Vince Vaughn’s Freaky Tops The Box Office With A Relatively Solid Debut – CINEMABLEND

With the country still struggling to contain the pandemic, Hollywood has mostly set its release schedule for the rest of 2020, and that’s come paired with a certain understanding of what theatrical releases are capable of at the box office. Being the first blockbuster out since March, Christopher Nolan’s Tenet created a high water mark in early September, making $20.2 million over an extended holiday weekend, but most big screen features since then have managed to top the charts by pulling in between $3.5-4 million. It was that amount of money that allowed Tim Hill’s The War With Grandpa to steal Tenet‘s crown, and then Mark Williams’ Honest Thief arrived a couple weeks later with that same total. November kicked off with Thomas Bezucha’s Let Him Go, which hit the high end of that range, and now we have the arrival of Christopher Landon’s Freaky… and you can probably guess how much it made.

Source: Vince Vaughn’s Freaky Tops The Box Office With A Relatively Solid Debut – CINEMABLEND

Report: Biden Cancer Initiative donates no money to cancer research | One America News Network

Tax filings revealed Joe Biden’s cancer charity took in millions of dollars but devoted none of that money to grants or actual cancer research. Newly discovered federal tax data shows the charity paid out $3 million of their $4.8 million in staff salaries.

Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, established the organization in 2017 to help develop treatments for cancer. However, the charity reportedly never gave out a single grant to research funds.

Additionally, multiple former Obama administration health officials received salaries from the charity, which exceeded the amounts they were making during their time at the White House.

The group’s president, Gregory Simon, was one of the highest earners in the company. He raked in almost $430,000 in the 2018 fiscal year, which doubled his nearly $224,000 salary of 2017.

Spokespersons for the group have stated the main point of the charity was not to give out grants, however, its mission statement remains ambiguous, stating the company will provide “urgent” solutions to the treatment and prevention of cancer.

The charity quickly fell apart after just two years of operations in 2019, following Biden’s decision to focus on running for the President.

Now, the charity has paused operations and Simon said without the Biden’s at the helm it has become increasingly difficult to gain traction.

Source: Report: Biden Cancer Initiative donates no money to cancer research | One America News Network

US Army identifies 5 Americans killed in helicopter crash in Egypt | Fox News

The U.S. Army announced Saturday the deaths of five soldiers who were part of peacekeeping operations with the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) mission.

The deceased are:

–Capt. Seth Vernon Vandekamp, 31, from Katy, Texas.

–Chief Warrant Officer 3 Dallas Gearld Garza, 34, from Fayetteville, N.C.

–Staff Sgt. Kyle Robert McKee, 35, from Painesville, Ohio

–Sgt. Jeremy Cain Sherman, 23, from Watseka, Ill.

One American remains hospitalized in very serious condition.

Source: US Army identifies 5 Americans killed in helicopter crash in Egypt | Fox News

No Recounts Or Recanvasses To Be Ordered For Any Pa. Statewide Election Races – CBS Pittsburgh

HARRISBURG (KDKA) — Pa. Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar said Friday that recounts or recanvasses will not be ordered in any of the statewide Nov. 3 general election races based on unofficial returns and margins of victory.

This includes the races for President of the United States, Attorney General, Auditor General, and State Treasurer.

In a press release, the Pa. Department of State said that Secretary Boockvar determined that she will not be ordering recounts or recanvasses based on the unofficial returns submitted by all counties. This decision comes as no statewide candidate was defeated by 0.5% or less of the votes cast.

Source: No Recounts Or Recanvasses To Be Ordered For Any Pa. Statewide Election Races – CBS Pittsburgh

Westmoreland County Commissioner: Election Workers Counting Ballots Are Quitting Because Others Aren’t Wearing Masks Properly – CBS Pittsburgh

GREENSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) – The counting of provisional ballots in Westmoreland County continues. However, the number of people counting is dwindling down as COVID-19 concerns have some election bureau volunteers deciding to stay home for their own health.

“It’s the sheer volume,” said County Commissioner Gina Cerilli. “We have 3,600 provisionals, we’ve never had that many provisionals.”

