| Trump, Biden locked in close race as vote-counting stalls Posted: 04 Nov 2020 12:12 AM PST  Despite many polls promising an easy win for former Vice President Joe Biden, he found himself in a tight race with President Trump early Wednesday morning.
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| Four Proud Boys Members Stabbed in Brawl Near White House After Election, Reports Say Posted: 04 Nov 2020 05:47 AM PST  Three men and one woman who identify as members of the ultra-right-wing Proud Boys group were stabbed near the White House in the early hours after Election Day, according to multiple reports.Police told NBC Washington that a fight broke out around 2:30 a.m. near the intersection of 14th Street and New York Avenue Northwest—a few blocks from the White House campus. The four were stabbed and hospitalized, according to police, but their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.The victims have not been formally identified, with police only saying that they are linked to the pro-Trump right-wing group. However, the New York Post reported that one of the injured men is Proud Boys leader, Enrique Tarrio. Bevelyn Beatty, who gained notoriety after dumping paint over a Black Lives Matter mural outside Trump Tower, was also reportedly hurt.A video posted on YouTube appears to show the start of incident as a brawl breaks out on a sidewalk. Glass can be heard smashing and, after the fight breaks up, one man can be seen bleeding profusely from his neck and a woman shouts: "They stabbed me!" The victims are then seen informing the police what happened and asking for medical assistance.In a tweet confirming a stabbing, D.C. police said they're on the lookout for three suspects—two men wearing black clothing, and one woman wearing what they described as "black sweatpants with white stripe, orange leggings and a dark gray coat." Cops said the woman had a knife.D.C. Police were on high-alert on Election Day and were filmed scrapping with protesters at Black Lives Matter Plaza on Tuesday evening as people waited for results of the 2020 presidential election. It's not known if the stabbing had any connection to earlier demonstrations.Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
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| Massive turnout in Houston is making Texas a top state to watch tonight Posted: 03 Nov 2020 02:38 PM PST  More people have already voted in Harris County than the population of 11 states, and the numbers are getting Democrats hopeful about flipping Texas.
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| 'We're not out of the woods yet': Officials say votes have not been compromised by foreign actors, but challenges remain Posted: 03 Nov 2020 10:46 AM PST  As voters flock to the polls, there are no indicators that foreign adversaries have tampered with this election, but, officials said, there is still time.
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| Georgia senate race between Loeffler and Warnock will be decided in January runoff Posted: 03 Nov 2020 09:30 AM PST  At least one of the Georgia Senate races won't be decided until 2021—but at least we now know who the contenders for the seat will be. Atlanta Dream co-owner Kelly Loeffler and Ebenezer Baptist Church pastor Rev. Raphael Warnock will have to win in a runoff that takes place on Jan. 5. As neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote, by Georgia law, a runoff must be held to decide the victor.
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| A WNBA star bailed a Florida woman out of jail after she was arrested for destroying Trump campaign signs Posted: 03 Nov 2020 09:41 AM PST  Tonya McRae — a 42-year-old self-proclaimed "anarchist" — was arrested and held on $500 bond for damaging a roadside "Women for Trump" campaign sign.
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| MSNBC’s Joy Reid Labels Justice Clarence Thomas ‘Uncle Clarence’ Posted: 04 Nov 2020 07:03 AM PST  MSNBC contributor Joy Reid referred to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as "Uncle Clarence," invoking a racial slur during an early-Wednesday panel on the election.The panel, led by anchor Rachel Maddow, was discussing the possibility that legal challenges to vote counts in crucial swing states would end up in the Supreme Court. Republican senators managed to confirm Justice Amy Coney Barrett to the Court last week, cementing a 6-3 majority of conservative justices.> MSNBC's Joy Reid refers to Justice Clarence Thomas as "Uncle Clarence" > pic.twitter.com/kIGtejgLz6> > -- Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) November 4, 2020If "somehow" vote counts are legally challenged and cases "end up in the Supreme Court, do any of you guys trust uncle Clarence and Amy Coney Barrett and those guys to actually follow the letter of the law? No!" Reid said, repurposing the "Uncle Tom" slur against Justice Thomas. "I mean, it is a completely politicized Supreme Court, [and] you can't just trust that they're going to do the right thing."Reid has a history of controversial remarks, including homophobic statements and supporting 9/11 conspiracy theories. In September, Reid also lashed out at Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron by saying he put his party before his identity as a black man."You have to always look at [political] party," Reid said. "Party is the religion now in America, especially for Republicans. Don't look at the fact that this guy is black. That does not mean anything. He is a Republican, through and through."
