Voting for the 2024 U.S. presidential election is underway across the country on Tuesday.
Voters in Dixville Notch of the U.S. state of New Hampshire went to the polls early on Tuesday morning, officially kicking off the Election Day voting.
The race for the White House is tight between Republican candidate and former president Donald Trump and Democratic candidate and vice president Kamala Harris.
According to data from the Election Lab at the University of Florida, by Monday evening, over 82.7 million voters across the country had already cast their ballots. Among these, more than 44 million voters had voted early in person, while nearly 37 million had voted by mail. To ensure their votes are included in the final tally, many voters still prefer to vote in person on the Election Day.
Local media estimated that more than 160 million Americans were expected to vote on Tuesday.
However, due to varying polling station closing times across states, differences in vote counting speeds, and the large volume of mail-in ballots, the results may not be available on Tuesday night.
Pennsylvania, a key swing state with 19 electoral votes, will play a crucial role in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Both Democratic and Republican campaigns have invested significant time, efforts, and resources in the state, aiming to secure a victory there.
"This polling station had a tremendous turnout. At seven o'clock in the morning, we had a line that was all the way up the street. We had a line continuously for the first five or six hours. We've had more people in a few hours than normally we'd get all day long. The election day runs for eleven hours here in Philadelphia," said Rosenkranz, a worker at a polling station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Voting for 2024 presidential election underway across US
Voting for 2024 presidential election underway across US
A mind-blowing lineup of six guests of honor, namely, Malaysia, France, Nicaragua, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, and Uzbekistan, on Tuesday opened their distinctive pavilions at the country exhibition of the ongoing seventh China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim attended the opening ceremony of the 252-square-meter Malaysian pavilion where 16 exhibitors brought a variety of exhibits including fruits, edible bird's nests, clothing, and manned aircraft.
Unlike the previous years, this time Malaysia's exhibits focus on professional services, electrical and electronics, oil and gas, information and communication technology.
Meanwhile, the France pavilion displays exhibits from 19 companies covering different fields from articles of luxury, consumer goods, food and beverage, healthcare and industry.
The Nicaragua booth consists of multiple themed areas such as cultural displays, tourism highlights, export commodities and national economic potential, allowing people to experience Nicaragua's unique customs and culture in an immersive way.
Tanzania showcased leather goods, wood carvings, oil paintings, and agricultural products, including honey which is a new product added to the export agreement recently signed with China.
"This time the company participating in the CIIE is increasing. We have 39 companies from Tanzania this time, so we display several projects. We display agricultural projects, we display minings, we display projects of our government," said Latifa M. Khamis, director general of the Tanzania Trade Development Authority.
The CIIE is the world's first national-level exhibition dedicated to imports. Running from Nov 5 to 10 under the theme of "New Era, Shared Future," the seventh CIIE has attracted participants from 152 countries, regions and international organizations to participate in its country exhibition and business exhibition.
Guest countries of honor showcase their strengths at ongoing 7th CIIE
