It’s the strongest temblor since March 1976.
Josh Linehan
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Alex Trebek, long-running ‘Jeopardy!’ host, dies at 80
The Canadian-born broadcaster almost single-handedly made it one of the longest-lasting shows of its kind in TV history.
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Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World
President-elect Biden seeks to move quickly, build out his administration
Joe Biden used his first national address as president-elect to vow to heal a deeply divided nation, declaring “let this grim era of demonization in American begin to end here and now.”
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Trump, who never admits defeat, mulls how to keep up fight
Trump is not expected to ever formally concede, according to people close to him.
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Biden transition team didn’t wait for verdict to get busy
Longtime Biden aide Ted Kaufman had been leading efforts to ensure the former vice president can begin building out a government in anticipation of a victory.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Harris breaks barriers as first woman, Black woman and South Asian elected VP
The 56-year-old California senator, as a Black and South Asian woman, represents the multiculturalism that defines America but is largely absent from Washington’s power centers.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World
President-elect Biden: ‘I sought this office to restore the soul of America’
President-elect Joe Biden is positioning himself to be a leader who, as he puts it, ‘seeks not to divide, but to unify’ a nation gripped by a historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil.
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Biden overtakes Trump in Georgia vote count
The contest is still too early for the Associated Press to call, but Biden’s vote margins grew as counties processed mail ballots cast in his favor.
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Trump falsely claims victory, seeks to stop ‘all voting’ — but only counting remains
President Trump says he’ll take the presidential election to the Supreme Court, but it’s unclear what he means in a country in which vote tabulations routinely continue beyond Election Day, and states largely set the rules for when the count has to end.
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Maine’s ranked choice voting rules and procedures, explained
Voters will for the first time in U.S. history use ranked choice voting to determine their pick for president of the United States.