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<div class="KonaFilter image-container float_right"><div class="image on-image"></div></div>If you want to see Vice President Joe Biden's positive relationship with the Somali community of Wilmington, Delaware, he thinks you should talk to some local cab drivers."If you ever come to the train station with me, you'll notice that I have great relations with them because there's an awful lot of them driving cabs and are friends of mine. For real," Biden said Tuesday at a summit on violent extremism, <a href="http://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2015/02/17/biden-somali-cab-drivers.cnn">according to video posted bv CNN</a>. Biden made his remarks while noting the large number of East African immigrants in Minnesota."In Minneapolis-Saint Paul, we're working to build relations with the East African immigrants who have made your city their home. As the same folks, Somalis, who have made made my city of Wilmington, Delaware, [their home] on a smaller scale," he said. "It's a large, very identifiable Somali community."Critics quickly compared Biden's Tuesday comments to an earlier gaffe about his state's Indian-American community. "In Delaware, the largest growth of population is Indian Americans, moving from India," Biden said in 2006, <a href="http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1895156_1894977_1643323,00.html">according to Time magazine</a>. "You cannot go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I'm not joking." <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/iphone-headphones-tricks-2015-2">14 things you didn't know your iPhone headphones could do</a></h3> <div> <div> <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="o2OGM3czpWcydnvhjbkDBd6feXPuExiD" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div> </div> </div> </div>

Joe Biden says you can see his great relationship with the Somali community by talking to some cab drivers

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="240227" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="World-leaders">World leaders</keyword> congratulated President-elect <keyword id="99719" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Joe-Biden">Joe Biden</keyword> and Vice President-elect <keyword id="180909" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Kamala-Harris">Kamala Harris</keyword> on Saturday after the presidential race was officially called by most major US media outlets.</li><li>The messages to Biden and Harris were universally conciliatory and upbeat.</li><li>Biden has been critical of President Donald Trump's approach to <keyword id="44266" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Foreign-policy">foreign policy</keyword> and has advocated for a less confrontational approach to working with world leaders.</li></ul>World leaders congratulated <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-biden-wins-general-election-against-donald-trump-2020-11">President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris</a> on Saturday after the presidential race was officially <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-biden-kamala-harris-presidency-called-media-outlets-election-2020-11">called by most major US media outlets</a>, signaling a decidedly upbeat tone towards the new American leaders.Many of the leaders have been thrown off course by the unpredictability of President Donald Trump's leadership style, and many of them also have interacted with Biden before, as he has a long history of delving into foreign policy as a member of the US Senate from 1973 to 2009 and as vice president from 2009 to 2017.Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who worked closely with Biden when he was vice president, highlighted the close relationship between the bordering countries."Congratulations Joe Biden and Kamala Harris," <a href="https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau/status/1325121342568505346?s=20">Trudeau wrote on Twitter</a>. "Our two countries are close friends, partners, and allies. We share a relationship that's unique on the world stage. I'm really looking forward to working together and building on that with you both."British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a close Trump ally, sent a warm congratulatory message to Biden and Harris via Twitter."Congratulations to Joe Biden on his election as President of the United States and to Kamala Harris on her historic achievement," <a href="https://twitter.com/BorisJohnson/status/1325133262075940864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1325133262075940864%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2FBorisJohnson2Fstatus2F1325133262075940864widget%3DTweetweet">he wrote</a>. "The US is our important ally and I look forward to working closely together on our shared priorities, from climate change to trade and security."German Chancellor <keyword id="76" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Angela-Merkel">Angela Merkel</keyword>, who had a strong relationship with former president Barack Obama and Biden, sent a congratulatory note to Biden and Harris."I look forward to working together with President Biden in the future," she wrote. "Our transatlantic friendship is indispensable if we are to face the greatest challenges of our time."French President Emmanuel Macron offered words of praise for the election of Biden and Harris. "The Americans have chosen their President," <a href="https://twitter.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/1325136167084363779">Macron tweeted</a>. "Congratulations Joe Biden and Kamala Harris! We have a lot to do to overcome today's challenges. Let's work together!"Israeli Opposition leader Yair Lapid congratulated the president-elect and vice president-elect on November 7."Congratulations to my friend President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris," Lapid said. "The relationship between our countries is based on deeply held values and critical shared interests which I know will be at the heart of your administration."On November 8, Israeli Prime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released several statements on Twitter, emphasizing his longstanding relationship with Biden."Congratulations Joe Biden and Kamala Harris," <a href="https://twitter.com/netanyahu/status/1325302956363812864">he wrote</a>. "Joe, we've had a long &amp; warm personal relationship for nearly 40 years, and I know you as a great friend of Israel. I look forward to working with both of you to further strengthen the special alliance between the U.S. and Israel."Netanyahu, a close Trump ally, also sent words of praise to the president."Thank you Donald Trump for the friendship you have shown the state of Israel and me personally, for recognizing Jerusalem and the Golan, for standing up to Iran, for the historic peace accords and for bringing the American-Israeli alliance to unprecedented heights," <a href="https://twitter.com/netanyahu/status/1325306327476867078">he tweeted</a>.Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison delivered words of support to the new administration."Congratulations to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris - Australia wishes you every success in office," <a href="https://twitter.com/ScottMorrisonMP/status/1325179691284668424">he wrote</a>. "The Australia-US Alliance is deep and enduring, and built on shared values. I look forward to working with you closely as we face the world's many challenges together.In Ukraine, which was central in the longstanding Republican effort to hurt the Biden campaign, President Volodymyr Zelensky <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">congratulated Biden and Harris</a> on Twitter, highlighting the ties between the eastern European country and the US."Congratulations to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris!," he wrote. "Ukraine is optimistic about the future of the strategic partnership with the United States. Ukraine and the United States have always collaborated on security, trade, investment, democracy, fight against corruption. Our friendship becomes only stronger!"Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India sent <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1325145433828593664">warm words of support</a> to the new administration. The note likely had a great degree of significance to Harris, as she is the first Black and Indian American woman elected to the vice presidency in US history."Congratulations Joe Biden on your spectacular victory!" he said. "As the VP, your contribution to strengthening Indo-US relations was critical and invaluable. I look forward to working closely together once again to take India-US relations to greater heights."Modi also had a special message for Harris."Heartiest congratulations Kamala Harris!," Modi added. "Your success is pathbreaking, and a matter of immense pride not just for your chittis, but also for all Indian-Americans. I am confident that the vibrant India-US ties will get even stronger with your support and leadership.""Chittis" is Tamil for "aunts." Harris has long spoken about the legacy of her late mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris, who was raised in Tamil Nadu, a South Indian state, before immigrating to the US in 1958.This story has been updated.

