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| US election: Clinton and Trump clash in feisty debate | |
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| The two US presidential candidates have clashed over jobs, race and the Iraq War in a feisty TV debate. | |
| Republican Donald Trump has said jobs are "fleeing the country" and blamed poor trade deals. | Republican Donald Trump has said jobs are "fleeing the country" and blamed poor trade deals. |
| His opponent Democrat Hillary Clinton pledged to increase investment and promised to create 10 million jobs. | His opponent Democrat Hillary Clinton pledged to increase investment and promised to create 10 million jobs. |
| The duel in New York could be the most watched debate in television history, with 100 million viewers, and polls suggest a tight race. | The duel in New York could be the most watched debate in television history, with 100 million viewers, and polls suggest a tight race. |
| Follow our live updates here | Follow our live updates here |
| Read more: Who's ahead in the polls? | Read more: Who's ahead in the polls? |
| "We are in a big, fat, ugly bubble," Mr Trump said, describing the state of the US economy, blaming Mrs Clinton as "all talk, no action". | "We are in a big, fat, ugly bubble," Mr Trump said, describing the state of the US economy, blaming Mrs Clinton as "all talk, no action". |
| He was put on the defensive by moderator Lester Holt for not revealing his tax returns. | |
| But the hotel developer promised he would if his opponent released 33,000 emails that were deleted during an investigation into her private email set-up. | |
| Mrs Clinton, the former secretary of state, attacked him for praising Russian President Vladimir Putin, and suggesting he "find" her emails. | |
| "I was so shocked when Donald publicly invited Putin to hack into Americans. That is just unacceptable... Donald is unfit to be commander-in-chief." | |
| Other debate highlights: | |
| One key exchange was over Mr Trump's long-held belief that President Barack Obama was born outside the US, a position he finally reversed two weeks ago. | |
| "He has a long record of engaging in racist behaviour," she said, adding that it was a "very hurtful" lie that annoyed and bothered the first African American president. | |
| When asked by Mr Holt to explain his change in stance, he said he wanted to concentrate on bigger, more important issues. | |
| In the past week, both candidates have focused on the response to fatal police shootings of African-American men in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Charlotte, North Carolina, as well as the ensuing protests. | In the past week, both candidates have focused on the response to fatal police shootings of African-American men in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Charlotte, North Carolina, as well as the ensuing protests. |
| The debate was the first of three between the two candidates, and the American voters go to the polls on 8 November. | |
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