| His hopes of winning growing dim, Trump looks to halt vote counting in Pennsylvania Posted: 04 Nov 2020 01:29 PM PST  As President Trump's reelection prospects continued to dim on Wednesday, his campaign launched an aggressive yet questionable strategy to keep Joe Biden from winning the state of Pennsylvania.
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| Black men drifted from Democrats toward Trump in record numbers, polls show Posted: 04 Nov 2020 12:45 PM PST  Most Black men supported Biden, but overall, Democrats have been losing Black male support since 2008, according to NBC exit poll data.
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| ‘A nightmare case.’ Florida man thought he shot an intruder, but it was his pregnant wife, sheriff says Posted: 05 Nov 2020 03:04 PM PST  A Martin County man thought he heard someone outside his bedroom door in the middle of the night Wednesday. Thinking it was an intruder, the man shot at them. But it wasn't an intruder. It was his pregnant wife, reports say.
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| The Supreme Court heard a case concerning LGBTQ rights and religious liberty about one week after Amy Coney Barrett joined the bench Posted: 05 Nov 2020 12:00 AM PST  The case represents a "legal supernova clash" between the rights of LGBTQ people and the First Amendment right to religious liberty, one expert said.
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| Pelosi reportedly declares election a 'big win' for Democrats. Moderate Democrat profanely disagrees. Posted: 05 Nov 2020 01:57 PM PST  Democrats gathered on a Thursday call to discuss the results of the 2020 election, and at least one lawmaker reportedly bluntly made her disappointment known.Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) on a Democratic caucus call on Thursday afternoon reportedly went off on what she described as House Democrats' "failure" in this year's election, ABC News' Ben Siegel reports. Democrats are expected to maintain their House majority, but after the election, the party will "likely have fewer seats in January than it does now," CNBC reports. Still, Pelosi deemed Tuesday a "big win," per CNN's Manu Raju. Spanberger clearly disagreed, reportedly saying, "We need to be pretty clear ... it was a failure. It was not a success. We lost incredible members of Congress." She also angrily told Democrats that "no one should say 'defund the police' ever again" and "nobody should be talking about socialism," adding that if the party doesn't change course for 2022, "We will get f---ing torn apart," Politico reports. > Spanberger on the Dem caucus call: We lost races we shouldn't have lost. > Defund police almost cost me my race bc of an attack ad. > Don't say socialism ever again. > Need to get back to basics. > (Is yelling.)> > — Erica Werner (@ericawerner) November 5, 2020Pelosi reportedly rejected the idea that the election was a "failure" for Democrats, saying that "we won the House." She also reportedly told Democrats that "we did not win every battle but we won the war" and that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden "has a mandate," although a winner in the 2020 presidential race has not been declared.But the chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee reportedly also said on the call that "I'm furious" because "something went wrong here across the entire political world," promising to conduct a "post mortem." More stories from theweek.com Fox News brings Trump to his knees The left just got crushed Biden's potential Cabinet picks may be limited 'to those who Mitch McConnell can live with'
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| Mississippi's new magnolia flag starting to fly after vote Posted: 04 Nov 2020 02:02 PM PST  A new Mississippi flag without Confederate images was flying in parts of the state on Wednesday, one day after a majority voters approved the design that has a magnolia encircled by stars and the phrase "In God We Trust." Officials hoisted the flag outside Hattiesburg City Hall and on the campus of the University of Mississippi in Oxford. "Mississippi voters sent a message to the world that we are moving forward together," former Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Reuben Anderson said in a statement.