County Commissioner Cerilli addressed the important task of counting those votes that are still facing the county election board volunteer workers Friday.

“They’re trying the best they can,” said Cerilli.

The best efforts of these volunteers are also challenged by the COVID infection numbers breaking records for the county.

“We started out with 28 provisional board appointees. A lot of them have quit because of COVID,” said Cerilli.

According to county officials, two employees and two volunteers have contracted the potentially-deadly disease with others awaiting test results. Cerilli tells KDKA many of those quitting are walking away simply because others are not taking necessary precautions to stop the spread.

“They’ve quit because their fellow appointees will not wear masks properly and I don’t blame them one bit,” said Cerilli.

As COVID takes its toll, the clock is ticking. The county has just 10 days to certify the election’s result.

“We are low on staff. We added additional appointees to get us through next week, but we’ll see if that’s enough,” said Cerilli.

Source: Westmoreland County Commissioner: Election Workers Counting Ballots Are Quitting Because Others Aren’t Wearing Masks Properly – CBS Pittsburgh

Maxine Waters vows to undo Trump banking rules – POLITICO

House Financial Services Chair Maxine Waters on Thursday said she will fight to reverse the easing of financial rules that has taken place under President Donald Trump, calling the election of Joe Biden “the dawn of a new progressive America.”

The California Democrat made the pledge at a hearing with top Trump appointees from the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the National Credit Union Administration.

The California Democrat made the pledge at a hearing with top Trump appointees.

Source: Maxine Waters vows to undo Trump banking rules – POLITICO

Michigan voters file federal lawsuit seeking to toss 1.2M ballots

MINNEAPOLIS — The stack of Michigan lawsuits filed in the aftermath of the election is continuing to pile up, with a new one in federal court seeking to toss out some 1.2 million votes in Michigan.

The lawsuit was filed by four voters on Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan. The litigation seeks to overturn ballots in Washtenaw, Ingham, and Wayne counties. Wayne County has already been the target of a federal lawsuit filed by the Trump campaign one week after the election.

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Those three counties combined represent about 1.2 million votes of the state’s approximately 5.5 million votes cast in this year’s election. The plaintiffs are Lena Bally and Gavriel Grossbard, both of Oakland County, Carol Hatch of Eaton County, and Steven Butler of Jackson County.

The suit contends that “sufficient evidence exists to place in doubt presidential-election results” in the counties listed, specifically “issues with transparency, fraudulent changing of dates, a software glitch, clerical errors, illegal votes, and many other issues and irregularities.”

The document cites dozens of news articles and reports of Republican accusations of fraud in the Michigan election.

The legal relief being sought by the plaintiffs is for the judge to “declare that the inclusion of illegal votes in identified counties violates Voters’ right to vote under the First and Fourteenth Amendment by vote-dilution disenfranchisement” and to invalidate them.

If the long shot lawsuit were successful, it would overturn enough votes to flip the election in President Trump’s favor.

At least two lawsuits alleging electoral wrongdoing were quickly shot down in state court. Prior to the federal lawsuit, a Trump campaign lawsuit in state court was ruled against the day after it was filed. Another lawsuit from a nonprofit group alleging fraud in Wayne County was also ruled against.

President-elect Joe Biden leads Trump in Michigan by nearly 150,000 votes.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has denied that any fraud occurred in her state and has hailed the election as running appropriately and without issue.

“In Michigan, I am proud to confirm that all valid ballots, and only valid ballots, have been counted, securely and accurately, and that our election results reflect the will of the people,” she said soon after the initial results were tabulated.

It is unclear when action will be taken in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan for either the Trump campaign’s federal lawsuit or the lawsuit filed by the four voters seeking to overturn ballots in the three counties.

Source: Michigan voters file federal lawsuit seeking to toss 1.2M ballots

Ford Issues Two Recalls That Include 2014–16, 2020 Explorer

  • Ford has issued two recalls, including one for the 2014 to 2016 Taurus and Explorer as well as the 2014 Edge, and another for the 2020 Explorer and Lincoln Aviator.
  • There are 15,587 vehicles affected in the first recall and 10,905 being recalled in the second.
  • In both recalls, if the affected parts fail, it can lead to a loss of power while driving or unintentional vehicle movement while the vehicle is stopped.

