Few GOP officials have seemed willing to endorse a move to overturn the will of voters by appointing pro-Trump electors in states that the president-elect won.
Public health experts and hospital administrators say the abrupt rise in new cases could foreshadow a more difficult December, followed by an even rougher January and a darker February.
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The decades-old pact is meant to reduce the chances of an accidental war by allowing mutual reconnaissance flights by parties to the 34-nation agreement. The withdrawal comes six months after President Trump announced his intention to exit, saying Russia has been violating the pact.
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As infections overwhelmed eastern cities, Los Angeles officials outlawed public gatherings before the contagion arrived. A century later, the city hasn’t fared as well against the coronavirus.
Leaders attending the virtual summit hosted by Saudi Arabia represent nations hit hardest by the coronavirus, including the United States, India, Brazil and France.
Pentagon regulations implemented last year prohibit anyone with gender dysphoria from enlisting after April 12, 2019, but allow transgender service members who enlisted before then to stay in uniform.
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A Republican member’s willingness to consider discredited voting fraud claims — along with his wife’s role as a witness in one of Trump’s lawsuits — has brought additional attention to the panel.
Those close to President-elect Joe Biden insist the ceremony must still have the august feeling of past inaugurations, but that quest is complicated by another urgent demand: to adhere to health guidelines that Biden embraced during his campaign and wants to showcase at the start of his administration.
Most stargazers will miss December’s total solar eclipse, which coincides with the peak of the Geminids meteor shower, due to travel restrictions into Chile and Argentina.
One of the Brazilian president’s top congressional allies was found with wads of cash stuffed into his underpants, while his sons have been accused of embezzlement and money laundering.
Health-care leaders say they have heard concerns about President Trump’s politicization of the vaccines, their rapid development and a lack of information about longer-term safety and effectiveness.
Typically, incumbent judges have dominated ballots in the state. From 1986 to this year’s election — a period that covered hundreds of judges’ races — only nine outside challengers have unseated incumbent, appointed judges, according to officials.
More than 85 percent of those surveyed by AAA in all three jurisdictions said they perceive traveling during the pandemic as a risk. Of those who are still planning to travel, more than 60 percent plan to drive, according to the survey.
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Colonial building techniques are revealed in a house in Arlington and one in Alexandria.
- 3:19PMDustin Hopkins gives Washington a 17-9 lead in third quarter with short field goal
- 3:07PMWashington retakes the lead, 14-9, on Steven Sims Jr. TD catch in third quarter
- 3:03PMBengals rookie Joe Burrow carted off field with a left leg injury in third quarter
- 2:49PMWashington’s defense forces a three-and-out to start the second half
If nothing else, Ohio State’s win reminded that very young people play college football, which can sustain its unpredictability even when times seem predictable.
It’s difficult to make the case that any of the NBA’s top contenders have narrowed the gap on the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers.