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| Thom Tillis Declares Victory in North Carolina Senate Race Posted: 04 Nov 2020 10:17 AM PST  Senator Thom Tillis (R., N.C.) has declared victory in his reelection bid against Democrat Cal Cunningham.The North Carolina Senate race has not been called by the Associated Press as of Wednesday afternoon. However, Tillis currently holds 48.7 percent of the vote to Cunningham's 46.9 percent, with 93 percent of the total vote counted.Most North Carolina counties have already reported greater than 98 percent of their results, according to the New York Times. Several populous Democratic counties have reported about 90 percent of their results, indicating that Cunningham may be able to narrow Tillis's lead. However, Tillis decided to declare victory."Senator Thom Tillis won the most expensive United States Senate race in history," the Tillis campaign said in a statement. "Tillis' victory proved pollsters, pundits and the media wrong, as North Carolinians once again chose a problem solver who keeps his promises and delivers results."In a victory speech delivered to supporters on Tuesday night, Tillis thanked supporters and his family, calling the results of the race a "stunning victory."Polls consistently showed Tillis trailing Cunningham coming into Election Day. Polling numbers did not change significantly even after revelations that Cunningham, an army officer and married father of two, carried on an extramarital affair as recently as July.The race was simultaneously thrown into turmoil after Tillis revealed he had contracted coronavirus, and was forced to hold campaign events and interviews virtually until his recovery.
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| 'Choosing whiteness': Social media users say Charles Booker could have beat McConnell Posted: 03 Nov 2020 07:10 PM PST  With 87% of votes counted Tuesday evening, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had a more than 19-point lead over Democratic nominee Amy McGrath.
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| The ultimate guide to marijuana legalization Posted: 05 Nov 2020 06:17 AM PST  Four states voted to legalize recreational cannabis, and Mississippi voted to allow medical marijuana.
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| Biden's chances of defeating Trump improve Posted: 04 Nov 2020 07:43 AM PST  Joe Biden's prospects looked strong in Michigan and Wisconsin, with him in the lead. The Associated Press has called Arizona for Biden. If he wins those three and holds Nevada, he will have 270 Electoral College votes and be the next president.
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| College student found dead in dorm after testing positive for coronavirus Posted: 04 Nov 2020 08:04 AM PST  Bethany Nesbitt, 20, was found dead in a residence hall at Grace College in Indiana. The coroner said Covid-19 was a contributing factor while the cause of death was a pulmonary embolus.
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| 'Someone may have to pay a price' for USPS's refusal to sweep for ballots, judge says Posted: 04 Nov 2020 10:01 AM PST  The United States Postal Service refused to listen to U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan, and he isn't happy about it.After the USPS revealed more than 300,000 ballots had entered postal processing plants but subsequently failed to receive "exit scans," indicating they might have been misplaced within the mail system, Sullivan ordered the Postal Service to perform a final sweep for those ballots. But the USPS said Tuesday night it wouldn't follow Sullivan's order in time to ensure the ballots in 15 critical states were accounted for before polls closed.In a hearing Wednesday morning, a Department of Justice attorney representing the USPS told Sullivan it was "not operationally possible" to conduct the sweep, but that the USPS plants did try their best to ensure "ballots were expedited as quickly as possible."> JUST IN: Postal Service files a new explanation in court explaining its failure to comply with Judge SULLIVAN's order but says it complied in spirit anyway. pic.twitter.com/C1RzvS7dBM> > — Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) November 4, 2020But Sullivan wasn't standing for the USPS's "11th hour" decision not to comply, he said. "Someone may have to pay a price for that," Sullivan said, namely Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a Trump appointee who has come under fire for mismanagement ahead of an election expecting an unprecedented number of absentee ballots. "The postmaster's going to have to be deposed or appear before me. I'm not going to forget it," he added.Sullivan and the DOJ lawyer then set up a 1:30 p.m. EST testimony from Kevin Bray, the head of mail processing for the USPS.More stories from theweek.com The left just got crushed Trump is feeling 'down,' starting to 'see this slip away' from him, CNN's Dana Bash reports A Biden presidency might essentially be over before it can begin
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| A Buffalo, New York, mail carrier made a wrong turn and was arrested at the Canadian border with 800 pieces of undelivered mail in his trunk Posted: 05 Nov 2020 02:37 PM PST  Investigators believe that the postal service employee had stolen mail more than four times since September.