World leaders congratulate Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on their victory in the 2020 presidential election

<ul><li>US President <keyword id="99719" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Joe-Biden">Joe Biden</keyword> and Indian Prime Minister <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword> spoke last night and pledged to work together in rebuilding the global economy.</li><li>The two leaders also spoke about the importance of the Indo-Pacific and the role of the QUAD partnership in protecting the region.</li><li>“The President underscored his desire to defend democratic institutions and norms around the world and noted that a shared commitment to democratic values is the bedrock for the U.S.-India relationship,” said the White House. </li></ul>The US’ new President Joe Biden and India’s Prime Minister Modi will be ‘working closely’ in the coming months as the world continues to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. “The US and India will work closely together to win the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, renew their partnership on climate change, rebuild the global economy in a way that benefit the people of both countries, and stand together against the scourge of global terrorism,” said the White House press release. Impetus on the Indo-Pacific Both leaders also agreed to continue their cooperation when it comes to the QUAD, the quadrilateral security dialogue between the democracies of India, the US, Japan and Australia. Among the four countries, India is the only one which shares a land border with China. <div type="twitter" handle="narendramodi" handlename="Narendra Modi" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1249934092994375680/xX66NSZP_normal.jpg" favoritecount="29009" retweetcount="4023" status="President @JoeBiden and I are committed to a rules-based international order. We look forward to consolidating our… https://t.co/eYuZmJdPSv" createdat="1612805609000" id="1358831328263741441"></div> The QUAD, on a global stage, is seen as a threat to China’s rising influence in the Indo-Pacific region. And, less than 24 hours ago, the US national security advisor Jake Sullivan called it the, “foundation upon which to build substantial American policy in the Indo-Pacific.” The four participating members may soon hold their <a href="https://www.thestatesman.com/india/quad-leaders-may-hold-first-meet-amidst-chinas-posturing-1502950806.html">first meeting this year</a>. However, there is no official word on when exactly this meeting will take place. The importance of the Indo-Pacific for the US was similarly expressed in conversations that Biden had with Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japan’s leader Yoshihide Suga. The question of democracy “The President underscored his desire to defend democratic institutions and norms around the world and noted that a shared commitment to democratic values is the bedrock for the U.S.-India relationship,” said the White House. This statement comes at a time when India is facing massive farmers’ protests around the borders of its national capital and also come under scrutiny for shutting down the internet for elongated periods of time. India has also fallen two places in the Democratic Index 2020 for its mishandling for the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The Economist Intelligence Unit called it ‘democratic backsliding’ under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Internet shutdowns in India aren’t just being used to stifle the farmers’ protests but have been used excessively in Kashmir. Access was blocked for 213 days in 2020 after Article 370 of the Constitution was scrapped by the Modi government. “The leaders agreed to stay in close touch on a range of global challenges and look forward to what the United States and India will achieve together for their people and for their nations,” said the White House. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/upgrad-is-rushing-its-employees-back-to-mumbai-and-bengaluru-offices-and-relocating-many-without-more-money-or-temp-accommodation/articleshow/80752193.cms">EXCLUSIVE: upGrad is rushing its employees back to Mumbai and Bengaluru⁠ offices⁠— and relocating many without more money or temp accommodation</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/news/nasas-perseverance-rover-is-about-to-attempt-a-supersonic-plunge-to-mars-complete-with-a-jetpack-landing/articleshow/80757709.cms">NASA's Perseverance rover is about to attempt a supersonic plunge to Mars, complete with a jetpack landing</a>