Ford has issued two separate recalls today, including one for the 2014 to 2016 Taurus and Explorer as well as the 2014 Edge, and another for the 2020 Explorer and Lincoln Aviator. The first recall, for a total of 15,587 U.S. vehicles, is to replace a link shaft bracket that could fracture and lead to a loss of power while driving or cause the parking function to fail leading to the vehicle rolling while in park. The second recall of the 2020 models, for a total of 10,905 U.S. vehicles, is for a driveshaft that could fracture along a welding seam, causing either unintentional vehicle movement or a loss of power when driving.

Source: Ford Issues Two Recalls That Include 2014–16, 2020 Explorer

GOP picks Pennsylvania’s first female Senate majority leader, Sen. Kim Ward of Westmoreland County

Republicans who control Pennsylvania’s state Senate voted Thursday to select the chamber’s first female majority leader and promote their majority leader of the past six years.

Third-term Sen. Kim Ward of Westmoreland County will replace Sen. Jake Corman as majority leader. Ward, who has chaired committees that handle transportation and gambling issues, was first elected in 2008.

Corman, the chamber’s Republican majority leader since 2015, will fill the empty post of president pro tempore when the Legislature’s new session starts in January. Republicans will return with at least the same size majority, 29-21, and possibly larger, depending on the outcome of one undecided contest.Corman, who has represented the State College area in the Senate since 1999, will replace the outgoing Joe Scarnati, who did not run for reelection.Senate Democrats plan to select a new leadership team next week.The outcome of one Senate race remains in doubt in western Pennsylvania, where second-term incumbent Democrat Jim Brewster is neck-and-neck with Republican Nicole Ziccarelli in a district that straddles Allegheny and Westmoreland counties.In the House of Representatives, minority Democrats were voting Thursday to replace their floor leader, Frank Dermody, of Allegheny County, who conceded his reelection bid earlier this week.House Republicans on Tuesday reelected their leadership team of House Speaker Bryan Cutler, R-Lancaster, and Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff, R-Centre.Republicans there were expected to pad their 110 to 93 majority with a couple pickups in close contests.

Source: GOP picks Pennsylvania’s first female Senate majority leader, Sen. Kim Ward of Westmoreland County

Rapper Mo3 Shot Dead On Highway In Dallas Attack, Police Say | HuffPost

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas rapper Mo3 was shot and killed during a daytime attack on a highway in the city, authorities said.

The 28-year-old performer, whose real name was Melvin Noble, was driving north on interstate 35 in south Dallas on Wednesday when a man in a dark colored car drove up to him, police said.

The man got out of his car with a gun in his hand and walked up to Noble’s vehicle.

Noble got out of his car and began running south on the freeway.

MO3 attends day two of the 2018 BET Awards Radio Remotes on June 23, 2018 in Los Angeles.

MO3 attends day two of the 2018 BET Awards Radio Remotes on June 23, 2018 in Los Angeles.

The gunman gave chase and began shooting, hitting Noble and a bystander who was sitting in his car, police said.

Both men were taken to a hospital and the bystander is expected to survive.

Police said they don’t know why the man attacked Noble, and they only described the suspect as Black. He remains at large.

Noble had more than 800,000 followers on his Instagram page and was best known for a 2019 remix of the song “Errybody,” with Baton Rouge, Louisiana, rapper Boosie Badazz.

Source: Rapper Mo3 Shot Dead On Highway In Dallas Attack, Police Say | HuffPost

2 men arrested in Southwest Greensburg on illegal gun charges | TribLIVE.com

Two men are being held without bond in the Westmoreland County Prison on weapons violations after police said they were found illegally in possession of guns in a Southwest Greensburg home.

Jamie Rayques Espy, 32, of Southwest Greensburg, and Kyra Malik Seifullah, 21, of Warren, Ohio, were charged this week with unlawful possession of a firearm and carrying an unlicensed gun.

