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• Arizona election chief chides protesters who gathered outside county center

  05-11-2020 23:59 via politico.com
  
  Secretary of State Katie Hobbs said that she hadn’t heard of any instances of election workers in Maricopa County being harmed by the protesters, some of them armed.
  
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• Biden urges calm as votes are counted, saying 'the process is working'

  05-11-2020 23:57 via cnn.com
  
  Joe Biden says he and his campaign "continue to feel very good" about the Democratic nominee's prospects of winning the presidency as votes are counted in several key states.
  
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• Americans are Googling how to move to New Zealand. Here's a step-by-step guide to becoming a Kiwi after the pandemic.

  05-11-2020 23:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  When borders open back up, New Zealand will likely be looking for chefs, veterinarians, and other professionals to offset skill shortages.
  
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• Perdue hopes to hold off Ossoff in Georgia Senate race as results show possibility of runoff

  05-11-2020 23:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Democrats flipped two Senate seats – in Arizona and Colorado – but lost one seat in Alabama.
  
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• Mitch McConnell is already preparing to torpedo Joe Biden's Cabinet picks

  05-11-2020 23:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A source close to the majority leader tells Axios that the GOP won't approve any "radical progressives" from Biden
  
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• Michigan says a 'dead voter' conspiracy theory shared by Donald Trump Jr. is probably the result of a records error

  05-11-2020 23:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Michigan's Department of State denied a viral conspiracy theory alleging that a deceased person voted in the 2020 presidential election.
  
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• 'It was a failure': Furious House Democrats unload as leadership promises answers after election losses

  05-11-2020 23:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  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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• Scientists think about 40% of happiness is genetic while the rest comes down to 3 main components

  05-11-2020 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  About 40% of your happiness is genetic, but the other 60% is determined by factors you can control like your hobbies, environment, and lifestyle.
  
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• As vote count swings toward Biden, Trump's backers hit the caps-lock key on Twitter

  05-11-2020 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Fox News host Mark Levin suggested that if Trump ends up losing in key battleground states, Republican-led legislatures there should overturn the will of the voters and chose a slate of electors that would keep him in the White House.
  
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• A 15-foot, 2,000-pound great white shark tracked off the Keys. She’s come a long way.

  05-11-2020 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Unama’ki, a 15-foot, 2,000-pound female great white shark is spending some time off the Florida Keys.
  
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• Column: With Biden in the lead, why aren't more Democrats dancing in the streets?

  05-11-2020 23:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Democrats' wailing and gnashing of teeth arises from a longstanding reluctance to accept that politics is about campaigns, not movements.
  
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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

  05-11-2020 23:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Investigators believe that the postal service employee had stolen mail more than four times since September.
  
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• US election 2020: Joe Biden urges calm as he holds lead over Donald Trump in tense wait – live

  05-11-2020 23:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Biden says he’s on course to win as Trump threatens to fight outcome‘Count every vote’: protesters take to streets across US
  Why are the media reporting different US election results?Trump v Biden – full results as they come in
  Senate and House elections – full results as they come in 10.33pm GMT Kathy Boockvar, the Pennsylvania secretary of state, said the counting of the state’s remaining ballots would continue “into the evening.”Speaking to repo
  
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• Australia news live: Victoria reports zero days and deaths for seventh day in a row

  05-11-2020 23:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Victoria’s hotel quarantine inquiry is set to deliver its interim report. Follow latest updates 10.33pm GMT Looks like there’s still no result in the US election, the update from Pennsylvania is just that they’re still counting the votes (good). 10.16pm GMT Australia’s services sector is seeing a marked improvement as domestic demand perks up after the doldrums of the coronavirus pandemic, AAP reports.
  New figures show the services industry is expanding for the first time
  
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• Former Rays prospect and Corona Santiago High standout Brandon Martin convicted of triple murder

  05-11-2020 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Former Tampa Bay Rays prospect Brandon Martin has been convicted of murdering three men with a baseball bat.
  
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• Coronavirus live news: France registers record 58,046 new cases; Italy reports highest death toll since April

  05-11-2020 23:32 via theguardian.com
  
  France daily infections rise again as official says virus crisis is getting worse; Italian record total comes amid anger over regional lockdownsDenmark plans to cull 15m mink over Covid mutation fears
  UK chancellor extends furlough scheme until early 2021Exclusive: UK rapid mass tests miss over 50% of cases in pilot China bans non-Chinese arrivals from UK as England enters lockdownUS sets record for daily new cases average one day after election 9.50pm GMT The UK death toll from coronavirus has
  
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• Why Fox News analyst Arnon Mishkin called Arizona for Biden on election night

  05-11-2020 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The controversial call received pushback from the Trump campaign. Fox News is holding firm and could call Biden the winner of the White House on Thursday night.
  
