LOS ANGELES - Facebook announced that it would update notifications running across the top of Facebook and Instagram with the projected winner of the 2020 presidential election as soon as independent decision desks at major media outlets project the winner.RELATED: CISA launches ‘Rumor Control’ website to combat attempts to undermine 2020 election results The social media giant said it would also label presidential candidates’ posts with a label announcing the projected winner.The company noted Reuters, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CNN and the Associated Press as some of the outlets they would cite when pushing a notification on their platforms. “While several states continue to count votes, we wanted to share a reminder of the steps we’ll take to.

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GOP backs Trump as he fights election results, transition

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration threw the presidential transition into tumult, with President Donald Trump blocking government officials from cooperating with President-elect Joe Biden’s team and Attorney General William Barr authorizing the Justice Department to probe unsubstantiated allegations of voter fraud. Some Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, rallied behind Trump's efforts to fight the election results.

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Much at stake as Supreme Court weighs future of 'Obamacare'

WASHINGTON – When the Supreme Court weighs the fate of “Obamacare,” arguments will revolve around arcane points of law like severability — whether the justices can surgically snip out part of the law and leave the rest.But what’s at stake has real-world consequences for just about every American, as well as the health care industry, a major source of jobs and tax revenues. Whether the Affordable Care Act stays, goes, or is significantly changed, will affect the way life is lived in the U.S.The argument against the law from the Trump administration and conservative states is that the 10-year-old statute was rendered unconstitutional in its entirety when Congress dialed down to zero a penalty on those remaining uninsured.

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Asian stocks rise for 2nd day on coronavirus vaccine hopes

BEIJING – Asian stock markets rose for second day Tuesday on hopes for progress toward a possible coronavirus vaccine that might allow the world to revive manufacturing, shopping and normal life.Benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney rose while Seoul fell less than 0.1%.On Wall Street, the benchmark S&P 500 index closed 1.2% higher on Monday after Pfizer Inc. said early data on a vaccine under development suggest it might be it might be 90% effective at preventing COVID-19, though that doesn’t mean its release is imminent.“This offers a ray of hope that the market did not hesitate to take advantage of,” said Tai Hui of J.P.

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Biden is the projected winner of the U.S. election. What if Trump refuses to concede?

Donald Trump has made it clear that he has no plans to concede to Democratic president-elect Joe Biden anytime soon, having already launched lawsuits against several states citing unproven allegations of voter fraud.Shortly after the Associated Press and various other organization declared Biden the projected winner on Saturday, Trump began floating baseless allegations of voter fraud on Twitter, adding that ballot observers in Pennsylvania, a key battleground state, were not allowed to watch the counting process.“The American People are entitled to an honest election: that means counting all legal ballots, and not counting any illegal ballots,” Trump said in an online statement.

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US election: McConnell says Trump within his rights to look into election ‘irregularities’; Schumer says ‘no evidence’ of significant voter fraud

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday said during a speech on the Senate floor that President Donald Trump was completely within his rights to look into “irregularities” from last week’s election.

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U.S. election: Here’s what happens until Joe Biden, Kamala Harris are inaugurated

Joe Biden has been projected the winner of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, defeating Donald Trump.The Associated Press has projected Biden will win at least 290 electoral college votes, with a few states still counting ballots.However, Biden and vice president-elect Kamala Harris won’t take over the country’s highest office until Jan.

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U.S. election crimes official quits after AG Barr authorizes voter fraud probes

William Barr authorized federal prosecutors across the country to pursue “substantial allegations” of voting irregularities, if they exist, before the 2020 presidential race is certified.The resignation was confirmed by the New York Times and CNN shortly after news of Barr’s memo was made public. The attorney general’s actions came despite no evidence of widespread fraud.It also comes days after Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump and raises the prospect that Trump will use the Justice Department to try to challenge the outcome.

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Trump not making concession speech damages democracy: expert

The public acknowledgment of defeat by losing candidates has been a staple of U.S. presidential elections since 1896.

