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Voting 2020 live updates: New Hampshire won't ban armed voters; Boston drop box set on fire; thousands of lawyers offer free legal help

Drop box was set on fire in Boston. Lawyers set up national hotline on voter suppression. New Hampshire open-carry at ...
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Voting 2020 live updates: Unprecedented lines at early voting polls in New York; Supreme Court blocks curbside voting in Alabama

President Trump voted in person in Florida. Delaware voters don’t have to wear masks. Advice on how to vote. Latest ...
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Young and progressive voters aren't just 'settling for Biden' anymore. They're going all in.

The general election is a week away and groups like Settle for Biden are hoping to be the push that gets ...
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Austin Quinn-Davidson is the first woman and openly gay mayor of Alaska's largest city. She hopes to be an inspiration, too.

Austin Quinn-Davidson was sworn in Friday, replacing Ethan Berkowitz, who resigned after admitting to “unacceptable” relationship with TV anchorwoman.         ...
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'We're not going to control the pandemic,' Meadows says; Senate blocks Dems' Barrett filibuster: 2020 election updates

The White House chief of staff says we can’t control COVID-19 and Senate Republicans break Democrats’ Barrett filibuster – live ...
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Donald Trump and Mike Pence both campaign Sunday, despite coronavirus cases among vice president's staff

Pence aides have tested positive for the virus, but he is not subject to quarantine because he is an “essential” government ...
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Pack the court? Battles between Republicans and Democrats fuel clash over Supreme Court's future

The Constitution does not set the number of justices. Created in 1789 with six, the court has veered from five to ...
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Vice President Pence's chief of staff, Marc Short, tested positive for COVID-19

Marc Short, chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, tested positive for COVID-19. Pence tested negative on Saturday and ...
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Your election guide 🇺🇸

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The Electoral College can pick a president who got fewer votes. Here's why and how.

The 2020 presidential election again highlights one of the most confusing and controversial parts of the U.S. elections: The Electoral College ...
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Nancy Pelosi says she will seek another term as speaker if Democrats keep control of the House

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a vocal Democratic critic of House leadership, said she would back Pelosi if no progressive challenger surfaced ...
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Worried about voter suppression? Lawyers set up national hotline to answer questions about election laws

Thousands of lawyers are volunteering with Election Protection, a nonpartisan hotline, to help voters across the country navigate election changes ...
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Majority of voters say Biden won second debate, poll finds

Sixty-five percent of voters said the candidates were mostly respectful of each other’s time, as opposed to 10% who said that after ...
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Business

Linktree raises $10.7M for its lightweight, link-centric user profiles

Simple, link-centric user profiles might seem might not seem like a particularly ambitious idea, but it’s been big enough for Linktree. The Melbourne startup says ...
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Esports pioneer Dino Ying talks to TechCrunch about the next phase of VSPN

Following the news that China’s esport giant VSPN (Versus Programming Network) has raised close to $100 million in a Series B funding round, led by ...
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Tencent leads $100M Series B funding round into China-based esport provider VSPN

Further confirmation that the esports market is booming amid the pandemic comes today with the news that esports ‘total solutions provider’ VSPN (Versus Programming Network) ...
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