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• Jared Kushner’s apartments file to evict hundreds of tenants ahead of eviction ban expiration

  05-11-2020 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Federal eviction moratorium is set to expire before new year
  
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• A man was banned from Yellowstone after trying to fry chicken in a hot spring

  05-11-2020 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  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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• The controversies of 19-year-old TikTok star Zoe LaVerne, who apologized for kissing her 13-year-old fan

  05-11-2020 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  During her rise to Musical.ly and TikTok fame, Zoe LaVerne admitted to cheating on Cody Orlove and kissing an underage fan.
  
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• Joe Biden urges calm: 'In America, the vote is sacred' – video

  05-11-2020 23:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Joe Biden issued a very short statement on the current state of play in the presidential race, emphasizing that election officials must count every valid vote that was cast. Biden noted he and his running mate, Kamala Harris, 'continue to feel very good' about the ultimate result.Speaking at the Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware, the Democratic nominee also noted the country was nearing 240,000 deaths from Covid-19 and expressed sympathy for Americans who had lost loved ones to the
  
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• This bar's been named the world's best (now good luck getting in)

  05-11-2020 23:01 via cnn.com
  
  Being named best bar in the world in 2020 is a lot like being declared world's most eligible bachelor while stranded on a deserted island.
  
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• Why are there fears of civil war in Ethiopia?

  05-11-2020 22:58 via cnn.com
  
  When Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia received the Nobel Peace Prize last year, he was lauded as a regional peacemaker. Now, he is being asked to pull his own country back from the brink of civil war.
  
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• Pelosi reportedly declares election a 'big win' for Democrats. Moderate Democrat profanely disagrees.

  05-11-2020 22:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  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 t
  
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• Trump's defense secretary reportedly has his resignation letter ready to go

  05-11-2020 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  He's reportedly in the midst of helping Congress prepare legislation to change the names of military installations.
  
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• Traveling to New York? Here's what to know about required COVID-19 tests to avoid quarantine

  05-11-2020 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New York issued new rules mandating COVID-19 testing for out-of-state travel. The new order comes as cases surge across the U.S. What you need to know
  
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• Here's when we'll hear from election officials across the US

  05-11-2020 22:43 via cnn.com
  
  Two days after Election Day, Joe Biden is nearing 270 electoral votes but CNN has not yet projected a winner in the presidential race.
  
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• Here's when we'll hear from election officials across the country today

  05-11-2020 22:43 via cnn.com
  
  Two days after Election Day, Joe Biden is nearing 270 electoral votes but CNN has not yet projected a winner in the presidential race.
  
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• 'The process is working': Joe Biden calls for calm

  05-11-2020 22:42 via cnn.com
  
  Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden asks for patience and urges Americans to remain calm as votes continue to be counted in several battleground states.
  
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• Trump Jr hits out at GOP for not supporting his father with attack that could indicate he is going to run

  05-11-2020 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ‘Everyone should be watching who is actually fighting this flagrant nonsense and who is sitting on the sidelines,’ he falsely claimed
  
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• Biden urges supporters to remain calm: 'The process is working'

  05-11-2020 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  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
  
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• I tried Michael Jordan's $130 tequila sold in a giant leaf-shaped bottle and while it looked impressive I'll stick to my $40 favorite

  05-11-2020 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The company dropped a limited edition, extra-large, uniquely engraved bottle of the brand's less expensive añejo, retailing for $130, on October 13.
  
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• Ethiopian military declares it is 'at war' with Tigray leaders

  05-11-2020 22:32 via theguardian.com
  
  Fears of civil conflict as air raids and artillery battles reported in TPLF and federal government standoffEthiopia’s military has said it is “at war” with the ruling party of the country’s northern Tigray region, amid unconfirmed reports of fighting, artillery duels and air raids.There appears little hope of averting conflict in Africa’s second most populous country, with senior officials on both sides apparently determined to seek military advantage before any neg
  
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• Bizarre molten planet discovered with lava ocean, supersonic winds

  05-11-2020 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Scientists said the newly discovered exoplanet is one of the most extreme worlds discovered beyond the edges of the solar system.
  
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• A viral Facebook group from pro-Trump activists pushed misinformation. Then Facebook stepped in.

  05-11-2020 22:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  The group expanded at a rapid pace Thursday morning, topping out at about 350,000 profiles, some of them calling for violence.
  
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• UN, EU slam Israel after West Bank demolition leaves 73 Palestinians homeless

  05-11-2020 22:27 via cnn.com
  
  The United Nations and the European Union have criticized the demolition by the Israeli military of a large portion of a Palestinian community in the West Bank that left 73 people, including 41 children, homeless.
  
