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data-original="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/size1/public/thumbnails/image/2016/11/02/14/donald-trump-viewfinder.jpg"> <a href="/web/20161107051327/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/donald-trump-rape-claim-allegation-jane-doe-suit-dropped-us-election-a7401411.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="capsules" data-capsule-count="0"> <ul> <li class="shares"> <span class="icon-trending"></span> <span class="label"></span> </li> </ul> </div> <h1><a href="/web/20161107051327/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/donald-trump-rape-claim-allegation-jane-doe-suit-dropped-us-election-a7401411.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span>Woman who accused Trump of rape has dropped her suit</a></h1> <div class="lead"> <p>The allegations against Trump from several women and the Access Hollywood tape have denied him support from women</p> </div> </div> </div> </article></div><div class="row" 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class="icon-trending"></span> <span class="label"></span> </li> </ul> </div> <h1><a href="/web/20161107051327/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/republican-judges-lift-court-order-banning-trump-campaign-from-intimidating-voters-a7401321.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span>GOP judges lift order banning Trump campaign from intimidating voters</a></h1> <div class="lead"> <p>Two days after a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161107051327/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ohio-judge-donald-trump-campaign-intimidate-voters-a7399166.html">judge passed down an order designed to stop Donald Trump’s supporters from seeking to intimidate minority voters</a>, a higher court made up of Republican jurists lifted the restriction.</p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1"><div class="container-half grid-mod-half-story grid-mod-half-height " data-url="/web/20161107051327oe_/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/us-election-poll-and-odds-tracker-latest-donald-trump-hillary-clinton-who-is-ahead-a7400641.html" data-tb-region-item="2-1"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-tc lazy" data-original="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/size1_half/public/thumbnails/image/2016/11/02/08/hillary-clinton-donald-trump.jpg"> <a href="/web/20161107051327/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/us-election-poll-and-odds-tracker-latest-donald-trump-hillary-clinton-who-is-ahead-a7400641.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="capsules" data-capsule-count="0"> <ul> <li class="shares"> <span class="icon-trending"></span> <span class="label"></span> </li> </ul> </div> <h1><a href="/web/20161107051327/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/us-election-poll-and-odds-tracker-latest-donald-trump-hillary-clinton-who-is-ahead-a7400641.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span>The latest US election polls and what they mean</a></h1> <div class="lead"> <p>Hillary Clinton looks set to take the White House but it will be much closer than previously thought</p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1" data-locked="true"> <div id="mpu3" class="grid-mod-single-mpu"> </div> </article></div><div class="row" data-tb-region="row-4"><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1"><div class="container grid-mod-story bottom-text grow-photo " data-url="/web/20161107051327oe_/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-holds-four-point-lead-latest-poll-a7401011.html" data-tb-region-item="1-1"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-tc lazy" data-original="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/size1/public/thumbnails/image/2016/11/06/10/two-days.jpg"> <a href="/web/20161107051327/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-holds-four-point-lead-latest-poll-a7401011.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="capsules" data-capsule-count="0"> <ul> <li class="shares"> <span class="icon-trending"></span> <span class="label"></span> </li> </ul> </div> <h1><a href="/web/20161107051327/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-holds-four-point-lead-latest-poll-a7401011.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span>Hillary Clinton holds five-point lead over Donald Trump</a></h1> <div class="lead"> <p>A flurry of final polls give Ms Clinton a lead of between two to five points</p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1"><div class="container grid-mod-story bottom-text grow-photo " 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href="/web/20161107051327/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/todd-kohlhepp-kala-brown-charlie-carver-serial-killer-chained-like-dog-south-carolina-shallow-grave-a7400651.html">Alleged serial killer ‘confesses’ after woman found ‘chained like dog’</a></h1> <div class="lead"> <p>Estate agent is said to have shown police two further burial sites after police allegedly found Kala Brown chained inside a shipping container and her boyfriend Charles Carver in a shallow grave</p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1"> <div class="container-half grid-mod-half-story " data-tb-region-item="3-1"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-tc lazy" data-original="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/size1/public/thumbnails/image/2016/11/06/09/donald-trump.jpg"> <span class="icon-play medium"></span> <a 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href="/web/20161107051327/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-firewall-11th-hour-campaign-blitz-a7400566.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="capsules" data-capsule-count="0"> <ul> <li class="shares"> <span class="icon-trending"></span> <span class="label"></span> </li> </ul> </div> <h1><a href="/web/20161107051327/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-firewall-11th-hour-campaign-blitz-a7400566.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span>Trump hits Clinton’s swing state ‘firewall’ with 11th-hour blitz</a></h1> <div class="lead"> <p>The Republican nominee is mounting a last-minute assault on Democrat-leaning states such as Colorado, in hopes of breaking through to 270 electoral college votes</p> </div> </div> </div> </article></div><div class="row" data-tb-region="row-5"><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1" data-locked="true"> <div id="mpu1" 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It wasn’t immediately clear exactly what had happened.</p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article data-weight="2" class="weight-2"><div class="container grid-mod-story bottom-text grow-photo " data-url="/web/20161107051327oe_/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/donald-trump-playboy-playmate-national-enquirer-a7400571.html" data-tb-region-item="2-1"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-cc lazy" data-original="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/size2/public/thumbnails/image/2016/11/04/20/donald-trump.jpg"> <a href="/web/20161107051327/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/donald-trump-playboy-playmate-national-enquirer-a7400571.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="capsules" data-capsule-count="0"> <ul> <li class="shares"> <span class="icon-trending"></span> <span class="label"></span> </li> </ul> </div> <h1><a 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href="/web/20161107051327/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-polls-who-is-ahead-live-updates-a7400576.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="capsules" data-capsule-count="0"> <ul> <li class="shares"> <span class="icon-trending"></span> <span class="label"></span> </li> </ul> </div> <h1><a href="/web/20161107051327/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-polls-who-is-ahead-live-updates-a7400576.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span>Voters are still concerned about Trump’s temper</a></h1> <div class="lead"> <p>After running even with Donald Trump early last week, Hillary Clinton now holds a five-point lead in the latest <em>Washington Post</em>-ABC Tracking Poll overall, as well as clear advantages on several personal attributes.</p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1"> <div class="container-half grid-mod-half-story " 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