Joe Biden and Narendra Modi spoke over the phone last night⁠— here’s what they discussed

By <keyword id="2583415" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Lalit-K-Jha">Lalit K Jha</keyword> Washington, Nov 24 () India and the US face a common challenge in the form of an "increasingly assertive" <keyword id="1334" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="China">China</keyword> and New Delhi has to be a key partner in engaging with Beijing from a position of strength, believes long-time national security and <keyword id="10323735" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="foreign-policy-expert-antony-blinken">foreign policy expert Antony Blinken</keyword>, who could be President-elect Joe Biden's probable pick for the post of the Secretary of State. Blinken made these comments during a community outreach programme with the Indian-Americans organised by the Biden campaign on the occasion of India's Independence Day on August 15. He alleged that US President Donald Trump has helped China advance key strategic goals by weakening American alliances, leaving a vacuum in the world for China to fill, and abandoning American values and giving Beijing a green light to trample on democracy in Hong Kong. "We have a common challenge which is to deal with an increasingly assertive China across the board, including its aggression toward India at the Line of Actual Control, but also using its economic might to coerce others and ... to its advantage, ignoring international rules to advance its own interests, asserting unfounded maritime and territorial claims that threaten a freedom of navigation in some of the most important seas in the world," Blinken told the Indian-Americans during the virtual panel discussion on "US-India Relations and Indian Americans in Joe Biden Administration." India and China are engaged in a bitter stand-off on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh since May. Blinken, who then was the top foreign policy advisor to former vice president Biden, had also referred to the Chinese actions in Hong Kong as repression of the rights of its own people and democracy in the former British colony. "We have to sort of take a step back and start by putting ourselves in a position of strength from which to engage China so that the relationship moves forward more on our terms, not theirs," Blinken had said. "India has to be a key partner in that effort," Blinken then said. If Blinken is tapped by President-elect Biden and confirmed by <keyword id="9555680" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="the-senate-foreign-relations-committee">the Senate Foreign Relations Committee</keyword>, he would replace Mike Pompeo as the next Secretary of State. "Unfortunately, right now by virtually every key metric. China's strategic position is stronger and ours is weaker as a result of President Trump's failed leadership," he said. More importantly, he alleged that Trump had undermined US democracy. "In many ways, as we think about dealing with the challenges that China poses, it's almost less about their strength and more about some of our self-inflicted weaknesses," he said. "Put another way, this is really about us in the first instance, the competitiveness of our own economy and workers. The strength of our own democracy and political system, the vibrancy of our own alliances and partnerships. And of course, the assertion of our own values, all of which President Trump has done so much to undermine," Blinken said. Relations between Washington and Beijing have spiralled downward since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. The two countries have also sparred over trade issues, a new national security law in Hong Kong, restrictions on American journalists, treatment of Uyghurs Muslims and security measures in Tibet. Responding to a question from Richard Verma, the former US Ambassador to India, who was moderating the panel discussion, Blinken said that Biden as President would be investing "in ourselves renewing our democracy, working with our close partners like India, asserting our values, and so engaging China from a position of strength." "During the Obama-Biden administration, we worked very hard to establish India as a key contributing member of the Indo-Pacific strategy. And that includes India's role in working with like minded partners to strengthen and uphold a rules-based order in the Indo Pacific, in which no country, including China can threaten its neighbours with impunity," Blinken said. "That role needs to extend even beyond the region as vast as it is to the world at large. In a Biden administration we would be an advocate for India to play a leading role in international institutions and that includes helping India get a seat on a reformed United Nations Security Council," he said. "We would work together to strengthen India's defence, and also add its capabilities as a counterterrorism partner," he added. A Biden administration will also have no tolerance for terrorism in South Asia, he said in response to another question. "On the question of terrorism, specifically, we have no tolerance for terrorism, in South Asia or anywhere else: cross border or otherwise," he said. Asserting that Biden is a champion of the US-India relations, Blinken had said that the former vice president had a vision for the US-India relations. Referring to a 2006 statement by Biden that by 2020, US and India should be closest friends, Blinken said that that has not happened yet, but Biden will make it a reality. Former Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Nisha Desai Biswal was the other panelist at the event in August. LKJ RS AKJ RS

US calls on India to be a key partner in countering China's 'increasing assertiveness'