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News Releases from Department of Health | Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest November 9, 2020

Department of Health:New COVID-19 Cases Drop to Double Digits After Five Days of Triple DigitsDOH recorded 64 additional cases of COVID-19 in the reporting period that ended at noon today. The majority are on O‘ahu with 53 new cases.

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Trump accuses Pfizer of withholding Covid vaccine announcement before elections

Pfizer of withholding the announcement on coronavirus vaccine before the November 3 US presidential elections to prevent him from getting a "vaccine win"."The US Food and Drug Administration "and the Democrats didn't want to have me get a Vaccine WIN, prior to the election, so instead it came out five days later – As I've said all along!" Trump said in a tweet.The @US_FDA and the Democrats didn’t want to have me get a Vaccine WIN, prior to the election, so instead it came out five days later – As I’ve said all along!"As I have long said, @Pfizer and the others would only announce a Vaccine after the Election, because they didn’t have the courage to do it before.

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Biden moves ahead with transition of power plans

Joe Biden is unveiling his plans on what will happen once he officially is the 46th president of the United States.

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Travel companies that are thriving amid the pandemic

Local experiences, wherever you’re stuckPeek is a two-sided marketplace that connects consumers to thousands of small business owners creating such travel experiences as cooking classes or kayak trips. “When our operators don’t get bookings, we don’t get bookings," says Bashir, whose company takes a cut from each activity purchased on her site.

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Keke Palmer faces backlash online after tweeting about using food stamps for 'healthy items only'

Keke Palmer found herself in some hot water online after tweeting about food stamp regulations in a since deleted exchange which she then reformatted in a question to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.The 27-year-old initially posed the question: 'Imagine if your EBT card could only work on healthy items' before an onslaught of information came her way.Government assistance is a regular conservative talking point, and users were quick to point out that low income recipients rarely have similar access to foods and shouldn't have to further budget small, federally provided amounts.

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Global News at 6 Saskatoon — Nov. 9, 2020

The Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, edition of Global News at 6 with Jackie Wilson and Ryan Kessler on Global Saskatoon.

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Attorney General Barr OKs election probes despite little evidence of fraud

WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr has authorized federal prosecutors across the U.S. to pursue “substantial allegations” of voting irregularities before the 2020 presidential election is certified, despite little evidence of fraud.READ MORE: Lawsuits filed, recount requested by Trump campaign — here’s where they standBarr’s action comes days after Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump and raises the prospect that Trump will use the Justice Department to try to challenge the outcome.

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Presidential transition of power: The role of 'ascertainment' and the GSA

WASHINGTON - The course of President-elect Joe Biden’s transition to power is dependent in part on an obscure declaration called “ascertainment.”Here are some details on that process:WHAT IS ASCERTAINMENT?The formal presidential transition doesn’t begin until the administrator of the federal General Services Administration ascertains the “apparent successful candidate” in the general election. Neither the Presidential Transition Act nor federal regulations specify how that determination should be made.

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Biden likely to fill cabinet roles with experienced picks

(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)WILMINGTON, Del. - President-elect Joe Biden is looking to build out his nascent White House staff with more traditional Washington insiders, a notable departure from four years in which President Donald Trump filled his team with outsiders and government antagonists.Ron Klain is an early favorite to become Biden's chief of staff, according to multiple people familiar with planning who spoke on condition of anonymity to speak freely about private discussions.

