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[ad_1] From the earliest days of her childhood, Kamala Harris was taught that the road to racial justice was long. She spoke often during the campaign of those who had preceded her, of her parents, immigrants drawn by the civil rights struggle in America, and of the ancestors who had …

[ad_1] Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden gestures after speaking during election night at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware, early Nov. 4, 2020 (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP). WASHINGTON – Democrat Joe Biden won the White House, US media said Saturday, defeating Donald Trump and ending a presidency that …

[ad_1] Although many Democrats saw President Donald Trump’s handling of the pandemic as his greatest weakness, election results show that in places where the virus is most rampant now, Trump enjoyed enormous support. In 376 counties with the highest number of new cases per capita, the overwhelming majority (93 percent …

[ad_1] In American elections, Americans vote for candidates called “electors” in their state who support the candidate they want to become president; this process is called the Electoral College. The more people live in a state, the more voters there are for that state. So California, for example, with a …

[ad_1] As the final votes are counted in the 2020 election, misinformation swirls online, from unsubstantiated fraud allegations to misleading statements about the results. “We have been overwhelmed by the amount of different misinformation that exists,” said campaign manager Oscar Soria of Avaaz, a nonprofit that has been tracking misleading …

[ad_1] Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden delivers a speech at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware, on November 6, 2020. – Three days after the record turnout of 160 million US elections, there was still no declared a winner. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP) WASHINGTON, United States – The …

[ad_1] The AngelsHollywood star Johnny Depp will no longer play Gellert Grindelwald in Warner Bros’ “Fantastic Beasts” franchise after losing his libel case against a UK newspaper. Depp had sued News Group Newspapers, editor of The Sun, and the newspaper’s executive editor, Dan Wootton, in London High Court for an …

[ad_1] The Covid-mink link is back in the spotlight Scientists debate vaccine implications as Denmark moves to euthanize entire herd A worker transports slaughtered mink at a farm near Soroe, Denmark, after the government decided to slaughter the entire herd due to a possible Covid-19 link. (Reuters photo) COPENHAGEN: In …

[ad_1] Image: hedgehog94 / IStock.com via AFP Relaxnews Even if all fossil fuel emissions were to end immediately, greenhouse gases from the food we eat could drive global temperatures above internationally agreed warming limits, a new study warned. The system to feed the 7.7 billion people on Earth accounts for …

[ad_1] (CNN) – Former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday urged the nation to be patient as votes are counted, saying he is confident of victory as he is moving further away from President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, the state that may make him the 46th president of the United …