<ul class="summary-list"><li>While meeting with the prime minister of India and tech CEOs, Biden made a joke.</li><li>"I started off without you, and I sold a lot of state secrets and a lot of very important things that we shared," Biden said before adding, "Now, all kidding aside."</li></ul>President Joe Biden made a joke during a press conference with the prime minister of India and tech CEOs. Now, Republican legislators are sharing a spliced clip of it in an attempt to discredit the president.Just as cameras began to focus on Biden at the beginning of the conference, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxlKUl-z368">he said to the camera</a>, "I started off without you, and I sold a lot of state secrets and a lot of very important things that we shared."The interaction led to a laugh from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the president's audience."Now, all kidding aside — look, we're teaming up to design and develop new technologies that are going to transform the lives of our people around the world," Biden ended the joke with.Biden's joke comes around the time former President Donald Trump was federally indicted for mishandling classified documents. In the days following Biden's press conference, select Republican legislators spread the clip without Biden saying "all kidding aside" to attack his credibility.Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been an outspoken critic of Biden and has attempted to impeach Biden on several occasions, most recently in May in relation to his handling of the US-Mexico border. <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1673446541523136513?s=20">She tweeted out the spliced video</a> with a call to action to impeach the president."Joe Biden's brain is going and he's literally admitting his crimes out loud," Greene wrote. "Impeach Biden! It's unreal and so insulting to America."Rep. Matt Gaetz, a stalwart of the House Freedom Caucus, also shared Greene's clip. Prior to the GOP officially taking control of the House, he said that impeaching Biden was a "<a href="https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-impeachment-priority-matt-gaetz-gop-set-win-house-1746483">priority</a>.""What in the world," <a href="https://twitter.com/mattgaetz/status/1673462794258096129?s=20">he tweeted</a>.And Rep. Nancy Mace, who previously voted against impeaching President Donald Trump, shared the video three times, each time expanding on her disappointment with Biden."This is mind boggling. Truly. Where is the media? Where is their investigation? When will they get to the bottom of it all?" Mace tweeted.By her <a href="https://twitter.com/NancyMace/status/1673521509728485376?s=20">third tweet on the subject</a>, Mace made an indirect point to note the video was a joke, just not one she found humorous."This isn't funny," she tweeted.

Biden made a joke. Now Republican legislators are trying to use it as impeachment fodder.

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="6380867" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="boris-johnson">Boris Johnson</keyword> described Donald Trump's impeachment trial as a "kerfuffle" in an interview with CBS.</li><li>Johnson also suggested that Biden may have copied his 'Build Back Better' slogan.</li><li>"I think I claim that we used it first. And to be truthful, I think we nicked it from someone else..."</li></ul>UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday described former US President Donald Trump's impeachment trial as a "kerfuffle" and appeared to suggest that President <keyword id="99719" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Joe-Biden">Joe Biden</keyword> had copied his "Build Back Better" slogan."The clear message that we get from the proceedings in America is that after all the toings and froings and all the kerfuffle, American democracy is strong and the American constitution is strong and robust," Johnson said in <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/boris-johnson-biden-coronavirus-face-the-nation/">an interview with CBS's Face the Nation</a>, when asked what signal <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-acquitted-senate-impeachment-trial-capitol-siege-2021-2?r=US&amp;IR=TIR=T">Trump's acquittal on impeachment charges</a> would send.The prime minister's message contrasted with that of Biden's, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-acquittal-biden-says-substance-of-charge-not-in-dispute-2021-2?r=US&amp;IR=TIR=T">who said that</a> "this sad chapter in our history has reminded us that democracy is fragile."Johnson also joked that Biden may have borrowed his own "Build Back Better" slogan from him."I'm thrilled that President Biden has also got a slogan, 'Build Back Better,'" <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/boris-johnson-biden-coronavirus-face-the-nation/">Johnson said</a>."I think I claim that we used it first. And to be truthful, I think we nicked it from someone else before I started using it. But it's the right slogan."<div type="image" title="boris build biden" height="778" width="1557" msid="80926280" hostid="261"></div>Relations between the new president and the prime minister <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-biden-victory-spells-trouble-uk-us-relations-boris-johnson-2020-11?r=US&amp;IR=TIR=T">got off to a rocky start</a>. Biden last year described Johnson as a "<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-biden-victory-spells-trouble-uk-us-relations-boris-johnson-2020-11?r=US&amp;IR=TIR=T">physical and emotional clone</a>" of Donald Trump and in October <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-biden-boris-johnson-new-brexit-warning-on-irish-border-2020-11?r=US&amp;IR=TIR=T">he threatened to nix a UK-US trade deal</a> if Johnson undermined the Good Friday Agreement.Members of the Biden campaign <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-doesnt-trust-boris-johnson-ties-to-donald-trump-2021-1?r=US&amp;IR=TIR=T">have said that there is still residual mistrust towards Johnson</a> over his political style and perceived proximity to Trump.But Johnson, the first European leader Biden called after taking office, insisted on Sunday that early steps taken by Biden on climate change and foreign policy issues were "incredibly encouraging" for <keyword id="2490739" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="UK-US-Relations">UK-US relations</keyword>."There's been some important developments in the way the UK, US thinking has been coming together in the last few weeks, and particularly on issues like climate change, on NATO, on Iran, but above all on the ways that the US and the UK are going to work together to deal with the environmental challenge that faces our planet," <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/boris-johnson-biden-coronavirus-face-the-nation/">he told CBS</a>."And there, I think some of the stuff we're now hearing from the new American administration and from the new White House is incredibly encouraging. And we want to work with the president on that."