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| Lung damage found in COVID dead may shed light on 'long COVID': study Posted: 03 Nov 2020 04:02 PM PST  A study of the lungs of people who have died from COVID-19 has found persistent and extensive lung damage in most cases and may help doctors understand what is behind a syndrome known as 'long COVID', in which patients suffer ongoing symptoms for months. Scientists leading the research said they also found some unique characteristics of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, which may explain why it is able to inflict such harm. "The findings indicate that COVID-19 is not simply a disease caused by the death of virus-infected cells, but is likely the consequence of these abnormal cells persisting for long periods inside the lungs," said Mauro Giacca, a professor at King's College London who co-led the work.
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| Biden calls for patience, says, 'We're going to win this,' as presidential race remains too close to call Posted: 03 Nov 2020 10:01 PM PST  Former Vice President Joe Biden, appearing early Wednesday in Wilmington, Del., praised his supporters' patience and expressed optimism about his chances of winning the presidential election.
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| 'Choosing whiteness': Social media users say Charles Booker could have beat McConnell Posted: 03 Nov 2020 07:10 PM PST  With 87% of votes counted Tuesday evening, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had a more than 19-point lead over Democratic nominee Amy McGrath.
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| Military veterans are deploying their own 'quick reaction force' to counter Trump's 'army' at the polls Posted: 02 Nov 2020 06:46 PM PST  "As veterans, we swore an oath to protect our democracy, which also means ensuring a fair election," a former US Navy sailor said.
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| The Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse could be released from custody on $2 million bail Posted: 03 Nov 2020 08:52 AM PST  Kyle Rittenhouse, who has been hailed as a hero to some conservatives, is accused of killing two men at a Wisconsin protest opposing police brutality.
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| Letters to the Editor: Voter suppression backfired. That doesn't mean the GOP didn't try hard Posted: 04 Nov 2020 03:00 AM PST  Republican lawmakers put obstacles in the way of voters, who reacted defiantly. This doesn't let the GOP off the hook.
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| South Korean military captures North Korean crossing border Posted: 03 Nov 2020 06:14 PM PST  A North Korean man was captured by South Korea's military on Wednesday after crossing the inter-Korean border, Seoul said.
