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Photos: Stage set for Trump-Biden debate in US presidential elections

The American flag flies at half-mast in honour of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Cecil Airport on September 24, in Jacksonville, Florida. The volatile US presidential election enters a fierce new stage this week when Donald Trump and Joe Biden hold their first debate -- a television spectacle finally allowing Americans to witness the two antagonists head to head. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

Updated on: Oct 05, 2020 4:30 PM IST
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The American flag flies at half-mast in honour of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Cecil Airport on September 24, in Jacksonville, Florida. The volatile US presidential election enters a fierce new stage this week when Donald Trump and Joe Biden hold their first debate -- a television spectacle finally allowing Americans to witness the two antagonists head to head. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Oct 05, 2020 4:30 PM

The American flag flies at half-mast in honour of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Cecil Airport on September 24, in Jacksonville, Florida. The volatile US presidential election enters a fierce new stage this week when Donald Trump and Joe Biden hold their first debate -- a television spectacle finally allowing Americans to witness the two antagonists head to head. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

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Supporters of US President Donald Trump attend his campaign event at the Harrisburg International Airport in Middletown, Pennsylvania on September 26. The face-off slated September 29, comes right after Trump defied Democrats and nominated a conservative appointee to replace the late Supreme Court liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in what is already a nail-biting contest. (Joshua Roberts / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Supporters of US President Donald Trump attend his campaign event at the Harrisburg International Airport in Middletown, Pennsylvania on September 26. The face-off slated September 29, comes right after Trump defied Democrats and nominated a conservative appointee to replace the late Supreme Court liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in what is already a nail-biting contest. (Joshua Roberts / REUTERS)

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Jill Biden and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware on August 20. Polls have Joe Biden leading overall across the country, but the true outcome rests on the US Electoral College. There are 538 electors with each state’s proportion roughly the size of its population. Most states vote one way or another. Close contest remains in certain swing states, where the fate of the polls is often decided. (Oliver Douliery / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Jill Biden and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware on August 20. Polls have Joe Biden leading overall across the country, but the true outcome rests on the US Electoral College. There are 538 electors with each state’s proportion roughly the size of its population. Most states vote one way or another. Close contest remains in certain swing states, where the fate of the polls is often decided. (Oliver Douliery / AFP)

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A supporter of Joe Biden (L) argues with a supporter of incumbent US President Donald Trump during a rally outside the “Latinos for Trump Roundtable” event in Doral, Florida, on September 25. Trump needs to break through the bad news of 200,000 coronavirus deaths, the long-lasting economic fallout, and fatigue among swaths of the country at the constant scandal and upheaval roiling his administration. (Marco Bello / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A supporter of Joe Biden (L) argues with a supporter of incumbent US President Donald Trump during a rally outside the “Latinos for Trump Roundtable” event in Doral, Florida, on September 25. Trump needs to break through the bad news of 200,000 coronavirus deaths, the long-lasting economic fallout, and fatigue among swaths of the country at the constant scandal and upheaval roiling his administration. (Marco Bello / AFP)

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A woman pays homage next to a Breonna Taylor mural, in Washington on September 24. Anti-racism protests and the police response to them continues to help shape the US presidential campaign. President Trump has touted himself as the law-and-order candidate while Biden’s speeches have focused on Covid-19 and the Trump administration’s mismanaging of it. (Cheriss May / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A woman pays homage next to a Breonna Taylor mural, in Washington on September 24. Anti-racism protests and the police response to them continues to help shape the US presidential campaign. President Trump has touted himself as the law-and-order candidate while Biden’s speeches have focused on Covid-19 and the Trump administration’s mismanaging of it. (Cheriss May / REUTERS)

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Voters wearing protective masks cast ballots at an early voting polling location in Fairfax, Virginia on September 18. Because of Covid-19 restrictions this has been a mostly long-distance election season. Early signs show voters are changing their behaviour as the shadow of the coronavirus hangs over the presidential race. President Trump has repeatedly raised postal voting as riddled with frauds without presenting much evidence. (Sarah Silbiger / Bloomberg) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Voters wearing protective masks cast ballots at an early voting polling location in Fairfax, Virginia on September 18. Because of Covid-19 restrictions this has been a mostly long-distance election season. Early signs show voters are changing their behaviour as the shadow of the coronavirus hangs over the presidential race. President Trump has repeatedly raised postal voting as riddled with frauds without presenting much evidence. (Sarah Silbiger / Bloomberg)

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Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden (2L) and his wife, Jill Biden (L), and vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (2R), and her husband, Douglas Emhoff,  during the Democratic National Convention on August 20. Biden, 77, leads in polls against the Republican incumbent, both nationwide and in most of the crucial swing states set to provide the decisive electoral college count on November 3. (Carolyn Kaster / AP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden (2L) and his wife, Jill Biden (L), and vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (2R), and her husband, Douglas Emhoff, during the Democratic National Convention on August 20. Biden, 77, leads in polls against the Republican incumbent, both nationwide and in most of the crucial swing states set to provide the decisive electoral college count on November 3. (Carolyn Kaster / AP)

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