Boris Johnson calls Trump's impeachment a 'kerfuffle' and suggests Biden copied his Build Back Better slogan

<ul class="summary-list"><li>On Friday, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/2020-election-results">Insider and Decision Desk HQ</a> projected that president-elect <keyword id="99719" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Joe-Biden">Joe Biden</keyword> won the 2020 presidential race.</li><li>Being five generations — and thousands of miles — apart didn't stop <keyword id="60973" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Biden">Biden</keyword>'s extended <keyword id="22378" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="family">family</keyword> from celebrating.</li><li>In Ballina, <keyword id="6358817" type="LOCATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="ireland">Ireland</keyword>, distant family members and neighbors celebrated with champagne, signs, balloons, and music.</li></ul>While champagne was sprayed across the US to celebrate president-elect Joe Biden's victory, celebrations in a small Irish town also took place.That's because the small town has Biden roots: Biden's great-great-great-grandfather emigrated to the US from Ballina, Ireland, in the west of the country. Biden was projected to win the 2020 presidential race on Friday by <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/2020-election-results">Insider and Decision Desk HQ</a>. On Saturday morning, other major <keyword id="6355005" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="news">news</keyword> outlets declared Biden's victory <a href="https://www.insider.com/photos-people-celebrate-president-elect-joe-biden-in-us-2020-11">sparking celebrations across the country</a>.Thousands of miles away from the US celebrations, Biden's extended family celebrated in Ballina, Ireland.<h2>The group stood in front of a Biden mural while cheering, crying, and celebrating the victory</h2><div type="image" title="GettyImages 1229508470" height="811" width="1081" msid="79106975" hostid="261"></div>According to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/07/world/europe/ireland-biden-ballina.html?smtyp=cur&amp;smid=fb-nytimesimes">The New York Times</a>, the town began their celebrations preemptively — the first cork was popped two hours before <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-biden-kamala-harris-presidency-called-media-outlets-election-2020-11">major news outlets made the official call</a>.The town, which is the current home to Biden's distant relatives, went all out with balloons, signs, music, and a large mural depicting Biden's face. "I think Ballina has saved the world tonight, because without Ballina, there would be no Joe Biden," Smiler Mitchell, a local publican, told <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/07/europe/ancestral-homes-biden-us-election-intl/index.html">CNN</a>.A few hundred people attended the <keyword id="61" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Celebration">celebration</keyword>, and weeks before the election, bar and shop owners added Biden and Harris signs and American flags to their storefronts. According to <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54838812">BBC</a>, relatives and Ballina residents were thrilled to have a connection to the US president-elect.The town was watching the election nonstop throughout the week and finally started celebrations on Saturday."It's going to be massive for the town," Laurita Blewitt, a distant relative, told <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54838812">BBC</a>. "It's a great claim to have for the people of Ballina."<h2>From Ballina, Ireland, to Scranton, Pennsylvania</h2><div type="image" title="GettyImages 1229509267" height="780" width="1040" msid="79106984" hostid="261"></div>Biden's great-great-great-grandfather, Edward Blewitt, was born in Ballina. Following the great Irish famine of 1845, Blewitt emigrated to Scranton, Pennsylvania, Biden's hometown, according to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/07/world/europe/ireland-biden-ballina.html?smtyp=cur&amp;smid=fb-nytimesimes">The New York Times</a>. According to the <a href="https://www.irishpost.com/news/joe-bidens-irish-cousins-say-they-hope-americans-do-the-right-thing-and-elect-him-as-president-196774">Irish Post</a>, 10 of Biden's 16 great-grandparents were born in Ireland, including in Louth and Mayo counties.Biden has visited Ballina twice as the former Vice President. 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Biden's distant Irish relatives pop champagne to celebrate the president-elect