Jeannette police on Tuesday investigating an armed robbery and home invasion spotted a Dodge Charger matching the suspect vehicle’s description parked outside a Mt. Pleasant Street home in Southwest Greensburg, according to court papers.

A man, identified as Seifullah, and woman walked outside the house and immediately turned away after seeing officers near the car, police said. They claimed to have just arrived in town to visit family, but Greensburg police reported seeing the man at that location recently.

Investigators got a search warrant for the home and returned later to find Espy and a woman in the basement. Authorities found drug paraphernalia and two loaded handguns in the basement, as well as ammunition and digital scales elsewhere, according to court papers. Seifullah told investigators he recently got a gun from a friend in Ohio.

Both Espy and Seifullah are convicted felons and prohibited from having a firearm, police said.

Source: 2 men arrested in Southwest Greensburg on illegal gun charges | TribLIVE.com

Biden Family Corruption Does Matter | RealClearPolitics

By Charles Lipson:

It’s important to remember that conventional wisdom is not always wise. It emerges, after all, from a cloistered echo chamber in New York City and Washington, D.C., and is constantly reinforced, not corrected, by the chattering class that promotes it. This insularity was perfectly captured by Pauline Kael’s puckish comment after Richard Nixon’s landslide reelection. The New Yorker’s famed film critic was an early observer of America’s growing culture gap. “I only know one person who voted for Nixon,” she said. “Where they are I don’t know. They’re outside my ken. But sometimes when I’m in a theater I can feel them.”

Today, elites smell them. That is what disgraced FBI man Peter Strzok actually said after a trip to Walmart, and he and his ilk recoil, naturally, from the plebian aroma. But theirs is the nose of a sommelier, not a hunting dog. It failed to sniff out the social movement that elected Donald Trump in 2016, and today it is missing the rage sweeping about half the country. The fury comes from folks who don’t subscribe to the New York Times, let alone the New Yorker, and who don’t habituate yoga studios while carrying NPR tote bags, either. These “deplorables,” to use one memorable description, watch pro football, know when deer season begins, and think they are being badly governed by an unelected caste whose education, expertise, and ideology have not improved the lives of ordinary Americans. They are convinced that corporate suits who are currently lecturing them about race relations have outsourced their jobs and used the profits to buy political influence, as well as grandiose mansions. They know in their gut that this elite class has only contempt for them.

They knew it when they looked at Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Warren, Michael Bloomberg, and Beto O’Rourke (but not Bernie Sanders). They like Joe Biden a lot better, perhaps even enough to lift him over the finish line. Joe himself recognizes this appeal and trades on it, emphasizing his working-class roots in Scranton, Pa. When voters think of the tragedies he has suffered, they do more than sympathize. They recognize that pain like his is the great leveler of the human condition. It makes him one with all of us who suffer and still try to live on.

They knew it when they looked at Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Warren, Michael Bloomberg, and Beto O’Rourke (but not Bernie Sanders). They like Joe Biden a lot better, perhaps even enough to lift him over the finish line. Joe himself recognizes this appeal and trades on it, emphasizing his working-class roots in Scranton, Pa. When voters think of the tragedies he has suffered, they do more than sympathize. They recognize that pain like his is the great leveler of the human condition. It makes him one with all of us who suffer and still try to live on.

But their doubts about Biden are rising as they learn more about corruption scandals surrounding Joe’s son Hunter and brother, Jim. The conventional wisdom — on both right and left, among political strategists in both parties — is that voters care much more about the economy and COVID-19. That’s correct. They do, and the polls show it. But that doesn’t mean the scandals are irrelevant. They matter politically for several reasons, all of them bad for Joe Biden. They imply the following:

  • Biden is just another grifting politician who got rich in office;
  • Uncle Joe’s persona as average, lower-middle class guy is just a cover story;
  • His self-enrichment makes him the “Washington Swamp” incarnate, no different from all the other politicians turned lobbyists; and
  • The media is so crooked it won’t honestly tell the public about these problems, lest they vote the wrong way.

Source: Biden Family Corruption Does Matter | RealClearPolitics

AOC ripped into by New York’s Democratic leader after party’s rough election night experience

State Democratic Party chairman Jay Jacobs ripped into Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wednesday over disappointing results in key New York battleground congressional and legislative races last week.

