WILMINGTON : Joe Biden was fresh off winning the Michigan primary and effectively capturing the Democratic presidential nomination, a prize he'd sought for the better part of three decades.

Instead of plotting a strategy to build momentum, he was contemplating an abrupt halt.He gathered his senior team in a conference room on the 19th floor of his campaign's Philadelphia headquarters, the type of in-person meeting that would soon be deemed a public health risk.

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Transition delay could impede Biden’s ability to address issues like coronavirus: experts

Joe Biden was projected to be U.S. president-elect by all major news outlets, the Trump administration has refused to concede and has reportedly stalled the transition process.

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CNN tops cable ratings for election week, Biden's speech

LOS ANGELES – CNN and Fox News Channel battled for viewers on the election day that turned into an election week and then some, each earning bragging rights.CNN edged Fox among total viewers for the week, averaging 5.9 million viewers to Fox's 5.7 million. The latter was dominant on Tuesday as President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden faced off at the polls.Fox averaged 14.1 million viewers Tuesday to CNN's 9.4 million, with MSNBC drawing 7.6 million, according to Nielsen figures.

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Biden coronavirus adviser warns US facing ‘darkest’ days of entire pandemic

FILE - (L) Dr. Michael Osterholm, Regents Professor, McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair in Public Health, and director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota and Minnesota Gov.

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Biden fights to confront crises, Trump resistance

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Promising “we’re going to get right to work,” President-elect Joe Biden fought to confront the nation's competing crises — and fierce Republican resistance — on Tuesday and downplayed concerns that President Donald Trump's refusal to acknowledge his victory could undermine national security.Raising unsupported claims of voter fraud, Trump has blocked his Democratic rival from receiving the intelligence briefings traditionally shared with incoming presidents, according to someone with knowledge of the situation but not authorized to disclose private conversations.

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President-elect Joe Biden defends health care law as Supreme Court mulls its fate

WILMINGTON, Del. – President-elect Joe Biden fought to confront the nation’s competing crises — and fierce Republican resistance — on Tuesday as concerns grew that President Donald Trump’s refusal to acknowledge his Democratic rival’s victory could undermine national security.Raising unsupported claims of voter fraud, Trump has blocked Biden from receiving the intelligence briefings traditionally shared with incoming presidents, according to someone with knowledge of the situation but not authorized to disclose private conversations.

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Trump campaign sues to block certification of Biden win in Pennsylvania

Donald Trump‘s campaign on Monday filed a lawsuit in a Pennsylvania federal court, seeking to block state officials from certifying President-elect Joe Biden‘s victory in the state.The lawsuit, brought by the campaign and two registered voters, alleged Pennsylvania’s mail-in voting system “lacked all of the hallmarks of transparency and verifiability that were present for in-person voters.” Trump faces long odds in lawsuits challenging ballot counts The lawsuit claims Pennsylvania officials violated the U.S.

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Turkey's President Erdogan congratulates Biden on his win

ANKARA – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan congratulated President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday, expressing Turkey’s determination to work closely with the new administration.“I believe that the strong cooperation and alliance between our countries will continue to contribute to world peace in the future, as it has done so far,” Erdogan said in his congratulatory message, made available by his office.Turkey was one of a handful of countries, along with Russia, that had not commented on Biden’s victory, which was announced Saturday. A senior Turkish official said Monday that Ankara would wait until legal challenges to the U.S.

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AP Interview: France wants Biden to calm trade disputes

PARIS – France’s trade minister hopes that U.S. President-elect Joe Biden acts soon to calm trade tensions fueled by Donald Trump, which have led to escalating trans-Atlantic tariffs hitting billions of dollars worth of wine, planes and other goods.In an interview Tuesday with The Associated Press, French Trade Minister Franck Riester accused the U.S.

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What Joe Biden’s election means for the U.S. coronavirus crisis

Joe Biden says the coronavirus pandemic is his top priority as he prepares to enter the White House against the backdrop of an unprecedented health crisis that has rattled the nation.Two days after The Associated Press projected Biden had clinched victory in a divisive election, Biden unveiled a 13-member coronavirus task force, including prominent doctors, academics and former government health officials, signalling his intent to take a science-based approach to fight the pandemic.“Folks, our work begins with getting COVID under control.

