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12 votes
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US President Donald Trump pardons Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about Russia contact
22 votes -
The Trump administration is clearing the way for the start of President-elect Joe Biden's transition, despite Donald Trump vowing to keep up election fight
30 votes -
Guatemala protesters torch Congress as simmering anger boils over
9 votes -
Donald Trump's election power play: Persuade Republican legislators to do what US voters did not
12 votes -
Estonia's far-right minister resigns over Biden remarks
12 votes -
2020 Election News and Information (Week of November 1st)
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Final thread before the election
23 votes -
Joe Biden elected president
69 votes -
Joe Biden is the next President of the United States
Race called by Decision Desk HQ at 08:50 AM EST: https://twitter.com/DecisionDeskHQ/status/1324710866516905984 Other sources will follow as there is no path back for Donald Trump to win PA. Update...
Race called by Decision Desk HQ at 08:50 AM EST: https://twitter.com/DecisionDeskHQ/status/1324710866516905984
Other sources will follow as there is no path back for Donald Trump to win PA.
Update #1: Called by Business Insider
Update #2: Called by Vox (thanks @dubteedub)
Update #3: The Economist is coming as close as they can to calling it (explanation: https://twitter.com/gelliottmorris/status/1324860925745229824)
Update #4: The AP, NBC, CNN and ABC News have called the race. It's over.
Update #5: New York Times, BBC
Update #6: Meanwhile in Trump's fantasy land
Update #7: Fox News has called it as well.72 votes -
Donald Trump gives remarks regarding the US election results
12 votes -
2020 Election News and Information (Week of October 25th)
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Thank goodness this is almost over
16 votes -
2020 Election News and Information (Week of October 18th)
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20 votes -
Thai police crack down on protesters, PM refuses to resign
11 votes -
Danish mayor Frank Jensen quits amid sexual harassment allegations – Social Democrat has apologized for his behaviour, saying he did not want to stand in the way of progress
6 votes -
Jacinda Ardern leads New Zealand Labour Party to historically high re-election, projected to win 49% of votes and 64/120 seats
28 votes -
Sweden will increase military spending by around 40% in the next five years and double the number of people conscripted into the army amid growing tensions with Russia
16 votes -
Details emerge of new right-wing coup plot in Bolivia
9 votes -
Norway grants asylum to man claiming persecution by Polish government – Rafał Gaweł's prison sentence for fraud was retaliation by rightwing regime, Norway says
6 votes -
Trump will undergo televised medical evaluation on Friday night, Fox News announces
18 votes -
FBI busts militia 'plot' to abduct Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
38 votes -
Presidential debate: Trump refuses to take part in virtual TV event
19 votes -
US President Donald Trump abruptly scraps stimulus talks, punting on economic relief until after Election Day
26 votes -
Joe Biden can end the drama on election night. All he has to do is win Texas.
13 votes -
Postal Service workers quietly resist DeJoy’s changes with eye on election
16 votes -
Trump campaign is reportedly plotting an election coup to “bypass” a Biden win
28 votes -
DeJoy tells judge mail-sorting machines can’t be reassembled
11 votes -
Trump won’t commit to ‘peaceful’ post-election transfer of power
9 votes -
Donald Trump accused of sexual assault by former model Amy Dorris
17 votes -
With violent crime on the rise, Minneapolis City Council asks: Where are the police?
5 votes -
Denmark's left-leaning parties have agreed to change the country's sexual violence laws to allow sex without explicit consent to be prosecuted as rape
21 votes -
Ailing Abe quits as Japan PM as COVID-19 slams economy, key goals unmet
18 votes -
Steve Bannon arrested and charged with fraud related to "We Build the Wall" crowdfunding campaign
35 votes -
That US Air Force B-52 flying over the Black Sea was bait for the Russians
11 votes -
Republicans win two US House special elections
9 votes -
Boris Johnson's new Brexit trade advisor is former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott
10 votes -
Sweden is beefing up its military presence in the Baltic Sea amid concerns over increased Russian activity in the region and heightened tensions in Belarus
13 votes -
Denmark suspends Lars Findsen, head of the country's foreign intelligence service – Danish Defense Intelligence Service had initiated operations that were contrary to Danish law
9 votes -
Thousands flood Belarus capital as election protests grow
17 votes -
Head of Iowa Postal Workers Union says that mail sorting machines are being removed from post offices in the state, hindering ability to process mail
38 votes -
Lebanon’s prime minister resigns in the wake of the catastrophic explosion in Beirut and the ensuing public outrage
6 votes -
Denmark's vegan party says it has enough support to run for parliament – the party, founded in 2018, reached the 20,182 declarations needed on Thursday
13 votes -
US Intelligence: China opposes Trump reelection; Russia works against Biden
9 votes -
Axios: President Trump exclusive interview (full episode)
31 votes -
A newsroom at the edge of autocracy; The South China Morning Post is arguably the world’s most important newspaper for what it tells us about media freedoms as China’s power grows
7 votes -
Poland Supreme Court validates presidential election results
7 votes -
Anti-Putin protest in Russia’s far east attracts thousands for a fourth weekend
9 votes -
Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain dies after battle with coronavirus
29 votes -
US congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's response to colleague who called her a misogynistic slur
42 votes -
Incumbent Polish president Andrzej Duda narrowly beats Trzaskowski in presidential vote
9 votes -
Sen. Hawley introduces bill to fine American companies relying on Chinese slave labor
17 votes