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| SCOTUS to hear dispute over Catholic organization’s refusal to allow LGBT parents to foster Posted: 04 Nov 2020 05:48 AM PST  In a case pitting LGBT rights against religious rights, the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday is set to hear arguments in a dispute over the city of Philadelphia's refusal to place children for foster care with a Catholic Church-affiliated agency that excludes same-sex couples from serving as foster parents.
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| Tired of blue state life, rural Oregon voters eye new border Posted: 04 Nov 2020 03:30 PM PST  As a hotly contested election highlights the United States's deep divisions, rural voters in liberal blue-state Oregon have approved a radical solution -- splitting off to join neighboring deep-red conservative Idaho.
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| A senior TikTok executive admitted the company used to censor content critical of China, 'specifically with regard to the Uighur situation' Posted: 05 Nov 2020 06:04 AM PST  TikTok's UK director of public policy said Wednesday that the company had previously taken a "blunt instrument" approach to censorship.
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| Mexico police arrest man over 2019 Mormon killings Posted: 05 Nov 2020 07:08 AM PST  Three women and six children from the US were killed, in a possible case of mistaken identity.
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| Georgia's most populous county stopped counting ballots at 10:30 p.m. Posted: 03 Nov 2020 08:27 PM PST  It's bedtime in Georgia! In Fulton County — the state's most populous county, which includes Atlanta — officials said they would stop counting mail-in ballots at 10:30 p.m., with the plan of resuming in the morning, NBC News reports. Hey, that's fine, it's not like we're in the middle of an incredibly contentious election or anything!The count in Fulton County had already been delayed earlier in the evening, after a pipe burst near a room where some of the ballots were being held. Because the region is home to a tenth of all Georgians, the further hold-up will affect when the whole state is able to report its final tally. Trump leads in the Peach State as of 11 p.m. ET with 63 percent reporting, although his margin is expected to narrow or potentially flip, since mail-in ballots are projected to skew blue, especially in Atlanta.Still, Georgian officials' decision to hit the hay could result in sleepless nights for a lot of other Americans, as it makes the chance of having a definitive call on the president by Tuesday night even slimmer.More stories from theweek.com COVID-19 keeps proving everyone wrong Is this the year the New South turns blue? Democrats' first priority
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| A man was banned from Yellowstone after trying to fry chicken in a hot spring Posted: 05 Nov 2020 02:13 PM PST  Park Rangers found the man near Yellowstone's Shoshone Geyser Basin region with cooking pots and two chickens in a burlap sack.
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| Eta's second act: Florida now in storm's path after it made landfall in Nicaragua as Category 4 Posted: 04 Nov 2020 08:48 AM PST  While it's too soon to determine Eta's intensity, timing and impacts from wind and rainfall, Florida should pay attention to this system.
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| Detroit pastor says Black people have gone from ‘picking cotton to picking presidents’ Posted: 04 Nov 2020 05:22 PM PST  While the fate of the nation hangs in the balance as the presidency of the United States has yet to be definitively decided, protesters in Detroit tried to stop votes from being counted. According to the Detroit Free Press, Republican protesters were stopped at the doors as they sought to gain entry at the arena now being used to count votes in the already contested presidential election. There were also representatives from the Michigan ACLU, the League of Women Voters, and non-partisan challengers, all of whom are allowed to challenge votes.
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| Pope shakes up running of Vatican funds after London property scandal Posted: 05 Nov 2020 04:43 AM PST  Pope Francis has stripped the Vatican's Secretariat of State of control over its own funds, moving them to the supervision of its economic offices in an attempt to contain the fallout of a scandal over a luxury London property deal. The Secretariat of State is the most important department in the Vatican administration, overseeing the Holy See's diplomacy and general affairs inside the Vatican and has historically controlled its own funds, investments and real estate holdings. An investigation into the London deal, which involved several middlemen, led to the suspension last year of five Vatican employees, the resignation of its police chief and the exit of the former director of its Financial Information Authority.