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>Sen. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-bernie-sanders-bio-age-family-key-positions-2019-3">Bernie Sanders</a> doesn't think there's "much question" he's more progressive than former Vice President Joe Biden.</li><li>"Joe voted for the war in&#xa0;Iraq, I led the effort against it. Joe voted for NAFTA and permanent trade relations, trade agreements with China. I led the effort against that. Joe voted for the deregulation of Wall Street, I voted against that," Sanders said in a new ABC interview.&#xa0;</li><li>Before he officially hopped in the 2020 race, Biden suggested he'd be the "most progressive" candidate.&#xa0;</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.</a></li></ul>Sen. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-bernie-sanders-bio-age-family-key-positions-2019-3">Bernie Sanders</a> on Sunday said he doesn't "think there's much question" that he's more progressive than <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-joe-biden-bio-age-family-key-positions-2019-3">Joe Biden</a> in response to the former vice president's claim he's the <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/joe-biden-claims-progressive-record-running-president/story?id=61660664">"most progressive"</a> candidate vying for the 2020 Democratic nomination.&#xa0;"I think if you look at Joe's record and you look at my record, I don't think there's much question about who's more progressive," Sanders told ABC in an interview that aired Sunday.&#xa0;Sanders said the Biden is a "good friend of his" and he's "not here to attack" him, but juxtaposed their records to bolster his point.&#xa0;Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-biden-has-nickname-for-trump-after-president-called-him-sleepy-joe-2019-5">Joe Biden has a new nickname for Trump after the president called him 'Sleepy Joe'</a>"Joe voted for the war in&#xa0;Iraq, I led the effort against it. Joe voted for NAFTA and permanent trade relations, trade agreements with China. I led the effort against that. Joe voted for the deregulation of Wall Street, I voted against that," Sanders said.&#xa0;Sunday was not the first time <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/bernie-sanders-slams-joe-biden-as-2020-presidential-race-heats-up-2019-4">Sanders contrasted his record to Biden's</a> since the former vice president hopped in the 2020 race.&#xa0;Biden is the 2020 frontrunner at the moment, with a strong lead in recent polling and a solid start in terms of fundraising after declaring a little over a week ago.&#xa0;Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/bernie-sanders-slams-joe-biden-as-2020-presidential-race-heats-up-2019-4">Bernie Sanders slams Joe Biden's record as the former vice president blows past him to become the 2020 frontrunner</a>After Sanders dominated the 2020 race among declared Democratic candidates during its early weeks, Biden has emerged as the Vermont senator's most serious competitor in a field of nearly two dozen presidential hopefuls.&#xa0;The former vice president, who's been in public life for decades, has faced criticism in recent months on some of his actions over the course of his long political career - particularly regarding <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-biden-anti-integration-past-resurfaces-considers-2020-presidential-bid-2019-2">criminal justice</a> and his role in the Anita Hill hearings.&#xa0;Weeks ahead of his campaign announcement, Biden pushed back against the negative perceptions of his record.&#xa0;"I'm told I get criticized by the new left," Biden said at the time during a Democratic fundraiser in Delaware. "I have the most progressive record for anybody running."<div></div> <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/game-of-thrones-season-8-episode-3-details-you-missed-2019-4">12 details you may have missed in 'Game of Thrones' season 8 episode 3</a></h3> <div> </div> </div>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>The world has accepted the results of the <keyword id="7600569" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="2020-election">2020 election</keyword>, even if President <keyword id="6354484" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Donald-Trump">Donald Trump</keyword> and his GOP allies won't.</li><li>Leaders of important world powers and major democracies have stepped up to congratulate President-elect <keyword id="99719" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Joe-Biden">Joe Biden</keyword> in recent days, which is a sign of his legitimacy. </li><li>Major media outlets across the board have also declared Biden the projected winner of the election, including Trump's favored network — Fox <keyword id="6355005" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="news">News</keyword>.</li></ul>President Donald Trump is rejecting the results of the 2020 election and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-republican-president-mail-in-voting-lindsey-graham-warns-2020-11">many of his Republican allies</a> have followed suit, but the rest of the world is not on their side. Leaders across the globe, including some with close ties to Trump, have flooded in over the past several days to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. This is a major sign of Biden's legitimacy in the world's eyes, and indicative of the empty nature of Trump's allegations of voter fraud or a "stolen" election. The leaders of key US allies and major democracies such as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and French President Emmanuel Macron, among others, have all extended their hands to Biden. Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, leader of one of the world's most populous countries, sent a warm message of congrats to Biden and Harris. "Congratulations Joe Biden on your spectacular victory!" he said. "As the VP, your contribution to strengthening Indo-US relations was critical and invaluable. I look forward to working closely together once again to take India-US relations to greater heights."Even leaders widely viewed as close allies of Trump, such as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have congratulated Biden. The only remaining holdouts on the global stage as of Tuesday morning were autocratic leaders like Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, as well as Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro — a far right, populist leader who's often referred to as <a href="https://apnews.com/article/bdc70648e5814d25b549d1c252910006">the "Trump of the Tropics."</a>Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has also not yet congratulated Biden, stating he wanted any outstanding legal issues to be resolved. Many of the lawsuits presented by the Trump campaign have already been dismissed in court.In contrast with Trump's baseless assertions on the election result, an international delegation invited by the Trump administration to observe the electoral process in <a href="https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/documents/PreliminaryReportoftheOASEOMUSA2020.pdf">a preliminary report</a> applauded how the election was handled overall. The report also criticized unsubstantiated allegations of fraud."It is critical...that candidates act responsibly by presenting and arguing legitimate claims before the courts, not unsubstantiated or harmful speculation in the public media," the report stated.By midday on Saturday, all major news outlets in the US had declared Biden the projected winner of the 2020 election. This includes the conservative-leaning Fox News, which has been Trump's favorite network for years.With that said, there's been a growing rift in the coverage of Trump <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fox-news-shepard-smith-trump-news-coverage-2019-9">between the news and opinion ends</a> of Fox News. While the opinion hosts like Sean Hannity continue to side with Trump and are echoing his baseless claims of voter fraud, news anchors at Fox like Neil Cavuto have refused to air the president's unsubstantiated allegations. On Monday, Cavuto cut away from Trump campaign spokesperson Kayleigh McEnany (who is also the White House press secretary) as she pushed groundless assertions that Democrats welcomed illegal voting and fraud. "She's charging the other side as welcoming fraud and illegal voting. Unless she has more details to back that up, I can't in good countenance continue to show you this," <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fox-news-cut-trump-press-secretary-false-election-fraud-video-2020-11">Cavuto said as he cut off the press conference.</a>And while Trump and his allies have said that <a href="https://twitter.com/GOPChairwoman/status/1325137130323120129?s=20">the media does not decide elections</a>, which is technically true given nothing is truly final <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-the-electoral-college-works-timeline-2020-8">until the Electoral College votes on December 14</a>, most outlets make their projections based on a sophisticated methodology. In virtually every presidential election in the era of television, media outlets have declared a projected winner — including in 2016 when Trump won. In short, this is an entirely normal aspect of US presidential elections.Twitter has also increasingly <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/06/technology/trump-twitter-labels-election.html">labeled Trump's tweets on the election as misleading</a>, given the president won't stop disseminating disinformation and false claims about the results. It remains unclear if Trump will ever concede, which breaks from a hallmark of American democracy and raises serious questions as to whether there will be a peaceful transfer of power. But Trump and his GOP allies are becoming more and more isolated in their claims of the election being rigged against him. There is no evidence of mass voter fraud. With a week since Election Day, the world has already lined up behind Biden. He is seen is the legitimate winner of the 2020 election, as Trump and his baseless claims of fraud become more irrelevant by the day.