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AP Interview: Germany seeks ‘new deal’ with US under Biden

BERLIN – Germany's foreign minister says the election of Joe Biden as the next U.S.

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President-elect Biden names COVID-19 advisors

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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US election 2020: Can we 'embrace our diversity and make it into a strength'?

Joe Biden will be the 46th U.S. president.Paraphrasing the great activist, satirist, and comedian Dick Gregory, my first response is, “I know the U.S.

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U.S election: Biden team considers legal action as agency delays approving transition

Joe Biden’s transition team is considering legal action over a federal agency’s delay in recognizing the Democrat’s victory over President Donald Trump in last week’s election, a Biden official said on Monday.The General Services Administration (GSA) normally recognizes a presidential candidate when it becomes clear who has won an election so that a transition of power can begin. Biden is the projected winner of the U.S.

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Country stars call out 'hypocrisy' of crowded Biden celebrations amid ongoing coronavirus pandemic

Country music stars are having a hard time grappling with the crowded celebrations following Joe Biden's projected victory in the 2020 presidential election. Since March, the music industry has been in a tough spot as concerts have been all but canceled due to social distancing guidelines to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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

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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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Pandemic total surges past 50 million cases

Over the weekend, the global COVID-19 total passed 50 million cases, as the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) congratulated newly elected US leaders and the World Health Assembly resumed its annual meeting—cut short in May by the virus—virtually.

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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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House Dem campaign chair won't seek post anew after losses

WASHINGTON – The chairwoman of House Democrats' campaign committee said Monday she won't seek the post again for the next Congress. Illinois Rep.

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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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Russian President Putin won't immediately congratulate President-elect Joe Biden

Russian President Vladimir Putin speeches during his press conference at the G20 Osaka Summit 2019, on June 29, 2019 in Osaka, Japan. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin won’t congratulate President-elect Joe Biden until legal challenges to the U.S.

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US coronavirus cases pass 10 million after 60% surge in two weeks

The US has confirmed that its coronavirus cases have surpassed 10 million after daily infections surged more than 60% over two weeks.

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President-Elect Joe Biden Announces COVID-19 Advisory Board & Urges Americans To Wear Masks In Fight Against Coronavirus

Joe Biden addresses the nation with a briefing about the newly formed COVID-19 Advisory Board on Monday morning (November 9) from Wilmington, Del.

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Biden has a bold agenda, but a divided Congress could constrain him

–elect Kamala Harris By Jeffrey MervisMost U.S. researchers and environmental activists were ecstatic when Joe Biden emerged as the winner of the U.S.

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Donald Trump won't concede, Joe Biden gets working on coronavirus

Joe Biden plowed ahead anyway with the first meeting of a parallel coronavirus task force, initiating an awkward and potentially volatile transition period.Traditionally, Trump would by now not only have accepted the results of Tuesday's election but started assisting the incoming administration before the January 20 handover. Construction has already begun along Pennsylvania Avenue for the ceremonies.However, the next weeks threaten to push the United States into unprecedented new tension after the already bitter election.Trump is loudly claiming the election was stolen, despite all-but completed vote counts across the 50 states showing Biden with an insurmountable lead.

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Amid Covid vaccine good news, Joe Biden says it won't be widely available for months

Joe Biden today said nation 'still facing a very dark winter' from COVID-19, despite positive news on vaccines.He added that vaccine approval process must be guided by science so public can have confidence it is safe and effective."With cases rising once more, it's imperative that we ramp up our production of personal protective equipment, to make sure our brave health care workers have what they need to battle safely against this virus," Biden said in a press conference today.“I implore you, wear a mask. Do it for yourself.

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Coronavirus: Biden announces COVID-19 Transition Advisory Board as U.S. cases continue rising

In order to “translate the Biden-Harris COVID-19 plan into action” as COVID-19 cases continue to sharply rise in the United States, president-elect Joe Biden on Monday announced the formation of the COVID-19 Transition Advisory Board.

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Biden implores Americans to wear masks while unveiling new coronavirus task force

Joe Biden on Monday implored Americans to wear masks to slow the spread of the coronavirus, even as he cheered news about the promising development of a vaccine being developed by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer.Biden in remarks after meeting with his newly formed coronavirus advisory board cautioned that Americans still face “a dark winter” and need to be aggressive about mask-wearing and social distancing as infections continue to surge around the country.

