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Donald Trump looms large in the battle for control of Congress. Republican candidates are in a bind: embracing their presidential nominee could turn off some voters, but repudiating Trump would likely alienate the base, which still supports the New York businessman. Then there are the Democrats, who do their best to link all Republican candidates to Trump.

It wasn’t quite ‘Fight Night’ in Vegas, but supporters of the two major party candidates made sure to have their say after Wednesday’s presidential debate. From Clinton supporters building a protest wall of taco trucks, to Chinese Americans for Trump, emotions ran high as voters weighed in.

VIDEO: Immigrant perspectives: After Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton faced off in the third and final presidential debate in Las Vegas, VOA talked to a panel of immigrant voters. The foreign-born Americans from around the world — including Cambodia, Vietnam, Greece, Chile, Nicaragua, Ukraine, Lebanon and Egypt — offered their unique viewpoints.

In Africa, the U.S. election is being skewered on social media. African political watchers are mercilessly and humorously describing this year’s highly unusual presidential election in the same language that’s often applied to troubled African elections. They’re even going so far as to call this year’s U.S. presidential election the ‘African Edition.’

VIDEO EXPLAINER: What’s a pundit? During election season in the United States, it’s practically impossible to avoid commentators who are paid to appear on TV offering insights and opinions on the campaigns. These people, who are supposed to make political analysis entertaining, are called pundits. What exactly is a pundit, and how do you become one?

A shopping mall probably isn’t the best place for a polar bear. More than 50 animal welfare groups are calling on local officials to intervene and relocate a bear named Pizza that’s being kept in captivity at a shopping center in Guangzhou, southern Guangdong province. They say the bear is showing signs of distress including teary eyes and a twitching mouth.

Businesses are the latest targets of the Turkish government crackdown that followed the failed July coup. The assets of major multibillion-dollar conglomerates are being seized, along with those of hundreds of smaller companies. Earlier this month, three Turkish billionaire businessmen brothers appeared at their mother’s funeral in handcuffs. Now the question is: how will the seized companies be disposed of?