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<ul><li>US President <keyword id="99719" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="joe-biden" source="Orion">Joe Biden</keyword> and First Lady Dr <keyword id="191986" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="jill-biden" source="Orion">Jill Biden</keyword> on Monday hosted a Diwali reception at the <keyword id="6356037" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="white-house" source="Orion">White House</keyword>.</li><li>More than 200 eminent Indian Americans attended the reception.</li><li>The reception saw some enthralling cultural events, including performances by sitarist Rishab Sharma and the dance troupe The Sa Dance Company.</li></ul>US President Joe <keyword id="60973" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="biden" source="Orion">Biden</keyword> and First Lady Dr Jill Biden on Monday hosted a Diwali reception at the White House in what they called the largest since the People's House started celebrating the festival during the George Bush administration. More than 200 eminent Indian Americans attended the reception at the East Room, a venue which has witnessed some of the landmark events related to the India-US relationship, including the signing of the nuclear deal and the joint press conference by then US President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in November 2008. The reception saw some enthralling cultural events, including performances by sitarist Rishab Sharma and dance troupe The Sa Dance Company. The guests, dressed in traditional Indian attires such as saree, lehenga and sherwani, relished some mouthwatering Indian delicacies. The room is full at the East state dining room This is a real celebration of what the Indian American community has achieved in the United States. It's a wonderful recognition by the President and by the White House to host all of us on Diwali. I feel very privileged to be here as an Indian American, Atul Keshap, president of US India Business Council told PTI during the reception. It's an honour and a privilege to be here to celebrate Diwali. Indian Americans thank the President and the First Lady for this, said H R Shah, chairman and CEO of TV Asia, the largest South Asian television channel in the US. It was heartening to see the leaders of our vibrant Indian American community come together at the White House during Diwali to be a force for good. It was also nice to hear the president on Diwali day welcoming <keyword id="221875" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="rishi-sunak" source="Orion">Rishi Sunak</keyword> as the new prime minister of the UK, said M R Rangaswami, entrepreneur, philanthropist and founder of Indiaspora. Ajay Jain Bhutoria, a member of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, said the event was held to recognise the South Asian community's contributions in economic development and managing Covid crisis among others. Biden has appointed a record number of over 130 Indo-Americans at various levels of the administrations, he said. Lauding the Diwali celebration, Bhutoria said it sent a message how much President Biden and this administration loves and respects the South Asian community . Earlier, welcoming the guests, Biden said it was the first Diwali reception to be held at the White House on such a scale. The incredible South Asian community all across America has helped the country emerge stronger from this pandemic, building an economy that works for everyone, teaching children and caring for elders, responding to the cry for action on climate, working to fix immigration system, defending rights and freedoms, building a more just and equitable country, serving and protecting our communities and the nation, informing, entertaining and inspiring, he said. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/indias-defense-exports-touched-a-record-13000-crore-in-2021-22/articleshow/92850833.cms">India's defense exports surge to ₹13,000 crore — private companies beat govt</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/made-in-india-lightweight-combat-helicopter/articleshow/94613836.cms">Here’s everything you need to know about the made-in-India lightweight combat helicopter</a>