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| Dems Gain Seat in Senate, but Struggle for Majority as Republicans Fend Off Challengers Posted: 03 Nov 2020 05:00 PM PST  The question of which party will take control of the Senate was left unresolved early Wednesday morning due to a lack of final results in a number of key races.But Democrats' path to flipping Republicans' 53-seat Senate majority narrowed significantly Tuesday night as key Republicans held off promising, well-funded challengers and managed to flip a seat in Alabama thanks to a win by former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville.Tuberville defeated incumbent senator Doug Jones, who was considered uniquely vulnerable since his election was aided by sexual assault allegations leveled against Roy Moore in the 2017 special election.In Montana, Republican senator Steve Daines was projected to defeat Steve Bullock, the outgoing governor. The GOP also took three open, albeit relatively safe, seats in Kansas, Tennessee and Wyoming.However, in Colorado, Democrats flipped incumbent Republican senator Cory Gardner's seat, with John Hickenlooper declaring victory. In Arizona, Democrat Mark Kelly defeated GOP senator Martha McSally, for a net gain so far of one seat.Since polls closed on Tuesday, the Associated Press has called 29 of 35 Senate races: twelve in favor of Democrats and 17 in favor of Republicans.Two high-profile contests featuring Republican incumbents — Senator Thom Tillis's race against Army veteran Cal Cunningham and Susan Collins' face-off with Maine state House speaker Sara Gideon — were too close to call Wednesday morning, although both incumbents were leading.John James was also leading incumbent Democrat Gary Peters in Michigan but the race was too close to call as of Wednesday morning.Senator Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) was able to fight off Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison, who smashed Senate fundraising records by hauling in $57 million during the third quarter — twice as much as Graham had raised in the previous six quarters combined. Though Graham won, Harrison had proven a formidable opponent to the South Carolina senator who serves as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Graham had been scorned by Democratic donors for leading the push to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court ahead of Election Day. In Kentucky, Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell (R.) won reelection, holding off Democratic challenger Amy McGrath, a retired Marine combat pilot, to win a seventh term in the Senate.Shelley Moore Capito became the first Republican in West Virginia to be reelected to the Senate in more than a century on Tuesday night, according to the AP. Senators Joni Ernst (R., Iowa), John Cornyn (R., Texas), Ben Sasse (R., Neb.), Tom Cotton (R., Ark.), Cory Booker (D., N.J.), Dick Durbin (D., Ill.), and Ed Markey (D., Mass.) all won reelection as well.Georgia's special Senate election is headed for a runoff between Democrat Raphael Warnock and incumbent senator Kelly Loeffler as no candidate in the crowded race was able to pass 50 percent of the vote needed to win, according to the AP. There is a possibility Georgia's other Senate seat will face a runoff election as well.Runoffs in Georgia could leave the fate of the Senate unknown for weeks after November 3.In the House, the AP has called 189 races in favor of Democrats and 181 in favor of Republicans, dashing Democratic hopes for a sweeping blue wave. Newcomer Republicans Madison Cawthorn in North Carolina, a 25-year-old paraplegic survivor of a near-fatal car crash, and Marjorie Greene, who has openly supported the conspiracy theory QAnon, in Georgia, were among the high-profile victors.Cawthorn, who became the youngest ever person elected to the House, taunted his opponents after the race was called, tweeting "cry more, lib."In Florida's 27th Congressional District, Republican Maria Elvira Salazar has ousted incumbent Representative Donna Shalala, a Democrat, the AP reports.In the Senate, 23 Republican-controlled seats and 12 Democrat-controlled seats are up for election: seven of the posts, all of which are currently Republican-held, have been rated a "toss-up" by the Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan outlet dedicated to analyzing and predicting elections.Democrats would need a net gain of three seats to control the Senate in the event that Joe Biden wins, as the vice president can act as a tie-breaker on Senate votes. Should Trump and Vice President Mike Pence win, Democrats would need a net gain of four seats to wrest control from the current Republican majority. There are two independent senators who caucus with Democrats.Tillis's race against Cunningham in North Carolina has also attracted a great deal of national attention. In early October it was revealed that Cunningham, who had run on a campaign of "truth" and "honor," had allegedly had an extramarital relationship. The U.S. Army Reserve is investigating Cunningham, who is a Reserve officer, over reports that he had an affair this year with Arlene Guzman Todd, whose husband has served in the Army.However, the affair allegations don't seem to have impacted Cunningham much: a Friday poll from Marist College found the Democrat up by 10 points, 53 percent to 43 percent. A New York Times poll showed him up by three points, 46 percent to 43 percent.In Maine, Susan Collins is in danger of losing the seat she has held since 1997 to challenger Sara Gideon after mounting criticism for her decision to support the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and to vote to acquit President Trump in his Senate impeachment trial earlier this year. Gideon, who serves as state House speaker, leads in the polls. However, Michigan's Democrat-held seat may be in danger of flipping, as incumbent Senator Gary Peters holds a single-digit lead over Republican Army veteran John James. The incumbent's slight lead has largely remained within the margin of error in recent polls. RealClearPolitics rates the race a "toss-up."In the House, Democrats will look to maintain or grow their majority, which currently stands at 232 seats to Republicans' 198. The Cook Political Report lists 25 House seat races as "toss-up," 16 of which are Republican seats in danger of flipping.Assuming there are no vacancies and no members from a third party, Democrats or Republicans need a minimum of 218 seats to ensure control of the House of Representatives. As Democrats currently hold 232 seats, they would need a net loss no greater than 15 seats to remain in control. Republicans have 198 seats.
