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A guide to Trump's false election claims | Fact CheckerSince Nov. 4, President Trump has repeatedly claimed his election loss a result of massive fraud. The following is a round-up of his claims.
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The suit, which legal experts said has little chance of prevailing, argues that elections officials improperly accepted more than 200,000 votes but does not allege fraud.
Analysis
If there was a conspiracy to use the systems to throw the election, it didn't work very well.
In an emotional news conference, a top state Republican official called on Trump and other Republicans to speak out against threats that have flourished in the wake of the president’s baseless attacks on the election’s integrity.
At least 15 people were injured, four severely, in the southwestern city of Trier. Authorities said they arrested the suspected driver, a 51-year-old German who lived in the area.
The approach contrasts sharply with the prevailing wisdom in the United States, where public health officials have focused on low rates of positive coronavirus tests in the broader community as a prerequisite for in-person schooling.
The financial toll of the pandemic has caught up with transit agencies across the nation. The outlook is grim without federal assistance.
California dive boat captain charged with manslaughter in 2019 fire that killed 34 aboard Conception
Federal prosecutors charged Jerry Boylan for his alleged “misconduct, negligence and inattention” before fire.
The controversial Education secretary denounced calls for student debt cancellation as "insidious ... government gift giving," while calling the free college movement a "socialist takeover of higher education."
A free, public clearinghouse that debuted Tuesday will for the first time allow anyone from academic historians to amateur family genealogists to search for individual enslaved people around the globe in one central online location.
The president and three of his adult children — Ivanka, Donald Jr. and Eric — were sued two years ago on allegations of promoting a marketing program that allegedly duped plaintiffs.
Gov. Larry Hogan (R) said the number of people hospitalized in the state has increased 51 percent in the past two weeks, while modeling shows “the worse part of this entire crisis is still ahead of us.”
In a critical year for the young students, the achievement gaps are widening.
Color of MoneyPerspective
Even though Black families have been hard hit by the covid-19-related recession, they were better prepared because of the increase in their savings, a new report finds.
A division of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will target criminals who try to capitalize on high demand for doses of the vaccine.
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The sides agreed to some policies that place the women’s team on level terms with the men’s team, the U.S. Soccer Federation said, but the deal is unrelated to claims of wage discrimination.
Ohio State remained in the top four even though it called off a game last week and has played only four games this season.
The clip sparked fierce debate in a country not accustomed to discussing such issues.
Perspective
The Spiders men’s basketball team’s first road victory against a top-10 team in 26 tries came two years after a turbulent season led to unrest in the fanbase.