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| 5 states just passed ballot measures to legalize marijuana, but policy experts say people already in prison on drug convictions have a hard path to freedom Posted: 04 Nov 2020 07:34 PM PST  Five states — New Jersey, Mississippi, Arizona, Montana, and South Dakota — voted to legalize marijuana on Tuesday.
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| Trump campaign spews lawsuits to stop the clock on voting Posted: 04 Nov 2020 03:54 PM PST  As the vote count ground on Wednesday in an excruciatingly tight presidential race that seemed to be moving inexorably against him, President Trump took to the courts in an increasingly desperate effort to challenge the results.
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| Vienna gunman was caught trying to buy ammunition in July Posted: 04 Nov 2020 07:10 AM PST  The Islamic State gunman who murdered four people and injured 22 in a terror attack in Vienna on Monday was caught trying to buy ammunition in the summer, officials have admitted. Kujtim Fejzulai was not under surveillance despite having been released from jail only last December for attempting to join Isil. He had succeeded in convincing the authorities that he had been deradicalised, according to Karl Nehammer, the Austrian interior minister. It has now emerged that police in neighbouring Slovakia notified the Austrian authorities that he had been caught trying to buy ammunition there in July. The disclosure came as one of Fejzulai's victims was identifed as Nexhip Vrenezi, 21, a Muslim originally from the same Albanian immigrant community in North Macedonia as Fejzulai. On the night of Fejzulai's rampage, he was shot four times as he left a pub to have a cigarette. There is no indication that the two men knew each other. Meanwhile the Austrian chancellor, Sebastian Kurz, said that he would use an EU summit next month to urge fellow European Union leaders to unite together against political Islam. His words echoed those of President Emmanuel Macron of France, who has said in the wake of recent terror attacks on French soil that Islamism was incompatible with French values. "I expect an end to the misconceived tolerance and for all the nations of Europe to finally realise how dangerous the ideology of political Islam is for our freedom and the European way of life," Mr Kurz told Die Welt, a German newspaper. Fejzulai's attempts to buy ammunition in Slovakia has highlighted its reputation as one of the easier places in Europe to buy weapons. Two of the gunmen who carried out the 2015 attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris obtained assault rifles there. But the country has tightened gun controls since then and Fejzulai was refused ammunition because he did not have a valid gun license. He travelled there with another man in a car registered to the mother of another known Islamist. Mr Nehammer told a press conference the warning from Slovakia had been investigated by Austria's BVT domestic intelligence agency. He put the fact it was not acted on further down to a "failure of communication" and pledged to set up an independent inquiry.
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| Georgia voters ousted the district attorney who oversaw Ahmaud Arbery's case Posted: 04 Nov 2020 10:03 AM PST  The longtime Republican prosecutor had declined to investigate the death of Ahmaud Arbery, 25, who was followed, shot, and killed by a group of white men.
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| An already soaked South Florida prepares for possible Tropical Storm Eta Posted: 05 Nov 2020 08:19 AM PST  South Florida and the Florida Keys should start preparing for wind and rain beginning late this weekend and lasting into early next week
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| 'It was a failure': Furious House Democrats unload as leadership promises answers after election losses Posted: 05 Nov 2020 02:45 PM PST  House Democrats talked through the aftermath on a private caucus call Thursday afternoon, where lawmakers blamed the media, polling and one another for the losses.
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| Russia's coronavirus tests show false negatives up to 40% of time, official says Posted: 04 Nov 2020 11:42 PM PST  Russia's coronavirus tests give false negative results up to 40% of the time, a health official said on Thursday as new infections rose and Moscow's mayor warned of a worsening situation. Sergei Avdeev, the health ministry's lead external consultant on pulmonology, said coronavirus tests often showed false negatives, not because of a problem with the tests, but because the swabs were not taken properly.
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| Missing mountain biker found dead after falling from hillside, California cops say Posted: 04 Nov 2020 12:53 PM PST  Rescuers initially couldn't reach the mountain biker, officials said.
