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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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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.

Harmony Public Schools Begins Open Enrollment For 2021-2022 School Year

HHARMONY PUBLIC SCused charter public school network in Texas, is campus. (To find a school near you, visit HarmonyTX. Beaumont, and the Rio Grande Valley. now accepting open enrollment applications for org/Schools.php). To learn more, visit:

Impact Network National Poll of African American Registered Voters Reveals Former Vice President Joe Biden Provides a Better Quality of Life for the Black Community Compared to President Trump

The Impact Network conducted a national survey of registered African American voters about their views and feelings toward the presidential candidates (President Trump and Former Vice President Biden) in the 2020 election. The poll was fielded by Lucid, a research technology platform providing nationally representative samples of Americans.

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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.

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Beyoncé's Latest Ivy Park x Adidas Gear Finally Drops Online

Beyoncé's second Ivy Park x Adidas apparel collection is dropping online Thursday, a day ahead of its release in stores. The athleisure line, dubbed "The Drip 2 Collection," comes nine months after the first installment of Beyoncé's Ivy Park x Adidas gear, which sold out almost instantly when it dropped at the start of the year.

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Will Thanksgiving be a superspreading event? Look to Canada for answers

Three weeks after Canadians celebrated their Thanksgiving holiday, the country is seeing a national spike in cases.

Nxivm leader belongs in pantheon of human evil

On October 27, I sat in US District Court in Brooklyn as Judge Nicholas Garaufis sentenced Nxivm cult founder Keith Raniere, 60, to 120 years in federal prison. It had been 16 months since a jury convicted him on seven counts that included racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy, forced labor conspiracy and sex trafficking.

DEA documents reveal elaborate undercover drug sting that nabbed two police officers accused of protecting cocaine transport

Court documents are revealing new details about the undercover drug sting that nabbed two South Florida police officers and three others.

Disney layoffs continue as pandemic closures carry on

Layoffs continue for thousands of Disney workers, many of whom are already struggling to make ends meet.

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One person dead, several injured in Vienna 'terror attack'

At least one person has been killed and several injured, including a police officer, after multiple gunmen opened fire in central Vienna, Austrian authorities said. One of the gunmen was also shot and killed, they added.

First-time voter: I needed to vote as if my life depended on it

As a resident of one of 2020's battleground states, I cannot contain my excitement about the fact that this is my first time voting in a US presidential election. In Georgia, I was casting a vote for the change that I so desperately want to see in this country.

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Here's how NASA fared under Trump

President Donald Trump ignited a months-long political battle in 2017 when he appointed Jim Bridenstine, a Republican congressman from Oklahoma, to run NASA.

Why wasn't the UK public told about Prince William's Covid diagnosis?

Sunday night's news that Prince William tested positive for coronavirus earlier this year has raised questions as to why the British public was not told that the second-in-line to the throne had been ill during the pandemic.

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Two major mall owners file for bankruptcy

Two owners of a combined 130 or so malls across the US have filed for bankruptcy, signaling that the pandemic and shifting consumer habits continue to rattle the retail industry.

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Trump suggests he might fire Fauci after election

President Donald Trump suggested to a Florida crowd he may fire Dr. Anthony Fauci after the election, escalating his feud with the nation's leading expert on infectious diseases and providing a window into a potential post-November 3 administration purge.

Suspect found sleeping in McDonald's following high-speed chase

A person was found sleeping in a McDonald's after a high speed chase through two Mid-Michigan counties.

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Bad weather is one problem the 2020 election won't have

This year -- we can all agree -- has been nuts. Even the weather has followed suit.

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Federal judge considering GOP challenge to invalidate nearly 127,000 votes in Democratic-leaning Houston

A federal judge in Texas is considering a GOP-led challenge Monday seeking to invalidate nearly 127,000 drive-thru ballots cast in the Democratic-leaning Houston area.

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Voter turnout at more than 25 percent heading into Election day, secretary of the state reports

Voter turnout stood at more than 25 percent the day before Election Day while the clock continued to tick toward the absentee ballot deadline.