Mon, Nov 23 2020

The Washington Post – Rosalind Helderman, Dan Simmons – Nov 22, 2020, 11:28 AM

As a recount began on Friday in Dane and Milwaukee counties — home to the cities of Madison and Milwaukee — Trump lawyers argued that officials should not merely retabulate all the votes cast in the Nov. 3 election to reconfirm they'd…

The Washington Post – Margaret Sullivan – Nov 20, 2020, 3:22 PM

Social media platforms, streaming “news” channels and innumerable websites will spew lies and conspiracy theories, and will keep weakening the foundation of reality that America's democracy needs in order to function. So what, if…

WASHINGTON — Antony J. Blinken, a defender of global alliances and one of President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s closest foreign policy advisers, is expected to be nominated for secretary of state, a job in which he will attempt to coalesce…

The Washington Post – Glenn Kessler – Nov 23, 2020, 12:00 AM

“Want evidence of fraud. In 70% of Wayne County, Detroit, there were PHANTOM VOTERS. There were more votes than registered voters. 120%, 150%, 200%, even 300%.” — Former New York mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, in a tweet on Nov. 22…

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's not just President-elect Joe Biden's transition that's under a microscope. President Donald Trump and his allies are harking back to his own transition four years ago to make a false argument that his own presidency…

In recent weeks, parents, administrators and students in New York City engaged in an unusual morning ritual. They woke up to frantically check the news, on the lookout for reports of a specific number: 3 percent. A single number — the…

In Pennsylvania, President Trump and Republicans loyal to him have sought to overturn his defeat by making false claims about widespread voting fraud in Philadelphia. In Georgia, they have sought to reverse his loss by leveling similar accusations…

President Donald Trump talks to Gov. Mike DeWine, R-Ohio, and his wife Frances Struewin. | Evan Vucci/AP Photo President Donald Trump has spent the three weeks since he lost the election savaging a pair of GOP governors for not backing his claims…

When Disneyland opened in 1955, it was a disaster. Although 15,000 visitors were expected, nearly twice as many descended upon the park, thanks to thousands of counterfeit tickets. Guests were plagued by long lines, malfunctioning rides, and a…

The Guardian

AstraZeneca has said its vaccine for the novel coronavirus, developed along with the University of Oxford, showed an average efficacy of 70% in protecting against the virus in two study segments.