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Lawsuits’ threat looms as vote count grinds on in Pennsylvania

HARRISBURG, Pa. - President Donald Trump’s campaign launched a lawsuit to stop the certification of the election results in Pennsylvania, suing Monday as counties continued to sort through provisional ballots and late-arriving mail-in ballots nearly a week after the election.The Associated Press on Saturday called the presidential contest for former Vice President Joe Biden, after determining that the remaining ballots left to be counted in Pennsylvania would not allow Trump to catch up.But Trump’s campaign filed litigation in federal court over Pennsylvania’s presidential election, and Trump has refused to concede.“The election is not over,” Trump’s general counsel, Matthew Morgan, said in a news conference in Washington,

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Milwaukee surpasses all-time high for homicides in single year

MILWAUKEE - The city of Milwaukee, and the county, has surpassed a terrifying milestone: We are at an all-time high for homicides in a single year.FOX6 spoke with city, and county, leaders about what is causing that number to rise, and how they can stop it.“My reaction is that I’m not surprised, but I’m extremely troubled,” said Carmen Pitre of the Sojourner Family Peace CenterTo date, there have been 187 confirmed murders – with five more cases still pending.“For us, this is beyond a state of emergency.

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Orange County comptroller sees signs of hope after September hotel stays bring in $7 million

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County’s comptroller, Phil Diamond, said the tourist development tax dollars from hotel and resort stays around the county continue to go up after the initial plunge this spring due to coronavirus closures.Diamond announced Monday the September numbers further the trend of increasing collections every month since April.He said the county brought in TDT collections totaling more than $7 million for the month of September.

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Refusing to concede, Trump blocks cooperation on transition

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration threw the presidential transition into tumult on Monday, Attorney General William Barr authorizing the Justice Department to probe allegations of voter fraud and President Donald Trump firing the Pentagon chief and blocking government officials from cooperating with President-elect Joe Biden’s team.Despite little evidence of fraud, Barr signed off on investigations into the unsubstantiated claims made repeatedly by Trump. Even as Biden began assembling experts to face the surging pandemic, the federal agency that needs to green light the beginnings of the transition of power held off on taking that step.

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COVID-19: Alberta records 644 new cases, 7 deaths

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health updates the COVID-19 situation in the province on Nov. 9, 2020.

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Business run by Jewish single mom cited for COVID violation, while Biden supporters celebrate across city

A struggling Brooklyn, N.Y. pottery shop employee was confronted by authorities over the weekend when they visited the business over supposed violations of government-mandated coronavirus restriction measures while local leaders have mostly ignored large crowds gathering at the same time to celebrate Joe Biden's win over President Trump in a contentious presidential contest. Ilana Cagan runs Pottery and Glass Land in Midwood, where customers can paint their own glass, pottery, canvas and wood projects in a studio setting.

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Safe harbor deadline: Here’s why Dec. 8 matters in the 2020 election

WASHINGTON - There are many dates to be aware of following the projected win of President-elect Joe Biden and before Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, 2021 — one of them being the “safe harbor” deadline on Dec.

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Trust Index: Do lawsuits allege widespread voter fraud?

ORLANDO, Fla. – President Donald Trump, his lawyers and some of his allies have repeatedly claimed widespread voter fraud illegally tilted last week’s election in favor of former Vice President Joe Biden.But nearly one week after the polls closed, no attorney had yet made such bold accusations in a formal court filing.[TRENDING: Eta drenches Florida | 2 killed in Orange County crash | Biden names COVID-19 task force]Since election-related lawsuits can be expensive to pursue, with attorneys who knowingly file frivolous lawsuits risking sanctions by the courts, many plaintiffs try to choose their legal battles wisely.During a Saturday morning news conference outside a Philadelphia landscaping company, Rudy Giuliani, the president’s personal

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Florida Georgia Line Pulls Out of CMA Awards Performance After Tyler Hubbard Tests Positive For Coronavirus

Florida Georgia Line will not be at the upcoming 2020 CMA Awards this week.

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DC mayor disregarded own COVID restrictions to attend Biden victory speech, defends 'essential travel'

Despite Delaware being on District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser’s list of high-risk states, the mayor and her staff attended President-elect Joe Biden’s victory speech in Delaware Saturday, reportedly defending the trip as “essential travel.” Bowser’s justification for her travel was first reported by Mark Segraves of WRC, the NBC-owned station in Washington D.C., who quoted one of her staff members as saying the trip was “essential travel” and “excepted under Mayor’s order.” Delaware was among the states deemed “high-risk” in a list released by Mayor Bowser’s office just last week.

