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Trump polling improves

Donald Trump.

Good news for Trump. Polls put him neck and neck with Clinton in crucial swing states Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida.

China calls Philippines claims in South China Sea baseless

Philippine crewmen gesture towards a Chinese ship in the South China Sea

The Philippines claims of sovereignty in the South China Sea are "baseless" and Chinese fishing boats have been harassed and attacked by the Philippines around the Spratly Islands, the Chinese government said in a white paper published on Wednesday.