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How to listen to Trump voters
We re-learned that lesson last week when swing states like Florida and Wisconsin performed far better in pre-election surveys for Joe Biden than with actual voters on Election Day. Trump won Florida despite polls putting Biden in the lead there and the President narrowly lost Wisconsin, where pollsters had predicted a much larger margin for Biden.
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Hospital workers become millionaires after winning $6 million in the lottery
A group of hospital workers got a sweet surprise when they found out they won $6 million in the lottery on Halloween.
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Two Nashville HBCUs announce joint accelerated pre-med, dental program
Tennessee State University and Meharry Medical College are working together in an effort to foster more Black physicians and dentists in underserved communities.
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Supreme Court appears to signal Obamacare will survive latest GOP challenge
Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh suggested Tuesday that it wasn't the Supreme Court's role to invalidate the entire sprawling, 900-page Affordable Care Act, even if one or more provisions are deemed unconstitutional, signaling the key parts of Obamacare will survive the latest court challenge.
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Dow soars more than 1,000 points after Pfizer announces great news about its vaccine and Joe Biden declared victorious
US stocks surged Monday after Pfizer said its Covid-19 vaccine is 90% effective and Joe Biden was projected to be the winner of the presidential election over the weekend.
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Dave Chappelle urged the country to forgive each other during his "Saturday Night Live" monologue. Credit: NBC/Broadway Video
Published on November 8, 2020
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Bush congratulates Biden, says election was 'fundamentally fair' and 'its outcome is clear'
Former President George W. Bush congratulated President-elect Joe Biden in a phone call Sunday and said that, while President Donald Trump has the right to pursue legal challenges and recounts, the 2020 race was "fundamentally fair" and "its outcome is clear."
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In 16 minutes, Dave Chappelle beautifully, incisively summed up all of 2020 -- and sometimes it hurt
On the same day the US got a new president, "Saturday Night Live" host Dave Chappelle served up a biting monologue that hit the lowlights of the year, including coronavirus and the rage and tension the country has felt.
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Jared Kushner has approached Donald Trump to concede and Melania Trump advised the President to accept the loss
Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, has approached the President about conceding the election, two sources told CNN Saturday.
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Cities erupt in celebration after Biden named winner
President-elect Joe Biden's victory over President Donald Trump sparked celebrations in cities across the country, including many of the places that swept Biden into the White House.
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President-elect Joe Biden seeks to unite nation with victory speech
President-elect Joe Biden spoke to a deeply divided nation tonight, making a plea for unity and understanding after four years of turmoil and conflict fomented by President Donald Trump, who showed no indication Saturday that he plans to concede and continued to push the falsehood that he had won the election
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World leaders congratulate Joe Biden on his victory
A stream of world leaders congratulated President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their victory in the 2020 US presidential election on Saturday, with many striking a jubilant tone on social media.
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President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks during his victory speech in Wilmington, Delaware on Nov. 7. Credit: POOL
Published on November 7, 2020
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Harris bursts through another barrier, becoming the first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president-elect
Kamala Harris, who on Saturday became America's first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president-elect, represents a new face of political power after an election all about who wields power and how they use it.
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Joe Biden to become the 46th president of the United States, CNN projects
America has chosen Democrat Joe Biden as its 46th president, CNN projects, turning to a veteran voice who has projected calm and compassion, promised a more empathetic and scientific approach to the pandemic, and pledged to stabilize American politics after four years of Donald Trump's White House chaos.
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Teneshia Hudspeth Becomes First African- American Female Elected To Harris County Clerk
Teneshia Hudspeth makes history as the first African-American woman to be elected Harris County Clerk. Hudspeth received 833,345 votes defeating Republican candidate Stan Stanart in the November 3rd General Election.
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Donald Trump's On the Wrong Side of History
Tuesday is "Election Day," even though most of the votes have already been cast.
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Artist, Businesswoman, Perfectionist – The One Woman Powerhouse That Is Beyoncé Rocks Custom Crystal Thong In British Vogue, December 2020
You know you are a queen when British Vogue has three covers just to capture your essence and you can call the shots on the way the photo shoot happen.
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Wesley Hunt: No Better, No Less
Nineteen months ago Wesley Hunt decided that he could do a better job than freshman Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher after she had only been in office for three months. His biggest complaint of her was that she broke a promise to think independently and just sided with Nancy Pelosi all the time. Well Mr. Hunt isn’t that exactly what you wanted to do under Trump.
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Chris Hollins: Defender of the Right to Vote
Proper preparation warrants productive possibilities. When Chris Hollins assumed the office of Harris County Clerk, after a 3-2 party vote of the Harris County Commissioners Court, he had three priorities in mind. His goal was to ensure that every resident of Harris County, regardless of party, race, creed, religion, or area of town in which they live, could vote in a safe, peaceful and convenient manner. Having shattered all previous Harris County voting turnout records, Hollins has blown even his own mind with Election 2020.