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After apparent mix-up with Trump campaign, local landscape company is thrust into spotlight

HOLMESBURG - Saturday saw the Philadelphia Four Seasons mix-up, with a Northeast landscaping company thrust into the national spotlight.After a press conference with Rudy Giuliani gained a lot of attention, because he found out Biden won during the event.The fat lady sang for Donald Trump Saturday. To his attorney, Rudy Giuliani, her voice sounded like the presidential race being called for Joe Biden.The former New York City mayor, at a quickly assembled press conference at Four Seasons Total Landscaping, seemed caught by surprise.

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As cases rise, states say they'll work with Biden on virus

The incoming Biden administration is promising a cohesive national strategy to combat the worsening coronavirus outbreak, something many public health officials and Democratic governors say they welcome after months of mixed messaging under the Trump administration.Consistency about the need to wear a mask to reduce the virus spread is just a start. Among other things, they say they need help with testing and contract tracing, deploying an eventual vaccine and more money to shore up their budgets, including to help keep schools open.Biden on Monday announced members of a coronavirus task force and his staff started reaching out to governors.

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Luhnow files $22M breach of contract lawsuit against Astros

Former Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow has filed a breach of contract lawsuit against the team, seeking more than $22 million in salary owed under his deal when he was fired in January.The suit, filed Monday in Harris County District Court in Houston, claims Luhnow was unaware a camera was used to steal signs during the team’s run to the 2017 World Series title, which baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred found violated baseball rules against electronics.Luhnow and manager AJ Hinch were suspended for the season last Jan. 13 by Manfred and fired by the Astros later that day.

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Biden supporters in Delaware hope for positive changes

WILMINGTON, Del. - Residents in the First State are hoping President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris bring positive changes to the nation.In the parking lot of Wilmington’s Chase Center, an equipment rental crew loaded a truck Monday. Nearby, multi-colored confetti was scattered on the pavement. The stage, lights and signs from Saturday’s celebration are gone, but the excitement is not. “We’re all hyped up now.

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President-elect Biden names COVID-19 advisory board

With the coronavirus spreading widely throughout the country and hospitalizations and deaths climbing, President-elect Joe Biden today announced a new COVID-19 advisory board to guide his administration during the transition period.

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Coronavirus: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority president apologizes, offers condolences over care home deaths

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority President and CEO Vickie Kaminski apologized and gave her condolences on Monday after 22 residents at the Maples Personal Care Home lost their lives, including seven in the last 48 hours, due to a COVID-19 outbreak. “You may have questions, concerns, fears that your loved one wasn’t well cared for in the last weeks, or days or hours of their life — again terrible tragedies — it must make it so much more difficult.

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De Blasio dismisses coronavirus risks during Biden victory celebrations, contrary to CDC guidelines

New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio on Monday appeared to brush off concerns that weekend celebrations over Joe Biden’s presidential victory could contribute to the further spread of the coronavirus. At the mayor’s daily press briefing, a New York Post reporter noted that although many attendees of these celebrations wore masks, many did not abide by social distancing rules – guidelines that De Blasio has previously urged New Yorkers to follow.

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COVID-19 Scan for Nov 09, 2020

In a Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Report (MMWR) study today, data from the Premier Healthcare Database showed that, of 106,543 patients who survived after being admitted for COVID-19 from March through July, 9,504 (8.9%) were readmitted to the same hospital within 2 months of discharge for any condition, infectious disease–related or not.Indeed, 1,667 (1.6%) of patients recorded more than a single readmiss

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'This is proof': Biden's win reveals power of Black voters

DETROIT – Power. Respect.

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With inauguration 10 weeks away, Biden’s pandemic plans face agonizing wait

Meredith WadmanScience’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation.U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is wasting little time in moving to confront the COVID-19 pandemic, but many observers fear the crisis could get much worse before he is sworn in 10 weeks from now and is able to begin to execute his plans.Today, Biden named 13 scientists and public health specialists to a COVID-19 advisory board.