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| Eta's second act: Florida now in storm's path after it made landfall in Nicaragua as Category 4 Posted: 04 Nov 2020 08:48 AM PST  While it's too soon to determine Eta's intensity, timing and impacts from wind and rainfall, Florida should pay attention to this system.
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| Man 'forced' to inform on fellow Uighurs for China is shot in Turkey Posted: 03 Nov 2020 06:06 PM PST  An Uighur man who claimed to have been forced to inform on fellow Uighurs to Chinese authorities has been hospitalised in a serious condition after being shot in Istanbul, Turkish media reported on Tuesday. Yusufujrang Aimaitijiang had gone outside to get cigarettes when he was shot twice on Monday evening, the private news agency DHA reported. Mr Aimaitijiang suffered injuries to his shoulder and arm while the gunman escaped, the DHA report said. Members of Turkey's Uighur community said Mr Aimaitijiang was also known as Yusupjan Emet and Yusuf Amat. Using the name Amat, he told Al Jazeera in February 2019 that he was forced to inform on fellow Uighurs by China. "My role was to feed information to officials. I reported on everything people did - what they ate, drank, what they did in private in their homes, whether it was friends or relatives, I shared it all," Amat said. He said he started spying in 2012 because his mother was taken hostage, and officials tortured her and threatened to keep her unless he agreed to cooperate. He claimed he had been sent to spy abroad between 2012 and 2018 in countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan and Turkey, Al Jazeera reported. He added that Beijing has "countless" such informants across the world, some of whom also abduct Uighurs and bring them back to China. There are around 50,000 Uighur refugees in Turkey, which has linguistic and cultural connections with the Uighurs. Many have fled a crackdown on Uighur Muslims in northwest China, where camps and prisons have been used against them in the Xinjiang region. Beijing says they are vocational centres aimed at combating extremism. READ MORE: How Turkey is sending Muslim Uighurs back to China without breaking its promise Uighurs tell Australian inquiry of 'harassment' from China
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| However the election ends, white supremacy has already won Posted: 04 Nov 2020 05:32 AM PST  America has shown a fidelity to white supremacy we can't dismiss, regardless of the election's final outcome
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| Kentucky State Police Commissioner resigned days after a high school newspaper uncovered officers had once been trained using material that quoted Hitler Posted: 03 Nov 2020 02:52 PM PST  The resignation came just days after student journalists reported that police training materials had used quotes from Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" manifesto.
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| Fargo, North Dakota, mayor clashes with governor over whether the state should require people to wear face masks as COVID-19 cases multiply in the state Posted: 02 Nov 2020 05:57 PM PST  "All the major mayors ... feel the mask would be very helpful to make it uniform throughout the state," Mayor Tim Mahoney said.
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| Vatican says pope's civil union remarks were taken out of context Posted: 02 Nov 2020 09:59 AM PST  The Vatican says Pope Francis' comments on gay civil unions were taken out of context in a documentary that spliced together parts of an old interview, but still confirmed Francis' belief that gay couples should enjoy legal protections.
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| Oregon becomes first US state to decriminalize hard drugs Posted: 03 Nov 2020 11:25 PM PST  Oregon on Tuesday became the first US state to decriminalize hard drugs, including the possession of small amounts of heroin and cocaine, and to legalize access to "magic mushrooms" for therapeutic use.
