comes closer, the main candidates for the presidential post - Donald Trump and Joe Biden - as well as their running mates, VP Mike Pence and Biden's vice presidential pick, Kamala Harris, appear to be hitting more and more cities with less and less time in between to regroup their thoughts.

Over the past week, 50 Cent made headlines by criticizing Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's tax plans, urging fans to vote for Trump because the rapper doesn't want to “go from ‘50 Cent’ to ‘20 Cent’”. In response, ex-girlfriend and comedienne Chelsea Handler promised to pay his taxes “in exchange for you coming to your senses.”

The incident, which took place on Saturday night in New York City’s borough of Brooklyn, comes in the run-up to the 3 November presidential election in the United States, in which Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden, seek to gain the White House.

On Sunday, the US State Department published a joint statement of the US, Armenia, and Azerbaijan on a new humanitarian ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh that will enter into force at 8:00 a.m. local time (4:00 GMT) on October 26.

Website GTV published what it claimed were photos of Hunter Biden nude, masturbating, having sex with young women and using drugs on Sunday. Twitter users attempting share the links quickly found them removed for breaching 'community standards'.

Pence, who is 61 years old, has a higher risk of developing severe illness from COVID-19. However, his office noted that the politician doesn’t plan to quarantine himself after at least five of his aides tested positive for the disease.

The development comes a day after the United States reported a record high number of new daily coronavirus infections. According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 83,000 cases were reported on 23 October. Overall, the US has 8.5 million cases and almost 225,000 people have died from the disease.

The final vote on 48-year-old Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination as a new justice is expected to be held on 26 October.

PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKIY (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has refused to comment on US President Donald Trump's claims that Russia allegedly sponsored his rival in the US presidential race, Joe Biden.