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Mitch McConnell says Trump '100% within his rights' to question election results

WASHINGTON - Despite President-elect Joe Biden's victory, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday President Donald Trump is “100% within his rights” to question election results and consider legal options.The Republican leader's remarks, his first public comments since Biden was declared the winner of the presidential election, come as Trump's allies on Capitol Hill have been reluctant to congratulate Biden or push the president to accept the outcome.McConnell said the process will play out and “reach its conclusion.”RELATED: Election 2020: Lawsuits filed, recount requested by Trump campaign — here’s where they standTrump has declined to concede the presidential race and is mounting legal fights, but there has been no indication

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‘From our family to yours:’ Stuffed Mickey tugs at your heartstrings in Disney Christmas advert

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Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskiy tests positive for COVID-19

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky MOSCOW - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced Monday that he has tested positive for coronavirus infection and will be working in self-isolation while being treated.“There are no lucky people in the world for whom COVID-19 does not pose a threat,” Zelenskiy said on Twitter. “However, I feel good.

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Nevada becomes 1st state in US to protect same-sex marriage in its Constitution

FILE - Same-sex marriage cake toppers are displayed on a shelf at Fantastico on December 5, 2017 in San Francisco, California.

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Coronavirus: Biden implores Americans to wear face masks

“We could save tens of thousands of lives if everyone would just wear a mask for the next few months,” said president-elect Joe Biden during a press conference on Monday where he announced the COVID-19 Transition Advisory Board as U.S.

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California sees spike in COVID cases days after Biden celebrations as US hits the 10M mark

California public health officials have seen a spike in coronavirus cases as infections continue to rise nationally and gatherings like the spontaneous street celebrations after Joe Biden was named president-elect this weekend threaten to worsen the pandemic. On Sunday, Los Angeles County saw 2,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases for the fourth consecutive day, figures not seen since August. Hospitalizations topped 800 on Wednesday and every day since, which hadn't been seen since September. On Nov.

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Ukraine's president tests positive for COVID-19

MOSCOW – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced Monday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus and will be working in self-isolation while being treated.“There are no lucky people in the world for whom COVID-19 does not pose a threat,” Zelenskiy tweeted. “However, I feel good.

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Orgeron: LSU has COVID outbreak, injured QB still sidelined

BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU coach Ed Orgeron says his team is contending with a corona virus outbreak and resulting quarantines that have made it difficult to know whether a number of starters or regulars will be available for Saturday's scheduled game against No. 1 Alabama — or whether the game might need to be postponed.But Orgeron says he is certain that starting quarterback Myles Brennan will not be ably to play by Saturday because of an abdomen injury which has sidelined the QB for two games and might lead to a decision to shut Brennan down for the rest of the season.“We're talking to the doctors right now to see what's the best for Myles,” Orgeron said during his usual Monday-of-game-week media conference.

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Is the presidential transition of power always peaceful? A look back

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Masters honors Lee Elder with scholarship and a tee shot

AUGUSTA, Ga. – In a year marked by racial injustice, Augusta National announced Monday it would honor Lee Elder with two scholarships in his name at Paine College and an honorary tee shot next year for the first Black player in the Masters.“It's mind-boggling every time I think about it,” said Elder, who made his barrier-breaking debut in 1975.It was about time, according to Masters Chairman Fred Ridley, who said racial injustice and equality have been at the forefront of the nation this year.“Our question was not so much what we can say but what we can do,” Ridley said.The Masters for some two decades has provided scholarship money for Paine College, a private, historically Black college in Augusta.

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Trump books will continue after Trump leaves office

NEW YORK – One of publishing's most thriving genres of the past four years, books about President Donald Trump, is not going to end when he leaves office.In 2021 and beyond, look for waves of releases about the Trump administration and about the president's loss to Democratic candidate Joe Biden. Works already planned include the anti-Trump “Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S.

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