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| Although now required by California law, ethnic studies courses likely to be met with resistance Posted: 05 Nov 2020 05:27 AM PST  In August 2020, California passed a law that requires college students in the state university system to take an ethnic studies course in order to graduate. In essence, the California state legislature has made it mandatory for the nearly 500,000 students in the Cal State system to take the classes that student activists and others fought for universities to implement decades ago. While these classes are not without controversy, as a scholar who studies racial dynamics on college campuses, I argue their benefits outweigh their liabilities.These classes are offered throughout the country at colleges and universities as varied and diverse as Bowling Green State University and the University of Washington. When these classes are taught as they were intended – with a heavy focus on issues of race and fighting racism – research shows they can improve college students' cognitive and social development. They can also reduce individual racial prejudice. Ethnic studies occupies a unique place within higher education. The field's existence is owed to grassroots struggles of communities of color and their allies. These struggles frequently came in the form of sit-ins, hunger strikes and other forms of targeted agitation. Many scholars trace the roots of ethnic studies to the Third World Liberation Front strike at San Francisco State University in 1968, where these classes were part of the activists' demands. Thus, ethnic studies came about as a result of activism by students of color and professors who sought to shine the light on the histories and cultural contributions of racially marginalized people, while documenting their struggles for social justice. From this history, meaningful ethnic studies treats racism as a systemic reality as opposed to an individual flaw. It also explores how other forms of discrimination and oppression – such as sexism, genderism and ableism – reinforce racism and vice versa. White students' resistanceIn my view, the merits of ethnic studies stand on their own, especially at a time of substantial racial unrest. However, making these classes a graduation requirement will undoubtedly change the dynamics and composition of the students who take these courses. Simply put, these classes will now have more white students who are there only because they must be, not because they choose to be.While there is some research on white students' resistance in ethnic studies classes specifically, there is substantial evidence regarding how they engage with other classes where race is the primary focus. For example, when college courses focus on racism, it is frequently framed by white students as a form of hating white people.The sensitivity to perceived "anti-white" content is so high that in October 2019, Jennine Capó Crucet's novel, "Make Your Home Among Strangers," was the subject of a literal book burning at Georgia Southern University. Exploring the effects of systemic racism on communities of color can provoke a reaction of what education scholar and author Robin DiAngelo calls "white fragility," or "a state in which even a minimum amount of racial stress becomes intolerable, triggering a range of defensive moves." The problem with white fragility is that it frequently emerges within college classrooms when the subject is racism. It can also take the form of white student resistance and evasiveness. This resistance has been shown to negatively affect instructor course evaluations, particularly for instructors of color.Part of this dynamic is that white men often see classes that address race and racism as less academically rigorous than other courses. Compulsion questionedGiven this context, some people have asked me if it would not make more sense to make ethnic studies optional instead of mandatory. I disagree with this premise because Black, Latino, Indigenous and Asian American students are often subjected to a Eurocentric curriculum in their undergraduate studies. In looking at the research, I have seen little evidence that students of color resist these Eurocentric courses the same way that their white peers resist courses that focus on race. Additionally, I had a student directly ask me, "When am I going to use ethnic studies? Isn't that just for racial activists? I am going to be an engineer." I have two responses to this.First, students are constantly asking when they are going to use specific pieces of the general education curriculum, and that is not the point of these courses. They are meant to provide a well-rounded college experience. A university education is meant to be one in which English majors take math courses and chemistry majors take classes in the humanities. Second, a general education curriculum is a reflection of what an institution values. Increasingly, those values include promoting racial equity. This is because racism is a systemic reality which requires a collective response – not exclusively being the responsibility of "racial activists." [You're smart and curious about the world. So are The Conversation's authors and editors. You can read us daily by subscribing to our newsletter.]Anti-racism makes many white students feel uncomfortable because it functions as a type of social agitation. As the esteemed sociologist W.E.B. Du Bois reminds us, "Agitation is a necessary evil to tell of the ills of the suffering. Without it many a nation has been lulled to false security and preened itself with virtues it did not possess." Meaningful ethnic studies courses can contribute to this type of necessary agitation. In my view, making them mandatory can challenge all students to explore, understand and address the realities of racial oppression. Ethnic studies is not a panacea for all issues of race and racism, but I believe it is an important central component moving forward. Yes, there will be predictable resistance to these course requirements, but in a way, that is what makes an ethnic studies requirement so critically important.This article is republished from The Conversation, a nonprofit news site dedicated to sharing ideas from academic experts. It was written by: Nolan L. Cabrera, University of Arizona.Read more: * Why I teach a course called 'White Racism' * For parents of color, schooling at home can be an act of resistanceNolan L. Cabrera does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
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| Tigray crisis: Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed vows to continue military offensive Posted: 05 Nov 2020 09:04 AM PST  Abiy Ahmed's pledge to carry on fighting in Tigray comes amid concerns about a civil war.