Jacobs, who also serves as the Nassau County Democratic leader, said he’s had it with AOC and other left-wingers lecturing Democrats who have to fight to compete and win races in purple districts in Long Island and upstate.

“AOC has no standing on how to run a general election in the suburbs and upstate. AOC is in a district that’s 6-1 Democrat and she couldn’t find a Republican in her district with binoculars,” Jacobs told The Post.

“I invite AOC to come to Long Island and stand for election in one of our districts. You’ll see different results,” Jacobs said.

Source: AOC ripped into by New York’s Democratic leader after party’s rough

‘Ingraham Angle’ exclusive: Nevada poll worker claims she witnessed blatant voter fraud | Fox News

Voter fraud was allegedly committed in Nevada during the early voting period, according to a Clark County poll worker who told Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle” what she witnessed in an exclusive interview Tuesday night.

The whistleblower, whose identity was hidden and whose voice was modified at her request, told host Laura Ingraham that she noticed white envelopes being passed around and ripped open near a Biden-Harris van while on a walk during her lunch break. The envelope handlers then leaned against the side of the van in order to mark the papers, which she recognized as ballots.

“As I got closer, I thought, ‘Those are ballots,’” she said. “I walked by four or five times. On the next time I walked by, they were putting them in the envelopes. They were putting them in a white and pink envelope.”

Source: ‘Ingraham Angle’ exclusive: Nevada poll worker claims she witnessed blatant voter fraud | Fox News

Remembering a trailblazer: Pittsburgh looks back on life of Eleanor Schano

Trailblazing Pittsburgh news anchor and host Eleanor Schano has died of COVID-19, according to her daughter.

Schano’s career in broadcasting spanned over five decades, including at WTAE Channel 4, where she was Pittsburgh’s first female general assignment reporter, starting in the late 1950s.

Schano was Pittsburgh’s first female commercial announcer and the first female weathercaster.

Source: Remembering a trailblazer: Pittsburgh looks back on life of Eleanor Schano

PA Governor Wolf vetoes coroner coronavirus bill

SCRANTON, Pa. — Gov. Tom Wolf has vetoed a bill that would have required county coroners to investigate COVID-19 deaths. Though it would make for quite a bit of work for the coroners, many of them supported the bill which passed with bipartisan support.

Lackawanna County Coroner Tim Rowland is one of many county coroners across the state who have called for a change in state law, which would require doctors to report COVID-19 deaths to the coroners and then require the county coroners to investigate and keep track of data regarding those deaths.

In the governor’s veto announcement, he wrote that the current reporting system works faster without including county coroners. That’s something he and the coroners completely disagree on.

We reached out to the governor’s office for comment, but we have not heard back.

Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, Pennsylvania’s county coroners have been at odds with Gov. Wolf and the Department of Health on how COVID-19 deaths should be reported.

The coroners gathered support from Democrats and Republicans in Harrisburg to change state law and require coroners to document and investigate each COVID-19 death.

The governor vetoed the bill last week. In a statement, Gov. Wolf wrote that doctors should report those deaths electronically and directly to the Department of Health.

But Lycoming County Coroner Charles Kiessling says that system puts the public health at risk.

“Those systems lag, as we’ve seen early on in this pandemic,” Kiessling said. “It can be days to weeks before those deaths are reported and show up in the electronic systems. And that’s a problem when someone’s had a contact, and we’ve not been notified and made sure that testing is done.”

Some coroners have been maintaining death data anyway, even though they weren’t required to.

Lackawanna County Coroner Tim Rowland says his data is often more accurate than the state’s.

“I’m not sure if the governor and the Department of Health are trying to control the data, manipulate the data. God only knows,” Rowland said. “I think the governor did a great job in protecting Pennsylvania, you know, as far as the mask-wearing, social distancing, and regulating bars, restaurants. I think they did a good job, and I think the results show it. But I think the governor, unfortunately, and the Department of Health, in this matter, are out of touch with reality.”

Source: Governor vetoes coroner coronavirus bill

Dow futures rise 300 points after Biden wins presidency as post-election rally continues

All three major averages notched their best weekly performance since April last week.