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• People are painting their walls more now — and these are their go-to colors

  05-11-2020 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Amid global unrest, can surrounding yourself with a certain color make you feel calmer?
  
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• Fox News’ Pro-Trump Stars Are Getting Desperate

  05-11-2020 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Over the past several days, as the president’s re-election chances grow ostensibly dimmer, Fox News’ most vociferously pro-Trump stars have seemingly grown desperate, floating baseless “fraud” allegations or conspiracy theories, parroting outright lies from the internet’s fever swamps, or making wildly undemocratic suggestions for Team Trump to prevent a Biden presidency.In fact, at least one Fox News star has suggested that Republicans should actively disregard the
  
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• Stocks on track for their best week since April amid vote count

  05-11-2020 22:10 via cnn.com
  
  US stocks surged again in what's shaping up to be the market's best week in months. States are still counting election votes, but Wall Street is growing increasingly confident — and excited — the result will be a divided government.
  
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• The Leonid meteor shower is coming — here’s when and how to watch

  05-11-2020 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Set your alarm to catch the Leonids!
  
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• Cori Bush delivers electrifying victory speech: 'This is our moment … I love you' – video

  05-11-2020 22:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Cori Bush is set to become the first Black congresswoman in the history of Missouri after storming to victory over her Republican rival Anthony Rogers with more than 75% of the vote in the state's 1st district, which includes the city of St Louis.Bush, a single mother, nurse and former Covid patient, gave a rousing victory speech on Tuesday, saying: 'This is our moment to finally, finally start living and growing and thriving ... My message today is to every Black, brown, immigrant, queer, and t
  
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• Kangaroos, zebras, weed and more found by Canadian police during drug raid

  05-11-2020 22:00 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Three kangaroos and two zebras were found by Canadian police at a grow operation that is suspected of peddling illegal weed, authorities said.
  
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• Fed keeps interest rates near zero and warns of further pandemic strain on the economy

  05-11-2020 21:59 via cnn.com
  
  The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged at ultra-low levels Thursday, and warned that the Covid-19 pandemic will continue weighing on the economy in the short term.
  
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• Dem leaders warn liberal rhetoric could blow Georgia races

  05-11-2020 21:57 via politico.com
  
  If “we are going to run on Medicare for All, defund the police, socialized medicine, we're not going to win," says Jim Clyburn.
  
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• A Georgia runoff candidate's new ad reminds us that the election cycle is never over

  05-11-2020 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The votes in the 2020 presidential election aren't even fully counted yet, but already candidates are shoring up for the next round. In Georgia, Senate candidate Rev. Raphael Warnock (D) has already released a new ad in preparation for facing incumbent Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler in a January runoff."Get ready, Georgia," the Democrat warns in the clever ad spot, that nevertheless might be triggering for people who still haven't recovered from our current election cycle. "The negative ads agai
  
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• EXPLAINER: How much misinformation is kicking around?

  05-11-2020 21:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Karen Mahabir, fact check and misinformation editor for The Associated Press, says her team of reporters has had no shortage of work since Americans stopped voting late Tuesday.“It's been a really busy time for us,” Mahabir says.Here, she answers three quick questions about the misinformation landscape at the moment.
  
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• Trump's Pennsylvania lawsuits invoke Bush v. Gore – but the Supreme Court probably won't decide the 2020 election

  05-11-2020 21:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Trump campaign has filed two lawsuits in federal court over ballot counting and voting deadlines in Pennsylvania, threatening to take the election to the Supreme Court. Both consciously echo the two main legal theories of Bush v. Gore, the infamous Supreme Court case that decided the contested 2000 presidential election. But this race is not likely to be decided by the Supreme Court. There are several reasons, sitting at the intersection of law and politics, why the ghosts of Florida past wo
  
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• Trump campaign loses another 2 ballot counting battles in Michigan and Pennsylvania

  05-11-2020 21:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Trump campaign is continuing to lose its legal campaigns around the country.Thursday afternoon marked the end of Republicans' challenge to mail-in votes in Montgomery County outside Philadelphia, where the GOP wanted to invalidate absentee ballots that were "cured" after they were submitted. And in the already-called Michigan, a judge threw out another Trump campaign complaint looking for more oversight over the ballot count there.In Pennsylvania and much of the country, people who submit ba
  
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• President Trump's lead narrows in key battleground state

  05-11-2020 21:41 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Phil Mattingly gives an update on the state of play in Georgia as votes continue to be counted for the 2020 presidential election.
  
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• President Trump's lead narrows in battleground state

  05-11-2020 21:41 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Phil Mattingly gives an update on the state of play in Georgia as votes continue to be counted for the 2020 presidential election.
  
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