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| Trump ally Angela Stanton-King loses Georgia House race with less than 15% of the vote Posted: 04 Nov 2020 06:37 PM PST  Nikema Williams defeated Angela Stanton-King in a landslide victory in the race for the late Congressman John Lewis' seat in Georgia. Williams won the seat with 85.1% of votes to Stanton's 14.9%, The New York Times reports. The landslide victory was by a margin of 71%.
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| Why Amy Coney Barrett may reduce conservative Christians' fears — and help all Americans Posted: 05 Nov 2020 06:02 AM PST  Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation might begin a path that will put Christian conservatives' anxiety to rest, which bodes well for all Americans.
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| Mom gets 40 years in deaths of 2 babies left in trash bags Posted: 05 Nov 2020 09:07 AM PST  A South Carolina mother who skipped the trial where she was convicted of homicide by child abuse for throwing two of her newborns away in trash bags moments after they born will spend 40 years in prison. Alyssa Dayvault turned herself in the day after her trial ended and remained in jail until Thursday, when Circuit Judge Steven John opened the envelopes where he placed her sealed sentences after the jury verdict Oct. 15. Dayvault hid her pregnancies in 2017 and 2018 from everyone, including her boyfriend and her mother, gave birth at her North Myrtle Beach home alone then put the newborns into trash bags and threw them away, prosecutors said.
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| Trump reportedly screamed at Rupert Murdoch over Fox News' early Arizona call Posted: 04 Nov 2020 07:10 PM PST  As of Wednesday night, Fox News had one of the most pessimistic maps for the Trump campaign, with the network being one of two outlets to call Arizona for Joe Biden. (The Associated Press is the other.) And you'll never guess who was rumored to be furious that it was his preferred news channel that happened to be the bearer of bad news."According to a source, [President] Trump phoned Fox owner Rupert Murdoch to scream about the call and demand a retraction" after Fox's ruling was made just before 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday night, Gabriel Sherman reports for Vanity Fair. "Murdoch refused, and the call stood."Biden is still ahead of Trump in Arizona, which has 11 electoral votes, meaning that if he wins the state, he'll be a mere six Electoral College votes away from the winning 270. But as more votes came in from Maricopa County on Wednesday night, Trump appeared to be slowly chipping away at his lead.Still, "Murdoch has been telling associates for months that Trump would lose the election," Vanity Fair reports. And the network's coverage isn't going over well with the Trump team, which is used to Fox being on their side. "Fox News committed news malpractice and voter suppression last night," former Trump adviser Sam Nunberg vented to Sherman. "There's got to be a change there or there will be major consequences. Chris Wallace wouldn't shut up the whole night! I switched to CNN anytime he came on."More stories from theweek.com Fox News brings Trump to his knees The left just got crushed Biden's potential Cabinet picks may be limited 'to those who Mitch McConnell can live with'
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| US Postal Service blows court-ordered deadline to check for missing ballots. About 300,000 can't be traced Posted: 03 Nov 2020 08:54 PM PST  The window is closing fast. The deadline for mail-in ballots either ends as the polls close tonight or has already passed in 29 states.