Stocks were set to continue their big post-election rally as futures rose in overnight trading on Sunday. The gains came as Democrat Joe Biden defeated incumbent Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential race to become president elect, according to NBC projections.

Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 319 points, implying an opening gain of about 300 points on Monday. S&P 500 futures climbed 1.1% and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 1.4%.

The former vice president won after his projected victory in Pennsylvania as well as Nevada, according to NBC News projections on Saturday. The call came four days after Election Day and amid close counts in several battleground states.

Wall Street hoped the call would reduce the odds of a drawn-out election fight, even as Trump refused to concede. Many traders had put on bets for market volatility in November and were unwinding those positions, helping fuel a rally.

Source: Dow futures rise 300 points after Biden wins presidency as post-election rally continues

Joe Biden plans executive actions that would undo Trump’s policies – CNNPolitics

President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to reassert the United States’ leadership role on the global stage through a series of day-one executive actions that would mark a drastic turn from outgoing President Donald Trump’s policies.

Source: Joe Biden plans executive actions that would undo Trump’s policies – CNNPolitics

China sends world’s first 6G test satellite into orbit – BBC News

China has successfully launched the world’s first 6G satellite into space to test the technology.

It went into orbit along with 12 other satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the Shanxi Province.

High-speed technology will be trialled, which will be one of the core elements of sixth-generation communications.

The satellite also carries technology which will be used for crop disaster monitoring and forest fire prevention.

The satellite is meant to trial new technology expected to be 100 times faster than 5G.

Source: China sends world’s first 6G test satellite into orbit – BBC News

Turkey replaces central bank head as lira sees record lows

Former Finance Minister Naci Agbal was brought in to replace Murat Uysal, according to a presidential decree announced in the Official Gazette.

  • Former Finance Minister Naci Agbal was brought in to replace Murat Uysal, according to a presidential decree announced in the Official Gazette.
  • The decision came after the lira lost nearly a third of its value since the start of the year — hitting a record low of 8.58 against the U.S. dollar on Friday — and annual inflation stood at 11.89%.

Source: Turkey replaces central bank head as lira sees record lows

Voting software used in MI county with skewed results also used in Mid-Michigan | WLNS 6 News

LANSING, Mich– (WLNS) An entire Michigan county has flipped back to it’s historically republican roots after a manual recount of votes.

Officials with Antrim County posted updated results showing President Trump won the county with 9,783 votes making up 56.46% of ballots cast. Joe Biden earned 7,289 votes or 42.07%. The county initially “went blue” and showed a win for Biden before the error was discovered.

Antrim County officials have blamed the county’s election software saying totals counted did not match tabulator tapes. 6 News has learned the “Dominion Voting System” is used Antrim County.

That system is also used in 64 other counties across the state including, Ingham, Jackson, and Shiawassee, locally.

A spokesperson for Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, tells 6 News the skewed results were the result of a “county user error” not a software issue and there is no reason to believe similar errors with ballot counts happened anywhere else.

According to Tracy Wimmer, the issue would also have been identified during the certification of results by county canvassers if it had not already come to light.

Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum tells 6 News she also believes human error is likely to blame for the error in Antrim County and while Ingham County uses the Dominion system, she doesn’t have any concerns about accuracy. Byrum says multiple tests are done at the Ingham County level with in-house programmers well before election day.  Byrum adds that local clerks also are required to do testing before the polls open.

Dominion Voting Systems Corporation is a company that sells electronic voting hardware and software, including voting machines and tabulators, in the U.S. and Canada.[1] The company’s international headquarters are in Toronto, Canada, and its U.S. headquarters are in Denver, Colorado. As of September 2019, Dominion voting machines are used in 2,000 jurisdictions in 33 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. The company also has over 100 municipal customers in Canada and clients in other countries. The company carries out in-house software development for its customers in the U.S., Canada and Serbia.[2]John Paulos, the CEO and co-founder is a democrat from California.

Source: Voting software used in MI county with skewed results also used in Mid-Michigan | WLNS 6 News

Georgia’s secretary of state says there will be a recount in his state. – The New York Times

ATLANTA — Georgia’s secretary of state said on Friday that the presidential race in his state was so close that a recount is inevitable.