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<ul><li>Global stock markets, including India, have witnessed a bout of volatility in the run-up to US elections. Most analysts believe that short-term volatility is likely to remain, irrespective of the verdict, but a Biden victory may be favourable for India in the long run.</li><li>Abhimanyu Sofat, head of research at IIFL Securities, believes that Trump’s victory will simply lead to the continuation of the current stalemate in global trade.</li><li>Biden’s win may play out well for the IT sector compared to Trump, analysts at Angel Broking believe. </li></ul>Stock markets around the globe saw the worst October this year, given the resurgence of COVID cases worldwide. But one other reason for the caution was the US Presidential elections. Indian stock-market index, Sensex, has shed over 222 points in the past one week, and if we eliminate today’s trading gains, the loss goes above 772 points in a week. The race to the White House is a keenly tracked global event. While it may be challenging to anticipate the outcome this time around, the impact on Indian markets is likely to be positive, according to UBS. They believe that if Biden comes to power by winning both houses of Congress, India will benefit from “potentially more favourable US trade policies.” Why is the US Presidential election important for India? Analysts believe that this time around, there is likely to be some delay around the verdict of US elections. Also, the possibility of it being contested in the Supreme Court will lead to volatility in the markets. “The US election is important for India not only economically but also strategically,” said Binod Modi, head of the strategy, Reliance Securities. Joseph Thomas, head of research at Emkay Wealth Management, said the markets in India might see heightened volatility in the run-up to the elections and immediately after that. “This volatility is the result of a perception that there could be drastic changes in the US policy depending upon who is going to win.” Jyoti Roy, equity strategist, Angel Broking, explained that a favourable outcome of the US elections results would result in a risk-on environment leading to strong foreign portfolio investment flows for India. Whereas, an adverse outcome of the US elections, on the other hand, will result in a global risk-off environment, which will lead to foreign institutional investors pulling out money from India and put pressure on the markets. How Biden’s victory may play out for India equities? The sectors which may continue to benefit as far as India is concerned is technology, pharma and healthcare, insurance and the consumer sector. According to Modi from Reliance Securities, no matter the outcome of US elections, the relations with India would continue to remain good given recent geopolitical developments. However, the democratic party’s win in the election can result in higher fiscal stimulus and favourable immigration policies, which bodes well for emerging market equities, including India. Angel Broking’s Roy also said Biden’s victory would also be extremely positive for the IT sector as the restrictions placed on H1B visas by the Trump administration are likely to be reversed. And, “In such a scenario, we would also recommend HCL Technologies and Persistent systems as our top picks from the IT space in case of a Joe Biden victory.” Whereas Amit Jain, Chief Strategist - Global Asset Class, Ashika Group, said “If Biden wins then you may see the World be back to Pre-Trump era, where you will see much better trade relations within the World Economies. This may benefit all the sectors, as we may see much better harmony and trade relationships within the world economies.” What if Trump wins? Abhimanyu Sofat, head of research at IIFL Securities, believes that Trump’s victory will simply lead to the continuation of the current stalemate in global trade. Hence, nothing major is expected pertaining to any specific sector. However, Angel Broking said, “Trump’s victory will be positive for cyclical sectors like Auto, Banking and small-ticket consumer durables.” In the Auto sector, they prefer two-wheeler stocks with Hero Motocorp and Endurance Technologies as their top picks. Cholamandalam Investments and IDFC First Bank are the top picks in the BFSI space, while Hawkins Cooker is the top pick consumer durable space, Roy added. 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<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div><ul><li>Former Vice President Joe Biden gave an emotional eulogy at Sen. John McCain's memorial service in Arizona on Thursday, calling the former Republican presidential candidate "a brother."</li><li>Biden started off his eulogy saying, "My name's Joe Biden. And I'm a Democrat. And I loved John McCain."</li></ul>Former Vice President Joe Biden gave an emotional eulogy at Sen. John McCain's memorial service in Arizona on Thursday, calling the former Republican presidential candidate "a brother."Wiping tears from his eyes, Biden started off his eulogy <a href="https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1035222538979168256">saying,</a> "My name's Joe Biden. And I'm a Democrat. And I loved John McCain." After saying he thought of McCain as his brother, Biden said their brotherhood included "a lot of family fights.""We'd talk about family," Biden said of his relationship with McCain. "We'd talk about <keyword id="6358883" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="politics">politics</keyword>. We'd talk about international relations. We'd talk about promise - the promise of America."Biden recalled his travels across the world with McCain and their "cock-eyed optimism" about the future of America."Above all, we understood the same thing, all politics is personal," Biden <a href="https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1035224847876608001">said</a> of his similarities with McCain. "It's all about trust. I trusted John with my life, and I would, and I think he would trust me with his."Biden's son, Beau, died from the same form of brain cancer as McCain and the late Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy. He recalled in his eulogy the pain that it brought to him and his family."There are times when life can be so cruel, pain so blinding, it's hard to see anything else," Biden <a href="https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1035227864843468800">said</a>. "To survive, we have to remember how they lived - not how they died."Biden did not shy away from making a political statement during his eulogy. Talking about how much the Senate had changed since he and McCain arrived, Biden rebuked the current political state in the country as he glared at the US senators in attendance at the service."It's impossible to reach consensus,"&#xa0;Biden <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1035228947116695553">said</a>. "All we do today is attack the opposition in both parties, their motives - not the substance of their argument."Before Thursday's service for McCain in Arizona, the late senator lied in state at the Arizona State Capitol on Wednesday.Biden concluded his eulogy with a paraphrase of Shakespeare: "We shall not see his like again."McCain's funeral services will continue Friday when he will&#xa0;<a href="https://www.aoc.gov/nations-stage/lying-state-honor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lie in state in the US Capitol's rotunda.</a>&#xa0;McCain will become&#xa0;the 33rd person and 13th senator to receive the rare honor.On Saturday morning, there will be a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/john-mccain-funeral-trump-obama-bush-2018-8">private service for McCain</a> at the Washington National Cathedral before he is buried at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis on Sunday.&#xa0;<div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div> <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/medical-breakthroughs-future-medicine-stem-cell-2018-8">Medical breakthroughs we will see in the next 50 years</a></h3> <div> </div> </div></hr>

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