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| The pandemic is permanently changing fast food as Wendy's, Burger King, and Chipotle double down on high-tech drive-thrus Posted: 04 Nov 2020 09:22 AM PST  Post-pandemic, fast food will be skewed in favor of the drive-thru, as chains invest in mobile ordering and predictive technology.
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| A 15-foot, 2,000-pound great white shark tracked off the Keys. She’s come a long way. Posted: 05 Nov 2020 02:39 PM PST  Unama'ki, a 15-foot, 2,000-pound female great white shark is spending some time off the Florida Keys.
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| Election system 'utterly failed' Americans: The Federalist publisher Posted: 04 Nov 2020 07:39 AM PST  The Federalist publisher Ben Domenech and Fox News contributor Tammy Bruce discuss voter concerns and the issues with the election system as the presidential race remains undecided.
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| Editorial: So much for California's racial reckoning. Voters reject affirmative action - again Posted: 05 Nov 2020 03:00 AM PST  The failure of Proposition 16 is a shame and a missed opportunity.
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| Biden urges supporters to remain calm: 'The process is working' Posted: 05 Nov 2020 01:38 PM PST  As the presidential vote count nears the end of its second day, former Vice President Joe Biden urged his supporters to remain calm. "The process is working," he emphasized in brief remarks from Wilmington, Delaware.Biden added that he and his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, "continue to feel very good about where things stand," but that "each ballot must be counted and that's what we're going to see going through now." His remarks stand in sharp contrast to those made by President Trump, who tweeted "STOP THE COUNT!" on Thursday morning as his path to victory showed signs of narrowing."Democracy is sometimes messy," Biden reminded his supporters. "It sometimes requires a little patience." > WATCH LIVE: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is delivering remarks in Delaware as votes continue to be counted in key battleground states. https://t.co/jex7XEn3PC https://t.co/HihTyhjRmE> > -- CBS News (@CBSNews) November 5, 2020More stories from theweek.com Fox News brings Trump to his knees The left just got crushed Biden's potential Cabinet picks may be limited 'to those who Mitch McConnell can live with'
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| New York elects first South Asian Americans to state Assembly Posted: 04 Nov 2020 07:36 AM PST  There are more than 300,000 South Asians in New York City, and this is the first time the community has elected a desi representative.
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| Vatican report on disgraced ex U.S. cardinal McCarrick expected this month: sources Posted: 05 Nov 2020 03:14 AM PST  A long-awaited Vatican report into disgraced ex-U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick is expected to be released this month to coincide with an annual meeting of American bishops, Vatican sources said on Thursday. McCarrick was expelled from the Roman Catholic priesthood last year after a Vatican investigation found him guilty of sexual crimes against minors and adults and abuse of power. Pope Francis ordered a thorough study of all documents in Holy See offices concerning McCarrick in 2018.
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| North Korea bans smoking in public places - will it help Kim kick the habit? Posted: 05 Nov 2020 03:17 AM PST  North Korea has introduced smoking bans in some public places to provide citizens with "hygienic living environments," raising questions about whether the nation's chain-smoking supreme leader may kick the habit himself. The new law introduced on Wednesday by the governing Supreme People's Assembly aims to protect the lives and health of North Koreans by tightening the legal and social controls on the production and sale of cigarettes, state media KCNA reported. The law stipulates that smoking is banned in specific venues, such as political and ideological education centres, theatres and cinemas, and medical and public health facilities. KCNA added that the law indicates penalties for breaking rules. North Korea has notoriously high smoking rates. Some 46 per cent of men smoked tobacco as of 2017, according to a World Health Organization survey. Apparently, no women smoke. Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, is the nation's most famous smoker, and has been frequently seen on state media lighting up a cigarette.
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