As of late Friday morning, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., led President Trump in the state by a mere 1,579 votes.

Gabriel Sterling, an official with the secretary of state’s office, said that 4,169 ballots — most of them absentee ballots — remained to be counted in four counties: Gwinnett, Cobb, Cherokee and Floyd. The largest tranche to be counted is in Gwinnett County, which contains Atlanta suburban communities and has gone from Republican-leaning to Democratic leaning in recent years.

The state must also deal with an unknown number of ballots from military and overseas voters. Their ballots will be counted if they were postmarked by Tuesday and arrive in the mail before the end of business Friday.

Source: Georgia’s secretary of state says there will be a recount in his state. – The New York Times

Live Updates: National Guard activated after widespread violence in Portland, NYPD arrests about 50 protesters | Fox News

The Oregon National Guard was activated in Portland, Ore., on Wednesday night in response to widespread violence in the city, authorities said.

Portland Police declared a riot amid a wave of destruction in the city that saw people smash storefront windows of local businesses in the downtown area. At least 11 rioters were arrested.

Videos shared to social media of demonstrations in New York City showed police and activists in heated confrontations. The NYPD announced about 50 arrests related to the protests. Police confiscated several weapons, including knives, a stun gun, and explosives.

Meanwhile, supporters of President Trump gathered at the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office, located outside of Phoenix, where some of the demonstrators were heard shouting: “Count those votes!”

Sheriff’s deputies were guarding both the outside of the building and the counting inside, reports said. A few of the protesters carried assault-style rifles.

In Minneapolis, police closed traffic on Interstate 94 after protesters marched onto the highway.

Follow below for more updates on the election-related protests throughout the U.S. Mobile users click here.

Source: Live Updates: National Guard activated after widespread violence in Portland, NYPD arrests about 50 protesters | Fox News

Georgia Senate races headed to runoffs, could determine Senate control – Business Insider

  • Both of Georgia’s US Senate seats are headed for runoff elections in January, according to Decision Desk HQ.
  • After Democrats fell short in several Senate races on November 3, the development gives them a new opportunity to win a majority in the Senate if they can win both races and Kamala Harris is elected vice president.
  • Republican Sen. David Perdue leads Democrat Jon Ossoff, but since Perdue dropped below 50% of the vote, a January runoff election was triggered, in accordance with state law.
  • On November 3, Democrat Raphael Warnock and appointed Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler advanced to a separate Senate special-election runoff, which will also be held in January.
  • Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories.

Source: Georgia Senate races headed to runoffs, could determine Senate control – Business Insider

Trump Wants A Recount In Wisconsin. How Would It Work? : NPR

Wisconsin does not have automatic recounts, but a losing candidate can file a sworn petition requesting one if the margin of victory is less than 1%. Democrat Joe Biden leads by roughly 21,000 votes.

Not long after The Associated Press and other news outlets declared Wednesday that Democrat Joe Biden had won Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes, the Trump campaign announced it would ask for a recount in the state.

The margin separating Biden and Trump in what is one of the nation’s most contested swing states is roughly 20,000 votes, or less than 1%. It was absentee ballots in the cities of Milwaukee, Green Bay and Kenosha, added to county totals Wednesday morning, that appear to have put Biden on top.

Wisconsin was part of the so-called “blue wall” that Trump shattered last election cycle, when he narrowly won the state by less than 23,000 votes in 2016.

If there’s a recount, the Trump campaign will pay

The state does not have automatic recounts, however under Wisconsin law, a losing candidate can file a sworn petition, along with a filing fee.

Should the Trump campaign follow through on its promise to call for a recount, it will be on the hook to pay for it. Under rules enacted by a Republican legislature and governor a few years ago, the state will only pay for a recount if the margin of victory is .25% or less.

The Trump campaign said Wednesday there had been “reports of irregularities in several Wisconsin counties,” which it said cast doubt about the validity of the ballots cast.

Source: Trump Wants A Recount In Wisconsin. How Would It Work? : NPR

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