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| The Electoral College can pick a president who got fewer votes. Here's why and how. Posted: 03 Nov 2020 11:39 AM PST  The 2020 presidential election again highlights one of the most confusing and controversial parts of the U.S. elections: The Electoral College.
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| Key West voters put limits on cruise ships but a legal battle looms Posted: 03 Nov 2020 06:02 PM PST  By wide margins, Key West voters Tuesday approved three referendums to limit cruise ship traffic on the island by cutting the number of passengers that can hit the streets and banning larger ships from unloading at all.
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| Obama says if a Democrat behaved like Trump, 'I couldn't support him' Posted: 02 Nov 2020 04:58 PM PST  Former President Barack Obama told a crowd in Miami on Monday that he puts country over party, and if there was a Democrat behaving "the way our current president does, I couldn't support him."Obama has spent the last several days on the campaign trail for the Democratic presidential nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, visiting battleground states like Florida and Georgia. In Miami, Obama railed against President Trump, and said that if he "saw a Democrat who was lying every single day — the fact checkers can't keep up, it's like, just over and over again — I would say that's not the example I want, I don't trust that person to manage the country's affairs because it's violating the values that we try to live by. And those are values we try to teach our kids."Since Trump entered office, The Washington Post has been tracking how many false and misleading claims he has made, and in July, he hit 20,000.Obama also brought up the GOP talking point that Biden is a socialist in disguise, an accusation that is being pushed hard in Florida, which has a high Cuban American population. "Here in south Florida you see these ads, 'Joe palling with Communists, palling with socialists,'" Obama said. "You'd think he was having coffee with Castro every morning. Don't fall for that. Joe Biden served as a senator from Delaware, he was my vice president. I think we'd all know if he was a secret socialist by now."More stories from theweek.com COVID-19 keeps proving everyone wrong Is this the year the New South turns blue? Democrats' first priority
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| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she's thought about freezing her eggs: 'We have to make these choices that men simply don't have to make' Posted: 03 Nov 2020 08:32 AM PST  The representative said that more women need to talk about the challenges of balancing family-planning and a career.
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| Another airline is retiring the world's largest passenger plane after just under 3 years of service as the pandemic keeps long-haul flyers grounded. See inside Hi Fly's Airbus A380. Posted: 03 Nov 2020 09:04 AM PST  Hi Fly had been using the world's largest passenger jet to fly cargo in the COVID-19 airlift but will part ways with the aircraft by year's end.
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| Man arrested after allegedly pushing a 73-year-old grandmother onto Brooklyn subway tracks Posted: 03 Nov 2020 03:24 PM PST  Luis Hernandez, 38, also allegedly assaulted the woman's grandson and his 82-year-old grandfather, New York City police say.
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| China says U.S. sends out wrong signals to Taiwan on potential drone sale deal Posted: 03 Nov 2020 11:32 PM PST  China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday the United States has sent out wrong and grave signals to the so-called Taiwan military forces on the potential drone sale deal. China will take legitimate and necessary responses in light of the changing circumstances, Wang Wenbin, spokesman of the ministry told a regular briefing in Beijing. The U.S. State Department cleared the potential sale of four sophisticated U.S.-made aerial drones to Taiwan in a formal notification sent to Congress, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, the last step before finalizing a weapons sale that will further anger China.
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| A feathered member of the herd Posted: 03 Nov 2020 10:00 PM PST  I took in a month-old chick at my friend's request. The young rooster had been a pet, so my hens rejected him. But my goats ...
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| Michigan's election has more than 77,000 spoiled ballots. Here's what that means. Posted: 03 Nov 2020 04:01 PM PST  An official said 77,000 ballots were spoiled in Michigan as of Tuesday morning, but that number requires some context.