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U.S. election: WHO director general welcomes Biden election win

The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Monday congratulated president-elect Joe Biden on his victory in the U.S.

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Trump faces pressure to work with Biden on U.S. presidential transition plan

Donald Trump is facing pressure to co-operate with President-elect Joe Biden’s team to ensure a smooth transfer of power when the new administration takes office in January.The General Services Administration is tasked with formally recognizing Biden as president-elect, which begins the transition.

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America Votes 2020: World reacts to Joe Biden being elected U.S. president

Joe Biden’s historic win over President Donald Trump in the U.S. election could mark a significant shift in geo-politics, after four tumultuous years of international relations under the Trump administration.

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Two Indian Americans in Biden's Covid-19 task force

Washington: Indian-American physician Dr Vivek Murthy on Monday was named one of the three co-chairs of the COVID-19 task-force that will guide President-elect Joe Biden on dealing with the coronavirus pandemic that has claimed over 236,000 lives in the country.Dr Murthy, 43, a former US Surgeon General, along with two other co-chairs -- Dr David Kessler and Dr Marcella Nunez-Smith -- would lead a team of leading public health experts who will advise Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on the deadly virus.The US is currently the world's worst-hit nation from the pandemic.“Dealing with the coronavirus pandemic is one of the most important battles our administration will face, and I will be informed by science and by experts," Biden

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Putin won't congratulate Biden until legal action resolved

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin won’t congratulate President-elect Joe Biden until legal challenges to the U.S. election are resolved and the result is official, the Kremlin announced Monday.

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The Latest: Ousted vaccine expert on Biden virus task force

WASHINGTON – The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local):7:25 a.m.President-elect Joe Biden has announced the members of his coronavirus task force, which will put together a blueprint for fighting the pandemic.The co-chairs are former Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, former Food Drug Administration Commissioner Dr.

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Trump’s election night party becomes latest White House coronavirus cluster

election night watch party in the White House East Room has become another symbol of President Donald Trump’s cavalier attitude toward the coronavirus, which is ripping across the nation and infecting more than 100,000 people a day.Polls suggest that attitude was a serious drag on the president’s reelection bid as voters chose to deny Trump a second term in favor of his Democratic rival, now President-Elect Joe Biden. And the party — with few masks and no social distancing — is now under additional scrutiny after the president’s chief of staff, Mark Meadows, became the latest top White House official to contract the virus, which has now killed more than 237,000 people in the U.S.

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Joe Biden team starts Covid vaccine talks with pharma companies

vaccine as soon as possible, campaign medical advisers have received briefings from companies working to produce vaccines in order to be informed about the process," Biden's spokesman Andrew Bates said in an emailed statement.Biden's advisers met with companies that have COVID-19 vaccines or therapies in late-stage clinical trials in September and October, Bloomberg News had reported earlier.The report added that the meeting was aimed at gathering information about the development, manufacturing and distribution of shots to ward off the novel coronavirus and therapies to treat the sick.Biden has vowed to "listen to the science", with his coronavirus plan calling for scaling up testing and contact tracing and promising to appoint a "supply

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Fresh off election victory, Biden turns to virus response

BOSTON – As he begins his transition to the presidency, Joe Biden is pivoting from a bitter campaign battle to another, more pressing fight: reining in the pandemic that has hit the world’s most powerful nation harder than any other.The U.S. is now averaging more than 100,000 new infections a day, frequently breaking records for daily cases.

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Trump faces calls to work with Biden team on transition

WILMINGTON, Del. – President Donald Trump is facing pressure to cooperate with President-elect Joe Biden's team to ensure a smooth transfer of power when the new administration takes office in January.The General Services Administration is tasked with formally recognizing Biden as president-elect, which begins the transition. But the agency's Trump-appointed administrator, Emily Murphy, has not started the process and has given no guidance on when she will do so.That lack of clarity is fueling questions about whether Trump, who has not publicly recognized Biden's victory and has falsely claimed the election was stolen, will impede Democrats as they try to establish a government.

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For Biden, how to help mangled economy is next obstacle

BALTIMORE – Joe Biden will inherit a mangled U.S. economy — one that never fully healed from the coronavirus and could suffer again as new infections are climbing.The once robust recovery has shown signs of gasping after federal aid lapsed.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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