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| Fort Lauderdale attorney suspended after posing online as opposing attorney’s client Posted: 03 Nov 2020 11:49 AM PST  Much of the six-month suspension Fort Lauderdale attorney Tracy Newmark began serving Sunday comes down to lying, according to the referee's reports of Newmark's Florida Bar discipline cases. Lying about:
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| Wary Armenians and Azerbaijanis watch war from Moscow Posted: 03 Nov 2020 05:35 PM PST  At a bustling produce market in southwest Moscow, Azerbaijani salesman Avas' fruit and vegetables kiosk is a few steps away from Armine's where she sells cheese from Armenia.
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| Trump: Presidency has been ‘mean’ and filled with ‘horrible people’ Posted: 03 Nov 2020 06:31 AM PST  He also said he found the U.S. to be the "most difficult country to deal with" in the world.
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| I moved from the US to Canada — here's why I'll never go back Posted: 03 Nov 2020 11:11 AM PST  From legalized marijuana to great healthcare, here are some of the reasons this writer thinks Canada is better than the US and why she plans to stay.
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| Louis Vuitton is painting boarded up windows its signature orange shade, revealing a dystopian new reality prior to a historic election Posted: 03 Nov 2020 11:37 AM PST  The dedication to aesthetic sends an unnerving message — that no amount of changes, protests, or riots will even temporarily stop brands like Louis Vuitton from trying to sell things.
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| McDonald's worker, 16, killed in 'random' shooting by man at drive-thru Posted: 03 Nov 2020 10:45 AM PST  The 24-year-old suspect walked up to the drive-thru window of the Nevada restaurant and opened fire, killing a 16-year-old girl, police said.
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| Sri Lankan navy, villagers rescue more than 100 stranded whales Posted: 02 Nov 2020 06:35 PM PST  Sri Lanka's navy said on Tuesday more than 100 whales had been rescued after becoming stranded on a beach on the island's southwest coast. Villagers defied a novel coronavirus curfew to help rescue the small whales on Monday, wading into the breaking surf to push them back into the sea at Panadura, south of the capital, Colombo. "We pushed back all of them last night, about 100 to 120 whales," navy spokesman Captain Indika de Silva told Reuters.
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| 'Extremely dangerous' Hurricane Eta threatens Central America Posted: 03 Nov 2020 04:23 AM PST  Hurricane Eta was hours from making landfall in Central America on Tuesday after gaining strength in the Caribbean Sea, threatening Nicaragua and Honduras with catastrophic winds and floods.
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| Mississippi U.S. Senate race election results: Cindy Hyde-Smith defeats Mike Espy Posted: 03 Nov 2020 08:54 PM PST  Polls showed Mike Espy trailing Cindy Hyde-Smith by 8 points in the race for one of Mississippi's U.S. Senate seats. Get the results from election day
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| Tight gubernatorial contest as Puerto Rico counts votes Posted: 02 Nov 2020 09:02 PM PST  Puerto Rico's two main political parties were in a tight gubernatorial race late Tuesday after voters stood in long lines and forced polling centers to remain open late as they chose new leaders they hope can help heal a U.S. territory wracked by corruption, hurricanes, earthquakes and the coronavirus pandemic. Early results gave a slim lead to Pedro Pierluisi of the pro-statehood New Progressive Party, the territory's former non-voting representative in Congress who briefly served as governor following huge street protests last year that led Gov. Ricardo Rosselló to resign. Carlos Delgado of the Popular Democratic Party, which supports the island's territorial status, was a close second.
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| Australia calls for clarity from China over embargo reports Posted: 04 Nov 2020 01:55 AM PST  Australia's trade minister on Wednesday called for "greater clarity" from China over reports an embargo could hit a slew of industries by the end of the week and further escalate tensions.
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| Disney World restaurants appeared to suddenly increase their indoor dining capacity, but representatives say it was just a technical issue with online reservations Posted: 03 Nov 2020 01:48 PM PST  Disney-goers noticed an increase in reservation availability at restaurants across the Florida parks this morning, but Disney said it was a glitch.
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